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OCTOBER 31, 2011

A team from the University of Illinois and startup Dioxide Materials has developed an electrocatalytic system for the reduction of CO 2 to CO—a key component of artificial photosynthesis and thus an enabler for the conversion of CO 2 to synthetic fuels—at overpotentials below 0.2 intermediate. In this context the term “CO 2 ? ”

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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. —Jim Rekoske, vice president and general manager for Renewable Energy & Chemicals at Honeywell’s UOP.

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AUGUST 17, 2012

BASF, Cargill and Novozymes have signed an agreement to develop technologies to produce acrylic acid from renewable raw materials. Novozymes and Cargill have collaborated on renewable acrylic acid technology since 2008. BASF has now joined the collaboration to develop the process for conversion of 3-HP into acrylic acid.

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MAY 3, 2011

CLE’s purchase of products is contingent on, among other things, satisfaction of product specification criteria and RIN certification of the products as cellulosic biofuels under the US Renewable Fuel Standard. Earlier post.) KiOR expects to begin production at its Columbus facility in the second half of 2012.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

has executed a letter of engagement with BNP Paribas to act as financial advisor to assist and support ClearFuels in securing senior secured debt financing for its commercial thermochemical Biomass-to-Liquids (BTL) biorefinery projects. These services would be directed, in part, to create financing plans for the commercial projects.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Gevo, a renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company, recently announced that it had presented positive test results from fit-for-purpose testing of its renewable kerosene produced from isobutanol to ASTM’s alcohol to jet (ATJ) task force (D02J006 Alcohol to Jet TF). Gevo’s renewable jet. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

In 2011, LanzaTech announced that it had demonstrated the continuous fermentation of CO 2 in the presence of hydrogen to acetic acid, using their modified microorganisms. Another challenge is—assuming successful large scale commercialization is possible—what to do with all the resulting acetic acid. Resources.

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JUNE 22, 2012

The grant is part of the CEC’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. The CEC grant funds are to accelerate manufacturing of Wrightspeed’s Route retrofit powertrain for the medium-duty commercial fleet market ( earlier post ). Wrightspeed made its first conversion kit for the Isuzu NPR.

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

BETO’s mission is to develop and transform biomass resources into commercially viable, high performance biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower through targeted research, development, demonstration, and deployment supported through public and private partnerships. Algae utilization, including harvesting, processing, and conversion.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

UK-based TMO Renewables Ltd, the developer of a novel thermophilic bacterium and process for converting biomass into fuel ethanol ( earlier post ), has entered into an exclusive contract with Fiberight LLC to design and build waste to bioethanol plants in the US.

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JULY 27, 2009

Joule Biotechnologies uses proprietary, highly-engineered product-specific organisms to produce renewable fuels and chemicals. The company’s first product offering, SolarEthanol fuel, will be ready for commercial-scale development in 2010. Such yields would far eclipse productivity levels of current bio- or renewable fuels.

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JULY 26, 2011

a renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company, to build a renewable hydrocarbon processing demonstration plant at ARSD’s South Hampton Resources, Inc. The demonstration plant is slated for completion before the end of 2011. (ARSD) has signed a contract with Gevo, Inc., Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the availability of $181 million via its Biorefinery Assistance Program to develop commercial-scale biorefineries or retrofit existing facilities with appropriate technology to develop advanced biofuels. In 2011, USDA provided Sapphire Energy a $54.5-million

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MARCH 12, 2013

Combined with high strain productivity using the CodeXporter enzyme production system, this allows for a cost-in-use that the company believes will be among the lowest available once in full-scale commercial production. Comparison of CodeXyme 3 (green bars) (2011) with 4 2009-2010 enzyme packages from competitors in NREL tests.

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JANUARY 28, 2011

HRBP), a Hawai’i-based and -founded renewable biofuels company, will acquire Shell’s shareholding in Cellana, a joint venture between Shell and HRBP. On 31 January 2011, HRBP will become the sole owner of Cellana, including its six-acre demonstration facility in Kona, Hawaii. HR BioPetroleum, Inc. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

The implementation of this industrial and commercial ecosystem will take place gradually between 2021 and 2024, replacing the production of new vehicles. To meet this demand the division will work on developing new services (renewal, heavy repairs, etc.) By 2030, it will employ more than 3,000 people in dedicated professions.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

We have focused 100% of our energy since last October on bringing our first of a kind advanced biofuels plant up to commercial production rates. For the six months ended 30 June 2011, Syntroleum reported an operating loss of $1.8 For the six months ended 31 March 2011, Syntroleum reported a loss from Dynamic Fuels of $6.9

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

(OME1 is made from methanol on a commercial scale and has a cetane number of 38; it can be mixed with additives to produce OME1a diesel fuel (CN 48).). In a 2011 study, a team from MAN Truck & Bus noted that: CO 2 can be recycled into methanol by reaction with electrolysis hydrogen. The comparative figure for diesel is 113 g/km CO 2.).

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MARCH 12, 2011

Researchers have demonstrated a route for the production of major commercial C 3. hydrocarbons (propane and propylene) from renewable biomass via the hydrothermal conversion of well-known fermentation end-products (butyric acid and 3-hydroxybutyrate) without the use of exogenous hydrogen. Fischer, Andrew A.

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APRIL 15, 2010

The grant will facilitate the integration of ClearFuels’ synthesis gas technology with Rentech’s Fisher-Tropsch process, with the goal of demonstrating efficient, flexible, low-cost production of certified, drop-in, renewable diesel and jet fuel from clean biomass at Rentech’s Product Demonstration Unit in Commerce City, Colorado.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

Joule, a bioengineering startup leveraging highly engineered photosynthetic organisms to catalyze the conversion of sunlight and CO 2 to fuels and chemicals ( earlier post ), has closed a $70-million third round of funding, supporting its aggressive timeline to commercialization and bringing its total to $110+ million raised to date.

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JUNE 14, 2010

That means we’ll be powering some miles with increasingly renewable electricity that isn't made from imported oil. Cash for Conversions” will start by fixing many of our 100 million trucks, vans, and buses. When they’re mass-produced, conversions will cost under $10-$15,000. Tags: Conversions Perspective Plug-ins.

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APRIL 15, 2011

The projects funded through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) are intended to help create a diverse group of economically and environmentally sustainable sources of renewable biomass and increase the availability of alternative renewable fuels and biobased products.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

China bioethanol pump price for five enzyme loading scenarios in ( a ) 2011 with a 16¢ per liter (60.6¢ In 2011, China contributed 29% of world carbon dioxide emissions and therefore the country has a significant potential to influence the present and future global energy situation. Click to enlarge. —Littlewood et al.

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MAY 23, 2012

Sundrop Fuels will convert sustainable forest residues and thinnings as feedstock combined with natural gas into bio-based “green gasoline” by using a commercially-proven production path that integrates gasification, gas purification, methanol synthesis and a methanol-to-gasoline (MTG) process. Sundrop Fuels, Inc.,

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JANUARY 21, 2014

In 2011, GBE had announced an agreement “ with a major German car manufacturer ” regarding an undisclosed application of GEB’s technology. In 2011, GBE had announced an agreement “ with a major German car manufacturer ” regarding an undisclosed application of GEB’s technology. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

California’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology (ARFVT) Program, created by Assembly Bill 118, has an annual budget of approximately $100 million. The ARFVT Program Investment Plans from Fiscal Years 2011/2012 and. 100% renewable hydrogen fuel where hydrogen is generated from renewable.

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JANUARY 24, 2012

Royal DSM and POET, LLC, one of the world’s largest ethanol producers, have formed a joint venture to commercially demonstrate and license cellulosic bioethanol based on their proprietary and complementary technologies. In an analysis of the Renewable Fuel Standard, the US EPA projected 7.8 Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 17, 2012

NO conversion versus ramp-up and ramp-down temperatures for MnCe-7:1 (?), The new material is active at temperatures as low as 120 °C with conversion maxima of ~45% higher than that achieved with Pt. Proposed reaction mechanism of NO conversion into NO 2 (g) on the stepped mullite (110) surface. SmMn 2 O 5 (?), and Pt (?).

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AUGUST 18, 2010

has produced cellulosic methanol from the initial phase of its first commercial cellulosic biofuels plant near Soperton, Georgia using non-food biomass. In that document, EPA also noted that since Range started up the plant using a methanol catalyst, it did not expect the company to produce qualifying renewable fuel—i.e.,

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

An NREL report summarizing the 2011 Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell Workshop noted that: In comparison with PEMFCs, AMFCs offer the advantage of avoiding Pt or Pt group metal (PGM) electrocatalysts, one of the primary limitations in the commercial deployment of fuel cells. … An alternative is the alkaline environment of the AEMFC.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The discovery—reported in an open access paper in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science and highlighted in Nature Chemistry —will help address the lack of detailed understanding of the fundamental chemistry of pyrolysis, which is a roadblock to commercialization. Mettler, Samir H. Mushrif, Alex D. Paulsen, Ashay D.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

ZeaChem says its role in the USDA project is the logical progression of its phased development strategy, in which it researches and develops saleable products at each step toward commercialization. ZeaChem Inc., ZeaChem Inc., The USDA project will establish regional systems for the sustainable production of bioenergy and bio-based products.

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AUGUST 12, 2014

In electronic devices, WBG semiconductors can eliminate up to 90% of the power losses that currently occur during AC-to-DC and DC-to-AC electricity conversion, and they can handle voltages more than 10 times higher than Si-based devices, greatly enhancing performance in high-power applications. SiC ahead in road to commercialization.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 19 integrated biorefinery projects to receive up to $564 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to accelerate the construction and operation of pilot, demonstration, and commercial scale facilities. Elevance Renewable Sciences. Renewable Energy Institute International.

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APRIL 21, 2011

Eliminating platinum would solve a significant economic challenge that has hampered large-scale commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell systems. Inefficient conversion of the fuels, which generates hydrogen peroxide, can reduce power output by up to 50%, and also has the potential to destroy fuel cell membranes. Gang Wu, Karren L.

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MARCH 22, 2011

The conversion of biomass to cellulosic ethanol is the most efficient and productive use of biomass to create a high-octane, environmentally friendly transportation fuel, according to a perspective paper published in the Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. Conversion pathways. Source: Datta et al. Click to enlarge.

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