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APRIL 2, 2015

Siluria Technologies held a grand opening event heralding the successful start-up of its demonstration plant located in La Porte, Texas. The oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) converts methane into ethane and ethylene (C 2 hydrocarbons). The plant is wholly owned by Siluria, and co-located at a plant operated by Braskem America, Inc.

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

whereby Vitol would purchase 100% of the gasoline produced from MBFP’s industrial gasification and liquefaction facility located near. The cleaned syngas is conditioned, modified and converted to methanol, which is then converted to gasoline via the licensed ExxonMobil Research and Engineering methanol-to-gasoline (MTG) process.

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JUNE 23, 2015

IH 2 technology is a continuous catalytic thermochemical process which converts a broad range of forestry/agricultural residues and municipal wastes directly into renewable hydrocarbon transportation fuels and/or blend stocks. Zeton is the preferred engineering services provider for IH 2 facilities at demonstration scale.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

GIE has developed and patented a transportable, scalable and economic converter for synthesis gas generation needed to feed an F-T reactor called the G-Reformer. GIE has been working with Audubon Engineering for several years and named the company its EPC firm in 2018.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Terrabon, a company commercializing a waste-to-biogasoline technology developed at Texas A&M, ( earlier post ), has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 7 of the Federal bankruptcy laws. was formed in 1995 to commercialize technologies developed by the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, a member of the Texas A&M University System.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

has exceeded its target yield threshold of 70 gallons of biogasoline per dry ton of garbage received from the cafeteria dumpsters and paper shredders at Texas A&M University. SoluPro is a bio-products process that converts inexpensive protein-bearing waste material into animal feed and green commercial adhesives. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 7, 2016

The green microalga Botryococcus braunii is considered a promising biofuel feedstock producer due to its prodigious accumulation of hydrocarbon oils that can be converted into fuels. Now, a team led by researchers from Texas A&M AgriLife Research has identified the first committed step in the biosynthesis of hydrocarbon oil in B.

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AUGUST 21, 2012

IH 2 is a new thermochemical process that employs a catalyzed fluidized bed hydropyrolysis step followed by an integrated hydroconversion step to directly convert biomass into high-quality, fungible hydrocarbon fuels. IH 2 technology has the capability to produce gasoline at a cost of less than $2.00 Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

liter V6 engine is available with a factory-installed, gaseous-fuel prep package that includes hardened valves, valve seats, and pistons and rings so it can operate on either natural gas or gasoline through separate fuel systems. When equipped with a bi-fuel CNG/LPG engine package, the 3.7-liter The 2014 Ford F-150 with 3.7-liter

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JULY 17, 2020

Rationally Designed Lithium Ion Batteries Towards Displacing Internal Combustion Engines. AOI 04: Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Content Reduction to Enable Cost-Effective Aftertreatment for Gasoline and Diesel Engines. Slashing Platinum Group Metals Content in Catalytic Converters: An Atoms-to-Autos Approach. 1,549,915. .

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The isooctene will be produced at Gevo’s biorefinery in Silsbee, Texas, derived from isobutanol produced at Gevo’s plant in Luverne, Minn. Isobutanol converts readily to isobutylene, which can be dimerized to form isooctene. Isooctene and isooctane can be used as high-octane fuel blend components used in gasoline formulations.

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JULY 23, 2014

Enerpulse Technologies said that it has further identified the underlying mechanism by which its its pulsed energy ignition technology improves fuel economy, reduces emission and delivers higher torque in spark ignited (SI) internal combustion (IC) engines. —Wes Helgeson, senior research engineer. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

The Electrification Coalition released two case studies outlining how two cities— Houston, Texas and Loveland, Colorado —are saving money by using electric vehicles (EVs) in their vehicle fleets. found that the city’s LEAFs will cost 41% less to own and operate than gasoline-powered vehicles. Earlier post.).

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MAY 7, 2019

Anellotech ’s Bio-TCat technology has achieved commercially-targeted yields in its TCat-8 pilot unit in Silsbee, Texas during six months of continuous process operations. Engineering work is expected to begin this summer and once funding is secured, the next phase of construction will begin in the second half of 2020.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

The project would convert wood biomass into drop in biofuels such as gasoline and diesel fuel. The first two plants are expected to be in Mississippi, with additional sites planned in Georgia and Texas. Re-Crude is refined into gasoline and diesel blendstocks that are compatible with existing fuel infrastructure.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

Additionally, the low volumetric density of natural gas (~30% less energy by volume than gasoline) limits range, and makes cost-effective storage solutions a significant challenge. —Garret Alpers, Founder and CEO of World CNG, a converter of light- to medium-duty vehicles. Earlier post.). Natural gas has huge benefits.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The contract, worth a possible total of $600,000, provides that Gevo will supply the USAF with up to 11,000 gallons of “alcohol-to-jet” (ATJ)-based jet fuel, which will be used to support engine testing and a feasibility flight demonstration using an A-10 aircraft. NARA award. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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MAY 11, 2022

We drove several F-150 Lightnings, in various trims, with and without payloads or trailers, out of San Antonio and through the winding roads of Texas hill country during the first week of May. Lower-line Lightnings use the 12-inch horizontal display from high-end gasoline F-150s. vehicle line for more than 40 years.

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

This is what Toyota has done with the all-new 2022 Tundra, which we previewed in a Texas-based drive program last week. With choices of gasoline or a gasoline-electric (hybrid) engine, rear-wheel (RWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD), the 2022 Tundra gives buyers multiple options of power and fuel economy. iForce V6 twin-turbo.

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final greenhouse gas (GHG) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) construction permit to Natgasoline LLC to construct a new motor-grade gasoline production facility in Texas that uses natural gas as feedstock (gas-to-gasoline, or GtG). MTG process flow.

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JUNE 8, 2022

headquarters in Plano, Texas, the first week of June to be among the first to drive the all-new 2023 Sequoia. Fuel economy numbers have not been announced, but the same gasoline-hybrid power plant in the Toyota Tundra pickup gets 20 mpg city/24 highway/22 combined. An engine now augmented by electric drive. Power to tow.

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MARCH 21, 2014

Together, Siluria’s OCM and ETL technologies form a unique and efficient process for transforming methane into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other liquid fuels. Earlier this year, Siluria announced that it will build an OCM demonstration plant at Braskem’s site in La Porte, Texas. —Siluria CEO Ed Dineen. —Weinberger et al.

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JULY 28, 2015

gasoline engine and automatic transmission). It is also the cleanest diesel truck engine ever produced by General Motors. It is a no-compromise turbocharged engine that is also really fun to drive, with excellent responsiveness. —Scott Yackley, assistant chief engineer. l/100 km) highway with 2.5L

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

Source: Texas A&M. Finally, the various fuels will be tested to ensure that they can be used in place of conventional diesel, gasoline and jet fuels. The goal is to create fuels that can be used in place of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel—though jet fuel will be the most technically challenging. Dunaliella. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 29, 2015

Neste, Renewable Energy Group (REG) and Solazyme will supply renewable diesel to UPS to help facilitate the company’s shift to move more than 12% of its purchased ground fuel from conventional diesel and gasoline fuel to alternative fuels by the end of 2017. White House climate pledge.

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APRIL 30, 2010

Today’s technologies for making biofuels all rely on photosynthesis—either indirectly by converting plants to fuels or directly by harnessing photosynthetic organisms such as algae. This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. Engineering E. Engineering a Bacterial Reverse Fuel Cell.

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JULY 4, 2024

Charging is also through powerful motor regeneration that when coasting or braking converts kinetic energy into electric energy and returns it to the battery. Starting in 2025 they will come out with no new internal combustion engine models, and by 2030 will only sell cars and SUVs powered by a battery.

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MARCH 20, 2023

When coasting or braking, it converts kinetic energy into electric energy and returns it to the battery. Distinct Exterior Sharing a platform with the gasoline-powered GV70 , Genesis engineers were able to use the same platform for both power plants without sacrificing interior space for people or cargo.

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MAY 1, 2011

Methanol-to-gasoline process flow diagram. The resulting methanol would be blended with crude and transported via the trans-Alaska oil pipeline to Valdez, where it would be extracted from the oil and processed via Methanol-to-Gasoline technology into gasoline. Gasoline could be delivered from Valdez at $2.65 Source: EMRE.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

VIA Metropolitan Transit, Texas: $5,000,000. Energy Reduction Consolidated Projects: A variety of building energy-efficiency upgrades, hybrid vehicle upgrades, wind generator power systems, and the equipment needed to convert cooking oil to a blend with vehicle fuel to operate some of their buses.

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JUNE 8, 2015

Engineers tore apart the old structure, excavated for new concrete retaining walls, and added rock armor to the slope. TSI (gasoline) and Golf Mk VII 1.6 Comparative life cycle impacts of the Golf (gasoline and diesel) and the e-Golf, rounded values. (The fieldwork involved in an owl survey is a story in itself.).

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JULY 17, 2017

The University of Wisconsin-Madison and ExxonMobil announced a two-year renewal of an agreement to research the fundamental chemistry of converting biomass into transportation fuels. —Vijay Swarup, VP R&D, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company. UW-Madison has long been known for its expertise in biomass conversion.

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers in New York City will lead the effort, which was developed in collaboration with the U.S. The so-called autothermal process increases the rate that biomass can be converted to products, allowing construction of smaller and simpler reactors suitable for modular systems.

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APRIL 13, 2023

” – Elon Musk “Within a decade, the internal combustion engine automobile is likely to look exactly like what it is – a machine that converts gasoline into much more heat than forward motion, a bizarre antiquity.” Their carbon emissions can be worse than gasoline powered cars.”

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JULY 2, 2014

When required, the system allows the engine to run on 100% diesel. Cummins and Hythane Company worked together to integrate the dual fuel components with the Drilling Power Module and the oil field skid structure on which the engine is mounted. These blends were patented in 1990 for spark- and compression-ignition engines.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The technology areas ( earlier post ) receiving funding are: PETRO: Plants Engineered To Replace Oil ($36 million). Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO). Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. streamline the process by which green plants convert carbon. This will allow a.

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MARCH 10, 2018

The startup is developing the technology’s ability to combine and separate individual molecules to make gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel using CO 2 removed from the air. Freeman, Professor of Chemical Engineering at UT Austin. He has a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Yale University. Source: Mattershift. Click to enlarge.

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