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APRIL 16, 2014

The Audi Group has calculated its corporate carbon footprint and is the first premium automobile manufacturer to be certified according to the international standard ISO 14064. As the DEKRA experts confirm, the corporate carbon footprint of the Audi Group worldwide amounts to 57 million tons of CO 2 equivalent (CO 2 e) each year.

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APRIL 22, 2015

Taiwan’s largest integrated steel maker, China Steel Corporation (CSC), has announced formal Board approval of a 1400-million TWD (US$46 million) capital investment in a LanzaTech commercial ethanol facility. China Steel Corporation (CSC), located at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, was founded in December 1971. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 11, 2020

Nikola Corporation announced a minimum order of 2,500 electric refuse trucks from Republic Services, expandable up to 5,000. Republic Services is the second-largest recycling and solid waste provider in the US and is recognized as an industry leader in providing environmentally responsible, sustainable solutions to its customers.

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JUNE 29, 2013

Canada-based waste-to-biofuels company Enerkem Inc. As we are finalizing the construction of the Enerkem Alberta Biofuels facility in Edmonton and developing our next facilities, we take this new corporate equity investment as a vote of confidence in Enerkem’s growth strategy. recently closed a C$50-million (US$47.6-million)

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

Siemens is researching technologies that would allow waste heat from vehicles and industrial facilities to be used efficiently. The chemical industry, as another example, uses waste heat from reactions in order to preheat other substances, for example. However, the lower the grade (lower heat), the more difficult it is to use.

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AUGUST 16, 2012

The Boeing-COMAC Technology Center’s first research project will explore opportunities to refine waste cooking oil, often described in China as “gutter oil,” into sustainable aviation biofuel. The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. Commercial Aircraft Corp.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The EU-India Clean Energy and Climate Partnership included a plan to develop a waste-to-hydrogen facility in Pune, led by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and The Green Billions Limited (TGBL). million metric tons of waste using Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) and. The 450 crore ($54M) project was intended to process 3.8

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JUNE 21, 2020

Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) announced that its hydrogen-based autonomous energy supply system H2One, which Toshiba ESS delivered and installed on the rooftop of Toranomon Hills Business Tower (Minato-ku, Tokyo), has started full-scale operation with the opening of commercial facilities.

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MAY 22, 2013

has completed the first successful large-scale production of a polypropylene carbonate (PPC) polymer using waste CO 2 as a key raw material. The PPC polymer production run, conducted by Novomer in collaboration with specialty chemical manufacturer Albemarle Corporation, tested scale-up of Novomer’s novel catalyst technology.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2023

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) officially launched China’s first methanol-to-hydrogen and hydrogen refueling service station in Dalian, China. Sinopec Fuel Oil Sales Co., Ltd has built two integrated fueling stations in Dalian's free trade area, with six more now under construction.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

a leading waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer, has completed a C$280-million (US$223 million) investment round—its largest to date. The technology converts non-recyclable, non-compostable municipal solid waste into methanol, ethanol and other widely-used chemicals. Canada-based Enerkem Inc.,

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JUNE 3, 2022

Yamaha Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation Power & Mobility Co., a Sumitomo Corporation Group company, jointly demonstrated a new waste heat recovery system based on a thermoelectric generator (TEG), which generates electrical power via exhaust gas heat.

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AUGUST 6, 2021

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of chemical products, to scope ?the alfanar’s waste-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant, currently under development, in Teesside.?. products, to scope the supply of clean hydrogen as fuel to reduce hard to abate combustion ?emissions

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OCTOBER 3, 2022

Australia-based Pure Hydrogen Corporation has entered an arrangement with PepsiCo Australia to trial a hydrogen-fueled prime mover at one of PepsiCo’s manufacturing sites in the City of Brisbane. Pure Hydrogen will supply PepsiCo with a Hydrogen Fuel Cell 160kW 6 x 4 Prime Mover (HFCV Prime Mover).

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AUGUST 8, 2018

Velocys has engaged the global leading project finance bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), as the lender of record and as its financial advisor. The site will be home to a biorefinery that will use Velocys’ technology to produce low-carbon transportation fuels from the wood wastes of lumber operations and tree plantations.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2022

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. or hold corporate data for ransom.

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JUNE 19, 2015

made progress in reducing CO 2 emissions and improving sustainability in its global corporate activities in fiscal year 2014 while simultaneously increasing vehicle production and plant energy efficiency. Nissan is utilizing a number of proven forms of sustainable energy generation to help minimize its corporate carbon footprint.

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AUGUST 21, 2012

The process uses as its feedstock virtually any kind of nonfood biomass material—including wood, cornstalks and cobs, algae, aquatic plants and municipal solid waste—and produces gasoline, jet fuel or diesel fuel. For example, municipal solid waste plants may be smaller, and plants converting wood may be larger.

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DECEMBER 7, 2017

Sekisui , a multibillion dollar Japanese diversified chemicals company and LanzaTech report making significant progress on a waste-to-chemicals platform converting municipal solid waste (MSW) to ethanol or other new products. It is our mission to replicate this technology widely.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

We are fully committed to supporting the aviation industry, its customers and corporates with their emission reduction targets. Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel is made from sustainably sourced renewable waste and residue raw materials. —Thorsten Lange, Executive Vice President for Renewable Aviation at Neste.

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JUNE 10, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation provided new details on their enhanced heat pump system, deployed in Hyundai and Kia’s global electric vehicle (EV) line-up to maximize their all-electric driving range in low temperatures. The technology was first introduced in 2014 on the first-generation Kia Soul EV.

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MAY 12, 2021

Currently, the global supply chain for these elements relies heavily on dated extraction processes that are energy-intensive, consume a lot of water, and create toxic waste. Lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements are in high—and rapidly increasing—demand. The work has been approved and will get underway in Spring 2021.

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JUNE 21, 2018

Velocys plc has partnered with PQ Corporation (PQ) for the supply of commercial quantities of Velocys’ proprietary microchannel Fischer-Tropsch catalyst to be used in multiple biorefineries incorporating its technology. UK waste-to-jet-fuel project. Velocys earlier announced that £4.9 million (US$6.5

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

Unique for the HT PEM fuel cells is the potential for waste heat utilisation where part of the waste heat from the fuel cell is used to drive the process of reforming methanol and thereby optimising the total system efficiency. Waste heat can also be used for additional energy recovery.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2021

At its recent “Kia Sustainability Movement” virtual presentation, Kia Corporation announced a commitment to achieve carbon neutrality throughout its value chain by 2045. To rid the oceans of plastic effectively, plastic waste currently in ocean needs to be cleaned and new plastic should be stopped from entering the oceans.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

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.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Terrabon, a company commercializing a waste-to-biogasoline technology developed at Texas A&M, ( earlier post ), has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 7 of the Federal bankruptcy laws. SoluPro is a bio-products process that converts inexpensive protein-bearing waste material into animal feed and “green” commercial adhesives.

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JUNE 8, 2015

The Etanolix production process starts with receiving feedstock that has high carbohydrate concentrations, such as bakery waste. St1 is a leader in waste-based ethanol production and production technologies. The refinery staff will operate the Etanolix plant. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 9, 2021

one of the world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers, announced the successful completion of a battery recycling pilot with North America’s largest lithium-ion battery recycler, Li- Cycle Corporation. New Flyer Industries Canada ULC and New Flyer of America Inc., subsidiaries of NFI Group Inc., Earlier post.).

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JUNE 14, 2022

Chevron USA, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, announced definitive agreements to supply fuel linked to renewable natural gas for a Walmart Inc. Renewable natural gas is produced when biomethane from decomposing organic matter—such as cow manure or landfill waste—is captured, treated and placed into the natural gas network.

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MAY 3, 2021

Illinois Basin (Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana and Tennessee): Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois aims to lead a project to evaluate the domestic occurrence of strategic elements in coal, coal-based resources and waste streams from coal use. DOE Funding: $1,499,987. Other: University of Kansas Center for Research Inc.

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JULY 6, 2022

—Martin Berger, Vice President Corporate Research and Advanced Engineering at MAHLE. This resilience is achieved by the new MAHLE electric motor through the use of an innovative integrated oil cooling, which not only makes it more robust but also allows the waste heat generated to be used in the vehicle’s complete system.

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JUNE 28, 2012

Sundrop Fuels will use a multi-phase process to convert sustainable forest waste into a bio-based drop-in gasoline for use in today’s combustion engines. The MTG technology was originally developed in the 1970s and was successfully commercialized for a large-scale natural gas to gasoline plant during the 1980s in New Zealand.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

UBQ is a patented material converted from 100% unsorted household waste, containing food leftovers, mixed plastics, paper, cardboard, packaging materials and diapers. By diverting landfill-destined waste, UBQ prevents the emission of methane, groundwater leakage and other environmental harms. Every ton of UBQ produced prevents 11.7

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AUGUST 16, 2020

Chevron Corporation made a Series A investment in Zap Energy Inc. , Conventional nuclear power uses nuclear fission which involves the splitting of a large unstable nucleus into smaller elements and generates long-lived radioactive waste.

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JULY 1, 2020

Toyota Motor Corporation has developed a world’s stamping-type plating technology that uses a polymer membrane (solid electrolyte membrane), through which metal ions can pass, to apply plating, like a stamp, only to areas requiring plating. Toyota has also announced a collaboration with Mikado Technos Co.,

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JANUARY 3, 2013

Waste-to-Energy company Covanta Energy Corporation and Clean Energy Fuels Corp., The company also operates an additional 13 solid waste transfer stations. The company also operates an additional 13 solid waste transfer stations. Covanta Energy operates more than 40 facilities that convert trash into energy.

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