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NREL and Ecopetrol in $2.3M CRADA agreement to optimize conversion of waste biomass to ethanol

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The Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between NREL and Ecopetrol aims to optimize the conversion process for bagasse (the material left over after the sugars are removed from the sugar cane) and to analyze the economic case for commercial production of biofuel from these materials.

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Tsinghua Researchers Find that Sugarcane Juice is a Good Fermentation Feedstock for Algal Biodiesel

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Researchers at Tsinghua University in China have shown that sugarcane juice is a good feedstock for biodiesel production, when used to support the growth of the alga Chlorella protothecoides by heterotrophic fermentation. Conversion ratios of sugar/biomass and sugar/oil using SCH were 15.2 higher than that using glucose, respectively.

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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. Edeniq and Usina Vale cooperated to conduct a feasibility study to evaluate the economics of integrating Edeniq’s technology into Usina Vale’s plant to produce cellulosic ethanol.

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Sugarcane the sweet choice for biodiesel

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A spoonful of sugar already helps the medicine go down, and now it seems that enough sugarcane juice will support the growth of the alga Chlorella protothecoides by heterotrophic fermentation. According to the report, the work illustrates the feasibility of sugarcane juice served as a fermentable carbon source for oil production.

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How One Bad Manny Can P**s Away Your Brand

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” A LEVITON CASE STUDY OF CUSTOMER SERVICE FAILURE. He tested our breakers and NEMA outlet and all were working and providing juice. Manny should have at some point in the customer conversation at least made believe that he and Leviton cared about the customer and empathized with their problem.

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PNAS study finds Vertimass CADO efficient way to convert ethanol to biohydrocarbons; 40 to 96% reduction in GHGs, based on feedstock

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Unlike prior processes for converting alcohols into hydrocarbons with multiple steps for dehydration, oligomerization, and hydrogenation, the Vertimass consolidated alcohol dehydration and oligomerization (CADO) conversion is accomplished in a single reactor system using a metal exchanged zeolite catalyst. Hannon et al. GJ in the near future.

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Jaguar I-PACE : Impressions | DC Fast Charging

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With windows rolled down, conversations do happen. The other guy who had a conversation was not so pleasant. This should be able to juice up the battery overnight. (90 The entire PluginIndia team were transfixed for weeks studying the I-PACE and documenting everything we could. Fast chargers are a must in bigger EVs.

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