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Converted hydrogen fuel cell refuse vehicle on trial in Ruhr region as part of HECTOR

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The Abfallentsorgungs-Gesellschaft Ruhrgebiet mbH ( AGR ), a waste management company in Herten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has put a converted DAF CF 340 hydrogen fuel cell truck into operation as part of the EU-funded HECTOR (Hydrogen Waste Collection Vehicles in North West Europe) project.

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First production of isobutene from wheat straw at demo scale; OPTISOCHEM

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Global Bioenergies reported that runs using wheat straw hydrolysate provided by its partner Clariant were successfully performed in its Leuna demo plant, leading to the production of cellulosic isobutene for the first time at this scale. million by the Bio Based Industry- Joint Undertaking (BBI-JU) as part of the H2020 program.

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Enerkem begins ethanol production from waste at its demo facility in Westbury, Québec

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a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals company, has begun initial production of cellulosic ethanol from waste materials at its demonstration facility in Westbury, Québec. Enerkem Inc., Earlier post.). The start of ethanol production at our Westbury facility is a significant milestone.

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Five Cool Tech Demos From the ARPA-E Summit

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Salvaged mining waste also sequesters CO 2 Phoenix Tailings’ senior research scientist Rita Silbernagel explains how mining waste contains useful metals and rare earth elements and can also be used as a place to store carbon dioxide. Emily Waltz Mining leaves behind piles of waste after the commercially viable material is extracted.

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Evonik investigating bacterial conversion of syngas to specialty chemicals; 2-HIBA demo

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Evonik Industries has demonstrated the use of bacteria to convert syngas to pure 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid (2-HIBA) under industrial conditions. Waste gas is one example of a source of syngas. Both the chemically-produced and biotech-produced products can be converted to methyl methacrylate (MMA). —Thomas Haas.

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LanzaTech and Swedish Biofuels partnering with Virgin Atlantic on waste gas-to-ethanol-to-jet fuel process; targeting commercial use by 2014

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Virgin Atlantic announced the development of a low-carbon, synthetic jet fuel kerosene produced from industrial waste gases with half the carbon footprint of the standard fossil fuel alternative in partnership with LanzaTech and Swedish Biofuels. convert the resulting ethanol into a synthetic jet fuel. The fuel production.

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Clean Energy Fuels delivered 143M gallons of Redeem renewable natural gas in 2019, up 30% year-on-year

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Redeem was the first commercially available RNG vehicle fuel, derived from capturing biogenic methane that is produced from the decomposition of organic waste from dairies, landfills, and wastewater treatment plants. In 2015, the City built a private CNG fueling station and started converting its fleet of 70 refuse trucks.

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