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Crude palm oil is one of the more than ten renewable raw materials that Neste uses to produce a range of renewable products, including renewable diesel. Palm oil represents approximately 20% of Neste’s renewable raw material usage annually. Increased pressure is created as the belt passes over rollers which decrease in diameter.

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Waste feedstocks are defined in the enabling legislation specifically as “ previously used or discarded solid, liquid or contained gaseous material with heating value resulting from industrial, commercial or household food service activities that would otherwise be stored, treated, transferred or disposed. The Clean Energy Biofuels Act.

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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. for the first two months of 2013.

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Russian oil and gas major Rosneft, 75% owned by the government, will invest $16 billion in a planned joint venture project with Venezuela’s state oil and gas company PDVSA to develop the Carabobo 2 block in the southern Orinoco extra-heavy crude belt in Venezuela, according to Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin. oil sands).

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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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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The President’s Budget for FY 2013 provides $27.2 Total outlays for FY 2013 are estimated to be $34,963 billion, compared to the estimated $40,561 billion in outlays for FY 2012. nuclear waste that supports the implementation. gas and oil production from hydraulic fracturing. increase above the 2012 enacted. reactors R&D.

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The fuel, jointly developed by Volkswagen, the Coburg University and other project partners, contains up to 33% renewable components based exclusively on residual and waste materials and enables CO 2 savings of at least 20% compared to conventional diesel thanks to the use of biofuels. Volkswagen employees tested the new fuel initially.

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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. Examples of eligible feedstocks include crop residue; animal, food and yard waste; vegetable oils; and animal fat. Of the $98.6 million, $68.6

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million in funding to SBI in 2013 to support technology development. It uses no water or chemicals and generates no waste. SBI BioEnergy feedstocks include off-grade canola oil, waste cooking oil, animal fat from rendering plants and “tall oil,” a natural byproduct from wood pulp operations.

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LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, and Petronas, the national oil company of Malaysia, will work together to accelerate the development and commercialization of technologies to produce sustainable fuels and chemicals using CO 2 as the carbon source. —LanzaTech CEO, Jennifer Holmgren.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

As a very rough benchmark on yield, cellulosic gasoline and diesel company KiOR, which uses a different pathway for fuel production (the production of renewable crude from biomass followed by catalytic cracking to upgrade to fuels), calculates that one bone dry ton of woody biomass contains hydrocarbons approximately equal to 2.8 gallons US).

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The Diamond Green Diesel facility converts inedible oils and other waste feedstocks to produce Honeywell Green Diesel, a high-quality renewable fuel. Diamond Green Diesel started production in 2013 using Ecofining technology to produce Honeywell Green Diesel. Valero Energy Corporation and Darling Ingredients Inc. Earlier post.).

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Ford Motor Company has added its near-dry machining process—Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL)—to six plants globally, a number that will nearly double in the next few years. MQL reduces oil mist generation; biological contamination of coolant; waste water volume; costs for capital equipment; and regulatory permitting.

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The US Departments of Navy, Energy, and Agriculture have awarded contracts worth a combined $210 million to three companies—Emerald Biofuels, Fulcrum BioEnergy and Red Rock Biofuels—to construct and commission biorefineries capable of producing drop-in biofuels. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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MARCH 2, 2011

Sustainable chemicals company Genomatica has raised an additional $45 million dollars. New investors include VantagePoint Venture Partners, the largest investor in this new round; Bright Capital, the venture arm of RU-COM group, a diversified business group based in Russia; and Waste Management. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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has received US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval for the issuance of D4 RINs upon the importation into the US of biodiesel produced from waste fats and oils (WFO). With the recent construction and commissioning of a biodiesel distillation column at the India plant, the company is producing a colorless biodiesel with 99.5%

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The company plans to complete the expansion in the second quarter of 2018. The Diamond Green Diesel facility converts inedible oils and other waste feedstocks to produce Honeywell Green Diesel, a high-quality renewable fuel. Diamond Green Diesel, which is owned by Valero Energy Corp. and Darling Ingredients Inc.,

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Cellic CTec3 allows the cost of producing ethanol from biomass to approach the level of corn ethanol and gasoline, according to the company. With our new product, Cellic CTec3, and the first plants starting commercial production, this is a huge step forward in the transition from an oil-based economy to a bio-based economy.

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Bio-based feedstocks from fats, plant oils and waste residues are converted to renewable diesel using advanced refining technologies. Neste produces NEXBTL renewable diesel from a variety of feedstocks including more than half from waste and residues. The companies making pledges as part of today’s launch represent more than $1.3

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Celeroton AG, a leading manufacturer of ultra-high-speed electrical drive systems with speeds up to 1 million rpm, has launched its first turbo compressors with gas bearings—unique in their weight and performance, being wear- and oil-free, and obtaining the highest levels of energy efficiency. GB and CT-17-1000.GB,

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MAY 16, 2016

Ford Motor Company is the first automaker to formulate and test new foam and plastic components using carbon dioxide as feedstock. Ford began working with several companies, suppliers and universities in 2013 to find applications for captured CO 2. Among these companies is Novomer. million pounds (1,088.62

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In 2013, KTP produced nearly 300,000 eight-speeds. The Company sold more than 800,000 of these models in the US through November 2014. The transmission also is “fill for life” not requiring oil changes during normal driving conditions. That number has more than doubled to nearly 700,000 in the first 11 months of 2014.

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USDA has reached an agreement with Silicon Valley Bank to provide a $91-million Biorefinery Assistance Program loan guarantee to Cool Planet to help the company finish construction on an advanced biofuel plant at the Port of Alexandria in Louisiana. Source: Cool Planet. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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As it announced during its investor conference earlier this week, Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, has increased its 2013 earnings growth objectives to adjusted earnings per share of at least $6.00, or operating EBITDA of at least $1.7 Earlier post.). million tons.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

When he first described the reaction in the scientific literature 30 years ago, Stefan Korcek of the Ford Motor Company proposed a hypothesis for how the reaction might take place. The original discovery was the result of analyzing how engine oils break down through oxidation—part of an attempt to produce oils that would last longer.

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This byproduct of oil production often is difficult to transport from remote locations. Apart from the waste of gas, flaring produces many substances that are harmful to the environment. We have an extensive international network of industrial companies and research institutes, and know what their main interests are.

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The supply temperature of -169°C is a key enabler for harvesting low grade waste heat sources (around 100°C) such as combustion engine cooling systems. Liquid Air in the energy and transport systems - The Centre for Low Carbon Futures May 2013. Additionally the sustainable European availability of oil plants is exploited at this level.

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billion venture capital fund over the next 10 years, Chesapeake NG Ventures Corporation (CNGV), dedicated to identifying and investing in companies and technologies that will replace the use of gasoline and diesel with natural gas and natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuels. Chesapeake is also taking a 50% stake in that company.

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GM will use the technology to collect low-level waste heat and use it in important ways, allowing their EVs to accelerate faster, charge faster, and go further. An automotive-grade heat pump absorbs and recoups waste heat in the vehicle system. But that’s a bit wasteful, and it’s not what electric cars are all about.

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The study profiled 25 companies that aim to commercialize these technologies in the next five (i.e., Will be competitive at an oil price of $45 to $90 at their commercial date. Waste-to-fuel. The production of transport fuel from waste is a nascent technology, largely in the lab and pilot stages of commercialization at present.

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of 2007 consumption) under a high growth scenario—approximately 30% higher than the projections based on company announcements (3.45 Mt) and the companies’ expectations (3.44 Based on company announcements, the authors calculate the worldwide capacity of bio-based plastics will increase from 0.36 Mt in 2013 and to 3.45

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Biofuels company NextFuels introduced its hydrothermal process for economically producing transportation and industrial fuels from wet, unprocessed agricultural waste. The company is collaborating on its commercial strategy with Enagra, a biofuel trading company, on the development of its technology. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 10, 2010

Christian Dumas, Airbus Vice President Sustainable Development and Eco-Efficiency at the time said that the ASTM decision paved the way for a 100% xTL blend made entirely from bio feedstock, such as woodchip waste. Qatar Airways will operate a fleet of 120 aircraft by 2013.

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JULY 5, 2016

Recycling Technologies is industrializing a process—originally developed at the University of Warwick (UK)—to convert residual plastic waste into a low-sulfur hydrocarbon compound called Plaxx. Plaxx is created from residual mixed plastic waste that is not amenable to direct recycling and would otherwise go to landfill.

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The 103GW of capacity added by new renewable energy sources last year compares to 86GW in 2013, 89GW in 2012 and 81GW in 2011 and made 2014 the best year ever for newly installed capacity. billion, up 39% from 2013. billion, 10% higher than in 2013 and its biggest total ever. The US was second at $38.3 The US was second at $38.3

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DOE will take comment on the draft solicitation, with a plan to issue a final solicitation by the fall of 2013. Toward that end, the Obama Administration is partnering with states and private companies to exchange lessons learned with international partners on responsible development of natural gas resources. Nuclear Power.

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Chemical technologies include the hydrotreatment of oils; catalytic decarboxylation; and methanol production. These diesel-type hydrocarbons, also referred to as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) or a renewable diesel, can also be tailored to meet aviation fuel requirements. cellulosic ethanol. Output capacities are in the range of.

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