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OCTOBER 25, 2022

In conjunction with the States of North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Montana, Bakken Energy is working on the design of the Heartland Hydrogen Hub, a regional clean hydrogen hub recently announced by North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum. and Schneider National Carriers Inc., The shared vision led to an alliance with Cummins and Schneider.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

A team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology of South Korea has demonstrated the feasibility of using proton-exchange-membrane (PEM) reactors electrocatalytically to reduce biomass-derived oxygenates into renewable fuels and chemicals.

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MARCH 11, 2010

A University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has developed a chemical process for the hydrolysis of biomass into sugars for subsequent processing into fuels and chemicals that delivers sugar yields approaching those of enzymatic hydrolysis. Furthermore, the hydrolysate products are readily converted into ethanol by microorganisms.

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OCTOBER 22, 2012

Renewable cellulosic fuels and chemicals startup Hyrax Energy has licensed an ionic liquids hydrolysis technology developed in the laboratory of Ron Raines, a University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemistry professor and a Hyrax founder, from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation ( WARF ). Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 23, 2017

CIRCUITS project teams will accelerate the development and deployment of a new class of efficient, lightweight, and reliable power converters, based on wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors. data center energy consumption and operating cost while creating a high-volume commercial market for SiC-based power converters. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 31, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding up to $12 million to fund three small-scale projects in Illinois, Wisconsin, and North Carolina that aim to commercialize novel conversion technologies to accelerate the development of advanced, drop-in biofuels and other valuable bio-based chemicals. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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JUNE 10, 2011

The US Department of Energy is awarding up to $36 million to fund six small-scale projects in California, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin, that will advance the technology improvements and process integration needed to produce drop-in advanced biofuels and other valuable bio-based chemicals. Virent (up to $13.4

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FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) and colleagues have engineered a new strain of the yeast S. As a result, their xylose-converting strain consumed glucose and xylose faster and produced more ethanol than the wild type strain.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

Vertimass LLC of Irvine, California will receive up to $2 million to commercialize technology to convert ethanol into diesel fuel, gasoline, and jet fuel blend stocks compatible with the current transportation fuel infrastructure. The University of Wisconsin of Madison, Wisconsin will receive up to $3.3 Earlier post.).

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JUNE 6, 2012

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin led by Dr. James Dumesic report on the use of a biphasic reaction system using γ-valerolactone (GVL) as a solvent for the deconstruction of cellulose to produce levulinic and formic acids, which can be later converted to biofuels. 70%), and leads to complete solubilization of cellulose.

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JULY 23, 2011

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Hybrid Vehicle Team will work with the UW-Madison Engine Research Center to test implementations of Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI) engines being developed by UW mechanical engineering professor Rolf Reitz and his colleagues. —Glenn Bower.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Alliance Federated Energy (AFE) last week announced the development of “Project Apollo,” a $225-million, 25MW energy project located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Approximately 30% of the waste feedstock is already committed from Badger Disposal of Wisconsin, one of region’s leading industrial waste management services companies.

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MAY 19, 2019

The hydrogen chemical energy is converted to electrical energy through a series of fuel cells, which drive the ultra-efficient electric propulsion system. University of Wisconsin, Madison.

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AUGUST 24, 2011

The development of Virent’s BioForming technology platform is supported through strategic investors including Cargill, Shell and Honda, as well as 115 employees based in Madison, Wisconsin. With $35 million of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding from the U.S.

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JANUARY 6, 2012

Its patented technology features catalytic chemistry to convert plant-based materials into a full range of products identical to those made from petroleum, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and chemicals for plastics and fibers.

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JANUARY 3, 2013

A team of researchers led by James Dumesic and George Huber, both now at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have demonstrated how C 5 sugars derived from hemicellulose can be converted into a high-quality petroleum refinery feedstock via a four-step catalytic process. Source: Olcay et al. Click to enlarge. —Olcay et al.

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

The lineup of speakers includes: Dr. Adam Brown of the International Energy Agency; Professor Timothy Donohue of the University of Wisconsin-Madison/ Great Lakes Bioenergy; Dr. Arthur Grossman of Solazyme, Inc.; Professor Lonnie Ingram of the University of Florida; Professor Jay D.

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DECEMBER 12, 2014

Virent’s production of paraxylene at its Madison, Wisconsin laboratory, has reached a capacity of 10 tons per year which will allow Virent to serve the needs of multiple collaborators for product validation and market demonstrations. The company has broadened its product offerings for renewable chemicals through this process.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Ultra-low Cost, All-SiC Modular Power Converters for DC Fast Charging Equipment Connected Directly to Medium Voltage Distribution System. University of Wisconsin- Madison. A Solid State Technology Enabled Compact, Modular Design to Reduce DC Fast Charging Cost and Footprint. North Carolina State University. Eaton Corporation.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison led by Dr. James Dumesic have developed a streamlined process for converting lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals or liquid transportation fuel. The cellulose is converted to LA, passing through the intermediate formation of hydroxymethylfurfural.

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MAY 1, 2013

The plant was constructed at the company’s facility in Madison, Wisconsin under a $1.5-million Virent’s technology features catalytic chemistry to convert plant-based materials into a full range of products identical to those made from petroleum, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and chemicals for plastics and fibers.

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

Farnesene is a building block hydrocarbon that can be converted into a renewable, drop-in replacement for petroleum diesel without certain drawbacks of first-generation biofuels. Breakthroughs in converting lignocellulosic biomass to fermentable sugars will further increase this benefit. Professor Shannon S.

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DECEMBER 19, 2015

The University of Wisconsin-Madison and ExxonMobil announced a two-year agreement to research the fundamental chemistry of converting biomass into transportation fuels. We are continuously investigating new ideas and technologies and we are looking forward to working with the team at the University of Wisconsin on this project.

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MAY 15, 2021

This process allows all the carbon within the sugar to be converted to FAME, which will allow these lipids—used to produce sustainable aviation jet fuel (SAF)—to be generated at lower cost and with fewer feedstock, resource, and land requirements. University of Wisconsin-Madison. INvizyne Technologies, Inc. ZymoChem, Inc.,

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AUGUST 12, 2022

US Gain, a division of Wisconsin-based US Venture, Inc., The biodigester facility converts agricultural waste from four regional dairy farms into RNG, eliminating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions normally released by the dairy manure. offtakes the RNG for distribution to the transportation market in California.

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

First Green will invest in early-stage companies that focus on developing methods to convert renewable carbon—such as non-food biomass and carbon dioxide—to fuels and chemicals, and applications of clean or green technologies in the conventional energy process, sometimes known as green-black technologies.

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APRIL 13, 2017

D3MAX announced the completion and shipment of its pilot plant employing its patented D3MAX cellulosic ethanol technology, installed at ACE Ethanol, LLC, in Stanley, Wisconsin. The D3MAX process converts both five- and six-carbon sugars in wet cake to cellulosic ethanol. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

it needs to be converted into a form that plants can use. These bacteria are held in root nodules and convert the nitrogen gas found abundantly in the air into nitrogen fertilizer that plants need for growth. Cyanobacteria are blue-green algae of which certain strains are capable of gathering and converting atmospheric nitrogen.

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MARCH 23, 2010

and Shell have successfully started production at the first demonstration plant converting plant sugars into gasoline and gasoline blend components, rather than ethanol. Virent Energy Systems, Inc. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Addressing methanol marketers at the conference, LeBlanc noted that converting methanol into DME offers the methanol industry a new market for its product. He noted that DME is more widely produced and accepted in Europe and Asia. It will produce up to 40 million gallons of BioDME or other renewable motor fuels a year. Earlier post.).

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JULY 17, 2017

The University of Wisconsin-Madison and ExxonMobil announced a two-year renewal of an agreement to research the fundamental chemistry of converting biomass into transportation fuels. Over the past two years, research has focused on a multistep approach for converting cellulosic biomass to transportation fuels.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

The CBiRC is based at Iowa State University in partnership with Rice University, the University of California at Irvine, the University of Mexico, the University of Virginia, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

The goal is to create an efficient, stable photo-electrochemical cell capable of converting sunlight into hydrogen and other renewable fuels at elevated temperatures of 500°C to 700°C. Investigator: Mark Brongersma, Materials Science and Engineering. Maximizing solar-to-fuel conversion efficiency in photo-electrochemical cells.

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JANUARY 4, 2011

HCL CleanTech’s concentrated hydrochloric acid-driven hydrolysis technology builds on a proven industrial process, improving the economics of converting lignocellulosic biomass into refined sugars, de-acidified lignin and tall oils. The grant supports almost half of the $2.1 million total project cost.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

GVL is conventionally produced by hydrogenation of levulinic acid derived by the simple acid hydrolysis of lignocellulosic feedstock. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MAY 4, 2010

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have demonstrated that it is possible to achieve good yields of renewable hydrocarbons in the molecular weight range suitable for jet and diesel fuel applications through the processing of C 9 alkenes produced from biomass-derived ? Source: Alonso et al. Click to enlarge. valerolactone (GVL).

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Butene can be converted into liquid fuels by oligomerization reactions. A team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison led by Dr. James Dumesic has developed an improved, streamlined process for the conversion of biomass to butyl esters and γ-valerolactone (GVL). The red arrows represent streams that are recycled.

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