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Skyven Arcturus electrifies steam production, generating boiler-quality steam with zero on-site emissions. [Photo: Skyven Technologies]
North Texas’ Skyven Inks $70M Agreement with France’s Kyotherm to Advance Industrial ‘Decarbonization’
by Lance Murray | Jan 29, 2025
The co-development and project finance agreement will accelerate deployment of Skyven's cutting-edge, "decarbonizing" heat-pump technology at industrial manufacturing facilities, reducing emissions and improving air quality in local communities.
by Lance Murray |
Jan 16, 2025
The project, led by UTA physicist J. Ping Liu, seeks to make the mining of critical rare earth elements more cost-efficient and environmentally sustainable by using cheaper, more abundant materials—helping to boost U.S. production of high-performance magnets.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 23, 2024
The lithium-ion battery recycling company has opened its new HQ and R&D laboratory in Carrollton, with a goal of "advancing critical metals recovery in a way that's both economically sustainable and environmentally responsible." The company is doing that through the use of its proprietary Membrane Solvent Extraction technology.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 1, 2024
SAFFiRE is part of a project supported by the Department of Energy to develop and produce scalable renewable ethanol that can be upgraded into sustainable aviation fuel. It all begins with "corn stover"—a widely available agricultural residue feedstock.
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Heidelberg Materials’ cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana [Photo: Heidelberg Materials]
Irving-Based Heidelberg Materials Could Get Up to $500M DOE Funding for Cement Plant Decarbonization
by Lance Murray | Mar 26, 2024
Heidelberg said the project is aimed at advancing decarbonization efforts at its new "state-of-the-art" cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana. The funding will help create "the first full-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage on a cement plant in the U.S.," says CEO Chris Ward.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 1, 2023
With the help of the U.S. Department of Energy grant, the city of Arlington said it will conduct an innovative pilot program to test the efficiency and scalability of using autonomous, electric drone and robot delivery vehicles. The goal: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions while serving residents in need.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jun 3, 2022
Plus, stealthy Dallas startup LibLab raises $42M; Fort Worth biotech Sanara raises $15M; UPS Acquires Plano-based Delivery Solutions; Four Seasons in Las Colinas finds new owners; and more North Texas deals.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jun 1, 2022
As part of a Department of Energy-backed effort, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is investing in SAFFiRE Renewables, a new startup that aims to turn corn waste into sustainable aviation fuel.
Once the product is fully tested, SAFFiRE says about 7.5 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel could be produced by 2040. Southwest CEO Bob Jordan calls the technology "game-changing."
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Dallas-Based Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Startup Gets $20M From Tailwater Capital’s Freestone
by David Seeley | Dec 15, 2021
Founded in 2016, Momentum—whose CEO is on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list—is a lithium-ion battery recycling company. It's developed a patented battery recycling technology in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Lab and Halliburton Labs.
The investment will help Momentum build its first two battery recycling plants.
The investment will help Momentum build its first two battery recycling plants.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 20, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find out about a conference on innovation that's coming to Dallas in January.
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by Lance Murray |
May 10, 2019
You’ll also find out why the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology has honored a professor at the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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