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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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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. This project will demonstrate the conversion of gaseous carbon wood wastes (terpenes) to renewable Terpenes SAF blending components.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) are developing a small-scale demonstration reactor that will process 40 tons of wood waste per year from the university into replacements for diesel fuel and gasoline. In this phase the CyclOx will still be produced by an external party from mineral oil. all of which are ?ve-

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MARCH 16, 2011

The NextGen line of oils, with 50% recycled oil, will include conventional, synthetic blend and high mileage offerings. Valvoline, a leading independent marketer of motor oil, has introduced its NextGen line of motor oils, featuring the inclusion of 50% recycled base oil. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

The company powered its ecoDemonstrator 787 flight test airplane with a blend of 15% NExBTL renewable diesel from Neste Oil and 85% petroleum jet fuel in the left engine. Neste Oil can also produce a NExBTL synthetic paraffinic kerosene as a discrete, and already approved, commercial aviation fuel.).

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

Rising Oil Prices Lead to Investments in Natural Gas. Oil markets are traditionally sensitive to a pick up in economic activity. As the economy continues to slowly improve over the next 12 months, Cascadia predicts that oil will hit $100 per barrel. Waste to Energy Technology Ready for Prime Time. extraction.

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MARCH 10, 2016

This support works in concert with Alberta’s Renewable Fuels Standard which requires commercial fuel producers to blend renewable products into their fuels. The company’s next goal will be to build a full-scale commercial biorefinery that will produce up to 240 million litres/year (63 million gallons US) by 2018.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

The study, conducted with the support of the Australian Government through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), is the most comprehensive investigation so far into the economic viability of producing biofuel on a commercial scale in Australia. It found that such a plant could be viable if three key priorities are addressed.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

This project is the culmination of advances not only in our core technology, but in building a commercial-ready system and engineering a scalable process that are now pilot-tested and prepared for deployment. Joule Fuels will initially commercialize Sunflow-E, with Sunflow-D for the global diesel market to follow. —William J.

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JUNE 9, 2009

Researchers from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and GE Global Research are collaborating on a two-year, public-private partnership project designed to optimize an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) process to convert low-temperature waste heat (below 500 °) from gas turbine or reciprocating engine exhaust to produce electricity. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 16, 2018

has started site construction for Phase 2 of its first waste-to-fuels project, the Sierra BioFuels Plant (Sierra). Sierra will be the nation’s first commercial-scale plant converting a municipal solid waste (MSW) feedstock—i.e., Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc. —Jim Macias, Fulcrum’s President and CEO.

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MARCH 11, 2017

Further research has led to new possibilities for this engine leading to new prospects for multi-fuel combustion including the combustion of waste gas. However, before natural gas can be used as a commercial fuel, it must be processed to remove impurities, including ethane. The Mitsui-MAN B&W 7G50ME-C9.5-GIE

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

Coskata’s semi-commercial facility in Madison, Pa. a syngas to ethanol company, officially launched its semi-commercial “Flexethanol” facility located in Madison, PA. gallons of water are required to produce one gallon of gasoline from Saudi Arabian Conventional Oil. Click to enlarge. Coskata Inc., On average, approximately 3.0

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

SG Preston, a Philadelphia-based bioenergy company, is partnering with IHI E&C , a Houston-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) subsidiary of Japan’s IHI Corporation , to develop and to construct a series of commercial-scale renewable diesel and jet fuel manufacturing plants, initially in the US Midwest and Canada.

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MAY 4, 2019

The FOA topics will advance DOE’s Bioenergy Technology Office’s (BETO) objectives to reduce the price of drop-in biofuels, lower the cost of biopower, and enable high-value products from biomass or waste resources. Applicants must produce a minimum of 2 gallons of fuel blend-stock and carry out ASTM tests (e.g.,

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JUNE 14, 2010

In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. Oil is holding us all hostage, economically and physically. Finally, it’s time to begin.

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JULY 16, 2013

Given the current low gas prices, this generates both technological and economic benefits. This byproduct of oil production often is difficult to transport from remote locations. Apart from the waste of gas, flaring produces many substances that are harmful to the environment. Flaring gas is a growing problem worldwide.

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JANUARY 14, 2016

Alphabet Energy is commercializing low-cost, efficient thermoelectric materials for power generation leveraging technology initially developed at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Earlier post.). Furthermore, the PowerCard has displayed high reliability through large numbers of thermal cycles and time at temperature in air.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Although many feedstocks, technologies, and conversion pathways are currently sharing the same tent, the current decade is shaping up to be one of shakeouts, as early bets on cellulosic technologies reach commercial production and significant investments from oil majors and multinationals. commercialization.

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AUGUST 31, 2015

Despite the still apparent softness in capacity utilization, and the on-going softness in fossil fuel prices, global biofuels capacity will continue to grow from 55.1 With the ongoing “Food vs. Fuel” debate, the use of vegetable oils has been capped in regions such as the EU. in 2007, dropped to a low of 56.9% BGY capacity in 2018.

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JUNE 20, 2015

using a blend of 95% petroleum jet fuel and 5% sustainable green diesel, a renewable drop-in bio-hydrocarbon fuel meeting ASTM International’s standard for Diesel Fuel Oils (D-975). bio-oils and fats). —Mike Sinnett, vice president, Product Development, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

The demo plant will be ramped up in the first half of 2017, with the goal of reaching performances close to commercial levels by the end of the year. Global Bioenergies has also been selected by a consortium led by large Swedish industrialists, Preem and Sveaskog, to study the potential for converting forestry waste into renewable fuel.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2014

In total, these projects are intended to produce more than 100 million gallons of military-grade fuel beginning in 2016 and 2017 at a price competitive with their petroleum counterparts. While large commercial facilities currently use Fischer-Tropsch technology. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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JUNE 4, 2013

United Airlines executed a definitive purchase agreement with AltAir Fuels ( earlier post ) for cost-competitive, sustainable, bio-synthetic paraffinic kerosene at commercial scale. AltAir has partnered with an existing oil refiner for the operation of its first commercial facility. —AltAir CEO Tom Todaro. Earlier post.).

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Not only is this a massive increase in absolute terms, but as the costs of technologies fall, mineral inputs will account for an increasingly important part of the value of key components, making their overall costs more vulnerable to potential mineral price swings. Solar PV follows closely, due to the sheer volume of capacity that is added.

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MAY 27, 2010

Enzyme company Novozymes, COFCO, a leading producer and supplier of processed agricultural products, and Sinopec, the world’s third-largest oil refiner, signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering the next steps towards commercialization of cellulosic biofuel in China. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Electric vehicles have several advantages, including the fact that they do not require gasoline or engine oil. Because the price of oil swings every day, drivers of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles are at the mercy of variable gas costs when natural disasters or market disruptions disrupt supply.

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AUGUST 16, 2012

Novozymes has developed a fungus that enables production of malic acid from renewable raw materials instead of oil. Novozymes is now out-licensing the technology to partners who are interested in producing and commercializing malic acid and derivatives made from renewable raw materials instead of oil.

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JULY 9, 2010

The minimum selling price (with 10% ROI), internal hydrogen production, and US $60/tonne biomass] is US $2.56/gal If plant capacity is increased to 400 tph, the minimum selling price of biomass-derived hydrocarbon fuels is US $1.76/gal Terrabon LLC has licensed and is working to commercialize the process. gal ethanol.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

The UW team is the first to try converting the entire young tree—leaves, bark and stems—into bio oil and ethanol using two separate processes. Additionally, other tree parts go to waste when only the trunk is used, making the process more inefficient and wasteful. That’s the problem.

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APRIL 18, 2012

Pilot plant operation is a critical step along the IH 2 technology commercialization pathway, as it provides valuable information to confirm and refine commercial design. gallon in commercial production. The timeline to market is short, with commercial introduction expected in early 2014. billion gallons.

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

between 2017 and 2021, as a combination of higher oil prices, emerging mandate. Multiple aims include the reduction of dependence on imported oil, mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and driving economic development. Ultimately, widespread commercialization will depend on whether these ventures can reach price.

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AUGUST 11, 2009

BP and Martek Biosciences Corporation signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to work on the production of microbial oils for biofuels applications. Martek, a nutritional products company, has developed and patented two fermentable strains of microalgae which produce oils rich in docosahexaenoic acid, DHA.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

DNV and GL merged in September 2013 to form DNV GL—the world’s largest ship and offshore classification society, the leading technical advisor to the global oil and gas industry, and a leading expert for the energy value chain including renewables and energy efficiency. Ship electrification and renewables.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

This contract is to demonstrate an end-to-end Lipid Fermentation Process (LFP) at scale for the commercially viable production, from cellulosic biomass, of Hydrotreated Renewable Jet (HRJ) spec jet fuel—a near term surrogate for JP-8 that can be readily commercialized. per gallon. Logos’ effort in Phase-1 was worth $19.6

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

Additionally, many chemicals relied upon for transportation (such as oils and lubricants) as well as other commodity chemicals and polymer precursors are, and will likely remain, carbon-based. By 2018, complete gap analyses to identify the barriers and solutions to potentially reaching a mature modeled price of $2/gge for biofuels.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

High oil prices, a global economic rebound, and new laws and mandates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, and the United States, among other countries, are all factors behind the surge in production, according to research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute’s Climate and Energy Program for the website Vital Signs Online.

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