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VTT and partners to assess bio- and waste-based oils suitable for power plants and ships; BioFlex project

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In a three-year Business Finland BioFlex project, VTT—the Finnish state-owned research agency—and partners are exploring how suitable fuel oils made from biomass and waste plastics are for power plants and ship diesel engines. In theory, bio- or waste-based fuel oil could be identical to fossil fuel oil in chemical composition.

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OriginOils French JV participating in two large-scale algae projects; office buildings and marine fuel

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In office building applications, Global 500 multinational Bouygues Construction engaged Ennesys to study the integration of waste water algae production in two building projects in the Greater Paris region, each at the scale of a million square feet (80,000 m 2 and 150,000 m 2 ). OriginOil, Inc.,

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Anaergia to supply CO2 to European Energy A/S for green e-methanol production as fuel for container ships

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Waste-to-biogas company Anaergia Inc. Biogenic carbon dioxide is carbon dioxide that is released during the decomposition of organic matter such as food waste. All Anaergia plants use organic waste material to produce biogas, which is composed of methane and carbon dioxide. —Andrew Benedek, Chairman and CEO of Anaergia.

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Anaergia to supply RNG to FuelCell Energy to create renewable hydrogen supporting Toyota’s port facility

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Anaergia’s supply of renewable natural gas (RNG) will be produced from food waste and municipal wastewater at the company’s SoCal Biomethane plant in Victorville, California and will be sold and delivered to FuelCell Energy through Anew, the exclusive RNG marketer for the Victorville facility. The fuel cells will also produce a net 2.3

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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

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Financing for novel biorefinery process systems can be a barrier to commercializing advanced biofuels, and this funding will reduce technological uncertainties and enable industry deployment. This project will demonstrate the conversion of gaseous carbon wood wastes (terpenes) to renewable Terpenes SAF blending components.

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BlueFire Renewables Signs 15-Year Feedstock Supply Contract for Cellulosic Ethanol Facility

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has signed a contract with Cooper Marine & Timberlands (CMT) to provide feedstock for BlueFire’s planned cellulosic ethanol facility in Fulton, MS for a period of up to 15 years. Coupled with our recently-announced off-take agreement with Tenaska BioFuels, LLC, the key input and output contracts required for financing are now resolved.

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Ford splitting auto business into two distinct entities: Ford Blue and Ford Model e

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This team will be hellbent on delivering leading quality, attacking waste in every corner of the business, maximizing cash flow and optimizing our industrial footprint. Marin Gjaja will be Model e’s chief customer officer, heading the division’s go-to-market, customer experience and new business initiatives.

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