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NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Wärtsilä Corporation has completed the conversion of the 25,000 dwt product tanker Bit Viking from heavy fuel oil to liquefied natural gas (LNG) operation. The conversion enables the Bit Viking to qualify for lower nitrogen oxides (NO x ) emission taxes under the Norwegian NO x fund scheme. The converted Bit Viking.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

Omnitek Engineering Corporation has been granted a license from the government of Peru to perform diesel-to-natural-gas conversions in the country. The conversions will be performed under a Productores de Equipos Completos, PEC, (Complete Equipment Producers) license. Earlier post.)

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MAY 3, 2011

KiOR combines a proprietary catalyst system with a biomass-to-renewable crude conversion technology to produce a high-quality oil called Re-Crude using a process similar to Fluid Catalytic Cracking used in the oil industry. KiOR expects to begin production at its Columbus facility in the second half of 2012.

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MARCH 25, 2021

The funds will be used to retire a Tier 0 diesel locomotive and to replace it with a zero-emission switching locomotive using advanced hydrogen technology. Most switcher locomotives in California use an average of 50,000 gallons per year per switcher potentially leading to a reduction of more than 12 million gallons of diesel per year.

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AUGUST 6, 2009

Omnitek Engineering Corporation has formed a joint venture with local partners in Peru to convert diesel engines to operate on natural gas, as well as provide services to re-power diesel trucks and buses utilizing Omnitek’s natural gas engines. Werner Funk, president and CEO of Omnitek Engineering Corporation.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

The intermediate oils are then hydrotreated and deoxygenated using CLG’s ISOCONVERSION catalysts to produce drop-in jet fuel and diesel. a Maryland-based industrial biotechnology company developing products for the renewable chemicals and advanced fuels industries. Aemetis, Inc., a CBI Company. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 28, 2024

What’s the size of the refitting (hybridisation of Diesel/CNG) market in India for CVs? What are the key advantages of the conversion? After that, we worked with companies like Exide Industries, DS Group, Nestle, Cremica among others. Anshu Dewan: Our target is for the mass conversion of existing diesel vehicles.

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JUNE 19, 2019

BASF will supply new, high-performance catalyst systems that enable one-step conversion of syngas to DME while Linde will provide its newly developed process design and engineering for direct DME synthesis. and Sichuan Lutianhua Green Energy Methanol Corporation. The pilot plant is planned to be built in 2020. Sichuan Lutianhua Co.,

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Neste Oil—the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel—has launched the commercial production and sales of renewable naphtha for corporate customers; the company is one of the first to supply bio-naphtha on a commercial scale. naphtha selectivity increases as result of the thermal cracking of diesel hydrocarbons.

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MAY 18, 2018

The project is a partnership between SoCalGas, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the STARS Corporation. The PNNL-spinoff company that licensed the technology for commercialization, STARS Technology Corporation (STC), is made up of three former PNNL employees, as well as their long-time industry mentor.

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APRIL 25, 2009

Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation has successfully produced renewable gasoline and diesel from biomass at its research facility in Waterloo Ontario through a novel two-stage upgrading process of its pyrolysis oil, BioOil. A preliminary look at the economics of a new biomass conversion process by Dynamotive”. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

As part of the settlement, the company will spend an additional $6 million to reduce air pollution from diesel vehicle emissions in Texas City and the surrounding area. BP will eliminate approximately 51,000 pounds of HCFCs by retrofitting industrial and commercial cooling appliances at Texas City to use non-ozone-depleting refrigerants.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

developer of a family of low cost, renewable furoate esters (xF) for use as oxygenating blend components (5%-20%) in both gasoline and diesel fuels, as well as heating oil and other specialty applications, has appointed former GM Vice Chairman and Chief Technology Officer Tom Stephens as an independent director of the Company, effective immediately.

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Prins’ dual-fuel system—including its fuel controller software developed in-house—is an add-on system for diesel engines with more than 100 calibrations for LPG, CNG, and LNG to optimize the diesel replacement rate. million in new vehicle sales and conversions in 2020. million tonnes in 2013—an increase of 9.4

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MARCH 29, 2017

diesel or gasoline) with developed alternatives (such as electrical power), alternatives to current aviation jet fuels are at the early stages of development. Domestic and global trends in energy security and corporate responsibility have encouraged many public- and private-sector organizations to commit to adopting biobased aviation fuels.

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MARCH 21, 2011

a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, and PetroChina Company Limited, a subsidiary of CNPC, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) related to the planned development of a 10 million metric tons per annum (200,000 barrels per day) grassroots full conversion refinery in Yunnan Province in China. Aramco Overseas Company B.V., Earlier post.).

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JUNE 11, 2014

Revised F-76 (MIL-DTL-16884N) and JP-5 (MIL-DTL-5624V) specifications allow a maximum of 50 vol % of the finished fuel to consist of synthesized blend components derived from the HEFA or FT conversion processes. Under the MOU, the USDA agreed to provide funding through the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC.)

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OCTOBER 8, 2023

Straubel felt that transport battery packs from Tesla’s Gigafactory plant in Reno, Nevada, to its car plant in Fremont, California, in diesel vans used to be opposite to the corporate’s venture of zero-emission transportation. seconds at its most 82,000-pound improper weight.

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JUNE 11, 2018

In 2016, the IMO confirmed that global refiners and shippers would have to comply with these new environmental regulations five years earlier than many anticipated, which sent tidal waves through two industries that typically take many years to adapt to such significant change. Such a move would be a significant deterrent to non-compliance.

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JULY 27, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation has entered an agreement with Ford Motor Company whereby Azure will integrate its proprietary plug-in hybrid (PHEV) technology into the Ford F-Series Super Duty product line. gasoline vs. diesel). gasoline vs. diesel). The Ford F-Series Super Duty has a more than 50% share in the North American market.

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MARCH 7, 2019

g/bhp-hr NO x capability with reduced aftertreatment cost; and demonstrating a diesel-like torque curve. A pent-roof cylinder head version of a diesel engine will be developed for operation on natural gas and integrated into a medium-duty truck chassis. CNG Full Fills with a Complete Smart Fueling System.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

crop oils and animal fats) to non-ester biofuels or intermediates—with Chevron Lummus Global’s ISOCONVERSION process technology to create drop-in biofuels that will be ready to use at 100% levels in jet and diesel engines, eliminating the need for blending with petroleum-derived fuels. Earlier post.). Agrisoma Biosciences Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Axial Vector Energy Corporation (AVEC) and Kirloskar Oil Engines (KOEL) have signed a binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a joint venture for the mass production of the Axial Vector axial-type, multi-fuel engines ( earlier post ). KOEL manufactures more than 200,000 diesel engines per year. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 8, 2021

Researchers from Monash University and Hokkaido University have developed a method to produce dimethoxymethane (DMM)—a diesel blend fuel currently of great research interest—via CO 2 hydrogenation in methanol over a novel ruthenium-based catalyst. —Dr G Valavarasu from HPCL. Resources.

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MARCH 13, 2009

Axial Vector Energy Corporation ( AVEC ) will demonstrate its 325 hp (242 kW), 1,140 lb-ft (1,546 Nm) “Workhorse 7.2” Representatives from the wind industry, trucking, power generation and other key users are due to attend, according to the company. The turbocharged eight-cylinder, four double-ended piston, 7.2-liter

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

The second grant, for $100,000 from the UC Discovery Program, which pairs industry and university research to boost the California economy, will connect CERT researchers with Irvine-based Food Recycle Science Corporation, which has developed a process to turn food waste into a concentrated biomass. diesel, gasoline, jet) at low cost.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

The selected projects consist of leading scientists and engineers from universities, private industry, and government, and will facilitate sharing expertise and technologies. Louis, MO), NAABB will develop a systems approach for sustainable commercialization of algal biofuel (such as renewable gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel) and bioproducts.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

CleanFUEL USA, a leading supplier of alternative fuel infrastructure and propane engine systems, will build and certify a multi-purpose 8-liter General Motors (GM) propane engine in partnership with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America. —Tucker Perkins. Renewable propane.

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MARCH 20, 2012

The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), China Lake has awarded a contract to Albemarle Corporation to complete the first biojet fuel production run based on bio n-butanol provided by Cobalt Technologies. Quintana (2008) Highly Efficient Zirconium-Catalyzed Batch Conversion of 1-Butene: A New Route to Jet Fuels.

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

Simultaneously, the researchers will ascertain which chemical catalysts and operating parameters should be used to optimize the conversion of the fatty acids into the desired fuels. Finally, the various fuels will be tested to ensure that they can be used in place of conventional diesel, gasoline and jet fuels. and Innova Tech.

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AUGUST 29, 2009

This syngas can then be used for industrial process heating applications, converted into electricity, or synthesized into fuels or chemicals. Centia can convert any lipid/oil/fat into transportation fuels similar in characteristics to gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

million through the Biorefinery Assistance Program for its project to demonstrate an integrated algal biorefinery process that will cultivate algae in ponds, and will use dewatering and oil extraction technology to produce an intermediate that will then be processed into drop-in green fuels such as jet fuel and diesel. 25,000,000. 33,915,478.

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MARCH 17, 2024

Alliances and tie-ups critical for survival According to industry sources, passenger vehicle makers in India will need a minimum investment of Rs 1.5 Growing volumes for petrol- and diesel-run vehicles and improving cost structures has meant that the majority of them have broken into profits over the past few years.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Gevo’s technology also enables using the biobutanol for the production of renewable hydrocarbons such as isooctene and isooctane for the gasoline market, renewable jet fuel and renewable diesel blendstocks. Corporate developments over the past year have included: In October 2008, Gevo and ICM, Inc. Gevo was founded in 2005 by Drs.

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JULY 12, 2011

Chesapeake Energy Corporation plans to create a $1.0-billion billion venture capital fund over the next 10 years, Chesapeake NG Ventures Corporation (CNGV), dedicated to identifying and investing in companies and technologies that will replace the use of gasoline and diesel with natural gas and natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuels.

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APRIL 16, 2009

million in cost-share funding from industry participants in addition to the Federal money. Success at this service center will lead to further fleet conversions at some or all of FedEx’s other 470 service centers. Success in this project will lead to further fleet conversions at some or all of Anheuser-Busch’s other 11 US facilities.

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MAY 28, 2015

Mainstream Engineering Corporation. US Hybrid Corporation. Fuel Cell-Battery Electric Hybrid for Utility or Municipal MD or HD Bucket Trucks (H2BT) The fuel cell bucket truck has no emission and saves 1,400 gallons of diesel fuel per year. American Lithium Energy Corporation. Novarials Corporation. Organization.

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