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LanzaTech in Coal to Ethanol Project in China; New Bio Energy Research Center

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New Zealand-based Lanzatech, the developer of gas fermentation technology for producing ethanol and high value chemicals (e.g.: In July, the company closed US$18 million in Series B financing from investors led by China-focused venture capital firm Qiming Ventures. Tags: China Coal Ethanol Fuels Gasification.

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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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The global geothermal industry surpassed 12,000 MW of geothermal power operational, with about 600 MW of new geothermal power coming online globally, according to a year-end update by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA). New project announcements have increased the resource under development to about 30,000 MW.

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LanzaTech Produces 2,3-Butanediol from Waste Gases; Building Block for Polymers, Plastics and Hydrocarbon Fuels

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New Zealand-based LanzaTech has successfully produced 2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BD), a key building block used to make polymers, plastics and hydrocarbon fuels, using the company’s gas fermentation technology. Earlier post.).

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Moreover, developers must show that the project would make no economic sense without CDM funds and that documentation exists to demonstrate that these factors were considered by the company’s board of directors in their decision to pursue CDM financing. 100% for some agricultural processes.

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Joint IEA-NEA report details plunge in costs of renewable electricity; nuclear competitive with other baseload power sources

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The report, Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2015 Edition , also shows that new nuclear power plants generate electricity more cheaply than other established “baseload” sources—mainly coal- and gas-fired power plants—over the full lifetime of facilities when financing costs are relatively low.

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