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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

BIOFOREVER (BIO-based products from FORestry via Economically Viable European Routes)—a consortium of 14 European companies—has started a demonstration project for the conversion of woody biomass to value-adding chemical building blocks such as butanol, ethanol, and 2,5–furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) on an industrial scale.

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JULY 6, 2022

Finland-based lithium producer Keliber has completed a four-phase pilot-scale test program and verified the behavior of the ore from the company's largest deposit, Rapasaari, at all stages of the production process. The high-temperature conversion pilot achieved an average conversion rate of 96.3%.

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JULY 8, 2021

Russia-based Halmek Lithium has selected Metso Outotec’s patented lithium hydroxide process for production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide at its greenfield plant in the Tula region in Russia. The pilot tests conducted at the Metso Outotec Research Center in Pori, Finland, provided excellent results. Battery-grade lithium hydroxide.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

A two-year Finnish electrofuels (E-fuel) research project aims to integrate hydrogen production through high-temperature electrolysis using a solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) with carbon dioxide sequestration and Fischer-Tropsch fuel synthesis. million in funding from Business Finland in January.

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JUNE 1, 2016

Researchers in Sweden and Spain have devised a three-step process for the conversion of precipitated kraft lignin from black liquor into green diesel. The kraft process converts wood into wood pulp for paper production. Their paper appears in the journal ChemSusChem. tons of black liquor dry solids. Vakkilainnen, from. Globally over 1.3

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OCTOBER 2, 2010

The EU’s DirectFuel project, which launched on 1 October, intends to develop a photobiological process for the direct conversion of sunlight and CO 2 into engine- and infrastructure-ready transport fuels such as propane. The 4-year project will have funding of up to €3.73 million (US$5.1 theoretical life cycle analysis.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2018

Global Bioenergies will lead a consortium including Sekab, Graanul Invest, Neste Engineering Solutions, Repsol, Peab Asfalt, SkyNRG, Ajinomoto Eurolysine, IPSB, TechnipFMC and Linz University in a 3-year project (called REWOFUEL) to demonstrate the production of isobutene-derived gasoline and jetfuel from wood residuals.

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JULY 13, 2022

The selected projects are located in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. emissions coming from exhaust gases produced during lime production and store them permanently in offshore geological formations in France. A third project will capture the CO?

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Project partners include INERATEC, a spinoff of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), VTT Technical Research Center of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT). The compact plant is designed for decentralized production, fits into a shipping container, and can be extended modularly.

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JUNE 28, 2021

The project is being carried out by the Swedish chemical group Perstorp in cooperation with partners Uniper (Germany) and Fortum (Finland), and the aim is to reduce carbon emissions by up to half million tons annually. If completed, Project AIR will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 500,000 tons annually.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The EU-funded COMSYN project aims to develop a production concept for competitive bio-based fuels by means of a compact gasification and synthesis process. The target reduction of the biofuel production cost is up to 35% compared to alternative routes, which translates to less than €0.80/l gallon US) production cost for diesel.

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APRIL 11, 2020

In a three-year Business Finland BioFlex project, VTT—the Finnish state-owned research agency—and partners are exploring how suitable fuel oils made from biomass and waste plastics are for power plants and ship diesel engines. The aim is to determine the most ecologically and economically sustainable way to replace fossil fuels.

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

In countries with a large forestry sector, such as Finland or Sweden, there is a high potential for the production of SNG from waste wood. —Felix Ortloff, Head of the Process Engineering group of the DVGW Research Centre at KIT’s Engler-Bunte Institute (EBI).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2017

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) are beginning testing of the Soletair demo plant, which uses air-captured carbon dioxide to produce renewable fuels and chemicals. Phase 2: Hydrogen production. Proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis is used for hydrogen production.

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JANUARY 25, 2013

Finland-based Forest BtL Oy has licensed Carbo-V biomass gasification technology from Linde Engineering Dresden GmbH. The Carbo-V technology will be implemented in a new Biomass–to-Liquid (BtL) plant in Kemi, Northern Finland. million tons of wood, a second-generation feedstock not competing with food production. Earlier post.).

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JULY 4, 2013

Summary of levelized production cost estimates of fuel (LCOF) for the examined plant designs. A study by researchers at Finland’s VTT has concluded that it is possible to produce sustainable low-carbon fuels from lignocellulosic biomass for as estimated gasoline-equivalent production cost of 0.5–0.7 Source: VTT. 0.7 €/liter.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

AlternaFuel CMAX is a liquid cellulase (carbohydrase enzyme) preparation produced by the submerged fermentation of Myceliophthora thermophila that can effectively be used for the degradation of various lignocellulosic biomass substrates for conversion of biomass to glucose. —Jan Wery, Research Director at Dyadic Netherlands.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

NEMO will focus on novel enzymes for hydrolysis and novel microorganisms for cellulosic ethanol production to identify the most eco-efficient and economic process options for cellulosic ethanol. cerevisiae strains used in ethanol production. Source: Universita Degli Studi di Milano. Click to enlarge. million (US$8.4 million (US$8.4

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JULY 8, 2015

Mika Järvinen (Aalto University, Finland): Resonate Award recipient for pioneering a CO 2 sequestration process that converts a low-value steel-manufacturing by-product into a valuable resource for industry.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

Dimitris Argyropoulos, Finland Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, and Dr. Elon Ison, assistant professor of chemistry and a green chemistry specialist, received the grant via the Industrial Research Institute (IRI) for their research "Catalytic Oxidation Chemistry Aimed at Upgrading Lignin.”. Approximately 1.3 —Dimitris Argyropoulos.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Neste Oil—the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel—has launched the commercial production and sales of renewable naphtha for corporate customers; the company is one of the first to supply bio-naphtha on a commercial scale. In a 2012 report on the hydroconversion of triglycerides (e.g.,

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JUNE 3, 2011

Wärtsilä, a leading provider of power solutions to both the marine and energy markets, and Versa Power Systems (VPS), a developer of high-power planar solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), entered a cooperative agreement to develop and integrate Versa Power’s SOFC technology into Wärtsilä products. Earlier post.).

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Electric Vehicles India

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Lithium-ion battery production. The production of a battery cell will need as many as 20 different materials from around the world. The analysis focuses on the material production and the manufacturing of the battery but not the actual use, nor a second life or the effect of recycling. Climate impact of lithium-ion batteries.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 27, 2009

It is an important day for Think, and we would like to thank our creditors and suppliers for their continued support, and to show our appreciation to Think’s very patient and loyal customers – this means we can re-start production of the TH!NK Think began small scale production last year for its Th!nk NK City as soon as possible.”.

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JULY 14, 2020

When processing petroleum, refineries can produce products in varying amounts to meet regional demands. In the Americas, gasoline accounted for just above 40% of the products refined from petroleum in 2019, while in Europe and Asia Oceania, gasoline was less than 20%. OECD = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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AUGUST 27, 2009

Finland-based Valmet Automotive, which signed a letter of intent under which Valmet Automotive will be a production and engineering partner for the Think City electric vehicle, will also become a minor shareholder in Think. The car already has a sales network in Europe and is ready for mass production. Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Production of this two seat model grounded to a halt during the credit crunch and resumed this summer, with Think hoping to continue delivers before the end of the year. Tesla is the first to sell a full production electric car in the UK and is known for its hefty price tag too, retailing at a cool £94,000. Global Community movement.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

Bluejay Mining , an exploration and development company with projects in Greenland and Finland, announced a joint venture agreement with KoBold Metals , a mineral exploration company that uses machine learning to guide exploration for new deposits rich in the critical materials for electric vehicles.

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AUGUST 30, 2017

Key challenges such as high costs, production at scale and capital investment have hampered widespread deployment of SOFCs. Cell dimensions were also increased and Elcogen developed a highly reproducible route to increase mass production rates. In the process, the only by-product formed is water. NELLHI received €1.6

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JANUARY 15, 2009

Chevrolet S-10 :Brian has a new and very nice conversion. Chevrolet S-10 :Jim Coates very clean conversion Chevrolet S-10 :Mark Brueggemanns neat project, and more. Comutacar : Scott HullsC-cars and upgrades DaihatsuFellow Van : Interesting Japanese conversion. FordExpress : Svein Medhus has the first EV conversion in Norway.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Once up and running, these projects will collectively increase annual renewable energy production in Europe by some 10 TWh, an energy amount corresponding to the annual fuel consumption of more than a million passenger cars, according to the EC. In Finland, the Ajos BTL project will receive up to €88.5 The CEG Plant Go?winowice

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