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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

This collaboration was initiated to develop and commercialize renewable isoprene, sourced from various biomass as an additional sustainable pathway to produce isoprene. Amyris will share its rights to commercialize the renewable isoprene technology developed under this collaboration with Braskem. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 1, 2011

to develop innovative polymers from Biofene, a renewable hydrocarbon building block made using Amyris’s technology. Under the agreement, Kuraray will use Biofene to replace petroleum-derived feedstock such as butadiene and isoprene in the production of specified classes of high-performing polymers. Amyris, Inc. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

Borealis, a leading provider of innovative polyolefin solutions; and Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel, renewable jet fuel, and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable chemical solutions, are entering into strategic co-operation for the production of renewable polypropylene (PP).

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Bridgestone is now producing a tire with 55% recycled and renewable materials , to be used on the Audi E-Tron GT, the automaker’s current flagship performance EV. The company noted it received an I nternational Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) for the tire’s recycled and renewable-material content.

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

Sustainable technology company Anellotech confirmed significant progress in its Bio-TCat technology development program and has begun planning for scale-up design and engineering of a commercial plant with its process development and design partner IFPEN and commercialization, engineering, and licensing partner Axens.

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JUNE 26, 2021

These new grades will claim 100% renewable attributed carbon derived from crude tall oil (CTO) bio-feedstock, according to a mass-balance approach. Arkema has been a leader in advanced bio-circular polymers for many years. These grades are expected to be commercialized by mid-2022.

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APRIL 2, 2014

a global chemical products company with a long history of commercializing a range of resins, fibers, textiles and other materials, announced the expansion and extension of their ongoing collaboration in high performance polymers using Biofene, Amyris’s brand of renewable farnesene. Amyris and Kuraray Co., Earlier post.).

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APRIL 11, 2021

GCxN provides promising cleantech startups with technical resources to accelerate product commercialization while de-risking investment. Versogen (Wilmington, Del.) – Versogen is developing an electrolyzer technology that uses water and renewable energy to produce green hydrogen at scale in a reliable and affordable way.

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APRIL 23, 2014

has come to an agreement with Lufthansa under which the carrier will evaluate Gevo’s renewable jet fuel with the goal of approving the alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) for commercial aviation use. Renewable jet embodies the potential of cleaner, greener, and as we scale up, cost competitive drop-in fuels. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 13, 2023

Gevo has entered into a joint development agreement with LG Chem to develop bio-propylene for renewable chemicals using Gevo’s Ethanol-to-Olefins (ETO) technology.

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MAY 7, 2019

Anellotech ’s Bio-TCat technology has achieved commercially-targeted yields in its TCat-8 pilot unit in Silsbee, Texas during six months of continuous process operations. Anellotech’s core technology, Thermal Catalytic Biomass Conversion (Bio-TCat) was developed to produce chemicals and fuels from renewable, non-food biomass.

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MAY 7, 2015

Gevo has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Alaska Airlines to purchase Gevo’s renewable jet fuel and fly the first commercial flight on alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ). Once approved, this fuel can be seamlessly integrated into the distribution infrastructure and onto commercial aircraft. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 25, 2013

a privately held company that develops novel catalysts and processes for the cost-advantaged production of chemical products from renewable feedstocks, has successfully demonstrated production of hexamethylenediamine (HMD) from widely available, renewable feedstocks. Bio-polymers Materials' Rennovia, Inc.,

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MARCH 23, 2016

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a new class of high-performance thermoplastic elastomers for cars and other consumer products by replacing the styrene in ABS (acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene) with lignin, a brittle, rigid polymer that, with cellulose, forms the woody cell walls of plants.

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OCTOBER 15, 2019

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have shown for the first time that a low-cost, non-precious metal cobalt phosphide (CoP) catalyst catalyst can split water and generate hydrogen gas for hours on end in the harsh environment of a commercial device.

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OCTOBER 17, 2020

They replaced the all-copper conductor, middle, with a layer of lightweight polymer coated in ultrathin copper (top right), and embedded fire retardant in the polymer layer to quench flames (bottom right). The copper would not only do its usual job of distributing current, but also protect the polymer and its fire retardant.

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JULY 30, 2013

A German consortium involving four companies and and two universities is developing dielectric elastomers (electroactive polymers) for the conversion of mechanical energy—in this case wave power—into electrical power. EPoSil hopes to unlock this reserve of renewable energy. million). Power Generation Wave and Tidal'

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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. Amyris modifies farnesene to become renewable diesel.

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MAY 12, 2011

Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., which is commercializing olefin metathesis technology for renewable fuels and chemicals ( earlier post ), and Royal DSM N.V. Elevance will provide natural monomers produced from plant oils along with its proprietary metathesis technology to enable the production of various polymers.

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MARCH 10, 2023

GW of Silyzer 300 polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzers that will use renewable energy to separate hydrogen from water, resulting in approximately 300,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year. HIF and Siemens Energy are engaged in front end engineering and design for 1.8

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MARCH 29, 2012

As part of the alliance, DaniMer will utilize Myriant’s bio-succinic acid for the production of high-performance, bio-based polymers used to make a broad range of products. Myriant utilizes its technology platform to develop renewable chemicals utilizing low-cost sugars.

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APRIL 13, 2021

Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will work over the next few years to bring to market high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells. A new partnership comprising Los Alamos National Laboratory, Advent Technology Holdings Inc.,

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

Beta Renewables, part of the Mossi Ghisolfi Group, and Novozymes marked the official opening in Northern Italy of a 75-million-liter (20-million-gallon) cellulosic ethanol plant. The plant uses wheat straw, rice straw and arundo donax, a high-yielding energy crop grown on marginal land.

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JANUARY 27, 2015

Chemical company BASF has decided to exit the current R&D collaboration with Novozymes and Cargill to develop a bio-based process for producing 3-hydroxypropionic (3-HP) and acrylic acid from renewable raw materials. The two companies have initiated efforts to find a new commercialization partner.

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MAY 4, 2023

Twelve has developed an efficient polymer-electrolyte membrane (PEM) CO 2 electrolyzer that uses proprietary CO 2 -reducing catalysts to split CO 2 with just water and renewable electricity as inputs, syngas (CO and hydrogen) as the output, and pure oxygen as the only byproduct. Twelve and EFT upgrade the syngas to aviation fuel.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

New Zealand-based LanzaTech has successfully produced 2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BD), a key building block used to make polymers, plastics and hydrocarbon fuels, using the company’s gas fermentation technology. Commercial viability of novel routes requires the integration of diverse approaches. Jennifer Holmgren.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

has commissioned its third industrial-scale commercial facility—its first in the US—for the production of Biofene, its renewable farnesene. Amyris, Inc. The production facility is located in Decatur, Ill., at a facility owned by Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, Inc., an affiliate of Tate & Lyle PLC. Paraíso Bioenergia S.A.,

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

a renewable hydrocarbons company, announced that it has completed multiple runs of its fermentation process using its engineered yeast to produce Biofene, Amyris renewable farnesene, in 100,000 and 200,000 liter capacity fermentors. Amyris, Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The ORNL technology will enable cost-competitive production of jet fuel and co-production of butadiene for use in renewable polymer synthesis. This process offers an opportunity for industry to reduce operation and capital costs associated with renewable jet fuel production. —Zhenglong Li.

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DECEMBER 2, 2018

a developer of low-cost, high-performance polymers for electrochemical applications, announced its selection by the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for an award that will support the continued development of its alkaline exchange ionomers and membranes. 3) Perfluorinated polymers (i.e.,

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AUGUST 19, 2011

has signed a multi-year supply agreement for several hundred tons of Amyris renewable squalane with Nikko Chemicals Co., Amyris and Nikko Chemicals are exploring additional Biofene-based cosmetic commercialization opportunities. Amyris, Inc. for distribution in the Japanese market.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The NSF grant will address challenges that remain before the renewable strategy can be applied practically on a commercial scale. We include experts in catalysts and electrolyzer design, polymer engineering, density functional theory simulations and carbon dioxide capture. —Haotian Wang.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

This project was supported through funding from the US Air Force (USAF), and produced fuel globally applicable for both commercial and military aviation. Global aviation produces 1.2 Electrifying planes with batteries has proven unfeasible for at-scale decarbonization of aviation, necessitating the production of fossil-free jet fuel.

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MAY 21, 2015

Global Bioenergies, a developer of one-step fermentation processes for the direct and cost-efficient transformation of renewable resources into light olefins, and Cristal Union, the 4 th largest European beet producer, have formed IBN-One, a joint venture to build and operate the first plant in France converting renewable resources into isobutene.

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JULY 4, 2014

DOE’s office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) is specifically interested in information on BEV makes and models where an after-market modification to extend the vehicle range using a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cell system would be most feasible. Challenges in providing refueling infrastructure.

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

P2G uses electrolysis of water to convert renewable energy into hydrogen, for storage and transportation to where it is needed. Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) electrolysis is seen as a highly promising conversion method, as it is reacts rapidly to power fluctuations and is highly durable.

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MAY 3, 2012

into renewable diesel in a US Department of Energy (DOE) funded biorefinery project. The syrup was then processed by Amyris at its California pilot facility using its proprietary yeast fermentation system that converts plant sugars into its trademarked product, Biofene, a renewable hydrocarbon commonly known as farnesene. Amyris, Inc.

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