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JUNE 25, 2009

Amyris Renewable Products Demonstration Facility. opened the Amyris Renewable Products Demonstration Facility in Campinas, Brazil. The facility, located in the midst of the sugarcane processing industry, secures the final development step before full commercial production of Amyris’s renewable fuels and chemicals.

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stake in Novvi LLC, a joint venture of Amyris and Brazil-based Cosan S.A. 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%

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

SG Biofuels (SGB) has teamed with JETBIO, leader of a multi-stakeholder initiative including Airbus, the Inter-American Development Bank, Bioventures Brasil, Rio Pardo Bioenergia, Air BP and TAM Airlines, to accelerate the production of crude Jatropha oil as a source for aviation biojet fuel in Brazil.

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The facility also features an electricity cogeneration component allowing it to operate as a self-sufficient renewable energy producer. The Hugoton plant opening also marks the first commercial deployment of Abengoa’s proprietary enzymatic hydrolysis technology, which turns biomass into fermentable sugars that are then converted to ethanol.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently granted Ensyn Corporation ( earlier post ) Part 79 registration for its renewable diesel product, RFDiesel. Dried wood is typically converted to approximately 75% (by weight) liquid with the balance converted to combustible gases and char.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

International oil and gas major Total and renewable fuels and chemicals company Amyris, Inc. signed agreements to expand their current R&D partnership ( earlier post ) and to form a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialize a range of renewable fuels and products. Amyris modifies farnesene to become renewable diesel.

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JULY 31, 2012

Under the enhanced collaboration, Total reaffirms its commitment to Amyris’ technology and dedicates its $82-million funding budget over the next three years exclusively for the deployment of Biofene, Amyris’ renewable farnesene, for production of renewable diesel and jet fuel. We are appreciative of Total’s ongoing support of Amyris.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

has commissioned its third industrial-scale commercial facility—its first in the US—for the production of Biofene, its renewable farnesene. Amyris is scaling its production in Brazil, Europe and the United States through five production arrangements, including manufacturing agreements with Antibióticos S.A.,

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Ensyn ( earlier post ) has been granted a key regulatory approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its renewable gasoline product, RFGasoline. This approval follows the recently announced Part 79 approval of Ensyn’s renewable diesel product, RFDiesel. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

The number of São Paulo, Brazil city buses using a blend of Amyris Renewable Diesel, which is branded locally as Diesel de Cana (“sugarcane diesel”), has increased to 400 from 300. The blend of renewable diesel is produced from locally-grown sugarcane using Amyris’ fermentation technology.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

and Cosan SA Industria e Comércio have executed a binding agreement to establish a joint venture for the worldwide development, production and commercialization of renewable base oils. Amyris designs these microorganisms to produce defined molecules for use as renewable chemicals and transportation fuels. Amyris, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

a renewable hydrocarbons company, announced that it has completed multiple runs of its fermentation process using its engineered yeast to produce Biofene, Amyris renewable farnesene, in 100,000 and 200,000 liter capacity fermentors. Amyris, Inc.,

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Novozymes, an international enzymes and microorganisms company, has entered two new research partnerships in Brazil. The project also offers strong technical and commercial synergy with our efforts on advanced biofuels. Sugarcane bagasse is a potentially abundant source of energy for Brazil.

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MAY 3, 2012

into renewable diesel in a US Department of Energy (DOE) funded biorefinery project. The syrup was then processed by Amyris at its California pilot facility using its proprietary yeast fermentation system that converts plant sugars into its trademarked product, Biofene, a renewable hydrocarbon commonly known as farnesene.

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MARCH 21, 2011

a distributor of industrial and automotive aftermarket products and lubricants, plan to form a joint venture for the production, marketing and distribution of finished renewable lubricants for the North American market. The joint venture would market and sell lubricants employing Amyris’s synthetic renewable base oils derived from Biofene.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

In Limpopo province, company representatives and industry stakeholders visited commercial and community farms where 123 acres (50 hectares) of Solaris have been planted. Oil from the plant’s seeds may be converted into bio-jet fuel as early as next year, with a test flight by SAA as soon as practicable. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

Avianca Brasil has selected the Byogy Renewables Alcohol to Jet (ATJ) fully renewable aviation biofuel process ( earlier post ) as the source for its alternate low carbon aviation fuels in the future. The fastest growing airline in Brazil, Avianca now operates one of the newest, most modern aircraft fleets in Latin America.

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

Renewable fuels and chemicals company Amyris, Inc. announced that its farnesene plant in Brazil has achieved the production run rate of 1 million liters (264,000 gallons US) over a 45-day period. Our farnesene plant in Brazil is operating well, meeting our technology, volumetric and cost targets. —Amyris CEO John Melo.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Amyris engineers microbes to convert sugar to hydrocarbon fuels. Micrograph of fermentation fluids from production of Amyris Renewable Diesel (Nov 2007). Amyris is using this technology to develop renewable chemical and transportation fuel products. Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

intends to acquire a 40% stake in the Boa Vista mill, an ethanol-producing mill owned and operated by the São Martinho Group, one of the largest and most efficient sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil. Earlier in 2009, Amyris completed its first successful demonstration drive using Amyris renewable diesel. Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc.

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a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, announced that Shell has joined as an investor in the company to advance LanzaJet’s global growth, accelerate commercialization of its technology, and scale the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). LanzaJet, Inc.,

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AUGUST 1, 2012

Cobalt Technologies, a developer of next-generation bio-based chemicals, and specialty chemical company Rhodia, member of the Solvay Group, will begin joint development and operation of a bio-butanol demonstration facility in Brazil. Earlier post.) Operational testing at the demonstration plant is expected to be completed by Mid-2013.

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APRIL 25, 2014

Byogy’s four-step process for the conversion of ethanol to renewable jet fuel. Byogy Renewables and airline partner Avianca Brasil ( earlier post ) have launched an initiative to support advanced testing to accelerate the approval by ASTM of Byogy’s alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Amyris engineers microbes to convert sugar to hydrocarbon fuels. Micrograph of fermentation fluids from production of Amyris Renewable Diesel (Nov 2007). renewable diesel fuel, making it the first time a hydrocarbon-based fuel made from plant-derived resources (earlier post) has been registered for commercial sale.

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DECEMBER 11, 2015

The company will produce 20 million gallons of renewable fuel per year employing its Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP) technology. RTP uses a fast thermal process to convert non-food-based feedstocks into biobased fuels. Ensyn will convert 440 dry tons of woody biomass into a renewable fuel oil (RFO) product.

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

Amyris received the Small Business award for its renewable hydrocarbon farnesane for use as diesel and jet fuel. Farnesene is a building block hydrocarbon that can be converted into a renewable, drop-in replacement for petroleum diesel without certain drawbacks of first-generation biofuels.

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MARCH 22, 2011

Renewable hydrocarbons company Amyris, Inc. a renewable energy company producing sugar, ethanol and electricity headquartered in São Paulo State, Brazil. Amyris expects to begin contract manufacturing production this year in Brazil at Biomin GMBH; in the US with Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, Inc.,

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APRIL 10, 2012

plans to take up to a 10% stake in alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel company Byogy Renewables Inc., In March, Byogy announced a joint venture with Qatar Airways as well as other partnerships including a feedstock agreement with Brazilian sugar cane ethanol producer Itapecuru Bioenergia and fuel off-take terms with Brazil’s Azul Airways.

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JANUARY 20, 2015

Edeniq’s technologies efficiently break down biomass to liberate cellulosic sugars that can be converted into ethanol, chemicals, and other products. Converting the corn fiber at these facilities is the first step and the fastest path to migrate toward cellulosic ethanol production in the US, the company said.

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MARCH 8, 2012

Partnering with the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Cobalt completed multiple fermentation campaigns in a 9,000 liter fermenter, exceeding the target yield and other performance metrics for a commercial-scale facility. —Bob Mayer, CEO of Cobalt Technologies. Pretreatment.

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JANUARY 4, 2011

and Salisbury Partners, LLC for Glycotech to provide chemical processing at Salisbury’s Leland, NC facility to convert Amyris’s Biofene, or renewable farnesene, into finished products for a wide range of applications. Amyris modifies farnesene to become Amyris renewable diesel. Amyris, Inc.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Source: Beta Renewables. The plant, with an expected startup in 2014, is a first-of-its-kind commercial facility in the mid-Atlantic region. Beta Renewables is a $350-million (€250M) joint venture formed from the Chemtex division of Gruppo Mossi & Ghisolfi and TPG. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

The acquisition combines the fiber preparation and pretreatment technologies of SBI and the consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) technology of Mascoma, to create a company with comprehensive capabilities for converting non-food cellulose (wood chips, energy crops and organic solid waste) into ethanol and high value co-products.

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The UW team is the first to try converting the entire young tree—leaves, bark and stems—into bio oil and ethanol using two separate processes. We have the environmental incentives to produce fuels and chemicals from renewable resources, but right now, they aren’t enough to compete with low oil prices. That’s the problem.

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JULY 17, 2015

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. How PHEV provides Smooth Transitions from fossil fuel to renewables.

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Also worth noting: AMPECO’s web site features an impressive collection of information about commercial EV charging, including a glossary and tutorials on such topics as payment terminals, OCPP and smart charging. We have Chile and Brazil, and even a few customers in Africa. We have only experimented with V2G at this time.

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Also worth noting: AMPECO’s web site features an impressive collection of information about commercial EV charging, including a glossary and tutorials on such topics as payment terminals, OCPP and smart charging. We have Chile and Brazil, and even a few customers in Africa. We have only experimented with V2G at this time.

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