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Global Bioenergies has reached a new milestone in scaling up its C3 process converting renewable resources into isopropanol and acetone. They can also be converted into polypropylene, a key component in the plastics industry, with market value exceeding 70 billion dollars. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 8, 2014

The test provides a proof-of-concept for an NRL-developed process to extract CO 2 and produce hydrogen gas from seawater, subsequently catalytically converting the CO 2 and H 2 into fuel by a gas-to-liquids process. The gases are then converted to liquid hydrocarbons by a metal catalyst in a reactor system.

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JULY 28, 2017

In the supply country, hydrogen, chemically fixed to toluene, is converted by a hydrogenation reaction into methylcyclohexane (MCH), a liquid at ambient temperature and pressure, for storage and transport. The hydrogen demo project is a stepping stone for commercialization of projects post 2020.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

Acetogens have several advantages to yeast: they convert all xylose (C 5 ) and glucose (C 6 ) sugars and tolerate all breakdown products of biomass; they operate in harsh environments; and they produce no CO 2 as a by-product. The acetic acid is then converted to an ester which is then hydrogenated to make ethanol. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

has commissioned its up to 100,000 gallon-per-year natural gas-to-gasoline pre-commercial demonstration plant at its Hillsborough facility. Primus’ demonstration plant marks the final major milestone before construction of its first commercial plant. Primus Green Energy, Inc. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

Biofuels towards achieving the technical approval required for using new fuel types in commercial aircraft. A demo flight with the new fuel is planned in 12-18 months, with commercialization targeted for 2014. convert the resulting ethanol into a synthetic jet fuel. lifecycle carbon emissions.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

UOP LLC used its renewable jet fuel process technology ( earlier post ) to convert oil from camelina, an inedible plant, to renewable jet fuel for a biofuel demonstration flight by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

Global Bioenergies is now entering the final phase of demonstrating its technology for converting renewable carbon into hydrocarbons. The first trials on the demo plant in Leuna were successfully completed, within schedule, in the fall of 2016 and Global Bioenergies announced first production of green isobutene via fermentation.

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JUNE 10, 2014

thermoelectric modules, which are the first commercially available, off-the-shelf modules capable of operating with continuous hot-side temperatures up to 600°C while at power densities greater than one Watt/cm². The TARDEC TEG incorporates GMZ Energy’s TG8-1.0 million TARDEC program.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Virent announced that The Coca-Cola Company is making an additional investment in the company’s development and commercialization of its bio-based paraxylene, BioFormPX. This investment will enable Virent to scale up separation and purification of BioFormPX material at its demonstration plant in Madison, WI.

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OCTOBER 15, 2013

Biosynthetic Technologies holds exclusive rights to patented technology that converts fatty acids into high-performance synthetic oils that can be used in lubricant, personal care and other chemical sectors. Biosynthetic Technologies is now moving forward with development of a full-scale commercial production plant.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The project is slated to use advanced enzyme and microbial techniques to convert 10,000 tons of sugar beets harvested throughout the year into 285,000 gallons of advanced biofuel ethanol.

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JUNE 16, 2022

United and United Airlines Ventures (UAV) announced an investment in and commercial agreement with Dimensional Energy. million award from ARPA-E ( earlier post ), has developed a reactor and catalysts to convert CO 2 and hydrogen from water into syngas for use in the Fischer-Tropsch process.

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APRIL 2, 2015

The demonstration plant is the final scale-up of the OCM process technology and paves the way for Siluria to deploy commercial-scale plants in the 2017/2018 timeframe. The oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) converts methane into ethane and ethylene (C 2 hydrocarbons). Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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APRIL 8, 2022

United Airlines Ventures (UAV) and Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV) announced a collaboration with Houston-based biotech firm Cemvita Factory to commercialize the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) intended to be developed through a new process using carbon dioxide and synthetic microbes.

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JULY 29, 2015

Global Bioenergies announced that its bio-isobutene process has reached 70% of the commercial yield at R&D scale. The targeted commercial yield is 3.84 Isobutene is a key chemical building block that can be converted into transportation fuels, polymers and various commodity chemicals. This is a huge milestone.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

Both Lanzanol and cellulosic ethanol will then be converted to jet fuel via the Alcohol-to-Jet" (ATJ) process developed by LanzaTech and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The fuel meets all the specifications required for use in commercial aviation. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MARCH 27, 2011

LanzaTech uses proprietary bacteria to convert industrial waste gases into fuels and chemicals. has been set up to be responsible for delivering the successful demonstration unit and then a number of commercial production facilities. A new joint venture company, Shanghai Baosteel LanzaTech New Energy Company Ltd (?????????????),

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AUGUST 13, 2012

WiTricity is an MIT spin-off commercializing an approach to “mid-range” wireless charging (distances from a centimeter to several meters) based on sharply resonant strong coupling. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Maximum efficiency is achieved when the devices are relatively close to one another, and can exceed 95%.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

That represented the final phase in the technological development of Linc Energy’s UCG technology prior to its commercial roll-out. This represents the final phase in the technological development of Linc Energy’s UCG technology prior to its commercial roll-out. collection of baseline data there. located near Wright, Wyoming.

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

Volpe Center, to accelerate commercial availability of alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) renewable drop-in aviation fuel. million announced by the FAA to help advance alternative, environmentally-friendly, sustainable sources for commercial jet fuel. Earlier post.). The award was the largest of eight contracts worth a total of $7.7 Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 25, 2014

LanzaTech is leading the development of the process that captures waste gases from industrial steel production and ferments them to ethanol, which is then chemically converted for use as jet fuel. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Paris-based energy systems company Ennesys, in partnership with OriginOil, developed a solution that converts wastewater from commercial buildings into energy. Separately, OriginOil is participating in the ribbon-cutting in Paris on 29 November for a demonstration urban algae project with Ennesys at the La Défense Complex in Paris.

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MARCH 8, 2012

Partnering with the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Cobalt completed multiple fermentation campaigns in a 9,000 liter fermenter, exceeding the target yield and other performance metrics for a commercial-scale facility. —Bob Mayer, CEO of Cobalt Technologies.

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JUNE 1, 2018

Researchers from three US national labs (Berkeley, Pacific Northwest and Sandia) has demonstrated a separation-free, ionic-liquid (IL)-based process to convert biomass to an advanced biofuel (the sesquiterpene bisabolene). —Sundstrom et al.

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MARCH 9, 2018

In partnership with its key technology providers InEnTec and LanzaTech, Aemetis successfully optimized the integration of an advanced arc furnace and gas fermentation technologies to convert waste biomass into low carbon, renewable cellulosic ethanol and fish meal. The broth was subsequently distilled to produce commercial-grade ethanol.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

The parties will work together to convert this mill to produce Amyris renewable products with first production targeted for the 2011-2012 harvest season. The initiative can culminate in a demo flight, by early 2012, of an Embraer E-Jet using GE engines and belonging to Azul Linhas Aéreas. Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc. Earlier post.).

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JULY 11, 2016

In particular, Lantmännen Aspen’s commercial activities include specialty fuels for usage in two- and four-stroke small engines—e.g. Lantmännen Aspen will financially contribute to the progress of commercialization of renewable isooctane by a partnership with both Global Bioenergies and IBN-One. billion (US$3.8

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OCTOBER 22, 2011

The Roanoke demo is the first in a number of scheduled events for the MotionPower technologies, systems designed as roadway-based installations where vehicles are required to decelerate or stop. The system uses novel mechanical and fluid-driven technologies that are the subject of 18 new patent filings, according to the company.

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JUNE 29, 2011

This effort will focus on the downstream processing of isobutanol to paraffinic kerosene (jet fuel) for jet engine testing, airline suitability flights and advancing commercial deployment. The fact that it is agreed upon by all the competitors is significant. —Patrick Gruber, Gevo CEO. Gevo’s renewable jet. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 30, 2017

Global Bioenergies, the developer of a process to convert renewable resources into hydrocarbons through fermentation, has completed a private placement with qualified French and international investors. million (US$11.7 million), representing 17.48% of the company’s share capital.

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JANUARY 19, 2015

The Motiv electric Powertrain Control System (ePCS) electrifies truck or bus chassis as a ship-though option, using a variety of commercially-available battery packs and motors. The vehicles use a modular, plug-and-play electric powertrain technology.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Butagaz, a leading French brand distributing gas in bottles and tanks, is partnering with Global Bioenergies to incorporate batches of bio-isobutene produced at Global Bioenergies’ demo plant as early as 2017 and later by the first commercial bio-isobutene plant once built in France. bio-isobutene.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

This second phase paves the way for deliveries in commercial scale quantities once the first renewable isobutene commercial plant will be up and running. —Marc Delcourt, CEO of Global Bioenergies.

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JUNE 29, 2009

The next goal is to refine and capture this knowledge and design and build a 20,000 barrel per day commercial GTL facility and that goal is progressing according to plan.” Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) is a process through which coal is converted in-situ (i.e., Peter Bond, Linc Energy CEO.

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Momentus Space’s first Vigoride OTV, if successful, could pave the way for the most capable commercial space tug currently available, with up to 2000 meters per second of delta V (dV) – a way to measure the stamina of rocket propulsion. Several of those 50 or so payloads are particularly intriguing.

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

Should the lab and pilot work prove successful and scalable, they will place a demo plant in Malaysia, Burton said. Another challenge is—assuming successful large scale commercialization is possible—what to do with all the resulting acetic acid. that conversion wouldn’t actually happen in a LanzaTech bioreactor.

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