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OCTOBER 23, 2013

An overview of the direct sugar to hydrocarbon (DSHC) process for the production of renewable jet fuel. Renewable fuels and chemicals company Amyris, Inc. The anticipated partnership was announced during the first commercial flight with a renewable jet fuel in Brazil by the airline earlier today. Source: Amyris. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 27, 2013

billion on research and development in FY 2011, according to data from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Just over $850 million of the total was supplied by funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, or slightly less than 5%. billion) of the FFRDCs’ total expenditures in FY 2011.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The first phase of the project, which has been completed, delivers renewable compressed natural gas (CNG) through six new dispensers. signed a 5-year RNG supply contract for an approximate 3 million gallons of Redeem to reduce fleet emissions in accordance with the City’s sustainability goals. Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

Boeing has completed the world’s first flight using “green diesel,” a renewable, drop-in hydrocarbon biofuel that is widely available and used in ground transportation. The company powered its ecoDemonstrator 787 flight test airplane with a blend of 15% NExBTL renewable diesel from Neste Oil and 85% petroleum jet fuel in the left engine.

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JULY 20, 2012

At 3%, the 2011 increase in global CO 2 emissions is above the past decade’s average annual increase of 2.7%. combined, where emissions increased by 9% and 6% respectively in 2011. According to the report, the top emitters contributing to the global 34 billion tonnes of CO 2 in 2011 are: China (29%). the United States (16%).

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JANUARY 21, 2012

The petition notes that EPA’s monthly summary of available volumes of cellulosic biofuels shows that no cellulosic biofuel was produced in the United States from July 2010 through October 2011. The volume of cellulosic biofuels that EPA required refiners to use in 2011 was 6 million gallons. —NPRA President Charles T.

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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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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

JetBlue announced a ten-year renewable jet fuel purchase agreement with SG Preston , a bioenergy company. The airline will purchase renewable jet fuel made from rapidly renewable, bio-based feedstocks that do not compete with food production. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved renewable jet fuel safe for use.

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AUGUST 24, 2011

The new Toyota Prius α hybrid vehicle features automotive interiors made of DuPont Sorona EP polymer, a high-performance, renewably sourced thermoplastic resin. Sorona EP polymers contain between 20% and 37% renewably sourced material (by weight) derived from plant sugar. Toyota launched the Prius α in Japan in May 2011.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

the parent company of Fulcrum Sierra BioFuels, LLC, and has negotiated a long-term supply agreement with Fulcrum for 375 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel over 10 years. million loan in 2011 to convert food and agricultural waste to biogas that is used as fuel to generate electricity. Earlier post.). which received a $12.8-million

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JULY 19, 2016

formed in 2011 to produce renewable base oils and lubricants from Amyris’ Biofene—Amyris’s brand of a renewable, long-chain, branched hydrocarbon molecule called farnesene (trans-ß-farnesene). American Refining Group (ARG) is taking a 33.3% stake in Novvi LLC, a joint venture of Amyris and Brazil-based Cosan S.A.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

An updated life cycle analysis of the carbon footprint of camelina-based biojet fuel found that the renewable fuel reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 75% compared to traditional petroleum-based jet fuel, according to a study by researchers from Michigan Tech University (MTU), Targeted Growth and UOP LLC, a Honeywell company.

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JUNE 13, 2012

in 2011, close to the historical average. in 2011, broadly in line with the historical average but well below the 5.1% The report also highlighted supply disruptions as one of the major energy events of the year. World primary energy consumption grew by 2.5% Oil remains the world’s leading fuel, but its 33.1% Source: BP.

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APRIL 25, 2013

The key to this Ocean Renewable Energy Storage (ORES) system is the placement of 30-meter-diameter hollow concrete spheres on the seafloor under the wind turbines. Ocean Renewable Energy Storage (ORES) System: Analysis of an Undersea Energy Storage Concept,” Proceedings of the IEEE , vol. Slocum, A.H.; Fennell, G.E.; Hodder, B.G.;

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Neste Oil, developer of the NExBTL process for renewable diesel, and agritrader Raisioagro have launched a research project to investigate the potential of straw as a raw material for producing NExBTL renewable diesel via Neste’s microbial oil technology. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 23, 2012

TMO Renewables (TMO), a developer of second-generation biofuels technology, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the authorities of Heilongjiang, China, to secure long term large volume biomass feedstock supply for future biofuel production facilities from Heilongjiang State Farm, the largest state-owned farming corporation in China.

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JUNE 4, 2013

AltAir will produce low-carbon, renewable jet fuel and other renewable products. United has collaborated with AltAir Fuels since 2009 and has agreed to buy 15 million gallons of lower-carbon, renewable jet fuel over a three-year period, with the option to purchase more.

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MAY 17, 2019

Renewable liquid fuels—including renewable and biodiesel—displaced more than 568 million gallons of diesel in 2018. Those companies were required to make up for their shortfall by purchasing credits from fuel providers who had supplied cleaner fuels. million metric tons of climate-changing gases.

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APRIL 3, 2012

Algae-based renewable oil company Solazyme, Inc. The facility will utilize Solazyme’s renewable tailored oil production technology, coupled with Bunge’s sugarcane supply and processing capabilities, to produce sustainable tailored triglyceride oils for use in oleochemical and fuel applications in the Brazilian domestic market.

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APRIL 18, 2013

In a fairly bleak assessment of global progress towards low-carbon energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) concluded that, despite a few bright spots such as the rapid expansion of renewable technologies and the growth of hybrid and EV sales, the progress is far below that required to achieve a 2 °C pathway—i.e., tCO 2 /toe).

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JANUARY 19, 2014

BIOjet Abu Dhabi: Flight Path to Sustainability will engage a broad range of stakeholders to develop a comprehensive framework for a UAE biofuel supply chain. This initiative will focus on research and development and investments in feedstock production and refining capability in the UAE and globally.

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DECEMBER 18, 2015

Boeing, which partners globally to develop and commercialize sustainable aviation biofuel, is providing expertise about approaches to develop a regional biofuel supply chain to serve the airport, including fuel types, fuel producers, processing technologies and integration with airplanes. In the next year, Alaska will partner with Gevo, Inc.

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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. This includes investment in a New Energy Plant, which is due for completion in late 2023 and will supply energy to all site operations. Grangemouth.

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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. This will allow Gevo to supply early adopters with product so they can test material, make samples and start their selling cycle. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 22, 2012

In July 2011, Aemetis—then called AE Biofuels—completed the acquisition of Zymetis, Inc., a Maryland-based industrial biotechnology company developing products for the renewable chemicals and advanced fuels industries. Aemetis, Inc., —Leon DeBruyn, CLG CO-Managing Director. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Amyris modifies farnesene to become Amyris renewable diesel. The company said it was seeking to improve its strain performance to expand its addressable markets, including additional specialty chemical applications and renewable diesel. Amyris expects to begin production of farnesene at the Biomin facility in the first half of 2011.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

Boeing and SAA, along with partners SkyNRG and Sunchem SA, also officially launched Project Solaris, their collaborative effort to develop an aviation biofuel supply chain with a nicotine-free tobacco plant called Solaris. Earlier post.).

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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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MAY 6, 2010

Brazil’s Petrobras is launching two projects to produce biofuels from palm oil (dendê) in Tomé-Açu (state of Pará): a Petrobras-owned biodiesel plant (the Biodiesel Pará project), and a project to produce renewable diesel in partnership with Portuguese outfit Galp Energia (the Belém project) ( earlier post ).

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is denying petitions for small refinery exemptions for past compliance years, the so-called “gap-filling” petitions for the 2011-18 compliance years. Congress granted all small refineries a blanket exemption from the RFS program until 2011.

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Green steel will be a critical raw material for developing renewable energy infrastructure, such as wind turbines, as well as in segments such as construction, the automotive industry, and consumer goods. —Hans Fredrik Wittusen. Edge of coal stockpile area visible at bottom.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the development of a commercial scale biorefinery facility for the production of renewable jet or diesel fuel. The renewable energy facility will be co-located with Hughes Hardwood’s wood component products manufacturing facility in Collinwood, Tennessee. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 16, 2021

Rio Tinto has partnered with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to study whether hydrogen can replace natural gas in alumina refineries to reduce emissions. A fifth-generation (circa 2011) alumina calciner. Rio Tinto will conduct a $1.2-million C to form anhydrous alumina (aluminium oxide, Al2 O 3 ).

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JULY 24, 2012

In August 2011, Genomatica announced it had successfully produced butadiene from renewable feedstocks in pound quantities. Under this agreement, Versalis will use Genomatica’s process technology for economically competitive and sustainable production of an important supply-constrained chemical. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

F-76 is the primary shipboard fuel used by the Navy; HRF-76 is the renewable version. Solazyme also announced the signing of a new contract with the US Department of Defense (DoD) for a research and development project that will produce 150,000 additional gallons in 2010-2011—7.5 times larger than the previous order.

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JANUARY 18, 2012

In its 2011 year-end report, Road Map to Renewal , the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness (Jobs Council) made a number of recommendations to create jobs in the short run and improve US competitiveness over the long term. —“Road Map to Renewal”. —“Road Map to Renewal”.

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MARCH 16, 2011

Chemical engineers and scientists at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation have successfully introduced a new family of bio-based lubricant products into the federal supply system. The NSNs were granted in January 2011 and bio-based penetrating lubricant NSNs 9150-01-591-4213/4274/4281/4247 are now readily available.

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