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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Ineos New Planet BioEnergy (INPB), a joint venture between Ineos Bio and New Planet Energy, broke ground on the $130-million, commercial-scale Indian River BioEnergy Center in Vero Beach, Florida. The BioEnergy Center will convert yard, vegetative and household wastes into cellulosic ethanol and renewable power for the local community.

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MAY 29, 2013

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has opened its Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) Natural Gas Vehicle program. The program will provide an estimated $10 million in grants to help companies and organizations purchase or convert medium to light-weight natural gas vehicles.

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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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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

million) grant, should include a three-year study at the Fraunhofer Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes (CBP). The pre-commercial pilot is designed for an isobutene production capacity of up to 100 tons per year. million grant from the BMBF within the “BioEconomy Cluster” framework. million (US$7.7-million)

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JUNE 11, 2021

Oberon Fuels, producer of clean-burning dimethyl ether (DME) transportation fuel, has begun production of the first renewable DME (rDME) in the United States, and the only current commercial production of this in the world. It is the first time this feedstock has been used to make rDME at commercial scale.

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AUGUST 4, 2009

a renewable oil production and algal biotechnology company, was awarded a $789,697 Biosynthetic Transportation Fuel Production grant from the California Energy Commission’s Public Interest Energy Research ( PIER ) program. The grant supports the company’s ongoing efforts to: Evaluate and procure local cellulosic sugars.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Under terms of the agreement, Statoil will fund BAL’s research and development and demonstration projects, and if successful, will also fund the commercialization of BAL’s technology in Norway and elsewhere in Europe. In total, the company has received more than $34 million in funding, grants and strategic investments.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2012

the largest EPC companies in Brazil specializing in sugar cane processing, and GeoSynFuels, LLC (GSF) recently formed a strategic alliance for the development and commercialization of GSF’s proprietary cellulosic ethanol technology. Sermatec Zanini, one of. The strategic alliance allows Sermatec Zanini to.

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JUNE 14, 2010

million) grant towards £52 million (US$76.7 million) construction costs for the first commercial plant in Europe using its waste-to-ethanol BioEnergy Process Technology. INEOS Bio, a subsidiary of INEOS, the world’s third-largest chemicals company, has received an offer of a £7.3 million (US$10.8 Earlier post.). million (US$6.6

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MAY 28, 2009

year commercialization grant to apply Velocys’ microchannel reactor technology to hydroprocessing for transportation fuels. The grant is part of the Ohio Department of Development’s Third Frontier Project, a $1.6-billion, The grant is part of the Ohio Department of Development’s Third Frontier Project, a $1.6-billion,

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The California Energy Commission has awarded a $1-million grant to UC Riverside’s College of Engineering-Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) to build a process demonstration unit (PDU) to convert waste biosolids to synthetic diesel fuel. The fuel gas can also be converted into electric power.

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

The Commissioners of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) voted unanimously to grant the air quality permits necessary for the $3.5 million grant from the Australia-based Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute. The project has also been awarded a $7.7-million Earlier post.).

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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. Computational tools for catalyst design: The ability to convert methane gas directly to liquid methanol at often-remote recovery sites would significantly alter the storage, transport, and use of the gas.

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APRIL 2, 2012

An integrated electromicrobial process to convert CO 2 to higher alcohols. Electricity powered the electrochemical CO 2 reduction on the cathode to produce formate, which is converted to isobutanol and 3MB by the engineered R. Click to enlarge. Compared with H 2 , formic acid is a favorable energy carrier.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Japan-based leading classification society ClassNK has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to a new H 2 /CO 2 FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading) design developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Chiyoda Corporation.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

has executed a letter of engagement with BNP Paribas to act as financial advisor to assist and support ClearFuels in securing senior secured debt financing for its commercial thermochemical Biomass-to-Liquids (BTL) biorefinery projects. These services would be directed, in part, to create financing plans for the commercial projects.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the development of a commercial scale biorefinery facility for the production of renewable jet or diesel fuel. Synthetic jet fuel produced using the company’s technology is certified by the US Air Force and for commercial aviation use. and Hughes Hardwood International, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The facility will process 2 tons of construction and demolition debris per day into cellulosic sugar, which will be converted into a high value chemical by GS Caltex’s proprietary technology. BlueFire received an increase to its grant totaling $88 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in December of 2009.

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JUNE 14, 2019

Oberon Fuels, a producer of clean-burning dimethyl ether (DME) transportation fuel ( earlier post ), has been awarded a grant for $2,876,139 from the California Energy Commission (CEC) for a first-of-its-kind, multi-phase project to produce the first renewable dimethyl ether (rDME), a clean-burning, ultra-low-carbon transportation fuel, in the US.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

RRB’s first plant will convert approximately 140,000 dry tons of woody biomass feedstock into at least 12 million gallons per year of renewable jet, diesel, and naphtha fuels. The blended product will be used at Southwest’s Bay Area operations with first delivery expected in 2016. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

The company can now convert applicable Ford 6.8 Most end users of this technology will be commercial fleets of ambulances, shuttle buses, flatbeds, cutaways and cargo vehicles. Most end users of this technology will be commercial fleets of ambulances, shuttle buses, flatbeds, cutaways and cargo vehicles.

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

Longyear LLC, signed a non-binding letter of intent to support the construction of a commercial-scale wood-based cellulosic ethanol biorefinery in Kinross; at the time, construction was projected to begin this year. In January, Valero invested in Mascoma ( earlier post ).

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Aemetis will install Edeniq’s proprietary Cellunators to boost ethanol yields and will conduct large-scale commercial testing of Edeniq’s cellulosic ethanol Pathway platform. Edeniq’s Cellunator technology produces sugars by milling corn and other plant materials into “right-sized” particles of feedstock that can be more easily converted.

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APRIL 30, 2010

The synthetic jet fuel, derived from natural gas and converted to liquid fuel through the Rentech Fischer Tropsch process, is approved by the ASTM International for use on passenger flights. Captain Joseph Burns, United Airlines managing director, technology and flight test, led a team of 19 engineers and observers on board the flight.

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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. OriginOil, Inc., Carbon Sciences, Inc., The opportunity. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 16, 2022

United and United Airlines Ventures (UAV) announced an investment in and commercial agreement with Dimensional Energy. million award from ARPA-E ( earlier post ), has developed a reactor and catalysts to convert CO 2 and hydrogen from water into syngas for use in the Fischer-Tropsch process.

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APRIL 28, 2022

Oberon Fuels announced commercial availability of a blend of propane and Oberon’s renewable DME (dimethyl ether). The milestone builds on Oberon’s 2021 start of commercial production at its Maverick plant in Brawley, California. The plant was upgraded in 2020 with a grant from the California Energy Commission.

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JUNE 30, 2010

announced the successful production of ethanol at a capacity that can be scaled to commercial production. The integrated facility is being partially funded by a $25-million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. ZeaChem’s process. Click to enlarge. ZeaChem Inc.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

The acquisition combines the technologies of both Liquid Light and Avantium to develop a world-leading electro-catalysis platform and to commercialize new process technologies using CO 2 as feedstock to produce sustainable chemicals and materials. It will extend our capabilities beyond catalytic conversion of biomass.

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JUNE 9, 2022

The hydrogen feeds fuel cell stacks that generate power by converting hydrogen into electricity. The company’s expanding UK operations are supported by grants from UK’s Aerospace Technology Institute and Innovate UK, and ZeroAvia is part of the UK Government’s Jet Zero Council.

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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. Universal Hydrogen’s Dash-8 conversion will be the first commercially-relevant hydrogen-powered aircraft, serving 41 to 60 passengers on routes up to 1,000 kilometers.

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JUNE 3, 2011

Virent Energy Systems, a recipient of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) February 2010 grant to the National Advanced Biofuels Consortium (NABC) ( earlier post ), and its feedstock supply and upstream conditioning partners have successfully converted corn stover and loblolly pine materials into a. converts all of these materials to.

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DECEMBER 11, 2015

Researchers at Washington State University (WSU) Tri-Cities have developed a catalytic process to convert corn stover lignin into hydrocarbons (C 7 –C 18 )—primarily C 12 –C 18 cyclic structure hydrocarbons in the jet fuel range. The work is featured on. the cover of the December issue of the RSC journal Green Chemistry.

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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 first call for large-scale projects awarded grants of €1.1

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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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JUNE 18, 2013

An innovative airfoil manufacturing technology that promises to improve the performance of advanced gas turbines has been commercialized through research sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE). The Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) managed the SBIR grants. Orlando, Fla.)

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

INEOS Bio, a subsidiary of INEOS, the world’s third-largest chemicals company, has started a feasibility study for a plant in the UK to convert locally generated biodegradable household and commercial wastes into carbon neutral road transport fuel and clean electricity, using the INEOS Bio technology process. Click to enlarge.

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