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SK invests in electrofuels company Infinium

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Electrofuels are ultra-low carbon drop-in fuels that can be used in today’s infrastructure and engines without modifications or upgrades. Electrofuels are emerging as a next-generation low-carbon fuel alternative. Infinium electrofuels process.

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Chalmers team engineers synthetic enzymes for bio-production of fuel alternatives

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Researchers at Chalmers University and their colleagues have engineered synthetic fatty acid synthases (FASs) that enable yeast to produce short/medium-chain fatty acids and methyl ketones for use in fuels and chemicals. In other words: We are now able to produce petrol and jet fuel alternatives in yeast cell factories,” he said.

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Infinium to provide ultra-low carbon electrofuels to Amazon trucking fleet starting in 2023

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Infinium Electrofuels, which are produced from carbon dioxide and renewable power, can be dropped into Amazon trucks with no engine modifications as an immediate replacement to petroleum-based fuel.

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Study finds US refining sector could produce higher octane E20 and E30 at modest additional cost; enabling more efficient engines

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93 Research Octane Number (RON)) would enable higher engine efficiency for light-duty vehicles through reducing engine knock constraints, thereby enabling the design of new spark-ignition engines with higher compression ratios and boost levels. Engines Fuel Efficiency Fuels High Octane Fuels'

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Continental Aerospace Technologies finalizing HVO testing for use in CD-100 engine series

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Continental, a subsidiary of Continental Aerospace Technologies Holding Limited, is finalizing testing of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as a sustainable fuel option in its CD-100 series of engines. Continental CD-100 Jet-A Engine Series: aircraft engine facing right.

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MIT team develops new synthetic pathway and modular engineering toolkit for direct biosynthesis of odd-chain molecules for fuels and chemicals

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Researchers at MIT have adapted the butanol pathway for the synthesis of odd-chain molecules and have also developed a complementary modular toolkit to facilitate pathway construction, characterization, and optimization in engineered Escherichia coli bacteria. —Tseng and Prather. —Tseng and Prather. Prather (2012). 1209002109.

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Testing by recreational marine industry suggests up to 16.1% blends of isobutanol can be used in marine engines

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renewable isobutanol in marine engines. can be used in marine engines without deterioration of engine or boat performance. Ongoing research in the industry has been exploring cost-effective fuel alternatives. These issues have driven the marine industry to explore alternative biofuel solutions such as biobutanol.

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