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IEA: record oil output from US, Brazil, Canada and Norway to keep global markets well supplied

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Oil production growth from the United States, Brazil, Canada and Norway can keep the world well supplied, more than meeting global oil demand growth through 2020, but more investment will be needed to boost output after that, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual report on oil markets. mb/d by 2023 to 104.7

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Raízen breaks ground on Iogen cellulosic ethanol facility in Brazil

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The announcement follows one year of development, engineering, and design work associated with the commercial cellulosic biofuels facility. Brazil Cellulosic ethanol' —Brian Foody, CEO of Iogen. This activity also includes the production of 4 million tonnes of sugar and the sale of 1.5 million MWh of electricity annually.

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Edeniq and Usina Vale building bagasse-to-sugars and ethanol demo plant in Brazil

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Edeniq, a biomaterials and sustainable fuels technology company, has begun engineering and construction of a bagasse-to-sugars demonstration-scale plant together with its partner, Usina Vale, a Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer.

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Report: Toyota, Daihatsu To Develop Low-Cost Car For Emerging Markets

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and sell it for less than ¥1 million (US$11,000) in India, Brazil, China and elsewhere starting in the first half of the next decade. Aside from the joint effort with Daihatsu, Toyota has been developing on its own a compact entry-level family car powered by a roughly 1-liter engine. The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp.

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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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Pearl River Delta (PRD) and Beijing in China, São Paulo in Brazil). 21 cities (2.5%) from low-income countries (e.g. By 2050, the global population is expected to soar to 9.7 billion, with 68% of the population living in urban areas. New York in US, Tokyo in Japan). 340 cities (40.4%) from upper-middle-income countries (e.g.

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Amyris Opens Renewable Products Demonstration Facility in Brazil; Final Scale-up Before Commercial Production of Renewable Fuels and Chemicals

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opened the Amyris Renewable Products Demonstration Facility in Campinas, Brazil. it is a drop-in replacement for petroleum-derived fuels, enabling it to be used in any kind of diesel engine and withstand extremely low temperatures without the need to alter engines. Amyris Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, Ltda.,

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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.