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Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

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Chevron USA kicked off a road trip across the US Gulf Coast to showcase an innovative new gasoline blend with more than 50% renewable content. During the tour, Chevron representatives will talk with members of the public about the benefits of lower carbon fuels such as biofuels and renewable gasoline blend.

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NREL, MIT, WSU team develops process to convert lignin to aromatic blendstock for 100% sustainable aviation fuel

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Although electrification has shown promise toward reducing the carbon footprint of passenger vehicles, aviation remains dependent on hydrocarbon fuels due to their high energy density relative to even the most advanced battery technologies available today. Instead, SAF blendstocks are combined with conventional hydrocarbon fuels.

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WRI paper outlines technological pathways for decarbonizing petroleum refining

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The working paper “ Technological Pathways for Decarbonizing Petroleum Refining ” shows how, in the long-term, refineries could shift to processing renewable feedstocks to produce low-carbon fuels for aviation, shipping and trucking—the toughest-to-abate transportation sectors. This could reduce fuel carbon intensities by up to 80%.

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Life cycle analysis finds Camelina-based renewable jet fuel reduces GHG emissions by 75%; renewable diesel reduces emissions by 80%

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An updated life cycle analysis of the carbon footprint of camelina-based biojet fuel found that the renewable fuel reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 75% compared to traditional petroleum-based jet fuel, according to a study by researchers from Michigan Tech University (MTU), Targeted Growth and UOP LLC, a Honeywell company.

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Study finds emissions from road construction could be halved using today’s technology

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But the researchers also demonstrated that emissions could be halved with technology already available today—and completely eliminated by the year 2045. An open-access paper on the study is published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. —Ida Karlsson. 2019.109651.

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Deutsche Post DHL Group sees mass market potential for synthetic fuels in 5-10 years

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Truly sustainable fuels come from renewable sources, have no negative impact on the environment when they are burned and do not produce emissions of greenhouse gas. Biofuels and energy must come from renewable sources. These synthetic fuels can be produced from renewable energies and carbon dioxide.

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Dynamotive Produces Renewable Gasoline and Diesel from Biomass in Three-Stage Process: Pyrolysis, Hydroreforming, Hydrotreating

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Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation has successfully produced renewable gasoline and diesel from biomass at its research facility in Waterloo Ontario through a novel two-stage upgrading process of its pyrolysis oil, BioOil. Dynamotive’s pyrolysis platform is available today, with plants of 130 Mt and 200 Mt per day completed.

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