Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2009

Researchers from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and GE Global Research are collaborating on a two-year, public-private partnership project designed to optimize an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) process to convert low-temperature waste heat (below 500 °) from gas turbine or reciprocating engine exhaust to produce electricity. Click to enlarge.

Waste 150

Waste Idaho Exhaust Concept 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

reported a major step forward in its development of renewable fuels, achieving direct microbial conversion of carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons via engineered organisms, powered by solar energy. Joule Biotechnologies, Inc. Earlier post.) Bill Sims, President and CEO, Joule Biotechnologies. million barrels per day by 2030.

Conversion 170

Conversion CO2 Diesel Renewable 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

On the way there, I made a pit stop at a gas station to buy a bottle of champagne as a gift, hoping to start out a conversation with a stranger on the right foot. Power steering is electric and as a result we don’t need to check the power steering oil level as there isn’t any. Priuses can burn oil. He was surprised!

2004 409

2004 Prius Cheap 2009 409

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Kreutz used two examples of CCTF systems in his analysis: biodiesel from microalgae and Sandia National Laboratory’s S2P process (an effort to utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels, earlier post ). Tags: Algae Algal Fuels Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Emissions Lifecycle analysis.

Transportation 231

Transportation Convert Waste CO2 231

Green Car Congress

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.).

Global 150

Global Green Production Convert 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

The UW team is the first to try converting the entire young tree—leaves, bark and stems—into bio oil and ethanol using two separate processes. Additionally, other tree parts go to waste when only the trunk is used, making the process more inefficient and wasteful. That’s the problem. Chang Dou, Devin S.

Washington 150

Washington Cheap Oil Universal 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2015

Researchers at Lund University (Sweden) have developed an optimized two-phase enzymatic (lipase) system for the conversion of plant oils to biodiesel. Applied to the solvent-free ethanolysis of rapeseed oil, the system delivered a yield of 96% under mild conditions. Most lipases have a lid covering the lipophilic active site.

Production 150

Production Cheap Oil Sodium 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Additionally, many chemicals relied upon for transportation (such as oils and lubricants) as well as other commodity chemicals and polymer precursors are, and will likely remain, carbon-based. By 2018, complete gap analyses to identify the barriers and solutions to potentially reaching a mature modeled price of $2/gge for biofuels.

Transportation 207

Transportation Fuel Conversion Water 207

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2013

The conventional way to make gasoline from gas is to convert the gas to a synthesis gas, then into methanol, followed by conversion to straight-chain hydrocarbons and finally via reforming into a high-octane hydrocarbon blend. This method of conversion is much more effective and cheaper than the traditional method.

Convert 230

Convert Gasoline Gas Commercial 230

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In August 2023, gasoline prices surged , reaching a peak of $3.98 As gas and diesel prices continue to spiral, improved fuel economy in your truck is becoming even more of an imperative than before. Conversely, overinflated tires can compromise traction and cause uneven wear. per gallon during the third week of the month.

Gas 73

Gas Maintenance Fuel Economy Economy 73

Green Car Congress

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. NREL is a world leader in biomass conversion research and will be conducting the necessary testing, from bench scale to pilot scale.

United Kingdom 231

United Kingdom Convert Oil Gasoline 231

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2010

The minimum selling price (with 10% ROI), internal hydrogen production, and US $60/tonne biomass] is US $2.56/gal If plant capacity is increased to 400 tph, the minimum selling price of biomass-derived hydrocarbon fuels is US $1.76/gal annual gallon of hydrocarbon fuels (US $3.79/annual annual gallon of ethanol equivalent).

Fuel 207

Fuel Convert Hydrogen Texas 207

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Although many feedstocks, technologies, and conversion pathways are currently sharing the same tent, the current decade is shaping up to be one of shakeouts, as early bets on cellulosic technologies reach commercial production and significant investments from oil majors and multinationals. continue to pour into the industry.

Global 253

Global Market 2012 Financing 253

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2012

The Gas Technology Institute (GTI) hosted an open house at its new Pilot-Scale IH 2 Plant in Chicago, Illinois to demonstrate the successful efforts to broaden biomass-to-liquid hydrocarbon fuel conversion. Earlier post.). gallon in commercial production.

Fuel 225

Fuel Houston Chicago Convert 225

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2011

between 2017 and 2021, as a combination of higher oil prices, emerging mandate. Multiple aims include the reduction of dependence on imported oil, mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and driving economic development. Ultimately, widespread commercialization will depend on whether these ventures can reach price.

Global 225

Global Market Financing Oil Prices 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2009

BP and Martek Biosciences Corporation signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to work on the production of microbial oils for biofuels applications. Martek, a nutritional products company, has developed and patented two fermentable strains of microalgae which produce oils rich in docosahexaenoic acid, DHA.

Oil 191

Oil Diesel Oil Prices Commercial 191

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

The simulations assume technological progress in the conversion technologies, which results in average biomass conversion yields of over 95 gallons of ethanol per dry ton of biomass by 2030. Conversion technologies are linked to feedstocks. In the study, conversion technologies are linked with specific feedstocks.

GM 170

GM Production Conversion Oil Prices 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Joule has developed a highly modular system using highly engineered photosynthetic organisms to catalyze the conversion of sunlight and CO 2 directly to liquid hydrocarbons and ethanol ( earlier post ). Moreover, Sunflow-D is inherently sulfur-free and has a very high cetane value.

Solar 275

Solar Fuel Commercial Companies 275

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Producing fuels from algae could be done in many ways, including cultivating freshwater or saltwater algae, growing algae in closed photobioreactors or open-pond systems, processing the oils produced by microalgae, or refining all parts of macroalgae. Waste products from processing algae to fuels.

Production 257

Production Water Fuel Emissions 257

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

TCX is the company’s new proprietary technology for ethanol production that builds on its acetyl platform and integrates new technologies to produce ethanol using basic hydrocarbon feedstocks—natural gas, coal and pet coke now, with biomass and waste planned for the future. Earlier post.). Source: Celanese. Click to enlarge.

Future 210

Future Production Coal Hydrogen 210

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2009

RFS2 requires that US transportation fuel contain 36 billion gallons of biofuels in 2022; at least 16 billion of the 36 billion gallons of biofuels required in 2022 are to be made from such cellulosic feedstocks as perennial grasses, crop residue, and wood waste. specifies this year. per year for conventional ethanol.

Tax Credit 170

Tax Credit Industrial Industry Tax 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Second, the US Department of Agriculture proposed a rule on the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) that would provide financing to increase the conversion of biomass to bioenergy. Biodiesel from soy oil and renewable diesel from waste oils, fats, and greases complies with the 50% GHG threshold for the biomass-based diesel category.

Obama 218

Obama Coal Clean Cleaning 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Will be competitive at an oil price of $45 to $90 at their commercial date. Waste-to-fuel. The production of transport fuel from waste is a nascent technology, largely in the lab and pilot stages of commercialization at present. Accenture divided the technologies into three groups: Evolutionary. Marine scrubbers.

Transportation 262

Transportation Supplies Emissions Fuel 262

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The Coskata process can produce more than 100 gallons of ethanol per ton of dry, ash-free biomass material at a cost competitive with expected gasoline prices—around $1.00 gallons of water are required to produce one gallon of gasoline from Saudi Arabian Conventional Oil. Sorted waste (construction and demolition).

Commercial 150

Commercial Oil-Sands Water Gasoline 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2013

Biofuels company NextFuels introduced its hydrothermal process for economically producing transportation and industrial fuels from wet, unprocessed agricultural waste. Edible palm oil has surpassed soybean to become the largest source of cooking oil in the world, accounting for more than 50 million tons of oil annually.

Waste 220

Waste F-150 Oil Fuel 220

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2023

DOE Funding: $1,249,997; Non-DOE Funding: $312,516; Total Value: $1,562,513 Oxygen Integrated Unit for Modular Biomass Conversion to Hydrogen — Palo Alto Research Center Inc., The team intends to address the requirement of advancing modular air separation to support modular gasification-based hydrogen production.

Hydrogen 150

Hydrogen Clean Cleaning Gas-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2012

The report defines bio-based materials as industrial products made from renewable agricultural and forestry feedstocks, which can include wood, grasses, and crops, as well as wastes and residues. These feedstocks are usually fermented and go through a series of conversions to produce polymers that can be used in plastic composites.

Polymer 218

Polymer Cars Automobile Standards 218

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2018

This FOA addresses gaps in current research and development (R&D) which hinder better utilizing waste streams (e.g. led research and development consortium dedicated to identifying and overcoming catalysis challenges for biomass conversion processes. Topic Area 4: Biofuels and Bioproducts from Wet Organic Waste Streams.

Waste 170

Waste Renewable Conversion Carbon 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2011

Major investments will be needed worldwide in the developing and scaling up of clean energy technologies; sustainable farming and forestry techniques; climate-proofing of infrastructure; and in technologies reducing non-biological degradable waste production, according to the report.

Global 338

Global Energy Green Coal 338

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

However, there are concerns regarding the lack of transparency in the rare earth magnet supply market and its pricing structures, which imply rare earth magnets could be significantly more expensive and possibly not available in quantities appropriate for their use in vehicle traction drives in the future.

Li-ion 231

Li-ion Carbon Fiber Vehicles Low Cost 231

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

The bill provides assistance to those Americans who may be disproportionately affected by potential increases in energy prices through tax cuts and an energy refund program. Price Predictability. A hard price collar binds carbon prices and creates a predictable system for carbon prices to rise at a fixed rate over inflation.

Gas-Electric 210

Gas-Electric Climate Gas Energy 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2015

Subtopics include Microbial Biomass Conversion. Subtopic 1a: Microbial biomass conversion. One renewable, low carbon pathway that has not been included in recent funding opportunities is biological biomass conversion. integrating systems where the waste product of one process is utilized as the feedstock of the next); and/or.

Hydrogen 150

Hydrogen Fuel Range Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2011

aviation fuel at the scale or speed needed to achieve industry goals, the report focuses on a portfolio of options, including different conversion technologies and sources of potentially sustainable biomass, including oilseeds, forest residues, solid waste, and algae. —SAFN report. Lignocellulosic biomass processing.

Oil 230

Oil Industrial Industry Renewable 230

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

Their company, Farmers’ Ethanol , plans to combine energy and food production within the same facility and by doing so create a business that can survive the wild fluctuations in commodity prices that plague today’s corn ethanol business. The Farmers’ team is confident they can maintain a high EBITDA even with high commodity prices.

Production 170

Production Ohio Waste Financing 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Dr. Paul addressed a positive change—the days of increasing US oil consumption may be over. “ We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” M barrels/day of oil within the next 10 years ”. Dr. Paul still sees significant growth in the developing world. Billion vs. $28.3

Financing 150

Financing Renewable Stimulus Package Energy 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2014

Lignocellulosic biomass, which is the only sufficiently prevalent sustainable resource for conversion into liquid transportation fuels, is the most abundant organic material on Earth. The lignin is generally considered a waste product and burnt to produce energy, although that thought is changing. Lignin is often unused or burned.

Conversion 236

Conversion Fuel Commercial Grant 236

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2012

Illustration of non-catalytic biodiesel conversion Credit: ACS, Kwon et al. conversion efficiency to FAME (fatty acid methyl ester) within 1 minute in a temperature range of 350–500 °C. One of the major obstacles has been the high price associated with refined oil feedstock, which makes up nearly 70?75% Click to enlarge.

Convert 274

Convert Production Conversion Oil 274