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Ford and Ontario Bio-Car Initiative Develop Wheat Straw-Reinforced Plastic; First Application in 2010 Flex

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This application alone reduces petroleum usage by some 20,000 pounds per year, reduces CO 2 emissions by 30,000 pounds per year, and represents a sustainable usage for wheat straw, the waste byproduct of wheat. Ontario, for example, has some 30 million metric tons of available wheat straw waste at any given time. More than 1.5

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Partners Target Biomass-to-Liquids Demo Plant for Toledo

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Renewable Energy Institute International (REII), Toledo’s Red Lion Bio-Energy , the University of Toledo, Midwest Terminals/Port of Toledo, SolarTurbines/Caterpillar, and other partners are working to build a biomass-to-liquids demonstration plant in South Toledo, Ohio.

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Blue Marble Energy and Bionavitas Announce Partnership to Produce Industrial Biochemicals from Microalgae

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It also generates renewable natural gas as a product. Light Immersion Technology can be used to grow algae to remediate selenium, zinc, lead, cadmium, boron, mercury, and other undesirable elements and compounds from industrial waste streams. Blue Marble can then process the generated algae biomass into specialty biochemicals.

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[PRESS RELEASE] Emissions Reduction Plan: Electric Vehicles will drive a low emissions future

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This makes so much sense for a country with our access to renewable energy. Today signals that New Zealand wants to be part of that transition, and avoid becoming a dumping ground for dirty second-hand vehicles from other markets. EVs will drive down the costs of owning a vehicle and give New Zealand more energy independence.

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DOE to Award $106M to Six CO2 Conversion Projects; $156M in Matching Private Funding

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The algal biocrude can be blended with other fuels for power generation or processed into a variety of renewable drop-in replacement fuels such as jet fuel and biodiesel. Novomer will develop a process for converting waste CO 2 into a number of polycarbonate products (plastics) for use in the packaging industry.

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DeepGreen Metals revises undersea polymetallic nodules resources upwards

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As countries invest in large-scale clean energy transition programs and begin to phase out internal combustion engines, securing the minerals required to build batteries for storing renewable energy and powering electric vehicles is increasingly critical.

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Will an EV-Filled World Pass The Sulfuric Acid Test?

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Look at the periodic table, and think of the elements needed for a prosperous planet powered by renewable energy. Sulfuric acid is necessary for extracting heavy metals such as nickel, cobalt, and rare earths for batteries, magnets, and other renewable energy technologies. Sulfur likely won’t be the first to come to mind.

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