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

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Liquid fuel and chemical production from sweet sorghum. into renewable diesel in a US Department of Energy (DOE) funded biorefinery project. The pilot-scale project use both free (soluble) sugars and biomass (cellulosic) sugars from Ceres’ sweet sorghum hybrids grown in Alabama, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana and Tennessee.

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EPA announces availability of $26M for projects to reduce diesel emissions from existing fleet

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $26 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the US’ existing fleet of diesel engines. Since the first year of the DERA program in 2008, EPA has awarded nearly 700 grants across the US.

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DOE Awards $22.6M Grant to Rentech and ClearFuels Integrated Bio-Refinery Project

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million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The gasifier will be integrated with Rentech’s Product Demonstration Unit (PDU) for the production of renewable synthetic fuels from biomass. The Rentech, Inc. and ClearFuels Technology Inc. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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ClearFuels to Develop Co-Located Commercial-Scale Biorefinery for Renewable Jet or Diesel Production in Tennessee

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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. The renewable energy facility will be co-located with Hughes Hardwood’s wood component products manufacturing facility in Collinwood, Tennessee. Earlier post.)

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Rentech to acquire majority ownership of ClearFuels Technology Inc.

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million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The grant is partially funding construction of a demonstration-scale ClearFuels biomass gasifier at Rentech’s Energy Technology Center (RETC). Any agreement that results from these negotiations would be contingent upon approval by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.

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ClearFuels Adds BNP Paribas to Commercial Development Team for BTL Diesel and Jet Fuel Biorefineries

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ClearFuels recently was selected to receive up to $23 million as a grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to construct a biomass gasifier at Rentech’s Energy Technology Center (RETC) in Colorado and integrate it with Rentech’s existing Product Demonstration Unit. Earlier post.)

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ClearFuels Signs Cooperative Agreement for $7.7M First Round of DOE Biorefinery Funding

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headquartered in Aiea, Hawaii, has signed a Cooperative Agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to receive its first $7.7 million grant award to construct a biomass gasifier at Rentech’s Energy Technology Center. ClearFuels Technology, Inc., million of a $22.6 Earlier post.).

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