Remove Conversion Remove Demo Remove Renewable
article thumbnail

Soletair demo plant produces renewable hydrocarbon fuel from CO2 captured from the air

Green Car Congress

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) are beginning testing of the Soletair demo plant, which uses air-captured carbon dioxide to produce renewable fuels and chemicals. Phase 1: Renewable energy. The pilot plant is coupled to LUT’s solar power plant in Lappeenranta.

Renewable 244
article thumbnail

European HYFLEXPOWER project to demo first integrated power-to-X-to-power hydrogen gas turbine

Green Car Congress

The purpose of this project is to prove that hydrogen can be produced and stored from renewable electricity and then added up to 100% to the natural gas currently used with combined heat and power plants. Storing fluctuating renewable energy is one of the major challenges of the energy transition.

Hydrogen 411
article thumbnail

US Navy demos recovery of CO2 and production of H2 from seawater, with conversion to liquid fuel; “Fuel from Seawater”

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Materials Science and Technology Division have demonstrated novel NRL technologies developed for the recovery of CO 2 and hydrogen from seawater and their subsequent conversion to liquid fuels. Bio-hydrocarbons Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Fuels Hydrogen Production'

article thumbnail

DOE to Award Honeywells UOP $25M for Pyrolysis Oil to Renewable Fuels Demo Unit

Green Car Congress

Converting biomass to renewable fuels via a pyrolysis pathway. The US Department of Energy has selected UOP, a Honeywell company, for negotiation of a $25 million award to build a demonstration unit in Hawaii to convert cellulosic biomass into renewable hydrocarbon transportation fuels. Imperium Renewables, and Mesa Engineering.

Oil 210
article thumbnail

ORNL demos 20 kW bi-directional wireless charging on UPS PHEV truck; 11" air gap, >92% efficiency

Green Car Congress

The system incorporates ORNL’s custom electromagnetic coil design and controls system, as well as wide bandgap power conversion systems. The technology is undergoing further testing and analysis as part of the project, which is supported by the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office.

Charging 380
article thumbnail

Honda and Ford separately launching smart home demos

Green Car Congress

The zero net energy home will generate, on average, more electricity from on-site renewable power sources than it will receive from its electric utility provider. Direct PV-to-vehicle DC battery charging will substantially improve charging efficiency by reducing losses associated with DC-to-AC and AC-to-DC conversion.

Honda 341
article thumbnail

PNNL biocrude-to-diesel demo passes 2,000-hour catalyst stability milestone

Green Car Congress

A large-scale demonstration converting biocrude to renewable diesel fuel has passed a significant test, operating for more than 2,000 hours continuously without losing effectiveness. Biowaste to biofuel conversion process. and Coyote Ridge Corrections Center, located in Connell, Wash.

Diesel 332