Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2021

The facility was developed and built in partnership with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, TODA Corporation, TOKYU Construction, CHIYODA Kenko and researchers at Tokyo University of Science to help Japan meet growing demand for renewable hydrogen while demonstrating a new pathway for sustainable disposal of waste. Ways2H, Inc.

Waste 396

Waste Convert Hydrogen Japan 396

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Both half reactions of water electrolysis—hydrogen and oxygen evolution—are unfortunately slow and require a lot of power. The material can be used as either an anode or a cathode, and demonstrates high activity and stability in the production of hydrogen and oxygen in the electrolysis of water. Zhang, S.L., and Lou, X.W.

Water 413

Water Hydrogen Singapore Universal 413

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2022

Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering are using membrane distillation technology to enable drillers to filter and reuse the produced water in the oil and gas industry, in agriculture, and other beneficial uses.

Water 303

Water North Dakota Oil-Sands Engine 303

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

A new approach developed by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) could alleviate that situation a bit by using waste heat from other industrial processes. Energy experts say that the waste heat from Norway’s businesses and industries is the equivalent of 20 TWh of energy.

Waste 296

Waste Hydrogen Production Water 296

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2020

Korea’s Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have developed a novel process for the production of hydrogen using various types of biomass, including lignin, as an efficient alternative to water oxidation as an electron source. Conventionally, water is considered a cheap and clean source of electrons; 2H 2 O ?

Water 371

Water Hydrogen Production Cheap 371

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2022

At the site, landfill gas (LFG) will be the primary fuel to provide power for the non-combustion process that converts waste to hydrogen. The collaboration with Raven’s technology offers a strong renewable hydrogen alternative to electrolysis, using less electricity and no need for fresh water. Earlier post.).

Waste 361

Waste Hydrogen California Engine 361

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2022

Raven SR, a US-based renewable fuels company ( earlier post ), plans to build a waste-to-hydrogen production facility in Aragón, Spain, following the opening of its subsidiary Raven SR Iberia in Zaragoza, announced earlier this month. Raven SR plans to bring the modular project online in 2023.

Spain 298

Spain Waste Hydrogen Building 298

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2020

The technology was first introduced in 2014 on the first-generation Kia Soul EV. Hyundai and Kia’s heat pump maximizes the distance that Hyundai and Kia EVs can travel on a single charge, scavenging waste heat to warm the cabin. The technology meant the Soul EV’s 180 km electric range was protected in cold-weather driving conditions.

Kia 348

Kia Hyundai Waste Gas-Electric 348

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Methanol fuel cell developer and manufacturer Blue World Technologies ( earlier post ) is starting limited production—the first step in commercializing its methanol fuel cell technology. The methanol fuel cell system is based on High-Temperature PEM technology and methanol to hydrogen reforming.

Fuel 418

Fuel Production Hydrogen Clean Alternative 418

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2023

Topsoe and Steeper Energy , a developer of biomass conversion technologies, signed a global licensing agreement for a complete waste-to-fuel solution. The end-products include Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), marine biofuel, and renewable diesel from waste biomass. Steeper Energy was founded in 2011 and is backed by TOM Capital.

Waste 293

Waste Energy Oil Conversion 293

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2020

A Korean research team has developed a technology that can be used to mass-produce aviation-grade fuels from wood wastes. Large volumes of lignin are generated as waste in the pulping processes that are used to produce paper. Lignin constitutes 20 to 40 percent of lignocellulose.

Fuel 351

Fuel Production Oil Waste 351

Cars That Think

JULY 8, 2025

At some mining sites, olivine is a waste product, stored in piles on the surface. Christchurch-based Aspiring Materials has developed a patented chemical process that produces multiple valuable minerals from olivine, leaving no harmful waste behind. They’re extracting value from every component they produce, and with low to no waste.

Waste 108

Waste Battery Batteries Lithium Ion 108

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have successfully produced renewable methane from a biomass-based synthesis gas mixture in their pilot plant for methanation using a new honeycomb catalyst. Biogas facilities produce renewable gas mainly by fermenting biological waste. Honeycomb catalyst.

Kits 262

Kits Gas Waste Sweden 262

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

A team of researchers from the Critical Materials Institute (CMI), a US Department of Energy Innovation Hub led by the Ames Laboratory, developed a novel way to extract rare earth elements from the high-powered magnets in electronic waste ( earlier post ). —Denis Prodius, a co-inventor of the technology. —Ikenna Nlebedim.

Waste 199

Waste Commercial Iowa Pollution 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2020

Researchers at the University of Oregon have advanced the effectiveness of the catalytic water dissociation reaction in bipolar membranes. The technology behind bipolar membranes, which are layered ion-exchange polymers sandwiching a water dissociation catalyst layer, emerged in the 1950s. —Oener et al.

Oregon 284

Oregon Water Polymer Hydrogen 284

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2021

Rio Tinto will deploy the world’s first fully autonomous water trucks at its $2.6-billion The new vehicles, primarily used for dust suppression on site, will enhance productivity by enabling mine operations to track water consumption digitally and reduce waste. —Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive Simon Trott.

Water 259

Water Fleet Australia Waste 259

Green Car Congress

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).

Convert 418

Convert Denmark Waste Universal 418

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Energy Vault’s advanced gravity energy storage solutions are based on the proven physics and mechanical engineering fundamentals of pumped hydroelectric energy storage, but replace water with custom-made composite blocks, or “mobile masses”, which do not lose storage capacity over time. barrel per ton of feedstock.

Energy Storage 459

Energy Storage Energy Fuel Louisiana 459

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2019

Blue World Technologies has acquired 15% of Danish Power Systems , a developer and manufacturer of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for high-temperature PEM fuel cells. Blue World Technologies will use the Danish Power Systems technology in their methanol fuel cell systems. CO 2 + 3 H 2.

Fuel 317

Fuel Power Powered Waste 317

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2020

These plants pump hot water from geothermal deposits and use it to generate electricity. The LDH sorbent is made up of layers of the materials, separated by water molecules and hydroxide ions that create space, allowing lithium chloride to enter more readily than other ions such as sodium and potassium. Lili Wu, Samuel F. 9b04340.

Waste 314

Waste Water United States Lithium Ion 314

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

With the goal of boosting the circular economy, energy efficiency and emissions reduction, SEAT is currently working on the Life Methamorphosis project to obtain biomethane from previously selected waste and animal slurry from a farm in Lleida.

Waste 220

Waste Alternative Fuels Convert Gas 220

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2021

million to 16 water infrastructure projects. Modern technology has the potential to reduce energy use in aging water infrastructure, particularly in wastewater treatment, which demands up to 2% of domestic electricity use each year. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $27.5

Water 186

Water Hawaii Connecticut Minnesota 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2021

The water-atomized steel powder delivers mechanical properties superior to conventional metal manufacturing techniques, paving the way for advances in the use of 3-D printing technology for metal parts. Rio Tinto’s Critical Minerals and Technology Centre in Sorel-Tracy partnered with Germany-based KSB SE & Co.

North America 417

North America Water Manufacturer Waste 417

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2020

A Northwestern Engineering-led team has developed a highly porous smart sponge that selectively soaks up oil in water. Currently used solutions include burning the oil, using chemical dispersants to breakdown oil into very small droplets, skimming oil floating on top of water and/or absorbing it with expensive, unrecyclable sorbents.

Oil 243

Oil Water Mariner Pollution 243

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2021

a waste-to-fuels company, closed a $20-million strategic investment from Chevron USA, ITOCHU, Hyzon Motors and Ascent Hydrogen Fund. Raven SR plans to build modular waste-to-green hydrogen production units and renewable synthetic fuel facilities initially in California and then worldwide. Raven SR Inc., Earlier post.).

Chevron 397

Chevron Hydrogen Renewable Fuel 397

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2021

The DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and its licensee Moselle Technologies , have won two Cooperative Research and Development Awards (CRADA) and a 2021 DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office award to advance the process of using magnetic nanoparticles for capturing strategically important elements from water sources.

New Zealand 403

New Zealand Water Corporation Canada 403

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The storage and transportation cost of methanol is also much lower than hydrogen, making methanol-to-hydrogen an attractive hydrogen production technology. China produces the most methanol in the world, accounting for 60% of the global total. As part of Sinopec’s commitment to becoming China’s No.1

Hydrogen 418

Hydrogen China Waste Oil 418

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2022

reports that it has achieved full conversion ( 99% + ) of king grass cellulosic material to water soluble sugars on a repeatable basis. Blue Biofuels, Inc. This conversion occurs with a reaction time of less than one minute. This achievement was accomplished with the company’s upgraded 4 th generation CTS 2.0

Conversion 459

Conversion Waste Convert Fuel 459

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

A new way of anchoring individual iridium atoms to the surface of a catalyst significantly increased its efficiency in splitting water molecules, scientists from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University reported in an open-access paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). …we

Water 243

Water Waste Davis Fuel 243

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2021

A new partnership comprising Los Alamos National Laboratory, Advent Technology Holdings Inc., Traditional PEM fuel cells have a relatively low operating temperature, which makes for a low tolerance to hydrogen fuel impurities and makes waste-heat rejection a challenge for vehicles.

Fuel 468

Fuel Hydrogen Water Polymer 468

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2022

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award $38 million to 12 projects that will work to reduce the impacts of light-water reactor used nuclear fuel (UNF) disposal. Upon discharge from a nuclear reactor, the UNF is initially stored in steel-lined concrete pools surrounded by water.

Molten Salt 371

Molten Salt Fuel EPRI Waste 371

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2023

Raven SR, a renewable fuels company; Chevron New Energies, a division of Chevron USA; and Hyzon Motors are collaborating to commercialize operations of a green waste-to-hydrogen production facility in Richmond intended to supply hydrogen fuel to transportation markets in Northern California.

Chevron 199

Chevron Waste Hydrogen California 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2022

The UK government is awarding £54 million to 15 projects to develop technologies that remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere. The funding comes under Phase 2 of the Direct Air Capture and Greenhouse Gas Removal technologies competition. CO 2 LOC technology. The competition is worth a total of £60 million (US$72 million).

Carbon 305

Carbon Coal Gas-Electric Waste 305

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In this regard, photocatalytic water splitting has attracted significant interest as a cost-effective means to convert sustainable solar energy into valuable chemicals. Kazuhiro Sayama from the National Institution of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, and Prof. Kazunari Domen from The University of Tokyo, Prof. Credit: DICP.

Solar 418

Solar Standards Fuel Production 418

Green Car Congress

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. alfanar Energy Ltd. Funding will support the FEED stage of project work. Lanzatech UK Ltd.

Fuel 321

Fuel Waste Production Convert 321

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2020

Since Li-Cycle’s founding in 2016, the company has developed a technology that enables 80-100% recovery of all materials found in lithium-ion batteries using a two-step mechanical and hydrometallurgical/wet-chemistry process. air emissions, soil and water impacts) and social impacts of mining and refining from primary sources at scale.

Li-ion 443

Li-ion Lithium Ion Commercial Battery 443

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The biomethane used as raw material was obtained from urban solid waste. Repsol is transforming its industrial complexes into multi-energy hubs capable of transforming waste and other renewable raw materials into products with a low, zero, or even a negative carbon footprint. GW in 2030. billion, compared to the €5.5

Waste 199

Waste Renewable Hydrogen Spain 199