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MARCH 8, 2019

ReactWell , LLC, has licensed a novel waste-to-fuel technology from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to improve energy conversion methods for cleaner, more efficient oil and gas, chemical and bioenergy production. It can be used by refineries to upgrade their feedstock or to convert biomass to oil.

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APRIL 16, 2023

Idemitsu Kosan, one of Japan’s leading producers and suppliers of energy, has launched a feasibility study of clean hydrogen production in Japan generated from waste, including municipal waste. The goal is to launch a first hydrogen production facility around 2030 capable of processing 200-300 tons of waste per day.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The conversion normally requires significant amounts of energy in the form of high heat—a temperature of at least 700 ?C, Illustration of a novel room-temperature process to remove CO 2 by converting the molecule into CO. They studied the system using a transmission electron microscope (TEM). Credit: NIST.

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APRIL 2, 2021

AVZ is responsible for funding expenditure to completion of a feasibility study and a decision to mine. We are very pleased to conclude our discussions with Yibin Tianyi and to sign another binding offtake agreement for SC6 to a Chinese converter.

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JUNE 16, 2021

A study by a team of researchers from Technische Universität Berlin (TUB) and Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft has found that direct seawater splitting for hydrogen production has substantial drawbacks compared to conventional water splitting and offers almost no advantage.

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APRIL 15, 2019

Researchers from Northwestern University and Princeton University have explored the impact on US air quality from an aggressive conversion of internal combustion vehicles to battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs). coal, oil, natural gas, and biomass). —Schnell et al. Winter O 3 increases due to reduced loss via traffic NO x.

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JULY 3, 2016

A study by a team at University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign has found that, with currently achievable performance levels, synthetic fuels produced via the electrochemical reduction of CO 2 and the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process system are not economically and environmentally competitive with using petroleum-based fuel. 6b00665.

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OCTOBER 1, 2022

Projects selected under this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will perform conceptual design studies followed by field validations of cost-effective processes for ocean-based carbon capture and for direct air capture of CO 2 coupled with carbon-free hydrogen and captured CO 2 to create carbon-neutral methanol.

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MAY 13, 2019

Methanotrophic bacteria remove methane from the environment and convert it into methanol. An interdisciplinary team at Northwestern University has found that the enzyme responsible for the methane-methanol conversion catalyzes this reaction at a site that contains just one copper ion. The study is published in the journal Science.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Researchers from the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) have developed an efficient three-step process for the conversion of cellulosic feedstocks to both a valuable chemical precursor and high-performance jet fuel blendstock. MCPD can subsequently be converted to tetrahydrodimethyldicyclopentadiene (RJ-4) high-density fuel.

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JUNE 22, 2023

As part of the initial technical study conducted alongside Type Certificate holder MHIRJ over the last year, an initial entry-point for a CRJ 700 retrofit with ZeroAvia’s ZA 2000RJ powertrain—confirming maximum takeoff weight, center of gravity and structural allowances—has been identified. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Unlike prior processes for converting alcohols into hydrocarbons with multiple steps for dehydration, oligomerization, and hydrogenation, the Vertimass consolidated alcohol dehydration and oligomerization (CADO) conversion is accomplished in a single reactor system using a metal exchanged zeolite catalyst. Hannon et al.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

The small-scale trial involves a LandCruiser 70 Series single-cab ute that has been converted to a battery-electric vehicle by Toyota Australia’s Product Planning and Development division in Port Melbourne. This partnership is another step in our ongoing studies into how we can reduce the emissions intensity of our light-vehicle fleet.

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MAY 18, 2019

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin Madison and ExxonMobil Research and Engineering have devised a two-stage process by which an alcohol such as ethanol or 1-butanol can be converted with high yields into distillate-range ethers and olefins by combining Guerbet coupling (the coupling of two alcohol molecules) and intermolecular dehydration.

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APRIL 27, 2012

Based on visual interpretation of high-resolution (30 m) satellite images, a new study in the journal Global Change Biology: Bioenergy determined that industrial plantations covered over 3.1 That number is in my opinion conservative, and consistent with a slight reduction in the rate of peat conversion. Chris Malins.

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AUGUST 7, 2012

The two studies were published in separate issues of the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Our results with formic acid demonstrate that the systematic implementation of modern solvent techniques in continuous reactor equipment makes it possible to perform conversions that cannot be achieved under conventional conditions.

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MARCH 22, 2013

Researchers at Columbia University have developed a biological process utilizing autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) for the conversion of methane (CH 4 ) to methanol (CH 3 OH). The maximum specific rate of CH 4 to CH 3 OH conversion obtained during this study was 0.82 Cartoon of the process. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 19, 2014

A duo at the University of Stuttgart (Germany) is proposing an approach for the conversion of natural gas at gas-transport-constrained fields to easily transportable, high-octane liquid products. A paper describing their work is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels.

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APRIL 26, 2023

Singapore—based Berge Bulk, one of the world’s leading independent dry bulk shipping companies, and ABS signed a joint project agreement to conduct a detailed feasibility study for the conversion of methanol-fueled propulsion system and aim to kickstart in Q1 2024.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

A team of scientists from LanzaTech, Northwestern University and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have engineered a microbe to convert molecules of industrial waste gases, such as carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, into acetone and isopropanol (IPA).

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Compared with the undoped sulfur carrier, Mo dopant facilitates the surface hydrogen diffusion, thus promoting the overall H 2 S conversion. The team first used chemical looping on coal and shale gas to convert fossil fuels into electricity without emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. —Jangam et al.

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JULY 11, 2018

A “well-to-wheel” life cycle assessment (LCA) by a team from synthetic fuels producer Greyrock ( earlier post ), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has determined the potential reduction of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutant emissions from the use of synthetic fuels directly converted from flare gas. billion liters (18.8

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JANUARY 7, 2013

The study task design steps. A recent study found that an aluminum electric vehicle can cost up to €635 (US$829) less than that its steel counterpart despite the higher cost of aluminum, given equivalent range targets. The next step was the conversion of that EV to a full aluminium space frame electric vehicle. Source: fka.

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OCTOBER 7, 2018

Rice University nanoscientists have demonstrated a new catalyst that can convert ammonia into hydrogen fuel at ambient pressure using only light energy, mainly due to a plasmonic effect that makes the catalyst more efficient. —,Rice Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) Director Naomi Halas.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have created a new system—the least costly to date—that efficiently captures CO 2 and converts it into methanol. The new PNNL carbon capture and conversion system brings the cost to capture CO 2 down to about $39 per metric ton.

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MARCH 28, 2021

A new boron-copper catalyst for the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) into chemicals or fuels has been developed by researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Duisburg-Essen. CO 2 can be converted into larger carbon compounds that can be used as base chemicals for industry or as fuels.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Because the use of natural gas for transportation requires compressing, liquefying, or conversion, it is important to determine the best use of natural gas as a transportation fuel. In each case there are multiple processes to convert natural gas to motive power, all of which have losses. —Curran et al. —Curran et al.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Researchers at the University of Cambridge, with colleagues at the University of Tokyo, have developed a standalone device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into formic acid, a carbon-neutral fuel, without requiring any additional components or electricity. —Dr Wang.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

When compared to a similarly structured catalyst made from iron—another promising, well-studied platinum substitute—the team found that the cobalt catalyst achieved a similar reaction but with four times the durability. Previous studies had shown that cobalt is far less active than iron-based catalysts.

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AUGUST 11, 2022

The solution was defined during Expleo’s feasibility study into clean power propulsion systems, funded through the UK Department for Transport’s (DfT) Clean Marine Demonstration Competition (CMDC). Expleo’s innovation also delivers significant operational savings, with the study showing OPEX reductions of £1.4 million (US$1.7

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MARCH 2, 2018

An international research team has developed a new single-atom electrocatalyst that efficiently converts CO 2 to carbon monoxide (CO). Scientists have long sought a way to convert CO 2 to CO, but traditional electrocatalysts cannot effectively initiate the reaction. —Klaus Attenkofer, Brookhaven scientist and co-author.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have demonstrated a new technique, modeled after a metabolic process found in some bacteria, for converting CO 2 into liquid acetate, a key ingredient in “liquid sunlight” or solar fuels produced through artificial photosynthesis. —Peidong Yang.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

In addition, the hemicellulose fraction of the biomass is hydrolyzed in the same step of lignin conversion, with easy separation of the resultant xylose. The catalyst is expensive, and the team plans to further study efficient ways to recycle it, along with ways to scale up the entire process, Abu-Omar said.

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JUNE 15, 2018

However, some compounds like FeF 3 are capable of transferring multiple electrons through a more complex reaction mechanism, called a conversion reaction. Iron fluoride, an intercalation-conversion cathode for lithium-ion batteries, promises a high theoretical energy density of 1922?Wh?kg —Fan et al. —Dong Su.

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

Therefore, recovering a significant portion of the exhaust gas energy and convert it into mechanical power could be a highly effective solution to improve engine efficiency and to reduce CO 2 emissions, without applying dramatic modifications to the existing engine hardware. —Skarke et al. of the fuel energy on the NEDC cycle.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Although EROI has important limitations as a metric, the study authors noted, it still represents a valuable first estimate of the viability of different fuel production pathways relative to conventional benchmarks. solid phase consisting primarily of biochar (~3 wt%).

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

and Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment have created a scalable photocatalyst that can convert ammonia into hydrogen fuel. The new study is a culmination of that work. Using only inexpensive earth-abundant raw materials, a team from Rice’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.

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