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DECEMBER 10, 2013

one of the world leaders in algae-based “Green Crude” oil production, and Phillips 66, an integrated energy manufacturing and logistics company, have entered a strategic joint development agreement aimed at taking production of algae crude oil a significant step toward commercialization. San Diego-based Sapphire Energy, Inc.,

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APRIL 5, 2016

Altex Technologies has selected Unitel to provide engineering services to design and build a pilot system that will produce 1 BPD of synthetic gasoline from biomass (Biomass Conversion to Synthetic Gasoline System, BCSGS). Carbonaceous materials—e.g., lower cost) and gasification/F-T processes (e.g., —US 9199889.

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APRIL 27, 2012

The majority (62%) of the plantations were located on the island of Sumatra, and more than two-thirds (69%) of all industrial plantations were developed for oil palm cultivation, with the remainder mostly being Acacia plantations for paper pulp production. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 20, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will consider at its December 2011 meeting amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation. Staff proposes to convert the current application process into a certification program to facilitate more expeditious reviews of Method 2A/2B submittals. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 28, 2021

The project will convert an existing hydrocracker for the production of low-carbon renewable diesel from soybean oil, resulting in a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions compared to hydrocarbon diesel. —Henrik Rasmussen, Managing Director of Haldor Topsoe, The Americas.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Researchers from Japan and Mexico have developed a one-step hydrotreatment process over catalysts containing Ni-Mo and solid acids for the conversion of vegetable oils (Jatropha, palm and canola) to renewable diesel and LPG fuels. Jatropha oil produced the highest yield (wt %) of renewable diesel (83.5%), with 4.9%

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Production of Renewable Diesel, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Gasoline, and Marine Fuel from Lignocellulosic Biomass at Dramatically Improved Yield, Efficiency, and Cost”, $2,000,000. It will valorize the economic production of algae-based biofuels and de-risk the mass manufacturing of algae-based polyurethanes, and associated consumer products.

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JANUARY 13, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved ethanol made from Algenol’s process as an advanced biofuel, meeting the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction requirements under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). The algal bio-oil can be used to produce biodiesel, renewable diesel, or other bio-oil derived products.

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APRIL 11, 2018

Audi has launched the new Audi A6 Avant station wagon equipped with a standard 48V mild hybrid system (MHEV) for the four- and six-cylinder TDI (diesel) and TFSI (gasoline) engines. The new eight-generation A6 sedan, introduced in February this year, also features the 48V MHEV system as standard. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 19, 2012

At last month’s World Renewable Energy Forum 2012 in Denver, Colorado, researchers from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory presented papers on two different approaches to upgrade pyrolysis oils to hydrocarbon fuels or fuel intermediates. Fast pyrolysis can convert about 70% of the mass and energy into the liquid product.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

SwRI has added a custom-designed circulating fluidized bed (CFB) to convert heavy crude oils or biological feedstock such as corn, into valuable, refined fuel samples that clients can assess for quality and profitability. For example, fluidized cataltyic cracking is commonly used in producing gasoline from crude oil.

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APRIL 14, 2021

Hyundai’s 2022 Tucson, with its all-new design, will begin arriving in the US market this spring (gasoline and hybrid models), with plug-in models available in summer 2021. liter, direct-injected and multi-port-injected gasoline engine as well as 1.6-liter, The eight-speed transmission for the standard 2.5-liter cubic feet.

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

A University of Maine chemical engineer and his research team have developed a new process—thermal deoxygenation (TDO)—to transform biomass, including forest residues, municipal solid waste, grasses, and construction wastes, into a hydrocarbon fuel oil. This produces a reaction resulting in a dark amber-colored oil.

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MARCH 13, 2013

Southern Research Institute (SRI) entered into a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a mild liquefaction process that will economically convert biomass to petroleum refinery-ready bio-oils. Other liquefaction processes either use severe conditions or expensive catalysts to achieve stability.

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JULY 17, 2010

liter engine, the HR12DDR, which aims to achieve the lowest level of fuel consumption in the world for gasoline-powered cars while delivering power output equivalent to that of a 1.5L Click to enlarge. Nissan Motor Co., unveiled a newly developed 1.2-liter engine and CO 2 emissions of 95 grams per kilometer (New European Drive Cycle).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Gas chromatograph traces of conventional 87 octane gasoline (top) and CoolPlanetBioFuels drop-in gasoline produced from corn cobs. Two fractionators in a module can produce one million gallons of gasoline per year, with capex of $0.50/gallon Source: CoolPlanetBioFuels. Click to enlarge. gallon to install—i.e.,

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JULY 15, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award $6 million to two projects to help develop next generation biofuels that will help drive down the cost of producing gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels from biomass. DOE is targeting the production of cost-competitive drop-in biofuels at $3 per gallon by 2017.

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JULY 1, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected four research and development projects designed to bring next-generation biofuels on line faster and to drive down the cost of producing gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels from biomass. The projects represent up to a combined $13-million Energy Department investment.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Gross product yield from the pyrolysis was 74% crude oil fraction, 17% solid residue; and 6% gases. The oil fraction broke down into 17-23% gasoline-range product; 35-42% diesel #1; 19-25% diesel #2; and 14-24% vacuum gas oil. Previous studies have used pyrolysis to convert plastic bags into crude oil.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Theta II GDI, its first Gasoline Direct Injection engine before an audience of engineers attending the Ninth Annual Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference in Korea. GDI application will subsequently be expanded across the gasoline engine family and applied to other Hyundai models. Theta II GDI. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Tucson gasoline and hybrid models will begin availability for the US market in spring 2021, with plug-in models available in summer 2021. liter, direct-injected and multi-port-injected gasoline engine as well as 1.6-liter, liter turbocharged gasoline engine produces an estimated 177 horsepower and 195 lb.-ft. 2022 Tucson.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Ensyn has initiated the generation and sale of its first RINs (Renewable Identification Numbers) under the US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) ( earlier post ); Ensyn’s D7 cellulosic RINs have received QAP certification. Ensyn believes it is now the leading producer of cellulosic D7 RINs in 2014. Earlier post.)

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MAY 16, 2013

On a larger efficiency scale, the new S-Class in its first year will offer two hybrid versions, a gasoline model and a diesel variant: the S 400 HYBRID, S 300 BlueTEC HYBRID, S 500, and S 350 BlueTEC. All the engines already meet the requirements of the Euro-6 emissions standard. S 300 BlueTEC HYBRID. l/100 km (53.5 S 400 HYBRID.

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MAY 15, 2014

At the BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology in Philadelphia, Joule announced that its Sunflow-D and Sunflow-J products meet the standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) for diesel and jet fuel, respectively. ASTM test regimes address a number of critical fuel requirements, such as performance (e.g.

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DECEMBER 24, 2013

Cellulosic gasoline and diesel company KiOR, Inc. Earlier post.) 'Cellulosic gasoline and diesel company KiOR, Inc. The ratio between gasoline, diesel and fuel oil expected to be produced during the year is approximately 35% gasoline, 40% diesel, and 25% fuel oil. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 19, 2017

CRI/Criterion Catalyst Company LTD (CRIUK), a global catalyst technology company wholly owned by Royal Dutch Shell, has 2 *-Technology-Licensed-Biozin-Holding">awarded an FEL-2 license agreement for the IH 2 technology which converts biomass to liquid transportation fuels ( earlier post ), to Norway-based Biozin Holding AS (BZH).

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MAY 6, 2013

The new MY2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van for the US now features a 2.1L, 4-cylinder diesel with a t-speed automatic transmission as standard. The 4-cylinder Sprinter features a 7-speed automatic transmission with torque converter—the only 7-speed automatic transmission to feature in a van—is refined for maximum fuel economy.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Converting a corn ethanol plant to produce biobutanol requires changes to the fermentation step (mainly a new microorganism) and to alcohol recovery from the fermentation. Butamax’s technology package will include the installation of novel corn oil separation technology. of the hydrocarbon gasoline. of the hydrocarbon gasoline.

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JANUARY 22, 2016

Tesoro Corporation plans to foster the development of biocrude, made from renewable biomass, which can be co-processed in its existing refineries along with conventional fossil crude oil to produce lower-carbon drop-in fuels. 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 relationship between Reliance Industries Ltd., Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

EIA research indicated that part of the reason for the underestimation of transportation sector consumption of liquid fuels stemmed from the use of methanol and its derivatives that were increasingly added into China’s gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) streams. Most of China’s methanol supply is from domestic production.

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MARCH 19, 2014

KiOR developed a proprietary catalytic process to produce cellulosic gasoline and diesel from lignocellulosic biomass. The biomass-to-cellulosic fuel technology platform combines KiOR’s proprietary catalyst systems with FCC processes that have been used in crude oil refineries to produce gasoline for more than 60 years.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

This would significantly contribute to the Renewable Fuel Standard mandate set by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to produce 21 billion gallons of advanced renewable transportation fuels by 2022. This step takes place in a separate reactor unit called the Davison Circulating Riser Reactor (DCR), designed by W.R. Source: NREL.

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APRIL 7, 2015

liter gasoline engines, Nissan said. In addition, the new X-Trail Hybrid will have Forward Emergency Braking as standard equipment, expanding its safety technology features. Nissan is planning to introduce Forward Emergency Braking as standard on major models in Japan, by the end of autumn 2015. Equipped with an optimized 2.0-liter

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MAY 12, 2015

Global Bioenergies has successfully converted renewable resources first into gaseous isobutene via fermentation, which was then subsequently catalytically oligomerized into a mix of fuel-range liquid hydrocarbons, including iso-octane. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Our target will now be to purify the different components of this mix.

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APRIL 17, 2018

Global Bioenergies (GBE), the company developing a process converting renewable resources into isobutene via fermentation ( earlier post ), and SkyNRG, world market leader in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), will collaborate to accelerate the commercialization of Global Bioenergies’ approach to process isobutene into a jet fuel blending component.

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APRIL 17, 2019

The new S models consume on average 19% less fuel than their predecessors with gasoline engines despite producing significantly more torque. Both systems are embedded in the standard 48-volt main electrical system. A DC/DC converter steps this voltage down for components in the 12–volt electrical system.

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