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Maersk to pioneer first container vessel conversion to methanol dual-fuel engine; working with MAN ES

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By “low” Maersk refers to fuels with 65-80% life cycle GHG reductions compared to fossil fuels. Very low” refers to fuels with 80-95% life cycle GHG reductions compared to fossil fuels. Different green fuels achieve different life cycle reductions depending on their production pathway. This covers, e.g., some biodiesels.

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Sugar-derived levulinic esters and cyclic ether show superior anti-knock quality to Euro95 reference gasoline

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A team from The Netherlands and the US reports that the sugar-derived levulinic esters methyl levulinate (ML) and ethyl levulinate (EL) and the sugar-derived cyclic ether (furfuryl ethyl ether (FEE) demonstrate superior anti-knock quality (in 10% blends) to a reference Euro95 gasoline.

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Virginia Clean Cities reaches 1,000 vehicle conversions to propane

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Propane autogas, also referred to as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), is the most widely used alternative fuel in the world, with more than 17 million autogas vehicles on the road globally. The vehicle conversions in this program take ordinary vehicles that run on gasoline and upfit them with the bi-fuel Prins VSI propane autogas system.

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Oxford team directly converts CO2 to jet fuel using iron-based catalysts

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The catalyst shows a carbon dioxide conversion through hydrogenation to hydrocarbons in the aviation jet fuel range of 38.2%, with a yield of 17.2%, and a selectivity of 47.8%, and with an attendant low carbon monoxide (5.6%) and methane selectivity (10.4%). In brief, the Fe–Mn–K catalyst shows a CO 2 conversion of 38.2% C n H m ?+?H

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New class of catalysts for energy conversion: complex solid solution (CSS) nanoparticles

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Complex solid solution (CSS) nanoparticles [also referred to as high-entropy alloys (HEA)] were recently discovered as efficient electrocatalysts for a variety of reactions. Thus, it would contribute to solving one of the major problems of many energy conversion reactions, namely otherwise unavoidable great energy losses.

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General Fusion announces funding to build new fusion machine targeting scientific breakeven by 2026

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Reference to breakeven in the context of LM26 refers to the deuterium-tritium breakeven equivalent using deuterium fuel, an industry-standard approach. the “first wall” issue), fuel production, simple energy conversion, and commercial production economics.

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U of I study: synthetic fuels via CO2 conversion and FT not currently economically & environmentally competitive

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However, they noted, that with the right combination of high FT fuel yield and low electricity and hydrogen price, the synthetic fuel system could produce fuels at a cost range similar to the reference year 2014 petroleum-based fuel prices. Xuping Li, Paul Anderson, Huei-Ru Molly Jhong, Mark Paster, James F. Stubbins, and Paul J. 6b00665.