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JUNE 21, 2021

Aemetis awarded an engineering services contract to Worley for the Aemetis ‘Carbon Zero’ renewable jet and diesel plant in Riverbank, California. The Aemetis Carbon Zero renewable jet and diesel project is designed to hydrotreat renewable oils with hydrogen from orchard and forest wood waste. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 1, 2011

A subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation will provide financing to Diamond Green Diesel LLC, a previously announced joint venture project between Darling International and Valero Energy Corporation ( earlier post ), for the construction of its renewable diesel facility in Norco, Louisiana. Charles refinery near Norco, Louisiana.

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AUGUST 1, 2013

Neste Oil is part of a fleet demonstration program of a new blend of diesel fuel in Coburg, Germany. The aim of the program is to introduce to the market a fuel with a significantly higher proportion of renewable content than current diesel blends. —Kaisa Hietala, Neste Oil’s Vice President, Renewable Fuels.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., which is commercializing olefin metathesis technology for renewable fuels and chemicals, has raised $100 million in its Series C financing round. The technology underlying ERS’ processes is based on the work of Nobel Laureate Dr. Robert H. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 2, 2013

Project Volt Gas Volt is based on a long-term financing plan and the use of existing technologies for the large-scale conversion of surplus renewable electricity to methane, with subsequent reuse. Project VGV uses surplus electricity generated by renewable and nuclear sources to produce hydrogen via electrolysis.

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DECEMBER 22, 2014

The collapse in world oil prices in the second half of 2014 will have only a moderate impact on the fast-developing low-carbon transition in the world electricity system, according to research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Earlier Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysis showed that, with gasoline at $2.09

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JULY 4, 2022

As the world contends with a global energy crisis, nuclear power has the potential to play a significant role in helping countries to securely transition to energy systems dominated by renewables, according to a new special report by the IEA.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

a renewable oil and bioproducts company, and Bunge Global Innovation LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bunge Limited, a global agribusiness and food company, have entered into a framework agreement for the formation of a joint venture entity focused on the production of triglyceride oils in Brazil. Solazyme, Inc.,

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JUNE 11, 2015

France-based Global Bioenergies, the developer of a one-step fermentation processes for the direct and cost-efficient transformation of renewable resources into light olefins, has obtained new €1.4-million million) financing from Bpifrance on the isobutene program. million (US$1.6-million) million interest-free loan over seven years.

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APRIL 3, 2012

Solazyme produces tailored oils using heterotrophic algae grown in industrial fermenters. Algae-based renewable oil company Solazyme, Inc. Algae-based renewable oil company Solazyme, Inc. will have an expected annual production capacity of 100,000 metric tons of oil. Source: Solazyme. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 16, 2018

Neste, the leading producer of renewable diesel, UK-based chemical recycling company ReNew ELP, and Australian technology developer Licella are collaborating in a development project to explore the potential of using mixed waste plastic as a raw material for fuels, chemicals, and new plastics. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

This is due to wind and solar projects generating only when natural resources are available while oil, coal, and gas plants can potentially produce around the clock. Investment in new wind, solar, and other non-large hydro renewables projects in the country fell to $86 billion in 2018 from $122 billion in 2017. thousand in 2017.

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MAY 21, 2014

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. The Geismar facility, completed in 2010, was the first large scale renewable diesel biorefinery built in the US. REG is a long-term customer of ours, buying fats, oils and greases to make renewable fuel, and we hope to continue that relationship. Earlier post.)

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MAY 11, 2017

Renewable Energy Group will acquire approximately 82 acres of land at its Geismar, Louisiana biorefinery from Lion Copolymer. With the recent increase in production at REG’s Geismar site and the growing market demand for renewable hydrocarbon diesel, we believe now is the right time to evaluate capacity expansion opportunities.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

The world added 50% more renewable capacity in 2023 than in 2022 –and that means it has a real chance of achieving the goal set by governments at the COP28 climate change conference of tripling global capacity by 2030. The increases in renewable energy capacity in the US, Europe, and Brazil also hit all-time highs.

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JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Dr. Paul addressed a positive change—the days of increasing US oil consumption may be over. “ by Bill Cooke.

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JULY 30, 2023

Putting the Assessment Framework and Guidelines into force will ensure any government supports for the sector will not delay the transition to renewables, are in compliance with the goals of the Paris Agreement to limit warming to 1.5 °C, Support clean energy, clean technology, or renewable energy.

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

Rolls-Royce Power Systems and SOWITEC, a specialist in renewable energy projects, have agreed to cooperate with the aim of providing power-to-X projects with a total electrolysis capacity of up to 500 megawatts by 2028. With more than 4.2

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APRIL 17, 2017

US-based biotech startup Amfora and CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, the federal government agency for scientific research in Australia) signed an agreement to advance development and commercialization of technology to produce oil in the leaves and stems of plants as well as the seeds. Source: CSIRO.

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AUGUST 9, 2010

a renewable oil production and algal biotechnology company, announced that it has raised $52 million in its Series D financing round. Solazyme uses microbial fermentation to produce renewable oil that can be used for clean and scalable fuels, chemicals, nutritional food ingredients and health and wellness products.

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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. It is then isolated and purified, while the algal biomass is processed to extract and produce a bio-oil co-product.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Several of the letters of intent include price indications that confirm the potential for isobutene derivatives to fetch prices far higher than their oil-derived counterparts. The investment bank Vulcain is assisting IBN-One in putting together the financing package and identifying financial partners for the project.

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APRIL 17, 2024

Mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd has secured an 11-year term loan of INR 3,918 crore from Power Finance Corporation Ltd ( PFC ), sources said. The latest financing follows Vedanta group’s takeover of Meenakshi Energy Ltd on December 28 in an NCLT-driven insolvency process. GW by FY27, sources with knowledge of the matter said.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e., million (US$12.8

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Estimated consumption subsidies, industrial and developing countries, fossil fuels and renewables. Fossil fuel subsidies continue to far outweigh support for renewable energy, according to new research conducted for the Worldwatch Institute’s Vital Signs Online service. Source: Worldwatch. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 4, 2016

France-based Global Bioenergies announced that its German subsidiary, Global Bioenergies GmbH, secured a €400,000 (US$446,000) grant from the BMBF (the German federal ministry for research and education) to finance a 14-month-project aimed at producing renewable gasoline additives. million tons per year). million tons per year).

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MARCH 28, 2012

During a campaign speech, Alberta Premier Alison Redford proposed a $3-billion government-funded research agency to support oil sands environmental research. Redford said she would revive the Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority (AOSTRA) as AOSTRA 2. Globe and Mail.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

The project, which will co-produce full replacement renewable jet fuel, gasoline, diesel and Bioplus nanocellulose from woody biomass in an integrated biorefinery at AVAPCO’s site in Thomaston, Georgia, has received a $3.7-million Its scope includes definition engineering, permitting, and financing activities. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Both scenarios expect that growth in electricity demand can primarily be met by deployment of renewables such as solar, due to their falling costs. By then, the combined share of renewables in electricity supply reaches 74%. —Caroline Chua, BNEF’s Southeast Asia clean power lead analyst. trillion under the NZS.

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JUNE 2, 2022

The Long-Term Electric Vehicle Outlook outlines two scenarios for the uptake of electric transport to 2050, and examines impacts on demand for batteries, materials, oil, electricity, infrastructure and emissions. million barrels of oil demand per day. —Aleksandra O’Donovan, head of electric vehicles at BloombergNEF.

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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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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

These include higher-return bioenergy, and convenience & EV charging; and focusing hydrogen and renewables & power where bp can leverage integration. It plans to increase its supply of biogas six-fold, underpinned by Archaea Energy, to up to 70,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day in 2030. In 2022, bp invested $4.9 mmboe/d in 2030.

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APRIL 16, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) issued a draft loan guarantee solicitation for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects located in the US that avoid, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gases. Within the draft solicitation, the Department has included a sample list illustrative of potential technologies for consideration.

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JANUARY 17, 2015

The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Size of the diameter of the circle represents the size of the project.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

At the current pace of research and development, replacing gasoline and diesel with renewable fuel alternatives could take some 131 years, according to a new University of California, Davis, study using a new sustainability forecasting approach based on market expectations. The forecast was published online 8 Nov.

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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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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Trafigura deploys infrastructure, logistics and financing to connect global producers and consumers of oil and petroleum products, metals and minerals and power and renewables. At Trafigura, we recognize that hydrogen will need to be transported over long distances, from regions rich in renewable power to demand hubs.

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