Remove Conversion Remove Low Cost Remove Oil Remove Transportation
article thumbnail

Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. Oil is holding us all hostage, economically and physically. Finally, it’s time to begin.

Oil 252
article thumbnail

Occidental Petroleum and Chevron invest in direct air carbon capture and synthetic fuels company Carbon Engineering

Green Car Congress

These investments will accelerate the commercialization of CE’s proven Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology that removes CO 2 directly from the air and subsequently synthesizes it into clean transportation fuels. The DAC plants are location-independent and can be co-located with an oilfield operation for enhanced oil recovery (EOR).

Chevron 351
article thumbnail

Iowa State researchers developing low-cost thermochemical process to produce sugars from biomass for bio-fuels and -chemicals; pyrolytic molasses

Green Car Congress

Low-cost sugars from biomass are a key enabler for many production pathways for bio-based fuels and chemicals. Brown and Iowa State researchers are presenting present their ideas and findings during tcbiomass2011 , the International Conference on Thermochemical Conversion Science in Chicago. ISU’s Robert C.

Iowa 186
article thumbnail

DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

Green Car Congress

Made from widely available domestic feedstocks and advanced refining technologies, energy-dense biofuels provide a pathway for low-carbon fuels that can lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the transportation sector and accelerate the bioeconomy. Viridos, Inc., “Pre-pilot

article thumbnail

Greyrock to build small-scale gas-to-liquids plant near Houston

Green Car Congress

Greyrock Energy, a company transforming natural gas into premium transportation fuels ( earlier post ), announced a final investment decision (FID) to build a small-scale Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) facility near Houston, Texas. Bolin, Chairman, Eagle Oil & Gas. The plant will be commercially operational by the end of 2015. —Pat S.

Houston 225
article thumbnail

Anellotech announces breakthrough in extending bio-BTX catalyst lifetimes; biomass to aromatic chemicals & fuels

Green Car Congress

Anellotech announced today that it has developed proprietary technology to extend catalyst lifetime in its Bio-TCat process for low cost conversion of biomass into valuable aromatic chemicals and renewable fuels. Earlier post.) This is a breakthrough innovation for the industry and vital to technological success.

Fuel 150
article thumbnail

DOE to award up to $15M for technologies to produce bio-oils for use as feedstocks in petroleum refineries

Green Car Congress

Projects may also propose technologies utilizing oils extracted from algae that could be accepted into a petroleum refinery for further processing to the final products. Process sustainability and economics are strongly influenced by the amount of hydrogen that is needed to simultaneously achieve high carbon yields and low GHG emissions.

Oil 231