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SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

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The plant will feature SGH2’s technology, which will gasify recycled mixed paper waste to produce green hydrogen that reduces carbon emissions by two to three times more than green hydrogen produced using electrolysis and renewable energy, and is five to seven times cheaper. The facility will process 42,000 tons of recycled waste annually.

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GranBio begins producing cellulosic ethanol in Brazil; very low carbon intensity of 6.98 gCO2e/MJ for California LCFS

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Once bales of feedstock have been delivered to the BioFlex plant, the feedstock undergoes pre-treatment and enzymatic hydrolysis for conversion of cellulose and hemi-cellulose components of the sugarcane straw to C 5 and C 6 sugars. This marks the first time lignin is being used to this purpose in Brazil in the sugar-based alcohol industry.

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GranBio and NextChem partner to develop cellulosic ethanol market

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Brazil-based GranBio announced a strategic alliance with NextChem, the subsidiary of Italian engineering giant Maire Tecnimont dedicated to the energy transition, to co-license its patented technology for the production of second-generation (2G) ethanol worldwide. GranBio uses two proprietary sugar conversion technologies.

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Petrobras Partners with BIOeCON on BiCHEM Process for Cellulosic Biofuels and Chemicals

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Brazil’s Petrobras will partner with BIOeCON, a Dutch company, on the development of a new process for enhanced conversion of lignocellulosic biomass such as sugarcane bagasse into chemicals that can be used to produce green plastics, or further transformed into next-generation advanced biofuels. Earlier post.)

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Abengoa opens cellulosic ethanol plant in Hugoton; 1st commercial deployment of Abengoa enzymatic hydrolysis

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By utilizing residual biomass solids from the ethanol conversion process, the plant generates 21 megawatts (MW) of electricity—enough to power itself and provide excess clean renewable power to the local Stevens County community.

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Modified enzyme can increase second-generation ethanol production

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A group of researchers at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), working in partnership with colleagues at the Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR) in Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil, have discovered that Trichoderma harzianum , a fungus found in the Amazon, produces an enzyme with the potential to play a key role in enzyme cocktails.

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Shell and Cosan launch their multi-billion dollar sugarcane ethanol JV Raízen

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The major retail and commercial fuels company will operate in Brazil. In Brazil it becomes the third largest fuels company. This has the potential to accelerate the commercial production of biofuels from crop waste and inedible plants, the partners said. Brazil leads the world in the use of biofuels for transport.

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