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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

(Petrobras) has selected UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, to provide all of the process technologies for two new maximum diesel refineries to be built in Brazil. UOP hydrocracking and hydrotreating technologies will be used to produce high-quality diesel fuel from Brazilian national crude oils at two new refineries.

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MAY 3, 2012

into renewable diesel in a US Department of Energy (DOE) funded biorefinery project. The syrup was then processed by Amyris at its California pilot facility using its proprietary yeast fermentation system that converts plant sugars into its trademarked product, Biofene, a renewable hydrocarbon commonly known as farnesene. Amyris, Inc.

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

The anticipated partnership was announced during the first commercial flight with a renewable jet fuel in Brazil by the airline earlier today. We are committed to working with the aviation industry to bring cleaner skies, starting in Brazil in 2014. This can be subsequently upgraded to diesel or jet fuel, among other products.

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Through our Raízen joint venture in Brazil, we have been producing bioethanol for over ten years, and we have already demonstrated production of cellulosic ethanol from waste materials. The remaining fraction is SPD with superior properties to conventional diesel. The technology can flex to produce more diesel and less SAF, as desired.

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JUNE 25, 2009

opened the Amyris Renewable Products Demonstration Facility in Campinas, Brazil. Amyris’s initial products include a renewable diesel fuel with performance properties that equal or exceed those of petroleum-sourced fuels and currently available biofuels. Amyris Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, Ltda., Earlier post.).

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If that sounds weird, consider that most cars and trucks in Brazil run on either pure ethyl alcohol/ ethanol (E100) or “gasohol” (E25). “We Caterpillar and Vale have also agreed to a joint study on the viability of a dual-fuel (ethanol/diesel) solution for existing ICE-powered assets. We stand together to support them in this goal.”

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

announced that its farnesene plant in Brazil has achieved the production run rate of 1 million liters (264,000 gallons US) over a 45-day period. Amyris’s farnesene is a renewable hydrocarbon molecule addressing growing demand in a broad range of applications, from diesel and jet fuel to high-performance materials.

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

An EU-funded research project is seeking to develop new technologies that will enable the sustainable production of diesel miscible biofuels (DMB) from cellulosic biomass wastes in Europe and Latin America. Ethyl levulinate (EL) is a novel diesel miscible biofuel (DMB) produced by esterifying ethanol with levulinic acid. million (US$5.5

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Amyris uses its industrial bioscience technology platform to convert plant sugars into a variety of hydrocarbon molecules—flexible building blocks that can be used in a wide range of products. a subsidiary of Amyris, oversees the establishment and expansion of Amyris''s production in Brazil. Amyris Brasil Ltda.,

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AUGUST 15, 2011

Amyris plans to sell Biofene directly for use in industrial applications or to apply simple chemical finishing steps to Biofene to form a broad range of renewable products including squalane, base oil and finished lubricants and renewable diesel. one of the largest sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil. Paraíso Bioenergia S.A.,

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MARCH 31, 2014

million gallons of diesel fuel with domestically produced natural gas and reduced emissions by more than 559,000 MTCO 2 e (metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) emissions. Since deploying its natural gas vehicle program in 2011, Ryder has replaced approximately 3.1

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CHC fuels—which are also being evaluated by the US Navy for inclusion in the JP-5 spec ( earlier post )—use a catalytic hydrothermolysis process that chemically converts renewable feedstocks such as triglycerides, plant oils, and fatty acids into a mixture of paraffins, cycloparaffins, aromatics, olefins, and organic acids.

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APRIL 25, 2014

Byogy’s proprietary ATJ process converts ethanol to a full replacement renewable jet fuel that does not require blending, and also demonstrates performance characteristics better than jet fuel produced from oil. Earlier post.). —Captain Norberto Raniero, Vice President of Operations at Avianca. Aviation Bio-hydrocarbons Ethanol Fuels'

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

Amyris received the Small Business award for its renewable hydrocarbon farnesane for use as diesel and jet fuel. Farnesene is a building block hydrocarbon that can be converted into a renewable, drop-in replacement for petroleum diesel without certain drawbacks of first-generation biofuels.

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JULY 6, 2010

Brazil’s Petrobras will partner with BIOeCON, a Dutch company, on the development of a new process for enhanced conversion of lignocellulosic biomass such as sugarcane bagasse into chemicals that can be used to produce green plastics, or further transformed into next-generation advanced biofuels. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 31, 2011

High oil prices, a global economic rebound, and new laws and mandates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, and the United States, among other countries, are all factors behind the surge in production, according to research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute’s Climate and Energy Program for the website Vital Signs Online.

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MARCH 22, 2011

a renewable energy company producing sugar, ethanol and electricity headquartered in São Paulo State, Brazil. Amyris expects to begin contract manufacturing production this year in Brazil at Biomin GMBH; in the US with Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, Inc., Renewable hydrocarbons company Amyris, Inc.

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JANUARY 4, 2011

and Salisbury Partners, LLC for Glycotech to provide chemical processing at Salisbury’s Leland, NC facility to convert Amyris’s Biofene, or renewable farnesene, into finished products for a wide range of applications. Amyris modifies farnesene to become Amyris renewable diesel. Amyris, Inc.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Total and Amyris have agreed to expand their ongoing research and development collaboration to accelerate the deployment of Biofene (renewable farnesene) and develop renewable diesel based on this molecule produced from plant sugars. Amyris modifies farnesene to become renewable diesel. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

In addition, Amyris and Grupo São Martinho, a leading sugar and ethanol producer in Brazil, have commenced site preparation on their joint venture production facility at Usina São Martinho. Amyris uses its industrial synthetic biology platform to convert plant sugars into a variety of hydrocarbon molecules.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

TDI, a highly efficient, latest-generation V6 diesel engine, delivers 190 kW (258 hp) of power and 600 N·m (442.5 Making their world premiere in a diesel engine are active engine mounts in the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 The plate has an integrated primary coil and an inverter (AC/AC converter). litre V6 TDI engine. TDI quattro.

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DECEMBER 11, 2015

RTP uses a fast thermal process to convert non-food-based feedstocks into biobased fuels. Ensyn will convert 440 dry tons of woody biomass into a renewable fuel oil (RFO) product. The company will produce 20 million gallons of renewable fuel per year employing its Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP) technology.

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MARCH 21, 2011

Amyris uses its industrial synthetic biology platform to convert plant sugars into a variety of hydrocarbon molecules, which it is commercializing both as No Compromise renewable ingredients in cosmetics, flavors and fragrances, polymers, lubricants and consumer products, and also as No Compromise renewable diesel and jet fuel.

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JULY 19, 2016

stake in Novvi LLC, a joint venture of Amyris and Brazil-based Cosan S.A. Biofene is the basis for a wide range of products varying from specialty products such as cosmetics, perfumes, detergents and industrial lubricants, to transportation fuels such as diesel and jet fuel. American Refining Group (ARG) is taking a 33.3% Earlier post.)

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Diesel engines can use biodiesel alone or blended with petroleum fuels. #2 Infrastructure : Methanol infrastructure, such as refueling stations, is currently less common compared to gasoline or diesel. Ethanol blended fuels are widely used in Brazil, the United States, and Europe.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

This approval follows the recently announced Part 79 approval of Ensyn’s renewable diesel product, RFDiesel. An FCC system circulates catalyst in a closed loop between two key vessels in order to convert vacuum gas oil to gasoline. The liquid RFO feedstock was produced at one of Ensyn’s commercial facilities and shipped to Brazil.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Amyris engineers microbes to convert sugar to hydrocarbon fuels. Micrograph of fermentation fluids from production of Amyris Renewable Diesel (Nov 2007). Amyris operates laboratories and a pilot plant in California and a pilot plant and demonstration facility in Brazil. Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Amyris engineers microbes to convert sugar to hydrocarbon fuels. Micrograph of fermentation fluids from production of Amyris Renewable Diesel (Nov 2007). renewable diesel fuel, making it the first time a hydrocarbon-based fuel made from plant-derived resources (earlier post) has been registered for commercial sale. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

intends to acquire a 40% stake in the Boa Vista mill, an ethanol-producing mill owned and operated by the São Martinho Group, one of the largest and most efficient sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil. Earlier in 2009, Amyris completed its first successful demonstration drive using Amyris renewable diesel. Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

The UW team is the first to try converting the entire young tree—leaves, bark and stems—into bio oil and ethanol using two separate processes. Research is underway to convert this bio-oil to a transportation fuel that resembles gasoline or diesel. Resources.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

This range includes the first four-cylinder engine with cylinder deactivation (ACT)—and the modular diesel engine system (MDB) with the also new EA288 engine series (66 kW / 89 hp to 140 kW / 188 hp). This means that a future-assured EA211 version will now be available for markets in Sweden and Brazil.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has posted six new Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) pathway applications to the LCFS public comment web site: corn ethanol; molasses ethanol (from Brazil); palm fatty acid distillates (PFAD) to biodiesel; and landfill gas to LNG, L-CNG, and CNG. gCO 2 e/MJ for diesel. Earlier post.)

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MAY 15, 2014

They converted from an absolute amount to scale relative to 2000. While the proposed China regulation for 2020 is more stringent than the glide path, the 2017 Brazil regulation is less stringent. They assumed that all sectors of the economy follow the same proportional reduction. 2025) vehicle CO 2 reduction task from 4.5

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

We have assumed that 95% of the biomass potential will be converted into next-generation ethanol and the remaining 5% of the biomass potential will go towards biochemical production. This trend is unlikely to change before 2020 due to competitive European diesel prices, they note.

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Tesla was rapidly expanding its reach and portfolio, and the Volkswagen Group — hurt from the ‘diesel gate’ scandal — had committed huge resources to pivot to electric cars. Currently, the company has 56 facilities, including eight overseas in North America, Mexico, Brazil, Sweden, Poland and China, and presence in over 20 countries.

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JULY 20, 2012

These shares are based on the BP convention of 38% average thermal power conversion efficiency for converting renewable electricity production to primary energy. About one third of these potentially avoided emissions relates to China and one eighth to Brazil, both mainly due to the increased use of hydropower.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

As currently practiced in a country such as Brazil, it can lead to emissions reductions of between 70% and well over 100% when substituted for gasoline. Increased emissions of GHG may result in particular when production takes place on converted natural land and the associated mobilization of carbon stocks is accounted for, the report finds.

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