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Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) are developing a small-scale demonstration reactor that will process 40 tons of wood waste per year from the university into replacements for diesel fuel and gasoline. In the first phase of the project the university will install fuel pumps, in 2012. all of which are ?ve-

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Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) opened a demonstration facility that will turn waste cooking oil, commonly referred to as “gutter oil” in China, into sustainable aviation biofuel. HEET) to clean contaminants from waste oils and convert it into jet fuel at a rate of 160 gallons (650 liters) per day.

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The project will run two years, relying on biology to rapidly and cost-effectively screen natural enzyme diversity for the best performing enzymes. Each combination of enzymes will be tested on pretreated agricultural waste that can first be converted into sugars and then into bio-based products and advanced biofuels. Earlier post.).

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This competitive grant program was created to support CHP and standalone fuel cell projects serving commercial, institutional and industrial customers in New Jersey. It is anticipated that another solicitation will be made available in late 2012 in the approximate amount of $35 million. solicitation is $20 million.

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If successful, the first commercialization of this technology is expected as early as 2018. In 2012, INVISTA and LanzaTech signed a joint development agreement focused on bio-based butadiene, with initial commercialization expected in 2016.

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Neste Oil can also produce a NExBTL synthetic paraffinic kerosene as a discrete, and already approved, commercial aviation fuel.). With a wholesale cost of about $3 per gallon, inclusive of US government incentives, green diesel approaches price parity with petroleum jet fuel. Aviation Bio-hydrocarbons Diesel'

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

Despite the decision to de-emphasize microbial oil, Neste Oil emphasized that cellulosic waste will continue to play an important role in its research strategy, adding that it remains committed to its goal of further extending its feedstock base and making greater use of waste and residues in this area in particular.

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This work is in an early stage of development with an aim to commercialize within the next several years. By utilizing waste carbon resources, we are decoupling the production of butadiene from today’s commodity feedstocks. INVISTA and LanzaTech first announced their gas fermentation collaboration efforts in 2012.

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APRIL 25, 2011

Red Wolf, formed in 2010, is in the process of raising $3 million through an equity offering to commercialize the thermal-chemical catalytic process. This step increases the energy efficiency of the process as well as minimizes waste streams. This mitigates transportation costs of both the feedstock and the produced fuel.

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Example feedstock includes sugar beet pulp, distillers dried grains & solubles (DDGS) and municipal solid waste. The advanced butanol fermentation process should reduce production costs below $500/tonne making it cost competitive with first generation biofuels.

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The plan provides: $130 million for to replace eligible Class 4-8 shuttle buses, school and transit buses with new, commercially available, zero-emission technologies. As required by the Consent Decree, total costs per vehicle must not exceed 75% for non-government owned vehicles and 100% for government owned vehicles.

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Steelanol’s main objective is to demonstrate the cost-effective production of sustainable bioethanol, with the purpose of assessing the valorization of this ethanol biofuel as a fuel derivative for the transport sector. In 2011, LanzaTech began working with Harsco on a solution for steel mill waste gases. million (US$16.3-million)

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JANUARY 20, 2012

USDA funding will be used to construct a 55,000 square foot facility that will produce cellulosic ethanol by converting municipal solid waste and other industrial pulps into advanced biofuels, as well as using conventional renewable biofuel derived from seed corn waste. The total project cost is estimated at $59.5

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The pilot project is scheduled to run for roughly one year, during which time Osaka Gas will test operate a 250 Nm 3 /h biogas refining facility that assumes commercial deployment. The company says it is capable of producing high purity methane gas with the world’s highest efficiency in methane recovery at a rate of more than 99%.

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AUGUST 27, 2012

Airbus and Tsinghua University have formed a partnership to complete a sustainability analysis of Chinese feedstocks, and to evaluate how best to support the development of a value chain to speed up the commercialization of aviation bio-fuels. The first results are due to be analysed in the second half of 2012.

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has successfully demonstrated the conversion of municipal solid waste (MSW)—household garbage—into jet and diesel fuels. For that process, Fulcrum uses a two-stage thermochemical process involving gasification of municipal solid waste (MSW) followed by the catalytic conversion of the syngas to ethanol. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

SG Preston, a Philadelphia-based bioenergy company, is partnering with IHI E&C , a Houston-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) subsidiary of Japan’s IHI Corporation , to develop and to construct a series of commercial-scale renewable diesel and jet fuel manufacturing plants, initially in the US Midwest and Canada.

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Recovering more organic chemicals and petroleum from the flowback improves oil well profitability and makes it possible to re-use the water onsite, saving on trucking and offsite disposal costs, and reducing environmental impact. April 2012. Three stages of oil recovery and water cleanup using OriginOil Technology.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The enzyme enables more cost-efficient conversion of biomass to ethanol and performs 1.5 Cellic CTec3 allows the cost of producing ethanol from biomass to approach the level of corn ethanol and gasoline, according to the company. The first plants start commercial production of advanced biofuels this year. Earlier post.).

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Specifically, the audit found, the mandate to demonstrate the commercial application of integrated biorefineries had not been met and DOE was not on target to meet its biofuels production capacity goal. As a result, in November 2012, the Program reduced its 2014 goal to 80 million gallons. Biorefinery background.

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The PROESA process delivers cost-effective sugars from non-food biomass for use in bioproducts. The plant, with an expected startup in 2014, is a first-of-its-kind commercial facility in the mid-Atlantic region. Source: Beta Renewables. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.

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This new funding for advanced manufacturing—as well as the $54 million invested in 13 projects during the first round of selections in June of 2012 ( earlier post )—is to serve as a ground floor investment in CEMI. Earlier post.) Lead organization. Description. University of Texas at Austin.

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This is the first large-scale advanced bioenergy project in the United States to finalize its financing in the latest round under the USDA government program to commercialize biorefinery technology. Construction is already approximately 20% complete at the BioEnergy Center, and will be completed by end April 2012.

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United Airlines executed a definitive purchase agreement with AltAir Fuels ( earlier post ) for cost-competitive, sustainable, bio-synthetic paraffinic kerosene at commercial scale. AltAir has partnered with an existing oil refiner for the operation of its first commercial facility. —AltAir CEO Tom Todaro. Earlier post.).

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forest resources (forest thinnings, wood chips, wood wastes, small diameter trees, etc.), and urban wood wastes. Other feedstocks that will be considered include oilseed crops, animal waste, other waste streams that are byproducts of alternative energy processes, such as anaerobic digestion and algae.

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Collectively, the National Clean Fleets Partners operate more than a million commercial vehicles nationwide, accounting for more than 12% of all commercial vehicles on American roads. Best Buy joined the partnership in March 2012. PG&E joined the partnership in March 2012. Johnson Controls, Inc.

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By 2027, demonstrate at least one biofuel and bioproduct production strategy that reduces capital cost by 30% from 2012 cellulosic ethanol baseline. Both components, working together, are necessary to mobilize sufficient quantities of cost-competitive biomass. Mobilizing US biomass resources.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Earlier studies show that poplar woodchips are a viable biofuel source, but costs still don’t pencil out, especially since trees are cut just once every 10-plus years. Additionally, other tree parts go to waste when only the trunk is used, making the process more inefficient and wasteful. Chang Dou/University of Washington.

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AUGUST 21, 2012

Continued on-the-road deployments of all-electric commercial vehicles in cities around the globe. In its fiscal year 2012, FedEx Express increased the size of its advanced alternative-vehicle fleet by 18%, with a total of 364 hybrid-electric vehicles and 118 electric vehicles in service.

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For example, on a commercial aircraft, a 500-pound weight reduction results in a quarter-million-dollar savings in fuel costs each year. The overarching goal of the DOE initiative is to reduce the energy usage of US industry, commercialize new products more quickly, and revitalize the global competitiveness of U.S.

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In 2007, Vorbeck signed a worldwide license agreement with Princeton University for a patented method from the the Aksay Labs for manufacturing graphene at commercial scale. The winners of this year’s competition will be featured at the 2012 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit at the end of the month.

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Boeing is working with the aviation industry to approve green diesel for commercial aviation by amending the HEFA (Hydroprocessed Esters And Fatty Acids) biojet specification approved in 2011. —Mike Sinnett, vice president, Product Development, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Boeing’s Green Diesel concept, in three slides.

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VTO supports a broad technology portfolio aimed at developing and deploying advanced highway transportation technologies to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, while meeting or exceeding vehicle performance and cost expectations. Some specific goals include: Cutting battery costs from their current $500/kWh to $125/kWh.

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The Commission was created in 2012 to identify solutions for increasing US energy productivity and aid in jumpstarting the economy. Net of investment costs, annual savings to American households, businesses, and government agencies would total about $327 billion, and economic growth and energy demand would be decoupled, the Commission said.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

increase above the 2012 enacted. Total outlays for FY 2013 are estimated to be $34,963 billion, compared to the estimated $40,561 billion in outlays for FY 2012. research, technology development, and commercialization. nuclear waste that supports the implementation. The President’s Budget for FY 2013 provides $27.2

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In September 2012, the company had reported that its optimized strain of Deinococcus generated ethanol from wheat-based biomass with a titer of 3%. This makes it necessary to control the reactor temperature resulting in considerable energy cost and waste of time. Earlier post.). chair of DEINOVE’s Scientific Council.

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The Energy Commission also approved almost $16 million in research grants to help develop the next generation of energy efficient technologies for commercial and residential buildings; $11 million for projects to convert feedstock and waste into biofuels; and about $900,000 for natural gas innovations. Plug-in electric vehicles.

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