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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science research agency, has 2 -based-power-generation-project/">joined the Joint Industry Partnership (JIP) of the Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) project known as STEP Demo.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

The plant will be used for industrial validation of the newly acquired extraction and separation technology developed by Virdia that enables cellulosic biomass, such as wood or agricultural waste, to be converted into highly refined sugars. It will be used to produce high purity five-carbon sugars and in particular xylose.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Global Bioenergies reported that runs using wheat straw hydrolysate provided by its partner Clariant were successfully performed in its Leuna demo plant, leading to the production of cellulosic isobutene for the first time at this scale. million by the Bio Based Industry- Joint Undertaking (BBI-JU) as part of the H2020 program.

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

Virgin Atlantic announced the development of a low-carbon, synthetic jet fuel kerosene produced from industrial waste gases with half the carbon footprint of the standard fossil fuel alternative in partnership with LanzaTech and Swedish Biofuels. convert the resulting ethanol into a synthetic jet fuel. The fuel production.

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DECEMBER 5, 2013

Evonik Industries has demonstrated the use of bacteria to convert syngas to pure 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid (2-HIBA) under industrial conditions. Waste gas is one example of a source of syngas. We have a long way to go before we can use bacteria for converting syngas to high-quality specialty chemicals on a large industrial scale.

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MARCH 31, 2017

The center is also helping to pioneer efforts to turn forestry, agricultural and municipal waste into transportation fuels, with a new demonstration plant being built at the site. Specialists at STCB work closely with experts from external industrial partners, universities and institutes.

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

The first trials on the demo plant in Leuna were successfully completed, within schedule, in the fall of 2016 and Global Bioenergies announced first production of green isobutene via fermentation. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

LanzaTech has been selected by the Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) to receive a $4-million award to design and plan a demonstration-scale facility using industrial off gases to produce 3 million gallons/year of low-carbon jet and diesel fuels. The LanzaTech award was one of six totaling $12.9 Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Because Sunflow-E is derived from sunlight and industrial waste CO 2 , Joule can meet market demand with no depletion of natural resources or impact on global food supply and pricing. SunSprings plant operations will begin with production of Joule Sunflow-E to compete in the ethanol market, valued at approximately $64 billion.

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MAY 10, 2011

G2BioChem’s process design and patents, applied across the three phases of the planned demo plant. GreenField Ethanol, Canada’s largest ethanol producer, announced the launch of G2BioChem , a collaborative effort between GreenField, industrial process solutions company Andritz and enzyme developer Novozymes.

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MARCH 7, 2018

The project team, led by CALSTART, includes a heavy-duty truck manufacturer as well as Achates Power and leading suppliers in the powertrain and emissions industry. The Cap-and-Trade Program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. Zermeno, R.,

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MARCH 27, 2011

LanzaTech uses proprietary bacteria to convert industrial waste gases into fuels and chemicals. Jennifer Holmgren joined the President of Baosteel Group, He Wenbo, and the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dr. Bai Chunli, to launch the start of construction on the demo plant’s foundations. ( Earlier post.)

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MAY 16, 2022

Located approximately 90 km east of Prague in the Czech Republic, the Chvaletice Manganese Project entails re-processing a significant manganese deposit contained in waste (tailings) from a decommissioned mine that operated between 1951 and 1975. Chvaletice is not a mining project.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

This pourable liquid can then be used as fuel for industrial heat or electrical generation, or it can be further upgraded to produce transportation fuels as in this project’s application. Envergent’s RTP process. Cargill, Grays Harbor Paper Co., HR BioPetroleum, Targeted Growth Inc., Imperium Renewables, and Mesa Engineering.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

Redeem was the first commercially available RNG vehicle fuel, derived from capturing biogenic methane that is produced from the decomposition of organic waste from dairies, landfills, and wastewater treatment plants. The City of Tucson, AZ has signed a multi-year maintenance agreement with Clean Energy.

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

LanzaTech’s proprietary gas fermentation technology enables low cost production of sustainable alcohols and chemicals from waste gas resources that are completely outside the food value chain. A demo flight with the new fuel is planned in 12-18 months, with commercialization targeted for 2014. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JULY 20, 2009

Red Lion’s patented Waste to Energy (W2E) technology involves feedstock pyrolysis, followed by non-catalytic steam reforming which produces syngas with energy content ranging from 300- 450 BTU/SCF. The technology can be manipulated to produce syngas with different H 2 to CO ratios.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

Global Bioenergies has developed a conversion process based on fermentation for renewable resources (residual sugars, agricultural and forestry waste) into isobutene, one of the petrochemical building blocks that can be converted into ingredients for cosmetics, gasoline, kerosene, LPG and plastics.

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MAY 16, 2018

The process is presently operated at demo-plant scale using first generation feedstocks, such as sugar beet sucrose or wheat glucose. Second-generation resources consist in agricultural wastes such as wheat straw or corn stover, as well as wood chips and other forestry leftovers. For that, GBE is receiving funding amounting to €5.7

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JUNE 26, 2015

LanzaTech’s gas fermentation technology ( earlier post ) is at the core of the new Horizon2020 Steelanol project (2015-2018), which seeks to produce bioethanol via an innovative gas fermentation process using exhaust gases emitted by the steel industry. In 2011, LanzaTech began working with Harsco on a solution for steel mill waste gases.

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MAY 31, 2024

South 8 swapped out the carbonate for some industrial liquified gases with low freezing points (a recipe the company won’t disclose). Emily Waltz Mining leaves behind piles of waste after the commercially viable material is extracted. Emrgy’s timing takes advantage of the groundwork laid by the solar power industry.

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MARCH 10, 2016

The California Energy Commission also awarded GTI two grants totaling nearly $2 million to demonstrate new waste heat recovery systems for industrial furnaces and steam boilers. Joseph Gallo Farms received a $1-million grant to demonstrate a waste heat recovery system using advanced absorption chiller technology, and ergSol Inc.

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

Should the lab and pilot work prove successful and scalable, they will place a demo plant in Malaysia, Burton said. Part of the challenge is locating sufficient quantities of hydrogen to enable large scale use of the CO 2 in waste gases. Lipids, in turn, are a proven pathway to jet, diesel and gasoline.

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DECEMBER 16, 2011

Six research institutions and seven industrial partners from Europe will participate in the new BioBoost project, aimed at converting residual biomass into energy carriers for the production of high-quality and engine-compatible fuels and chemicals as well as for the generation of electricity and heat.

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JULY 21, 2012

Honeywell’s UOP—a major international supplier and licensor of technology for petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical production and major manufacturing industries—has also been an early leader in developing technologies for the production of renewable drop-in hydrocarbon fuels. RIMPAC and Green Fleet demo.

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

The transition is expected to evolve from corn to grain sorghum and ultimately to biomass sorghum and agricultural wastes available in California. Nextsteppe currently is developing and commercializing “Malibu” sweet sorghum and “Palo Alto” biomass sorghum to produce feedstocks tailored for biobased industries.

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JULY 10, 2010

Some of the features included in our technology can be traced back to the nineties when we designed and built several first-of-its-kind slurry-based coal liquefaction and supercritical CO 2 extraction demo units. Cornex for the dry corn ethanol industry. Neogen – beneficial harvesting of low grade waste heat.

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MAY 9, 2017

million) from the EU’s Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking ( BBI-JU ), with the remainder being contributed by the participants. million) for its R&D activities at its Evry site, its pilot plant in Pomacle (both located in France), and its demo plant in Leuna (Germany). The Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking is a new €3.7-billion

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MAY 12, 2015

Gaseous isobutene is one of the main building blocks of the petrochemical industry. Global Bioenergies is developing and scaling up a synthetic biology process to produce isobutene from sugar, cereals, and agricultural or forestry waste instead. Longer molecular chains are used in the manufacturing of industrial lubricants.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

Demo Project for Multi-material light-weight prototype vehicle. Thermoelectric and enabling engine technology : Three projects awarded to improve the efficiency of thermoelectric devices to convert engine waste heat to electricity. PPG Industries, Inc. Grantee Description. Vehma International of America, Inc. 10,000,000.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

The proprietary technology allows the conversion of sugars into jet fuel, including sugars derived from waste wood and straw. It is obtained through the trimerization of isobutene, a well-known industrial process. Isododecane is among the very few viable options for bio-jet fuel. Resources.

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APRIL 5, 2016

coal, biomass, or waste—is heated in the absence of molecular oxygen to produce a solid containing char and ash and volatile gases. Over the years, the Unitel team has executed more than 1,300 projects, many of them first-of-a-kind, for 400+ major industrial firms and R&D organizations in 35 countries.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Unsurprisingly: apart from some occasional optimizations (less chemicals, better waste recycling), processes haven’t changed. There is a massive waste, alerts Alchemie Technology: About 30 tons of water is used to dye a single ton of fabric. If nothing changes, the dyeing industry will continue producing 2.5

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MAY 7, 2024

New Way Trucks and the hydrogen fuel cell experts at Hyzon just revealed North America’s first hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric refuse truck at Waste Expo in Las Vegas. Electrek’s Take Hyzon compact hydrogen fuel cell; image by Hyzon.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For more than two decades I have been an independent consultant for the high-tech and medical-devices industries, for established high-profile clients as well as fledgling startups. Is it bloated, full of boilerplate and waste—the stuff you do solely because that was the way you always did it? Does it still make sense?

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Well, that's just wasted mass. Why are we seeing a demo in a semi-constrained warehouse environment instead of somewhere that would more directly leverage Digit's unique advantages? Looking back, we started by asking, should we put a reaction wheel or a gyro on Cassie for yaw control?

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Every year , 19 to 23 million tonnes of plastic waste leaks into aquatic ecosystems, the equivalent of 2,000 rubbish trucks. It was a big challenge and a long development process to take this waste material into proper upcycling.’ On the upper level of the Optiq, we are using wood made with wasted newspapers.

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