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NOVEMBER 25, 2012

Brazil’s Industrial Technology Core Foundation of Ceará (Nutec), an entity linked to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education of the State (Secitece), launched Biopeixe Machine, which converts 50% of fish viscera into fats for the production of oil which will, in turn, be converted into biodiesel.

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APRIL 14, 2013

UK-based TMO Renewables (TMO) and Usina Santa Maria Ltda have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture to build the first commercial production plant in Brazil to convert sugar cane waste (bagasse) to cellulosic bioethanol. million gallon US) second-generation ethanol pilot plant to convert bagasse to cellulosic bioethanol.

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JULY 8, 2011

a synthetic biology company producing renewable fuels and chemicals directly by microbes, has begun a collaboration with MAN Latin America, a leading Brazilian engineering and vehicles manufacturing company, to test LS9’s renewable diesel in both stationary engines and operational fleet vehicles in Brazil. LS9, Inc., Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Novozymes, an international enzymes and microorganisms company, has entered two new research partnerships in Brazil. Sugarcane bagasse is a potentially abundant source of energy for Brazil. According to estimates, bagasse could meet 20% of Brazil’s energy consumption by 2020.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

announced the first commercial shipment from its new plant in Brazil. We are now focused on ramping up Biofene production and delivering product to our customers, from renewable diesel for bus fleets in Brazil to squalane emollient globally and soon a range of specialty chemical applications.

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MAY 1, 2010

equity interest in Guarani, the fourth largest sugarcane processor in Brazil. Subsequently, Petrobras Biocombustível´s holding in Cruz Alta will be converted into a stake of 26.3% Tags: Brazil Ethanol. billion (US$921 million) in it, assuming a price per share of R$5.83. At the end of the investments, it will hold 45.7%

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

have formed a strategic alliance that includes the establishment of an equally-owned joint venture for the production of cellulosic liquid fuels and chemicals in Brazil, as well as a US$20-million equity investment in Ensyn Corporation by Fibria. Ensyn Corporation and Brazilian wood pulp company Fibria Celulose S.A. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 7, 2014

Initially, oil from the plants seeds will be converted into jet fuel. Boeing is working on sustainable fuel with partners in the United States, Europe, China, Middle East, Brazil, Japan, South Africa, Australia and other countries. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Cellulosic sugars will be converted into ethanol at the site, showcasing how sugarcane mills can increase ethanol production economically with Edeniq’s bolt-on technologies. The plant will handle up to 20 tons per day of bagasse and will be co-located at Usina Vale’s ethanol and sugar production site in São Paulo State, Brazil.

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APRIL 19, 2011

A new study led by Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology has found that the expansion of sugarcane crop in Brazil in areas previously occupied by other Brazilian crops cools the local climate. Field (2011) Direct impacts on local climate of sugar-cane expansion in Brazil. —Scott Loarie. Loarie, David B.

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MARCH 10, 2013

Based on new laws and trade agreements, Brazil’s production of sugarcane-derived ethanol is expected to increase tenfold over the next decade, with considerable land being converted for growing sugarcane. tropical savannas of Brazil).

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

has entered into letter of intent agreements with three sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil—Bunge Limited, Cosan and Açúcar Guarani with the purpose of partnering for the production of high value renewable specialty chemicals and fuels. Tags: Bio-hydrocarbons Brazil. These products will be distributed by Amyris.

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JULY 16, 2014

a cellulosic sugar producer ( earlier post ), has signed a letter of intent with China-based Global Bio-chem Technology Group Company Limited to develop and to commercialize processes to convert corn stover to industrial sugars for use in the production of chemicals, fuels, and other bio-based products. Edeniq, Inc.,

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

The anticipated partnership was announced during the first commercial flight with a renewable jet fuel in Brazil by the airline earlier today. We are committed to working with the aviation industry to bring cleaner skies, starting in Brazil in 2014. Aviation Bio-hydrocarbons Biotech Brazil Fuels'

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory are developing a biohybrid photoconversion system based on the interaction of photosynthetic plant proteins with synthetic polymers that can convert visible light into hydrogen fuel. HFIR is supported by the DOE Office of Science.

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MAY 3, 2022

With an integrated voltage converter, the TFCM operates in a voltage range of 450 to 700 volts and most efficiently at around 30kW. The batteries will be used in both the eCitaro, the eCitaro Range Extender and the recently launched all-electric chassis eO500U from Brazil. Lithium-ion battery NMC 3 from Akasol.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

BYD plans to convert a former Ford plant into an electric vehicle (EV) facility in Brazil. Brazil’s President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva announced BYD’s new EV factory outside Asia via Elon Musk’s X platform. The Chinese automaker plans to invest 608 million in its EV production plant in Brazil.

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JULY 31, 2014

The JV company—Anhui M&G Guozhen Green Refinery CO, Ltd—will employ PROESA technology licensed by Beta Renewables to convert 970,000-1,300,000 metric tons per year of agricultural residues into cellulosic ethanol, glycols and by-products such as lignin in Fuyang City (Anhui Province, PRC).

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

Progressive deforestation in Rondonia, Brazil as seen in. deforestation in Rondonia, Brazil. Google converted CLASlite and SAD into a set of online tools riding on top of a prototype platform that uses historical and present-day satellite images provided through Google Earth. by Jack Rosebro. Sources: USGS. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 25, 2009

opened the Amyris Renewable Products Demonstration Facility in Campinas, Brazil. The demonstration facility is the first of its kind in Brazil, and is designed to execute in-country scale-up, demonstration and optimization of all Amyris fuels and chemicals manufacturing processes. Amyris Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, Ltda.,

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MARCH 27, 2014

Underscoring the importance of lightweighting to the industry, one of America’s largest flatbed carriers, TMC Transportation, is converting its fleet to the Ultra ONE starting in 2014. The company is expanding its wheels presence in Europe and into China and Brazil to capture growing global demand for its wheels.

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AUGUST 1, 2012

Cobalt Technologies, a developer of next-generation bio-based chemicals, and specialty chemical company Rhodia, member of the Solvay Group, will begin joint development and operation of a bio-butanol demonstration facility in Brazil. Earlier post.) Operational testing at the demonstration plant is expected to be completed by Mid-2013.

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OCTOBER 15, 2010

The commercial potential of cellulosic ethanol in Brazil is substantial due to the great amount of sugarcane bagasse, a fibrous residue of sugarcane production, available in the country. Novozymes is already carrying out research on enzymes to convert bagasse to cellulosic ethanol in order to make the process commercially viable.

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JULY 6, 2010

The first part of this work, including the pilot phase, will be performed in The Netherlands, while the demonstration plant is envisioned to be constructed in Brazil. BCC catalytic pyrolysis technology converts lignocellulosic biomass into a bio-oil product that can be further upgraded to transportation fuels and chemicals.

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JULY 31, 2012

In addition to Amyris’ continued development of jet and diesel businesses in Brazil independently, this enhanced collaboration provides a global platform for the future growth in fuels under a future joint venture with Total. We are appreciative of Total’s ongoing support of Amyris. —John Melo, President & CEO of Amyris.

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JUNE 20, 2013

In June 2012, an Embraer E195 jet flew with the renewable jet fuel produced from sugarcane in Brazil. The Amyris-Total renewable fuel was produced using engineered microorganisms that convert plant sugars into Biofene, Amyris’s brand of renewable farnesene, a long-chain, branched hydrocarbon.

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DECEMBER 24, 2013

will sell senior convertible promissory notes in a private placement for $28 million in cash proceeds. Temasek’s participation will complete its commitment to purchase notes under the Company’s previously announced two-stage convertible note placement. Renewable chemicals and fuels company Amyris, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

In December 2009, Amyris unveiled a number of major agreements in Brazil related to the use of sugarcane for renewable fuels and chemicals. Earlier post.). These products will be distributed by Amyris. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

United States, Brazil, and Europe—at 34.6 mostly to expansion in developing markets and relatively mature bioenergy markets such as Brazil, advanced biorefinery capacity growth will jump to 31 BGY by 2022. BGY of installed capacity worldwide in. These conventional biorefineries are now giving way to a growing number of.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The second is the more complex separation stage that converts the mixed REE Carbonate to commercial pure-grade REEs. in Brazil from their mine and processing facility. The conversion of REE ore to individual REE products is done in two main stages. The first is the concentration of ore to mixed REE Carbonate.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

Amyris is scaling its production in Brazil, Europe and the United States through five production arrangements, including manufacturing agreements with Antibióticos S.A., one of the largest sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil. Biomin do Brasil Nutrição Animal Ltda., Paraíso Bioenergia S.A., in North Carolina. in North Carolina.

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

The fastest growing airline in Brazil, Avianca now operates one of the newest, most modern aircraft fleets in Latin America. Brazil, a world leader in the production of sugar cane ethanol, can leverage the Byogy ATJ process and lead the world in the development of a truly sustainable renewable aviation fuel industry.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Amyris uses its industrial bioscience technology platform to convert plant sugars into a variety of hydrocarbon molecules—flexible building blocks that can be used in a wide range of products. a subsidiary of Amyris, oversees the establishment and expansion of Amyris''s production in Brazil. Amyris Brasil Ltda.,

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NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Brazilian researchers evaluating the lifecycle GHG emissions of a renewable jet fuel produced from sugar cane in Brazil using Amyris’ proprietary technology platform ( earlier post ) found that the farnesane-based renewable fuel presents “ a substantial potential ” to mitigate the GHG emissions of the aviation sector. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2012

the largest EPC companies in Brazil specializing in sugar cane processing, and GeoSynFuels, LLC (GSF) recently formed a strategic alliance for the development and commercialization of GSF’s proprietary cellulosic ethanol technology. billion gallons of that being centrally located in Brazil, according to the partners.

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

announced that its farnesene plant in Brazil has achieved the production run rate of 1 million liters (264,000 gallons US) over a 45-day period. Our farnesene plant in Brazil is operating well, meeting our technology, volumetric and cost targets. Renewable fuels and chemicals company Amyris, Inc.

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MARCH 22, 2011

a renewable energy company producing sugar, ethanol and electricity headquartered in São Paulo State, Brazil. Amyris expects to begin contract manufacturing production this year in Brazil at Biomin GMBH; in the US with Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, Inc., Renewable hydrocarbons company Amyris, Inc.

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