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NREL and Ecopetrol in $2.3M CRADA agreement to optimize conversion of waste biomass to ethanol

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But the bagasse can be stacked and stored for a long time after the juice is removed and washed out of the green grass stalk. It’s more challenging to break down the cellulose in the bagasse than the sugar-rich juice, but if the conversion process is successful, the bagasse can be processed into a biofuel.

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Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging

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Parking lots seem logical places for solar farms, blocking the sun’s rays from baking vehicle interiors and converting that energy to usable power to make the cars run. Can Solar Panels Produce Enough Juice? Those considering investing in EVs could soon enjoy a comfortable, covered spot that tops off their juice.

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Novozymes develops fungus to produce biochemicals

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Malic acid is used as a flavor enhancer in the food industry and can be converted into other chemical derivatives used for a variety of plastic, polymer and resin products. In the food and beverage industries, it is added to enhance the sour flavor in products such as jellies, jams, juices and soft drinks.

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We’re the New Renewables

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JUICE BOX For many years, environmentalists have looked forward to the coming of net-zero-energy buildings. Bettmann/Getty Images You, the Power Source The incandescent lightbulb, in addition to being a world-changing invention, is the prototypical example of something that wastes a lot of energy, giving it off as heat instead of light.

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California ARB considering four new low-carbon fuel pathways; Neste renewable diesel and sugarcane molasses ethanol

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Once the rendered tallow has been converted to renewable diesel, the finished fuel is transported an estimated 7,677 nautical miles by ocean tanker to Los Angeles. After the sugarcane has been crushed, all of the cane juice is sent to sugar production. Neste’s process generates a propane-rich off-gas as a biogenic co-product.

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ARB posts six new LCFS pathway applications for comment; new PFAD biodiesel approach

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The plant was originally fueled by coal but was converted to natural gas in 2010. After the sugarcane has been crushed, the cane juice is filtered, treated with calcium hydroxide, decanted, and then sent to sugar production. Nameplate capacity is 50 million gallons per year of denatured ethanol.

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Comment on Tesla regains global BEV crown over BYD in Q1 by John Hanna

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This is a waste of speculative juices. Because he, like every sharp observer, knows that Tesla , for all that it has succeeded in doing by way of innovation, leadership and support for the BEV sector as a whole, cannot convert the world's auto industry to BEV single-handedly. All this energy devoted to Tesla v.

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