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MARCH 22, 2021

Following several years of research and development, Central & East European (CEE) oil and gas corporation MOL has stepped up the value chain and has become a biofuel producer through the realization of an investment in the Danube Refinery. —Gabriel Szabó, Executive Vice President of MOL Group Downstream.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Neste and CIM, part of NOVEN Group in France, the leading independent French group of companies providing oil storage and supply services, are collaborating to enable the supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel into France. CIM, import terminal at Le Havre.

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JULY 16, 2013

Sapphire Energy, Inc. and The Linde Group will expand their partnership to commercialize a new industrial-scale conversion technology needed to upgrade algae biomass into crude oil. Together, the companies will refine the hydrothermal treatment process developed and operated today by Sapphire Energy at pilot-scale.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

and Phoenix Power Group LLC have successfully completed fabrication, assembly and initial testing of the first pre-production Waste Heat Engines (WHE-25) manufactured by TopLine Energy Systems.( The Phoenix-10 Waste Oil Power Generator (P-10) is scheduled for commercial production in 2012. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

—Richard Fain, Chairman and CEO, Royal Caribbean Group. The ship class is also projected to achieve an Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) rating approximately 25% better than applicable International Maritime Organization (IMO) requirements.

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AUGUST 16, 2012

of China ( COMAC ) and Boeing opened the Boeing-COMAC Aviation Energy Conservation and Emissions Reductions Technology Center, a collaborative effort to support commercial aviation industry growth. Finding ways to convert discarded “gutter oil” into jet fuel could enhance regional biofuel supplies and improve biofuel’s affordability.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

Despite the decision to de-emphasize microbial oil, Neste Oil emphasized that cellulosic waste will continue to play an important role in its research strategy, adding that it remains committed to its goal of further extending its feedstock base and making greater use of waste and residues in this area in particular.

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JUNE 8, 2022

Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering are using membrane distillation technology to enable drillers to filter and reuse the produced water in the oil and gas industry, in agriculture, and other beneficial uses. The method is already being tested in Texas, North Dakota, and most recently in New Stanton, Pa.

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AUGUST 20, 2019

Leading global heavy lift shipping and offshore transportation and installation contractor Jumbo, and commercial, sustainable marine biofuel company GoodFuels, are partnering to test Goodfuels’ marine Bio-Fuel Oil on an offshore decommissioning project.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

of China (COMAC) ( earlier post ) has selected that Hangzhou Energy Engineering & Technology, Co., The project aims to identify contaminants in waste cooking oil, which often is described in China as “gutter oil,” and processes that may treat and clean it for use as jet fuel. COMAC was held on May 11th, 2008.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Neste Oil, the world’s largest producer of premium-quality renewable fuels, is working with DONG Energy, one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe, to develop an integrated process to produce renewable diesel and aviation fuel derived from agricultural residues. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MAY 30, 2020

The program is designed to support early stage, transformative energy technologies. Waste into X (WiX); $5.0 With nearly 2 billion tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated globally, this feedstock may constitute the largest resource for the recovery of CMs and other metals. million; 1-5 awards. million; 1-5 awards.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

The Rhodium Group, an independent research provider, estimates that, after a sharp uptick in 2018, US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 2.1% in 2019 based on preliminary energy and economic data. Industrial emissions (both energy and process) rose by 0.6%. This decline was due almost entirely to a drop in coal consumption.

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JUNE 1, 2023

The green group calls for greater transparency so that consumers know what is going into their tanks and fueling their flights. Airlines such as Ryanair and Wizz Air have recently struck large deals with oil suppliers for what are termed ‘sustainable aviation fuels’ (SAF). Details of the exact feedstocks used in SAFs are often vague.

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DECEMBER 5, 2021

It will be produced from sustainable waste feedstock at the Humber Refinery, which will deliver its SAF supply to British Airways via existing pipeline infrastructure that feeds directly into UK airports. We’re currently refining almost half a million liters of sustainable waste feedstocks a day, and this is just a start.

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DECEMBER 19, 2021

The flight marks Malaysia Airlines’ commitment to make SAF the cleaner and more viable energy option for regular flights by 2025. Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel is produced from sustainably-sourced, 100% renewable waste and residue raw materials, such as used cooking oil and animal fat waste.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2017

ExxonMobil and Renewable Energy Group (REG) announced that by utilizing REG’s patented fermentation technology, the companies’ joint research program has demonstrated the ability to convert sugars from a variety of non-edible biomass sources into biodiesel. Earlier post.). —Eric Bowen, vice president of REG Life Sciences.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

As part of a White House roundtable to launch the Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Grand Challenge to decarbonize the aviation sector by 2050 ( earlier post ), the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $64.7 Quasar Energy Group will use an anaerobic digestor to convert food waste to SAF precursors.

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MAY 7, 2019

London-based AP Ventures has made a follow-on investment in Greyrock Energy , Inc. Additionally, Greyrock’s systems may be deployed in remote oil fields and may be configured to produce high-purity hydrogen as a by-product. a provider of small-scale gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology.

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MAY 29, 2019

The production facility will specialize in producing SAF, bioLPG and naphtha, primarily using regional waste and residue streams as feedstock. SHV Energy, global leader in LPG distribution, will also invest in the facility and will purchase the bioLPG produced. The plant will be the first of its kind.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

has received a work order from Phoenix Power Group LLC (PPG) to develop a prototype electric generator system that will be powered by Cyclone’s heat-regenerative, external combustion engine running on waste oil. PPG is a current licensee of Cyclone, holding exclusive rights for generators running on waste oil.

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APRIL 29, 2022

IVECO, a brand of Iveco Group N.V. IVECO and Eni aim to define an integrated sustainable mobility platform for commercial fleets by offering innovative vehicles powered by biofuels and sustainable energy vectors—such as HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) biofuel, biomethane, hydrogen and electricity—and the related infrastructure.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

In a consensus statement , the group addresses key principles that must guide the growth of a European sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry as well as the market uptake for SAF in aviation in general to provide real and durable reductions in the environmental impacts of aviation.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

Shell Aviation and World Energy are collaborating to develop a scalable supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). As part of the collaboration, Shell Aviation and World Energy also announced that they have initiated the supply of SAF to Lufthansa Group at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

A team at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain) has designed a new simple, energy-efficient process (that also does not require any organic solvents) for the production of renewable diesel from biomass waste. Surplus energy consumption and process limitations can be detected in most of the processes proposed to date.

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AUGUST 30, 2011

with technologies such as direct fuel injection, variable valve timing, exhaust-driven turbochargers, brake energy regeneration and Auto Start Stop function—about 60% of the generated energy is still lost, half of it being exhaust heat, with the remaining half as heat absorbed by the engine cooling system. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 8, 2020

Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from waste and residue raw materials, has delivered its first batch of sustainable aviation fuel to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) via pipeline, where it will be used by major airlines committed to reducing carbon emissions.

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JUNE 8, 2023

Animal fats and used cooking oil are increasingly joining the likes of lithium, cobalt and copper as energy transitional materials where supply constraints are of growing concern, according to a new analysis of trade flows by S&P Global Commodity Insights Agribusiness Consulting group. The chase is on, and it is here to stay.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

between 2008 and 2009 due to the global financial crisis, global oil consumption recovered by 3.1% About one third of this growth came from China, which now uses more than 10% of the world’s oil. of total oil consumption in 2010. of total oil consumption in 2010. After falling 1.5% in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 87.4

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Lux Research has investigated the trends of corporate financing of alternative fuels from oil majors, based on a non-exhaustive database of more than 1,000 deals and partnership engagements from 2000 through September, 2014. Less active oil majors in this space include ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips.

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AUGUST 7, 2010

Aston University’s (UK) Bioenergy Research Group (BERG) is involved in a £1.4-million million), two-year project aimed at developing technology for producing and fractionating bio-oil components as a basis for a biorefinery producing green chemicals, transportation fuels and energy. million (US$2.2

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MARCH 16, 2021

To evaluate the efficiency and suitability of the database, the prototype was piloted by four partners involved in the production and distribution of fuels made from used cooking oil (UCO).

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, says it will be neutralizing the carbon emissions of all less-than-container load (LCL) ocean freight shipments from 1 January 2021. —Tim Scharwath, CEO DHL Global Forwarding, Freight. The CO 2 -reduction benefits are allocated to the customer.

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

Moller - Mærsk, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, BMW Group, H&M Group, Levi Strauss & Co. Mærsk and Wallenius Wilhelmsen have teamed up with the University of Copenhagen and major customers including BMW Group, H&M Group, Levi Strauss & Co. Around 80% of the goods you use every day are delivered to you by sea.

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MAY 4, 2011

Cyclone Power Technologies, developer of the external combustion Cyclone Engine, announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has allowed the company a patent on its scalable waste energy recycling engine known as the WHE (Waste Heat Engine). Earlier post.)

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MARCH 20, 2013

With an annual fuel bill of US$7 billion for vessel operations, the Mærsk Group continually considers ways to reduce its bunker fuel consumption. Mærsk Group is currently involved in two projects focused on realizing the marine fuel potential of one of the world’s most abundant and sustainable biomass resources: lignin.

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MAY 12, 2021

Current approaches for lithium extraction from water, for example, require a processing step that pumps large volumes of water, thousands of gallons a minute, through an ion exchange filtration system, making it both energy intensive and expensive. If successful, the group would like to build a pilot-scale plant in New Zealand.

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