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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.

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DECEMBER 18, 2021

Aemetis, a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products ( earlier post ), has signed a 10-year, 450-million-gallon renewable diesel supply agreement with an industry-leading travel stop company, which is expected to generate more than $3 billion in revenue. billion miles of heavy truck and cargo transportation.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

By using lignin, an abundant, renewable biopolymer that has traditionally been underutilized due to its chemical recalcitrance, an aromatic SAF blendstock could be generated. Current commercialized technologies do not produce those components to qualify for a 100% SAF. —Stone et al.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

The agreement combines Topsoe’s technologies in renewable fuels and hydrogen production as well as decades of experience in engineering with Steeper’s proprietary Hydrofaction technology and industry know-how. The end-products include Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), marine biofuel, and renewable diesel from waste biomass.

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JULY 10, 2022

will license Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology to produce biofuels from feedstocks such as used cooking oil and waste animal fat at their refinery in Izmir, Türkiye. The new Ecofining plant is being designed to convert approximately 8,300 barrels per day of waste feeds/feedstocks to SAF, renewable diesel, and other products.

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JULY 19, 2016

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). Base oils, currently derived from the crude oil refining process, are the building blocks of lubricating oils.

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JULY 9, 2012

the developer of a cost-effective catalytic decarboxylation (CDC) process for making jet fuel, diesel and high-octane gasoline from renewable plant oils or animal fats ( earlier post ), has joined the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA) and is beginning its commercial scale-up program. AliphaJet, Inc.,

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JUNE 17, 2021

has awarded an engineering services contract to Worley for the Aemetis “Carbon Zero” renewable jet and diesel plant in Riverbank, California. The Aemetis Carbon Zero renewable jet and diesel project is designed to hydrotreat renewable oils with hydrogen from orchard and forest wood waste. Aemetis, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2019

has developed a proprietary catalytic process that transforms low-cost commercially available, or even waste by-product, renewable alcohols into renewable isoprene that would be expected to compete head-to-head on price with natural and petroleum-based chemical equivalents while reducing CO 2 emissions.

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JUNE 13, 2011

the Brazilian company established for the worldwide development, production and commercialization of renewable base oils made from Biofene, Amyris’s renewable farnesene. Base oils are the building blocks of lubricant oils, currently derived from a mixture of fractions from the crude oil refining process.

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MAY 28, 2021

Biocrude oil produced via hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of biomass could provide a low-carbon supplement for transportation fuel supply. However, physical processes—such as fractional distillation as used in oil refineries—are cheaper and more reliable. Distillation increased the H:C (4.2–13.7%); 1 , respectively.

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AUGUST 12, 2017

The California Energy Commission is issuing a solicitation ( GFO-17-901 ) to provide up to $3 million in funding for innovative, pre-commercial low-carbon fuel production processes that result in the development of bio-oil as an intermediate fuel with wide-scale adoption potential used for renewable jet fuel production.

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AUGUST 29, 2012

Neste Oil plans to use yeast and fungi to convert waste into oil for NExBTL feedstock. Neste Oil has completed the first phase of its project to build a pilot plant for producing microbial oil for use as a feedstock for NExBTL renewable diesel. 8 million (US$10 million) by Neste Oil. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

has entered into a strategic marketing alliance with Mansfield Oil Company to distribute isobutanol-based fuel into the petroleum market. In addition the companies signed a commercial off-take agreement—Gevo’s second commercial off-take agreement to date and its first in the fuel industry.

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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. Base oils are the building blocks of lubricant oils, currently derived from a mixture of fractions from the crude oil refining process.

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JULY 14, 2016

for the production of renewable fuel oil (RFO) from forest residues. The goal of the project is to convert forest residues into 40 million liters (10.6 million gallons US) of renewable fuel oil per year. Production of renewable fuel oil is set to begin in 2017. Lawrence Seaway.

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DECEMBER 2, 2015

plans to produce and supply biojet and renewable diesel in Japan at commercial scale in the 2020s with support from the City of Yokohama, Chiyoda Corporation, Itochu Enex Co., drop-in hydrocarbon) renewable diesel production from Euglena since June 2014. Isuzu will evaluate the renewable diesel, and ANA will evaluate the biojet.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

The patented REACH technology, developed by US-based parent company Mercurius Biorefining, has the potential to convert sugarcane bagasse and other biomass into cost effective drop-in biofuels and bio-chemicals, as alternatives to fossil fuels. Does not use enzymes or microbes therefore it is not sensitive to feedstock impurities.

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APRIL 14, 2022

Bridgestone and LanzaTech will work to address this issue by converting end-of-life tires into new materials, including exploring processes to create sustainable synthetic rubber that does not rely on petrochemicals. Bridgestone is aiming to achieve carbon neutrality and make tires from 100% renewable materials by 2050.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Hydrogen at this larger scale could be used for propulsion for tugboats, commercial fishing vessels and passenger ferries and accommodate a significant portion of drayage trucks and cargo handling equipment serving the Port. Unlike coal and oil, hydrogen can be used to store renewable energy in a simple, sustainable cycle.

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MARCH 12, 2011

Premium Renewable Energy (Malaysia) Sdn. has selected Envergent Technologies LLC, a Honeywell company, to perform the engineering design for a project that will use Envergent’s RTP Rapid Thermal Processing technology ( earlier post ) to convert palm biomass to renewable heat and electricity.

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AUGUST 16, 2018

Neste, the leading producer of renewable diesel, UK-based chemical recycling company ReNew ELP, and Australian technology developer Licella are collaborating in a development project to explore the potential of using mixed waste plastic as a raw material for fuels, chemicals, and new plastics. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MARCH 2, 2022

bp plans to convert hydroprocessing equipment at its former refinery site in Kwinana, Australia, to produce approximately 10,000 barrels per day (kbd) diesel and SAF from renewable feeds, integrating with its existing terminal operations. Both products offer improved performance over commercial petroleum-based diesel and jet fuels.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

The tires will be pyrolyzed to produce pyrolysis oil that can be catalytically converted into fuel using Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology. This milestone for the project is a key part of our strategy to expand our industry-leading renewables business.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2017

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is awarding $11.9 In our pilot plant we convert lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks to sugars in solution, which are then fermented to ethanol and other biorenewable products. For this industry to be commercially viable, the technology must be able to deal with real world feedstocks. ”.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Fuel for the flight was produced from Carinata seeds by AltAir Paramount LLC using Honeywell UOP’s Renewable Jet Fuel process technology, which converts non-edible animal fats and oils into renewable fuels. The first such commercial seed crop is expected to harvest in 2020.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Financing for novel biorefinery process systems can be a barrier to commercializing advanced biofuels, and this funding will reduce technological uncertainties and enable industry deployment. Captis Aire LLC, “Renewable Blending Components to Enable 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)”, $2,000,000. Comstock Inc.,

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

Neste Oil celebrated the official opening of Europe’s first pilot plant for producing microbial oil from waste and residues at its site in Porvoo, Finland. Increasing the use of waste and residues in the production of NExBTL renewable diesel is one of our most important goals. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 20, 2013

announced a partnership for the design, construction, and operation of a Biofuels ISOCONVERSION Process (BIC) demonstration system using the ARA and Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) process for the production of certification quantities of 100% drop-in renewable jet, diesel, and gasoline. (ARA) and Blue Sun Energy, Inc. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 26, 2021

A large-scale demonstration converting biocrude to renewable diesel fuel has passed a significant test, operating for more than 2,000 hours continuously without losing effectiveness. The biocrude oil came from many different sources, including wastewater sludge from Detroit, and food waste collected from prison and an army base.

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JUNE 27, 2013

has reached mechanical completion and the startup process will lead to full production of renewable diesel. The renewable diesel can be shipped by pipeline and meets low-carbon fuel standards. The renewable diesel can be shipped by pipeline and meets low-carbon fuel standards. Earlier post.). gCO 2 e/MJ to 83.70

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MARCH 17, 2017

will expand its annual production capacity of renewable diesel from up to 10,000 barrels per day (about 130 million gallons per year) to 18,000 bpd, using Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining process technology ( earlier post ). is the largest commercial advanced biofuel facility in the United States. and Darling Ingredients Inc., Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

McDonald describe their study of converting methanol (MTG) and a mixture of methanol and glycerol (MGTG) into gasoline-range hydrocarbons using a bench-top, fixed-bed microreactor. The technology of converting methanol into gasoline was discovered and commercialized more than 3 decades ago. Tropsch synthesis (FTS).

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JUNE 15, 2023

Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology will be installed at the following bp sites: Cherry Point refinery in Blaine, Washington; Rotterdam II refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands; Lingen refinery in Lower Saxony, Germany; Castellón de la Plana refinery in Castellón, Spain; and Kwinana Oil refinery in Kwinana, Australia.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

PT Pertamina (Persero)—the national oil company of Indonesia—will use Honeywell UOP technologies to produce advanced biofuels at its Plaju and Cilacap refineries in Indonesia. UOP also will revamp the existing refinery at Cilacap to process 6,000 barrels per day of vegetable oils and fats to produce advanced biofuels.

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AUGUST 25, 2016

The plants will be based on BTL’s Fast Pyrolysis Oil (FPO) technology which converts biomass to oil through a rapid pyrolysis process. The fast pyrolysis technology mixes biomass particles and hot sand in a reactor which transforms the material into pyrolysis oil.

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MARCH 6, 2018

The results of this work are important to understand how to scale the technology for potential commercial deployment. The new outdoor phase is a critical next step in determining a path toward large-scale, commercial production. Additional work will be required to advance larger-scale production. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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