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LanzaTech produces 1,500 gallons of alcohol-to-jet fuel from waste gases for Virgin Atlantic

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In a milestone for the low-carbon fuel project, LanzaTech has produced 1,500 gallons of jet fuel from waste industrial gases from steel mills via a fermentation process for Virgin Atlantic. HSBC joined the partnership in 2014. The catalyst first removes water from the ethanol (dehydration), leaving behind ethylene. The process.

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Thai researchers find waste chicken fat a good low-cost feedstock for renewable diesel

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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.

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Audi introduces new CNG A3 Sportback

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Audi first introduced an A3 Sportback g-tron in 2014. The cylinder head, injection system, turbocharger and catalytic converter were modified accordingly for the CNG engine. More than half of them sell biomethane produced entirely from waste, and this number is increasing. The A3 Sportback 30 g-tron 1.5

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MIT Energy Initiative announces 2014 seed grant awards

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Past themes have included topics as diverse as the role of big data and the energy-water nexus. Computational tools for catalyst design: The ability to convert methane gas directly to liquid methanol at often-remote recovery sites would significantly alter the storage, transport, and use of the gas.

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MIT researchers advancing development of supercritical water upgrading of heavy crude; lower cost, energy use and CO2

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Findings by MIT researchers could help advance the commercialization of supercritical water technology for the desulfurization and upgrading of high-sulfur crude oil into high-value, cleaner fuels such as gasoline without using hydrogen—a major change in refining technology that would reduce costs, energy use, and CO 2 emissions.

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Audi steps up research into carbon-neutral synthetic fuels with new e-diesel pilot plant; power-to-liquids

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To produce it, the power-to-liquid plant converts surplus hydropower into synthetic fuel. The green power generated on site in the hydroelectric power station produces hydrogen and oxygen from water by means of electrolysis. This hydrogen, together with carbon dioxide, is converted in a two-step power-to-liquid process.

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ETH team develops catalytic process to make lactic acid from glycerol biodiesel byproduct; 20% lower CO2 than fermentation pathway

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Researchers at ETH Zürich developed an eco-friendly cascade process to make large amounts of lactic acid from glycerol, a waste by-product in the production of biodiesel. The new method’s greatest advantage is that it makes use of a waste feedstock: glycerol. Nobody knows what to do with this amount of waste glycerol.

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