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JANUARY 3, 2013

The US Department of Energy announced more than $10 million in funding to five new projects that will develop new synthetic biological and chemical techniques to convert biomass into advanced biofuels and bioproducts such as plastics and chemical intermediates. Texas AgriLife Research (up to $2.4 Lygos (up to $1.8

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Replacement of up to 90% (270 Mt) of the total global consumption of plastics in 2007 with bio-based plastics is ultimately technically possible, according to new study by authors at Utrecht University, commissioned by the associations European Bioplastics and the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE). Mt in 2007 to 2.33

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JUNE 25, 2018

Conceptual drawing of the superlattice in which spread electrons are confined to a narrow space to enhance thermoelectric conversion. One way to address this problem is to convert the wasted heat into electricity, known as thermoelectric energy conversion. This method yielded higher voltage but did not improve conversion rates.

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JANUARY 15, 2010

Catilin and its partner, Iowa State University - Center for Catalysis (ISU-CCAT), will provide key extraction, sequestration and conversion technologies. The balance of the algal oil, which contains free fatty acids (FFA) and triglycerides, will be converted to biodiesel using Catilin’s commercially available T300 catalyst.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Developed with the support of approximately $100 million in investments and research from the US Department of Energy, the facilities use biochemical conversion technologies such as yeast and enzymes to convert cellulosic biomass into transportation fuels.

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JULY 28, 2009

The converted EV. Electric vehicle manufacturer Think Global and Ener1, one of its battery partners, are supplying a fully integrated electric drivetrain powered by a lithium-ion battery system to Japan Post for the conversion of delivery vehicles as part of a comprehensive road-testing program. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 30, 2009

Dallas-based BAF Technologies has begun converting 600 AT&T Ford E-Series vans to dedicated CNG technology in 2009. The converted vehicles will utilize the BAF CalComp System, a proprietary CNG fuel system certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (ARB). Earlier post.).

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JULY 15, 2010

The Ban on EV Conversions is Over!!! Yesterday (June 7, 2010), Electric Mobility Canada sent out an e-mail advising its Ontario members that MTO has lifted the ban, and has implemented an interim solution for the licensing of electric vehicle conversions. Ontario's Ban on Electric Cars. In Toronto at the College Park licence office. *

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AUGUST 4, 2017

The gasification technology complements Aemetis’ current license with LanzaTech for syngas-to-ethanol conversion, providing Aemetis with a complete technology solution to produce locally-sourced, low-carbon cellulosic ethanol. Cellulosic ethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 80% compared to gasoline. per gallon, about $3.00

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DECEMBER 25, 2014

This process when combined with a related technology to produce alcohols from complex feedstock can realize an integrated biorefinery that sustainably and cost effectively converts low-value, high-volume feedstocks into a suite of bioproducts and biofuels. These data have been generated and are awaiting publication in a journal.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

USDA funding will be used to construct a 55,000 square foot facility that will produce cellulosic ethanol by converting municipal solid waste and other industrial pulps into advanced biofuels, as well as using conventional renewable biofuel derived from seed corn waste. When operational, the facility is expected to produce approximately 3.6

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APRIL 27, 2012

Business-as-usual’ projections of future conversion rates, based on historical rates over the past two decades, indicate that 6–9 Mha of peatland in insular Southeast Asia may be converted to plantations by the year 2020, unless land use planning policies or markets for products change. Chris Malins.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

In 2007, he joined John Deere’s electronics-solutions group, in Fargo, N.D., As staff engineer from 2007 through 2011, he led, managed, and contributed to the design, development, and deployment of electrification technologies. There he was involved in R&D projects on power quality control converters and renewable energy systems.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

This would significantly contribute to the Renewable Fuel Standard mandate set by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to produce 21 billion gallons of advanced renewable transportation fuels by 2022. There are 110 domestic fluid catalytic cracking units currently operating in the United States.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

In 2007, the researchers had reported the development of a novel method using a combination of 13 enzymes to form an unnatural enzymatic pathway to completely convert starch and water in one reactor into hydrogen. This could be the first chemical reaction that can convert ambient-temperature heat to chemical energy (hydrogen).

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MAY 26, 2022

1970 , and electricity generation reached a plateau, at about 4,000 TWh per year, in 2007. The early expansion of generation was destined for industry—above all for the conversion from steam engines to electric motors—and for commerce. The impressive drop in inflation-adjusted prices of electricity ended by.

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APRIL 17, 2011

was founded in 2007 under a uniform cell heat distribution technology patent acquired from chemical manufacturer Dupont. Once systems have been tested and perfected, the E2/SSI Electric Conversion Kit and the Interchangeable Leyden Battery Module will be the first complete EV conversion kit available for the public to purchase.

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MARCH 6, 2012

Virdia was founded in 2007 as HCL CleanTech— a US-Israeli biofuels technology development company focused on full process technology for conversion of woody biomass to fermentable sugars and advanced biofuels. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 6, 2011

a technology developer focusing on the conversion of carbon dioxide and methane to fuels, plans to produce samples of diesel fuel in an end-to-end process demonstration. Haijun Sun Jian Huang, Hui Wang, and Jianguo Zhang (2007) CO 2 Reforming of CH 4 over Xerogel Ni-Ti and Ni-Ti-Al Catalysts. Click to enlarge. Carbon Sciences, Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

The project would convert wood biomass into drop in biofuels such as gasoline and diesel fuel. KiOR combines a proprietary catalyst system with a biomass-to-renewable crude conversion technology to produce a high-quality oil called Re-Crude using a process similar to Fluid Catalytic Cracking used in the oil industry. KiOR, Inc.,

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

The coal first decomposes into volatiles and char while CH 4 is converted into CO/H 2 mixtures; the char is converted into CO/H 2 mixtures via steam gasification on longer time scales. In conventional CTL approaches, energy is supplied by burning a portion of the coal feed, which then produces carbon dioxide. Process flow diagram.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Through the sales network, these conversions will primarily target professional customers (commercial vehicles) dependent on access to the urban centre for the continuity of their activities. Second-life batteries are also used to operate refrigeration units on converted versions of Kangoo Z.E.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

Bi-directional power converter up to 18 kW. Although the first vehicle conversions have been to Toyota Scions, Johnson said that other car models are being considered, and the company is approaching some of their large-fleet customers about converting their three- to five-year-old Chevrolet vans. 35 kWh Li-ion battery pack.

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MARCH 1, 2012

An alternative, according to the study to be published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , would be to convert more than 80% of managed rangeland, or nearly 60% of total rangeland, to biofuel crops. The authors reported that both options would significantly reduce the amount of food US farmers produce.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

to convert one of its refuse transfer trucks to APG’s dual fuel system and begin on-the-road test trials and emission compliance approval. The dual fuel conversion and emissions reduction systems lower carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, and particulate matter emissions. American Power Group Inc., Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

The group investigating the production of bio-hydrocarbons will produce hydrocarbons by pioneering processes for chemically converting plant material and by natural microbial and fungal processes that are even less-explored. Quick conversion of biomass. Carpita, Maureen C. McCann, and Fabio H. Ribeiro, all from Purdue University.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

However, the current methods for converting JP-8 to energy are insufficient. There has been significant research into the use of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) for conversion of JP-8 into electrical energy. AMO is an oxidoreductase enzyme which converts alkanes to alcohols. Aviation Catalysts Fuel Cells Fuels'

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

BP will convert approximately 100 diesel municipal vehicles, including several dozen school buses, to operate on compressed or liquefied natural gas and will construct four refueling stations for the converted vehicles.

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JUNE 4, 2009

a leading manufacturer of engine components that converts vehicles to operate on cleaner gaseous fuels, such as propane. IMPCO’s bi-fuel system is a certified engine conversion for the following vehicles: 2007 5.4L CleanFUEL North America, Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with IMPCO Technologies, Inc. 2008 and 2009 3.5L

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MARCH 22, 2010

Once further optimized and energy conversion elements, such as thermoelectric converters, are added, the cell could produce electricity. One thing that frustrates me to no end, is that I don’t know how to convert this energy directly. Among the other reports scheduled for the symposium are: Michael McKubre, Ph.D.,

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JUNE 16, 2010

Since 2007, Alberta companies that annually produce more than 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions are legally required to reduce their greenhouse gas intensity by 12%. Enerkem’s technology converts residual materials, such as non-recyclable municipal solid waste, into transportation fuels and advanced chemicals. million (US$36.6

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JUNE 23, 2010

Amyris engineers microbes to convert sugar to hydrocarbon fuels. Micrograph of fermentation fluids from production of Amyris Renewable Diesel (Nov 2007). Biotechnology offers new perspectives on the conversion of biomass into molecules for biofuels and green chemistry. Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

In the second step, the syngas is passed over a proprietary catalyst to produce methanol, which can then be converted in an additional reactor to ethanol. Range received a $76-million grant from DOE to help build a 40 MGY wood-based ethanol plant in 2007. In January 2009, Range was awarded an $80-million loan guarantee from USDA.

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JULY 16, 2009

One of SDG&E’s converted PHEVs. SDG&E tested the performance of two 2007-model Prius hybrids and then converted them into plug-in hybrids, using a Hymotion 5 kWh lithium-ion battery conversion kit. Tags: Conversions Hybrids Plug-ins. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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JULY 12, 2007

Toyota made the car, the Prius, that made plug-in conversions possible, and now they are trying to rein in the desires unleashed. Neither CARB incentives nor the efforts of Plug-in Partners have moved the auto makers to produce plug-in hybrids, so conversion efforts are moving along. HybridsPlus and EDrive have converted cars.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2010

There have been 5 recession since then until now and I wanted to see if Oil had anything to do with them, because deep in my heart, I knew the most recent recession was directly caused by the oil price spikes that started in 2007 and peaked in 2008. By 2005 the Fed Funds Target Rate was 2.25% and then by the beginning of 2007 it was 5.25%.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2011

per liter), respectively.the results from this preliminary evaluation indicate great potential for producing gasoline from biomass via thermochemical biomass conversion to syngas and the MTG process, and thus warrant a more detailed study. The biomass is chemically converted to a mixture of syngas components (CO, H 2 , CO 2 , CH 4 , etc.),

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