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JULY 11, 2024

Biden’s grants will bolster EV supply chains, promote electric school buses, and boost commercial EV development. Facilities in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, and Virginia are on the list. General Motors is getting a half-billion dollars to convert a plant in Michigan for EV production.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

About 900 million gallons of ethanol produced at ADM’s dry mills in Columbus, Nebraska, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as well as its Decatur, Illinois, complex, is expected to be processed utilizing this technology, resulting in approximately 500 million gallons of SAF and other renewable hydrocarbons. —Gevo CEO Patrick Gruber, Ph.D.

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

Illinois utility ComEd kicked off the Chicago Drives Electric event with a $90 million bang, featuring a new Point of Purchase initiative to deliver instant discounts to qualifying business and public sector customers who make the switch to electric vehicles.

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MARCH 23, 2021

Each team will work to bring new water and wastewater-treatment technologies from the applied research and development stage to commercial readiness. With the right technology, it’s possible to convert wastewater into renewable power, along with chemicals, fertilizers, and reusable water.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

Both Lanzanol and cellulosic ethanol will then be converted to jet fuel via the Alcohol-to-Jet" (ATJ) process developed by LanzaTech and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The fuel meets all the specifications required for use in commercial aviation. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

in Darrien, Illinois, for a project entitled “High Pressure Fast Response Direct Injection System for Liquified Gas Fuels Use in Light-Duty Engines”. Founded in 2010 to provide innovative energy solutions to reduce emissions, waste, and carbon impact, Oberon Fuels is the only company currently producing renewable DME commercially.

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APRIL 6, 2017

A multi-institutional team led by the University of Illinois has genetically engineered sugarcane to produce lipids in its leaves and stems for biodiesel production (lipid-cane). Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at Illinois. —Vijay Singh, Director of the Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory at Illinois.

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AUGUST 25, 2017

A team from the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois, with colleagues from the University of Birmingham and Aarhus University, have developed a nanosized bio-Pd/C catalyst for upgrading algal bio-oil. Bio-Pd/C resulted in similar catalytic activities as commercial Pd/C. —Kunwar et al.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

PPSA improves the size, cost, efficiency, flexibility and reliability of electronic power converters; PPSA has a 100% indirect power transfer compared to direct power transfer from conventional power converters. Ideal Power Inc., a developer of a novel indirect power conversion technology ( earlier post ), and EnerDel, Inc.,

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APRIL 18, 2012

The Gas Technology Institute (GTI) hosted an open house at its new Pilot-Scale IH 2 Plant in Chicago, Illinois to demonstrate the successful efforts to broaden biomass-to-liquid hydrocarbon fuel conversion. gallon in commercial production. The timeline to market is short, with commercial introduction expected in early 2014.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding up to $12 million to fund three small-scale projects in Illinois, Wisconsin, and North Carolina that aim to commercialize novel conversion technologies to accelerate the development of advanced, drop-in biofuels and other valuable bio-based chemicals. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Smith said its decision to locate a facility in Chicago was influenced by the Mayor’s innovative voucher system created to accelerate the conversion from diesel to zero-emission, all-electric commercial vehicles, the large number of fleets interested in vehicle electrification, and the development incentives made available to Smith.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

Commercial production of cellulosic biofuel via fermentation pathways has been hampered by inefficient fermentation of xylose and the toxicity of acetic acid, which constitute substantial portions of cellulosic biomass. It later occurred to Jin that that process might also use up the surplus NADH from xylose metabolism. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 17, 2012

ALTe Powertrain Technologies, developer of a range-extended plug-in electric hybrid powertrain for light commercial fleet vehicle applications, and Club Assist, a supplier of mobile, car electric and road services to motoring clubs worldwide, are partnering on a joint development project to study ALTe’s powertrain technology in Club Assist’s fleet.

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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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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Awardees will receive approximately $16 million to advance the gasification process, which converts carbon-based materials such as coal into syngas for use as power, chemicals, hydrogen, and transportation fuels. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected four projects to receive funding for next-generation gasification systems.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

A team from the University of Illinois and startup Dioxide Materials has developed an electrocatalytic system for the reduction of CO 2 to CO—a key component of artificial photosynthesis and thus an enabler for the conversion of CO 2 to synthetic fuels—at overpotentials below 0.2 Gas phase CO production is observed at an.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Oxford Resource Partners, LP, a low-cost producer of high-value steam coal in Northern Appalachia and the Illinois Basin, and Mendel Biotechnology, Inc. Its deep rhizome structure and broad adaptation make it a potentially attractive crop for converting reclaimed mine land to a source of biomass for electricity or liquid transportation fuel.

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MAY 9, 2012

Emerald is an Illinois-based transportation fuel company that focuses on building renewable diesel refineries that produce environmentally friendly transportation fuels at prices competitive to petroleum-based fuels. RTP technology is currently in use in seven commercial biomass processing plants in the US and Canada.

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DECEMBER 28, 2010

In a process of adjustments to the original yeast, Yong-Su Jin at the University of Illinois and his colleagues converted it to one that will consume both types of sugar faster and more efficiently than any strain currently in use in the biofuel industry. The biofuel industry uses this yeast to convert plant sugars to bioethanol.

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JANUARY 3, 2013

Johnson-Matthey will produce the catalysts that turn the lipids in the methane into fuel, while Illinois-based Lanza Tech, a pioneer in waste-to-fuels technology, has signed on to take the bench-scale plan to the commercial level, if it is successful.

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APRIL 25, 2024

Competing with other locally converted EV mine vehicles, Toyota itself is now said to be developing its own battery-electric LandCruiser 70 Series and HiLux commercial vehicles. MEVCO Rivian R1T. Back in January 2023, MEVCO said it had allocated more than half that number.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

TEC will be one of the first commercial-scale, coal gasification plants with carbon capture and storage (CCS) capability in the US. . billion project, has signed equipment contracts and licensing agreements with Siemens for four SFG-500 gasifiers that will convert Illinois coal into substitute natural gas. Siemens Energy, Inc.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Early this year, CRI acquired exclusive global sublicensing rights for the IH 2 technology from Illinois-based Gas Technology Institute (GTI) where the technology was developed. Earlier post.) CRI Catalyst Company is part of CRI/Criterion Inc., the global catalyst technology company of the Shell Group. —Nick Gerritsen.

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OCTOBER 7, 2011

Now, University of Illinois chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Paul Kenis and his research group and researchers at startup Dioxide Materials report on the development of an electrocatalytic system that reduces CO 2 to carbon monoxide at overpotentials below 0.2 commercial process. Typically, commercial electrochemical.

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

Tenaska is applying proven pre- and post-combustion technologies on a commercial scale in two advanced coal projects. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The carbon capture fuel cell system will be a modification of the Company’s commercial DFC3000 fuel cell power plant and will be installed next to an existing coal-fired power plant. The project will install and operate a two-megawatt Direct FuelCell (DFC) system configured for carbon capture in addition to power generation. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

The process efficiently converts acetone–n-butanol–ethanol (ABE) fermentation products produced by Clostridium acetobutylicum into ketones via a palladium-catalyzed alkylation. Nevertheless, Blanch said, the process by which the Clostridium bacteria convert sugar or starch to these three chemicals is very efficient.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Fuel Efficiency Improvements in Passenger Vehicles and Commercial Trucks. This project will demonstrate a commercially scalable process to fabricate nanocomposite silicon anodes. Electric Drive Vehicular Battery Modeling for Commercially Available Software (Area of Interest 6). Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.

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JULY 17, 2020

Slashing Platinum Group Metals Content in Catalytic Converters: An Atoms-to-Autos Approach. Co-optimization of Vehicle Specification and Routing to Improve Commercial Transportation System Efficiency and Reduce Deadheading. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. General Motors LLC. Washington State University.

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

on the Advanced Batteries Café , hosted in cooperation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on 1 September 2010, in Rosemont, Illinois. The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has released a report by Energetics Inc.

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APRIL 1, 2009

More than two dozen scientists from the University of California at Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will participate in the investigations. BP and Synthetic Genomics will then seek to jointly commercialize the bioconversion of subsurface hydrocarbons. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 16, 2015

All hemicellulose is converted to furfural, 78% of which is routed to jet fuel via 2-methylfuran and 22% of which is converted to lubricants with a minor jet fuel coproduct via 1-octanol. Maximizing jet fuel production (optimization B) was the only case in which on-site dedicated hydrogen production was required.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

streamline the process by which green plants convert carbon. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. plants, and it is a liquid that can be extracted readily, separated, and converted into biodiesel fuel. University of Illinois. converted into a fuel mixture that is comparable to diesel or.

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JUNE 19, 2015

will advance improved commercial seed cultivars. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mobile Energy-Crop Phenotyping Platform (MEPP) The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), with its partners Cornell University and Signetron Inc., Finally, Chromatin Inc. Purdue University.

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

Water in the form of steam must also be supplied to a reformer that converts hydrocarbons to hydrogen and carbon monoxide before being fed to the fuel cells, adding complexity to the overall system and reducing energy efficiency. The researchers don’t yet understand how their new material resists deactivation by sulfur and carbon.

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JULY 25, 2016

This approach helps overcome another issue with lithium-air batteries: As the chemical reaction involved in charging and discharging converts oxygen between gaseous and solid forms, the material goes through huge volume changes that can disrupt electrical conduction paths in the structure, severely limiting its lifetime.

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