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MAY 21, 2020

The plant will feature SGH2’s technology, which will gasify recycled mixed paper waste to produce green hydrogen that reduces carbon emissions by two to three times more than green hydrogen produced using electrolysis and renewable energy, and is five to seven times cheaper. The facility will process 42,000 tons of recycled waste annually.

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MAY 22, 2020

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed an onboard separation system that could support increased fuel economy and lower greenhouse gas emissions as part of an octane-on-demand fuel-delivery system. Unfortunately, these engines exacerbate engine knock. —Allan Tuan.

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MAY 17, 2021

The clean technologies powering the future depend on powerful rare earth magnets to turn energy into motion. The collaboration seeks to minimize the system’s capital and operating costs, as well as its environmental footprint, while maximizing economic opportunities for coal communities.

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JULY 18, 2018

Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel, is now exploring ways to introduce liquefied waste plastic as a future raw material for fossil refining. The company’s target is to process annually more than one million tons of waste plastic by 2030.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

million metric tons of electronic waste in 2019, up more than 21% over five years, according to the United Nations’ most recent assessment. Only about 17% of that e-waste was recycled, and what happens to the rest can be detrimental for both human health and privacy. The world generated a record 53.6 We have so, so, so many devices.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

a leading waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer, has completed a C$280-million (US$223 million) investment round—its largest to date. The technology converts non-recyclable, non-compostable municipal solid waste into methanol, ethanol and other widely-used chemicals. Canada-based Enerkem Inc.,

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

million grant to researchers at Texas A&M AgriLife Research to investigate potential discoveries for waste products used in lignocellulosic biofuel production, turning them into valuable agents used in producing commercial products such as biodiesel and asphalt binding agents. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $2.2-million

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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.). Earlier post.).

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MAY 18, 2023

million through the USGS to advance scientific innovation and map critical minerals vital to the nation’s supply chains, national defense and economy. The new airborne geophysical survey will also support future geologic mapping efforts in the Kuskokwim River region of Alaska. Overall, this act invests $510.7

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JANUARY 11, 2017

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office has published a report, titled Biofuels and Bioproducts from Wet and Gaseous Waste Streams: Challenges and Opportunities. Also, these waste streams are often located where energy is in highest demand.

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JULY 28, 2023

Further development on range across temperature variations, heavy hauling, fine tuning auxiliary load to avoid waste, increased number of hours on current and additional units will support continued technological evolution. The second hydrogen locomotive is expected to enter service later in 2023.

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The analysis used the Ohio State University EcoCAR, a student prototype PHEV, as the basis for the preliminary fuel economy evaluation. This value represents the upper limit for waste heat recovery systems to convert thermal energy from the exhaust gases into mechanical energy. —Skarke et al. The OSU EcoCAR PHEV powertrain.

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AUGUST 1, 2021

The shortlisted proposals include plants aiming to produce jet fuel from: Combining carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere with hydrogen from water; Alcohol derived from wastes; Everyday household and commercial black bag rubbish; and. The competition supports large-scale SAF production projects with their early-stage development.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the Agriculture Innovation Agenda, a department-wide initiative to align resources, programs, and research to position American agriculture to better meet future global demands. Water Quality: Reduce nutrient loss by 30 percent nationally by 2050.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Li-Cycle says that its recycling services eliminate these inefficiencies without creating any waste as a byproduct. Li-Cycle says that its patented technologies enable recoveries of at least 95% of all materials found in lithium-ion batteries through an innovative, zero-waste process.

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APRIL 23, 2014

The Dearman project is to deliver a production-feasible waste-heat recovery system for urban commercial vehicles, which offers life-cycle CO 2 savings of up to 40%; fuel savings of 25%, with the potential of up to almost 50%; and potential payback in less than three years. Earlier post. ). Earlier post.) Other IDP10 awards. million (US$4.37

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JUNE 28, 2021

The EU-funded research project HyFlexFuel recently successfully produced biocrudes via hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) from a variety of biomasses, including sewage sludge, food waste, manure, wheat straw, corn stover, pine sawdust, miscanthus and microalgae in a pilot-scale continuous HTL plant at Aarhus University (Denmark).

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

BASF SE is investing €16 million into Pyrum Innovations AG, a technology company specialized in the pyrolysis of waste tires, headquartered in Dillingen/Saar, Germany. Future investors in the technology can have the certainty that the pyrolysis oil produced will be taken up by BASF to produce high-performance chemical products.

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JULY 6, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $100 million in funding for 10 Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) to accelerate the scientific breakthroughs needed to build a twenty-first-century energy economy.

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JUNE 11, 2021

Because rDME’s properties allow it to store and transport renewable hydrogen cost-effectively, this milestone unlocks Oberon’s ability to reduce emissions from transportation today, while potentially accelerating the development of the hydrogen economy. It is the first time this feedstock has been used to make rDME at commercial scale.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Diesel-to-electric conversions are helping to ease the electric truck bottleneck while contributing to the sparkling green economy of the future.

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APRIL 25, 2023

By using methanol, the joint venture vessels are future-proofed against every incoming emissions target, as greater quantities of low-carbon and green methanol become available for blending and bunkering in the near future. The project is currently being constructed with a target start of operations in 2025.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

With steel, in particular, we are leading the way by sourcing low-carbon steel for our plants in Europe in the future. The BMW Group already established a closed-loop material cycle for sheet steel waste from BMW Group Plant Leipzig with Salzgitter AG more than five years ago. Closed loop conserves resources and reduces CO 2 emissions.

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As a result, the real-world laboratory project has taken a significant step forward towards its goal of progressively establishing a regional hydrogen economy on an industrial scale. In a future stage, there are plans to supply a hydrogen filling station. We see the energy transition as a cross-sectoral endeavour.

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JANUARY 14, 2016

The tetrahedrite and magnesium silicide stannide combination consists of the most abundant and scalable elements available for high-temperature materials, enabling the PowerCard to meet commercial requirements for a wide range of applications from remote power generation in industrial settings to waste heat recovery in the automotive industry.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

With its versatile properties, steel is nevertheless one of the key materials for automotive manufacturing and will be no less important for future vehicle concepts and generations. The BMW Group has also set up closed-loop material cycles for sheet steel waste with several steel suppliers. Earlier post.).

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This newest generation technology will be available for the market in 2022, and ensures minimal waste and impact on the environment, which will be vital for the surge in EV car adoption. Our pilot line in Nersac aims to test all our product and process solutions before mass production in our future Gigafactories.

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APRIL 22, 2016

PHEVLERs [ 3 ] are a disruptive technology that will help revolutionize both the clean transportation and the clean stationary energy sectors of our economy. These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ About the authors. Dr. Andrew A.

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

Cities are expanding, economies are growing, and life expectancy has almost doubled. We focused on these three countries because they are all at somewhat different points in their economic development, and we reasoned that comparing air pollution patterns among them would give us a good indicator of future trends. billion in 2020 to 4.3

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AUGUST 22, 2013

The European Union-funded PowerDriver project—a two-year, €3-million (US$4-million) research project initiated in February 2012 to turn exhaust gas waste heat into electricity using thermoelectric generator (TGEN) technology—has completed simulation work on on a potential automotive application.

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DECEMBER 8, 2018

The team which wins the “BA 2119: Future of Fuels Challenge” will receive £25,000 (US$31,900) to help fund further research and a commitment from the airline to work alongside them to incubate their idea. The runners up will also receive cash sums. The challenge is being launched as part of British Airways’ Centenary celebrations.

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APRIL 1, 2021

Western Economic Diversification Canada, Future Energy Systems, CanmetENERGY Devon and Edmonton International Airport, are also providing funding toward this $7.4-million The EIP recognizes that innovations in clean energy technologies must be affordable, reliable and sustainable to support Canada’s transition toward a low-carbon economy.

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MAY 26, 2021

CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Larry Marshall said the mission-based partnership was the key to creating a new industry for the future energy needs of Australia and the world. The first module, HyResource, was launched in September with NERA, the Future Fuels CRC and The Australian Hydrogen Council. —Dr Marshall.

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JUNE 16, 2019

The new research, The Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5°C However, the C40 network represents one-quarter of the global economy, and 85% of the emissions associated with goods and services consumed within their boundaries are imported from elsewhere. Without urgent action, those emissions are projected to nearly double by 2050.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

General Motors and LG Chem are partnering to mass-produce battery cells for future battery-electric vehicles. The plant will use the most advanced manufacturing processes all under one roof to produce cells efficiently, with little waste, and will benefit from strong economies of scale throughout the value chain.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Internal combustion engines in vehicles use only about one-third of the potential energy in the fuel for propulsion; the remaining two-thirds are lost as waste heat. Thermoelectric generators use this heat and convert it into electricity. —Mirko Klein Altstedde.

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Tesla has obviously found a clearer vision for its future in Master Plan Part 3. Similarly, the 2022 Impact Report shows what Tesla has been doing to contribute to its ultimate goal: a sustainable energy economy. Tesla also reported that 90% of its manufacturing waste is recycled.

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