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Avantium acquires Liquid Light; electrocatalysis to convert CO2 to chemicals

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It will extend our capabilities beyond catalytic conversion of biomass. Spun out from Princeton University in 2008, Liquid Light has invested more than US$35 million on low-energy electrochemistry technologies to convert CO 2 to major chemicals. —Tom van Aken, CEO of Avantium.

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Honeywell’s UOP receives $1.1M FAA contract to demonstrate technology for conversion of isobutanol from Gevo to aviation biofuels

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In September, Gevo received a $5-million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the development of biojet fuel from woody biomass and forest product residues. The development of new second-generation biofeedstock conversion technology is critical to support growing energy needs and speed commercial availability.

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U Alberta spin-off Forge Hydrocarbons commercializing pyrolytic lipids-to-hydrocarbons process

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The process takes agricultural feedstocks such as animal fat, crop seed oil and restaurant grease, and converts them into drop-in liquid hydrocarbon fuels. The process also converts the same agricultural feedstocks into solvents and diluents. Bressler made his initial discovery in 2004 with funding from an NSERC Discovery grant.

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USDA to award $25M for R&D for next-generation biofuels

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The projects are funded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative, established in the 2008 Farm Bill. Grant recipients are required to contribute a minimum of 20% matching funds for research and development projects and 50% matching funds for demonstration projects.

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Velocys Awarded Commercialization Grant for Microchannel Reactor Technology for Hydroprocessing to Upgrade Fischer-Tropsch Fuels and Heavy Petroleum Feedstock

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year commercialization grant to apply Velocys’ microchannel reactor technology to hydroprocessing for transportation fuels. Additional hydroprocessing application opportunities include the processing of edible oils, specialty and fine chemicals, and conversion of natural oils and fats to transportation fuels. Earlier post.).

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DOE to Award Honeywells UOP $25M for Pyrolysis Oil to Renewable Fuels Demo Unit

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Converting biomass to renewable fuels via a pyrolysis pathway. The US Department of Energy has selected UOP, a Honeywell company, for negotiation of a $25 million award to build a demonstration unit in Hawaii to convert cellulosic biomass into renewable hydrocarbon transportation fuels. In 2008, UOP received a $1.5 Source: UOP.

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USDA providing $405M in conditional loan guarantees for three biorefinery projects

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The Biorefinery Assistance Program (Section 9003 of the 2008 Farm Bill) provides loan guarantees to entrepreneurs seeking to take advantage of the growing opportunities in renewable energy provided by advanced biofuels. Coskata, Inc. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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