Conversion, Industrial, Technology and Water

Purem by Eberspaecher introduces efficient exhaust technology for hydrogen engines

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MAY 25, 2022

Purem by Eberspaecher is introducing efficient exhaust technology for hydrogen engines. In addition, the metered addition of the urea-water solution can cause particles to form. Among other things, SCR technologies with urea-water solution are used as reducing agents for optimum nitrogen oxide conversion.

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Exhaust Hydrogen Engine Conversion

DOE to award $12M to support extraction and conversion of lithium from geothermal brines

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

0002823 ) to support the extraction and conversion of lithium from geothermal brines to use in batteries for stationary storage and electric vehicles. This funding opportunity will support technologies to extract battery-grade lithium from geothermal brines directly—providing a cost-effective, domestic source of this critical material.

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Conversion Energy Storage Batteries Battery

DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

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MAY 10, 2023

million to 10 industry-led projects to advance nuclear technologies, including two aimed at expanding clean hydrogen production with nuclear energy. The 50 kW demonstration will prove that high-efficiency syngas production can be achieved at low capital-cost using GRC’s unique thermal-spray-based SOCC technology.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Molten Salt Clean Cleaning

AirCapture, OCOchem and partners win $2.93M DOE grant for direct air capture of CO2 and conversion to formic acid

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APRIL 26, 2022

Carbon dioxide capture company AirCapture and carbon dioxide conversion company OCOchem, along with other partners, have won a $2.93-million AirCapture develops on-site, modular technology that captures CO 2 from the air using waste heat from manufacturing plants, enabling customer operations to go carbon neutral and even negative.

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Conversion Grant Waste CO2

Blue Biofuels achieves full conversion (99%+) of cellulosic material to sugars on repeatable basis

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JANUARY 14, 2022

reports that it has achieved full conversion ( 99% + ) of king grass cellulosic material to water soluble sugars on a repeatable basis. This conversion occurs with a reaction time of less than one minute. Full conversion is the most efficient use of the feedstock possible and exceeds earlier projections.

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Conversion Waste Convert Fuel

Researchers develop titanium and copper heterostructured photocatalyst for conversion of CO2 into CH4

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Scientists at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Korea, have developed a novel heterostructured photocatalyst using titanium and copper, two abundant and relatively inexpensive metals, for the conversion of CO 2 into CH 4. Apart from its CO 2 conversion capabilities, the proposed photocatalyst has other benefits.

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CO2 Conversion Water Climate Change

Successful demonstration of FlexMethanol conversion of wind power to methanol

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JUNE 11, 2020

In Germany, BSE Engineering and the Institute for Renewable Energy Systems at Stralsund University of Applied Sciences (IRES) have demonstrated the conversion of wind power into renewable methanol. Operation of this technology under dynamic conditions will be confirmed during a year-long test. FlexMethanol.

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Wind Conversion Power Powered

Kobe team develops method for highly efficient hydrogen production using sunlight, water and hematite

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MAY 11, 2020

A research group led by Associate Professor Takashi Tachikawa of Kobe University’s Molecular Photoscience Research Center has developed a strategy that greatly increases the amount of hydrogen produced from sunlight and water using hematite (??Fe Mesocrystal photoanode formation and photochemical water splitting characteristics.

Water

Water Hydrogen Production Solar

Monash team proposes roadmap to renewable ammonia economy; 3 generations of technology

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MAY 11, 2020

The global transportation of ammonia by pipeline and bulk carrier is already a well-developed technology. This, they suggest in a paper in Joule , will emerge via three overlapping technology generations: Generation 1 is based on an expansion of current-day Haber-Bosch ammonia production using CO 2 sequestration or offsets.

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Renewable Economy Hydrogen Water

Blue World Technologies starting production of methanol fuel cells

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Methanol fuel cell developer and manufacturer Blue World Technologies ( earlier post ) is starting limited production—the first step in commercializing its methanol fuel cell technology. The methanol fuel cell system is based on High-Temperature PEM technology and methanol to hydrogen reforming.

Fuel

Fuel Production Hydrogen DC

Chemours plans $200M investment to expand capacity and advanced technology for Nafion ion-exchange materials

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

The Chemours Company is planning a $200-million investment to increase capacity and advance technology for its Nafion ion exchange materials to support the hydrogen economy. Accelerated climate ambitions and energy challenges have fast-tracked demand for hydrogen power and fuel cell technology.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Hydrogen United States Conversion

SOLAR-JET project demonstrates solar-driven thermochemical conversion of CO2 and water to jet fuel

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APRIL 28, 2014

The EU-funded SOLAR-JET project has demonstrated the production of aviation kerosene from concentrated sunlight, CO 2 captured from air, and water. The solar reactor technology features enhanced radiative heat transfer and fast reaction kinetics, which are crucial for maximizing the solar-to-fuel energy conversion efficiency.

Solar

Solar Conversion Water Fuel

Toyota and DIFFER partner on direct solar production of hydrogen from humid air, rather than water

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research ( DIFFER ) is partnering with Toyota Motor Europe (TME) to develop a device that absorbs water vapor, and splits it into hydrogen and oxygen directly using solar energy. This first prototype achieved 70% of the performance that is obtained when an equivalent device is filled with water.

Water

Water Hydrogen Solar Toyota

Kobe team’s hematite mesocrystal photocatalyst simultaneously produces hydrogen and hydrogen peroxide

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MAY 2, 2022

Using a hematite photocatalyst, a team led by researchers from Kobe University has succeeded in producing both hydrogen gas and hydrogen peroxide at the same time from sunlight and water. Recently, they have succeeded in increasing the light energy conversion efficiency by applying this technology to hematite (?-Fe under 600nm).

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Hydrogen Water Conversion Solar

KIST team develops technology for mass-production of lignin-bio-aviation fuels

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JULY 20, 2020

A Korean research team has developed a technology that can be used to mass-produce aviation-grade fuels from wood wastes. The pyrolysis of lignin produces an oil which has little industrial utility due to its high viscosity. The results of the study were published in the latest issue of Energy Conversion and Management.

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Fuel Production Oil Waste

Topsoe enters agreement with Steeper Energy to introduce complete waste-to-biofuel solution

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Topsoe and Steeper Energy , a developer of biomass conversion technologies, signed a global licensing agreement for a complete waste-to-fuel solution. Steeper recognizes Topsoe as a world leader in developing and implementing renewable refining technologies. Steeper Energy was founded in 2011 and is backed by TOM Capital.

Waste

Waste Energy Oil Conversion

Raven SR and Chart Industries to collaborate on hydrogen and carbon capture

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DECEMBER 23, 2022

Raven SR, a renewable fuels company, and Chart Industries will collaborate globally on the liquefaction, storage, and transportation of hydrogen as well as pure carbon dioxide produced from Raven SR’s non-combustion Steam/CO 2 Reformation process of converting waste to renewable fuel. —Matt Murdock, CEO of Raven SR.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Carbon Industrial Industry

Researchers propose testing standards for particulate photocatalysts in solar fuel production

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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In this regard, photocatalytic water splitting has attracted significant interest as a cost-effective means to convert sustainable solar energy into valuable chemicals. Kazuhiro Sayama from the National Institution of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, and Prof. Kazunari Domen from The University of Tokyo, Prof.

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Solar Standards Production Fuel

Carbon Recycling International and Johnson Matthey collaborate on sustainable methanol

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

This can be recovered from either industrial processes or biomass, such as waste and residues, or atmospheric sources. Where a renewable electricity source is available, hydrogen can be generated by water electrolysis using MW-scale electrolyzer technology. The agreement was effective as of July 2021.

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Carbon International Waste Water

Twelve and Emerging Fuels Technology sign master license agreement to scale SAF production

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MAY 4, 2023

Twelve has developed an efficient polymer-electrolyte membrane (PEM) CO 2 electrolyzer that uses proprietary CO 2 -reducing catalysts to split CO 2 with just water and renewable electricity as inputs, syngas (CO and hydrogen) as the output, and pure oxygen as the only byproduct. Earlier post.)

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Fuel Production Alaska Carbon

Air France KLM signs 210M gallon SAF offtake agreement with DG Fuels

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The basis of DGF’s integrated fuel and energy technology is the proven Fischer-Tropsch process. The feed-stock reduction is achieved primarily by supplementing the process with oxygen and hydrogen produced by water electrolysis units that are powered by clean wind and solar generated electricity. —Christopher J.

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France Fuel Louisiana Water

Neste invests in Sunfire, developer of high-temperature electrolysis and Power-to-X solutions

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MARCH 6, 2020

Neste, the leading provider of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable chemical solutions, has acquired a minority stake in Sunfire GmbH , a developer of high-temperature electrolysis technology. The key technology in the Power-to-X platform is electrolysis.

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Power Powered Hydrogen Renewable

Lufthansa, ETH Zürich, Climeworks & Synhelion to cooperate on Sustainable Aviation Fuels; CO2 capture & solar thermochemical conversion

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MAY 30, 2020

Representatives of the Lufthansa Group and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zürich), with ETH spin-offs Climeworks and Synhelion , have signed a joint Letter of Intent for a possible cooperation to accelerate the market launch of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF).

Solar

Solar Conversion Fuel CO2

Baker Hughes acquires exclusive license from SRI International for mixed salt process technology for carbon capture

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MARCH 30, 2021

SRI has received support from the US Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy (FE) and National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in developing its MSP technology. The MSP combines readily available potassium and ammonia (NH 3 ) salt solutions to enable reduced reboiler and auxiliary electric loads, emissions, and water usage.

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Carbon International Water 2020

EU project HyFlexFuel converted sewage sludge and other biomasses into kerosene by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL); SAF

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JUNE 28, 2021

Thanks to the expertise of several project partners, HyFlexFuel proved that HTL biocrudes can be successfully upgraded to drop-in fuels in an industrially-relevant environment, achieving hundreds of hours of continuous operations. —Daniele Castello of Aalborg University.

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Convert Denmark Waste Universal

DOE report highlights opportunities of hybrid energy systems

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APRIL 30, 2021

These opportunities could drive the production of valuable fuels, chemicals, and products, provide greater cost savings, increase grid flexibility, and enhance environmental performance across a range of DOE-funded technologies. This definition is consistent with, but broader than, industry definitions. Dimensions that define HES.

Energy

Energy Hybrid Grid Idaho

Audi in new e-fuels project: synthetic diesel from water, air-captured CO2 and green electricity; “Blue Crude”

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Audi’s latest e-fuels project is participation in a a pilot plant project in Dresden that produces diesel fuel from water, CO 2 and green electricity. Audi is the exclusive partner in the automotive industry. The Climeworks CO 2 capture technology is based on a cyclic adsorption / desorption process on a novel sorbent.

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Audi Water Diesel Fuel

UK to award £54M to 15 projects developing innovative carbon removal technology

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JULY 10, 2022

The UK government is awarding £54 million to 15 projects to develop technologies that remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere. The funding comes under Phase 2 of the Direct Air Capture and Greenhouse Gas Removal technologies competition. The competition is worth a total of £60 million (US$72 million). million (US$6.7

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Carbon Coal Gas-Electric Waste

DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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JULY 10, 2019

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $24 million in funding for 77 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). The TCF was created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote promising energy technologies. Argonne National Laboratory. Pipersville, Pa.

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Commercial San Jose San Francisco San Diego

CRI awarded €1.8M EU grant to scale CO2-to-methanol technology

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APRIL 11, 2019

million) grant under the EU Horizon 2020 Research Programme to increase the scale of its CO 2 -to-methanol technology, marketed under the trademark Emissions-to-Liquids (ETL). The project is referred to as “CirclEnergy” as CRI’s technology is designed to support and enable the transition to circular economy. million (US$2.0-million)

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Grant CO2 Iceland Waste

DOE to award $35M for bioenergy feedstock and algae R&D

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $35 million in funding for bioenergy feedstock technologies and algae research and development. ( The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $35 million in funding for bioenergy feedstock technologies and algae research and development. (

Waste

Waste Conversion Carbon Concept

Vertimass licenses ORNL ethanol-to-hydrocarbon conversion technology; overcoming the blend wall with drop-in fuels

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MARCH 7, 2014

Vertimass LLC, a California-based start-up company, has licensed an Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) technology that directly converts ethanol under moderate conditions at one atmosphere without the use of hydrogen into a hydrocarbon blend-stock for use in transportation fuels. the limitation on ethanol content in gasoline].

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Conversion Fuel Gasoline Sustainable Transportation

STEAG and thyssenkrupp planning joint green hydrogen project

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Essen-based energy company STEAG, Duisburg-based steel producer thyssenkrupp Steel and Dortmund-based thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers, specializing in electrolysis technology, are working on a joint feasibility study. It is the key to using the great potential we have in reducing CO 2 emissions in the steel industry.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Green Climate Economy

New photochemical diode artificial photosynthesis system doubles efficiency of solar water splitting

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MAY 4, 2018

Researchers in Canada have demonstrated a new photochemical diode artificial photosynthesis system that can enable efficient, unassisted overall pure water splitting without using any sacrificial reagent. overall water splitting reaction. These free charges split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. … in neutral (pH?~?7.0)

Water

Water Solar Hydrogen Carbon

Blue World Technologies takes 15% stake in Danish Power Systems; methanol fuel cell vehicles

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AUGUST 22, 2019

Blue World Technologies has acquired 15% of Danish Power Systems , a developer and manufacturer of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for high-temperature PEM fuel cells. Blue World Technologies will use the Danish Power Systems technology in their methanol fuel cell systems. CO 2 + 3 H 2.

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Fuel Power Powered Vehicles

Nel ASA receives purchase order for 20MW alkaline electrolyzer from steelmaker Ovako

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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser AS, a division of Nel ASA, has received a purchase order for a 20MW alkaline water electrolyzer from Ovako , a leading European manufacturer of engineering steel. The conversion to hydrogen will enable Ovako to reduce its CO 2 emissions for steel production in Hofors by 50%. Source: Ovako.

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Purchase Hydrogen Sweden Volvo

Mangrove raises $3M from BDC Capital to accelerate deployment of battery-grade lithium processing systems

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FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The platform technology is also being commercialized for conversion of waste brines to chemicals and desalinated water. Mangrove also says that its technology can reduce lithium hydroxide production costs from lithium brines by as much as 45%. —Mangrove’s CEO Saad Dara.

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Sodium Batteries Battery Water

Toshiba targeting practical implementation of conversion of solar energy and CO2 to feedstock and fuel in 2020s

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Mechanism of the technology. Toshiba Corporation has developed a new technology that uses solar energy directly to generate carbon compounds from carbon dioxide and water, and to deliver a viable chemical feedstock or fuel with potential for use in industry. Source: Toshiba. Click to enlarge.

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Conversion Solar Fuel Energy

IBC demonstrates highly selective high-yield direct lithium extraction from Salar de Maricunga brine

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MARCH 26, 2023

IBC Advanced Technologies, a developer of highly selective separations products, engineered systems and processes based on Molecular Recognition Technology, announced Phase One results of the Direct Lithium to Product (DLP) pilot plant currently operating at Salar de Maricunga, Chile. Complete recycling of process water.

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Li-ion Water Sodium Chile

DOE’s $10M Advanced Water Splitting Materials Consortium accelerating development of green hydrogen production

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

The Energy Department (DOE) recently announced $10 million, subject to appropriations, to support the launch of the HydroGEN Advanced Water Splitting Materials Consortium ( HydroGEN ). Chemical Catalysts for Bioenergy (ChemCat Bio) is dedicated to identifying and overcoming catalysis challenges for biomass conversion processes.

Water

Water Hydrogen Production Green

Researchers develop free-standing nanowire mesh for direct solar water-splitting to produce H2; new design for “artificial leaf”

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

The mesh with BiVO 4 nanowire photoanode for water oxidation and Rh-SrTiO 3 nanowire photocathode for water reduction produces hydrogen gas without an electron mediator. When immersed in water with visible light irradiation (? ? In the present study, we developed a new architecture for direct solar water-splitting.

Water

Water Solar Design Singapore

New version of Argonne lifecycle model for water footprint of biofuels now includes cellulosic feedstocks

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JANUARY 16, 2015

of the online tool Water Assessment for Transportation Energy Resources ( WATER ) this week. This latest version of WATER allows, for the first time, biofuels manufacturers to analyze water consumption associated with use of cellulosic feedstocks such as residue left from lumber production and other wood-based resources.

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Water Conversion Carbon Fuel

New catalysts enable photocatalytic version of water gas shift reaction for H2 production

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JUNE 18, 2013

Politécnica de Valencia (Spain) have found that noble metal nanoparticles supported on titanium dioxide or cerium dioxide can catalyze the industrially important water gas shift (WGS) reaction for hydrogen production at ambient temperatures using visible light irradiation. Researchers at the Univ. —Sastre et al.

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Water Gas Production Conversion

DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the award of approximately $72 million in federal funding to support the development and advancement of carbon capture technologies under two funding opportunity announcements (FOAs). Many of these R&D efforts can be applied across both the energy and the industrial sectors.

Carbon

Carbon Coal Gas-Electric Gas

Purem by Eberspaecher introduces efficient exhaust technology for hydrogen engines

DOE to award $12M to support extraction and conversion of lithium from geothermal brines

DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

AirCapture, OCOchem and partners win $2.93M DOE grant for direct air capture of CO2 and conversion to formic acid

Blue Biofuels achieves full conversion (99%+) of cellulosic material to sugars on repeatable basis

Researchers develop titanium and copper heterostructured photocatalyst for conversion of CO2 into CH4

Successful demonstration of FlexMethanol conversion of wind power to methanol

Kobe team develops method for highly efficient hydrogen production using sunlight, water and hematite

Monash team proposes roadmap to renewable ammonia economy; 3 generations of technology

Blue World Technologies starting production of methanol fuel cells

Chemours plans $200M investment to expand capacity and advanced technology for Nafion ion-exchange materials

SOLAR-JET project demonstrates solar-driven thermochemical conversion of CO2 and water to jet fuel

Toyota and DIFFER partner on direct solar production of hydrogen from humid air, rather than water

Kobe team’s hematite mesocrystal photocatalyst simultaneously produces hydrogen and hydrogen peroxide

KIST team develops technology for mass-production of lignin-bio-aviation fuels

Topsoe enters agreement with Steeper Energy to introduce complete waste-to-biofuel solution

Raven SR and Chart Industries to collaborate on hydrogen and carbon capture

Researchers propose testing standards for particulate photocatalysts in solar fuel production

Carbon Recycling International and Johnson Matthey collaborate on sustainable methanol

Twelve and Emerging Fuels Technology sign master license agreement to scale SAF production

Air France KLM signs 210M gallon SAF offtake agreement with DG Fuels

Neste invests in Sunfire, developer of high-temperature electrolysis and Power-to-X solutions

Lufthansa, ETH Zürich, Climeworks & Synhelion to cooperate on Sustainable Aviation Fuels; CO2 capture & solar thermochemical conversion

Baker Hughes acquires exclusive license from SRI International for mixed salt process technology for carbon capture

EU project HyFlexFuel converted sewage sludge and other biomasses into kerosene by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL); SAF

DOE report highlights opportunities of hybrid energy systems

Audi in new e-fuels project: synthetic diesel from water, air-captured CO2 and green electricity; “Blue Crude”

UK to award £54M to 15 projects developing innovative carbon removal technology

DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

CRI awarded €1.8M EU grant to scale CO2-to-methanol technology

DOE to award $35M for bioenergy feedstock and algae R&D

Vertimass licenses ORNL ethanol-to-hydrocarbon conversion technology; overcoming the blend wall with drop-in fuels

STEAG and thyssenkrupp planning joint green hydrogen project

New photochemical diode artificial photosynthesis system doubles efficiency of solar water splitting

Blue World Technologies takes 15% stake in Danish Power Systems; methanol fuel cell vehicles

Nel ASA receives purchase order for 20MW alkaline electrolyzer from steelmaker Ovako

Mangrove raises $3M from BDC Capital to accelerate deployment of battery-grade lithium processing systems

Toshiba targeting practical implementation of conversion of solar energy and CO2 to feedstock and fuel in 2020s

IBC demonstrates highly selective high-yield direct lithium extraction from Salar de Maricunga brine

DOE’s $10M Advanced Water Splitting Materials Consortium accelerating development of green hydrogen production

Researchers develop free-standing nanowire mesh for direct solar water-splitting to produce H2; new design for “artificial leaf”

New version of Argonne lifecycle model for water footprint of biofuels now includes cellulosic feedstocks

New catalysts enable photocatalytic version of water gas shift reaction for H2 production

DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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