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DECEMBER 2, 2011

million contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) via the US Department of Transportation’s Volpe Center to develop and demonstrate technology that will produce renewable jet fuel from isobutanol supplied by Gevo, Inc. UOP will deliver 100 gallons of renewable jet fuel derived from isobutanol to the government in 2012.

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MARCH 12, 2009

Average CO 2 emissions from new cars sold in the UK in 2008 fell to 158.0 g/km in 2008—4.2% Using US EPA conversion factors ( earlier post ), 158 g/km is roughly equivalent to 34.8 of the country’s total CO 2 emissions, largely as a result of new technology, improved fuel consumption rates and better consumer awareness.

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JUNE 9, 2011

A new assessment of the viability of coal-to-liquids (CTL) technology by researchers from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change (JPSPGC) found that without climate policy, CTL has the potential to account for around a third of global liquid fuels by 2050. of global electricity demand.

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APRIL 16, 2009

Researchers at Singapore’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have developed a catalytic process for the conversion of CO 2 to methanol under mild conditions (room temperature). Ying (2009) Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Methanol with Silanes over N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysts. Click to enlarge. Yugen Zhang.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Unconventional liquids become increasingly important in the total supply of liquid fuels, according to IEO2011. The transportation sector accounted for 27% of total world delivered energy consumption in 2008, and transportation energy use increases by 1.4% per year from 2008 to 2035 in the reference case. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

The US Department of Energy will invest up to $366 million to establish and operate three new Energy Innovation Hubs focused on accelerating research and development in three key energy areas, one of which is developing an effective solar energy to chemical fuel conversion system—i.e.,

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APRIL 27, 2012

Business-as-usual’ projections of future conversion rates, based on historical rates over the past two decades, indicate that 6–9 Mha of peatland in insular Southeast Asia may be converted to plantations by the year 2020, unless land use planning policies or markets for products change. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

CTV is developing proprietary technology and catalysts for the conversion of lignin into hydrocarbon components for transportation fuels. The upgrading of our byproduct lignin to high value transportation fuels is an important step in our effort to prove the effectiveness of integrated biorefineries. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Range Fuels, Inc. Range Fuels plans to begin production of cellulosic ethanol from the plant in the third quarter this year. Range Fuels plans to begin production of cellulosic ethanol from the plant in the third quarter this year. The cellulosic ethanol will meet ASTM standards for fuel-grade ethanol, according to the company.

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JULY 16, 2014

a cellulosic sugar producer ( earlier post ), has signed a letter of intent with China-based Global Bio-chem Technology Group Company Limited to develop and to commercialize processes to convert corn stover to industrial sugars for use in the production of chemicals, fuels, and other bio-based products. Biomass Fuels' Edeniq, Inc.,

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MAY 7, 2019

Anellotech’s core technology, Thermal Catalytic Biomass Conversion (Bio-TCat) was developed to produce chemicals and fuels from renewable, non-food biomass. Founded in 2008, Anellotech has raised more than US$80 million in cash and in-kind contributions to date.

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APRIL 30, 2012

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transport (ICCT) has found that the gap between type-approval and “real-world” fuel consumption / CO 2 values for European cars increased from about 8% in 2001 to 21% today, with a particularly strong increase since 2007. Only CO 2 values are reported; the conversion factors used are 2.43

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

million in 2008. to reach just more than 3 million vehicles (including conversions) by 2015. Conversely, in Pakistan, Argentina, Brazil, Iran, and India—the top five markets for NGVs—there are a variety of light-duty NGVs available. between 2008 and 2015 (compared to 2.7% between 2008 and 2015. Energy security.

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MARCH 20, 2012

The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), China Lake has awarded a contract to Albemarle Corporation to complete the first biojet fuel production run based on bio n-butanol provided by Cobalt Technologies. processing facility. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Alcohol to Jet. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Distillation.

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JULY 31, 2009

Improvements result from an optimistic scenario achieving doubling of new vehicle fuel economy in 2035 from today’s value. For transportation, the report concludes that petroleum will continue to be an indispensable transportation fuel during the time periods considered. million barrels per day in 2008) will be challenging.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

Converting biomass to renewable fuels via a pyrolysis pathway. The US Department of Energy has selected UOP, a Honeywell company, for negotiation of a $25 million award to build a demonstration unit in Hawaii to convert cellulosic biomass into renewable hydrocarbon transportation fuels. In 2008, UOP received a $1.5 Source: UOP.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

DuPont has made substantial investments in renewable fuels and has committed more than $200 million to the Nevada biorefinery, which will utilize corn stover. DuPont began developing an integrated solution for the commercial scale production of second generation ethanol from biomass in 2008.

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The US Navy is a leader in incorporating alternative fuel into operational supplies, in order to increase mission capability and flexibility. Kamin also leads the alternative fuel test and qualification program for the Navy. The fuel contains high-density aromatic, cycloparaffin, and isoparaffin hydrocarbons. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 3, 2011

Wärtsilä, a leading provider of power solutions to both the marine and energy markets, and Versa Power Systems (VPS), a developer of high-power planar solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), entered a cooperative agreement to develop and integrate Versa Power’s SOFC technology into Wärtsilä products.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

In addition to the bio-oil/methane products, the process can be tuned to produce hydrogen and water soluble fuels such as methanol, ethanol or acetaldehyde. The high reactivity of water results in high conversion rates of organic matter and a high throughput. SCF Technologies 2008 Annual Report. Iversen, S.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Bloom Energy Corporation staged a high-profile event announcing the availability of the Bloom Energy Server, a patented solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology for distributed power generation. Diagram of a solid oxide fuel cell. Diagram of a solid oxide fuel cell. The event was hosted at eBay Inc., The electrolyte is a ceramic.

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MAY 16, 2017

The OMC’s provide about 70% of the fuel consumed in India, and the diesel fuel market is growing at a rate of more than 5% per year. We look forward to expanding our biodiesel production capacity through capital investment and acquisitions to meet the growing demand for biodiesel and other renewable fuels in India.

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which they will work together with the airline industry over the next 5 years to develop appropriate feed stocks that can be most efficiently processed into jet fuel.

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APRIL 4, 2012

million units, according to Autodata—the highest monthly total since 2008. nationwide at the end of March (according to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report)—have convinced many consumers to purchase smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. of new light vehicles sold in 2008, these engines were fitted in only 14.6%

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

The process takes agricultural feedstocks such as animal fat, crop seed oil and restaurant grease, and converts them into drop-in liquid hydrocarbon fuels. Further processing converts the hydrocarbon liquid into the desired fuel such as gasoline, natural gas, jet fuel, diesel, lubricating oil, solvents or diluents.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

million in 2008. to reach just over 3 million vehicles (including conversions) by 2015. between 2008 and 2015. between 2008 and 2015. between 2008 and 2015, which translates into 31,347 vehicles (including conversions) sold in 2015. Tags: Conversions LNG Market Background Natural Gas. Energy security.

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JULY 6, 2010

Brazil’s Petrobras will partner with BIOeCON, a Dutch company, on the development of a new process for enhanced conversion of lignocellulosic biomass such as sugarcane bagasse into chemicals that can be used to produce green plastics, or further transformed into next-generation advanced biofuels. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

The Biorefinery Assistance Program was created through the 2008 Farm Bill and is administered by USDA Rural Development. Other fuel derived from cellulosic biomass. In continuous operation since May 2012, the plant is producing renewable algal oil that can be further refined to replace petroleum-derived diesel and jet fuel.

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DECEMBER 13, 2017

Founded in 2008, Global Bioenergies develops processes to convert renewable resources into fuels and materials. Its most technically mature process is for the production of isobutene, a 4-carbon compound, from which fuels and materials are derived. In nature, some bacteria produce acetone, but with a limited yield.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

Process flow for liquid fuels from algae by hydrothermal processing. Catalytic hydrothermal gasification is applied for HTL byproduct water cleanup and fuel gas production from water soluble organics, allowing the water to be considered for recycle of nutrients to the algae growth ponds. Cost is the big roadblock for algae-based fuel.

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JULY 14, 2009

has developed a Dual Injector system designed to improve fuel efficiency in small-displacement gasoline engines using port fuel injection (PFI). Fuel Injection Comparison. The novel fuel delivery system, the first for a series-production passenger car according to Nissan, reduces the diameter of the fuel droplets by about 60%.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

million from the US Department of Energy to find new and more efficient enzymes for turning corn stover into fuel for cars and trucks. million (2008-2012). The product enables cost-efficient conversion of biomass to ethanol and performs 1.5 Novozymes received an award of up to $2.5 Earlier post.) million (2001-2005).

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

The companies will work together to collect and to analyze data from co-processing of algae and conventional crude oil into fuels. The goal is to complete fuel certifications to ready Sapphire Energy’s renewable crude oil for wide-scale oil refining. San Diego-based Sapphire Energy, Inc.,

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JULY 17, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $85 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the development of algae-based biofuels, including renewable hydrocarbon fuels; and advanced, infrastructure-compatible cellulosic biofuels—i.e., drop-in” renewable hydrocarbon fuels.

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JANUARY 31, 2009

gallon US) without tax for conventional motor fuel. Bioliq is a three-stage process, envisioning the use of distributed fast pyrolysis (FP) plants in combination with a large centralized gasification and fuel production facility. The energy efficiency of biomass conversion to biosynfuel via syngas as intermediate is only about 40%.

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The projects funded through BRDI—a joint NIFA and DOE program—will help develop economically and environmentally sustainable sources of renewable biomass, increase the availability of renewable fuels and biobased products, and diversify the US energy portfolio. The BRDI program is designed to support near-term commercial systems.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

The project aims to identify contaminants in waste cooking oil, which often is described in China as “gutter oil,” and processes that may treat and clean it for use as jet fuel. COMAC was held on May 11th, 2008. Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), China Aluminum Corporation (CHINALCO), Baosteel Group, and Sinochem Group.

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