Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2014

The running total is 122 manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations spanning Asia, Europe, and South and North America that recycle, reuse or convert to energy all waste from daily operations. Colmotores Assembly (Colombia). Luton Warehouse attributes its success to a robust training initiative that drove a zero-waste culture.

GM 225

GM Colombia Waste Michigan 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2013

The US Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is working with Ecopetrol, the largest oil company in Colombia, to process the residue from sugar cane and palm oil harvesting into fuel ethanol for blending with gasoline. Colombia has an abundance of biomass in the form of sugar cane.

Conversion 186

Conversion Colombia Waste Juice 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2012

Fats and greases and inedible oils are opportunity feedstocks, but the US supply of fats and greases is probably on the order of less than 10 million barrels, closer to 1-2 million barrels on an annual basis. Really the question is can the feedstocks be procured at a price competitive to petroleum oil. Earlier post.)

Renewable 247

Renewable Fuel Oil Diesel 247

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Indonesia and Malaysia will more than double production of palm oil biodiesel, while Germany will remain the largest producer of biofuels in Europe, according to the analysis. First generation ethanol, palm oil biodiesel and rapeseed biodiesel from Europe continue to be the dominant biofuels produced.

2015 186

2015 Global Brazil Malaysia 186

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Currently that means burning coal, coke, fuel oil, or natural gas, often along with waste plastics and tires. To do that, they’re taking carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology already used in the oil and gas industry and bolting it onto their cement plants. He was frank. Carbon capture may work for the U.S.

Portland 145

Portland Carbon Coal Emissions 145