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a next-generation renewable fuels company, has been granted Part 79 (Title 40 CFR Part 79) registration for its Renewable Diesel Blendstock 5 by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The registration, required by manufacturers of motor vehicle fuels by the EPA, must be completed prior to the sale of the product. KiOR, 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’s project under the DOE loan guarantee program will consist of four biorefineries that will contribute approximately 250 million gallons of cellulosic biofuel to the Renewable Fuel Standard. Earlier post.)

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MAY 16, 2014

A team at Mississippi State University performed a detailed experimental analysis of diesel–ignited propane dual fuel combustion on a 12.9-liter, With increasing PES, while fuel conversion efficiencies increased slightly at high BMEPs or decreased at low BMEPs, combustion efficiencies uniformly decreased. Polk, Chad D.

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MAY 3, 2016

UPS announced an update to 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric delivery trucks that improve fuel economy as part of the company’s broader Rolling Laboratory approach. The smaller engine will improve fuel economy, however. A compact, quiet-running 650cc 2-cylinder engine replaces the previous 2.4L

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JULY 19, 2011

Funding to cover the parts and labor for vehicle conversions will be provided under the Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program. Fleets in the following states are welcome to submit proposals: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi and Washington DC.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

million for two major research and development (R&D) initiatives that will support the expansion of renewable transportation fuels production. The investments in Advanced Biofuels Technology Development are for further R&D of thermochemical conversion catalysts and processes that will produce gasoline, diesel and/or jet fuel from biomass.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The Enerkem process has four steps: feedstock pre-treatment; gasification; syngas conditioning; and conversion. Enerkem uses a thermochemical gasification process to produce a uniform syngas, which is subsequently converted into liquid fuels, such as ethanol, as well as biochemicals. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 2, 2014

BlueFire was established to deploy the Arkenol Process Technology for the conversion of cellulosic waste materials into renewable fuels and other products. BlueFire Renewables, Inc., Earlier post.). BlueFire will deploy any remaining funds from previous DOE funding for the development of the Fulton Project as planned.

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MAY 3, 2011

CLE’s purchase of products is contingent on, among other things, satisfaction of product specification criteria and RIN certification of the products as cellulosic biofuels under the US Renewable Fuel Standard. Re-Crude is refined into gasoline and diesel blendstocks that are compatible with existing fuel infrastructure. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 24, 2010

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report outlining both the current state of renewable transportation fuels efforts in the US and a plan to develop regional strategies to increase the production, marketing and distribution of biofuels. Tags: Biomass Fuels. RFS2 becomes effective on 1 July 2010. USDA Regional Roadmap.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Enerkem’s technology converts residual materials, such as non-recyclable municipal solid waste, into transportation fuels and advanced chemicals. Enerkem is also developing two commercial projects, one in Edmonton, Alberta and the other in Mississippi. Plasco) is a waste conversion and energy generation company based in Ottawa, Canada.

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JUNE 15, 2011

Project areas announced include: Project Area Number 2 is in Arkansas and targets 2011 enrollment of 5,588 acres in Craighead, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, and Randolph counties. The sponsor for this project is MFA Oil Biomass LLC and the project area surrounds the co-op’s biomass conversion facility in Aurora, Mo.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Macroalgae can be utilized as a feedstock for domestic transportation fuels, chemicals and other commercial products without competing with food crops for land and water. Today, nearly all domestic biomass produced for electricity generation and liquid fuels occurs on land. University of Southern Mississippi – Hattiesburg, MS.

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MARCH 5, 2013

Shell and its affiliates will build two additional small-scale natural gas liquefaction units to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel for marine and heavy-duty on-road customers in North America. Shell is also working to use natural gas as a fuel in its own operations. Gulf Coast. Lawrence Seaway. Shell’s own use of LNG.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

These projects put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. The project will deploy 502 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets throughout the state.

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JUNE 24, 2009

Rentech, the developer of a Fischer-Tropsch process for the conversion of syngas derived from biomass and fossil resources into synthetic fuels, specialty waxes and chemicals, has acquired a 25% stake in ClearFuels Technology Inc. through a strategic investment.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

At the Dongguan TMEP facility, TRIG technology will be added to an existing gas turbine combined cycle plant so that it can use synthetic gas from coal as its fuel for generating electricity, rather than fuel oil. That plant would include 65% carbon capture and sequestration.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

to produce useful, high-energy fuel molecules directly within. substantial increase in production of fuel per acre of planted. wasted energy in plants into energy-dense fuel molecules. fuel will be readily separated from the plant biomass through distillation. develop tobacco plants with leaves that contain fuel.

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MAY 21, 2010

The projects focus on four nuclear energy research areas: Fuel Cycle Research and Development (13 projects, $11,823,154). The program will involve research on crosscutting technologies that will accelerate the development of advanced reactor concepts, including fuels, materials, and reactor modeling.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Advanced biofuels produced through this funding are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% compared to fossil fuels. Selected projects are aimed at increasing the availability of alternative fuels and biobased products that are produced from a diverse group of renewable sources of biomass. Of the $24.4 USDA Awards.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

Increased eutrophication is a key characteristic of biofuels from energy crops when compared with fossil fuels. World ethanol production for transport fuel tripled between 2000 and 2007 from 17 billion to more than 52 billion liters (13.7 of the world’s transport fuel. billion gallons US) liters.

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OCTOBER 3, 2009

for this reason, the capture and storage of CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel power plants must be aggressively pursued.The scale of CCS needed to make a significant dent in worldwide carbon emissions is staggering. Mississippi Gasification LLC, a Leucadia affiliate, is building a petcoke-to-substitute natural gas plant in Moss Point, Miss.,

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APRIL 3, 2009

New liquid hydrocarbon fuels (BtL) produced from cellulosic biomass are under development, and seem likely to offer several advantages over producing ethanol from cellulose in terms of more efficient yields and less environmental impact. Ideally this should happen in a multi-stakeholder process at international level. Menichetti and Otto.

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