Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2022

Meanwhile, wet waste feedstocks, such as animal manure and fats, oils, and greases (FOG), represent another important category of resources that could be utilized to produce MCCI bioblendstocks due to its abundant availability. The life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the two pathways were 11.2 Skaggs et al. demand in 2016.

Waste 434

Waste Diesel Renewable Convert 434

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

and its strategic Mobile Energy Group (MEG) announced a strategic partnership with the China National Petroleum Corporation Nanjing (CNPC or PetroChina) to begin converting existing fossil fuel gas stations in the city of Nanjing. PetroChina operates gas stations throughout Jiangsu province. Ideanomics Inc.

Clean 275

Clean Cleaning Energy China 275

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2020

Scientists from ExxonMobil, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Imperial College of London have published in the journal Science joint research on potential breakthroughs in a new membrane technology that could reduce emissions and energy intensity associated with refining crude oil. —Thompson et al.

Georgia 337

Georgia London Oil Polymer 337

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2017

Alberta’s oil sands operations accounted for 28.8% of Canadian natural gas demand in 2016, up from 11.8% in 2005, according to a new report by Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB). From 2005 to 2016, natural gas purchased by oil sands projects more than tripled, from 0.73 Sources: Alberta Energy Regulator and NEB.

Oil-Sands 150

Oil-Sands 2016 Oil Gas 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2011

Greenstar Recycling has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a joint venture (JV) with Vadxx Energy , LLC to convert recovered plastic into synthetic crude oil using Vadxx’s thermal depolymerization process. Vadxx oil is also light, with API gravities primarily between 35 and 45 degrees.

Oil 225

Oil Convert Energy Ohio 225

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Dominion Energy announced a significant expansion of the company's greenhouse gas emissions-reduction goals, establishing a new commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The goal covers carbon dioxide and methane emissions, the dominant greenhouse gases, from both electricity generation and gas infrastructure operations.

Emissions 207

Emissions Gas Energy Power 207

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

Refuel Energy Inc. Planned feedstocks include a mix of waste fats, oils and greases , such as regionally-sourced used cooking oil, animal fats and non-edible crop oils. With HydroFlex, customers can convert low-value feedstocks to renewable fuels that qualify for the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit.

Building 199

Building Energy Renewable Oil 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2023

EcoCeres can produce a diverse range of renewable biofuels, covering Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO) and Cellulosic Ethanol. In the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s Net Zero scenario, production of advance ethanol would need to grow by 1,150% [or 12.5x] from 2021 to 2030.

Europe 305

Europe Waste Asia Renewable 305

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2021

The Port of Corpus Christi Authority (Port of Corpus Christi) and Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC (Howard/HEP) have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) stating their intention to convert Howard’s Javelina refinery services facility into the region’s first blue hydrogen production facility.

San Antonio 170

San Antonio Hydrogen Convert Mexico 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2020

In an EU-funded research project, an international consortium is aiming to develop new production methods for sustainable marine fuels to replace heavy fuel oils in shipping. IDEALFUEL seeks to develop methods to convert woody residual and waste materials such as sawdust and wood chips into renewable marine fuels.

Mariner 273

Mariner Oil Fuel Cleaner 273

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, is joining forces with Energy Observer , the first hydrogen-powered vessel to embark on a round-the-world voyage. Energy Observer , formerly a racing catamaran, is now an experimental platform for tomorrow’s energy sources. Earlier post.).

Hydrogen 307

Hydrogen Energy Power Powered 307

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

As part of a White House roundtable to launch the Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Grand Challenge to decarbonize the aviation sector by 2050 ( earlier post ), the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $64.7 Renewable Natural Gas. Quasar Energy Group will use an anaerobic digestor to convert food waste to SAF precursors.

Emissions 272

Emissions Waste Conversion Gas-Electric 272

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2021

Canada-based Covenant Energy Ltd. has chosen Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex renewable fuel technology to produce renewable diesel from vegetable oil. With HydroFlex, customers can convert low value feedstocks to renewable fuels that qualify for the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit.

Renewable 186

Renewable Diesel Energy Canada 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2021

Seaboard Energy has chosen Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex hydroprocessing fuel technology to produce renewable diesel from tallow and soybean oil. The 6,500 barrels-per-day renewable diesel unit is currently under construction at Seaboard Energy’s site in Hugoton, Kansas, and is scheduled for operation at the end of 2021.

Renewable 218

Renewable Diesel Energy Kansas 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Daphne Technology, a Swiss startup that has developed multi-pollutant reduction technology—a “green converter”—targeting the maritime industry, has secured strategic investments from Shell Ventures, Trafigura, AET and Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures. —Margaux Moore, Head of Energy Transition Research at Trafigura.

Energy 221

Energy Pollution Emissions Convert 221

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Among four new California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) fuel pathway applications is a used cooking oil (gutter oil) to renewable diesel (NExBTL) pathway from Neste Oil at its Singapore plant. Boeing and COMAC are opening a demonstration facility in China to convert gutter oil to renewable aviation fuel.

Oil 285

Oil Renewable Diesel California 285

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2021

billion clean energy complex to be built in Louisiana that will make the state a leader in the US clean energy transition. The Port Arthur facility has captured approximately one million tons of CO 2 annually since 2013, with the CO 2 transported via pipeline and utilized for enhanced oil recovery operations.

Louisiana 391

Louisiana Hydrogen Clean Cleaning 391

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The detailed report— Need Nickel?

China 416

China Energy Indonesia Power Grid 416

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2018

A “well-to-wheel” life cycle assessment (LCA) by a team from synthetic fuels producer Greyrock ( earlier post ), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has determined the potential reduction of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutant emissions from the use of synthetic fuels directly converted from flare gas.

Pollution 258

Pollution Gas Emissions Fuel 258

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2020

ExxonMobil has signed an agreement with Global Clean Energy Holdings to purchase 2.5 million barrels of renewable diesel per year for five years from a converted California refinery starting in 2022. million barrels per day of heating oils, kerosene and diesel oils. The US share of that was 449,000 barrels per day.

Clean 186

Clean Cleaning Renewable Diesel 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Diamond Green Diesel is owned by Valero Energy Corp. The Diamond Green Diesel facility converts inedible oils and other waste fats into a high-quality renewable diesel fuel. This standard requires a minimum volume of transportation fuels sold in the US to contain renewable fuel as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Renewable 397

Renewable Diesel Green Fuel 397

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Plot of cumulative steam-to-oil ratio (cSOR) vs. ratio of energy produced in form of chemical energy contained in bitumen if combusted to energy injected in form of steam (75% efficient steam generation). The data suggests that at the extreme, some operations are actually not net energy generating—i.e.,

Oil-Sands 337

Oil-Sands Oil Energy Emissions 337

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2021

Irkutsk Oil Company (IOC), Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC), and Itochu Corporation are partnering on a joint feasibility study of a blue ammonia value chain between eastern Siberia and Japan. Ammonia is expected as fuel for power plants which require huge amount of energy.

Japan 305

Japan Russia Companies Oil 305

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Oil and gas producers rely on flaring to limit the venting of natural gas from their facilities. Methane—which can be a byproduct of oil production—is a powerful greenhouse gas. Methane—which can be a byproduct of oil production—is a powerful greenhouse gas. Kort, Adam R.

North Dakota 221

North Dakota Gas Oil Michigan 221

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Southern California Gas Co. SoCalGas) announced a pilot hydrothermal wastewater processing project has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to receive up to $1.2 The project will use Genifuel hydrothermal processing technology (HTP) to convert wastewater solids into renewable natural gas as well as liquid fuels.

Convert 150

Convert Oakland Fuel Water 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Despite the decision to de-emphasize microbial oil, Neste Oil emphasized that cellulosic waste will continue to play an important role in its research strategy, adding that it remains committed to its goal of further extending its feedstock base and making greater use of waste and residues in this area in particular.

Oil 310

Oil Renewable Diesel Waste 310

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2014

The European Road Transport Research Advisory Council ( ERTRAC ) has published a new roadmap assessing energy carriers and powertrains in the context of the European target to achieve a 60% reduction in CO 2 emissions from transport by 2050. Liquid Air technically does not store any energy, as energy has been removed to create it.

Gas 246

Gas Energy Power Powered 246

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2018

For the first time, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has published state-by-state energy and water Sankey diagrams in one location so that analysts and policymakers can find all the information they need in one place. General location of energy and water categories. Energy and water generally “flows” from left to right.

Water 231

Water Energy Coal Gas-Electric 231

Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2023

The purity of the feed reduces the revamp cost of converting existing conventional refining units to process renewable feedstock, while also lowering carbon intensity. Oleo-X can process low-carbon, inedible oils—including poultry fat—without blending in high-quality oils taken from the food industry.

Renewable 199

Renewable Diesel Fuel Mississippi 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2013

million barrel per day (bbl/d) Energy East Pipeline project based on binding, long-term contracts received from producers and refiners. The project is expected to cost approximately $12 billion, excluding the transfer value of Canadian Mainline natural gas assets. The Energy East Pipeline will have a capacity of approximately 1.1

Canada 207

Canada Oil Oil-Sands Energy 207

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2023

The facility, part of Marathon’s 50/50 joint venture with Neste, utilizes Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology to convert bio-feedstock into renewable diesel. As we continue to challenge ourselves to lead in sustainable energy, our renewable fuels production facilities in Dickinson and Martinez have been important contributors.

Renewable 150

Renewable California North Dakota Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2021

CVR Energy will base a revamp of its Wynnewood, Oklahoma, refinery on Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology to produce approximately 100 million gallons of renewable diesel and more than 6 million gallons of renewable naphtha per year. —Dave Lamp, CEO & President of CVR Energy. We are very proud that CVR Energy, Inc.

Renewable 221

Renewable Diesel Energy Production 221

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2019

Bioscience engineers at KU Leuven have created a solar panel that produces hydrogen gas from moisture in the air. A traditional solar panel converts between 18 to 20% of the solar energy into electricity. A traditional solar panel converts between 18 to 20% of the solar energy into electricity.

Solar 321

Solar Hydrogen Gas-Electric Gas 321

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2014

to build a small-scale gas-to-liquid demonstration facility in Houston. The purpose of the GTL Pilot Plant is to commercially demonstrate converting stranded natural gas resources to synthetic crude oil. The GTL Pilot Plant will be assembled at the Houston Clean Energy Park, which is an industrial estate owned by BFLS.

Houston 247

Houston Gas Building Power 247

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2013

San Diego-based Sapphire Energy, Inc., one of the world leaders in algae-based “Green Crude” oil production, and Phillips 66, an integrated energy manufacturing and logistics company, have entered a strategic joint development agreement aimed at taking production of algae crude oil a significant step toward commercialization.

Oil 199

Oil Energy San Diego Columbus 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2012

Ethylene is a highly flexible chemical intermediate that can be converted to lower-cost fuels, chemicals, and materials.The company had closed a $20-million Series B in September 2011. OCM converts methane into ethane and ethylene (C 2 hydrocarbons). Earlier post.). New investors Bright Capital and Vulcan Capital led the round.

Convert 225

Convert Commercial Gas Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Over the past few months, we have converted it to DME together with our partner FPT. In cooperation with a major European supplier, a new oil-lubricated common-rail pump had therefore been developed. In addition, the valves and valve seat inserts were converted to materials suitable for DME. —project leader Patrik Soltic.

Engine 410

Engine Fuel Exhaust Gas-Electric 410