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JANUARY 4, 2016

Global Bioenergies and Audi have signed a new collaboration agreement earlier post ) to further broaden the feedstock flexibility of Global Bioenergies’ bio-isobutene process, which uses fermentation of sugars. Global Bioenergies had produced isobutene using its pilot plant located on the agri-business site of Pomacle, France.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

Under the agreement, GBE will supply Audi with isooctane derived from isobutene produced at its new pre-commercial pilot system at the Fraunhofer CBP in Leuna. During the two-year collaboration, this agreement also foresees the possibility for Audi to acquire shares of Global Bioenergies corresponding to less than 2% of its capital.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Audi’s latest e-fuels project is participation in a a pilot plant project in Dresden that produces diesel fuel from water, CO 2 and green electricity. Audi and project partners including Climeworks and sunfire ( earlier post ) opened the plant today. Audi is the exclusive partner in the automotive industry. The Audi e?gas

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FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Advance sales of the Audi A3 g-tron began at dealerships in Germany, at a base price of €25,900 (US$35,400). liter TFSI engine developing 81 kW (110 hp) can be operated using either natural gas, e-gas generated by Audi ( earlier post ) or gasoline. Audi A3 g-tron. On average the Audi A3 g-tron consumes between 3.2

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JULY 11, 2016

Global Bioenergies, IBN-One and Lantmännen Aspen, world market leader in alkylate gasoline for two- and four-stroke small engines, have entered into a partnership on renewable isooctane ( earlier post ) for specialty fuel applications. —Thomas Buhl, Head of business development at Global Bioenergies. billion (US$3.8

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

In April this year, Preem, Sekab and Sveaskog entered into a collaboration to develop a gasoline fuel based entirely on forest resources with support from the Swedish Energy Agency. bio-based gasoline derived from bio-isobutene. bio-based gasoline derived from bio-isobutene. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Audi investigating its e-fuels in an optical research engine using laser-induced fluorescence. —Reiner Mangold, Head of Sustainable Product Development at Audi. Audi notes that the partnership with Joule is still in a development phase and that large-scale production is still quite a way off. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 17, 2018

Global Bioenergies (GBE), the company developing a process converting renewable resources into isobutene via fermentation ( earlier post ), and SkyNRG, world market leader in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), will collaborate to accelerate the commercialization of Global Bioenergies’ approach to process isobutene into a jet fuel blending component.

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APRIL 30, 2020

The outbreak of COVID-19 has already impacted the automotive industry significantly, according to JATO Dynamics, a leading provider of global automotive data and insight. Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. million units in March 2020, down by 39% from March 2019. million units.

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JANUARY 11, 2016

Global Bioenergies and LanzaTech have signed a new collaboration agreement to broaden the feedstock flexibility of Global Bioenergies’ renewable isobutene process and the product-portfolio of LanzaTech’s carbon capture technology. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 15, 2013

Joule, the developer of a direct, single-step, continuous process for the production of solar hydrocarbon fuels ( earlier post ), has extended its solar CO 2 conversion platform to produce renewable gasoline- and jet fuel-range hydrocarbons. Joule is now commercializing its first product, Sunflow-E, for global availability in early 2015.

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JUNE 11, 2015

France-based Global Bioenergies, the developer of a one-step fermentation processes for the direct and cost-efficient transformation of renewable resources into light olefins, has obtained new €1.4-million —Marc Delcourt, CEO of Global Bioenergies. million (US$1.6-million) million interest-free loan over seven years.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2015

The Audi e-gas plant in the city of Werlte in Lower Saxony ( earlier post ) produces CO 2 neutral-fuel (synthetic methane from water, renewable electricity and CO 2 ); it now also contributes toward stabilizing the public power grid. The Audi A3 Sportback g‑tron with 81 kW (110 hp) of power is currently available from dealers.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

The decision is equivalent to banning car companies from selling new cars powered by gasoline or diesel within the EU. In the new “Vorsprung 2030” strategy released by the Audi Group, Audi will complete a comprehensive electrification transformation in the next 12 years.

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APRIL 21, 2015

A pilot plant in Dresden has started production of the synthetic fuel Audi e-diesel using water, CO 2 and green power—i.e., The energy technology company sunfire is Audi’s project partner and the plant operator. Dr. Johanna Wanka put the first five liters into her official car, an Audi A8 3.0 power-to-liquid (PtL).

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MAY 26, 2015

Last week, Audi and its partner Global Bioenergies announced that the first batch of renewable isooctane—which Audi calls “e-benzin”—using Global Bioenergies’ fermentative isobutene pathway (sugar→isobutene→isooctane) had been produced and presented to Audi by Global Bioenergies.

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JUNE 12, 2015

Like other major automakers, Audi (and its parent Volkswagen Group) is working on meeting its medium-term regulatory requirements (e.g., Like other major automakers, Audi (and its parent Volkswagen Group) is working on meeting its medium-term regulatory requirements (e.g., Audi’s basic goal is to combine renewable energy (e.g.

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

Global Bioenergies is now entering the final phase of demonstrating its technology for converting renewable carbon into hydrocarbons. The first trials on the demo plant in Leuna were successfully completed, within schedule, in the fall of 2016 and Global Bioenergies announced first production of green isobutene via fermentation.

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MAY 21, 2015

Global Bioenergies, a developer of one-step fermentation processes for the direct and cost-efficient transformation of renewable resources into light olefins, and Cristal Union, the 4 th largest European beet producer, have formed IBN-One, a joint venture to build and operate the first plant in France converting renewable resources into isobutene.

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JANUARY 13, 2022

As forecast, the global semiconductor shortage led to a slight decrease of 4.5% The sources of income will progressively shift further from conventional gasoline engines to zero-emissions electric cars and from sales of vehicles to software and mobility services, underpinned by the key technology of autonomous driving. 4: 119,600.

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MAY 11, 2015

Joule and Audi formed a partnership in 2011 to accelerate the development and commercialization of CO 2 -neutral fuels. Audi is also supporting Joule’s hydrocarbon product, which was previously tested and shown to meet ASTM specifications in diesel blends of up to 50%. This product will follow ethanol to market.

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MAY 28, 2015

The global EV Charger (EVC) market is forecast to grow from more than 1 million units in 2014 to more than 12.7 Japan is a key growth region for the EV charging stations and recently passed a key milestone by having more EV charging stations than gasoline stations, said said Ben Scott, senior analyst at IHS Automotive.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi presented a range of its ongoing work on electromobility and efficiency—from fuels and systems to full vehicles—under the “Future Performance Days 2015” banner. On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0

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MARCH 4, 2012

to the Annual Press Conference 2012 in Ingolstadt, Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi AG, said that the company believes that five key innovation areas will determine the shape of future mobility: design; lightweight construction; connected vehicles; mobility services; and electric mobility. In his speech.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. Speaking of fires in cars fueled by gasoline or diesel, he says, “It’s an everyday event.

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OCTOBER 15, 2010

Two Audi A3 TDIs will run exclusively on Rentech, Inc.’s RenDiesel is biodegradable, exceeds all global sulfur requirements and has virtually no aromatics. RenDiesel contains approximately 60% more energy per gallon than ethanol and diesel engines typically achieve 20-40% more miles per gallon than gasoline engines.

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MAY 12, 2015

Global Bioenergies has successfully converted renewable resources first into gaseous isobutene via fermentation, which was then subsequently catalytically oligomerized into a mix of fuel-range liquid hydrocarbons, including iso-octane. Getting high-purity iso-octane is one of the main goals of our alliance with Audi. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2018

Gasoline car registrations benefited from the decline of diesel, growing by 10.9% (+760,000 units) to a 50% market share; SUVs led growth with a record 4.56 —Felipe Munoz, Global Automotive Analyst at JATO Dynamics. In Europe, diesel car registrations fell by 7.9% million units in 2017, representing just 43.7% respectively.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

The joint venture, in which Continental holds 60% and CITC 40% of the shares, will operate globally and supply customers in Europe and North America, as well as China and other Asian markets. The aim is to establish the joint venture as one of the leading 48-volt battery system manufacturers on the global market.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Joule, the developer of a direct, single-step, continuous process for the production of solar hydrocarbon fuels using engineered cyanobacteria, announced that its fuel-grade Sunflow-E ethanol has been registered by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for commercial use in E10 and E15 gasoline blends. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Volvo Cars is introducing the Drive-E powertrain with a 245 hp gasoline turbo T5 engine, made available earlier this year for the V40 ( earlier post ), for the V40 Cross Country with the added capability of AWD. The upgrade will be available starting mid-fall in Europe, with a global roll-out over the following months.

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MARCH 10, 2020

—Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics. They posted a record in volume and market share due to increasing incentives for consumers, greater awareness about the benefits of electrified vehicles, and the growing concern about diesel and gasoline cars, JATO said.

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MARCH 11, 2013

He was careful to note that “launch” referred to the global launch dates for global product—i.e., Then in ’14 and beyond the products that we want to do are plug-in hybrids for the bigger Audis. not the launch in a particular market. or small compact car and the Golf. We will launch the Porsche 918 [plug-in hybrid].

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APRIL 9, 2010

Global powertrain supplier BorgWarner has acquired Dytech ENSA SL, a producer of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) coolers, EGR tubes, and integrated EGR modules including valves for automotive and commercial vehicle applications, both on- and off-road. Euro-5 diesel. Euro-5 diesel. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 9, 2012

Volkswagen staged two world premieres at the Detroit Auto Show: the new Jetta gasoline-electric Hybrid and the E-Bugster battery-electric concept derived from the Beetle. This will reduce costs and simplify widespread global implementation of electric mobility, Volkswagen points out. liter turbocharged gasoline engine.

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DECEMBER 14, 2015

Cement manufacturing is highly energy and emissions intensive, currently contributing about 6% of global CO 2 (Zhang et al. Joule’s Helioculture platform applies engineered catalysts to convert waste CO 2 directly into renewable fuels such as ethanol or hydrocarbons for diesel, jet fuel, and gasoline. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

With ever-increasing global attention on the consequences of climate change, we have an opportunity to produce transportation fuels with the lowest-known carbon footprint—using solar energy both as a feedstock and a power source.

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