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Zero Waste Energy, LLC (ZWE) broke ground on an anaerobic digestion facility in South San Francisco, CA that will convert organic waste into compressed natural gas (CNG) and compost. The Blue Line Biogenic CNG facility will convert 11,200 TPY of food and green waste into 100,000+ diesel equivalent gallons of CNG fuel.
to Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels, LLC to build a biorefinery to produce jet fuel from municipal solid waste (MSW) via a proprietary two-stage thermochemical process. million loan in 2011 to convert food and agricultural waste to biogas that is used as fuel to generate electricity. Earlier post.). which received a $12.8-million
Despite the decision to de-emphasize microbial oil, Neste Oil emphasized that cellulosic waste will continue to play an important role in its research strategy, adding that it remains committed to its goal of further extending its feedstock base and making greater use of waste and residues in this area in particular. Background.
Air Products has secured planning permission from Stockton on Tees Borough Council (UK) for its Tees Valley Renewable Energy Facility. The facility is the first of a number of advanced gasification energy-from-waste plants that Air Products will be looking to develop in the UK over the next few years.
Virgin Atlantic announced the development of a low-carbon, synthetic jet fuel kerosene produced from industrial waste gases with half the carbon footprint of the standard fossil fuel alternative in partnership with LanzaTech and Swedish Biofuels. process recycles waste gases that would otherwise be burnt into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.
The California Energy Commission unanimously adopted the 2013-2014 Investment Plan Update to support the development and use of green vehicles and alternative fuels. A minimum of 30% of the LNG dispensed for city vehicles will be from renewable sources. 20 million for hydrogen fueling infrastructure. A-Z Bus Sales, Inc.
Air Products will build and operate the world’s largest renewable energy plant in the UK using advanced gasification energy-from-waste (EfW) technology. Longer term, the potential generation of renewable hydrogen could be deployed for commercial use, such as fueling public transport. Work has already begun to prepare the site.
Sinopec) unit has completed production trials of a waste cooking oil to renewable aviation kerosene process, and plans to be ready to seek airworthiness certification from the government in January. In China, The Economic Observer reports that a China Petrochemical Corp. Sinopec’s Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Co.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst recently granted a biofuels startup company, Anellotech , exclusive global rights to the university’s catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) technology developed by chemical engineer and UMass Amherst faculty member George Huber for producing renewable biogasoline and other biohydrocarbon fuels. Earlier post.).
Joule, the developer of a direct, single-step, continuous process for the production of solar hydrocarbon fuels ( earlier post ), has extended its solar CO 2 conversion platform to produce renewable gasoline- and jet fuel-range hydrocarbons. Joule is now commercializing its first product, Sunflow-E, for global availability in early 2015.
Over the last few years, Neste Oil has become the world’s largest producer of renewable fuels from waste and residues. In 2014, the company produced nearly 1.3 billion liters, 423 million gallons US) of renewable fuel from waste and residues. million tonnes (1.6 million passenger cars for one year.
British Airways, in partnership with the Solena Group , will establish Europe’s first plant for sustainable jet-fuel and plans to use the low-carbon fuel to power part of its fleet from 2014. The plant will gasify waste biomass, and use a Fischer-Tropsch process to convert the resulting syngas to biojet fuel and bionaphtha.
The Volkswagen Group continues to make progress on the way to its goal of becoming the world’s most sustainable automaker, according to its 2014 sustainability report. The Group now takes one-third of its electric power from renewable sources. However, the increase was restricted by the growing use of energy from renewable resources.
Eni has been producing Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) biofuel in its Venice and Gela bio-refineries since 2014 via its proprietary Ecofoning technology; it can also produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) from waste and plant-based raw materials using the same technology. HVO: Demand Outlook”).
The UK’s LowCVP has published twin reports which set out how the UK could meet its 2020 targets defined in the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive, and proceed on a pathway to decarbonize road transport fuel in the period to 2030 and beyond. Illustrative impact of the fuel roadmap. Source: LowCVP, Element Energy. Click to enlarge. Fuels Roadmap.
Under the enhanced collaboration, Total reaffirms its commitment to Amyris’ technology and dedicates its $82-million funding budget over the next three years exclusively for the deployment of Biofene, Amyris’ renewable farnesene, for production of renewable diesel and jet fuel. We are appreciative of Total’s ongoing support of Amyris.
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to purchase 170 million gallon equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) through 2026. Renewable natural gas, produced naturally from bio sources such as landfills and dairy farms, not only turns trash to gas, but it turns it into clean gas. UPS has used more than 28 million gallons of RNG in its ground fleet since 2014.
The process uses as its feedstock virtually any kind of nonfood biomass material—including wood, cornstalks and cobs, algae, aquatic plants and municipal solid waste—and produces gasoline, jet fuel or diesel fuel. Based on assessments by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo.,
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AltAir will produce low-carbon, renewable jet fuel and other renewable products. United has collaborated with AltAir Fuels since 2009 and has agreed to buy 15 million gallons of lower-carbon, renewable jet fuel over a three-year period, with the option to purchase more.
2014) in which they report that composition of the washed S. Waste seawater from a fish and shrimp farm will nourish the halophytes that clean the water as they grow. Plants called halophytes show even more promise than we expected as a source of renewable fuel for jets and other vehicles. These numbers indicate that S.
Converting biomass to renewable fuels via a pyrolysis pathway. The US Department of Energy has selected UOP, a Honeywell company, for negotiation of a $25 million award to build a demonstration unit in Hawaii to convert cellulosic biomass into renewable hydrocarbon transportation fuels. Imperium Renewables, and Mesa Engineering.
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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. —Kaewmeesri et al.
has come to an agreement with Lufthansa under which the carrier will evaluate Gevo’s renewable jet fuel with the goal of approving the alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) for commercial aviation use. Renewable jet embodies the potential of cleaner, greener, and as we scale up, cost competitive drop-in fuels. Bio-isobutanol producer Gevo, Inc.
Masdar, the UAE’s sustainable city, is running a blogging contest ; the 500-600 word entries must address the following question: “How can cities contribute to the advancement of sustainable development and address issues including water, energy and waste?” World Future Energy Summit 2014. The International Water Summit (IWS) 2014.
The facility will convert more than 500,000 metric tonnes of waste biomass feedstock into synthesis gas (BioSynGas) every year, using Solena’s proprietary plasma gasification technology. The facility will also export more than 20 megawatts of baseload renewable power to the grid after powering the entire facility with clean electricity.
UPS has expanded its agreement with Clean Energy Fuels to use up to 500,000 gallon equivalents of renewable liquefied natural gas (RLNG) annually in Texas. million gallon equivalents of renewable compressed natural gas (RCNG) annually in California where UPS operates nearly 400 CNG vehicles. In 2014, 5.4% Earlier post.).
kWh pack (down from 4 kWh), are capable of achieving a speed of 45 mph (72 km/h)or greater, and must be acquired after 31 December 2011 and before 1 January 2014. The extension now carries through to qualified production beginning before 1 January 2014. Incentives for biodiesel and renewable diesel are extended to 31 December 2013.
They are produced from feedstock that do not require agricultural land for their production, such as waste, agricultural residues, and algae. As part of the EU 2020 strategy, the Renewable Energy Directive requires all Member States to ensure that at least 10% of all energy consumed in transport come from renewable sources by 2020.
have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the development of a commercial scale biorefinery facility for the production of renewable jet or diesel fuel. The renewable energy facility will be co-located with Hughes Hardwood’s wood component products manufacturing facility in Collinwood, Tennessee. Earlier post.).
has set goals to offer Zero-Carbon Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG) at all of its fueling stations by 2025. In 2014, the first full year it was available, Clean Energy delivered more than 20 million gallons of Redeem to our stations, which represented 7 percent of our overall fuel mix. Clean Energy Fuels Corp.
INEOS Bio started commercial-scale production at its first facility near Vero Beach, Florida, marking the first commercial-scale use of its gasification and fermentation technology for conversion of biomass waste into bioethanol and renewable power. Earlier post.).
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the 5 winners of the 2014 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards, including biotechnology companies Amyris and Solazyme, Inc. Amyris received the Small Business award for its renewable hydrocarbon farnesane for use as diesel and jet fuel.
In continuous operation since May 2012, the plant is producing renewable algal oil that can be further refined to replace petroleum-derived diesel and jet fuel. Applications for biorefinery assistance are due by 30 January 2014. Other fuel derived from cellulosic biomass. In 2011, USDA provided Sapphire Energy a $54.5-million
Tested in Alphabet Energy’s first product, the E1 Thermoelectric Generator (there are 32 PowerModules in an E1, which was introduced in October 2014), the PowerModule directly accepts exhaust heat with a temperature ranging from 350 – 600 °C and transforms it into DC electricity, delivering up to 850 watts of power. 2014.11.002. 2013.12.030.
to build the world’s second commercial-scale plant to produce jet fuel from waste for its aircraft. In February 2010, British Airways, in partnership with Solena, will establish Europe’s first plant for sustainable jet-fuel and plans to use the low-carbon fuel to power part of its fleet from 2014. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).
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Public opinion and state energy policy: In recent years, many important developments in energy policy—including regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions and increasing renewable energy production—have occurred at the state level. Their findings will provide new insights into the politics of energy policy in the United States.
The EU Council has adopted its position on a directive promoting the use of renewable energy across the EU. The EU is committed to reach a target of at least 27% renewable energy of its overall energy consumption by 2030. Facilitating and enhancing consumers’ use of renewables is a key element in the Council’s position.
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