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The technology has already been proven at the laboratory scale under a research program in partnership with the University of Plymouth and results in a 35% cost-saving and 38% reduction in emissions compared to the mining of virgin material.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside’s Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CERT) at the Bourns College of Engineering have received two grants to further explore a steam hydrogasification process they developed to convert waste into fuels. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). That could replace 5.5%

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AUGUST 13, 2021

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) Swanson School of Engineering are working with Powdermet Inc. , In addition to their scarcity, extracting and processing these materials has environmental consequences, leaving behind a significant amount of toxic waste.

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JANUARY 7, 2010

has entered into a joint development program with the Energy & Environmental Research Center ( EERC ) at the University of North Dakota (UND) in Grand Forks for converting a wide variety of biomass and waste into bio-butanol. Syntec Biofuel Inc. Earlier post.). EERC Director Gerald Groenewold.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

This project will demonstrate the conversion of gaseous carbon wood wastes (terpenes) to renewable Terpenes SAF blending components. The advanced cultivation will be operated for 12 months to demonstrate the efficacy of the process and generate key performance parameters to validate the projected minimum fuel selling price of $2.50/gallon

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DECEMBER 18, 2022

Researchers from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and Fujitsu have applied quantum-inspired computing to find the promising, previously unexplored chemical family of Ru-Cr-Mn-Sb-O 2 as acidic oxygen evolution reaction catalysts for hydrogen production.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The Rice lab of chemist James Tour has successfully extracted valuable rare earth elements (REE) from waste at yields high enough to resolve issues for manufacturers while boosting their profits. The activation strategy is feasible for various wastes including coal fly ash, bauxite residue, and electronic waste.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Researchers at Rice University have created an inexpensive silicon-based anode material for Li-ion batteries consisting of macroporous silicon particulates (MPSPs) created by crushing porous silicon films they had earlier developed. Thakur et al. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Kreutz used two examples of CCTF systems in his analysis: biodiesel from microalgae and Sandia National Laboratory’s S2P process (an effort to utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels, earlier post ). emissions. their CO 2 (e.g. ~90%) natural gas, nuclear energy, renewable energy, etc.).In

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JUNE 26, 2020

IDEALFUEL seeks to develop methods to convert woody residual and waste materials such as sawdust and wood chips into renewable marine fuels. This is cost competitive with Ultra-Low Sulfur Fuel Oil (ULSFO) which current, 2019, price level is €450-550/tonne. The participants are Vertoro B.V. (NL); NL); Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd.

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JULY 18, 2017

A team at the University of Cambridge (UK) has developed a decision support tool for developing optimal processes for bio-renewable-based energy solutions and chemicals manufacturing. The tool, described in a paper in the journal ChemSusChem, combines economic and environmental performance criteria, evaluated by rigorous models.

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JULY 13, 2016

New to the 2016 report is novel assessments of potential biomass supplies from algae, from new energy crops (miscanthus, energy cane, eucalyptus), and from municipal solid waste. These renewable resources include agricultural, forestry, and algal biomass, as well as waste. and Allegheny Science and Technology).

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

RINs are turned into the EPA by fuel producers and importers who use them to demonstrate that they have met their obligation to use biofuels under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), noted Bruce Babcock in a 2012 policy brief from the Center for Agricultural and Rural DEvelopment (CARD) at Iwo State University.

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JULY 5, 2017

Researchers at Feng Chia University in Taiwan have engineered the bacterium Escherichia coli to produce n-butanol from crude glycerol—a byproduct of the production of biodiesel. The situation is even worsened by the additional cost for disposal of glycerol waste. g/L n-butanol from 20 g/L crude glycerol.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The purchase price will not be disclosed. Thermoelectrics can be utilized to convert heat into electrical energy, turning previously unused waste heat into a valuable source of energy. O-Flexx Technologies offers thermoelectric technology based on a thin-film approach combined with a cost-optimized, high-volume manufacturing process.

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Bettmann/Getty Images You, the Power Source The incandescent lightbulb, in addition to being a world-changing invention, is the prototypical example of something that wastes a lot of energy, giving it off as heat instead of light. Our bodies slough off a ton of heat too. Diana Gamzina, founder and CEO of Davis, Calif., Gabriela Hasbun

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Made from the residue left behind after production of gasoline, plastics, and other materials, asphalt still commands $700-800 per ton, or half the price of gasoline at $1,500 per ton, Wen estimates. With the waste cooking oil technology, we can reduce the cost of asphalt binder to under $200 per ton, making road building much cheaper.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2017

This would allow a 100 million gallons per year (MGY) plant to convert 11 million pounds of otherwise wasted sugar to approximately 700,000 gallons of additional ethanol per year. At current prices, this would add nearly $1 million in revenue for the plant.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Existing investors VantagePoint Capital Partners, BP Ventures, Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, and Osage University Partners also participated in this round. New investors include Sustainable Conversion Ventures, which focuses on renewable fuels and chemicals investments.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

Propylene price volatility and environmental sustainability have motivated a search for alternative pathways using bio-derived feedstocks such as glycerol and glutamic acid. Historically, acrylonitrile prices have been volatile due to ties to propylene prices. Karp et al. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 9, 2010

Researchers at Texas A&M University have concluded that the MixAlco process (developed there) to convert biomass to fuels and chemicals—under a base-case capacity of 40 dry tonne feedstock per hour— requires a total capital investment of $5.54/annual annual gallon of hydrocarbon fuels (US $3.79/annual annual gallon of ethanol equivalent).

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MARCH 16, 2021

Life cycle analysis showed up to 165% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions relative to fossil jet if the food waste is diverted from landfills to produce VFA-SAF. Techno-economic analysis evaluated the major catalytic process cost-drivers, determining the minimum fuel selling price as a function of VFA production costs.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

A University of Washington team is trying to make poplar an economically viable biofuel feedstock by testing the production of younger poplar trees that could be harvested more frequently—after only two or three years—instead of the usual 10- to 20-year cycle. Chang Dou/University of Washington. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 10, 2018

In these regards, the development of carbon materials, which have high porosity and chemical interaction with polysulfides, at a rational price has become a crucial part of advancing the practical utilization of Li-S cell. … a) Initial voltage profiles; (b) cycle performances; (c) rate capabilities; (d) Nyquist plots of each electrode.

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Tesla Supercharger (Source: Tesla) Many EV drivers carry over habits from driving gasoline cars when they charge EVs, but that leads to wasted time, inconvenience, and range anxiety, according to a new study. They interviewed EV users in both Sweden and the US and found unanticipated and previously unreported EV charging habits and ideas.

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JUNE 23, 2009

Scientists at the University of Delaware are developing a new low-cost material for hydrogen storage—carbonized chicken feathers (CCFF)—that they say could meet the DOE requirements for hydrogen storage and are competitive with carbon nanotubes and metal hydrates at a tiny fraction of their cost. Wool, University of Delaware.

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MARCH 20, 2013

In February, Mærsk signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Progression Industry —a spin-off company of Eindhoven University of Technology—to develop a viable marine fuel from lignin—CyclOx—that meets stringent parameters on price, technical performance, sustainability and emissions. Earlier post.).

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MAY 1, 2013

Biofuels using waste as a feedstock (for biodiesel and ethanol) comprised less than 1% of biofuel volumes but 10% of biofuel credits due to their low CI. Biofuels from waste materials made up less than 1% of biofuel volumes but generated 10% of biofuel credits, due to their low carbon intensity. for the first two months of 2013.

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the technology reduced the moisture to a level that the waste coal can now be marketed commercially. Waste coal slurry went through the centrifuge at a rate of 30 gallons per minute and was dewatered to 13-19% moisture with coal recovery greater than 97%. Roe-Hoan Yoon. as part of a license agreement with Virginia Tech. Roe-Hoan Yoon.

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AUGUST 16, 2013

University of Maryland researchers have partnered with Redox Power Systems LLC to commercialize low-temperature solid oxide fuel cell (LT-SOFC) technology for distributed generation—and ultimately transportation—applications at about one-tenth the cost and one-tenth the size of current commercial fuel cell systems.

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APRIL 20, 2011

A team at Stanford University is proposing using solid oxide fuel cells as the basis for a method for electricity production from oil shale with in situ carbon capture (EPICC) as a means to provide transportation services from oil shale with greatly reduced CO 2 emissions. secondary use of waste heat. Waste heat from conversion.

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Additional fees and charges added to electricity prices. Implementing a price cap for retailers. The unit cost of Gas in the UK is 4 times the price of US Gas. – In 2019, the Government once all keen on low priced UK gas did a U turn after succumbing to environmentalists’ pressure groups. Price of bread.

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Source: Dr. Shulin Chen , University of Washington. The Phase II project team of 10 organizations from 5 states—including universities and large and small businesses—will be managed by the Logos Technologies Energy Systems Division at its process-integration laboratory in northern Virginia. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The giant miscanthus was developed at the University of Mississippi and provided from a high yield plot by Repreve Renewables. Agricultural waste from food crops can also produce up to 1,000 gallons of gasoline/acre using this new technology. —Mike Cheiky, Cool Planet’s founder and CEO.

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JUNE 21, 2023

Given the importance of EVs to the Hyundai Motor Way strategy, Chang Hwan Kim, SVP and Head of the Battery Development Center, detailed the company’s advancing development capabilities to improve battery performance continuously and to strengthen price competitiveness. For its battery-wise competitiveness, Hyundai Motor plans to invest KRW 9.5

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APRIL 21, 2012

Thus, early suggestions that a large-scale forest biofuel industry would be greenhouse-gas neutral or even reduce greenhouse emissions “ are based on erroneous assumptions ,” according to the authors from the Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Germany, Oregon State University, and other universities in Switzerland, Austria and France.

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Approximately 6 billion gallons of fuel are wasted in the US each year as vehicles wait at stop lights or sit in dense traffic with engines idling, according to US Department of Energy estimates. Price, and T. So, where to find a larger, fine-grained vehicle dataset? Karnowski, R. Eicholtz, J. 2470-1173.2020.6.IRIACV-070

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