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APRIL 8, 2010

Researchers from BASF, Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW), Heidelberg University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are seeking to develop a process for the photocatalytic conversion of CO 2 into methanol for use in fuel cells or internal combustion engines. million) over two years. Dr. Henning Bockhorn.

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MAY 10, 2024

Predictions estimate this value to reach 150 x 10 -19 kJ by 2050, considering the diverse range of biomass resources available.Biomass, deriving its carbon from atmospheric CO 2 , is deemed a carbon-neutral fuel (Figure 1). Currently, biomass contributes 10% (5 x 10 -19 kJ) to global energy consumption.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Award amounts range from $500,000 to $80 million, with most receiving at least $2 million. This project will demonstrate the conversion of gaseous carbon wood wastes (terpenes) to renewable Terpenes SAF blending components. Viridos, Inc., “Pre-pilot Pre-pilot Integrated Sustainable Aviation Fuels Algae Biorefinery”, $2,000,000.

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AUGUST 29, 2021

A team at MITEI (MIT Energy Initiative) has found that hydrogen-generated electricity can be a cost-competitive option for backing up wind and solar. Nailing down the costs of hydrogen-fired electricity generation, however, was challenging. —Drake Hernandez.

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JULY 11, 2017

million gallons US/year) demonstration facility will begin later this year for installation at IndianOil’s Panipat Refinery in Hayrana, India, at an estimated cost of 350 crore rupees (US$55 million). LanzaTech’s first commercial facility converting waste emissions from steel production to ethanol will come online in China in late 2017.

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MARCH 4, 2015

Ge 0.25 )—intended to generate electric power from waste heat with greater efficiency and higher output power than currently available materials. It can be used with waste-heat applications and concentrated solar energy conversion at temperatures up to 300 ? 2 over the temperature range of 25–450 °C, a peak ZT of 1.4

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Start-up Liquid Light, a developer of process technology to make major chemicals from low-cost, globally-abundant carbon dioxide ( earlier post ), has closed a $15-million Series B financing. New investors include Sustainable Conversion Ventures, which focuses on renewable fuels and chemicals investments.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2015

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) covers a broad spectrum of the Fuel Cell Technology Office (FCTO) portfolio with areas of interest ranging from research and development (R&D) to demonstration and deployment projects. Subtopics include Microbial Biomass Conversion. Subtopic 1a: Microbial biomass conversion.

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

With a nameplate capacity of 100 tons/year, the demo plant will allow the conversion of various resources (industrial-grade sugar from beets and cane, glucose syrup from cereals, second-generation sugars extracted from wheat straw, bagasse, wood chips…), into high-purity isobutene. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 26, 2013

The CEMI announcement was made at the ribbon cutting of the Department’s Carbon Fiber Technology Facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a new advanced manufacturing facility to reduce the cost of carbon fiber. Preliminary estimates suggest a 20-40% reduction in both cradle to grave energy usage and cost compared to current production technologies.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2016

The strategic plan outlines goals for each of these key opportunities, which will be implemented through a range of substrategies and measured by specified success indicators. By 2040, enable large-scale biomass production and conversion that allows biofuels to constitute 25% of the US transportation fuel market. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

The non-food derived feedstocks used to produce the biofuels will vary from fast-growing poplar or pine trees to switch grass, forest and agriculture residue and municipal solid waste. The goal is to find catalytic systems that can produce biofuels cost effectively at scale. —Mark Nimlos.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2014

As described in multiple DOE reports, the main barriers to widespread PEV commercialization are the cost; performance and life; and abuse tolerance of high?energy Specifically: the current cost of high?energy displayed in longer EV range, higher MPG and/or MPGe ratings). competitive waste heat recovery technologies.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

This conversion approach recycles and reuses the chassis and other durable components, eliminating waste and extending the life of the truck. As a result, fleet owners can buy an Orange EV electric terminal truck at prices at or below the cost of a new diesel.

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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. Cost considerations on the total infrastructure or cost of ownership were also outside the scope of this work but are nevertheless important, they team noted.

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

Increased information and analytics could improve crop yields to help lower the cost of biofuel production. The majority of the electricity generated in the US today is produced by steam-driven turbine generators that rely on cooling systems, which use water to dissipate waste heat.

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JUNE 23, 2015

IH 2 technology is a continuous catalytic thermochemical process which converts a broad range of forestry/agricultural residues and municipal wastes directly into renewable hydrocarbon transportation fuels and/or blend stocks. IH 2 hydrocarbons produced from these feedstocks span the gasoline, jet and diesel range.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Reaction pathways for conversion of GVL to butenes and CO 2 , and the integrated conversion of GVL to both a liquid stream of alkenes for use in transportation fuels and a gaseous stream rich in CO 2 that is appropriate for further processing options. Credit: Bond et al., Click to enlarge. Jesse Bond.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

The US Department of Energy will award more than $175 million over the next three to five years to accelerate the development and deployment of a range of advanced vehicle technologies. Increased availability of low cost carbon fiber can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel economy. Zoltek Companies, Inc.

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

Developing systems to enable lightweight, compact, and cost competitive hydrogen storage will help make hydrogen fuel cell systems competitive in a wide range of portable and stationary applications, and enable longer driving ranges for a wider variety of transportation applications.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Proposals should also describe the cost of manufacturing SiC switches compared to competing Si switches, including details such as costs and availability of commercial SiC substrates, epi-layers, and additional equipment needed. per engine cycle over the entire range; Are compatible with existing automotive engine architectures; and.

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JUNE 24, 2009

Rentech, the developer of a Fischer-Tropsch process for the conversion of syngas derived from biomass and fossil resources into synthetic fuels, specialty waxes and chemicals, has acquired a 25% stake in ClearFuels Technology Inc. through a strategic investment.

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JANUARY 24, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) intends to issue a $35-million funding opportunity (FOA DE-FOA-0001224) ( earlier post ) covering a broad spectrum of its Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) portfolio with topics ranging from research and development (R&D) to demonstration and deployment projects. 1 to 3 awards between $1M and $3M.

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JANUARY 27, 2016

The low additional cost of introducing 48V mild-hybrid powertrains is continuing to attract automakers because it is the most cost-effective means of complying with stringent CO 2 regulations over the next 10 years. —Alistair Davidson, ALABC.

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APRIL 21, 2011

This report is the latest in the IEA’s series of technology roadmaps, which aim to guide governments and industry on the actions and milestones needed to achieve the potential for a full range of clean energy technologies. Life-cycle GHG balance of different conventional and advanced biofuels, and current state of technology.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

million) from the EU’s FP7 (Seventh Framework Programme), is aimed at developing technologies to produce cellulosic ethanol from agricultural and forestry waste, such as straws and wood chips, via a fermentation pathway. Total cost of the project will be €8.2 Source: Universita Degli Studi di Milano. Click to enlarge. million (US$8.4

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AUGUST 17, 2011

Only if all these factors are taken into account is the cost of heat and electricity reduced and GHG emissions fully mitigated, they suggested. Case 1 is based on algal fuel production, with oilcake and glycerol as waste material. tons/ha/year). for conventional diesel from the United States. They noted that an EBR of 1.2

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

US $5 PER KILOGRAM Cost of green hydrogen today. In contrast, electricity produced by offshore wind power typically requires multiple conversions and transmission across long distances before it’s fed into the grid or an electrolyzer onshore, processes that siphon off power and reduce efficiency. This is called black-start capability.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2011

The n-alkanes derived using the RWP from the fat-containing oils are in the ranges needed for diesel and jet fuel. Within the hydroisomerization reaction, hydrocarbon cracking also occurs, which shortens the hydrocarbon branch size, which can be controlled to give the desired ranges for jet, diesel and gasoline fuels. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

Most of the methods currently under development involve converting biomass or waste, while there are also approaches to directly produce liquid transportation fuels from sunlight and carbon dioxide, typically using photosynthesis. Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation (BEEST).

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JULY 17, 2013

Schematic comparing the cost and dispatchability of PV to CSP with thermal storage. The “PV+Storage” box includes the high cost of electrical storage for PV. Although CSP can integrate inexpensive thermal energy storage, the cost of CSP solar energy capture is high. Source: ARPA-E. Click to enlarge. Category of interest 1A.

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APRIL 15, 2013

Joule, the developer of a direct, single-step, continuous process for the production of solar hydrocarbon fuels ( earlier post ), has extended its solar CO 2 conversion platform to produce renewable gasoline- and jet fuel-range hydrocarbons. billion for refiners, according to the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM).

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

Some specific goals include: Cutting battery costs from their current $500/kWh to $125/kWh. Reducing the cost of electric drive systems from $30/kW to $8/kW. Heating, cooling, and other thermal management loads significantly reduce the practical driving range of plug-in electric vehicles. Multi-speed gearbox.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

The biggest challenge is in the deconstruction stage, with high costs for pretreatment and enzymes. These costs have to go down, but improvements will come from optimizing the whole system, from feedstock to production. Waste-to-fuel. Biojet (renewable hydrocarbon fuels for aviation).

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MAY 28, 2015

This quality control device will help to drive down the costs of fuel cells by reducing waste and improving the process efficiency of roll-to-roll manufacturing of polymer electrolyte membranes. These devices will enable a lighter, longer range and cost effective electric vehicles. 149,871.44. US Hybrid Corporation.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The tankers will collect waste vegetable oil from 750 of Ettline’s customers and deliver it to a processor for conversion to SVO. The goals are to develop cost-effective designs that appreciably improve fuel efficiency while demonstrating the commercial production viability of alternative vehicles. Temple University.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The HiUCV is targeted to halve the overall carbon emissions per tonne of waste collected of current best-in-class Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs) in the urban environment. could be achieved over a broad range of new vehicles by optimizing control of heat energy, in today’s conventional vehicles.

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