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The project was made possible by a grant from the ISEAL Innovations Fund, which is supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). To evaluate the efficiency and suitability of the database, the prototype was piloted by four partners involved in the production and distribution of fuels made from used cooking oil (UCO).

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AUGUST 28, 2010

The US National Science Foundation has awarded a one-year, $200,000 RAPID Response grant to synthetic biology company Modular Genetics , Inc. According to Professor Somasundaran, a dispersant expert from Columbia University, “ use of bio-dispersants should stimulate the rate of natural microbial breakdown of the oil ”.

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a nationwide distributor of propane, fuel oil and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity, is purchasing a 39% stake in Oberon Fuels, a San Diego, CA-based development-stage producer of low-carbon, renewable dimethyl ether (rDME) transportation fuel. Suburban Propane Partners, L.P., Earlier post.).

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MARCH 8, 2016

Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is awarding Nsolv $13 million in grant funding to commercialize its field-tested, proprietary warm solvent technology for in situ heavy oil extraction without the use of steam. The oil is sent to refineries for further processing. Coke-forming asphaltenes are sequestered.

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DECEMBER 6, 2014

million in grants to 220 producers (awards of less than $500 not listed) to support the production of advanced biofuels, and is awarding more than $4 million in additional grants that will advance the bioeconomy. million through the Sun Grant Program. a producer of biodiesel from waste vegetable oil, received $8,655.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

million grant from the California Energy Commission last summer. million gallons of DME from more than 5,500 metric tons of waste material when operating at full capacity. With a significant footprint in California, Suburban Propane is a publicly traded, nationwide distributor of propane, fuel oil and related products and services.

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JULY 29, 2019

million in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Release 2 grants to projects that demonstrate commercial feasibility for innovations during the second phase of their research. The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is awarding $43.6

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APRIL 14, 2017

With a $2-million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC), Berkeley Lab is partnering with Alphabet Energy to create a cost-effective thermoelectric waste heat recovery system to reduce both energy use in the industrial sector and electricity-related carbon emissions.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Australia-based renewable fuels company Muradel has launched Australia’s first integrated demonstration plant for the sustainable conversion of algae into green crude, as a first step towards a commercial plant with the potential to produce 80 million liters (21 million gallons US, or about 500,000 barrels) of crude oil per year.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

Forge’s technology heats waste lipids such as cooking oil, animal renderings and crop seed oil with water at a high temperature, creating fatty acids and glycerol. The glycerol is removed and the fatty acids are heated at more than 400 ?

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million), of which 30% is covered by an investment subsidy granted by the Ministry of Employment and the Economy for biorefineries producing transport biofuels. million gallons) of bioethanol per year, will be leased to North European Oil Trade Oy (NEOT), which engages in oil and bioproduct wholesale trade.

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

The Utah Water Quality Board, in a 9-2 vote this week, agreed with the August 2012 recommendations of an administrative law judge (ALJ) upholding a permit-by-rule issued by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) for the proposed PR Spring an oil sands mine on state land in eastern Utah. Much of the oil sands resource (5% - 14% ore grade by wt.)

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(TDA) a $225,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to develop a process aimed at producing biodiesel from low-cost waste feedstocks. After completion of their EPA Phase I SBIR contract, TDA determined that it can produce biodiesel from waste grease at a cost that is competitive with conventional diesel.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

RTP rapidly heats biomass at ambient pressure to generate high yields of pourable, liquid pyrolysis oil. The pyrolysis oil—essentially a bio crude oil—will then be upgraded to green transport fuels using technology developed by UOP working with DOE, the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Lab and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).

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AUGUST 20, 2009

The Algal Fuel Consortium (AFC) recently won an A$2.724-million (US$2.259 million) research grant under the Department of Resources Energy and Tourism’s Second Generation Biofuels program in Australia. The grant will support the development of microalgal mass cultivation systems to generate biomass from captured CO 2 emissions.

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the developer of technology for efficient and non-destructive ( earlier post ) extraction of oil from algae, led a consortium in a recently submitted application for a grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 targeting the beneficial use of CO 2. OriginOil, Inc., Carbon Sciences, Inc., The opportunity.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

million in Alternative Fuels Incentive Grants to 12 projects across the state. The grants, funded by a portion of the state’s annual utilities gross receipts tax, are intended to encourage new markets for alternative fuels, fleets and technologies across Pennsylvania. Waste Management of PA, Inc.

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Grant recipients are required to contribute a minimum of 20% of matching funds for research and development projects and 50% of matching funds for demonstration projects. Funding is provided through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and DOE’s Biomass Program. Exelus, Inc. Livingston, NJ, $5,185,004.

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The EPR programme, initiated by the government, mandates producers, importers, recyclers, and re-treaders to ensure effective utilisation and management of waste tyres. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), under the Ministry of Environment, has already granted registrations to 144 producers and 252 recyclers during FY23–24.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2016

With immediate effect, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is granting approval for the use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) renewable diesel for the in-line six-cylinder engine variants of the Mercedes-Benz OM 470, OM 471 (first generation) and OM 936 as well as the in-line four-cylinder variants of the OM 934 meeting the Euro VI emissions standard.

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MARCH 28, 2014

The BIC process processes renewable feedstocks such as plant oils, tallow, and waste vegetable oil into 100% drop-in diesel and jet fuels, which meet petroleum specs without blending, as well as naphtha that can be used as a gasoline blend stock. A US patent was granted to ARA in 2010 on the CH process.

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

developer of Electro Water Separation (EWS)—a high-speed, chemical-free process to clean up large quantities of water—will launch a subsidiary in Hong Kong and grant it a master license for the People’s Republic of China. In turn, the subsidiary is expected to license regional joint ventures for frack and waste water treatment.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Identifying natural oils as a proven source material, the study modelled a plant capable of producing 1.1 Identifying natural oils as a proven source material, the study modelled a plant capable of producing 1.1 It found that such a plant could be viable if three key priorities are addressed.

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The Aemetis Carbon Zero renewable jet and diesel project is designed to hydrotreat renewable oils with hydrogen from orchard and forest wood waste. million of grants from the California Energy Commission and Pacific Gas & Electric Company. Earlier post.) The Aemetis plant upgrades are supported by $16.7

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The emissions further drop to ~70% if we consider 2G ethanol which is produced using farm waste. Ethanol production from farm waste such as corn cob, rice husk, wheat straw and sugarcane bagasse, is known as second generation ethanol (2G). India has already started setting up 2G plants, which use crop waste for ethanol production.

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has received US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval for the issuance of D4 RINs upon the importation into the US of biodiesel produced from waste fats and oils (WFO). The India plant was built with the capability to separate oils for food and biodiesel applications. California-based Aemetis, Inc. Earlier post.).

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The facility will produce eight million gallons (24 kta) of ethanol and six megawatts (gross) of renewable energy annually from renewable biomass including yard wastes and municipal solid waste, wood and vegetative wastes. Earlier post.). AMEC was selected following an extensive evaluation process of qualified global EPC firms.

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JUNE 11, 2015

Bpifrance granted Global Bioenergies a “Zero Percent Interest Innovation Loan” (Prêt à Taux Zéro Innovation) to adapt its isobutene process to certain specific industrial environments. Fifteen million tons of isobutene are derived from oil each year and converted into fuels, plastics and elastomers. million (US$1.6-million)

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

The Commission also approved grants for the operation of a hydrogen fueling station, biofuel production, geothermal exploration and rooftop solar for schools. Colony Energy Partners Tulare, LLC: $5 million to construct a digester for processing waste that will produce 2.8 Alternative Fuel and Vehicles.

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MAY 22, 2014

Researchers at Michigan State University have developed a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) which will allow biodiesel plants to eliminate the creation of hazardous wastes while reducing their dependence on fossil fuel. We matched them up like dance partners, modifying each of them to work seamlessly together and eliminate all of the waste.

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AUGUST 9, 2016

ReadiDiesel, termed Catalytic Hydrothermolysis Conversion Diesel (CHCD-76) by the Navy, is a military grade drop-in replacement for traditional F-76 that is produced from fats, oils, and greases by the Biofuels ISOCONVERSION process. A US patent was granted to ARA in 2010 on the CH process.

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The UGARF process produces a bio-oil that does not require additional refinement or processing before blending with bio- or petroleum diesel. The exclusive license provides Tolero Energy global rights to the technology, including the right to grant sublicenses.

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MARCH 16, 2010

The Carbon Trust has created a consortium of British businesses led by Axion Energy, a division of the Axion Group , to pioneer the development of an advanced, commercially viable pyrolysis process to turn municipal and wood waste into transport biofuel. One of the products of this process is pyrolysis oil. catalyst lifetime).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

The UW team is the first to try converting the entire young tree—leaves, bark and stems—into bio oil and ethanol using two separate processes. Additionally, other tree parts go to waste when only the trunk is used, making the process more inefficient and wasteful. That’s the problem. Chang Dou, Devin S. 7b01000.

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In September, Gevo received a $5-million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the development of biojet fuel from woody biomass and forest product residues. Honeywell’s UOP is a recognized leader in refining process technologies to convert natural oils, animal fats and biomass to sustainable green fuels.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) is awarding 20 grants for FY 2009 in two research areas on natural systems: biosensing and bioactuation (12 awards); and obtaining hydrocarbons from biomass and microorganisms (8 awards). The fungus Gliocladium roseum produces and excretes a series of hydrocarbons known as “mycodiesel.”

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OCTOBER 28, 2018

While the EU remains on track to meet its 2020 emissions reduction target, updated data shows Member States cannot afford to take progress beyond that date for granted. The rise is mostly due to the increase of oil consumption from road transport. We know it can be done. in 2017 from 2016.

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