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Researchers use chemical looping process to produce hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide gas

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Researchers at The Ohio State University have used a chemical looping process to produce hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide gas—commonly called “sewer gas”. Compared with the undoped sulfur carrier, Mo dopant facilitates the surface hydrogen diffusion, thus promoting the overall H 2 S conversion.

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Hydrogen Gas Ohio Gas-Electric

HyMethShip seeks to fuel ship engines with hydrogen from methanol

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JULY 2, 2022

The EU-funded HyMethShip project developed a system that innovatively combined a membrane reactor, a CO 2 capture system, a storage system for CO 2 and methanol as well as a hydrogen-fueled combustion engine to power ships. The bottom part shows how hydrogen for the engine is obtained from methanol in the reactor (blue arrow).

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Engine Fuel Carbon

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

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a method to convert CO 2 directly into aviation fuel using a novel, inexpensive iron-based catalyst. These are important raw materials for the petrochemical industry and are presently also only obtained from fossil crude oil. The final product is usually a crystallized material.

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Convert Fuel CO2 Conversion

Port of Corpus Christi, Howard announce to convert Javelina refinery services facility to blue hydrogen production

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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.

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San Antonio Hydrogen Convert Mexico

KU Leuven team creates solar panel that produces hydrogen from moisture in air

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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. If that electric power is used to split the water into hydrogen gas and oxygen, you lose a lot of energy.

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Solar Hydrogen Gas-Electric Gas

First hydrogen supply chain demonstration project using MCH to transport H2 starts

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JUNE 30, 2020

The Advanced Hydrogen Energy Chain Association for Technology Development (AHEAD) has started the world’s first international demonstration operation to transport hydrogen using methylcyclohexane. In the consumer country, hydrogen is extracted from MCH by a dehydrogenation reaction and supplied as hydrogen gas.

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Brunei Hydrogen Supplies Transportation

Louisiana Governor and Air Products announce US$4.5B blue hydrogen clean energy complex in Eastern Louisiana

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

Air Products is a world-leading industrial gas company that produces and transports hydrogen and other essential industrial gases to many customer facilities in Louisiana, across the US Gulf Coast and around the world. The project will create 170 permanent jobs with a total annual payroll of $15.9

Louisiana

Louisiana Hydrogen Clean Cleaning

Ørsted proposes to develop one of the world’s largest renewable hydrogen plants: SeaH2Land

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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.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Renewable Wind Connect

Biogas2PEM-FC project converts waste from olive oil production to electricity

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DECEMBER 24, 2014

An EU-funded project, Biogas2PEM-FC , has developed a system to convert the toxic waste from olive oil production into electricity. The waste from olive oil production—which contains pesticides and toxic organic compounds, is acidic and with a high salinity—is environmentally harmful and costly to discard.

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Waste Convert Oil Spain

CMA CGM partners with Energy Observer on hydrogen-powered shipping

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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. It aims to experiment, test and develop energy solutions based on hydrogen, solar, tidal and wind power. Earlier post.).

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Hydrogen Energy Power Powered

Oil sands production accounted for 28.8% of total Canadian gas demand in 2016

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APRIL 24, 2017

Alberta’s oil sands operations accounted for 28.8% of Canadian natural gas demand in 2016, up from 11.8% From 2005 to 2016, natural gas purchased by oil sands projects more than tripled, from 0.73 In contrast, total Canadian gas demand increased over the same period from 6.17 Bcf/d in 2016.

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Oil-Sands 2016 Oil Gas

Neste Oil seeking California LCFS approval for gutter oil to renewable diesel pathway

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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

Oil Renewable Diesel California

Bloom Energy and Samsung Heavy Industries team up to build ships powered by solid oxide fuel cells running on natural gas

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

SHI aims to be the first shipbuilder to deliver a large cargo ship for ocean operation powered by fuel cells running on natural gas. Today, 80% of the world’s shipping fleet runs on heavy fuel oil, or bunker fuel. Bloom Energy Servers use natural gas, biogas or hydrogen as fuel.

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Gas Industrial Industry Mariner

Japanese, Russian companies partner on feasibility study of blue ammonia value chain between eastern Siberia & Japan

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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. Toyo Engineering Corporation and?Irkutsk Ammonia is liquefied under relatively mild conditions, i.e. -33 ?C

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Japan Russia Companies Oil

Empa and partners exploring DME as fuel with new heavy-duty test engine

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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.

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Engine Fuel Exhaust Gas-Electric

Nouryon and Gasunie study scale-up of green hydrogen project to meet aviation fuels demand

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MAY 28, 2019

Nouryon and Gasunie are studying an expansion of a planned green hydrogen unit at Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The feasibility study follows a deal to convert sustainable electricity into green hydrogen for SkyNRG. Gas infrastructure plays a connecting and facilitating role in the energy transition.

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Hydrogen Green Fuel Netherlands

BMW testing HVO100 renewable diesel for parts delivery in Germany

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APRIL 20, 2023

HVO100 (100%, or neat, renewable diesel) is made from various waste products, residues and renewable raw materials, including used cooking oil. The BMW Group already uses electric and gas-powered trucks at various sites, and at the Hydrogen Competence Centre in Leipzig, floor conveyors are fueled with hydrogen for everyday operations.

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BMW Renewable Diesel Parts

DOE awarding nearly $65M for biofuels research to reduce airplane and ship emissions

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Renewable Natural Gas. Alder Energy will convert miscanthus, a highly promising biomass crop, to SAF through their advanced pyrolysis oil technology, a process that utilizes heat, pressure, and solvents to deconstruct the miscanthus into oils for conversion to SAF. Separations to Enable Biomass Conversion.

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Emissions Waste Conversion Gas-Electric

Phillips 66 files LCFS pathway applications for renewable gasoline, CIs from 30.9 to 63.4 gCO2e/MJ

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Phillips 66 Company has applied for three California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Tier 2 fuel pathways for renewable gasoline derived from soybean oil and canola oil. Phillips 66 also filed a separate application for renewable gasoline derived from distiller’s corn oil which is processed along with soybean oil and canola oil.

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Gasoline Renewable Gasoline-Electric Oil

Shell to build one of Europe’s biggest biofuels facilities for SAF and renewable diesel; 820,000 tonnes/year

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

It will produce low-carbon fuels such as renewable diesel from waste in the form of used cooking oil, waste animal fat and other industrial and agricultural residual products, using technology developed by Shell. Shell will use bio-naphtha and light hydrocarbon gasses created during the formation process to create hydrogen.

Renewable

Renewable Diesel Building Waste

ETH Zürich, Total team develops new catalyst to convert CO2 and H2 directly to methanol efficiently

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JULY 30, 2019

Scientists at ETH Zürich and oil and gas company Total have developed a new catalyst that efficiently converts CO 2 and hydrogen directly into methanol. It is possible to convert it into fuels and a wide variety of chemical products, including those that today are mainly based on fossil resources.

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Convert CO2 Hydrogen Gas-Electric

Neste Oil de-emphasizing microbial oil R&D for renewable diesel; seeking other uses for cellulosic biomass

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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

Oil Renewable Diesel Waste

Refuel Energy to build 3000 bpd RD, SAF plant in Southern Ontario using Topsoe technologies

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APRIL 21, 2022

Refuel YYZ will produce renewable diesel (RD), sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and renewable hydrogen for the domestic market. 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. Refuel Energy Inc.

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Building Energy Renewable Oil

Tunable high-yield catalytic approach converts pyrolysis oil to bio-hydrocarbon chemical feedstocks including fuel additives

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Pyrolysis bio-oils are produced by the thermal decomposition of biomass by heating in the absence of oxygen at more than 500 °C; fast pyrolysis of biomass is much less expensive than biomass conversion technologies based on gasification or fermentation processes. Solid arrows: Pyrolysis oil is directly passed over the zeolite catalyst.

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Oil Convert Hydrogen Fuel

Dominion Energy sets new goal of net zero emissions by 2050 for both power generation, natural gas operations

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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.

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Emissions Gas Energy Power

Raven SR to supply sustainable aviation fuel to ANA and JAL

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JANUARY 18, 2023

By converting various types of local waste, such as green waste, municipal solid waste, organic waste, and methane from municipal solid waste, into clean fuels, Raven SR offers a sustainable solution for the reliable and long-term production of SAF. Starting in 2024, Japanese airlines must reduce or offset 15% of emissions from 2019 levels.

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Supplies Fuel Waste Hydrogen

Aemetis finalizes $7B of supply contracts for 100% of Riverbank Plant Production of SAF and RD for up to 10 years

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The facility is designed to use renewable hydrogen and zero carbon intensity hydroelectric electricity to hydrotreat sustainable renewable oils to produce SAF and RD. The sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel will be produced at the Aemetis production plant currently under development in Riverbank, California.

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Supplies San Francisco Los Angeles Production

Honeywell and Wood partner on technologies for carbon-neutral sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

When used together, the technologies—based on Honeywell’s UOP Ecofining process technology and Wood’s hydrogen plant technology—could reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 100% using certain feedstocks when compared to traditional petroleum aviation fuel. million Nm 3 /h of hydrogen.

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Carbon Fuel Hydrogen Renewable

SDTC awards C$1.5M to support Molten Salt Catalyzed Gasification for hydrogen production; targeting reduced GHG footprint for oil sands synthetic crude

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FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Source: Western Hydrogen. A consortium led by Canada-based Western Hydrogen Ltd. A consortium led by Canada-based Western Hydrogen Ltd. Hydrogen is necessary in the upgrading of oil sands bitumen into synthetic crude, but it is a costly and carbon-intensive part of the process, given current hydrogen production technologies.

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Molten Salt Oil-Sands Hydrogen Oil

Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects

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OCTOBER 31, 2021

Energy Vault, a company developing grid-scale gravity energy storage solutions, has entered into an energy storage system agreement with DG Fuels, a developer of renewable hydrogen and biogenic-based, synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and diesel fuel. Under the terms of the agreement, Energy Vault agreed to provide 1.6

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Energy Fuel Louisiana

PNNL/INL team assesses costs and GHG LCA for converting biomass to drop-in fuels via fast pyrolysis and upgrading

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

A team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Idaho National Laboratory has evaluated the process economics and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the conversion of 11 biomass feedstocks to produce transportation fuels via fast pyrolysis and then pyrolysis oil upgrading via hydrodeoxygenation. Jones, Kenneth G.

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Fuel Convert Idaho Oil

ClassNK grants Approval in Principle for new H2/CO2 FPSO design; offshore production of H2 and CO2 from associated gas from offshore wells

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

FPSOs are commonly used in the offshore oil and gas industry process and store crude oil and liquefied gas from offshore wells until it can be transported via pipelines to shore or via ship-to-ship transfer.

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Grant Design CO2 Gas

MIT researchers develop oxygen permeable membrane that converts CO2 to CO

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

MIT researchers have developed a new system that could potentially be used for converting power plant emissions of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, and thence into useful fuels for cars, trucks, and planes, as well as into chemical feedstocks for a wide variety of products. That stream would produce a second output from the plant: syngas.

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MIT Convert CO2 Carbon

Aemetis selects Worley to provide engineering for renewable jet and diesel production plant; Axens technology

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JUNE 17, 2021

The Aemetis Carbon Zero renewable jet and diesel project is designed to hydrotreat renewable oils with hydrogen from orchard and forest wood waste. Founded in 2006, Aemetis has completed Phase 1 and is expanding a California biogas digester network and pipeline system to convert dairy waste gas into Renewable Natural Gas (RNG).

Renewable

Renewable Diesel Engine Production

Ideanomics’ Mobile Energy Group and Petro China partner to develop clean energy fuel stations in Nanjing

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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.

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Clean Cleaning Energy China

Iogen proposes new method to increase renewable content of transportation fuels; renewable hydrogen from biogas for refinery hydrogenation units

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JANUARY 23, 2014

The production method involves processing biogas to deliver renewable hydrogen and then incorporating the renewable hydrogen into conventional liquid fuels via selected refinery hydrogenation units. The hydrogen can then be fed into refinery hydrogenation or desulfurization processes for fuels.

Renewable

Renewable Hydrogen Transportation Fuel

Monolith to collaborate with Goodyear on carbon black for its tire production; methane pyrolysis

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

Conventional carbon black is produced by burning decant oil or coal tar, releasing large amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Monolith, through its proprietary pyrolysis process, has developed and perfected a new technology that uses renewable electricity to convert natural gas into high-purity carbon black and hydrogen.

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Carbon Nebraska Production Clean

Celeroton launches its first turbo compressors with gas bearings; applied in fuel cell range extender for Fiat 500

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Celeroton AG, a leading manufacturer of ultra-high-speed electrical drive systems with speeds up to 1 million rpm, has launched its first turbo compressors with gas bearings—unique in their weight and performance, being wear- and oil-free, and obtaining the highest levels of energy efficiency. GB and CT-17-1000.GB,

Fuel

Fuel Gas Range Hydrogen

Aemetis signs $3B, 10-year supply agreement for 450M gallons of renewable diesel with industry-leading travel stop company

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DECEMBER 18, 2021

The design utilizes cellulosic hydrogen from waste forest and orchard wood along with onsite CO 2 carbon sequestration and zero carbon intensity hydroelectric electricity.

Renewable

Renewable Diesel Supplies Industrial

New TOTAL hydrogen filling station in Karlsruhe produces H2 onsite with steam electrolysis and solar energy

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

A new TOTAL hydrogen filling station on Karlsruhe’s Südtangente ring-road was commissioned on Wednesday. million) for the hydrogen facility under its National Innovation Program for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP). Steam electrolyzers ( earlier post ) are excellent for converting electrical energy into chemical energy.

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Hydrogen Solar Energy Water

Covenant Energy chooses Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex and H2bridge for renewable diesel production

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JUNE 18, 2021

has chosen Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex renewable fuel technology to produce renewable diesel from vegetable oil. Topsoe will also provide its H2bridge hydrogen technology based on the modular and highly efficient Haldor Topsoe Convection Reformer (HTCR) technology. Canada-based Covenant Energy Ltd.

Renewable

Renewable Diesel Energy Canada

IEA: time to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future

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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.

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Clean Cleaning Affordable Future

Tüpra? and Honeywell sign licensing agreement for the use of Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology; renewable diesel and SAF

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JULY 10, 2022

will license Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology to produce biofuels from feedstocks such as used cooking oil and waste animal fat at their refinery in Izmir, Türkiye. 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.

Renewable

Renewable Diesel Oil Waste

China team optimizes catalytic hydrogenation process to convert coal tar to gasoline and diesel

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JUNE 9, 2012

Flow diagram of coal tar hydrogenation process. Researchers in China report the production of gasoline and diesel from coal tar via an optimized catalytic hydrogenation using two serial fixed beds, the first with a hydrofining catalyst of MoNi/?-Al of the total consumption volume in 2009, followed by carbon black raw oil sharing 28.1%

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Coal Gasoline Diesel Hydrogen

Researchers use chemical looping process to produce hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide gas

HyMethShip seeks to fuel ship engines with hydrogen from methanol

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

Port of Corpus Christi, Howard announce to convert Javelina refinery services facility to blue hydrogen production

KU Leuven team creates solar panel that produces hydrogen from moisture in air

First hydrogen supply chain demonstration project using MCH to transport H2 starts

Louisiana Governor and Air Products announce US$4.5B blue hydrogen clean energy complex in Eastern Louisiana

Ørsted proposes to develop one of the world’s largest renewable hydrogen plants: SeaH2Land

Biogas2PEM-FC project converts waste from olive oil production to electricity

CMA CGM partners with Energy Observer on hydrogen-powered shipping

Oil sands production accounted for 28.8% of total Canadian gas demand in 2016

Neste Oil seeking California LCFS approval for gutter oil to renewable diesel pathway

Bloom Energy and Samsung Heavy Industries team up to build ships powered by solid oxide fuel cells running on natural gas

Japanese, Russian companies partner on feasibility study of blue ammonia value chain between eastern Siberia & Japan

Empa and partners exploring DME as fuel with new heavy-duty test engine

Nouryon and Gasunie study scale-up of green hydrogen project to meet aviation fuels demand

BMW testing HVO100 renewable diesel for parts delivery in Germany

DOE awarding nearly $65M for biofuels research to reduce airplane and ship emissions

Phillips 66 files LCFS pathway applications for renewable gasoline, CIs from 30.9 to 63.4 gCO2e/MJ

Shell to build one of Europe’s biggest biofuels facilities for SAF and renewable diesel; 820,000 tonnes/year

ETH Zürich, Total team develops new catalyst to convert CO2 and H2 directly to methanol efficiently

Neste Oil de-emphasizing microbial oil R&D for renewable diesel; seeking other uses for cellulosic biomass

Refuel Energy to build 3000 bpd RD, SAF plant in Southern Ontario using Topsoe technologies

Tunable high-yield catalytic approach converts pyrolysis oil to bio-hydrocarbon chemical feedstocks including fuel additives

Dominion Energy sets new goal of net zero emissions by 2050 for both power generation, natural gas operations

Raven SR to supply sustainable aviation fuel to ANA and JAL

Aemetis finalizes $7B of supply contracts for 100% of Riverbank Plant Production of SAF and RD for up to 10 years

Honeywell and Wood partner on technologies for carbon-neutral sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

SDTC awards C$1.5M to support Molten Salt Catalyzed Gasification for hydrogen production; targeting reduced GHG footprint for oil sands synthetic crude

Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects

PNNL/INL team assesses costs and GHG LCA for converting biomass to drop-in fuels via fast pyrolysis and upgrading

ClassNK grants Approval in Principle for new H2/CO2 FPSO design; offshore production of H2 and CO2 from associated gas from offshore wells

MIT researchers develop oxygen permeable membrane that converts CO2 to CO

Aemetis selects Worley to provide engineering for renewable jet and diesel production plant; Axens technology

Ideanomics’ Mobile Energy Group and Petro China partner to develop clean energy fuel stations in Nanjing

Iogen proposes new method to increase renewable content of transportation fuels; renewable hydrogen from biogas for refinery hydrogenation units

Monolith to collaborate with Goodyear on carbon black for its tire production; methane pyrolysis

Celeroton launches its first turbo compressors with gas bearings; applied in fuel cell range extender for Fiat 500

Aemetis signs $3B, 10-year supply agreement for 450M gallons of renewable diesel with industry-leading travel stop company

New TOTAL hydrogen filling station in Karlsruhe produces H2 onsite with steam electrolysis and solar energy

Covenant Energy chooses Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex and H2bridge for renewable diesel production

IEA: time to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future

Tüpra? and Honeywell sign licensing agreement for the use of Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology; renewable diesel and SAF

China team optimizes catalytic hydrogenation process to convert coal tar to gasoline and diesel

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