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Other includes landfill gas, biomass, and other gas. Reciprocating engines tend to be smaller than other types of natural gas-fired electricity generators and account for a relatively small share of power plants fueled by natural gas. MW natural gas-fired engines for a total plant capacity of 225 MW.
Nat G CNG Solutions has delivered the first natural gas half-ton pickup trucks with General Motors’ 5.3-liter The 2015 model vehicles were purchased by local Houston company NewTex Plumbing and SanAntonio-based Pioneer Energy Services. liter direct injection engine. l/100 km) highway. l/100 km) highway. direct injection engine.
The newly formed Scuderi Split-Cycle (SSC) Engine Consortium is having its first meeting at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in SanAntonio, Texas on 23 January. Intake air is compressed in the compression cylinder and transferred via a gas passage to the power cylinder for combustion. —Stephen Scuderi.
announced a multi-year bulk fueling agreement to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to two private UPS stations located in Mesquite and Houston, Texas. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. The fueling agreements will support UPS’ heavy-duty trucks, one of the largest LNG truck deployments in North America to-date.
to purchase 170 million gallon equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) through 2026. RNG is a key part of UPS’ strategy to increase alternative fuel consumption to be 40% of total ground fuel purchases by 2025, supporting the logistics leader’s efforts to reduce the absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of its ground fleet 12% by 2025.
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at SanAntonio (UTSA) announced funding for a new joint research projects to advance clean emission technologies. Future fuel economy standards will result in lower exhaust gas temperatures and limit the use of high-temperature SCR.
The current objectives of the consortium are to build a 150 to 250 kW SSC diesel research engine with air hybrid capability for mobile applications, as well as a 30 kW SSC natural gas research generator with CAES capability for stationary applications. earlier post ).
UPS plans to purchase approximately 700 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks and to build four refueling stations by the end of 2014. An initial investment of more than $18 million to build fueling stations will be supported by the purchase of the 700 LNG tractors and continued expansion of the natural gas fleet in the US.
ANGH Route map shows initial phase of America‘s Natural Gas Highway. the leading provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America, unveiled the route plan for the first phase of 150 new LNG fueling stations for America’s Natural Gas Highway (ANGH). Click to enlarge. Clean Energy Fuels Corp., —Andrew J.
For the purposes of this program, eligible alternative fuel vehicles are limited to those powered by the following: electricity, compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen, propane (LPG), or a mixture of fuels containing at least 85 percent methanol by volume (M85). Application deadline is 29 August 2012.
Southwest Research Institute and The University of Texas at SanAntonio (USTA) are collaborating to combine two catalytic processes into a single reactor, with the overall goal of recycling carbon from COCO 2 2 to produce low-cost hydrocarbon fuels.
The commercialization of an innovative telemetry communications system developed through a US Department of Energy (DOE) research program will help US producers tap previously hard-to-reach natural gas resources deep underground, resulting in access to additional supplies. The patented, proprietary Sharewell L.P.
All cells accommodate engines that use a variety of fuels, including natural gas, diesel and biodiesel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), dimethyl ether (DME) or Fischer-Tropsch gas-to-liquid fuels. In addition to the two test cells, there is an engine preparation and staging area within the same building.
million to support the development of natural gas engines and vehicles. Significant increases in the projected amount of natural gas available in the US have stimulated renewed interest in using it to fuel commercial vehicles. Develop equipment and controls to retrofit a Navistar 13-liter diesel engine to operate on natural gas.
Researchers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at SanAntonio (UTSA) have determined that biochar, a substance produced from plant matter, is a safe, effective and inexpensive method to treat flowback water following hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
of Danbury, Connecticut will receive $900,000 to develop a novel hybrid system for low-cost, low greenhouse gas hydrogen production. Southwest Research Institute of SanAntonio, Texas will receive $1.8 FuelCell Energy Inc. million to demonstrate a hydrogen compression system. Nuvera Fuel Cells Inc.
The University of Texas at SanAntonio (UTSA) and Southwest Research Institute are collaborating to improve storage materials for hydrogen fuels with a hybrid metal-carbon microstructure that combines both chemical and physical hydrogen storage mechanisms.
UPS plans to build an additional 12 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 380 new CNG tractors to its growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. CNG is made by compressing natural gas to less than one percent of the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure. SanAntonio, Texas; Tifton, Ga.;
Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 45 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales, including 20 units in Europe and 25 units in North America, which includes six initial units through the General Services Administration (GSA) via Northside Ford in SanAntonio, TX, a four-unit order from Verizon and a four-unit order from an internet company.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is [link] about $11 million to 20 new projects to help states and local governments to develop the infrastructure, training, and regional planning needed to help meet the demand for alternative fuel cars and trucks, including vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, and propane. Gas Technology.
CPS Energy of SanAntonio has signed a Power Purchase Agreement for approximately 200 MW of power from the Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP), located just west of Midland-Odessa. In a non-carbon-capture plant, the syngas is cleaned to remove impurities and sent to a gas turbine where it undergoes combustion to produce electricity.
and for a SanAntonio, Texas, food distribution center for the H-E-B grocery store chain. At both companies, the infrastructure to provide hydrogen for the fuel cells is already in place; the hydrogen is generated on site from natural gas and water using Nuvera’s PowerTap hydrogen generator and refueling system.
Javelina controls approximately sixty million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of hydrogen production through a combination of hydrogen entrained in the refineries’ waste gas that the facility processes, and hydrogen produced through a steam methane reformer process. Howard closed on the purchase of Javelina in February of this year.
Researchers at The University of Texas at SanAntonio (UTSA) and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) are investing $200,000 in new research to develop a low-cost method to treat flow-back water following hydraulic fracturing. Flow-back water treatment is currently a critical sustainability issue for the oil and gas industry.
According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), US electricity generation in 2010 was 70% fossil fuels (coal 44.9%, natural gas 23.8%); 20% nuclear; and 10% renewable, of which 6.2% EIA forecasts that the mix in 2035 will shift to include 39% coal; 27% natural gas; and 16% renewables. was conventional hydropower.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Juniper GTL LLC President Vianney Valès announced the company will invest $100 million to renovate a dormant steam methane reformer in the Westlake, Louisiana area and convert it to a natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility, producing waxes, drilling fluids, diesel and naphtha.
The team modeled the air quality impacts of replacing approximately 20% of the gasoline-powered light duty vehicle miles traveled (VMT) with electric VMT by the year 2018 for four major cities in Texas: Dallas/Ft Worth, Houston, Austin, and SanAntonio. The results are less clear in Dallas and Houston.
Skyonic Corporation, developer of the SkyMine mineralization process which can serve as a potential replacement for existing scrubber technology ( earlier post ), recently awarded the $117M construction contract for the Capitol SkyMine plant in SanAntonio, Texas, to Toyo-Thai-USA Corporation (TTUS).
Triadelphia, WV) This project will pilot-test an open-pond algae production technology that can capture at least 60% of flue gas CO 2 from an industrial coal-fired source to produce biofuel and other high value co-products. The project team plans to process CO 2 -laden flue gas from a Capital Aggregates, Ltd. (DOE Share: $24,243,509).
SanAntonio, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver, and Washington, DC. The Kenworth hybrids are performing well, with a more than 30 percent improvement in both fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions, compared to standard beverage delivery trucks. The Kenworth T370 hybrid trucks (rated at 33,000 lb.
The pilot plant has been designed, building construction has been completed, and equipment installation is underway on the SwRI campus in SanAntonio, TX. Operational start-up is anticipated next year. Using sCO 2 as a power cycle working fluid instead of steam/water will lower capital expenditures and reduce plant size and footprint.
Extensive testing of Eaton’s CDA technology conducted on heavy-duty diesel engines by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in SanAntonio, Texas, resulted in an up to 86% NO x reduction and a 3-8% CO 2 reduction, depending on the test cycle. A similar order of magnitude is expected in European regulations in comparable timeframes.
The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition’s New Jersey Compressed Natural Gas Refuse Trucks, Shuttle Buses and Infrastructure. Total DOE award: $14,999,658. Total DOE award: $14,997,240.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding up to $80 million for a six-year project to design, build, and operate a 10-MWe (megawatts electrical) supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO 2 ) pilot plant test facility in SanAntonio, TX. Smaller size and increased efficiency can lead to lower costs and fewer greenhouse gas emissions.
The procurement includes rebuilding a large compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station, as well as additional garage modifications and the repair and maintenance of facilities through 2020. million GGEs of natural gas in Texas. Natural gas fuel costs less than gasoline or diesel, depending on local market conditions.
The automaker recently opened chargers at Buc-ee’s locations in Fort Worth, Royse City, and Temple, and said it would build 12 more at locations in the Dallas area (includes Fort Worth), Houston, and SanAntonio. Other travel stops and gas station chains are working toward similar goals.
The Rice lab of chemist James Tour and colleagues at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the University of Texas at SanAntonio and the University of Houston have developed a robust, solid-state catalyst that shows promise to replace expensive platinum for hydrogen generation. The error bars arise from instrument uncertainty. (c)
FCC units are found in most refineries worldwide and are used to produce gasoline and diesel from vacuum gas oil (VGO). An FCC system circulates catalyst in a closed loop between two key vessels in order to convert vacuum gas oil to gasoline. There, Ensyn’s RFO is used as a feedstock in Fluid Catalytic Crackers (FCCs).
Its high carbon-capture rate reduces the total amount of CO 2 emitted to the atmosphere to less than 10% of the emissions for power from a conventional coal plant, and less than 25% of those for power from a highly efficient, natural gas-fired plant, according to Summit. Combustion of the H 2 -rich fuel gas will produce water vapor.
An FCC system circulates catalyst in a closed loop between two key vessels in order to convert vacuum gas oil to gasoline. The final RFGasoline product was then shipped to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in SanAntonio, Texas, where independent Part 79 testing was conducted.
E-scooter companies such as Bird, Lime, Lyft and Uber have seen ridership soar over the past several years, as urban planners and environmentalists seek to encourage micromobility and eliminate short car trips that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. Shared e-scooters logged 86 million trips in the US in 2019.
Photo: City of SanAntonioSanAntonios grid is about to get substantial backup with a 120-megawatt (MW), 480-megawatt-hour (MWh) battery storage project. CPS Energy has a (not-very-ambitious) 40% by 2040 renewables goal and is still adding natural gas generation. Get started here.
The final SuperTruck demonstrator ran a five-day, 312-mile (502-kilometer) roundtrip route on Texas Interstate 35 between SanAntonio and Dallas, at a weight of 65,000 lbs (29,484 kg) GVWR at a speed of 65 mph (105 km/h), where it achieved an average result of 12.2 engine brake thermal efficiency. mpg (19.26
Europa Clipper is an interplanetary spacecraft developed by NASA to observe Europa, a large moon of Jupiter, over the course of a series of flybys while orbiting the gas giant. The first instrument to arrive at JPL was the Europa-UVS, an ultraviolet spectrograph that was assembled in SanAntonio, Texas.
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