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Iowa State team develops hybrid technology to create biorenewable nylon

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Engineers at Iowa State University have developed a hybrid process that combines bio- and electrocatalysis to convert glucose into bio-based unsaturated nylon-6,6—which has the advantage of an extra double bond in its backbone that can be used to tailor the polymer’s properties. Their study is published in the 12 Feb. Resources.

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Arconic announces multi-year aluminum deal with Toyota

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This makes Arconic the sole aluminum sheet supplier to Toyota for the Lexus RX, named by Consumer Reports as the Best Luxury SUV of 2016. Arconic will supply Toyota from its plants in Davenport, Iowa, and Danville, Illinois. This trend will continue. We are proud to expand our relationship with Toyota.

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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

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By 2016, fast-acting power electronics were being introduced to the grid, and their characteristics differed from the rotating machines used nearly a decade before. in EE at Iowa State University , in Ames. These issues required a reevaluation of how we had defined and classified stability in 2004,” Vittal says.

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Green Biologics acquires Central MN Ethanol Cooperative; transitioning from ethanol to n-butanol and acetone

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The plant is scheduled to begin production of renewable n-butanol and acetone in 2016, and will continue to produce ethanol until the repurposing is completed. (CMR), an affiliate of Green Biologics Inc. Current management and employees will continue with CMR. —Sean Sutcliffe, CEO of Green Biologics Ltd.

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UPS announces renewable diesel agreements with Neste, REG and Solazyme; up to 46M gallons over next 3 years

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Bio-based feedstocks from fats, plant oils and waste residues are converted to renewable diesel using advanced refining technologies. In 2013, successful execution of our global GHG strategy enabled us to exceed a 10% reduction in carbon intensity three years ahead of our 2016 goal. In 2014, we achieved a 14.1%

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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These vehicles will be the first electric transit buses deployed in Iowa. The two primary public transportation providers in Missoula, MUTD and ASUM-OT, are collaborating in the deployment of electric buses to advance agency goals to convert to clean vehicle technology. Project partners are MidAmerican Energy and Proterra. 54,992,016.

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