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Gevo and Praj to commercialize sustainable aviation fuel in India

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This follows an earlier announcement in April 2019 between both parties regarding the commercialization of renewable isobutanol, SAF and renewable premium gasoline. SAF should find applications in commercial aviation as well as in the defense sector in India. and 2G feedstock (cellulosic biomass such as straws, bagasse, etc.)

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Praj, Gevo to enter commercialization phase of Gevo isobutanol technology for sugarcane and molasses feedstocks

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Praj Industries and Gevo announced that Gevo’s proprietary isobutanol technology will now be available for licensing to processors of sugarcane juice and molasses. This follows on the back of Praj’s development work, adapting Gevo’s technology to sugarcane and molasses feedstocks. Earlier post.).

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Tsinghua Researchers Find that Sugarcane Juice is a Good Fermentation Feedstock for Algal Biodiesel

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Researchers at Tsinghua University in China have shown that sugarcane juice is a good feedstock for biodiesel production, when used to support the growth of the alga Chlorella protothecoides by heterotrophic fermentation. Conversion ratios of sugar/biomass and sugar/oil using SCH were 15.2 higher than that using glucose, respectively.

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Optinol estimates its biobutanol process can achieve energy cost parity with ethanol

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Based on preliminary engineering studies to estimate the capital and operating costs for commercial scale production, Optinol Inc. The net result is a high yield and commercially robust process to produce low cost butanol at a price competitive with ethanol. —Ravi Randhava, PhD, CTO of Optinol Inc.

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NREL and Ecopetrol in $2.3M CRADA agreement to optimize conversion of waste biomass to ethanol

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The Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between NREL and Ecopetrol aims to optimize the conversion process for bagasse (the material left over after the sugars are removed from the sugar cane) and to analyze the economic case for commercial production of biofuel from these materials.

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Ford Revises Dealer EV Requirements

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Dealers apparently argued that slow Level 2 chargers were more than sufficient to keep new EVs full of juice for test drives.& & It is worth noting that Level 2s are widely available from a host of different providers – both for commercial and residential installations – and are popping up quicker than kudzu in Kansas.

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Ford unveils F-150 Lightning electric pickup; starting at $39,974; arriving in 2022

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Arriving in spring 2022, F-150 Lightning will be available in four series and two battery options at more than 2,300 EV-certified Ford dealers across the country, with the option for fleet customers to access Ford’s complete ecosystem of connected data and telematics services via Ford Commercial Solutions. America’s No.

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