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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

The Aeromexico biofuels route comes on the heels of multiple commercial flights around the world. To date, Honeywell Green Jet Fuel has been used in more than 20 test and commercial flights on military and commercial platforms. The fuel received ASTM approval for commercial flight in July 2011.

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JUNE 13, 2010

a Canadian forest products company, have formed a partnership to build the world’s largest commercial fast pyrolysis plant in High Level, Alberta. Ensyn Technologies Inc., a leading developer of fast pyrolysis technology, and Tolko Industries Ltd., million gallons US) of pyrolysis oil annually. Earlier post.).

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Cargill and BAR Technologies have embarked on a strategic project with naval architect Deltamarin to bring cutting edge wind propulsion technology to commercial shipping. The maritime industry faces a huge challenge to reduce average CO 2 emissions by 40% by 2030 and working towards 70% by 2050, compared with 2008 levels.

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JULY 3, 2012

Canada’s federal government is awarding $908,280 through FedDev Ontario’s Investing in Business Innovation initiative to help algal biofuel startup Pond Biofuels accelerate the commercialization of its technology used to capture carbon dioxide from raw stack emissions and produce algae that can subsequently be converted into biofuels.

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HTL converts wet algae slurries into an upgradeable biocrude. In the team’s experiments, generally more than 50% of the algae’s carbon is converted to energy in crude oil—sometimes as much as 70%. Genifuel has been a partner to improve the technology and make it feasible for use in a commercial system. Genifuel Corp.

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AUGUST 17, 2012

Novozymes and Cargill have collaborated on renewable acrylic acid technology since 2008. Both companies have worked to develop microorganisms that can efficiently convert renewable feedstock into 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP), which is one possible chemical precursor to acrylic acid.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2011

KLD Energy Technologies has successfully completed a major debt offering; the company has raised nearly $26 million in capital since its incorporation in August 2008, about half of that in the past year. Today, KLD has commercial agreements with Eclimo Sdn Bhd of Malaysia and Australia-based Vmoto Ltd.,

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Mascoma will then convert the feedstock to cellulosic ethanol through its proprietary process, which produces lignin as a by-product. Chevron has filed applications for two patents on processes to convert lignin to a hydrocarbon feedstock via hydroprocessing; both applications were published on 3 September 2009. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 30, 2011

EPA evaluated the requirement and determined that it is appropriate to introduce new flexibilities for all clean alternative fuel converters and to expand the compliance options for certain categories of conversions. The revised procedures will vary based on the age of the vehicle or engine being converted. Certification application.

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JUNE 19, 2013

In December 2012, LanzaTech and Baosteel, a leading steel producer in China, announced the success of their 100,000 gallon per year (300 tons) pre-commercial plant located at one of Baosteel’s steel mills outside Shanghai, China. LanzaTech has been operating a pilot plant in Auckland, New Zealand since 2008 utilizing raw steel mill gases.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set a target to reduce the emissions from commercial shipping with 50% by 2050, which will require a substantial decrease in the use of fossil fuels. PowerCell was founded in 2008 as an industrial spinout from the Volvo Group. —Per Wassén, CEO of PowerCell.

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APRIL 21, 2011

During the technological verification at a demonstration plant, the estimated fuel cost required for commercial-scale ethanol production was also confirmed to achieve the targeted goal. MHI jointly with Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co., and Kansai Chemical Engineering Co., was responsible for verification of the bioethanol production processes.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2015

The project targets the development of a value chain that converts renewable resources into isobutene and subsequently into methacrylic acid, an essential component of acrylic paints. This will be the last stage before large-scale commercial operations. These milestones give rise to a payment of €879,000 (US$936,000). million (US$5.5

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

The technology center created by Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp. HEET, a company with experience developing alternative energy technologies, will focus on ways to convert discarded cooking oil into a component of sustainable aviation biofuel at the Boeing-COMAC Aviation Energy Conservation and Emissions Reductions Technology Center.

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JUNE 9, 2009

In 2007, the PNNL team had reported developing a catalytic system to efficiently convert glucose to HMF. However, for such a process to be commercially sustainable in large quantities, cellulosic biomass must be able to be used as the feedstock. Earlier post.) HMF yield). Amonette, Z.C. 2009.04.002.

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

SBM Offshore , the leader in the supply of leased Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels, has signed a Commercial Development Agreement with CompactGTL Ltd , a developer of modular gas-to-liquids (GTL) solutions ( earlier post ), to work exclusively together on offshore projects.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Attaining environmental benefits and lower cost of ownership are driving more commercial fleets to electrify, according to a new study by UPS and GreenBiz. Fifty-five percent of respondents cited the initial purchase price of electric commercial vehicles as the top barrier.

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

Coskata’s semi-commercial facility in Madison, Pa. a syngas to ethanol company, officially launched its semi-commercial “Flexethanol” facility located in Madison, PA. GM announced its strategic partnership, including an investment, with Coskata at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January 2008.

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MARCH 10, 2009

have expanded their collaboration to develop better biocatalysts that could accelerate commercialization of next-generation biofuels. In 2008, Shell increased its stake in Iogen to 50%. The research program with Codexis aims to enhance the Iogen process and shorten the timeline to its full-scale commercial deployment.

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JUNE 25, 2009

The facility, located in the midst of the sugarcane processing industry, secures the final development step before full commercial production of Amyris’s renewable fuels and chemicals. in 2008 and in Campinas earlier this year. Amyris Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, Ltda., a wholly owned subsidiary of Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc.,

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Such an innovation will play a key role in helping the company exceed the 50% emissions reduction target, compared to 2008 levels, that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has mandated all shipbuilders should achieve by 2050. Bloom Energy Servers use natural gas, biogas or hydrogen as fuel.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

Each combination of enzymes will be tested on pretreated agricultural waste that can first be converted into sugars and then into bio-based products and advanced biofuels. Development of a Commercial-Ready Enzyme Application System for Ethanol: $12.3 million (2008-2012). million (2001-2005). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

I believe that this automotive company will offer a completely new kind of work truck to help electrify the largest segment of the automobile business and convert thousands of soft orders into deliveries over the next few years. —Carl E. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

CatLiq converts biomass and organic wastes in water at near or supercritical conditions (280-350 °C and 180-250 bar). In 2008, SCF ran a series of tests of CatLiq using aqueous feed streams at the pilot plant in Herlev, Denmark. SCF Technologies 2008 Annual Report. SCF Technologies presentation (2008). Iversen, S.

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JANUARY 11, 2013

The projects are funded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative, established in the 2008 Farm Bill. Once harvested and processed, camelina oil and meal will be chemically converted to a variety of adhesives, coatings and composites. Ceramatec, Inc.,

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APRIL 1, 2010

IOCL and Honeywell’s UOP would also evaluate the viability of pyrolysis oil technology to convert lignocellulosic materials, or plant biomass, into renewable power and heat. The UOP/Eni Ecofining process uses catalytic hydroprocessing technology to convert natural oils and animal fats to Honeywell Green Diesel fuel. Earlier post.).

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MAY 28, 2009

year commercialization grant to apply Velocys’ microchannel reactor technology to hydroprocessing for transportation fuels. The Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reaction is used when converting natural gas, coal or biomass into virtually sulfur-free liquid synthetic fuels. A collaboration led by Velocys , Inc., Earlier post.). Velocys, Inc.

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The new FAA contract with UOP supports US government efforts to identify and accelerate the commercial availability of next-generation, non-fossil jet fuel. The development of new second-generation biofeedstock conversion technology is critical to support growing energy needs and speed commercial availability. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The project is slated to use advanced enzyme and microbial techniques to convert 10,000 tons of sugar beets harvested throughout the year into 285,000 gallons of advanced biofuel ethanol. Sugar beets have been grown in the area for more than 100 years, and were processed at a local Spreckels Sugar plant until it closed in 2008.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Rural Development Biorefinery Assistance Program (Section 9003 of the 2008 Farm Bill), approved a $99-million, 80% loan guarantee to Chemtex International, Inc. The plant, with an expected startup in 2014, is a first-of-its-kind commercial facility in the mid-Atlantic region.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

and NuCoal Energy Corporation recently executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) wherein Sparton and NuCoal will jointly evaluate the potential of NuCoal’s lignitic coal holdings in Saskatchewan to host commercial germanium and uranium mineralization. Sparton Resources Inc. NuCoal presentation (2 Sept 2009).

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Cobalt Technologies, a company focused on commercializing biomass-derived biobutanol as a renewable chemical and fuel ( earlier post ), has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Navy to develop technology for the conversion of biobutanol into full performance renewable jet and diesel fuels. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 20, 2015

IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) and its subsidiary Axens have formed a strategic alliance to develop and to commercialize a new technology for the low cost production of bio-based benzene, toluene and paraxylene using Anellotech’s process of Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis (CFP) of non-food biomass. Anellotech Inc., Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

The parties will work together to convert this mill to produce Amyris renewable products with first production targeted for the 2011-2012 harvest season. The Boa Vista mill, located in Quirinópolis, Goiás, began operations in June 2008. Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc. The mill currently has 2.25

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JANUARY 26, 2012

An existing 250,000-gallon per year cellulosic integrated demonstration plant at the site is currently generating operational data that will provide information needed for the commercial scale project, which will be located on an adjacent site. 9003 of the 2008 Farm Bill) to be made by USDA this month. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

one of the world leaders in algae-based “Green Crude” oil production, and Phillips 66, an integrated energy manufacturing and logistics company, have entered a strategic joint development agreement aimed at taking production of algae crude oil a significant step toward commercialization. San Diego-based Sapphire Energy, Inc.,

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AUGUST 19, 2013

The underlying technology—developed by Shell Oil over several years—will allow NextFuels and its partners to produce bio-based crude at commercial scale for $75 to $85 a barrel out of wet biomass that has not been mechanically or thermally dried. Roughly 25% of the GreenCrude can be burned as a solid fuel in industrial boilers.

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