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FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Canada is moving forward with the requirement for an average 2% renewable content in diesel fuel and heating oil. When we announced our Renewable Fuels Strategy, we were clear that the 2 per cent requirement would be implemented subject to technical feasibility. —Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment.

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JUNE 13, 2012

in 2011, close to the historical average. Oil remains the world’s leading fuel, but its 33.1% in 2011, broadly in line with the historical average but well below the 5.1% Fossil fuels still dominated energy consumption with 87% market share, while renewables rose fastest but are still only 2% of the global total.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Grangemouth, one of Scotland’s largest manufacturing sites, is owned and operated by INEOS and Petroineos, a joint venture formed between INEOS and PetroChina in 2011. INEOS FPS operates the Forties Pipeline System landing and processing approximately 40% of North Sea oil and gas production for onward domestic and international sales.

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AUGUST 27, 2011

Block flow diagram for the production of gasoline from lignocellulosic biomass by aqueous phase hydrodeoxygenation of a solution produced by the hydrolysis of biomass. The highest gasoline yield from this two-stage process was obtained from the stream produced by acid hydrolysis of maple wood with 0.5 Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 28, 2010

KiOR, developer of a catalytic pyrolysis process to produce renewable oil from biomass, will receive a $75-million state-backed loan from Mississippi to bring the first three of its full-scale production facilities to the state. The first site will be built in Columbus, Mississippi and could open by the end of 2011.

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APRIL 27, 2012

The majority (62%) of the plantations were located on the island of Sumatra, and more than two-thirds (69%) of all industrial plantations were developed for oil palm cultivation, with the remainder mostly being Acacia plantations for paper pulp production. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 3, 2014

An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e., million (US$12.8

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Neste Oil and St1 have begun working together on a fuel project as part of the TransEco development program coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Simo Honkanen, Senior Vice President, Sustainability and HSSE, Neste Oil. Jari Suominen, Director, Renewable Energy of St1.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

Now, researchers at Imperial College London have shown that bioethanol production from bamboo in China is both technically and economically feasible, as well as cost-competitive with gasoline. China bioethanol pump price for five enzyme loading scenarios in ( a ) 2011 with a 16¢ per liter (60.6¢ Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 26, 2012

The project, which commenced in January 2011, successfully demonstrated that Virdia’s deconstruction process generated high-quality sugars from cellulosic biomass, which were converted to fuel via Virent’s BioForming process. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 27, 2010

Neste Oil has begun trials of Neste Green 100 diesel—a renewable drop-in hydrocarbon replacement for diesel, not biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters)—in cars in Finland. The trial will include private individuals and Neste Oil employees. Drivers will fill up at selected Neste Oil service stations in Greater Helsinki.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a reduction in the cellulosic biofuel and total renewable fuel standards (RFS) for 2014. Specifically, EPA is proposing a total renewable fuel target of 15.21 Total renewable fuels. billion gallons; the final 2013 overall volumes and standards require 16.55 Earlier post.)

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MARCH 22, 2011

Approximately $4,500,000 is expected to be available for new awards in FY 2011 and an additional $7,500,000 is expected to be available for awards made under this announcement in years FY 2012 through FY 2013, again, subject to annual appropriations. Earlier post.)

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MAY 21, 2010

A new study by the Peterson Institute for International Economics concluded that the Kerry-Lieberman “American Power Act”—the energy and climate change legislation recently introduced in the Senate ( earlier post )—would reduced US oil imports by 33-40% below current levels and by 9-19% below projected business-as-usual levels by 2030.

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JANUARY 1, 2011

” Their analysis is in the context of the “ surprising [oil] demand strength of 2010 “; 2010 saw absolute incremental demand at around 2.2mb/d of growth—the second highest in 30 years, despite oil prices in the $90/bbl region. gallon gasoline. Click to enlarge. He also believes that sub-1.6L

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MAY 22, 2012

Neste Oil will launch a completely new grade of diesel fuel in Finland this fall: Neste Pro Diesel. WWFC specifications for gasoline and diesel are based on extensive R&D work and experience gathered from fuels used worldwide, and comprise four categories for each fuel type, with increasing stringency. Espoo 2011.

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APRIL 28, 2009

Oil and gas major Total has invested an undisclosed amount in the series D round of advanced biofuels company Gevo. The company is focused on the development of advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals based on isobutanol and its derivatives. Gevo was founded in 2005 by Drs. Joseph, Missouri at ICM’s St. Joseph, Mo.,

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MAY 1, 2013

According to the latest status report on the progress of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (CA-LCFS) ( earlier post ), regulated parties in the LCFS—oil producers, importers and other fuel providers—continued to exceed the required reductions in carbon intensity specified by the standard. Earlier post.). gCO 2 e/MJ and 59.6

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JULY 11, 2013

Renault recently made public the findings of an internal study, published first in October 2011, detailing and comparing the lifecycle assessments (LCAs) of the battery-electric and two internal combustion engined versions (gasoline and diesel) of the Renault Fluence. Gasoline Fluence 16V. The Fluence is a 4-door, 5-seat sedan.

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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. These materials include jet fuel, isooctane for gasoline, isooctene and paraxylene for polyethylene terephthalate (PET). (ARSD) has signed a contract with Gevo, Inc.,

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MARCH 21, 2012

Separately, the company announced partnerships with Solazyme and Amyris to evaluate emissions reductions and demonstrate the performance of TDI Clean Diesel technology when powered by advanced biodiesel and renewable diesel fuels. of Volkswagen sales in the US in 2011, a significant increase over recent years. E-Golf test. —Prof.

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Diesel Renewable Fleet Fuel 231

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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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JANUARY 21, 2015

The Algenol fuel production process is designed to convert 1 tonne of CO 2 into 144 gallons of fuel while recycling CO 2 from industrial processes and converting 85% of the CO 2 used into ethanol, gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. and Algenol is not new, as Reliance has been a strategic investor in Algenol’s technology since June 2011.

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India Fuel Climate Change Oil 150

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

The Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (AEO2011) Reference case released yesterday by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) more than doubles the technically recoverable US shale gas resources assumed in AEO2010 and added new shale oil resources. Shale gas offsets declines in other US supply to meet. Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Transportation sector gasoline demand declines. Among its many findings, the Reference case suggests that US primary energy consumption will grow by 7% from 2011 to 2040 to 108 quadrillion Btu. However, energy use per capita declines by 15% from 2011 through 2040 as a result of improving energy efficiency (e.g., than in AEO2012.

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APRIL 7, 2010

in 2011 as economic growth fuels higher energy consumption. However, even with increases in 2010 and 2011, projected CO 2 emissions in 2011 are lower than annual emissions from 1999 through 2008. EIA projects that world oil consumption will grow by 1.5 million bbl/d in 2011, similar to the forecast of last month.

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APRIL 5, 2011

RPS policies as of March 2011. On December 16, 2010 the US DOE Energy Information Agency (EIA) published a report projecting that renewable energy will still only constitute 12 percent of the USA’s energy sources by 2035. In contrast, China’s 12 th five-year plan, March 5, 2011, requires 11.4 Source: DSIRE.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $12 million in new funding ( DE-FOA-0000812 ) for projects to drive down the cost of producing drop-in gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels from biomass via thermochemical, direct liquefaction pathways (i.e. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 15, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $12 million in new funding ( DE-FOA-0000812 ) for projects to drive down the cost of producing drop-in gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels from biomass via thermochemical, direct liquefaction pathways (i.e. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 20, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will consider at its December 2011 meeting amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation. High Carbon-Intensity Crude Oil (HCICO). There are many production techniques for crude oil recovery, some of which require more energy or emit more GHGs to produce and pre-process the oil.

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Carbon Oil California Standards 231

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

A new study on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the conversion and degradation of peatland in palm oil plantations in Southeast Asia has determined that past studies have generally significantly underestimated emissions associated with palm oil grown on peatland. Southeast Asia.

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Oil Carbon Emissions Europe 239

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NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Thermochemical direct liquefaction pathways are unique in their ability to accept readily widely varied non-food, high-impact biomass and to produce bio-oil feedstocks that may be further processed into a range of hydrocarbons that are similar to those found in crude oil derived products, DOE notes. Solvent liquefaction (i.e.

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AUGUST 20, 2009

Waste feedstock shall include, but not be limited to: waste vegetable oils, waste animal fats, substances derived from wastewater and the treatment of wastewater or grease trap waste. Other forms of renewable biomass—agricultural crop residues, dedicated energy crops, or algae—are excluded. The Clean Energy Biofuels Act.

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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. Lipids, in turn, are a proven pathway to jet, diesel and gasoline. CO 2 to acetic acid fermentation. This is now being developed further, says Burton.

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

Specific goals are: 1) through R&D, make cellulosic biofuels competitive with petroleum-based fuels at a modeled cost for mature technology of $3 per gallon of gasoline equivalent (GGE) ($2011) based on EIA projected wholesale prices in 2017; and 2) help create an environment conducive to maximizing the production and use of biofuels by 2022.

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DECEMBER 15, 2013

ExxonMobil projects that meeting future energy demand will be supported by more efficient energy-saving practices and technologies; increased use of less-carbon-intensive fuels such as natural gas, nuclear and renewables; as well as the continued development of technology advances to develop new energy sources. Renewable energy.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Tax credits and gasoline prices necessary for various electric vehicles to be cost-competitive with conventional vehicles at 2011 vehicle prices. Those people who purchase electric vehicles because of the tax credit use less gasoline and produce fewer emissions of greenhouse gases than would otherwise be the case. Source: CBO.

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