Gevo, Praj in focus as India tips a blending strategy to complement biodiesel, renewable diesel When a problem comes along, you must whip it. That was Devo’s advice in 1980 — and, four decades later, it’s exactly what India’s energy strategists are doing with a stubborn technical groove called diesel blending. Ethanol, the star of India’s […]
This project advances SAF qualification by using unique instruments to measure fuel properties (surface tension, density, bulk modulus) at actual turbine engine temperatures and pressures. Partners include NREL, Georgia Tech/GE Aerospace, ANL, and Washington State University. Milestones completed include measuring critical fuel properties for simulations. Future work involves finalizing 2D GC methods and pressurized DSC.
Once upon a time, the biofuels game was all about the Big Dude in the low post. Rotterdam was his home court, and the rules were simple: park yourself near the basket, take the handouts, and drop in the easy points — mandates, subsidies, credits, waivers. Year after year, the same towering franchises dominated the […]
Technological advances include a 1500-bar High Pressure Fuel Pump (HPFP) with 50% efficiency gain and high-flow injectors reducing hydraulic delay by over 50%. Partners are WM International Engineering (PI), IIT, ANL, and Diversified CPC International. All BP2 milestones were met, including successful 200-hour durability testing, system integration onto a Hyundai engine, and attaining the interim […]
This project focuses on developing a high-efficiency natural gas engine using CFD to optimize intake ports, high compression ratio pistons, and Variable Valve Timing (VVT). Cummins is the sole participant. Key achievements include demonstrating 41% Brake Thermal Efficiency (BTE) and turbine inlet temperature below the 850°C target. All Budget Period 2 milestones, including engine design […]
In Florida, The Daily Digest announced the Bioeconomy 500 for 2025, which recognizes individuals for their leadership contributions to the bioeconomy’s development and project deployment. The Bioeconomy 500 honors scientists, engineers, policy makers, financiers, project developers, feedstock pioneers, offtakers, advocates and supply-chain and distribution partners. All Digest subscribers were eligible to nominate candidates of their […]
This project developed and validated CFD and 1D/2D/3D aftertreatment models, integrating them into GT-Suite using a new QSExplicit solver approach to simulate heavy-duty real driving emissions. Partners include WVU, ANL, ORNL, Gamma Technology, Convergent Science Inc, and Navistar. Key milestones achieved include 100% completion of Budget Period 1 (BP1) and preliminary integration of 1D engine […]
In August 1919, Curly Lambeau and George Calhoun met above a Green Bay newspaper office. They didn’t have a stadium, or money, or even uniforms. What they had was persistence — and a sponsor from Indian Packing, whose name stuck. Nobody expected much. Yet from that hat-passing start, the Packers became the only small-town team […]
Green Corridors as key demonstration platforms for maritime biofuel adoption. New MARPOL Annex VI will mandate GHG intensity reductions and economic incentives. DNV’s scenario projects bio-methanol and bio-MGO dominance. Maersk has invested $100M in a green methanol plant aiming for 500,000 metric tons/year production and added 18 dual-fuel vessels to its fleet. Wind-assisted propulsion is […]
The wind is rising on the South Col. Nepalese prayer flags snap in the gale, storm clouds boil above the ridgeline, and avalanches echo down the Lhotse face. Above Camp Four, climbers are stalled—tents battered, oxygen running low, radios crackling. Is there a climbing window or not? Which rope teams are pairing, and which are […]
