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CSIRO report concludes that sustainable biojet fuel industry is achievable for Australia/New Zealand

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The report, “Flight Path to Sustainable Aviation”, examines a road map scenario under which the Australian and New Zealand aviation sectors achieve a 5% bio-derived jet fuel share in their fuel use by 2020, expanding that amount to 40% of their total fuel use by 2050. Source: CSIRO. Click to enlarge.

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Porsche entering third 919 Hybrid in 2015 Le Mans

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Porsche AG is entering a third Porsche 919 Hybrid for the 24-hour race in Le Mans (France) on 13-14 June in 2015. This is why we will take on the challenge with three Porsche 919 Hybrids in 2015. As a dress rehearsal for the event, the car will be entered in the six-hour race in Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) on 2 May.

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ChargeNet celebrates five years of powering up New Zealand

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In October 2015, ChargeNet went live with its first electric vehicle charger Jaques’ Four Square in Kaiwaka, 100km north of Auckland’s CBD. In collaboration with Northpower and Kaipara District Council, ChargeNet chose Kaiwaka because Northland had the highest per-capita concentration of EVs in the country.

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Which Nation Tops the List for Vehicle Ownership Per Capita? The Answer Might Surprise You

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In the top spot however is New Zealand with 869 vehicle per 1,000 people where the majority of their cars are imported from Japan. Vietnam, for instance, has experienced a dramatic increase in motorization, with an annual growth rate of 17 percent between 2015 and 2020. Countries like New Zealand and the U.S.

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China Steel Corporation making $46M investment in LanzaTech commercial waste-gas-to-ethanol project

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A 50,000 MT (17 million gallons) per annum facility is planned for construction in Q4 2015, with the intention to scale up to a 100,000 MT (34 million gallons) per annum commercial unit thereafter. China Steel Corporation (CSC), located at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, was founded in December 1971.

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Neste Oil’s NEXBTL renewable diesel to be sold at Propel Fuel stations in California

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Neste Oil filed five applications for low carbon fuel pathways for its NEXBTL renewable diesel with the CARB ( earlier post ), using different feedstocks at its Singapore plant: used cooking oil (gutter oil); Southeast Asian rendered fish oil; New Zealand tallow; North American tallow; and Australian tallow. gCO 2 e/MJ.

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$1.3B methanol plant slated for South Louisiana

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billion in a new methanol production facility on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. ZEEP) and New Zealand-based Todd Corp. Group CEO Jon Young announced that South Louisiana Methanol LP will invest $1.3 James Parish. The South Louisiana Methanol site will be the largest of its kind in North America.

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