Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

Flowchart of Molten Sodium Upgrading process. An innovative oil-upgrading technology that can increase the economics of unconventional petroleum resources has been developed under a US Department of Energy-funded project. Source: Field Upgrading. Click to enlarge.

Sodium 199

Sodium Oil-Sands Oil Molten Salt 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

The MSG process, under license from Idaho National Laboratory, uses a combination of molten sodium salts (sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide) to convert a carbon feedstock and water into hydrogen. Oil sands operators use Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) to produce hydrogen from natural gas.

Molten Salt 303

Molten Salt Hydrogen Oil-Sands Idaho 303

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2017

Alberta Innovates has teamed up with Natural Resources (NRCan) and industry partners to take three clean oil sands technologies to commercial demonstration. This announcement is a result of NRCan’s Oil and Gas Clean Tech Program. Cenovus Energy will test an oil sands extraction technology using a solvent-driven process.

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Oil-Sands Oil Cleaning Clean 150

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Captura improved upon commercial electrodialysis designs by developing more efficient membranes, and by changing the geometry of the membrane stack. Ion-selective membranes separate the salt and water into their constituent ions based on their charge, forming acid (hydrochloric acid) and base (sodium hydroxide) streams.

Mariner 137

Mariner Carbon Los Angeles Hawaii 137

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Importantly, the nanofluids are engineered to remain suspended indefinitely, unlike other suspensions—for instance, sand in water. The particles can compose up to 80 percent of the liquid’s weight while leaving it no more viscous than motor oil. Similarly, the U.S.

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Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Li-ion 145

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

The electric car features three different battery options, two different Lithium-based (LI) systems – A123Systems and Enerdel as well as a Sodium-Nickel battery Zebra (Mes-Dea). Massive government subsidies are upending commercial considerations. We have oil! Think Bakken and Alberta sands.

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Manufacturer Electric Cars Cars i-MiEV 34