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NATSO, SIGMA URGE ENERGY DEPARTMENT TO ADOPT MARKET-ORIENTED, TECHNOLOGY NEUTRAL APPROACH TO TRANSPORTATION DECARBONIZATION

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Friday, November 3, 2023
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. , Nov. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NATSO, representing travel centers and truck stops, and SIGMA: America's Leading Fuel Marketers, urged the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to adopt a market-oriented, technology-neutral approach to transportation decarbonization. Any policies to scale production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) should carefully consider the economy-wide ramifications of prioritizing nascent fuel technologies above longstanding lower carbon fuel options, such as biodiesel and renewable diesel.

Key Points: 
  • Fuel retailers and marketers appreciate that the Biden Administration is prioritizing alternative fueling strategies to reduce carbon emissions from transportation.
  • But the Administration's approach to increasing SAF production ignores harmful side effects to the existing refueling landscape.
  • "The Biden Administration should not surrender the market's ability to deliver dramatic near-term emissions savings by imposing a top-down, hurried transition to one technology," NATSO and SIGMA wrote in their comments to the Energy Department.
  • Preferential treatment for SAF for reducing transportation carbon emissions will unravel decades of existing carbon reductions in over-the-road transportation while increasing fuel prices for commercial fleets.

Petroleum Refineries May Find New Markets Amid EV, Energy Transition Trends, an Industrial Info News Alert

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Monday, July 17, 2023
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources -- While in the early stages of the energy transition, data from Industrial Info show a divergence emerging in the downstream energy sector as the market adjusts to the rollout of more electric vehicles.

Key Points: 
  • Researched by Industrial Info Resources -- While in the early stages of the energy transition, data from Industrial Info show a divergence emerging in the downstream energy sector as the market adjusts to the rollout of more electric vehicles.
  • Industrial Info estimates EV sales will jump 35% globally this year from 2022 levels to reach 14 million.
  • Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
  • "Renewable diesel leads the pack in terms of investments related to the energy transition," Stevenson from IIR Energy added.

BOTTLE Project Outlines New Strategy for Valorization of Mixed Plastic Waste

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
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Golden, CO, Oct. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Combining chemical and biological processes is a promising new strategy for the valorization of mixed plastic waste, according to researchers with the Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment (BOTTLE) Consortium.

Key Points: 
  • Golden, CO, Oct. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Combining chemical and biological processes is a promising new strategy for the valorization of mixed plastic waste, according to researchers with the Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment (BOTTLE) Consortium.
  • Only about 5% is recycled in the United States , with existing strategies requiring separated and clean plastic inputs to operate effectively.
  • The BOTTLE researchers developed a process that can convert mixed plastics to a single chemical product, working toward a solution that would allow recyclers to skip sorting plastic by type.
  • The paper, Mixed plastics waste valorization through tandem chemical oxidation and biological funneling , was co-authored by NREL researchers and BOTTLE team members from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the University of WisconsinMadison.

SolarGrade Wins American-Made Solar Prize for Software Innovation

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
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CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- HelioVolta, a software developer and leading provider of independent technical advisory and inspection services for solar projects, today announced that its SolarGrade software won the American-Made Solar Prize, a multimillion-dollar competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The Solar Prize is designed to energize U.S. solar innovation through a series of contests that accelerate the entrepreneurial process from years to months. SolarGrade is a cloud-based platform that standardizes and automates solar and storage fieldwork with an easy-to-use mobile and desktop applications.

Key Points: 
  • The Solar Prize is designed to energize U.S. solar innovation through a series of contests that accelerate the entrepreneurial process from years to months.
  • "SolarGrade delivers the software features and analytics that solar field teams need to perform work effectively and efficiently.
  • The American-Made Solar Prize is a multimillion-dollar prize competition designed to energize U.S. solar innovation through a series of contests and the development of a diverse and powerful support network that leverages national laboratories, energy incubators, and other resources across the country.
  • The American-Made Solar Prize is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office and directed and administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Catalytic Process With Lignin Could Enable 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

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Thursday, September 22, 2022
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Researchers at three institutionsthe U.S. Department of Energys National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Washington State Universityreport success in using lignin as a path toward a drop-in 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

Key Points: 
  • Researchers at three institutionsthe U.S. Department of Energys National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Washington State Universityreport success in using lignin as a path toward a drop-in 100% sustainable aviation fuel.
  • The newly published research demonstrated a process the researchers developed to remove the oxygen from lignin, such that the resulting hydrocarbons could be used as a jet fuel blendstock.
  • Accomplishing the industrys goal of achieving net carbon neutrality during that same period will require a massive deployment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with high blend limits with conventional fuel.
  • As the largest source of renewable aromatics in nature, lignin could hold the answer to achieving a complete bio-based jet fuel.

NREL-Led Breakthrough Pushes Perovskite Cell to Greater Stability, Efficiency

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Thursday, September 1, 2022
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The highly efficient cell also retained 87% of its original efficiency after 2,400 hours of operation at 55 degrees Celsius.

Key Points: 
  • The highly efficient cell also retained 87% of its original efficiency after 2,400 hours of operation at 55 degrees Celsius.
  • The paper, Surface Reaction for Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells , appears in the journal Nature.
  • Research into perovskite solar cells has been focused to a large degree on how to increase their stability.
  • The molecule reacted to the formamidinium within the perovskite to create an electric field on the surface of the perovskite layer.

R&D 100 Awards Honor NREL Innovation

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Monday, August 22, 2022
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Golden, CO, Aug. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- R&D World magazine today presented the U.S. Department of Energys (DOEs) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) with one of its annual R&D 100 Awards for research innovations.

Key Points: 
  • Golden, CO, Aug. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- R&D World magazine today presented the U.S. Department of Energys (DOEs) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) with one of its annual R&D 100 Awards for research innovations.
  • Including this years winners, NREL has received 72 R&D 100 awards since 1982.
  • Given annually, the R&D 100 Awards honor the 100 most innovative technologies of the past year and are chosen by an independent panel of judges.
  • WTWH Media LLC, the Cincinnati-based publisher that oversees the awards, announced the winning NREL technology.

Raytheon Technologies selected by the Department of Energy to test hydrogen and ammonia as clean power fuel sources

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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Under the first project, Raytheon Technologies will validate the capacity to operate Mitsubishi Power Aero's FT4000 gas turbine unit using hydrogen and hydrogen blends as fuel sources.

Key Points: 
  • Under the first project, Raytheon Technologies will validate the capacity to operate Mitsubishi Power Aero's FT4000 gas turbine unit using hydrogen and hydrogen blends as fuel sources.
  • The hydrogen fuel test will complement other work occurring in another development projectcalled the Hydrogen Steam Injected, Inter-Cooled Turbine Engine (HySIITE) project.
  • Raytheon Technologies will work with the University of Connecticut School of Engineering on the second Energy Department project to focus on the use of ammonia which is composed of mostly hydrogen as a zero-carbon fuel for power-generating turbines.
  • The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

NREL Analysis Highlights Strategies Beyond Recycling To Bolster Circular Economy for Solar and Battery Technologies

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Monday, June 27, 2022
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The NREL researchers examined 10 possible pathways toward a circular economy.

Key Points: 
  • The NREL researchers examined 10 possible pathways toward a circular economy.
  • The findings highlight key insights, gaps, and opportunities for research and implementation of a circular economy for PV and battery technologies, including strategies that are currently being underutilized.
  • Creating a robust circular economy for these technologies could mitigate demand for starting materials and reduce waste and environmental impacts.
  • Circular economy strategies also have the potential to create clean energy jobs and address environmental justice concerns.

New Additives to Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells Boost Efficiency, Stability

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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Perovskites have emerged as a highly efficient material for solar cells, but research continues to make the technology longer lasting.

Key Points: 
  • Perovskites have emerged as a highly efficient material for solar cells, but research continues to make the technology longer lasting.
  • At this tandem efficiency level, the best reported stability in literature is normally several hundred hours.
  • Details about the new cell are spelled out in Carrier control in the Sn-Pb narrow-bandgap perovskites via 2D cation engineering for all-perovskite tandem solar cells with improved efficiency and stability , which appears in the journal Nature Energy.
  • Perovskite refers to a crystalline structure rather than to a specific element such as silicon, and the solar cells are made from a chemical solution affixed to a substrate.