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USDA provides $91M loan guarantee to Cool Planet for biogasoline blendstock plant; biomass pyrolysis and catalytic conversion

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Cool Planet has devised a biomass-to-liquids thermochemical conversion process that simultaneously produces liquid fuels and sequesterable biochar useful as a soil amendment. Pine chips will be the feedstock source for the Cool Planet facility, but the company can use almost any type of renewable cellulosic material. Earlier post.).

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DOE launches wave energy competition

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) opened the registration period for the new Wave Energy Prize competition that aims to double the state-of-the-art performance of wave energy conversion (WEC) devices over the next two years. Contribute to the development of innovative clean energy technologies that boost US energy security.

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Solar fuels company Joule secures $70M in private equity investments for growth

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Joule, a bioengineering startup leveraging highly engineered photosynthetic organisms to catalyze the conversion of sunlight and CO 2 to fuels and chemicals ( earlier post ), has closed a $70-million third round of funding, supporting its aggressive timeline to commercialization and bringing its total to $110+ million raised to date.

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USDA approves $99M, 80% loan guarantee to Chemtex to support development of cellulosic ethanol from energy grasses

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Source: Beta Renewables. Once operational, the facility is expected to convert 600,000 tons of energy grasses per year into an estimated 20 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol using the Beta Renewable’s PROESA enzymatic hydrolysis process. Click to enlarge. PROESA combines an enzymatic pre-treatment process with fermentation.

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Global Bioenergies to collaborate with Audi on development of drop-in bio-isooctane

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The process is designed to be used downstream from multiple sugar production pathways: sugar, starch and cellulose. A renewable bio-isooctane would address renewable fuel content issues without perturbing the consumer.). The conversion of standard isobutene (isobutylene) to isooctane is a well-known refinery process.

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Solar fuels company Joule commissions first plant to demo commercial readiness, launches Joule Fuels subsidiary to advance direct solar-to-fuels platform

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Joule has commissioned its first SunSprings demonstration plant in Hobbs, New Mexico ( earlier post ), where the company will prove its scalable platform for solar fuel production using a fraction of the land and capital investment required for algae-derived or agricultural biofuels. —Peter Erich, President of Joule Fuels.

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DOE FCTO selects 11 fuel cell incubator projects for up to $10M in awards; exploring alkaline exchange membrane FCs

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Conversely, there are several factors that either limit or have been perceived to limit AMFCs. Develop 700 bar conformable hydrogen storage systems based on novel pressure vessel designs developed by the founder of High Energy Coil Reservoirs. University of New Mexico. Center for Transportation and the Environment.

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