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PNNL biocrude-to-diesel demo passes 2,000-hour catalyst stability milestone

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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. —John Holladay, PNNL scientist and co-director of the joint Bioproducts Institute, a collaboration between PNNL and Washington State University.

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Wood to jet fuel alliance to hold first annual meeting

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The Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance ( NARA ) will hold its first annual meeting in Missoula, Mont., 13-14 September, at the Hilton Garden Inn Missoula Conference Center. Additional supply-chain coalition communities will be established in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

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Elevance Renewable Sciences to Form Joint Venture With Wilmar International To Build World-Scale BioRefinery

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Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. You can’t jockey around a 180,000-tonne facility ,” Shafer said on the sidelines of the Biobased Product Showcase at the BIO conference in Washington. “ Earlier post.). (ERS) Earlier post.). In December, ERS had received a $2.5 a biodiesel with enhanced cold flow properties).

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University of Maryland wins 2012 Hydrogen Student Design Contest

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The team of the University of Maryland is the winner of the 2012 Hydrogen Student Design Contest, announced on Sunday by the US Department of Energy at the Young Scientist Symposium of the World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2012 in Toronto, Canada. We’re very glad to already have sponsorship from Toyota and Mercedes Benz.

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LanzaTech exploring lipids production as part of its CO2 to acetic acid plans; pathways to renewable fuels

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In a presentation at the 1 st Conference on CO 2 as Feedstock , held last week in Essen, Germany, LanzaTech CSO Dr. Sean Simpson described the company’s progress on developing a CO 2 pathway. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2001. Earlier post.). Carbon Dioxide as a Feedstock.

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Conference confirms plug-in fever

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Once again, a conference on plug-in cars. Coming on the heels of the Google/Brookings event in Washington, D.C., One week earlier, former Vice President Al Gore issued his well-received challenge to make the American grid 100% renewable in ten years.

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ATA/DESC Announce Strategic Alliance for Alternative Aviation Fuels

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signed a strategic alliance agreement today in Washington, DC, recognizing a partnership for the development and deployment of alternative aviation fuels. Already, the alliance teams are scheduled to participate in a special aviation session at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference, 27-29 Apr. in Washington, DC.

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