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Wärtsilä and Eidesvik Offshore to partner on converting ship to ammonia-fueled engine

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The technology group Wärtsilä and Norwegian ship owner Eidesvik Offshore ASA have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at converting an offshore supply vessel (OSV) to operate with an ammonia-fueled combustion engine with required fuel supply and safety system. The conversion will allow the vessel to operate with a 70% ammonia blend.

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Westport Innovations acquires alt fuel systems company Prins Autogassystemen for €12.2M

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Natural gas engine and vehicle company Westport Innovations Inc. The company reported €19.7 Mt, or 57%, over the 2003 level. Navigant Research indicates that in 2012, 1 million light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles were converted to run on LPG in the world, including 449,000 vehicles in Europe. million (US$15.1

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Mitsui and Inbicon Sign Cellulosic Ethanol Licensing Agreement for Biomass Refineries in Southeast Asia

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Mitsui intends to apply the technology in the palm oil industry, where wastes from palm oil production can be converted into ethanol, solid biofuel for energy production, and animal feed. The plant converts wheat straw into fuel ethanol, animal feed, and lignin pellets for energy production. Earlier post.).

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Butamax and Highwater Ethanol break ground on biobutanol retrofit project

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Converting a corn ethanol plant to produce biobutanol requires changes to the fermentation step (mainly a new microorganism) and to alcohol recovery from the fermentation. Fermentation to convert the sugars to iso-butanol using a proprietary microorganism. Source: Butamax. Click to enlarge.

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When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. That was quite a conversion.” The company also handles the payment process on behalf of the station owners. After that, the word spread fast.”

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MAN Diesel & Turbo to convert 3 more coastal container ships to LNG

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Wessels Reederei signed a letter of intent with MAN Diesel & Turbo regarding the conversion of three of its fleet to dual-fuel gas operation. The retrofit enables dual-fuel operation and is the first such conversion of its type. TOTE ro-ro conversion in the US. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Amyris Opens Renewable Products Demonstration Facility in Brazil; Final Scale-up Before Commercial Production of Renewable Fuels and Chemicals

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The company also recently completed its first successful demonstration drive using Amyris renewable diesel. Amyris produces these renewable products by applying its proprietary synthetic biology technology to convert Brazilian sugar cane into a range of high value products. Earlier post.). in 2008 and in Campinas earlier this year.

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