Convert, North Carolina, Renewable and Waste

USDA closes on $105M loan guarantee to Fulcrum for biorefinery converting municipal waste to renewable jet fuel; first USDA loan for biojet

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

to Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels, LLC to build a biorefinery to produce jet fuel from municipal solid waste (MSW) via a proprietary two-stage thermochemical process. During the gasification process, the prepared MSW feedstock rapidly heats up upon entry into the steam-reforming gasifier and almost immediately converts to syngas.

Waste

Waste Convert Renewable Fuel

Fulcrum BioEnergy demonstrates integrated process to convert MSW to jet and diesel; $4.7M DoD grant to begin plant engineering

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MAY 28, 2013

has successfully demonstrated the conversion of municipal solid waste (MSW)—household garbage—into jet and diesel fuels. For that process, Fulcrum uses a two-stage thermochemical process involving gasification of municipal solid waste (MSW) followed by the catalytic conversion of the syngas to ethanol. Earlier post.).

Grant

Grant Convert Diesel Engine

DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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AUGUST 1, 2020

These projects will improve the performance and lower the cost and risk of technologies that can be used to produce biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts from biomass and waste resources. Earth Energy Renewables, LLC. Scale-up and Qualification of Net-Zero Sustainable Aviation Fuels from Wet Waste. North Carolina State University.

Waste

Waste Conversion Universal San Diego

NC State team develop medium voltage fast charger; up to 350 kW in next version

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Researchers at North Carolina State University have built an electric vehicle fast charger that is at least 10 times smaller than existing systems and wastes 60% less power during the charging process, without sacrificing the charging time. of the power is used to charge the vehicle, rather than being wasted as heat.

North Carolina

North Carolina Waste DC Charging

USDA approves $99M, 80% loan guarantee to Chemtex to support development of cellulosic ethanol from energy grasses

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Source: Beta Renewables. to construct a 20 million gallon per year cellulosic ethanol refinery in Sampson County in eastern North Carolina. to construct a 20 million gallon per year cellulosic ethanol refinery in Sampson County in eastern North Carolina. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.

North Carolina

North Carolina Energy Renewable 2008

Supercritical Ethanol Liquefaction of Swine Manure to Produce Bio-oils

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JULY 3, 2010

Researchers from North Carolina A and T State University have converted swine manure to bio-oils by using ethanol as a solvent in an autoclave in the reaction temperature range of 240-360 °C without any catalyst. Animal waste has tremendous energy potential. Bio-oils can be upgraded to transportation fuels.

Oil

Oil North Carolina 2004 2005

DOE and USDA Select Projects for More Than $24M in Biomass Research and Development Grants

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Selected projects are aimed at increasing the availability of alternative fuels and biobased products that are produced from a diverse group of renewable sources of biomass. Funding is provided through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and DOE’s Biomass Program. USDA Awards. DOE Awards. FEEDSTOCK DEVELOPMENT.

Grant

Grant Tennessee Waste North Carolina

NSF Awards $40M in 20 Grants for Research on Natural Systems, Including 8 Projects for Obtaining Hydrocarbons from Plants and Microorganisms

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

The group investigating the production of bio-hydrocarbons will produce hydrocarbons by pioneering processes for chemically converting plant material and by natural microbial and fungal processes that are even less-explored. They will also investigate methods for making hydrocarbon production fast, continuous, scalable, and cost-effective.

Grant

Grant Puerto Rico Conversion Montana

US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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AUGUST 26, 2009

The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The project will convert local landfill gas (LFG), a renewable fuel source, to compressed natural gas and develop five CNG fueling stations throughout the metro-Atlanta area.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Clean Cleaning Grant

DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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JUNE 26, 2021

DME as a Renewable Hydrogen Carrier: Innovative Approach to Renewable Hydrogen Production, $1,500,000. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Robust Carbonic Anhydrases for Novel Biological, Sustainable and Low Energy CO2 Scrubbing Process from Waste Gases, $250,000. Novozymes North America (Franklinton, North Carolina).

Commercial

Commercial Energy Albuquerque New York

US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Combined with AC Transit’s already-installed solar capacity, this solar installation will produce the renewable electricity equivalent to what will be required to produce 180 kg/day of green hydrogen. City of Charlotte/Charlotte Area Transit System, North Carolina: $3,000,000. VIA Metropolitan Transit, Texas: $5,000,000.

Emissions

Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance

DOE awards $34M to 19 projects to advance clean hydrogen

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AUGUST 19, 2023

intends to develop a modular, sorbent-based air separation unit (ASU) for oxygen production to support low-cost hydrogen production from gasification of biomass and/or wastes. The team intends to address the requirement of advancing modular air separation to support modular gasification-based hydrogen production.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Clean Cleaning Gas-Electric

DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

streamline the process by which green plants convert carbon. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. wasted energy in plants into energy-dense fuel molecules. plants, and it is a liquid that can be extracted readily, separated, and converted into biodiesel fuel. North Carolina State.

Energy

Energy Clean Cleaning Grid

ARPA-E awards $55M to 18 projects in two new programs: TERRA for transportation energy and GENSETS for distributed generation

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JUNE 19, 2015

The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $55 million in funding for 18 innovative projects as part of ARPA-E’s two newest programs: Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture (TERRA) and GENerators for Small Electrical and Thermal Systems (GENSETS). Nanoconversion Technologies.

Transportation

Transportation Energy West Virginia Engine

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USDA closes on $105M loan guarantee to Fulcrum for biorefinery converting municipal waste to renewable jet fuel; first USDA loan for biojet

Fulcrum BioEnergy demonstrates integrated process to convert MSW to jet and diesel; $4.7M DoD grant to begin plant engineering

DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

NC State team develop medium voltage fast charger; up to 350 kW in next version

USDA approves $99M, 80% loan guarantee to Chemtex to support development of cellulosic ethanol from energy grasses

Supercritical Ethanol Liquefaction of Swine Manure to Produce Bio-oils

DOE and USDA Select Projects for More Than $24M in Biomass Research and Development Grants

NSF Awards $40M in 20 Grants for Research on Natural Systems, Including 8 Projects for Obtaining Hydrocarbons from Plants and Microorganisms

US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

DOE awards $34M to 19 projects to advance clean hydrogen

DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

ARPA-E awards $55M to 18 projects in two new programs: TERRA for transportation energy and GENSETS for distributed generation

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