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DOE researchers investigate economic and environmental impacts of converting wet waste to renewable diesel

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JANUARY 3, 2022

estimated that with conversion by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) and upgrading, the wet waste resource availability in the United States could be converted to jet fuel that is equivalent to about 24% of the U.S. Skaggs et al. demand in 2016. —Ou et al. GLE and $0.9/GLE.

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Wärtsilä report finds accelerated adoption of renewables can reduce electricity production costs by up to 50%

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Front-Loading Net Zero report states that electricity production costs could be reduced by up to 50% by 2050 if countries and states adopt 100% renewable systems faster than currently planned. Utilities should keep repeating steps 1 - 3 until their systems run on 80 – 90% renewables.

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PNNL team develops new low-cost method to convert captured CO2 to methane

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a new method to convert captured CO 2 into methane, the primary component of natural gas. Different methods for converting CO 2 into methane have long been known. A paper on the work is published in ChemSusChem. —Heldebrant et al.

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Bombardier (now Alstom) to convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

To help France meet its sustainability targets, Bombardier will now convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power. The idea is to convert dual-mode (catenary and diesel-powered) high capacity self-propelled trains to dual-mode battery-powered AGCs.

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IIASA-led study proposes Underground Gravity Energy Storage as long-term energy storage solution for renewables

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JANUARY 13, 2023

Renewable energy sources are central to the energy transition toward a more sustainable future. While there are many effective solutions for daily energy storage, the most common being batteries, a cost-effective long-term solution is still lacking. An open-access paper on the work is published in the journal Energies.

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Lightning Systems converting 35-foot diesel buses to battery-electrics in Boulder; cost-effective electrification

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MAY 3, 2018

This project will be the first step for the City of Boulder and Via in realizing their combined goal of converting the HOP fleet of 35-foot transit buses to all-electric vehicles. Repowering an existing diesel transit bus with the LightningElectric product will cost one-third the price of a new electric bus.

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EU project HyFlexFuel converted sewage sludge and other biomasses into kerosene by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL); SAF

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JUNE 28, 2021

The decarbonization of the transportation sector will require large volumes of renewable fuels. So far, renewable diesel and jet fuels are mainly derived from plant oils, but the EU Renewable Energy Directive limits the use of biofuel from food and feed crops since they do not meet sustainability requirements when produced at large scale.

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EC JRC finds delivery of large amounts of green hydrogen over long distances could be cost-effective

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JUNE 14, 2021

The European Commission’s Joint Research Center (JRC) published a policy brief showing that delivery of large amounts of renewable hydrogen over long distances could be cost-effective. For its transport, hydrogen is either compressed, liquefied or converted into a hydrogen carrier such as ammonia or liquid organic hydrogen carriers.

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Diamond Green Diesel to boost renewable diesel capacity to 1.2B gallons/year; $1.45B expansion project

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Darling and Valero jointly announced that their 50/50 joint venture, Diamond Green Diesel (DGD), has received approval from both companies’ Boards of Directors to proceed with the construction of the renewable diesel production facility to be located at Valero’s Port Arthur, Texas refinery. The current estimated construction cost is $1.45

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Japan team evaluates battery-assisted low-cost hydrogen production from solar energy

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The results from this study suggested a cost of hydrogen as low as ¥17 to ¥27/Nm 3 (US$0.16 - $0.25) using a combination of technologies and the achievement of ambitious individual cost targets for batteries, PV, and electrolyzers. This approximately converts to US$1.92 This approximately converts to US$1.92 to US$3.00/kg

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Low Cost Hydrogen Solar Japan

Johnson Matthey launches HyCOgen; converting CO2 and green hydrogen into sustainable aviation fuel

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JANUARY 6, 2022

By combining HyCOgen with the award-winning FT CANS Fischer Tropsch technology (developed in collaboration with bp), Johnson Matthey offers an integrated, scalable solution for use in the efficient and cost-effective production of renewable-power-based SAF.

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Bosch on importance of renewable synthetic fuels to reach climate goals; e-fuels

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

One path to achieving this is with renewable synthetic fuels (e-fuels). Bosch outlines seven reasons why renewable synthetic fuels should be part of tomorrow’s mobility mix: Time. Renewable synthetic fuels have long since left the basic research phase. emitted by burning renewable synthetic fuels is reused to produce new fuels.

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Phillips 66 to convert San Francisco Refinery into world’s largest renewable fuels plant; 800M+ gallons per year

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AUGUST 13, 2020

Phillips 66, a diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company, plans to reconfigure its San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, California, to produce renewable fuels. The Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewed project would produce 680 million gallons annually of renewable diesel, renewable gasoline, and sustainable jet fuel.

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Wrightspeed and Matthews Specialty Vehicles partner to repower and convert buses and trucks into high-performance EVs; order for 30 MDS vehicles

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AUGUST 31, 2021

Wrightspeed and Matthews Specialty Vehicles are teaming up to develop, convert, and deliver battery-powered and range-extended electric buses, trucks, and specialty vehicles with industry-leading performance, efficiency, and total cost of ownership.

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Gevo develops process for low-cost renewable isoprene; building block for rubber and rubber products

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FEBRUARY 3, 2019

has developed a proprietary catalytic process that transforms low-cost commercially available, or even waste by-product, renewable alcohols into renewable isoprene that would be expected to compete head-to-head on price with natural and petroleum-based chemical equivalents while reducing CO 2 emissions.

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UGI and Vertimass in 15-year agreement to produce renewable fuels in the US and Europe; $500M investment; propane and SAF

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JANUARY 6, 2022

UGI Corporation has entered into a 15-year agreement with California-based technology developer Vertimass to utilize their catalytic technology to produce renewable fuels from renewable ethanol in the US and Europe. Possibly debottleneck processes to increase throughput with little additional costs other than for feedstock.

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Honeywell introduces single-stage version of UOP Ecofining process for renewable diesel; fast-to-market, low capital cost

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Honeywell recently introduced a single-stage UOP Ecofining technology offering for the production of renewable diesel fuel. Interest in renewable fuels production continues to grow as customers work to meet sustainability goals and find new uses for existing assets. Honeywell UOP jointly developed the Ecofining process with Eni SpA.

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Oxford spin-out OXCCU raises US$22.8M to transform carbon dioxide into sustainable aviation fuel

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JUNE 15, 2023

OXCCU, a company spun-out from the University of Oxford in 2021 that is focused on converting carbon dioxide and hydrogen into industrial and consumer products ( earlier post ), completed an £18-million (US$22.8 million) Series A financing round.

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Raven SR & Hyzon Motors to build up to 100 waste-to-hydrogen hubs

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APRIL 28, 2021

Raven SR , a renewable fuels company, and Hyzon Motors Inc., 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. tons of renewable green hydrogen, enough to power 100 heavy-duty commercial vehicles.

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Oberon Fuels starts commercial production of renewable dimethyl ether (rDME)

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JUNE 11, 2021

Oberon Fuels, producer of clean-burning dimethyl ether (DME) transportation fuel, has begun production of the first renewable DME (rDME) in the United States, and the only current commercial production of this in the world. Once delivered, rDME can be converted to renewable hydrogen at the point of use.

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GM to invest nearly $800M to convert CAMI into Canada’s 1st large-scale commercial EV plant; EV600 first

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JANUARY 18, 2021

The investment will enable GM to convert CAMI into Canada’s first large-scale electric delivery vehicles manufacturing plant. It aims to help B2B customers reduce cost of ownership, improve productivity and safety, and improve their carbon footprints and sustainability efforts. Work will begin immediately to transform the CAMI plant.

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Max-Planck-Institut team uses ammonia for direct reduction for more sustainable steel production

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APRIL 2, 2023

a) Comparison of the predicted costs required for hydrogen and ammonia produced by renewable electricity in 2030, assuming that it is produced in Australia and then transported to Japan (reproduced based on data from the International Energy Agency). A pathway toward sustainable steel production via ammonia-based direct reduction.

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PNNL, OSU, Lanzatech improving efficiency and cost of ethanol-to-jet process

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AUGUST 20, 2021

A patented process for converting alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gases into jet or diesel fuel is being scaled up at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with the help of partners at Oregon State University and the carbon-recycling experts at LanzaTech. Image: Oregon State University).

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Gevo and Leaf Resources sign joint development agreement for potential use of cellulosic-derived sugars to convert to hydrocarbon molecules

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

and Leaf Resources , an Australia-based company and one of the world’s leading companies in converting plant biomass into industrial sugars, have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA). Glycell pretreatment is followed by enzymatic hydrolysis which converts cellulose into cellulosic sugars.

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DCC Energy and Oberon Fuels to boost renewable DME production to reduce emissions of European LPG market

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MARCH 30, 2023

DCC plc, an international sales, marketing and support services group, has partnered with Oberon Fuels, the leading producer of renewable dimethyl ether (DME) ( earlier post ), to advance the design, construction and operations of multiple renewable DME production plants in Europe.

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Los Alamos and Oberon Fuels receive DOE funding to produce renewable hydrogen from renewable DME (rDME)

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JUNE 25, 2021

DME is a hydrogen-rich molecule that can be produced from waste and/or renewable resources using Oberon’s modular production technology. This project will produce the final step—technology that can convert rDME into rH2 fuel at the point of use. Our novel approach to generating hydrogen flips the current model on its head.

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Renmatix and Gevo to evaluate feasibility of cellulosic hydrocarbons for renewable jet and gasoline

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

and Renmatix, the leader in affordable cellulosic sugars, announced a joint development agreement to evaluate the commercial feasibility of creating renewable jet fuel by integrating Renmatix’s Plantrose Process ( earlier post ) with Gevo’s GIFT technology and alcohol to jet process ( earlier post ). —Patrick Gruber, Ph.D., CEO of Gevo.

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New ORNL novel composite catalyst for cost-effective ethanol-to-jet-fuel conversion

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JUNE 6, 2021

The well-established, cost-competitive ethanol market provides an opportunity to shift the composition of jet fuel and other fuel products away from petroleum. Two more steps—oligomerization and hydrotreating—convert these intermediates into the liquid hydrocarbons used as fuels. The research was published in ACS Catalysis.

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DOE to fund research to reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission

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AUGUST 31, 2023

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) and Office of Electricity (OE) plan to fund (DE-FOA-0003241) research to drive innovation and reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) voltage source converter (VSC) transmission systems.

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Vertimass and European Energy to partner on CO2 to hydrocarbons via methanol pathway

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JANUARY 13, 2022

Vertimass and European Energy have completed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to integrate technologies for capturing carbon dioxide and converting it into hydrocarbon products around the world. The simplicity of this single reaction stage results in low capital and operating costs.

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AW-Energy entering green hydrogen market with wave energy device

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

AW-Energy says that its wave energy device, when combined with other renewable energy sources, can enable significant green hydrogen cost reductions and is a viable solution in the drive to execute the world’s clean energy hydrogen roadmap. The WaveRoller is a device that converts ocean wave energy to electricity.

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New NREL-led consortium seeks to lower heliostat cost 50% and jump-start manufacturing in US

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), joined by partners at Sandia National Laboratories and the Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute, launched the Heliostat Consortium (HelioCon), an international effort to drive down the cost of heliostats.

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QUT, Mercurius Australia partner on pilot plant to convert sugarcane waste to jet and diesel fuel; REACH

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

The patented REACH technology, developed by US-based parent company Mercurius Biorefining, has the potential to convert sugarcane bagasse and other biomass into cost effective drop-in biofuels and bio-chemicals, as alternatives to fossil fuels. Does not use enzymes or microbes therefore it is not sensitive to feedstock impurities.

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Hyzon Motors to collaborate with Transform Materials on renewable hydrogen production

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JANUARY 20, 2022

Hyzon Motors, a leading supplier of heavy-duty hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles, announced a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Transform Materials, a provider of renewable hydrogen through its proprietary microwave reactor technology ( earlier post ).

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Researchers increase carbon efficiency of BtL process from 38 to >90% by adding hydrogen from renewable sources; 2.4x more fuel produced

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AUGUST 12, 2018

Researchers in Norway report that the carbon efficiency of a conventional Biomass-to-Liquid (BtL) process can be increased from 38 to more than 90% by adding hydrogen from renewable energy sources. kWh and with SOEC investment cost of the 1000?$/kW kW (el) , the levelized cost of producing advanced biofuel with the PBtL concept is $1.70/liter

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GTI quantifies opportunity to produce low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) from wood wastes

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

GTI has released a site-specific engineering design titled “ Low-Carbon Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) from Wood Wastes ”. GTI led a team of engineers and scientists to produce a blueprint for converting an existing biomass facility into an RNG production site, using the wood waste feedstock and some of the existing infrastructure.

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TotalEnergies, Sunfire and Fraunhofer give the go-ahead for green methanol in Leuna

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JUNE 17, 2021

e-CO 2 Met is the first pilot project for TotalEnergies to convert CO 2 with renewable electric energy to methanol. The system’s efficiency of more than 80% for producing green hydrogen from renewable electricity and water vapor is far higher than that of conventional electrolyzers.

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NREL releases comprehensive vision for deep decarbonization of transportation

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a comprehensive vision for deeply decarbonizing transportation. Optimally integrating transportation with buildings, the grid, and renewables to realize system-wide benefits. —Chris Gearhart, director of NREL’s Center for Integrated Mobility Sciences.

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Hydra Energy partners with Chemtrade to provide commercial truck fleets with green hydrogen below the cost of diesel

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Commercial truck fleet operators with Hydra-converted semi-trucks can access green hydrogen at a fixed price, five percent below the price they typically pay for diesel. Natural gas distributors can also use the green hydrogen to meet renewable content requirements.

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DOE closes on $504M loan guarantee for world’s largest clean hydrogen and energy storage project

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JUNE 11, 2022

The loan guarantee will help finance construction of the largest clean hydrogen storage facility in the world, capable of providing long-term low-cost, seasonal energy storage, furthering grid stability. ACES Delta is a joint venture between Mitsubishi Power Americas and Magnum Development.

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Seaboard Energy selects Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology to produce renewable diesel

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MAY 15, 2021

Seaboard Energy has chosen Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex hydroprocessing fuel technology to produce renewable diesel from tallow and soybean oil. The 6,500 barrels-per-day renewable diesel unit is currently under construction at Seaboard Energy’s site in Hugoton, Kansas, and is scheduled for operation at the end of 2021.

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Rotterdam The Hague Airport initiates study for the production of renewable jet fuel from air

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MAY 31, 2019

Rotterdam The Hague Airport and a European consortium led by EDL Anlagenbau Gesellschaft mbH signed a cooperation agreement to develop a demonstration plant that produces renewable jet fuel from air. This plant aims to be the first worldwide to offer renewable jet fuel from air to the market.

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LanzaTech, Northwestern, ORNL engineer microbe to convert industrial waste gases to acetone or isopropanol

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

A team of scientists from LanzaTech, Northwestern University and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have engineered a microbe to convert molecules of industrial waste gases, such as carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, into acetone and isopropanol (IPA). In this case of C.

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Arbor Renewable Gas chooses Topsoe’s TIGAS technology for renewable gasoline plant

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Arbor Renewable Gas, LLC (Arbor Gas) will use Topsoe’s TIGAS technology for producing renewable gasoline at a new facility in the Gulf Coast region. Arbor Gas is pursing decarbonization solutions using waste woody biomass which will be converted into renewable gasoline and hydrogen.

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DOE researchers investigate economic and environmental impacts of converting wet waste to renewable diesel

Wärtsilä report finds accelerated adoption of renewables can reduce electricity production costs by up to 50%

PNNL team develops new low-cost method to convert captured CO2 to methane

Bombardier (now Alstom) to convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power

IIASA-led study proposes Underground Gravity Energy Storage as long-term energy storage solution for renewables

Lightning Systems converting 35-foot diesel buses to battery-electrics in Boulder; cost-effective electrification

EU project HyFlexFuel converted sewage sludge and other biomasses into kerosene by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL); SAF

EC JRC finds delivery of large amounts of green hydrogen over long distances could be cost-effective

Diamond Green Diesel to boost renewable diesel capacity to 1.2B gallons/year; $1.45B expansion project

Japan team evaluates battery-assisted low-cost hydrogen production from solar energy

Johnson Matthey launches HyCOgen; converting CO2 and green hydrogen into sustainable aviation fuel

Bosch on importance of renewable synthetic fuels to reach climate goals; e-fuels

Phillips 66 to convert San Francisco Refinery into world’s largest renewable fuels plant; 800M+ gallons per year

Wrightspeed and Matthews Specialty Vehicles partner to repower and convert buses and trucks into high-performance EVs; order for 30 MDS vehicles

Gevo develops process for low-cost renewable isoprene; building block for rubber and rubber products

UGI and Vertimass in 15-year agreement to produce renewable fuels in the US and Europe; $500M investment; propane and SAF

Honeywell introduces single-stage version of UOP Ecofining process for renewable diesel; fast-to-market, low capital cost

Oxford spin-out OXCCU raises US$22.8M to transform carbon dioxide into sustainable aviation fuel

Raven SR & Hyzon Motors to build up to 100 waste-to-hydrogen hubs

Oberon Fuels starts commercial production of renewable dimethyl ether (rDME)

GM to invest nearly $800M to convert CAMI into Canada’s 1st large-scale commercial EV plant; EV600 first

Max-Planck-Institut team uses ammonia for direct reduction for more sustainable steel production

PNNL, OSU, Lanzatech improving efficiency and cost of ethanol-to-jet process

Gevo and Leaf Resources sign joint development agreement for potential use of cellulosic-derived sugars to convert to hydrocarbon molecules

DCC Energy and Oberon Fuels to boost renewable DME production to reduce emissions of European LPG market

Los Alamos and Oberon Fuels receive DOE funding to produce renewable hydrogen from renewable DME (rDME)

Renmatix and Gevo to evaluate feasibility of cellulosic hydrocarbons for renewable jet and gasoline

New ORNL novel composite catalyst for cost-effective ethanol-to-jet-fuel conversion

DOE to fund research to reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission

Vertimass and European Energy to partner on CO2 to hydrocarbons via methanol pathway

AW-Energy entering green hydrogen market with wave energy device

New NREL-led consortium seeks to lower heliostat cost 50% and jump-start manufacturing in US

QUT, Mercurius Australia partner on pilot plant to convert sugarcane waste to jet and diesel fuel; REACH

Hyzon Motors to collaborate with Transform Materials on renewable hydrogen production

Researchers increase carbon efficiency of BtL process from 38 to >90% by adding hydrogen from renewable sources; 2.4x more fuel produced

GTI quantifies opportunity to produce low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) from wood wastes

TotalEnergies, Sunfire and Fraunhofer give the go-ahead for green methanol in Leuna

NREL releases comprehensive vision for deep decarbonization of transportation

Hydra Energy partners with Chemtrade to provide commercial truck fleets with green hydrogen below the cost of diesel

DOE closes on $504M loan guarantee for world’s largest clean hydrogen and energy storage project

Seaboard Energy selects Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology to produce renewable diesel

Rotterdam The Hague Airport initiates study for the production of renewable jet fuel from air

LanzaTech, Northwestern, ORNL engineer microbe to convert industrial waste gases to acetone or isopropanol

Arbor Renewable Gas chooses Topsoe’s TIGAS technology for renewable gasoline plant

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