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APRIL 16, 2014

British Airways and its partner Solena Fuels announced that the UK GreenSky facility to convert landfill waste into jet fuel ( earlier post ) will be built in Thames Enterprise Park, part of the site of the former Coryton oil refinery in Thurrock, Essex. Click to enlarge. High Temperature Gasification. Click to enlarge. FT Processing.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Once built, the facility will be among the largest in Europe to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel made from waste. Shell will use bio-naphtha and light hydrocarbon gasses created during the formation process to create hydrogen. The facility will not use virgin palm oil as feedstock.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Researchers in the US have developed a catalytic upcycling process using platinum nanoparticles supported on perovskites to convert single-use polyethylene (PE) (such as grocery bags) into value-added high-quality liquid products (such as motor oils and waxes). An open-access paper on their work is published in ACS Central Science.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Change in primary oil demand by sector and region in the central New Policies Scenario, 2010-2035. Under the WEO 2011 central scenario, oil demand rises from 87 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2010 to 99 mb/d in 2035, with all the net growth coming from the transport sector in emerging economies. Click to enlarge. billion in 2035.

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JULY 6, 2022

The new electric motor is clean, light, and efficient and can be assembled without the use of rare earths by customer request. Despite its very compact and light design, its continuous output is more than 90% of its peak output. The traction motor can run indefinitely with high performance due to its new cooling concept.

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MARCH 25, 2014

For the study, the biodiesel (Fatty Acid Methyl Ester) consisted of a mixture of 80% palm-based methyl ester (PME) and 20% biodiesel derived from waste cooking oil—a typical blending ratio of commercial biodiesel in Korea. liter diesel engine and passenger car. 2014.01.089. 2013.07.001.

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MAY 19, 2013

The Government of Canada is supporting a three-year project that will result in the construction of a $19-million, demonstration-scale facility in Alberta that will use algae to recycle industrial carbon dioxide emissions from an oil sands facility into commercial products such as biofuels. Algae Algal Fuels Biorefinery Canada Oil sands'

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

Solazyme received the award for Greener Synthetic Pathways for its tailored oils produced from microalgal fermentation. Solazyme has engineered microalgae to produce oils tailored to customers’ needs that can mimic or enhance properties of traditional vegetable oils. coli bacteria and Saccharomyces (e.g.

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JUNE 30, 2016

As part of that effort, the leaders committed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from light- and heavy-duty vehicles by aligning fuel efficiency and/or GHG emission standards out to 2025 and 2027, respectively.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

UBQ is a patented material converted from 100% unsorted household waste, containing food leftovers, mixed plastics, paper, cardboard, packaging materials and diapers. UBQ Industrial Grade is the preeminent environmental material which can substitute oil- and plant-based polymers as well as wood.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Power steering is electric and as a result we don’t need to check the power steering oil level as there isn’t any. Priuses can burn oil. Even though it is normal (for all cars), hybrids can develop a thirst for oil after a few hundred thousand kilometers. Two out of our four Priuses burn oil. My 2005 burns about 0.3-0.4

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JANUARY 19, 2015

In a study investigating the effect of the water and free fatty acid (FFA) content in waste chicken fat from poultry processing plants on the production of renewable diesel (not biodiesel), researchers in Thailand have found that both higher FFA and water content improved the biohydrogenated diesel (BHD) yield. —Kaewmeesri et al.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will optimize fuel-based control of novel combustion strategies in light- and heavy-duty vehicles to enable diesel-like efficiencies with ultra-low engine-out emissions. Light-weighting materials. Demo Project for Multi-material light-weight prototype vehicle. Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants LLC. 1,497,531.

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JUNE 27, 2018

We’ve made several improvements to our manufacturing operations—from the lighting we use to plant consolidations—all of which played a role in dramatically reducing our CO 2 footprint. The results are significant, with a global manufacturing CO 2 emissions reduction of more than 3.4

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JANUARY 16, 2017

Neste recently launched a renewable diesel made entirely from waste and residues under the brand name Neste MY Renewable Diesel at select service stations in the Helsinki region today, 9 January 2017. The campaign encouraged people to bring the waste fat from their roast ham to be used as raw material for renewable diesel.

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MARCH 9, 2013

Transportation fuel mix in millions of oil-equivalent barrels through 2020. The relative shift away from motor gasoline to diesel is driven by improving light-duty vehicle fuel economy and the growth in commercial transportation activity. Sources for fuel economy gains in light-duty vehicles. Source: ExxonMobil Outlook.

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MAY 25, 2011

aviation fuel at the scale or speed needed to achieve industry goals, the report focuses on a portfolio of options, including different conversion technologies and sources of potentially sustainable biomass, including oilseeds, forest residues, solid waste, and algae. environmental conditions and spur regional economies.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

The focus on fuels without the chemicals is missing the point, and missing the model that has worked for over 200 years, and that’s the oil companies. Light Immersion Technology can be used to grow algae to remediate selenium, zinc, lead, cadmium, boron, mercury, and other undesirable elements and compounds from industrial waste streams.

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JUNE 1, 2012

The expanded refinery can process a wide variety of crude oils, ranging from relatively light to heavy. Light ends-Naphtha is processed in the Saturates Gas Plant which is integrated on the VPS plot. Feeds to the HCU include heavy coker gas oil from both DCUs, extracts from the lube operations and medium. MBPD of feed.

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Texas Oil Gas Light 210

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JULY 21, 2022

Toyota’s toughest, body-on-frame models in Europe are to be made compatible with HVO100 diesel, a non-fossil fuel made from 100% renewable sources such as waste cooking oil. Both the Land Cruiser and Hilux will join the Proace family of light commercial vehicles in being compatible with HVO100 diesel.

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MARCH 11, 2020

The backhoe loader is perfectly suited for electrification as the varied use cycles, from heavy to light work, provide an excellent opportunity to convert wasted diesel engine hours into zero consumption battery time—yet provide the operator with instantaneous torque response when needed.

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Fully Electric Diesel Electrical Electric 536

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MAY 22, 2020

PNNL’s onboard separation technology enables octane-on-demand to improve performance and overall fuel economy for passenger vehicles and light duty trucks. When a car burns gas while sitting at a stop light or idling at the curb, it’s wasting the valuable high-octane fuel better used for acceleration.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel Gasoline 397

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JUNE 10, 2012

Researchers in Spain have obtained high-quality transportation fuels (gasoline with RON >80 and diesel with cetane number >70) from oil obtained by the thermal cracking of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) using a bifunctional catalyst comprising Ni (7 wt %) deposited on a hierarchical Beta zeolite (Ni/h-Beta).

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Transportation Fuel Production Gasoline 240

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

Blended with a petroleum gasoline blendstock, these bio-blendstocks are designed to improve engine efficiency for light-duty, boosted-spark ignition (BSI) engines. Renewable natural gas and lactic acid production from wet waste feedstocks. These MCCI fuels are both diesel-like bio-blendstocks blended with conventional diesel.

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2020 Gas-Electric Lithium Ion Mariner 324

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JANUARY 8, 2020

and emissions from other sectors (agriculture, waste, land use, oil and gas methane, etc) rose by 4.4%. Based on preliminary data, Rhodium estimates that transportation emissions declined slightly—by 0.3% year-on-year. Industrial emissions (both energy and process) rose by 0.6%. Direct emissions from buildings increased by 2.2%

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Coal 2019 2018 Gas-Electric 370

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Piston cooling jets, located at the bottom of each cylinder, contribute to fuel economy by squirting oil on the bottom of the pistons to help maintain cylinder temperatures and reduce the possibility of hot spots along the cylinder walls or at the top of the piston that could lead to detonation. This high-performance 1.4-liter

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2012 Exhaust Engine Oil 294

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The solar panels developed for Optifuel Lab 2 are therefore light in weight, deformable, equipped with 48 modules covering an area of 40 m² and generate 30% more power than standard panels. Waste heat recovery. Renault Trucks has developed a system to recover the waste heat contained in exhaust gases. —Claude Covo.

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2015 Vehicles Solar Waste 247

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

If used in a light duty passenger vehicle, the powertrain will cut emissions by the same percent as it displaces 575 gallons of petroleum yearly. Each battery pack that goes into a light-duty electric vehicle is expected to reduce petroleum use by 575 gallons per year and reduce the resulting greenhouse gas emissions by 72 percent.

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OCTOBER 8, 2016

Expanded and updated wastewater sludge-derived fuels and waste-to-energy pathways. Updated the fuel economy and material composition of the light duty vehicles. Updated vented, fugitive, and flaring greenhouse gas emissions from crude oil production. Updated emission factors for agricultural equipment and non-road emissions.

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2016 Gas-Electric Fuel Economy Emissions 218

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JANUARY 11, 2010

These projects will receive more than $115 million in funding to develop and demonstrate systems-level fuel efficiency technologies by 2015, including improved aerodynamics, reducing engine idling technologies, waste heat recovery to increase engine efficiency, advanced combustion techniques, and powertrain hybridization. 38,831,115.

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

The program is slated to invest approximately $90 million during this fiscal year to encourage the development and use of new technologies and alternative and renewable fuels, with the goal of reducing dependence on foreign oil and improving the environment. Vehicles in this weight range are typically light- or medium-duty trucks or vans.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

This transaction represents Fulcrum’s fourth major corporate investment and partnership following similar deals with United Airlines, Waste Management and Cathay Pacific. Entering into this strategic relationship with a global oil and gas company enhances the value of Fulcrum’s waste to fuel platform.

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JUNE 9, 2009

Ranges in passenger occupancy can easily change the relative performance of modes, with large aircraft performing better than light rail in some of the areas investigated. Samples of the findings include: Off-peak urban diesel buses has the largest energy consumption and GHG emissions per PKT, followed by the three light-duty vehicles.

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JULY 15, 2017

The researchers analyzed samples of PM obtained from light-duty diesel engine transient cycle emission tests with two biodiesel feedstocks—soybean (SOY) and waste vegetable oil (WVO)—blended with ultralow sulfur petrodiesel at five different volume percentages of biodiesel, Bxx (B0, B10, B20, B50, and B100).

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Includes replacement of lighting fixtures, control systems, and roof upgrades at selected facilities. Ultra-light Zero Emissions Buses: Replaces two of Flint MTA diesel buses with advanced all-electric Zero-Emissions GTB-40 buses from Fisher Coachworks. Flint Mass Transportation Authority, Michigan: $2,200,000.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Catalytic hydrogenation—used to refine crude oil, synthesize ammonia, and now in multiple processes to produce bio-hydrocarbon fuels from renewable fats and oils—conventionally relies on transition-metal catalysts. Tags: Bio-hydrocarbons Catalysts Fuels Oil. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/ja9061097.

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Hydrogen Oil Pollution Carbon 170

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MARCH 11, 2017

Further research has led to new possibilities for this engine leading to new prospects for multi-fuel combustion including the combustion of waste gas. MAN Diesel & Turbo sees significant opportunities in the development of this engine since the engine may also run on almost any form of waste gas. The Mitsui-MAN B&W 7G50ME-C9.5-GIE

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