Remove Cost Of Remove Manufacturer Remove Waste Remove Water
article thumbnail

DOE to award up to $19M to advance waste carbon utilization for algal biofuels and bioproducts

Green Car Congress

Capturing this waste carbon then allows for algae to be cultivated into a variety of biofuels and bioproducts. The impact of the Topic Area 1 outcome will be to lower the cost of fuels and products made from algal feedstocks while increasing the positive GHG impacts that can be achieved through deployment of algae-based technologies.

Waste 186
article thumbnail

Velocys receives FONSI from USDA for planned Mississippi biorefinery; wood waste to drop-in fuels

Green Car Congress

Velocys is pursuing a USDA loan guarantee that could apply up to $200 million of debut as part of the total installed cost of the project. 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.

article thumbnail

DOE to award $12M to support extraction and conversion of lithium from geothermal brines

Green Car Congress

The funding opportunity will focus on two topic areas: Field Validation of Lithium Hydroxide Production from Geothermal Brines: pilot or demonstration projects to validate cost-effective, innovative lithium extraction and lithium hydroxide conversion technologies. Lithium hydroxide is used in the manufacture of lithium battery electrodes.

article thumbnail

PNNL, Moselle to advance using magnetic nanoparticles to capture lithium, cesium from brines

Green Car Congress

The DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and its licensee Moselle Technologies , have won two Cooperative Research and Development Awards (CRADA) and a 2021 DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office award to advance the process of using magnetic nanoparticles for capturing strategically important elements from water sources.

article thumbnail

Toyota to debut 2 BEVs, 1 PHEV for US this year; says research shows BEVs & PHEVs have similar environmental benefits

Green Car Congress

Toyota shared highlights of new internal research evaluating the environmental impact and cost of ownership between a PHEV and a BEV. For this research, Toyota created a tool that shows the trade-off between GHG Emissions and Total Cost of Ownership. Manufacturing is a component of GHG emissions.

PHEV 305
article thumbnail

Ford Bronco Sport first to feature parts made of 100% recycled ocean plastic

Green Car Congress

Much of that is attributed to the fishing industry, which has come to rely on plastic fishing nets and other equipment because of the durability, light weight, buoyancy and low cost of the material. Ghost gear comprises nearly 10% of all sea-based plastic waste, entangling fish, sharks, dolphins, seals, sea turtles and birds.

Parts 434
article thumbnail

DOE EERE awarding $43.6M for Phase II SBIR projects

Green Car Congress

will use Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and machine learning to rapidly improve catalysts which are imperative to the efficiency and economy of the United States by making energy production, manufacturing and transportation more efficient and eco-friendly. Awards include: Accustrata Inc. TDA Research Inc.

PHEV 220