Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2015

A consortium of companies in the European process industry from the areas of biotechnology, renewable resources, chemistry, process engineering, equipment supply as well as research organizations recently launched project PRODIAS (PROcessing Diluted Aqueous Systems). Project website , not yet populated.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2015

Over the last few years, Neste Oil has become the world’s largest producer of renewable fuels from waste and residues. billion liters, 423 million gallons US) of renewable fuel from waste and residues. These raw materials accounted for 62% of Neste Oil’s renewable inputs in 2014 (52% in 2013, 35% in 2012). million tonnes (1.6

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2016

A team from the University of Vaasa (Finland) and UPM-Kymmene Corporation has examined how the blends of fossil and renewable diesel produced from crude tall oil (CTO) affect the performance and exhaust emissions of the modern common-rail off-road diesel engine. UPM BioVerno renewable diesel is produced from wood-based tall oil.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Researchers from the University of Turku in Finland, Imperial College London and University College London have devised a synthetic metabolic pathway for producing renewable propane from engineered E. coli bacteria. Patrik Jones, Imperial College London, joint corresponding author. Pauli Kallio, András Pásztor, Kati Thiel, M.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Neste Oil—the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel—has launched the commercial production and sales of renewable naphtha for corporate customers; the company is one of the first to supply bio-naphtha on a commercial scale. Neste Oil also produces commercial volumes of NExBTL renewable aviation fuel.

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APRIL 15, 2015

Researchers at The University of Manchester, Imperial College London and University of Turku have made an advance toward the renewable biosynthesis of propane with the creation of a new synthetic pathway in E. coli , based on a fermentative butanol pathway. coli bacteria, using pathways based on fatty acid synthesis. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Researchers at the University of Turku in Finland have developed a thin-layer artificial biofilm technology for sustainable and long-term ethylene photoproduction. The team optimized the production system by varying different parameters, such as radiance, inorganic carbon level, and periodicity of medium renewal.

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AUGUST 14, 2014

Among their conclusions was that the combination of ethanol or isobutanol with renewable hydrocarbon components (i.e., The study assessed five biofuels in addition to baseline gasoline: E10 (10% ethanol v/v); E10 + renewable hydrocarbons (R) for a total 26% bio-component by volume; butanol (17% v/v); E30 (31% v/v); and E85 (85% v/v).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2010

Soot particulates generated from the combustion of renewable diesel fuels produced from hydrotreated vegetable oils have similar oxidation properties and surface structures to those generated from fossil diesel, according to a new study by researchers from Finland and Sweden. Matti Happonen, Tero Lähde, Maria E. 2010.06.006.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2023

In an open-access paper in the journal Energy & Fuels, a team from VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, with colleagues from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Ghent University, provides an overview of co-processing options for such bio-liquids. The research on co-hydrotreatment and hydrocracking is quite limited.

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

The Council members also requested further examination by the European Commission on instruments and measures for a comprehensive and technology-neutral approach to reduce emissions and increase energy efficiency in transport, for electric transportation and for the use of renewable energy sources in transport after 2020.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Micro-organisms found in the wildfire-prone rainforests of India are an potential resources for biochemical production, as they are accustomed to the challenging conditions following a forest fire. Lignocellulosic agricultural waste is among the most common renewable biomass resources.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2009

Neste Oil has decided to postpone construction of a new gasoline isomerization unit at its Porvoo, Finland refinery. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2013

Sweden-based Preem has developed a renewable diesel from tall oil in a process that first esterifies the tall oil through the addition of methanol, then distills the tall oil is distilled in a vacuum to separate the raw tall diesel from the tall oil pitch. Earlier post.). Holmbom, V.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2011

Wärtsilä was recently contracted by the STX Finland shipyard in Turku, Finland, to supply the main engines for a new multi-purpose cargo vessel. The liquid bio-fuel is produced at the ship owner’s process refinery in Uusikaupunki, on the south-west coast of Finland. STX Finland is part of the international STX Europe Group.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2012

Neste Oil asserts that one of its patents is being infringed by Dynamic Fuels, Syntroleum and Tyson Foods in the production of renewable diesel at Dynamic Fuels’ plant in Geismar, Louisiana. Neste Oil is the world’s leading producer of premium-quality renewable diesel. 2 million t/a of NExBTL renewable diesel capacity.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2012

Neste Oil asserts that one of its patents is being infringed by Dynamic Fuels, Syntroleum and Tyson Foods in the production of renewable diesel at Dynamic Fuels’ plant in Geismar, Louisiana. Neste Oil is the world’s leading producer of premium-quality renewable diesel. 2 million t/a of NExBTL renewable diesel capacity.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2016

Pöyry Forest Industry Oy in Finland, noted that: The magnitude of the recovery process is often not fully appreciated. Since black liquor is derived from wood, it is the most important renewable bio-fuel, particularly in Sweden and Finland. tons of black liquor dry solids. Vakkilainnen, from. Globally over 1.3 Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2012

Neste Oil will launch a completely new grade of diesel fuel in Finland this fall: Neste Pro Diesel. Neste Pro Diesel will be produced at Neste Oil’s Porvoo refinery and will be available at Neste Oil’s service stations across Finland beginning this fall. 2011) Optimized usage of NExBTL renewable diesel fuel. Espoo 2011.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2018

The aim is to convert currently poorly valorized softwood residues into second-generation renewable isobutene for subsequent conversion into gasoline and jetfuel. The project sets the foundations of a first-of-a-kind biorefinery converting residual wood to high performances drop-in renewable gasoline and jetfuel.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2013

The price of renewable solutions would thus be on a level with the current pre-tax price of fossil transportation fuels, and cheaper than existing imported biofuels. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is the largest multi-technology applied research organization in Northern Europe. Ilkka Hannula & Esa Kurkela.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

NC State scientists Dr. Dimitris Argyropoulos, Finland Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, and Dr. Elon Ison, assistant professor of chemistry and a green chemistry specialist, received the grant via the Industrial Research Institute (IRI) for their research "Catalytic Oxidation Chemistry Aimed at Upgrading Lignin.”.

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JULY 2, 2010

Deinove, a company specializing in the systematic exploration of the bacterial genus Deinococcus for biofuels and green chemistry, will partner with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Broad, international patent applications for protecting these inventions.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

The EU has set a recommendation for its member states with the aim of replacing 5.75% of traffic fuel with biofuels by 2010 and a mandatory target of 10% renewable energy sources in traffic by 2020. Source: Universita Degli Studi di Milano. Click to enlarge. NEMO (CORDIS).

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MAY 30, 2012

Nonetheless, emissions growth was somewhat contained by continued strong growth in renewable energy sources. However, the increase could have been even higher without the fast expansion of renewable energy generation in the EU. As in previous years the growth in the use of renewable energy sources continued in 2010 with a 12.7%

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AUGUST 22, 2015

Neste, currently largest producer of renewable drop-in fuels (primarily diesel) with its NEXBTL platform ( earlier post ), has filed a patent ( US20150144087 ) on a gasoline composition (and the method for making it) comprising up to 20 vol% (preferably from about 10-15 vol.%), of paraffinic bio-hydrocarbons originating from the NEXBTL process.

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

Libraries of microorganisms are a key resource for the research community, and the DISCO project is making full use of them. Helsingin Yliopisto (Finland. —Professor Kristiina Kruus, Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), DISCO coordinator. Bakh Institute of Biochemistry of the Russian Academy of Science (Russia).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2022

Portfolio upgrades, enhancing efficiency, increasing renewable energy purchases, reducing throughput and sales of fossil refinery products, and increasing the share of recycled and sustainable feedstocks will be the key levers in achieving these targets. The company can build on a strong position.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

When charged with renewable energy, battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) such as IONIQ 5 produce up to 81% lower well-to-wheel lifecycle emissions compared to a normal ICE vehicle, according to a 2021 study from the International Council of Clean Transportation (ICCT).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2012

A team of researchers in Finland reports that by adjusting engine parameters for the use of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) renewable diesel fuel across a range of loads (50%, 75%, and 100%), particulate matter and NO x emissions can both be reduced by more than 25% relative to the values from using HVO with standard engine conditions.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 10, 2024

Sustainable electronics is becoming an increasingly important topic around the world, and today we’re going to be talking with Liisa Hakola , a senior scientist at VTT in Finland , about the European Union’s Sustronics program aimed at this very topic. And well, in Finland, the forest industry has typically been quite strong.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Second, the use of renewable electricity. Production at every single battery materials plant that we’re starting up will be powered by 100% renewable energy sources from day one. This is the case at our gigafactory in Europe, which relies on wind energy, and it’s also what we plan for our soon-to-come plant in Canada.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Second, the use of renewable electricity. Production at every single battery materials plant that we’re starting up will be powered by 100% renewable energy sources from day one. This is the case at our gigafactory in Europe, which relies on wind energy, and it’s also what we plan for our soon-to-come plant in Canada.

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