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This could reduce the mining of ore which reduces costs, greenhouse gas emissions and waste. This technology could cut energy usage by 85 billion BTUs/year, waste generation by 8.5 is being recognized for developing and commercializing Instinct, an additive that reduces fertilizer nitrate leaching ground and surface waters.

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The Texas Mineral Resources consortium objective is to install a self-contained, modular and portable pilot plant at a Jeddo Coal Pennsylvania site, capable of producing 1-3 metric tons of rare earth oxides derived from coal waste material from Pennsylvania anthracite coal. The award value is approximately $1.1

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JGC Holdings Corporation and Cosmo Oil Company will use Honeywell Ecofining technology ( earlier post ) for the first commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel project in Japan. Honeywell’s UOP Ecofining process has been used to produce SAF commercially since 2016.

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MARCH 18, 2016

The four-year projet ORCNext , aimed at developing knowledge and design tools for next generation of Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs), has concluded that waste heat recovery efficiency can be increased by 20 to 25% through appropriate cycle selection, efficient expanders, appropriate control and less oversizing of the heat exchangers.

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AUGUST 13, 2012

According to the agreement, INVISTA and LanzaTech will collaborate on projects to develop one-step and two-step technologies to convert industrial waste gas carbon monoxide into butadiene. Initial commercialization is expected in 2016.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

BASF SE is investing €16 million into Pyrum Innovations AG, a technology company specialized in the pyrolysis of waste tires, headquartered in Dillingen/Saar, Germany. The co-operation will thus serve to close the loop for post-consumer plastic waste. —Hartwig Michels, President of BASF’s Petrochemicals division.

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JANUARY 3, 2016

Fulcrum BioEnergy, the parent company of Fulcrum Sierra BioFuels, has applied for a new fuel pathway under the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCSF) for its process of converting municipal solid waste (MSW) into Fischer-Tropsch (“FT”) diesel fuel. For 2016, the target for diesel and diesel substitutes is 99.97

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AUGUST 15, 2014

Cellunolix is one of several waste-to-ethanol plants offered by St1 Biofuels, the others being Etanolix (starch and sugar rich waste & process residues) and Biolonix (organic municipal waste, waste and process residues from food industry and retail). The plant is projected to begin production in mid-2016.

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MAY 15, 2013

OPXBIO is collaborating with The Dow Chemical Company, the largest US producer of petro-acrylic, to complete the development of the commercial-scale BioAcrylic process using renewable sugar feedstock and to secure downstream customer acceptance. The company is also developing the lab-scale bioprocess for its second product: fatty acids.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Paulo Sergio Kakinoff, chief executive officer of GOL, and Van Rex Gallard, vice president of Sales for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, signed a memorandum of understanding for biofuel collaboration at the Latin America and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) Airline Leaders Forum 2013.

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MAY 13, 2014

If successful, the first commercialization of this technology is expected as early as 2018. In 2012, INVISTA and LanzaTech signed a joint development agreement focused on bio-based butadiene, with initial commercialization expected in 2016.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

a developer and manufacturer of advanced range-extended electric vehicle (REV) powertrains for heavy-duty applications ( earlier post ), is gearing up for a commercialization push with the appointent of four advanced engineering and commercialization executives. Wrightspeed Inc., Tim Dummer, Chief Business Officer.

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MARCH 31, 2016

By developing high performing synthetic fluids with better thermal stability, BASF aims to extend the life cycle of these materials, reduce waste and support the development of more fuel-efficient vehicles. How might we improve traction of the new synthetic lubricant by at least 20-30% compared to traditional commercial synthetic lubricants?

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

President Barack Obama’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9 The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5 billion, the FY 2016 Budget requests $4.8 billion, the FY 2016 Budget Request provides $5.34 billion for the US Department of Energy (DOE). billion) above the FY 2015 enacted level. Within the $10.7

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Although many feedstocks, technologies, and conversion pathways are currently sharing the same tent, the current decade is shaping up to be one of shakeouts, as early bets on cellulosic technologies reach commercial production and significant investments from oil majors and multinationals. commercialization. versus chemicals, etc.),

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

Founded in New Zealand in 2005 and now headquartered in Chicago, LanzaTech turns waste gas from steel mills into ethanol and other high value fuels and chemicals. LanzaTech’s first commercial plant is targeted for operation in 2016. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2014

In total, these projects are intended to produce more than 100 million gallons of military-grade fuel beginning in 2016 and 2017 at a price competitive with their petroleum counterparts. While large commercial facilities currently use Fischer-Tropsch technology. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

With its previously-unannounced Series A financing led by Capricorn in 2016, this brings the company’s total funding to more than $130 million. The company is now focused on developing a commercial version of that design, and preparing that vehicle for certification. People waste billions of hours sitting on roads worldwide each year.

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JUNE 4, 2014

Part of the worldwide Zanotti group, Hubbard Products is the UK’s principal designer, manufacturer and supplier of refrigeration systems and units and the leaders in refrigeration for commercial vehicles and refrigerated vans. A diesel-liquid air “heat hybrid” engine for buses, trucks and other commercial vehicles.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

As one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, we have the ambition to be the innovation and technology leader also with alternative drive systems. Mercedes-Benz Trucks was the world’s first manufacturer to present a heavy-duty electric truck at the IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in 2016.

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JULY 31, 2017

South African engineering company Swayana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LanzaTech to collaborate on developing projects for the production of ethanol and higher value products from waste gases in the ferroalloy and titania smelting sectors.

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MARCH 8, 2016

Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is awarding Nsolv $13 million in grant funding to commercialize its field-tested, proprietary warm solvent technology for in situ heavy oil extraction without the use of steam. Other extraction methods are not currently commercially viable at this scale. The technology.

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JANUARY 12, 2015

2016 Nissan Titan XD Cummins 5.0L Nissan’s new 2016 Titan XD full-size pickup, which made its debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, was also the platform for the debut of the first vehicle installation of the all-new Cummins 5.0L V8 Turbo Diesel. Click to enlarge. V8 Turbo Diesel engine. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the sustainable energy NGO Energy Vision released two case studies assessing the results of projects that were among the first to produce Renewable Compressed Natural Gas (R-CNG) vehicle fuel by using anaerobic digesters to capture the biogases from decomposing organic waste.

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In 2020, the size of the market increased four times compared to 2016, reaching an estimated $118 billion. Electric bus (e-bus) sales are the second-largest category, although annual investment in the segment has decreased from $21 billion in 2016 to $11 billion in 2020. Investment in public charging hit $4.1 billion, down 12%.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Also at IAA, MAN gave a preview of the CNG technology in trucks with a TGM distributor chassis; the CNG trucks are due in the market in 2016. The use of municipal vehicles for waste collection is typical in the industry. MAN has an established line of CNG-powered buses.). TGX Hybrid.

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MARCH 2, 2022

Honeywell helped pioneer SAF production with its UOP Ecofining process, which has been used to produce SAF commercially since 2016. The UOP Ecofining process, developed in conjunction with Eni SpA, converts non-edible natural oils, animal fats and other waste feedstocks to diesel and SAF.

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They have patented and scaled-up the process in lab demonstrations and are working with ORNL’s licensee Momentum Technologies to scale the process further to produce commercial batches of rare earth oxides. No commercialized process currently recycles pure rare earth elements from electronic-waste magnets. —Ramesh Bhave.

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JULY 15, 2023

In March, Fortum Battery Recycling started its first commercial operations in Germany, Kirchardt, as the first mechanical processing plant was opened. The black mass facility will be Fortum Battery Recycling’s second hub in Central Europe. We want to help the entire industry produce more sustainable batteries in Europe.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Brian Baynes, a current board member of both Joule and Red Rock and partner at Flagship Ventures, will succeed Tchuruk and will lead Joule as it enters a commercial deployment phase. The company is poised to begin construction of its first refinery located in Lakeview, Oregon in early 2016. —Serge Tchuruk.

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billion (39%) be targeted at medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles; $115 million (4%) for user facilities; and $60 million (2%) for a non-road pilot program. mpg US limit by 2016, earlier post.) billion, the bill specifies $1.1 other research areas as determined by the Secretary. The bill was sponsored by Rep.

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Further research has led to new possibilities for this engine leading to new prospects for multi-fuel combustion including the combustion of waste gas. However, before natural gas can be used as a commercial fuel, it must be processed to remove impurities, including ethane. The Mitsui-MAN B&W 7G50ME-C9.5-GIE

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JUNE 23, 2016

The laboratory will be part of the pilot plant and help to determine whether a compelling business case can be made to build a commercial scale biorefinery to produce renewable diesel and jet fuels. Southern Oil Managing Director Tim Rose said the laboratory would provide critical information to help develop Australia’s biofuel industry.

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JULY 10, 2022

will license Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology to produce biofuels from feedstocks such as used cooking oil and waste animal fat at their refinery in Izmir, Türkiye. The new Ecofining plant is being designed to convert approximately 8,300 barrels per day of waste feeds/feedstocks to SAF, renewable diesel, and other products.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The BMBF provided more than 60 million euros in funding for the first phase of the project in 2016. The implementation of chemical synthesis using commercially available catalysts and gas cleaning using commercially available process stages by thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions shows the high technology readiness level (TRL) of the project.

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APRIL 30, 2015

This acquisition further expands its presence in commercial fermentation products outside of food and feed. OPXBIO produced BioAcrylic at large, pre-commercial demonstration scale and anticipated entering the market with commercial product by 2016. OPXBIO will support the transition to Cargill over the coming months.

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In 2016, Rio Tinto launched RenewAl, the world’s first certified low CO 2 primary aluminum brand. Neutr-Al is a carbon credit mechanism Marubeni offers to customers where it is applicable. It helps offset greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the aluminum supply chain including transportation activities.

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