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SK invests in electrofuels company Infinium

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2022

SK Trading International (SKTI), a wholly owned subsidiary of SK Innovation, has closed a round of institutional funding into electrofuels developer Infinium. Electrofuels are ultra-low carbon drop-in fuels that can be used in today’s infrastructure and engines without modifications or upgrades. Earlier post.)

Companies

Companies Fuel Alternative Mariner Carbon

SHV Energy and UGI to launch joint venture to advance use of renewable DME; 300 kilotons rDME/year by 2027

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MAY 18, 2021

SHV Energy and UGI International, a subsidiary of UGI Corporation, leading distributors of off-grid energy, intend to launch a joint venture to advance the production and use of Renewable Dimethyl Ether (rDME), a low-carbon sustainable liquid gas, to accelerate renewable solutions for the LPG industry.

Renewable

Renewable Energy Grid Fuel Alternative

Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy and EV Modern Life

Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Here in New York City, where we have a population density that supports a mass transit system, most of our fossil fuel use is to power our buildings. In any case, when we switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy, we reduce but do not eliminate environmental damage. Automobiles became more energy-efficient and less polluting.

Renewable

Renewable Energy Fuel New York City

IRENA sees renewable hydrogen at least cost-possible within decade

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Hydrogen produced with renewable electricity could compete on costs with fossil fuel alternatives by 2030, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Renewable Low Cost Green

List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 5, 2023

Are you aware of the most commonly used fuel in automobiles? The answer is petroleum fuels. The fossil fuels are highly significant in the global economy. The worlds’ energy requirements are mostly meet by these petroleum fuels. Do we have enough fuels for the future use? You can guess it easily.

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Gulf Oil adds LNG-powered trucks to its transportation fleet

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AUGUST 27, 2012

Gulf’s move into the LNG marketplace is part of the company’s ongoing strategy to diversify its energy offerings and provide the marketplace with a fuel alternative that is cheaper, cleaner, and domestic. We intend to convert more of our fleet and to supply and distribute LNG to our customers.

Fleet

Fleet Transportation Oil Peterbilt

Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

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JULY 23, 2018

Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study. —McCollum et al.

Carbon

Carbon Market Alternative Fuels Vehicles

Co-Optima report highlights most significant R&D achievements in FY2019

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JUNE 4, 2020

After completing a major body of research focused on boosted (also known as turbocharged) spark ignition (SI) engines in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, Co-Optima’s FY 2019 LD research and development (R&D) shifted to multimode solutions that employ multiple engine operating modes to maximize engine efficiency and fuel economy.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy 2019 Diesel Engine

Ford Europe leading project investigating DME and OME1 as low carbon, near zero particulate fuels; power-to-liquids pathways using CO2

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

million) research project to investigate the use of alternative fuels that could offer customers the power and performance of modern internal combustion engines with environmental benefits comparable to an electric vehicle. Alternative, renewable fuels like methyl ethers will play a pivotal role in the future.

Ford

Ford Fuel Power Powered

European Parliament backs 6% cap on land-based biofuels, switchover to advanced biofuels; no mandate

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

According to current legislation, member states must ensure that renewable energy accounts for at least 10% of energy consumption in transport by 2020. In the adopted text, MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) say land-based biofuels should not exceed 6% of the final energy consumption in transport by 2020.

2020

2020 Europe Waste Emissions

IEA roadmap concludes biofuels can provide up to 27% of world transportation fuel by 2050

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APRIL 21, 2011

By 2050, biofuels could provide 27% of total transport fuel and contribute in particular to the replacement of diesel, kerosene and jet fuel, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). —Bo Diczfalusy, the IEA’s Director of Sustainable Energy Policy and Technology. Source: IEA.

Transportation

Transportation Fuel Conversion CO2

DOE to award up to $11M for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle powertrain electrification and dual fuel fleet demonstration

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a funding opportunity ( DE-FOA-0001349 ) announcement for up to $11 million to support projects covering two areas of technical interest. The first is medium- and heavy-duty powertrain electrification; the second is a dual fuel fleet demonstration. Reduced reliance on petroleum.

Fleet

Fleet Fuel Vehicles PHEV

MIT study concludes that absent climate policy, coal-to-liquids could account for around a third of global liquid fuels by 2050

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JUNE 9, 2011

Converting coal into liquid fuels is known to be more costly than current energy technologies, both in terms of production costs and the amount of greenhouse gases the process emits. Production of CTL has a large carbon footprint, releasing more than twice the lifecycle greenhouse gases of conventional petroleum fuels.

Coal

Coal MIT Climate Global

New UC Davis market-based sustainability forecasting approach concludes supplanting gasoline and diesel with renewable fuels could take 131 years

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

At the current pace of research and development, replacing gasoline and diesel with renewable fuel alternatives could take some 131 years, according to a new University of California, Davis, study using a new sustainability forecasting approach based on market expectations. The forecast was published online 8 Nov.

Davis

Davis Renewable Gasoline Market

ABB introduces Dynafin propulsion system to increase ship efficiency; mimicking movements of whale tail

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JUNE 2, 2023

An independent study of ABB Dynafin from OSK-ShipTech A/S of a passenger vessel design equipped with different propulsion solutions has verified savings in propulsion energy consumption of up to 22% compared to conventional shaftline configuration. This can deliver significant savings in fuel consumption and help to avoid emissions.

Mariner

Mariner Concept Gas-Electric Fuel Alternative

Power Up Your Garden State Business With New Jersey EV Incentives

EV Connect

MARCH 22, 2021

Companies that upgrade their fleets to zero-emission vehicles will reap the benefits every time they hit the road — from the sales tax exemption on ZEV purchases to discounts on tolls and credits for replacing internal combustion trucks with clean fuel alternatives. Department of Energy - New Jersey Laws and Incentives

New Jersey

New Jersey Tax Credit Power Powered

CEC report sets out North American plan for change and investment to achieve sustainable freight transportation

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2011

Throughout this period, the transportation sector is expected to maintain its position as a dominant end-user of energy. Canada, Mexico and the United States should consider putting a price on carbon to give everyone a clear signal that they should be investing in efficiency and in low-carbon fuel alternatives.

Transportation

Transportation North America Canada Mexico

Researchers Discover Potential Weaknesses in Structure of Lignocellulose; Insight Could Lead to Cost-Effective Strategies for Biomass Conversion

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APRIL 23, 2009

The insight ultimately could lead to a cost-effective and energy-efficient strategy for turning biomass into alternative fuels. The ability to economically and easily break cellulose into sugars is desirable because the sugars can be used to create fuel alternatives.

Insight

Insight Conversion Hydrogen Alternative Fuels

MIT team develops new synthetic pathway and modular engineering toolkit for direct biosynthesis of odd-chain molecules for fuels and chemicals

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NOVEMBER 3, 2012

In the present pathway, further engineering of the internal redox metabolism, as well as improved substrate specificity and activity of pathway enzymes, should lead to economically viable and precisely controlled production of desired products. —Tseng and Prather.

MIT

MIT Engine Fuel Supplies

CSIRO and Australasian Aviation Partners Launch Study on Sustainable Aviation Fuels Industry

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APRIL 21, 2010

The road map will examine the barriers, opportunities and implications of producing bio-derived jet fuels at scale, including: commercial viability; environmental sustainability; and. —CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship's chief economist and road map project leader Mr Paul Graham. Tags: Australia Aviation Biomass Fuels.

New Zealand

New Zealand Industrial Industry Fuel

Can Alt-Fuel Credits Accelerate EV Adoption?

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The changes might bolster the RFS with a new type of credit, an “e-RIN,” which would mark an amount of energy used for charging electric vehicles. Nunes says it’s currently unclear whether federal government action via a fuel standard would be more effective than direct investment. says Nunes. Meanwhile, in a future U.S.

Fuel

Fuel South Korea Renewable Tax Credit

EV Driven

SK invests in electrofuels company Infinium

SHV Energy and UGI to launch joint venture to advance use of renewable DME; 300 kilotons rDME/year by 2027

Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy and EV Modern Life

IRENA sees renewable hydrogen at least cost-possible within decade

List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

Gulf Oil adds LNG-powered trucks to its transportation fleet

Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

Co-Optima report highlights most significant R&D achievements in FY2019

Ford Europe leading project investigating DME and OME1 as low carbon, near zero particulate fuels; power-to-liquids pathways using CO2

European Parliament backs 6% cap on land-based biofuels, switchover to advanced biofuels; no mandate

IEA roadmap concludes biofuels can provide up to 27% of world transportation fuel by 2050

DOE to award up to $11M for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle powertrain electrification and dual fuel fleet demonstration

MIT study concludes that absent climate policy, coal-to-liquids could account for around a third of global liquid fuels by 2050

New UC Davis market-based sustainability forecasting approach concludes supplanting gasoline and diesel with renewable fuels could take 131 years

ABB introduces Dynafin propulsion system to increase ship efficiency; mimicking movements of whale tail

Power Up Your Garden State Business With New Jersey EV Incentives

CEC report sets out North American plan for change and investment to achieve sustainable freight transportation

Researchers Discover Potential Weaknesses in Structure of Lignocellulose; Insight Could Lead to Cost-Effective Strategies for Biomass Conversion

MIT team develops new synthetic pathway and modular engineering toolkit for direct biosynthesis of odd-chain molecules for fuels and chemicals

CSIRO and Australasian Aviation Partners Launch Study on Sustainable Aviation Fuels Industry

Can Alt-Fuel Credits Accelerate EV Adoption?

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