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Blue Sun to build and operate renewable jet, diesel and gasoline demonstration facility; next step commercial volumes

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Joseph, Missouri in Q1 2013 and will be operational in Q3 2013. The low-cost process converts any non-edible fats and oils directly into high-density aromatic, cycloparaffin, and isoparaffin hydrocarbons that are ideal for drop-in jet (JP-5, JP-8 and Jet A) and diesel (ASTM D 975 and F-76 Naval Distillate) fuels.

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Total Invests in Series D Round of Butanol and Renewable Hydrocarbons Company Gevo

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Oil and gas major Total has invested an undisclosed amount in the series D round of advanced biofuels company Gevo. Joseph, Missouri at ICM’s St. We are excited at the possibilities for converting cellulosic sugars into renewable fuels and chemicals. Gevo was founded in 2005 by Drs. Joseph, Mo.,

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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Today’s technologies for making biofuels all rely on photosynthesis—either indirectly by converting plants to fuels or directly by harnessing photosynthetic organisms such as algae. This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. Electrofuels: Biofuels from Electricity. Engineering E.

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ARPA-E announces $36M for high-temperature materials projects

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Missouri University of Science and Technology. Missouri S&T will combine a novel additive manufacturing technique, called ceramic on-demand extrusion, and ceramic fusion welding techniques to manufacture very high temperature heat exchangers for power cycles with intense heat sources. The Ohio State University.

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