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APRIL 6, 2018

A team of engineers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) recently discovered that a naturally occurring bacterium, Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum TG57, isolated from waste generated after harvesting mushrooms, is capable of directly converting cellulose to biobutanol. Click to enlarge. 1701475.

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MARCH 16, 2015

Researchers from A*STAR in Singapore have developed a fungal culture for use in a cheap and efficient method to transform waste oil palm material into biofuels and environmentally friendly plastics. The palm oil waste contains cellulose and hemicellulose that can be broken down into sugars for use in fuel and plastic production.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from waste and residue raw materials, is supplying Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and JetBlue Airways with sustainable aviation fuel for flights from San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel is produced from renewable waste and residue raw materials. It is fully compatible with the existing jet engine technology and fuel distribution infrastructure when blended with fossil jet fuel. In the US and Europe, the company’s renewable jet fuel annual capacity is currently 100,000 tons.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

Neste’s SAF is made from sustainably sourced, renewable waste and residue raw materials. It can be used as a drop-in fuel with existing aircraft engines and airport infrastructure, requiring no extra investment. Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel gives an immediate solution for reducing the direct greenhouse gas emissions of flying.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

The energy conversion rate of this system is higher than that of biomaterial-based systems, but the production pathway cannot tap into potential energy sources such as waste biomass. In January 2019, MAN Energy announced it was developing an ammonia-fueled engine. The €5-million (USD$5.7-million)

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Prize Fight for Rain-Forest Tech In the Spring of 2023, Singapore will welcome 15 teams to the jungle for the semifinals of the XPrize Rainforest competition. The project has been plagued by safety concerns, engineering missteps, and most recently pandemic supply chain issues. Laptops will have to follow sometime in 2026. Several U.S.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The positive result was made possible by Neste’s increased production volumes at its renewables-producing refineries in Finland, the Netherlands, and Singapore. Waste and residues account nearly 80% of Neste’s renewable raw material usage.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The financing was led by Intel Capital, and includes strategic investors Singapore-based EDBI, JetBlue Technology Ventures, and Toyota AI Ventures. People waste billions of hours sitting on roads worldwide each year. —Joby Aviation founder and CEO JoeBen Bevirt. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

That includes up to 1 million tons of SAF production capacity in our Singapore refinery, with the capacity expansion project scheduled for start-up by the end of the first quarter of 2023. Neste-produced SAF is made from sustainably sourced, 100% renewable waste and residue raw materials. million tons per annum by the end of 2023.

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MARCH 2, 2022

Our ongoing Singapore expansion project and this joint venture will increase our total production capacity of renewable products to 5.5 Our ongoing Singapore expansion project and this joint venture will increase our total production capacity of renewable products to 5.5 —Peter Vanacker, Neste’s President and CEO.

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AUGUST 29, 2009

Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) has awarded S$27.5 Another will look at how lignocellulosic materials from biomass of waste timber and agricultural crops can be converted into useful end-products via a bio-refinery. Carbon Capture and Utilization.

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

In turn, the subsidiary is expected to license regional joint ventures for frack and waste water treatment. The harvested concentrate can be made up of chemical waste, valuable petroleum, or useful algae feedstock. EWS is effective for use in water-intensive industries such as oil & gas, algae, and organic waste. OriginOil Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Utilizing Neste Oil’s proprietary NExBTL technology, the plant can make flexible use of almost any vegetable oil or waste fat in the production of premium-quality renewable diesel. Neste Oil’s NExBTL renewable diesel is a premium fuel that is compatible with all diesel engines and existing fuel distribution systems.

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JUNE 21, 2023

To maximize production efficiency at these dedicated EV factories, Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center in Singapore (HMGICS), which is scheduled to be operational this year, will be equipped with smart factory technology. Hyundai Motor Group established Supernal, LLC in Washington, D.C.

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APRIL 16, 2015

Audi has developed this newest Q7 model especially for the Asian markets China, Singapore and Japan. TFSI engine and electric motor to deliver 270 kW (367 hp) and 700 N·m (516 lb-ft) of system torque—enough to accelerate the SUV from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 5.9 liter TDI diesel. Earlier post.) The Q7 e-tron 2.0

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APRIL 6, 2013

Hydrotreatment—the chemical reaction of vegetable oils, animal-based waste fats, and by-products of vegetable oil refining with hydrogen—produces hydrocarbons with properties superior to conventional biodiesel and fossil diesel. The most frequently cited feedstocks are corn cobs, corn stover, wheat straw and wood waste.

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MARCH 9, 2015

If realized, an efficient, low-temperature TIC could provide a supplementary or an alternative approach to thermoelectric devices for waste heat recovery using low grade waste heat—i.e, from engine exhaust or industrial processes. Graphene Thermoelectrics Waste Heat Recovery' Thermionic emission and TICs.

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APRIL 16, 2009

BYD has also begun selling a plug-in electric car with a backup gasoline engine, a move putting it ahead of GM, Nissan, and Toyota. Deploying the armies of laborers at BYD is an officer corps of managers and engineers who invent and design the products. Wang says the engineers come from Chinas best schools.

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