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AUGUST 14, 2013

LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, has partnered with the Centre for Advanced Bio-Energy, a joint venture between Indian Oil Corporation, Ltd. LanzaTech has developed gas fermentation technology that can directly convert waste CO 2 gases into acetates. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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MAY 8, 2012

In 2011, the company announced its first GaN on Silicon products: power transistors, diodes and modules, based on its patented, high-performance EZ GaN technology. Electric power waste that occurs during power conversion is equivalent to the daily output of 318 coal plants, and it costs the US economy $40 billion per year.

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APRIL 16, 2014

Solena’s IBGTL solution consists of five integrated processing “islands”: (i) Solena’s proprietary high-temperature gasification; (ii) BioSynGas conditioning; (iii) Fischer-Tropsch processing; (iv) FT wax upgrading; and (v) Power production. Power Production. Click to enlarge. High Temperature Gasification.

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JUNE 18, 2012

and Jim Jones, Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced the winners of the 2012 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. The awardees for 2012 are: Professor Robert M. Shakhashiri, Ph.D., Cytec Industries, Inc.,

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

and Phoenix Power Group LLC have successfully completed fabrication, assembly and initial testing of the first pre-production Waste Heat Engines (WHE-25) manufactured by TopLine Energy Systems.( The Phoenix-10 Waste Oil Power Generator (P-10) is scheduled for commercial production in 2012. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Located along the Gulf Coast, the project has commenced detailed engineering (FEED) and will initially consist of two phases, each with a production capacity of 4,000 tons per day (~3.0 million tons of annual production from both phases) once operational in 2027. million tons of CO 2 per year.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

FLNG vessels are floating LNG production, storage and offloading units. The Coral field, discovered in May 2012, is located within Area 4 and contains approximately 450 billion cubic meters (16 TCF) of gas in place. The start of production at the facility comes at an important moment, as LNG plays a key role supporting energy security.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

For 2012, the overall recycling rate for steel was 88% with nearly 84 million tons of steel recycled. in 2012—the equivalent of 11.5 Other rates, including appliance and construction products are based on industry estimates of retail and scrap collections, including the more than 2.7 This included the more than 1.3

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DECEMBER 2, 2015

Butadiene is a key intermediate chemical used in the production of synthetic rubber and various plastics. Butadiene is used by INVISTA in its proprietary, butadiene-based adiponitrile (ADN) production technologies. By utilizing waste carbon resources, we are decoupling the production of butadiene from today’s commodity feedstocks.

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JUNE 12, 2013

million to support the production of advanced biofuels, and an opportunity for eligible producers to submit applications. million will be available for Fiscal Year 2013 production and the remainder of approximately $30 million is for payments for production in prior fiscal years. Of the $98.6 million, $68.6

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

The BioEnergy Center will convert yard, vegetative and household wastes into cellulosic ethanol and renewable power for the local community. The INEOS Bio process can produce ethanol and renewable energy from numerous feedstocks, including construction waste, municipal solid waste and forestry and agricultural waste.

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APRIL 22, 2015

This follows the successful demonstration of the carbon recycling platform at the White Biotech (WBT) Demonstration Plant in Kaohsiung using steel mill off gases for ethanol production. With annual production (in terms of crude steel) around 10 million tonnes, CSC produces a range of products. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 14, 2010

million) construction costs for the first commercial plant in Europe using its waste-to-ethanol BioEnergy Process Technology. million gallons US) of carbon-neutral road transport fuel and generate more than 3MW of electricity for export from over 100,000 tonnes per year of biodegradable household and commercial waste. million (US$10.8

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JANUARY 8, 2013

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. Novozymes has already reduced the cost of enzyme production for biofuels by 90%. million (2008-2012). million (2001-2005). Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

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 ?

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

End products from the plant will be hydrogen and synthetic methane (Audi e-gas), to be used as fuel for vehicles such as the new Audi A3 Sportback TCNG. —Reiner Mangold, Head of Sustainable Product Development at Audi AG. Ground was broken in September 2012. Components of the e-gas plant. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The Volkswagen Group and its joint venture FAW-Volkswagen inaugurated the new vehicle production plant in Foshan, Guangdong province. First-stage production capacity is 300,000 vehicles per year. In 2012, the company delivered more than 2.81 It is planned to double capacity in the medium-term. million to more than 4 million.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

The European Union-funded PowerDriver project—a two-year, €3-million (US$4-million) research project initiated in February 2012 to turn exhaust gas waste heat into electricity using thermoelectric generator (TGEN) technology—has completed simulation work on on a potential automotive application.

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AUGUST 5, 2012

Sinopec) unit has completed production trials of a waste cooking oil to renewable aviation kerosene process, and plans to be ready to seek airworthiness certification from the government in January. In China, The Economic Observer reports that a China Petrochemical Corp. Sinopec’s Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Co.

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JUNE 28, 2011

The solidification process involves mixing a solidifying reagent with the crystallizer waste slurry to produce a solid waste that is suitable for transport and disposal in a landfill. Commercial operation of the Blackgold Oil Sands facility is scheduled for third quarter 2012.

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APRIL 19, 2013

billion (US$15 billion) in the country by 2015; investments in highly efficient products and resource-conserving production will account for more than two thirds of this figure. Annual production capacity is set to grow from the present figure of 2.6 The Volkswagen Group is building seven new plants in China.

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JULY 9, 2016

The Volkswagen brand announced that it has reached the self-defined sustainability target for production set out in Think Blue. At the brand’s production facilities throughout the world, vehicles and components are now manufactured in a way which is 25% more environmentally compatible than five years ago. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 14, 2013

UK-based TMO Renewables (TMO) and Usina Santa Maria Ltda have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture to build the first commercial production plant in Brazil to convert sugar cane waste (bagasse) to cellulosic bioethanol. The plant is scheduled to go into production in 2014. 11(6):398-408. doi: 10.1016/j.ymben.2009.08.005.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

The California Energy Commission is seeking proposals to provide funding for the development of new, California-based biofuel production facilities that can sustainably produce low carbon transportation fuels. This category includes projects that propose pilot and/or demonstration production facilities. gCO 2 -eq/MJ). gCO 2 -eq/MJ).

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JANUARY 27, 2012

Researchers at the Cardiff Catalysis Institute (Cardiff University, UK) have found a potential catalytic route for upgrading by-products resulting from the production of sulfur-free diesel from natural gas and biomass. At higher temperatures, the reaction formed water and decene, which is used in the production of detergents.

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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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JUNE 10, 2012

Although in the literature several works can be found wherein the plastics are directly hydrocracked, in our approach, a previous thermal cracking stage was included because several stages are required with real plastic wastes to avoid catalyst deactivation by the impurities present in the waste feed. —Escola et al. Resources.

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JANUARY 21, 2013

Fraunhofer and The University of British Columbia UBC in Vancouver, Canada will partner to develop technologies for sustainable energy production and supply; on 21 December 2012, Fraunhofer and the Canadian university signed a framework agreement for a collaboration spanning several years.

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DECEMBER 25, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is soliciting research suggestions for the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Annual Research Plan in the form of brief conceptual descriptions that address specified research gaps and support the Board’s ongoing regulatory and policy priorities. The deadline to submit research concepts is 31 January 2012.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

At least 38 national governments have enacted blending mandates or targets to accelerate the expansion of biofuels production and consumption in the transportation sector. growth in the industry over the next decade, Pike expects production volumes to fall short of an estimated 71.8 Pike expects ethanol production to maintain its.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

The learnings from the trial have already proven invaluable in selecting the operating strategy for the volume production system, which will be a second generation design, the partners said. In collaboration with its global Tier 1 manufacturing partner, Torotrak is on track to commence production of bus KERS systems from mid-2016 onwards.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2014

On 27 June 2012, the Defense Production Act Title III Program published a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for an “Advanced Drop-in Biofuels Production Project.” This blend was successfully demonstrated during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) demonstration in 2012 for ships and planes. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 6, 2012

The REPREVE seat fabric is a polyester fiber made from a hybrid blend of recycled materials, including post-industrial fiber waste and post-consumer waste such as the plastic water bottles made of PET. Using REPREVE also reduces energy consumption by offsetting the need to use newly refined crude oil for production.

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MARCH 14, 2012

Neste Oil aims to increase its usage of certified raw materials a further 10 percentage points on the 2011 figure during 2012. Crude palm oil accounted for 54% of renewable inputs in 2011, while stearin and palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD), both by-products of palm oil production, accounted for 22%.

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JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. —2012 Sustainability Report. MWh/vehicle in 2010.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2012

US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the availability of funds for Fiscal Year 2012 for two key programs to encourage the use of renewable biomass and production of advanced biofuels. About $25 million will be made available through each program. Contract payments will be made quarterly.

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The mining industry is today going through a period of rapid change, with many players shifting to more sustainable production methods to provide metals with a lower climate footprint. Once the stope is mined, media such as water, power supply and ventilation are retreated, as the stope is backfilled with waste material. g/t Au, 9.9

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