Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2010

American Process Incorporated (API) recently launched a waste-to-cellulosic ethanol biorefinery project in Alpena, Michigan. The biorefinery will convert the process waste effluent from the plant into cellulosic ethanol, sodium acetate and clean, warm water. Dewatered solids are then returned to the biomass boiler.

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Baua Electric

MAY 10, 2024

Leveraging biomass presents a potential avenue to contribute to the global objective of achieving a carbon-neutral human society. While solar and wind provide carbon-free electricity or H 2 through water splitting, they lack the ability to directly produce carbon-based fuels and chemicals without additional carbon sources.

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Fuel Auto Oil Conversion 52

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2010

Terrestrial bioenergy feedstock crops such as switchgrass, canola and corn have lower environmental lifecycle impacts than algae in energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and water regardless of cultivation location, according to a new lifecycle assessment by researchers at the University of Virginia. 0.4 ± 0.05. 1.8 ± 0.58. 3.3 ± 0.86.

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Water Waste Energy Emissions 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2015

Findings by MIT researchers could help advance the commercialization of supercritical water technology for the desulfurization and upgrading of high-sulfur crude oil into high-value, cleaner fuels such as gasoline without using hydrogen—a major change in refining technology that would reduce costs, energy use, and CO 2 emissions.

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MIT Water Energy CO2 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2011

at Harsco’s world headquarters in Pennsylvania, taps into Harsco’s leadership serving the worldwide steel industry, in combination with LanzaTech’s proprietary bioenergy technologies for reducing the carbon footprint of integrated steelmaking operations by converting waste gas to ethanol and high value chemicals.

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Gas Waste New Zealand Pennsylvania 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

First, apply electricity generated from renewable sources to obtain hydrogen from water. Present studies suggest that a pure fuel cost of between €1.20 Innovative biofuels, which are, for example, produced from waste materials, are useful—however, the supply is limited. Then add carbon. Finally, combine CO? to US$5.84

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Renewable Climate Fuel Gasoline-Electric 300

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

Vattenfall and Aalborg University are partnering with Danish startup SCF Technologies in a two-year project to design a demonstration plant based on SCF’s CatLiq process—an application of the firm’s supercritical fluid technology in the catalytic production of bio-oil from organic waste. SCF Technologies presentation (2008).

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Oil Universal 2008 Waste 218

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2016

Researchers with the US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have developed a “high-gravity” one-pot process for producing ethanol from cellulosic biomass that gives unprecedented yields while minimizing water use and waste disposal. —Seema Singh. —Blake Simmons.

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Fuel Waste Water Conversion 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2015

The partnership will help to deliver biorefining technology to India to convert biomass waste to clean sugars to be further converted to cellulosic ethanol and other bio-based chemicals. formicobio technology fractionates all the main components present in lignocellulose into cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin.

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India Finland Waste Convert 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The novel water electrolysis technology applied by SHARC has a capacity of 50 MW. ECOPLANTA aims to convert non-recyclable fractions of municipal solid waste to chemicals and biofuels. SHARC will also scale the production of green hydrogen to help make it a viable transportation fuel itself.

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Hydrogen Carbon Green Tango 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2012

They tend either to over-dehydrogenate or to combust, depending on whether oxygen is present in the reaction. The Cardiff Catalysis Institute team reported the use of a mixed-metal catalyst to convert decane to a range of oxygenated aromatics. —Professor Stan Golunski, a member of the Institute team. Sivaram Pradhan, Jonathan K.

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Production Diesel Gas Waste 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

Last week, Audi and its partner Global Bioenergies announced that the first batch of renewable isooctane—which Audi calls “e-benzin”—using Global Bioenergies’ fermentative isobutene pathway (sugar→isobutene→isooctane) had been produced and presented to Audi by Global Bioenergies. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Audi Renewable Solar Fuel 150

Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 5, 2023

A short explanation of each fuel is also presented. Bioethanol is being produced converting carbon-based agricultural feedstock such as sugar cane, bagasse, grain, barley, potatoes. A pneumatic motor which works on expanding compressed air is used to convert the energy to mechanical energy – either linear motion or rotation.

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Alternative Fuels Gasoline Fuel Gasoline-Electric 98

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

Battelle is granting an exclusive license to Genifuel Corporation for a process developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to convert algae into renewable synthetic natural gas (SNG) for use in pipelines and power generation. PNNL has tested the gasifier with terrestrial plants, kelp and water hyacinths.

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Gas Water Convert Renewable 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

Deuterium atoms diffuse into the electrode material from the heavy water used in the electrolyte. Once further optimized and energy conversion elements, such as thermoelectric converters, are added, the cell could produce electricity. The number of presentations on the topic at ACS National Meetings has quadrupled since 2007.

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Fusion Power Powered Batteries 326

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Among the projects discussed were reducing cold starts; using waste heat for different heating applications in the car; and a new implementation of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery. Heating with waste heat. Encapsulating the engine for heat retention. Click to enlarge. No more cold starts.

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BMW Fuel Exhaust CO2 218

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

The field included startups that aim to improve battery technology and solve the battery materials problem, coordinate energy flow from home and car batteries to the grid and back again, gather and use data for energy and carbon management, improve solar cell efficiency, and recycle agricultural waste.

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Climate Hydrogen Los Angeles Climate Change 101

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2010

In one of the papers presented at the May conference, Carl Stoots from the Idaho National Laboratory noted that while it is possible to produce syngas by separately electrolyzing steam and CO 2 , there are. Sustainable Fuels from CO 2 , H 2 O, and Carbon-Free Energy (presentations from the conference). Fischer-Tropsch). 2010.06.014.

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Fuel CO2 Production Conversion 255

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report that frames an integrated challenge and opportunity space around the water-energy nexus for DOE and its partners and lays the foundation for future efforts. Present day water and energy systems are tightly intertwined. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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Water Energy Oil Gas-Electric 246

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2009

In the report, its first, the panel concludes governments should fit biofuels into an overall energy, climate, land-use, water and agricultural strategy if biofuels deployment is to benefit society, the economy and the environment as a whole. This lack makes it difficult to assess trade-offs between different environmental impact indicators.

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Ozone Water Emissions Oil 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The heated seat belt in the SUSTAINEER is a refinement of the systems presented in the ESF 2019 experimental safety vehicle—an example of the transfer of expertise and technology within Mercedes-Benz AG. Added to this is the intelligent operating strategy of the air-conditioning system, which works on the same principle as a heat pump.

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Mercedes Electric Electrical All-Electric 221

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2011

Conducting this BTW analysis is simple and straightforward because it not only avoids uncertainties or debates for (i) biomass production-related issues, (ii) feedstock collection and transport, and (iii) land use change, but also excludes water consumption issues and greenhouse gas emissions in the whole biosystem. Huang and Zhang.

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Virginia Fuel Hydrogen Gas-Electric 246

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2013

Key modifications relate to the cylinder head, turbocharging, injection system, and the catalytic converter. The regulator ensures that the right pressure is always present in the gas rail and at the injector valves—low pressure for efficient driving in the lower speed range, and higher when the driver calls for more power and torque.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2010

The high specific engine output, the splash-oil cooling and the turbocharger generated a significant increase in the introduction of heat into the engine oil; an additional oil-to-water heat exchanger was installed for this reason. The exhaust manifold and upstream catalytic converter was replaced by a manifold with a turbocharger flange.

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Engine Hybrid Fuel Exhaust 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

This is coupled with the innovation seen in first-generation players to drive down costs, energy and water use, and GHG emissions. Waste-to-fuel. The production of transport fuel from waste is a nascent technology, largely in the lab and pilot stages of commercialization at present. Revolutionary.

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Transportation Supplies Emissions Fuel 262

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

liter engine, a hybrid system, a Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system, along with a number of other upgrades. Friction-reducing measures include a variable speed water pump, a clutched air compressor, low-viscosity oil and an improved cylinder kit. —Derek Rotz, principal investigator for SuperTruck, Daimler Trucks North America.

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2009 Engine Detroit Oregon 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2020

100% reduction in solid waste. The oceans are filled with metals, presenting as seafloor massive sulfides (SMS), cobalt crusts, polymetallic nodules and seabed sediments. Reinjection of deep seawater used for vertical transport in the mid-water column. 94% less stored carbon at risk. 90% reduction in SO x and NO x emissions.

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Batteries Battery Tonga Water 269

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2013

Biofuels company NextFuels introduced its hydrothermal process for economically producing transportation and industrial fuels from wet, unprocessed agricultural waste. to 6 metric tons of agricultural waste is generated for each metric ton of oil. Biomass is placed into the plant mixed with water. Click to enlarge. Resources.

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Waste F-150 Oil Fuel 220

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 30, 2023

A smart meter is a digital device that records and monitors the consumption of electricity, gas, or water in a home or business. Mechanical Storage: Flywheels: These devices store kinetic energy in a spinning rotor and convert it back to electricity when needed. Flow Batteries: These batteries store energy in liquid electrolytes.

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Energy Energy Storage Grid Store 52

My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

The only by products are water and a fair degree of heat, the latter indicating a degree of inefficiency and wasted energy. Second, while hydrogen can be otherwise produced through the electrolysis of water, this process requires huge amounts of clean and fresh water – a vital and highly valuable commodity of life that can’t be wasted.

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Hydrogen Petrol Gas-Electric Lithium Ion 52

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2009

BMW is exploring two pathways for waste heat recovery in vehicles: one thermoelectric, the other thermodynamic. At the recent SAE 2009 World Congress, BMW presented an analysis of two basic configurations of the Rankine cycle applied to a thermodynamic heat recovery system for a four-cylinder combustion engine. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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Waste BMW Power Powered 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2009

In general, biofuels made from organic waste are environmentally more benign than those from energy crops. Biofuels based on low input cultivation of non-food crops offers promise in developing countries as a source of energy, in part because energy use is often very low at present. However very few studies include water use impacts.

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Conversion Water Emissions 2009 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

Note that the figure is presented in logarithmic scale due to the wide range of assessed data. Accelerating the deployment of renewable energies will present new technological and institutional challenges, in particular integrating them into existing energy supply systems and end use sectors. Source: SRREN. Click to enlarge.

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Renewable Supplies Global Energy 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects will focus on technologies such as revolutionizing fuel cells for light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and technologies to generate less nuclear waste and reduce the cost of fuel. The system takes three main inputs: ambient air, water, and a sustainable energy source, and produces butanol with high selectivity.

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Clean Cleaning Energy Li-ion 284

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2017

Canada-based SBI has a patented process that can convert a wide range of waste oils, greases and sustainable vegetable oils into lower carbon drop-ins for diesel, jet fuel and gasoline. CGCs function in a way that does not require the addition of hydrogen, consumable chemicals, or water to the reaction, generate any waste stream.

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Waste Renewable Oil Convert 150

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

The 4-wheel anti-lock brakes with ventilated discs were part of the regenerative charging system, an energy recovery process taking the usually wasted friction and heat from braking or coasting, and converting kinetic energy into stored energy. The shelf-like LED rear tail lights continue the L-shape design cue. Safety and Convenience.

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Lexus Fuel Economy Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride 94

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2012

Hence, in order to reduce the cost of biodiesel production, using cheaper feedstocks such as waste oil or low-quality oil has been proposed. However, its use has been challenging as a result of impurities such as water and large amounts of free fatty acids (FFAs), which are common in most waste materials.

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