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MARCH 26, 2021

A large-scale demonstration converting biocrude to renewable diesel fuel has passed a significant test, operating for more than 2,000 hours continuously without losing effectiveness. —John Holladay, PNNL scientist and co-director of the joint Bioproducts Institute, a collaboration between PNNL and Washington State University.

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JUNE 24, 2012

The University of Minnesota, Morris, in partnership with Cummins Power Generation and the University of Minnesota Center for Diesel Research, has developed a transportable diesel engine generator (genset) that can be powered by biomass, called the PowerTrainer. The University is demonstrating the unit on 28 June.

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JUNE 24, 2014

Neste Oil and Renewable Algae Energy (RAE), a US-based algae biomass producer, have signed a contingent commercial algae oil off-take agreement. Algae oil is one of the alternatives being researched by Neste Oil for use as a feedstock for producing NEXBTL renewable diesel in the future.

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MARCH 9, 2020

Researchers from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a photocatalyst for the selective decarboxylation of fatty acids to produce diesel- and jet-range molecules under mild conditions (30?°C, Industrial low-value fatty acid mixtures—e.g., Huang et al.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Neste Oil, developer of the NExBTL process for renewable diesel, and agritrader Raisioagro have launched a research project to investigate the potential of straw as a raw material for producing NExBTL renewable diesel via Neste’s microbial oil technology. Earlier post.). The cells are then harvested and the oil recovered.

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AUGUST 29, 2012

Neste Oil has completed the first phase of its project to build a pilot plant for producing microbial oil for use as a feedstock for NExBTL renewable diesel. The technology is designed to produce feedstock for NExBTL renewable diesel by using yeast and fungi to convert sugars from waste and residues into oil highly efficiently.

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JUNE 28, 2021

The EU-funded research project HyFlexFuel recently successfully produced biocrudes via hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) from a variety of biomasses, including sewage sludge, food waste, manure, wheat straw, corn stover, pine sawdust, miscanthus and microalgae in a pilot-scale continuous HTL plant at Aarhus University (Denmark).

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a three-year, $1 million grant to a team of researchers led by a UMass Lowell mechanical engineering professor that is working to develop renewable fuel additives from sawdust and other wood byproducts. —Hunter Mack, team leader.

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MAY 30, 2014

The ReShip project, led by the Paper and Fibre Research Institute (PFI) with R&D partners Aston University (UK) and NTNU (Norway), is developing technology for producing a cost-competitive pyrolysis-oil-based multi-component fuel which meets the performance requirements of marine diesel engines.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Neste Oil celebrated the grand opening of its NExBTL renewable diesel refinery in the Port of Rotterdam. The refinery has an annual production capacity of 800,000 metric tons or 1 billion liters (264 million gallons US) of renewable diesel and cost around €670 million (US$873 million) to build. Earlier post.)

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JULY 26, 2023

This research and development investment signifies Continental’s commitment to fostering a more sustainable general aviation industry aimed at reducing carbon emissions and promoting environmental stewardship. HVO is a renewable and carbon-neutral fuel alternative. The CD-155 and CD-170 run on both jet fuel and diesel (DIN EN590).

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Neste Oil has applied for patents to cover technology developed to produce microbial oil from waste and residues with the help of various yeasts and molds for use as a feedstock for its NExBTL renewable diesel. Microbial oil produced in this way has already been successfully refined into NExBTL renewable diesel.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

In Australia, QUT researchers and Mercurius Australia are partnering on a pilot plant to prove the economic viability of turning sugarcane waste into either jet and diesel fuel or chemicals that could be used to make plastic soft drink and beer bottles. Does not use enzymes or microbes therefore it is not sensitive to feedstock impurities.

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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 1: Renewable energy. The pilot plant is coupled to LUT’s solar power plant in Lappeenranta.

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JULY 3, 2020

These fuels are derived from renewable feedstocks, and can deliver exceptional efficiency with low emissions. ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company will work with ANL to develop a life-cycle analysis modeling framework to estimate the greenhouse gas emissions produced by refinery coprocessing of renewable fuels.

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JUNE 11, 2020

In Germany, BSE Engineering and the Institute for Renewable Energy Systems at Stralsund University of Applied Sciences (IRES) have demonstrated the conversion of wind power into renewable methanol. In the future, the fuel-cell-suitable crude methanol as well as the cleaned methanol will be sold industrially as e-fuel.

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

It will be the first pilot plant in Europe designed to produce microbial oil for use in manufacturing renewable fuel from waste-based raw materials. Neste Oil collaborated with Aalto University School of Chemical Technology on developing microbial oil technology. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

million investment in 2015) in Carbon Recycling International ( CRI ), an Icelandic company which produces renewable methanol using recycled CO 2 emissions sourced from a local thermal power plant and hydrogen made by splitting water with electrolysis (Power-to-Methanol). Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million Earlier post.). It features a 1.8-liter,

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AUGUST 5, 2020

The Scottish Government is investing £300,000 (US$391,000) in a new hydrogen accelerator which will be located at the University of St Andrews. Additionally, the work of the hydrogen accelerator will also support the ambition of phasing out the need for new gasoline and diesel cars and vans by 2032.

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MARCH 23, 2013

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) is holding a public meeting on 23 April in Sacramento to discuss regulatory concepts for establishing fuel requirements for alternative diesel fuels (ADF), including biodiesel, renewable diesel and other emerging diesel fuel substitutes.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The diesel engine on the Empa test facility was tuned to DME. The engine block is derived from a Cursor 11 commercial vehicle engine manufactured by FPT Industrial and has already served us for five years in various research projects. Image: Empa. We already know this engine very well. —project leader Patrik Soltic.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Specifically, the LCSFA represents the Biomass-to-Liquids (BtL) industry, with members including TRI, Rentech Inc., BtL is produced through the gasification of renewable biomass and the subsequent conversion of the gasified biomass using the Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) synthesis process.

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MARCH 22, 2021

Bio feedstock will be co-processed together with fossil materials increasing the renewable share of fuels and reducing up to 200,000 tons /year CO 2 emission without negatively affecting fuel quality. With this investment, we have started to produce sustainable diesel for the first time within MOL Group and we became biofuel producers.

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MAY 26, 2022

—James Turner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Bourns College of Engineering – Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA. DI2S Consulting & Training, Paris, France.

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JUNE 4, 2020

Trucks make up just 4% of all US automobiles, but MD and HD vehicles—from big rigs to delivery vans—account for more than 25% of transportation-related fuel consumption, and diesel averages 44 cents more per gallon than gasoline. Renewable Feedstocks to Produce Commercially Viable Diesel Blends.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Financing for novel biorefinery process systems can be a barrier to commercializing advanced biofuels, and this funding will reduce technological uncertainties and enable industry deployment. Captis Aire LLC, “Renewable Blending Components to Enable 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)”, $2,000,000. Comstock Inc.,

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

Canada-based Forge Hydrocarbons Corporation, a spin-off from the University of Alberta ( earlier post ), has received a US$4-million from Lockheed Martin under the Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy. This turns the acids into hydrocarbons that are separated into various fuels, including gasoline and diesel.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Janus Electric has developed a system to convert diesel powered prime mover fleets to electric power, including on-road applications and specialist vehicles for primary industries such as mining. Janus can convert all prime mover makes and models to electric power.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

A team from KU Leuven and the University of Antwerp in Belgium has developed a new process that is suitable for the distributed, small-scale production of “green” ammonia. assisted nitrogen oxidation and lean NOx trap technology, adopted from diesel?engine It also emerges as an alternative carbonless renewable fuel.

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

Integrated conceptual lignocellulosic biorefinery for the production of renewable chemicals and liquid fuels. The hydrolysate is representative of a byproduct that could be produced by wood-processing industries such as biomass boilers or pulp mills in the northeastern US. Source: Xing et al. Click to enlarge. —Xing et al.

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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. In a paper describing the kraft recovery process, Honghi Tran from the University of Toronto and Esa K. Their paper appears in the journal ChemSusChem. tons of black liquor dry solids.

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JUNE 26, 2020

Due to environmental concerns and national as well as international regulations associated with fossil based HFOs, there is a considerable need for cleaner, renewable and economic alternatives for the maritime industry. IDEALFUEL is coordinated by Eindhoven University of Technology and involves participants from four countries.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Fuel for the flight was produced from Carinata seeds by AltAir Paramount LLC using Honeywell UOP’s Renewable Jet Fuel process technology, which converts non-edible animal fats and oils into renewable fuels. The 15-hour trans-Pacific flight operated with approximately 24,000 kg of 10% biofuel blend, saving 18,000 kg in carbon emissions.

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JULY 23, 2021

Tenneco’s Powertrain business group is partnering with key academic and industry experts to examine the technical possibilities and commercial feasibility of synthetic fuels in the NAMOSYN project. This makes them particularly suitable for vehicles with traditional ICE as well as alternative powertrains such as hybrids.

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DECEMBER 18, 2010

TetraVitae Bioscience has completed a successful demonstration of its process to produce renewable n-butanol in a corn dry-mill pilot plant. n-butanol is an important intermediate in the coatings, plastics, personal care, and packaging industries. In addition, n-butanol and derivatives are promising candidates as diesel blendstocks.

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AUGUST 18, 2015

Compared to most vegetable oils, acetyl-TAGs have reduced viscosity and improved cold temperature properties that confer advantages in applications as biodegradable lubricants, food emulsifiers, plasticizers, and ‘drop-in’ fuels for some diesel engines. hydroxyl, epoxy, etc.).

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JUNE 23, 2011

Neste Oil is continuing its research into the potential for using algae oil as a feedstock for producing NExBTL renewable diesel by taking part in two research projects starting this summer to test various methods for growing algae in outdoor conditions. —Markku Patajoki, the Head of Neste Oil’s Biotechnology Group.

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