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JANUARY 27, 2023

Captis Aire LLC, “Renewable Blending Components to Enable 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)”, $2,000,000. This project will demonstrate the conversion of gaseous carbon wood wastes (terpenes) to renewable Terpenes SAF blending components. Hundreds of millions of gallons of drop-in 100% SAF will be unlocked. Comstock Inc.,

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NOVEMBER 7, 2020

HTL uses heat and pressure—250–380 °C and 5–28 MPa—to convert a variety of feedstocks to biocrude. The location—Lake Okeechobee, Florida—is a shallow lake covering roughly 740 square miles where massive blooms form annually and have increased in severity during the past decade. Figure from Tian et al.

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MAY 16, 2014

The proposed plants will utilize and promote technology that converts a methane-rich feedstock into high-quality methanol. Maverick Synfuels develops and commercializes thermochemical technology that converts low-value and renewable feedstocks into high-value fuels and chemicals.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $105-million loan guarantee to Fulcrum Sierra BioFuels, LLC to finance development of a facility to convert municipal solid waste into advanced biofuels. by Fulcrum, will fully fund construction of the municipal solid waste to renewable transportation fuel facility.

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JULY 14, 2016

The work was conducted by researchers from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Washington State University in Pullman, the USDA-ARS in Lincoln, Nebraska, and the University of Missouri, Columbia.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Algal fuels producer Algenol has closed on a $25-million dollar investment from BioFields, a Mexican business group devoted to the development of renewable and clean energy projects. Founded in 2006, Algenol converts CO 2 from industrial emitters into transportation fuels through its Direct-To-Ethanol process.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Ineos New Planet BioEnergy (INPB), a joint venture between Ineos Bio and New Planet Energy, broke ground on the $130-million, commercial-scale Indian River BioEnergy Center in Vero Beach, Florida. The BioEnergy Center will convert yard, vegetative and household wastes into cellulosic ethanol and renewable power for the local community.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

Researchers at Applied Research Associates’ (ARA) Florida Research Laboratory are developing a catalytic hydrothermolysis (CH) process to convert triglycerides (e.g., crop oils and animal fats) to non-ester biofuels—renewable fuels that are pure hydrocarbons indistinguishable from their petroleum counterparts. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 31, 2013

INEOS Bio started commercial-scale production at its first facility near Vero Beach, Florida, marking the first commercial-scale use of its gasification and fermentation technology for conversion of biomass waste into bioethanol and renewable power. Earlier post.).

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JULY 24, 2013

renewable isobutanol-blended gasoline for engine testing. The US Coast Guard completed a 3-month round of testing in Florida earlier this year under the CRADA with Honda engines running on fuel supplied by Gevo which contained 16.1% renewable isobutanol. Source: USCG. Click to enlarge. Biobutanol producer Gevo, Inc.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

Funds will be used for the construction of the first INEOS BioEnergy Center to be situated near Vero Beach, Florida. The core of the INEOS Bio technology is a patented anaerobic fermentation step, through which naturally occurring bacteria convert gases derived directly from biomass into ethanol. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 21, 2015

The Algenol fuel production process is designed to convert 1 tonne of CO 2 into 144 gallons of fuel while recycling CO 2 from industrial processes and converting 85% of the CO 2 used into ethanol, gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. The algal bio-oil can be used to produce biodiesel, renewable diesel, or other bio-oil-derived products.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

The team subsequently converted the lipids to biodiesel. Ingram, director of the Florida Center for Renewable Chemicals and Fuels at the University of Florida. To compare, other yeast-based platforms yield lipid content in the 50-80% range. This is a remarkable demonstration of the power of metabolic engineering.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

a synthetic biology company developing fermentation-derived drop-in renewable fuels and chemicals, announced that it has received $30 million in its latest round of funding. LS9 uses a one-step fermentation process to convert renewable plant-based materials into a diverse portfolio of fuel and chemical products. LS9, Inc.,

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Source: Beta Renewables. Once operational, the facility is expected to convert 600,000 tons of energy grasses per year into an estimated 20 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol using the Beta Renewable’s PROESA enzymatic hydrolysis process. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.

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APRIL 7, 2015

Glucose and xylose were simultaneously converted to H 2 with a yield of two H 2 per carbon, the maximum possible yield. In this pathway cellulose and hemicellulose were first completely converted to glucose and xylose, which in turn served as substrates for phosphorylation and hydrogen generation, using an enzyme mixture.

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OCTOBER 24, 2010

Methyl laurate was converted mainly to undecane (liquid alkane hydrocarbon C 11 H 24 ) and dodecane (liquid alkane hydrocarbon C 12 H 26 ) in the presence of hydrogen and the catalyst. Canola oil is converted mainly into heptadecane (C 17 H 36 ) and octadecane (C 18 H 38 ). Renewable Energy In press doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.09.004.

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AUGUST 1, 2020

Earth Energy Renewables, LLC. University of Florida. Integrated biochemical and electrochemical technologies (IBET) to convert organic waste to biopower via North American research and educational partnerships. University of North Dakota. Scale-up and Qualification of Net-Zero Sustainable Aviation Fuels from Wet Waste.

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MAY 6, 2011

The projects are funded through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative and will help increase the availability of alternative renewable fuels and biobased products to diversify the nation’s energy resources. University of Florida , Gainesville, Fla., Domtar Paper Company, LLC , Fort Mill, SC, $7,000,000. Exelus, Inc.

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JANUARY 16, 2014

They also offer greater efficiency in converting AC to DC power and in operating the electric traction drive during vehicle use. Applied in an EV, WBG materials could cut electricity losses by 66% during vehicle battery recharging, the DOE says. reducing the size of a sub-station to a suit case).

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MARCH 25, 2013

This can be a big problem for users of an ultracapacitor since DC-DC converters necessary to most ultracap applications require cell voltage be maintained above 1/2 full cell voltage. While emerging new converters. Under a FY 2010 Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) from the DOE, Ionova partnered with Dr. Jim P.

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MARCH 25, 2013

This can be a big problem for users of an ultracapacitor since DC-DC converters necessary to most ultracap applications require cell voltage be maintained above 1/2 full cell voltage. While emerging new converters. Under a FY 2010 Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) from the DOE, Ionova partnered with Dr. Jim P.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

FPL introduced the technology for medium-duty, hybrid bucket trucks and developed the concept of using biodiesel in hybrids, and we hope this initial joint commitment will encourage corporations, governments, universities and other non-profit organizations to join us in converting their fleets to plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicles by 2020.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Khosla Ventures and Khosla are prepared to fund these commitments either as part of a broader debt and/or equity financing structure, in connection with a note that would convert at a premium to the current price of the common stock or on alternative terms if requested by KiOR, and mutually agreed by the parties. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

A new plant that will convert garden, household and vegetative waste into cellulosic ethanol and renewable power has broken ground in Vero Beach, Florida. Ineos New Planet BioEnergy began work on the $130million Indian River BioEnergy Centre earlier this week.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Juneau, the Capital City of Alaska, has a clean, renewable source of energy, local hydropower. The buses will be operated on BCT's express bus routes servicing the Southeast Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale and Miami. CUMTD will produce hydrogen on-site partially from renewable sources. City of Tallahassee. 500,000.

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APRIL 17, 2013

LS9, a developer of renewable chemicals and fuels, has expanded operations at its Okeechobee, Florida demonstration facility with a successful customer trial. The resulting catalysts selectively and efficiently convert a diversity of feedstocks to a final product in a single-step fermentation process.

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AUGUST 12, 2011

The investments are part of a broader effort by the Obama administration to develop domestic renewable energy and advanced biofuels. A rapidly growing, widely adaptable crop, sweet sorghum accumulates in the stem high concentrations of sucrose that can be efficiently converted to ethanol, making this a valuable candidate bioenergy feedstock.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

The new Renewable Petroleum Facility. LS9, a synthetic biology company developing fermentation-derived drop-in renewable fuels and chemicals ( earlier post ), has acquired an existing production facility in Okeechobee, Florida. Click to enlarge. Source: LS9. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 24, 2014

Biodiesel producer Renewable Energy Group, Inc. a synthetic biology company developing fermentation-derived drop-in renewable fuels and chemicals ( earlier post ), for a purchase price of up to $61.5 The resulting catalysts selectively convert a diversity of feedstocks to a final product in a single-step fermentation process.

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APRIL 30, 2010

ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

The blue stars correspond to data points obtained by converting FleetCarma range data to energy consumption. Among their findings were: The average energy consumption per mile can increase by 15% from 273 Wh/mi (170 Wh/km) along Pacific Coast or at certain parts of South Florida to 315 Wh/mi (196 Wh/km) in the Upper Midwest.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Combined with AC Transit’s already-installed solar capacity, this solar installation will produce the renewable electricity equivalent to what will be required to produce 180 kg/day of green hydrogen. Broward County Transit, Florida: $2,000,000. VIA Metropolitan Transit, Texas: $5,000,000.

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JUNE 26, 2021

DME as a Renewable Hydrogen Carrier: Innovative Approach to Renewable Hydrogen Production, $1,500,000. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Blue Frontier, LLC (Parkland, Florida). High-Power Oak Ridge Converter (ORC) for Extreme Fast Charging (XFC) Applications, $750,000. Oberon Fuels (San Diego, California).

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AUGUST 26, 2009

The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The project will convert local landfill gas (LFG), a renewable fuel source, to compressed natural gas and develop five CNG fueling stations throughout the metro-Atlanta area.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

streamline the process by which green plants convert carbon. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. plants, and it is a liquid that can be extracted readily, separated, and converted into biodiesel fuel. converted into a fuel mixture that is comparable to diesel or. National Renewable.

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JUNE 27, 2006

It would also: Provide funds to Minnesota State University – Mankato to convert two conventional hybrids to plug-ins, Establish a task force to assess barriers to plug-in hybrids and to consider possible financial incentives to encourage Ford Motor Company to produce flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid vehicles at its St.

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