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Cellulosic sugars company Edeniq raises more than $16M

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Edeniq’s technologies efficiently break down biomass to liberate cellulosic sugars that can be converted into ethanol, chemicals, and other products. Edeniq uses combined mechanical and biological processes for maximum efficiency and lowest cost. Edeniq recently announced the company has entered a partnership with Global Bio-chem.

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Edeniq and Usina Vale building bagasse-to-sugars and ethanol demo plant in Brazil

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The demonstration plant will produce cellulosic sugars from sugarcane bagasse, the fibrous by-product of sugarcane juice extraction. Cellulosic sugars will be converted into ethanol at the site, showcasing how sugarcane mills can increase ethanol production economically with Edeniq’s bolt-on technologies.

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Amyris processes Ceres sweet sorghum into renewable diesel using soluble and cellulosic sugars

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To process the soluble sugars that accumulate in the plants, the sorghum juice was first extracted from the stems and concentrated into sugar syrup by Ceres. As an energy crop, sweet sorghum is an impressive producer of low-cost, fermentable sugars. Earlier post.). —Spencer Swayze, Ceres director of business development.

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Coulomb, MasterCard, and the future of public charging

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But given the relatively low cost of electricity, and the large public environmental benefit, it seems premature to presume monetization or let the desire for monetization drive the placement of charge stations. Free Juice Bar explicitly sells charge stations to offer free power. Obviously not.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

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The solar panels attach to the roof and convert solar light into electrical energy. The inverter converts the DC solar into AC power that can power the house or be directed back into the Grid as well as connecting up the Battery packs that uses 48 Volt DC. . With Octopus Go we receive low cost power between 00:30 and 04:30 every day.

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