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With this zero-waste car, the team wants to show that waste can be a valuable material with a multitude of applications. Luca, the world’s first Zero-Waste car. During the UBQ conversion process, the unsorted residual waste stream is reduced into its more basic natural components. Photo by Bart van Overbeeke.
As part of the agreement, Hyzon is acquiring a minority interest in Raven SR. At the hubs, which can be built at or near landfills, Raven SR will convert mixed and multiple organic wastes, including municipal solid waste, greenwaste, food waste, medical, paper, etc. 22 CCR § 66260.10 Definitions and 40 CFR § 260.10
The Abfallentsorgungs-Gesellschaft Ruhrgebiet mbH ( AGR ), a waste management company in Herten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has put a converted DAF CF 340 hydrogen fuel cell truck into operation as part of the EU-funded HECTOR (Hydrogen Waste Collection Vehicles in North West Europe) project.
Alitalia and the Solena Group have signed a letter of intent to initiate a study on the feasibility of the construction of a plant capable of converting municipal solid waste in a significant portion of the jet fuel needed by the. The agreement between Alitalia and Solena Group is part of the program called Green Sky. Earlier post.).
Researchers at MIT and Stanford University have developed new battery technology for the conversion of low-temperature waste heat into electricity in cases where temperature differences are less than 100 degrees Celsius. These features lead to a high heat-to-electricity energy conversion efficiency of 5.7% Click to enlarge.
Rice University scientists and their colleagues at C-Crete Technologies have optimized a process to convert waste from rubber tires into graphene that can, in turn, be used to strengthen concrete. After useful oils are extracted from waste tires, this carbon residue has until now had near-zero value, Tour said. —James Tour.
The companies are joining efforts to implement the carbon-negative UBQ thermoplastic ( earlier post ) into auto parts manufactured by Motherson Group for the automotive industry. UBQ GHG Neutralizers, conversely, offset on average 15 times their weight of CO 2 -e. These are suited for injection, extrusion and compression molding.
Waste Management has made a strategic investment in Agnion Energy , Inc. Waste Management joins other investors in Agnion including,Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, Munich Venture Partners and Wellington Partners. Waste Management wants to maximize the value of the materials it manages. Agnion’s Heatpipe-Reformer.
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The company says that some of the most promising projects are the Turbosteamer ( earlier post ); the Thermoelectric generator (TEG) ( earlier post ); engine encapsulation; and a waste heat exchanger for oil heating. The current prototype—a BMW X6—was built as part of a development project funded by the US Department of Energy.
The Enerkem process has four steps: feedstock pre-treatment; gasification; syngas conditioning; and conversion. million (US$51 million) comes from Enerkem’s existing institutional investors—Rho Ventures, Braemar Energy Ventures and BDR Capital—as well as from new investors Waste Management and Cycle Capital. Click to enlarge.
Solar-Concentrating Photovoltaic Mirrors Arizona State University will develop a curved mirror made of solar cells to collect both direct and diffuse sunlight for conversion to electricity and heat. The system would also capture waste heat from the solar cells, providing additional gains from the sun’s energy. Earlier post.).
Starting from a energy-based powertrain simulation model validated on experimental data from the PHEV, the researchers conducted a first- and second-law analysis to identify the potential for engine waste heat recovery, considering a variety of driving cycles and assuming the vehicle operating in charge-sustaining (HEV) mode. Power from ORC.
a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals company, has begun initial production of cellulosic ethanol from waste materials at its demonstration facility in Westbury, Québec. Enerkem Inc., Earlier post.). The start of ethanol production at our Westbury facility is a significant milestone. —Vincent Chornet, President and CEO of Enerkem.
This is really a conceptual breakthrough, a new energy conversion process, not just a new material or a slightly different tweak. If this wasted heat energy could somehow be harvested, solar cells could be much more efficient. It is actually something fundamentally different about how you can harvest energy. —Dr. Nick Melosh.
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With this research, we looked to make a new biofuel conversion process that is relevant and applicable to renewable and waste-to-energy technology. In addition, researchers are testing how the catalyst performs with more complex waste materials that produce a mixture of ethers besides 4-butoxyheptane. —Derek Vardon.
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As part of a White House roundtable to launch the Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Grand Challenge to decarbonize the aviation sector by 2050 ( earlier post ), the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $64.7 Affordable, Clean Cellulosic Sugars for High Yield Conversion. Separations to Enable Biomass Conversion.
has been awarded part of The Queensland Waste to Biofutures (W2B) Fund to support the development of waste to biofutures projects in Queensland, Australia. Gevo supplied the renewable fuel used in Virgin Australia’s trial of sustainable aviation fuel at Brisbane Airport which was completed in June last year.
UK-based ULEMCo—a spin-out from Revolve Technologies focused on conversions of diesel vehicles to hydrogen dual fuel operation—has collaborated with Aberdeen City Council (ACC) to deliver the first hydrogen dual fuel road sweeper. The project represents the first such conversion of a DAF vehicle. Injection system.
The six projects were initially selected for a first-phase funding in October 2009 as part of a $1.4 Novomer will develop a process for converting waste CO 2 into a number of polycarbonate products (plastics) for use in the packaging industry. Tags: Algae Algal Fuels Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Fuels. Alcoa, Inc.
Six key elements of a thermoelectric waste heat recovery module for vehicle applications. Solid state energy conversion concepts that involve thermoelectric devices offer the promise of converting waste exhaust heat to electricity. Automotive thermoelectric waste heat recovery. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)
Researchers at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) led off a day-long symposium on advances in CO 2 conversion and utilization being held at the 238 th American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting, which began today in Washington, DC. Earlier post.). Robert Dorner. The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. Scott Shaw.
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Sinopec Capital, as the industrial investment arm of Sinopec Group—one of the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals companies—announced an investment in LanzaTech with a focus on promoting direct production of chemicals from waste carbon.
Tianqi, one of the world’s top producers of lithium used in EV batteries, said it would use the proceeds from the stake sale to repay part of its $1.88 Waste material is trucked to designated areas within the site where it is contoured and replanted as part of an ongoing rehabilitation plan.
We knew the F-150 Lightning was special, but the interest from the public has surpassed our highest expectations and changed the conversation around electric vehicles. This new center supports Ford’s vision of sustainable production as a zero waste-to-landfill site. Ford has invested $7.7
The primary goal of this funding opportunity ( DE-FOA-0000949 ) is to provide disruptive new solar conversion and storage technology options to enable a much higher penetration of solar energy generation into the US energy mix. IR or UV for PV topping) to a higher T part of the thermal collection system. Source: ARPA-E. Value (units).
The first new outer skin parts for the ID. And the new press shop is an important milestone on our “Way To Zero” journey, through which we are aiming to reduce the environmental impact of our production by 2025 in areas such as energy usage, CO 2 emissions, waste and the use of water by 45% per vehicle compared with the baseline year 2010.
As part of the DOE grant, LS9 and HCL CleanTech are combining their proprietary technologies to produce advanced drop-in biofuels and other valuable bio-based chemicals from wood waste and other agriculture waste. Earlier post.).
Waste gas is one example of a source of syngas. We’re exploring third-generation biotechnology, because in addition to sugar or residual plant materials converted to syngas, waste from other sources such as municipal waste and industrial waste gas can also serve as raw materials. —Thomas Haas.
Despite the decision to de-emphasize microbial oil, Neste Oil emphasized that cellulosic waste will continue to play an important role in its research strategy, adding that it remains committed to its goal of further extending its feedstock base and making greater use of waste and residues in this area in particular. Background.
As part of DOE’s Plastics Innovation Challenge, these projects will also help improve existing recycling processes that break plastics into chemical building blocks, which can then be used to make new products. Skokie, IL) - Upscaling of Non-Recyclable Plastic Waste into CarbonSmart Monomers – DOE Funding: $1,890,001. LanzaTech, Inc.
Model scope includes all upstream processing of biomass material; conversion to liquid or solid fuel is intentionally excluded. Biofuel conversion processes were excluded from the scope of the analysis. These so-called ‘indirect’ changes are associated with conversion of arable land into production and were not included here.
million metric tons of electronic waste in 2019, up more than 21% over five years, according to the United Nations’ most recent assessment. Only about 17% of that e-waste was recycled, and what happens to the rest can be detrimental for both human health and privacy. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
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