Carbon, Conversion, Grant and Technology

AirCapture, OCOchem and partners win $2.93M DOE grant for direct air capture of CO2 and conversion to formic acid

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APRIL 26, 2022

Carbon dioxide capture company AirCapture and carbon dioxide conversion company OCOchem, along with other partners, have won a $2.93-million OCOchem transforms recycled CO 2 , water and zero-carbon electricity to produce formic acid, a globally traded commodity chemical and emerging electro-fuel.

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Conversion Grant Waste CO2

NSF awards $2M to Rice U collaboration to explore direct conversion of CO2 into fuels

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The assistant professor and William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has proposed the development of a modular electrochemical system that will provide “a sustainable, negative-carbon, low-waste and point-source manufacturing path preferable to traditional large-scale chemical process plants.”.

Conversion

Conversion Fuel CO2 Polymer

Aqua Metals and 6K Energy partner to develop low-carbon CAM precursors for Li-ion batteries

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MAY 4, 2023

The companies have initiated the partnership with a non-recurring engineering (NRE) agreement to develop low-carbon technology for the conversion of critical metals—first virgin and later recycled material—into battery-grade cathode active material (CAM) precursors, which are essential to 6K Energy’s advanced cathode manufacturing.

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Li-ion Carbon Energy Batteries

Rice team awarded $3.3M ARPA-E OPEN+ grant to convert methane into carbon nanotubes and hydrogen

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JANUARY 29, 2019

million Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) OPEEN+ grant to develop a method to convert natural gas into carbon nanotubes for materials that can replace metals in large-scale applications. For most of the history of civilization, we used carbon primarily as source of materials, clothing and food.

Convert

Convert Carbon Grant Hydrogen

LLNL report lays out technology pathways for California to become carbon-neutral and then -negative by 2045; 3 pillars of negative emissions

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FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have identified a suite of technologies to help California to become carbon-neutral—and ultimately carbon-negative —by 2045. The key finding of this report is that carbon neutrality is achievable. —“Getting to Neutral”. —“Getting to Neutral”.

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Carbon California Emissions Waste

CRI awarded €1.8M EU grant to scale CO2-to-methanol technology

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APRIL 11, 2019

Carbon Recycling International has been awarded a €1.8-million million) grant under the EU Horizon 2020 Research Programme to increase the scale of its CO 2 -to-methanol technology, marketed under the trademark Emissions-to-Liquids (ETL). CRI’s ETL technology consist of five process modules. million (US$2.0-million)

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Grant CO2 Iceland Waste

Topsoe to lead FrontFuel project for SAF from CO2 and renewable electricity; DKK 26.9M grant

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JUNE 28, 2023

million DKK (US$4 million) grant from Denmark’s EUDP (Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program) to fund the project. The FrontFuel project will use carbon dioxide and renewable energy to produce a synthetic crude, to demonstrate the value chain of SAF, using Topsoe technology. Topsoe will receive a 26.9

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Grant Renewable CO2 Denmark

Aemetis selects Axens Vegan technology for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel plant in California

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APRIL 27, 2021

has selected Axens Vegan Renewable Hydroprocessing technology for its “Carbon Zero 1” production plant in Riverbank, California. Axens Vegan technology is designed to hydrotreat a wide range of lipids and to produce a flexible slate of low-density and high cetane renewable diesel as well as renewable jet fuel. Aemetis, Inc.

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Renewable Diesel California Fuel

USDA awards $3M biorefinery grant to support conversion of lignin into renewable alternative for ABS Resin

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JANUARY 15, 2018

a $3-million grant to support the commercialization of its patented and patent-pending lignin conversion and refining technologies. Attis Innovations is the combination of recent transactions with American Science and Technology Corp. The USDA has awarded a consortium including Attis Innovations, Inc.,

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Conversion Grant Renewable Wisconsin

Estonian startup UP Catalyst secures €2.09M; sustainable carbon nanomaterials and graphite from CO2

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APRIL 21, 2022

Estonian startup UP Catalyst, a company developing a method to produce sustainable carbon nanomaterials and graphite from CO 2 , has closed a successful pre-seed round of €500,000, in addition to €1.59 million in grant funding secured earlier this year. separation of products and collection.

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Molten Salt Carbon CO2 Poland

RecycLiCo and Nanoramic Laboratories partner for lithium-ion battery recycling

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AUGUST 6, 2023

The collaboration aims to attain mutual recognition of the future integration of Nanoramic and RecycLiCo technologies in commercial operations. Nanoramic Laboratories was spun out of MIT in 2009; Nanoramic’s licensing business model is backed by 14 years of research with more than 200 patents granted and pending.

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Lithium Ion Batteries Battery MIT

EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

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JULY 13, 2022

Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key components for energy storage and renewables. The EU is investing more than €1.8

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Clean Cleaning Bulgaria Poland

CO2 Solutions’ enzymatic carbon capture technology performance exceeds targets in oil sands project

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APRIL 13, 2014

an innovator in the field of enzyme-enabled carbon capture technology, announced that it has exceeded the second set of technical performance milestones for its oil sands project. CO 2 Solutions’ technology platform uses carbonic anhydrase to accelerate the capture of CO 2 with energy-efficient solvents.

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Oil-Sands Oil Carbon CO2

U Kentucky CAER receives $1M for carbon fiber research

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JULY 2, 2017

Department of Energy (DOE) grant to continue their research in developing low-cost, high-strength carbon fiber. The center’s Carbon Materials Technologies Group received the award for a project titled “Precursor Processing Development for Low Cost, High Strength Carbon Fiber for Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel Applications.”

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Carbon Fiber Kentucky Carbon Low Cost

Universal Hydrogen, magniX, Plug Power, and AeroTEC set up hydrogen aviation center at Moses Lake, Washington

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AUGUST 5, 2021

Universal Hydrogen, magniX, Plug Power and AeroTEC have established a Hydrogen Aviation Test and Service Center at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington. The conversion work for US-based airlines, flight test, as well as continuing airworthiness support would be based in AeroTEC’s Moses Lake facility.

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Washington Hydrogen Universal Plug

DOE awarding $72M in 73 Phase II SBIR/STTR grants

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MAY 25, 2017

The US Department of Energy will award 73 grants totaling $72 million to 68 small businesses in 24 states. Funded through DOE’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, the latest selections are for Phase II research and development. Sepion Technologies. Reaction 35, LLC.

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Grant Li-ion Waste Lithium Sulfur

Accelergy awarded $1.3M grant for pilot Coal-Biomass-to-Liquids plant in Pennsylvania; algae-based carbon capture

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APRIL 27, 2011

million grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to move forward on the construction of a facility to demonstrate its integrated coal-biomass-to-liquids (CBTL) technology platform ( earlier post ) at Intertek PARC, located at the U-PARC facility in Pittsburgh. Accelergy Corporation has received a $1.3-million Earlier post.)

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Pennsylvania Coal Grant Carbon

General Fusion announces funding to build new fusion machine targeting scientific breakeven by 2026

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AUGUST 14, 2023

It also included new grant funding from the Government of British Columbia, which builds upon the Canadian government’s ongoing support through the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). An animation showing how General Fusion’s Magnetized Target Fusion technology works. The round was anchored by existing investors, BDC Capital and GIC.

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Fusion Building Commercial Grid

MIT Energy Initiative announces 2014 seed grant awards

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MARCH 30, 2014

The MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) announced its latest round of seed grants to support early-stage innovative energy projects. They can thus be optimized for applications such as carbon capture, wastewater filtration, and natural gas storage, and for use in devices including fuel cells, rechargeable batteries, and solar cells.

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MIT Grant 2014 Energy

ABTC inferred resources report finds Tonopah Flats may hold 15.8 million tons lithium carbonate equivalent

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MARCH 1, 2023

American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) ( earlier post ) announced results of its third-party Qualified Person (QP)-audited Inferred Resource Report that details the analysis of its lithium deposit at its Tonopah Flats Lithium Project in Nevada. million tons of lithium carbonate equivalent.

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Carbon Nevada Commercial Water

OriginOil, Carbon Sciences Apply for DOE Grants for CO2 to Fuels

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AUGUST 13, 2009

the developer of technology for efficient and non-destructive ( earlier post ) extraction of oil from algae, led a consortium in a recently submitted application for a grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 targeting the beneficial use of CO 2. Carbon Sciences, Inc., OriginOil, Inc., The opportunity.

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Grant Carbon Fuel CO2

Peabody Energy Grants $2M to Develop Coal Energy Technology Lab at the University of Wyoming

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MAY 20, 2010

The University of Wyoming (UW) has received a $2 million grant from coal giant Peabody Energy to create the Peabody Energy Clean Coal Technology Laboratory in the UW Energy Resources Center in Laramie. This gift will be doubled by the Wyoming State Legislature matching fund.

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Wyoming Coal Grant Universal

Twelve and LanzaTech successfully convert CO2 to ethanol

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MARCH 4, 2022

Carbon transformation company Twelve and biotechnology company LanzaTech have transformed CO 2 emissions into ethanol as a part of an ongoing research and development partnership. Our process aims to rebalance the overabundance of carbon in our environment and instead reuse it for meaningful applications.

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Convert CO2 Carbon Polymer

USDA awards nearly $10M for research on using beetle-killed trees as feedstock for on-site thermochemical conversion technologies

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Specifically, the team will explore recent advances in scalable thermochemical conversion technologies, which enable the production of advanced liquid biofuel and co-products on-site. It requires no cultivation, circumvents food-versus-fuel concerns and likely has a highly favorable carbon balance.

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WSU Tri-Cities researchers receive $50K NSF grant to test market potential for lignin pathway for biojet

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DECEMBER 3, 2016

Researchers at Washington State University Tri-Cities have been awarded a $50,000 National Science Foundation I-Corps grant to explore the commercialization potential of their new pathway for biojet from biomass waste. For the NSF I-Corps grant, Yang and his team are working under the mentorship of Terri L. Earlier post.).

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Grant Market Washington Waste

RPI researchers to develop novel porous material for air capture of CO2

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

With the support of a grant from the Department of Energy, Miao Yu, the Priti and Mukesh Chatter ’82 Career Development Chair of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will develop a novel porous material capable of capturing even very small concentrations of CO 2 in the air and collecting the gas for further use.

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CO2 Carbon Grant Gas

Omnitek Engineering selected for diesel-to-gas drayage truck conversion demo at Port of Seattle

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JULY 11, 2013

Omnitek Engineering has been selected by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency for a pilot project to demonstrate its diesel-to-natural gas engine conversion technology for drayage trucks serving the Port of Seattle, Washington, in support of the Port’s Clean Truck Program.

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Seattle Conversion Diesel Gas

Ensyn granted EPA Part 79 approval for renewable gasoline

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Ensyn ( earlier post ) has been granted a key regulatory approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its renewable gasoline product, RFGasoline. Ensyn is developing and commercializing RFO Coprocessing in a strategic alliance with Honeywell UOP, a global leader in technology solutions for the refining industry.

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Gasoline Renewable Grant Parts

CE+P to partner with the US Joint BioEnergy Institute on advanced biofuels research

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AUGUST 4, 2021

The new partnership will jointly pursue research and grants to support new technologies and processes for breaking down byproducts of the planned sugarcane crop as a source for even lower-carbon energy products, including advanced cellulosic ethanol. —Blake Simmons, JBEI Chief Science & Technology Officer.

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Climate Change California Renewable Waste

Hyzon Motors receives zero-emissions certification from CARB; repowered Class 6-8 fuel cell vehicles

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JUNE 8, 2022

Hyzon’s Repower program allows customers to exchange their used diesel trucks for conversion to fuel cell electric using Hyzon’s proprietary fuel cell technology. Additionally, the Repower program avoids waste and manufacturing carbon emissions generated by asset renewal.

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Emissions Fuel Motoring Motors

UC Riverside researchers receive two grants to advance steam hydrogasification reaction for waste-to-fuels

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside’s Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CERT) at the Bourns College of Engineering have received two grants to further explore a steam hydrogasification process they developed to convert waste into fuels. Earlier post.). diesel, gasoline, jet) at low cost.

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Waste Grant Fuel Gas-Electric

United announces investment in, commercial agreement with Dimensional Energy; CO2-to-SAF

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JUNE 16, 2022

The company’s early success led to its status as a finalist in the first Carbon Xprize, and in September 2021, global climate technology nonprofit investor Elemental Excelerator funded Dimensional as part of its 10 th cohort, which led to the company’s introduction to United.

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Commercial Energy CO2 Tucson

EU GRAMOFON project ends after 42 months with promising results on CO2 capture

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MAY 3, 2020

The European GRAMOFON Project, coordinated by AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Center has developed an innovative CO 2 capture process based on novel nanomaterials and microwave energy. million, with a total of nine partners (companies, technology centers and universities). The project had a budget of €4.2

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South Korea United Kingdom CO2 Belgium

STEAG and thyssenkrupp planning joint green hydrogen project

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Essen-based energy company STEAG, Duisburg-based steel producer thyssenkrupp Steel and Dortmund-based thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers, specializing in electrolysis technology, are working on a joint feasibility study. Arnd Köfler, Chief Technology Officer at thyssenkrupp Steel.

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Hydrogen Green Climate Economy

DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

It has developed process technology and experience in producing lower carbon intensity, high performance, synthetic graphite targeting the electric vehicle and energy storage sectors. Syrah Technologies , Phase 3 Expansion of Syrah’s Commercial-Scale Natural Graphite Active Anode Material Facility in Vidalia, Louisiana, $219,820,610.

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Parts Battery Batteries Lithium Ion

KIST team develops membrane reactor system to produce pure H2 from ammonia with high productivity

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed a steam-carrier-adopted composite membrane reactor system to produce pure H 2 (>99.99%) from ammonia with high productivity (>0.35 1 ) and ammonia conversion (>99%) at a significantly reduced operating temperature (. mol-H 2 g cat ?1

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Production Hydrogen Gas-Electric Low Cost

Forest BtL Oy licenses Carbo-V gasification technology from Linde for wood-to-liquids plant

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JANUARY 25, 2013

Finland-based Forest BtL Oy has licensed Carbo-V biomass gasification technology from Linde Engineering Dresden GmbH. The Carbo-V technology will be implemented in a new Biomass–to-Liquid (BtL) plant in Kemi, Northern Finland. The project will be funded by the European Union’s NER300 program for innovative, low-carbon technologies.

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Finland Carbon Gas Grant

European HYFLEXPOWER project to demo first integrated power-to-X-to-power hydrogen gas turbine

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JUNE 1, 2020

A consortium comprising Engie Solutions, Siemens Gas and Power, Centrax, Arttic, German Aerospace Center (DLR) and four European universities is implementing the HYFLEXPOWER project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Framework Program for Research and Innovation (Grant Agreement 884229).

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Hydrogen Gas Power Powered

Waste gasification company Sierra Energy closes $33M Series A funding; FastOx

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AUGUST 5, 2019

The funding will help Sierra Energy further develop and commercialize its FastOx gasification technology, which converts virtually any waste into clean, renewable energy and fuels without burning. At the lowest point of the gasifier, the waste is reduced to carbon char, inorganic materials, and metals.

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Sierra Waste Energy Companies

AMPLY Power & Logan Bus announce 2-year demo project of charging-as-a service for fleets; 5 electric school buses

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

These include: Managing infrastructure upgrades and utility interconnections; Establishing an optimal charging strategy based on drive cycle and duty cycle; Providing debt financing or securing grant funding for reducing capital expenditures; and. Implementing resiliency plans where needed.

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Fleet New York City New York Charging

ZeaChem Signs Cooperative Agreement with US DOE for $25M Grant to Fund Biorefinery Construction

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MAY 14, 2010

The agreement allows ZeaChem to begin receiving the first phase of funding from the grant. The DOE grant will be used to construct and operate the cellulosic ethanol production capability that will be added to the core ZeaChem technology, which will produce ethyl acetate, the chemical precursor to ethanol. ZeaChem Inc.,

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Grant Oregon Renewable Conversion

BioBoost project targets conversion of biomass into intermediate energy carriers for subsequent conversion into fuels, chemicals, power and heat

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DECEMBER 16, 2011

The project, coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), will start in early 2012. The BioBoost project concentrates on dry and wet residual biomass and wastes as feedstock for de-centralized conversion by fast pyrolysis, catalytic pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization to the intermediate energy carriers oil, coal or slurry.

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Conversion Energy Kits Fuel

Sea-Tac Airport launches major ground support equipment electrification project

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MARCH 19, 2014

The smart technology determines which vehicle needs the most charge and meters out the power. As many as 650 vehicles could eventually be covered by electric technology and make a huge difference in the airport’s carbon footprint. The $31-million project is funded in large part through federal grants. An additional $3.5

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Alaska Seattle Federal Grant Grant

Singapores A*Star Awards S$27.5M In Research Grants for Technologies for Sustainable Development

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AUGUST 29, 2009

Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) has awarded S$27.5 million (US$19 million) in research funding for 28 projects in four key areas of sustainable development: Carbon Capture and Utilization; BioEnergy and BioFuels; Sustainable Construction; and Sustainable Materials. Carbon Capture and Utilization.

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Singapore Grant Waste Cheap

AirCapture, OCOchem and partners win $2.93M DOE grant for direct air capture of CO2 and conversion to formic acid

NSF awards $2M to Rice U collaboration to explore direct conversion of CO2 into fuels

Aqua Metals and 6K Energy partner to develop low-carbon CAM precursors for Li-ion batteries

Rice team awarded $3.3M ARPA-E OPEN+ grant to convert methane into carbon nanotubes and hydrogen

LLNL report lays out technology pathways for California to become carbon-neutral and then -negative by 2045; 3 pillars of negative emissions

CRI awarded €1.8M EU grant to scale CO2-to-methanol technology

Topsoe to lead FrontFuel project for SAF from CO2 and renewable electricity; DKK 26.9M grant

Aemetis selects Axens Vegan technology for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel plant in California

USDA awards $3M biorefinery grant to support conversion of lignin into renewable alternative for ABS Resin

Estonian startup UP Catalyst secures €2.09M; sustainable carbon nanomaterials and graphite from CO2

RecycLiCo and Nanoramic Laboratories partner for lithium-ion battery recycling

EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

CO2 Solutions’ enzymatic carbon capture technology performance exceeds targets in oil sands project

U Kentucky CAER receives $1M for carbon fiber research

Universal Hydrogen, magniX, Plug Power, and AeroTEC set up hydrogen aviation center at Moses Lake, Washington

DOE awarding $72M in 73 Phase II SBIR/STTR grants

Accelergy awarded $1.3M grant for pilot Coal-Biomass-to-Liquids plant in Pennsylvania; algae-based carbon capture

General Fusion announces funding to build new fusion machine targeting scientific breakeven by 2026

MIT Energy Initiative announces 2014 seed grant awards

ABTC inferred resources report finds Tonopah Flats may hold 15.8 million tons lithium carbonate equivalent

OriginOil, Carbon Sciences Apply for DOE Grants for CO2 to Fuels

Peabody Energy Grants $2M to Develop Coal Energy Technology Lab at the University of Wyoming

Twelve and LanzaTech successfully convert CO2 to ethanol

USDA awards nearly $10M for research on using beetle-killed trees as feedstock for on-site thermochemical conversion technologies

WSU Tri-Cities researchers receive $50K NSF grant to test market potential for lignin pathway for biojet

RPI researchers to develop novel porous material for air capture of CO2

Omnitek Engineering selected for diesel-to-gas drayage truck conversion demo at Port of Seattle

Ensyn granted EPA Part 79 approval for renewable gasoline

CE+P to partner with the US Joint BioEnergy Institute on advanced biofuels research

Hyzon Motors receives zero-emissions certification from CARB; repowered Class 6-8 fuel cell vehicles

UC Riverside researchers receive two grants to advance steam hydrogasification reaction for waste-to-fuels

United announces investment in, commercial agreement with Dimensional Energy; CO2-to-SAF

EU GRAMOFON project ends after 42 months with promising results on CO2 capture

STEAG and thyssenkrupp planning joint green hydrogen project

DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

KIST team develops membrane reactor system to produce pure H2 from ammonia with high productivity

Forest BtL Oy licenses Carbo-V gasification technology from Linde for wood-to-liquids plant

European HYFLEXPOWER project to demo first integrated power-to-X-to-power hydrogen gas turbine

Waste gasification company Sierra Energy closes $33M Series A funding; FastOx

AMPLY Power & Logan Bus announce 2-year demo project of charging-as-a service for fleets; 5 electric school buses

ZeaChem Signs Cooperative Agreement with US DOE for $25M Grant to Fund Biorefinery Construction

BioBoost project targets conversion of biomass into intermediate energy carriers for subsequent conversion into fuels, chemicals, power and heat

Sea-Tac Airport launches major ground support equipment electrification project

Singapores A*Star Awards S$27.5M In Research Grants for Technologies for Sustainable Development

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