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MAY 3, 2022

Daimler Buses plans to launch the first all-electric inter-city bus from 2025 and coaches with hydrogen-based fuel cell drive from the end of this decade. Toyota is supplying the fuel-cell module. The combination of the battery and the fuel cell as a range extender eliminates the need for intermediate charging on-the-go.

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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.,

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

An overview of the direct sugar to hydrocarbon (DSHC) process for the production of renewable jet fuel. Renewable fuels and chemicals company Amyris, Inc. The anticipated partnership was announced during the first commercial flight with a renewable jet fuel in Brazil by the airline earlier today. Source: Amyris.

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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. These products will be distributed by Amyris. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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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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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Renewable chemicals and fuels company Amyris, Inc. announced the first commercial shipment from its new plant in Brazil. Amyris’s first purpose-built industrial fermentation facility produces Biofene, Amyris’s brand of renewable farnesene, to be used in a range of specialty chemical and fuel applications.

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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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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% In the bio-fuels area, Petrobras plans to invest US$2.8 Tags: Brazil Ethanol. At the end of the investments, it will hold 45.7%

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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. Biomass Fuels'

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Edeniq, a biomaterials and sustainable fuels technology company, has begun engineering and construction of a bagasse-to-sugars demonstration-scale plant together with its partner, Usina Vale, a Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer.

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JULY 31, 2012

Under the enhanced collaboration, Total reaffirms its commitment to Amyris’ technology and dedicates its $82-million funding budget over the next three years exclusively for the deployment of Biofene, Amyris’ renewable farnesene, for production of renewable diesel and jet fuel. We are appreciative of Total’s ongoing support of Amyris.

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

Avianca Brasil has selected the Byogy Renewables Alcohol to Jet (ATJ) fully renewable aviation biofuel process ( earlier post ) as the source for its alternate low carbon aviation fuels in the future. The fastest growing airline in Brazil, Avianca now operates one of the newest, most modern aircraft fleets in Latin America.

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JUNE 20, 2013

An Airbus A321 aircraft powered by two Snecma CFM56 jet engines flew from Toulouse to Paris using a blend of renewable jet fuel produced by Amyris and Total. This was the second public demonstration flight with the Amyris-Total renewable jet fuel.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

a synthetic biology company focused on developing renewable hydrocarbon biofuels ( earlier post ), are partnering to explore potential business opportunities for the conversion of sugarcane into renewable jet fuel. The University of Queensland, Australia (UQ) and US-based Amyris Biotechnologies Inc., Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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APRIL 25, 2014

Byogy’s four-step process for the conversion of ethanol to renewable jet fuel. Byogy Renewables and airline partner Avianca Brasil ( earlier post ) have launched an initiative to support advanced testing to accelerate the approval by ASTM of Byogy’s alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel. Aviation Bio-hydrocarbons Ethanol Fuels'

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JUNE 25, 2009

opened the Amyris Renewable Products Demonstration Facility in Campinas, Brazil. The facility, located in the midst of the sugarcane processing industry, secures the final development step before full commercial production of Amyris’s renewable fuels and chemicals. Amyris Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, Ltda., Earlier post.).

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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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JUNE 23, 2010

Amyris engineers microbes to convert sugar to hydrocarbon fuels. Under their collaboration agreement, Total and Amyris R&D teams will work together to develop new products and build biological pathways to produce and commercialize renewable fuels and chemicals. Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Monte Carlo results for the net life cycle emissions of the renewable jet fuel from sugar cane. CO 2 eq/MJ; lifecycle emissions of fossil jet fuel usually lie within the 80?95g Farnesane is the renewable hydrocarbon molecule that will compose the renewable jet fuel. Credit: ACS, Moreira et al. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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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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DECEMBER 11, 2014

Oil from the plant’s seeds may be converted into bio-jet fuel as early as next year, with a test flight by SAA as soon as practicable. Airlines have conducted more than 1,600 passenger flights using aviation biofuel since the fuel was approved for commercial use in 2011.

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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. Lighter wheels also improve fuel economy. The Ultra ONE Wheel with MagnaForce™ alloy is available in the industry standard 22.5”

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Amyris engineers microbes to convert sugar to hydrocarbon fuels. This collaboration combines industry leadership in airframe and engine manufacturing, a new and committed airline, and next-generation jet fuel development and production. Micrograph of fermentation fluids from production of Amyris Renewable Diesel (Nov 2007).

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JANUARY 29, 2024

BYD plans to convert a former Ford plant into an electric vehicle (EV) facility in Brazil. The ex-fossil fuel car manufacturing factory will be BYD’s first EV production plant outside Asia. Brazil’s President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva announced BYD’s new EV factory outside Asia via Elon Musk’s X platform.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. Blending 25-50% of this low-temperature ethanol reformate with ethanol or E85 fuels enables dilute engine operation, resulting in substantial improvements in fuel economy and emissions. Unlike high-temperature reforming, supplementary water is not required.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

International oil and gas major Total and renewable fuels and chemicals company Amyris, Inc. signed agreements to expand their current R&D partnership ( earlier post ) and to form a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialize a range of renewable fuels and products. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 24, 2013

Renewable chemicals and fuels company Amyris, Inc. 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.

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

Amyris received the Small Business award for its renewable hydrocarbon farnesane for use as diesel and jet fuel. Farnesene is a building block hydrocarbon that can be converted into a renewable, drop-in replacement for petroleum diesel without certain drawbacks of first-generation biofuels. Algal Fuels Bio-hydrocarbons Biotech Fuels'

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APRIL 7, 2021

a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, announced that Shell has joined as an investor in the company to advance LanzaJet’s global growth, accelerate commercialization of its technology, and scale the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). LanzaJet, Inc., Mitsui & Co.,

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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.

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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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APRIL 10, 2012

plans to take up to a 10% stake in alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel company Byogy Renewables Inc., In March, Byogy announced a joint venture with Qatar Airways as well as other partnerships including a feedstock agreement with Brazilian sugar cane ethanol producer Itapecuru Bioenergia and fuel off-take terms with Brazil’s Azul Airways.

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

Renewable fuels and chemicals company Amyris, Inc. 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.

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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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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

(Petrobras) has selected UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, to provide all of the process technologies for two new maximum diesel refineries to be built in Brazil. UOP hydrocracking and hydrotreating technologies will be used to produce high-quality diesel fuel from Brazilian national crude oils at two new refineries. million bpd to 34.2

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JANUARY 17, 2012

The Sustainable Feedstocks for Aviation Fuels program builds on the recommendations of the Flight Path to Sustainable Aviation roadmap, released in May 2011, and continues the strong research relationship developed between Boeing and CSIRO over more than 20 years. —Deborah O’Connell.

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JANUARY 4, 2011

and Salisbury Partners, LLC for Glycotech to provide chemical processing at Salisbury’s Leland, NC facility to convert Amyris’s Biofene, or renewable farnesene, into finished products for a wide range of applications. When used as a fuel precursor, farnesene can be hydrogenated to farnesane, which has a high cetane number (58).

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