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JUNE 25, 2021

The Port of Antwerp is converting a tug to methanol propulsion. The consortium aims to demonstrate the feasibility of renewable methanol as a future-proof fuel for carbon-neutral shipping. The European Commission approved the project this week.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

The production of green methanol requires a renewable carbon source from PCC’s silicon metal plant in Iceland and renewable power from Landsvirkjun´s power stations. PCC SE aims for its silicon metal plant at Húsavík to become carbon-neutral by replacing fossil carbon reductants in production with renewable alternatives.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) and Office of Electricity (OE) plan to fund (DE-FOA-0003241) research to drive innovation and reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) voltage source converter (VSC) transmission systems.

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APRIL 2, 2021

Ørsted, the world’s leading offshore wind developer, together with the major industrial companies in the North Sea Port cluster, have launched the SeaH2Land vision for a gigawatt scale project to reduce carbon emissions in the Dutch-Flemish industrial cluster with renewable hydrogen.

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APRIL 2, 2023

a) Comparison of the predicted costs required for hydrogen and ammonia produced by renewable electricity in 2030, assuming that it is produced in Australia and then transported to Japan (reproduced based on data from the International Energy Agency). A pathway toward sustainable steel production via ammonia-based direct reduction.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

One path to achieving this is with renewable synthetic fuels (e-fuels). Bosch outlines seven reasons why renewable synthetic fuels should be part of tomorrow’s mobility mix: Time. Renewable synthetic fuels have long since left the basic research phase. emitted by burning renewable synthetic fuels is reused to produce new fuels.

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JULY 27, 2021

Cummins will provide hydrogen fuel cell electric powertrains integrated into selected OEM partners’ heavy-duty trucks for Air Products, as Air Products begins the process of converting its global fleet of distribution vehicles to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Cummins and Air Products expect the demonstration phase to begin in 2022.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Chevron is complementing the strength of its traditional products business with new offerings that help customers support a lower carbon future, and renewable natural gas is a part of its portfolio of solutions. —Andy Walz, Chevron’s president of Americas Products.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

and Leaf Resources , an Australia-based company and one of the world’s leading companies in converting plant biomass into industrial sugars, have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA). Glycell pretreatment is followed by enzymatic hydrolysis which converts cellulose into cellulosic sugars.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

The research is part of Seattle City Light's “Utility Next” portfolio, a collection of 17 prospective projects to enable Seattle’s vision of a clean energy future. Collectively, these projects will transform Seattle City Light's grid, meet future demand, and explore the future of clean energy development of the region.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Honeywell recently introduced a single-stage UOP Ecofining technology offering for the production of renewable diesel fuel. Interest in renewable fuels production continues to grow as customers work to meet sustainability goals and find new uses for existing assets. Honeywell UOP jointly developed the Ecofining process with Eni SpA.

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JULY 10, 2022

The new Ecofining plant is being designed to convert approximately 8,300 barrels per day of waste feeds/feedstocks to SAF, renewable diesel, and other products. SAF and renewable diesel have similar molecules to petroleum-based diesel and jet fuels and can be used as a drop-in replacement without engine modifications.

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AUGUST 12, 2022

Raven SR plans to use INNIO’s Jenbacher engines [60 Hz] with a “Ready for H2” option to produce renewable energy. At the site, landfill gas (LFG) will be the primary fuel to provide power for the non-combustion process that converts waste to hydrogen. Earlier post.). Olaf Berlien, President and CEO of INNIO.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

One of the key elements is a regulatory framework that guarantees future-proof sustainability requirements. Europe must ensure that future policies only promote the most sustainable fuels for reducing the climate impact of aviation, and the EU needs to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.

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APRIL 16, 2023

Hydrogen is emerging as a viable future fuel for addressing the move away from fossil fuels. The objective of the project is to enable ammonia to be converted back to hydrogen at the receiving destination. The project is designed to enhance the availability of large-scale storage and transportation capabilities of clean energy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Since internal combustion engines will remain the primary mode of choice for mobility in the foreseeable future, both alternative (renewable) fuels and high-performance combustion concepts/ engines using fuels adapted for that purpose will be preferred for reducing the combustion impact on climate change. —Kalghatgi et al.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

It will have a capacity of 200 MW and will convert green electricity into hydrogen and sustainable LSM. Up to 500 MW of wind and 100 MW of photovoltaic power will be developed under the Koppö Energy Cluster to supply the plant with completely emission-free renewable energy.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

million Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) OPEEN+ grant to develop a method to convert natural gas into carbon nanotubes for materials that can replace metals in large-scale applications. With our new concept, we will convert directly natural gas into materials made of carbon nanotubes.

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MAY 3, 2018

This project will be the first step for the City of Boulder and Via in realizing their combined goal of converting the HOP fleet of 35-foot transit buses to all-electric vehicles. —Frank Bruno, CEO, Via Mobility Services.

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APRIL 14, 2022

Bridgestone and LanzaTech will work to address this issue by converting end-of-life tires into new materials, including exploring processes to create sustainable synthetic rubber that does not rely on petrochemicals. This partnership exemplifies what we call a Post Pollution Future. Jennifer Holmgren, CEO, LanzaTech.

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APRIL 21, 2023

Through this, they plan to examine the establishment of a competitive hydrogen production system, and promote continuous research and development and verification for future hydrogen production and supply businesses. The company is also pursuing a project to convert green hydrogen into ammonia or methanol.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

A microgrid based on renewable energies with hydrogen-powered fuel cells for emergency and peak power as well as hydrogen combustion engines can meet the special energy requirements of port facilities. The waste heat is used for process heat or for heating buildings in and around the port.

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DECEMBER 13, 2017

Global Bioenergies has started the scale-up phase of a process converting renewable resources into acetone and isopropanol. In a further process, these two compounds can be converted to propylene, a key petrochemical building block with a market valued in excess of US$100 billion. —Marc Delcourt, CEO of Global Bioenergies.

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APRIL 28, 2021

Raven SR , a renewable fuels company, and Hyzon Motors Inc., At the hubs, which can be built at or near landfills, Raven SR will convert mixed and multiple organic wastes, including municipal solid waste, greenwaste, food waste, medical, paper, etc. tons of renewable green hydrogen, enough to power 100 heavy-duty commercial vehicles.

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JUNE 15, 2019

In a major new report on hydrogen, the International Energy Agency says that the time is right to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future. A wide variety of fuels are able to produce hydrogen, including renewables, nuclear, natural gas, coal and oil. —Dr Birol.

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AUGUST 16, 2018

Neste, the leading producer of renewable diesel, UK-based chemical recycling company ReNew ELP, and Australian technology developer Licella are collaborating in a development project to explore the potential of using mixed waste plastic as a raw material for fuels, chemicals, and new plastics. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It marks a major step towards proving that hydrogen could be a zero carbon aviation fuel of the future and is a key proof point in the decarbonization strategies of both Rolls-Royce and easyJet. The test took place at an outdoor test facility at MoD Boscombe Down, UK, using a converted Rolls-Royce AE 2100-A regional aircraft engine.

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MAY 16, 2023

The new furnace has a planned service life of over 40 years, so it’s a future-focused piece of equipment that sets the course for our journey to net zero. They generate heat by climate-friendly means and can be powered among other things with excess energy from renewables. Plant 02.10

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JANUARY 20, 2022

Our vision of an all-electric future is broader than just passenger vehicles or even transportation. GM is supplying HYDROTEC fuel cell power cubes to Renewable Innovations of Lindon, Utah to build the Mobile Power Generator. In addition to mobile EV charging, GM and Renewable Innovations have collaborated on the EMPOWER rapid charger.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a three-year, $1 million grant to a team of researchers led by a UMass Lowell mechanical engineering professor that is working to develop renewable fuel additives from sawdust and other wood byproducts. —Hunter Mack, team leader.

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MAY 11, 2017

Renewable Energy Group will acquire approximately 82 acres of land at its Geismar, Louisiana biorefinery from Lion Copolymer. With the recent increase in production at REG’s Geismar site and the growing market demand for renewable hydrocarbon diesel, we believe now is the right time to evaluate capacity expansion opportunities.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Especially in industry and transportation, we will continue to need chemical energy sources in the future. This is important in shipping and air travel, or where a charging station for the electric car may not always be available in the future. Not all industrial processes can be completely decarbonized. We need solutions for this.

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MARCH 23, 2010

The first hydrogen plant for renewable energy storage in Greenland has been inaugurated. The plant is a test system which shall help provide suggestions for how hydrogen can be used for future renewable energy storage in the country. This way the hydrogen functions as a battery that stores energy for later use whenever needed.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

Neste Oil produces NExBTL diesel (and its other renewable fuel cousins such as jet fuel) by using a proprietary process to hydrogenate vegetable oil or animal fat feedstocks. The result is a tailored drop-in fuel; with several major NExBTL refineries worldwide, Neste is currently the leading producer of renewable diesel. Background.

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JUNE 21, 2022

ExxonMobil has developed a unique process technology to enable the manufacture of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from renewable methanol. SAF produced from renewable methanol can play an important role in helping the aviation industry achieve the transition to a net-zero future.

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JUNE 11, 2020

In Germany, BSE Engineering and the Institute for Renewable Energy Systems at Stralsund University of Applied Sciences (IRES) have demonstrated the conversion of wind power into renewable methanol. In the future, the fuel-cell-suitable crude methanol as well as the cleaned methanol will be sold industrially as e-fuel.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

Jemena’s General Manager for Renewable Gas, Gabrielle Sycamore, said the agreement further demonstrates the potential of green hydrogen to store renewable energy and integrate future gas, electricity and transport refueling networks.

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