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MARCH 19, 2014

Biomass energy consumption in the United States grew more than 60% from 2002 to 2013, the growth due almost entirely to increased consumption of biomass to produce biofuels, primarily ethanol but also a smaller amount of biodiesel and other biomass-based diesel fuels, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

POET-DSM’s long-anticipated Project LIBERTY , the US’ first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant to use corn waste as a feedstock ( earlier post ), began production today. Once operating at full, commercial-scale, the biorefinery in Emmetsburg, Iowa will produce 25 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year.

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MARCH 5, 2015

Over the last few years, Neste Oil has become the world’s largest producer of renewable fuels from waste and residues. billion liters, 423 million gallons US) of renewable fuel from waste and residues. These raw materials accounted for 62% of Neste Oil’s renewable inputs in 2014 (52% in 2013, 35% in 2012). million tonnes (1.6

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

In 2013, reported emissions from large industrial facilities were 20 million metric tons higher than the prior year, or 0.6%, driven largely by an increase in coal use for power generation. More than 8,000 large-emitters reported direct greenhouse gas emissions to the program in 2013, representing approximately 50% of total US emissions.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Seven major European research institutes (Fraunhofer, CEA, TNO, VTT, SINTEF, Tecnalia and SP) have joined forces to invest in a joint program (Value from Waste) aimed at tackling the recycling of rare earth metals from waste. The aim is to extract valuable materials from the waste streams. —Odd Løvhaugen, SINTEF ICT.

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MAY 20, 2014

In 2013, GM reduced the energy-intensity per vehicle manufactured 3.5% MW, according to the company’s just released 2013 sustainability report. tonnes CO 2 e/vehicle in 2013, down 1.1% tonnes CO 2 e/vehicle in 2013, down 1.1% GM also increased renewable energy use in 2013 from 62.3 GM Sustainability Report 2013.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

to Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels, LLC to build a biorefinery to produce jet fuel from municipal solid waste (MSW) via a proprietary two-stage thermochemical process. This is the first loan guarantee USDA has made for the production of bio jet fuel. This is the first loan guarantee USDA has made for the production of bio jet fuel.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set the amount of biomass-based diesel products required to be included in diesel fuel markets in 2013 at 1.28 Bio-based diesel products are advanced biofuels that are derived from biomass sources that include vegetable oils and wastes oils from renewable sources.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

When CSP set up its Center of Excellence for Lightweight Technologies and Carbon Fiber Processes in Pouancé, France, in 2013, the goal was to develop processes to make the use of carbon fiber in high volume applications affordable and feasible. Weight savings of up to 30% when compared to aluminum. The initial investment of €5.5

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

will more than double its annual production of renewable diesel with the completion of a second Honeywell Ecofining process unit with a capacity of 30,000 barrels per day (bpd). The Diamond Green Diesel facility converts inedible oils and other waste fats into a high-quality renewable diesel fuel. and Darling Ingredients Inc.,

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APRIL 23, 2014

The Dearman project is to deliver a production-feasible waste-heat recovery system for urban commercial vehicles, which offers life-cycle CO 2 savings of up to 40%; fuel savings of 25%, with the potential of up to almost 50%; and potential payback in less than three years. Earlier post. ). The IDP10-funded project will cost £3.25

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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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MAY 30, 2012

The new 2013 Ford Fusion continues use of recycled and sustainable materials including recycled cotton from jeans, recycled car battery casings, recycled clear plastic bottles and soybeans. Excess fabric from each procedure in the process is recycled back into the system to further eliminate waste. About 31,250 soybeans.

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JULY 30, 2012

the US-based subsidiary of the Oxford Catalysts Group, for use in a waste-to-liquids (WTL) commercial demonstration plant to be constructed in northern California by the California-based company Sierra Energy. It is expected to begin operating in 2013. The injection of oxygen and steam is one of Sierra Energy’s patented innovations.

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MAY 12, 2021

Ninety-five percent of these materials can be used in the production of new batteries or for adjacent industries. GM’s zero-waste initiative aims to divert more than 90 percent of its manufacturing waste from landfills and incineration globally by 2025. Ultium cells in module.

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JUNE 14, 2012

The hydrogen station is the first to be supplied by hydrogen produced from domestic waste. The station is part of a larger development effort on hydrogen technologies in the Lilleström area, where various hydrogen production and compression technologies are to be tested.

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APRIL 28, 2022

the third-largest propane supplier in the US, is the first company to make this more sustainable blended product available to its customers across Southern California. The milestone builds on Oberon’s 2021 start of commercial production at its Maverick plant in Brawley, California. Oberon partner Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.,

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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. Background.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Norwegian startup Blastr Green Steel is planning to establish a green steel plant with an integrated hydrogen production facility in Inkoo, Finland. The production is planned to start by end of 2026. The area has excellent conditions for industrial activities: a deep-water harbor and an excellent electricity transmission network.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2022

GBF’s products are made from renewable feedstocks such as vegetable oils, animal oils and fat. The product range includes Gd+ HVO, a sustainable renewable paraffinic diesel substitute that can be used as a direct drop-in replacement for diesel.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

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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JUNE 1, 2010

An alliance of industry, academic and government organizations has formed to commercialize technologies that will utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Ellen Stechel, recycling CO 2 program development lead for Sandia National Laboratories. Earlier post.).

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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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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

s (WPC) plasma gasification technology to process municipal and industrial wastes into syngas for use in power generation. A gasifier vessel utilizes proprietary plasma torches operating at >10,000 °F (5,538 °C) in order to create a gasification zone of up to 3,000 °F (1,649 °C) to convert solid or liquid wastes into a syngas.

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JUNE 21, 2013

Mack Trucks, part of the Volvo Group, will begin production of dimethyl ether (DME)-powered MACK Pinnacle Axle Back models in 2015. Volvo Trucks had announced earlier this month that it would commercialize dimethyl ether (DME)-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America, with limited production beginning in 2015.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

Community Fuels: Received more than $4 million to increase the efficiency and production rate at its biodiesel facility in Stockton. The plant converts waste grease, agricultural waste, and other low-grade feedstock into biodiesel fuel.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

(SES) announced that its Yima Joint Venture plant in China has started to produce methanol, moving the Company closer to generating meaningful financial results from its China business in 2013. Located in Henan Province, China, the $250-million coal-to-methanol facility uses SES’ patented and proprietary gasification technologies.

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MARCH 10, 2016

This support works in concert with Alberta’s Renewable Fuels Standard which requires commercial fuel producers to blend renewable products into their fuels. SBI’s facility strengthens Alberta’s expanding industrial bio-product sector and gives Alberta farmers a new market for off-grade canola.

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APRIL 10, 2012

The completed project will utilize waste energy resources from a local cattle feedlot to replace almost 90% of the fossil fuels currently used by Western Plains Energy at its Oakley, KS, ethanol plant, which produces 50 million gallons of ethanol annually. It is scheduled to become fully operational in 2013.

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MARCH 2, 2016

Toho Tenax Europe GmbH (TTE), the German subsidiary of Toho Tenax, itself the core company of the Teijin Group’s carbon fibers and composites business, has developed an integrated production system for carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) that enables manufactured composite parts to be optimized for required shapes and properties.

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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. The Audi A3 will also be built in Foshan from the end of 2013. It is planned to double capacity in the medium-term.

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MAY 13, 2011

Starting in 2013, Audi will begin series production of TCNG models whose engines—derived from TFSI units—will be powered by e-gas: synthetic methane produced via the methanation of hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable electricity. Audi A3 TCNG for e-gas project. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 8, 2014

The report provides information on the progress achieved in economic, environmental and social sustainability in 2013, and was drawn up in accordance with the G3 Guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). In the reporting year 2013, average energy consumption per vehicle produced was 2,205 kWh, down 0.4% By 2018, “Think Blue.

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MARCH 2, 2011

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. The investment will also accelerate the development of additional major chemicals in Genomatica’s product pipeline.

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APRIL 3, 2013

The enzymes, when combined with xylose and a polyphosphate, liberate the unprecedentedly high volume of hydrogen from xylose, resulting in the production of about three times as much hydrogen as other hydrogen-producing microorganisms. Jonathan R. Martín Del Campo, who works in Zhang’s lab, received her Ph.D. 201300766.

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DECEMBER 7, 2017

Looking for an innovative rear loader tipper body, Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks located a suitable product from the Dutch waste disposal specialist Geesinknorba : the entire body is driven electrically. Lewisham Town Council bought its first Econic in 2013. The battery pack is charged overnight in the depot (plug-in).

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JULY 2, 2013

The project started on 1 July 2013, and is expected to last three years. In hydrogen production alone, we expect CO 2 emissions to be about 50% lower than in current standard processes. This enables the production of hydrogen and solid carbon; the latter may potentially be used to replace hard coal in the coke and steel industries.

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