IIGE is a research institute that promotes development, innovation and transmission of technology focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Ethanol fuel
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Knowledge partnerKnowledge partnerCountry of registrationEcuadorRelation to CTCNNetwork MemberKnowledge PartnerTA proponentSector(s) of expertiseRenewable energyEnergy efficiencyTransportWaste management
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Knowledge partnerKnowledge partnerCountry of registrationJapanRelation to CTCNNetwork MemberKnowledge PartnerSector(s) of expertiseRenewable energyEnergy efficiencyForestryTransportWaste management
The Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC) is an entity that supports the UNEP’s International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), based in Japan.
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Knowledge partnerKnowledge partnerCountry of registrationSouth AfricaRelation to CTCNNetwork MemberKnowledge PartnerSector(s) of expertiseAgricultureCarbon fixation and abatementRenewable energyEnergy efficiencyForestryTransportWaste management
The Green House is a sustainability consulting firm with experience working on energy, climate change and sustainability-related projects including climate policy development, strategic energy and climate planning, technology assessment, emissions modelling, and life cycle assessment.
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ObjectiveTechnology
Ethanol can be produced from most raw ingredients that contain sugar or starch, which can in turn be broken down to sugar. In the Norrköping factory wheat, rye and barley are used as raw ingredients. Around 550,000 tonnes of grain are required to produce 210,000 m3 of ethanol. With a yield of 5.5 tonnes per hectare for wheat/triticale in Central Sweden, the factory's capacity is equivalent to a plantation of 100,000 hectares.
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Knowledge partnerCountry of registrationSwitzerlandRelation to CTCNNetwork MemberSector(s) of expertiseTransport
Grütter Consulting (GC) develops sustainable transport projects including policies development, biofuels implementation, urban and inter-urban mobility, electric, gas-powered vehicles, freight and logistics projects.
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Knowledge partnerKnowledge partnerCountry of registrationJapanRelation to CTCNNetwork MemberKnowledge PartnerSector(s) of expertiseRenewable energyEnergy efficiencyIndustryInfrastructure and Urban planningTransportWaste managementWater
The Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC) is a non-governmental organization supported by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, promoting international cooperation activities related to climate change, global environment conservation, research, capacity building, and support
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Type of National planObjectiveMitigationSectorsCountryCuba
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ObjectiveTechnology
Lignocellulosic biomass is a very desirable feedstock for biofuel production. If the fermentation process for lignocellulose could be optimized conversion of this biomass could yield 25 to 50 billion gallons of ethanol or other biofuels per year. However lignocellulose which is composed of lignin cellulose and hemicelluloses is resistant to chemical or enzymatic hydrolysis. This resistance is a key limiting step in the conversion of biomass into fermentable sugars.
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ObjectiveTechnology
Cornell inventors identified glycosyl hydrolases (GH) from plant origins that contain carbohydrate binding domains (CBDs) that can be used to modify the structure of crystalline cellulose for more efficient biofuel production.
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The need for the development of biomass-based domestic production systems for high energy liquid transportation fuels is widely recognized. Concerns related to environmental impact and the price of oil combined with political issues related to dependence on foreign oil have increased interest in alternative biofuels. Currently transportation fuel is primarily derived from petroleum with increasing availability of biofuels including ethanol derived from corn and biodiesel derived from soy and palms.