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Raízen breaks ground on Iogen cellulosic ethanol facility in Brazil

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After concluding that Iogen had the most advanced technology for building co-located commercial plants at Raízen’s sugar cane ethanol facilities, Raízen committed, in July 2012, an initial investment to a project in Brazil with Iogen through their jointly owned Iogen Energy affiliate. Brazil Cellulosic ethanol'

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Edeniq and Usina Vale building bagasse-to-sugars and ethanol demo plant in Brazil

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The demonstration plant will produce cellulosic sugars from sugarcane bagasse, the fibrous by-product of sugarcane juice extraction. The plant will handle up to 20 tons per day of bagasse and will be co-located at Usina Vale’s ethanol and sugar production site in São Paulo State, Brazil.

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Amyris to Partner with Three Sugar and Ethanol Producers in Brazil for Manufacture of Renewable Chemicals and Fuels

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has entered into letter of intent agreements with three sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil—Bunge Limited, Cosan and Açúcar Guarani with the purpose of partnering for the production of high value renewable specialty chemicals and fuels. Tags: Bio-hydrocarbons Brazil. These products will be distributed by Amyris.

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Amyris adds additional production capacity through agreement with Paraíso Bioenergia

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a renewable energy company producing sugar, ethanol and electricity headquartered in São Paulo State, Brazil. The new production facility will be designed to process juice from up to one million tons of cane annually. Renewable hydrocarbons company Amyris, Inc. has entered into a manufacturing agreement with Paraíso Bioenergia S.A.,

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Cellulosic sugars company Edeniq raises more than $16M

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Edeniq and Usina Vale are currently constructing a 20 ton per day demonstration plant to produce cellulosic sugars from sugarcane bagasse, the fibrous by-product of sugarcane juice extraction. The plant is co-located with Usina Vale’s ethanol and sugar production suite in Sao Paulo State, Brazil.

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Fiat unveils 5 new boxy ‘Panda-inspired’ concept cars

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Another concept is a pickup truck, with Fiat hoping to replicate its success in Brazil with the Strada worldwide. The battery comes with DC charging at up to 85 kW, which adds enough juice for 31 extra miles of range in just five minutes, according to Fiat.

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Amyris processes Ceres sweet sorghum into renewable diesel using soluble and cellulosic sugars

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To process the soluble sugars that accumulate in the plants, the sorghum juice was first extracted from the stems and concentrated into sugar syrup by Ceres. Ceres first commercialized its improved hybrids in Brazil this season. Earlier post.).

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