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Solazyme announces successful commissioning of integrated renewable oil production biorefinery in Peoria, Illinois

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announced the successful commissioning of its first fully integrated biorefinery (IBR) in Peoria, Illinois, to produce algal oil. Solazyme has been running routine fermentations at commercial scale since 2007 and began running fermentation operations at the Peoria facility in Q4 2011. Solazyme, Inc. Solazyme, Inc.

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Energy Biosciences Institute Adds Microbially Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery Project

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A combined effort of all three academic partners in the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) will seek to increase the amount of oil that can be extracted from existing wells by using microbes within their geological habitat to help recover residual oil and enhance production.

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Renewable Energy Group to acquire Tyson Foods’ half ownership of Dynamic Fuels renewable diesel biorefinery

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Tyson and Syntroleum formed Dynamic Fuels in 2007 as a 50/50 joint venture. REG is a long-term customer of ours, buying fats, oils and greases to make renewable fuel, and we hope to continue that relationship. Earlier post.) The Geismar facility, completed in 2010, was the first large scale renewable diesel biorefinery built in the US.

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Emerald Biofuels licenses UOP/Eni Ecofining process to produce 85M gallons per year of renewable diesel from biofeedstocks

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Emerald is expected to use Honeywell’s UOP/Eni Ecofining ( earlier post ) process technology to produce 85 million gallons per year of Honeywell Green Diesel from non-edible, second-generation oils and animal fats. Honeywell Green Diesel is a drop-in replacement for traditional diesel.

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BP establishing $100M international research center for advanced materials for energy and industrial applications

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The spokes and other founder members are the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is one of three partners supporting the BP Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI), a 10 year, $500-million program supporting BP’s Biofuels business.

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Harmonizing Low Carbon Fuel Standards

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The plan assumes carbon intensity will be reduced 10% from 2007 levels by 2023, with reductions beginning in 2014. The Midwestern Governor’s Association represents Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Earlier post.). The final report on an LCFS was published in February 2011.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Illinois Department of Transportation on behalf of seven transit agencies, Illinois: $4,030,000. CATS’ fleet and financial plans call for the replacement 1998, 1999 and 2007 year diesel buses with new diesel buses in fiscal year 2012. Chicago Transit Authority, Illinois: $1,500,000. Rock Island Metro, Illinois: $600,000.

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