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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

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Captis Aire LLC, “Renewable Blending Components to Enable 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)”, $2,000,000. This project will demonstrate the conversion of gaseous carbon wood wastes (terpenes) to renewable Terpenes SAF blending components. Hundreds of millions of gallons of drop-in 100% SAF will be unlocked. Comstock Inc.,

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DOE awarding up to $13.4M for 5 projects for advanced biofuels and bioproducts

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Two of these selections will address research efforts on the efficient conversion of biogas (a mixture of gases generated from the biological breakdown of organic material) to valuable products other than power. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory will receive up to $2.5 of Atlanta, Georgia will receive up to $3.1

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver, Colo. Novel chemical looping process for conversion of natural gas to pure hydrogen, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc., Novel thermal process for conversion of CO2 to CO using metal ferrite oxygen carriers, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc.,

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Chromatin announces dual-purpose hybrid sorghum for sugar and bioenergy production

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Chromatin’s Chief Technology Officer, David Jessen, presented data on SweetFuel hybrids at the International Bioenergy and Bioproducts Conference and BioPro Expo in Atlanta. Replacing fossil fuels with an energy crop requires a systems approach. —David Jessen.

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NIST Awards $123M in 12 Recovery Act Grants for New Research Facilities; Univ. of Ky CAER to Expand Capacitor and Battery Manufacturing Research with its $11.8M Award

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In addition to program in support of the coal and electric power industries, the center has expanded over time to address issues in carbon capture and management, electrochemical energy storage, biomass energy and biofuels, and other renewable energy systems such as photovoltaic and thermoelectric power. Fort Lauderdale-Davis, Fla.)

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinder tracking system and Renewable. other fleets; create vehicle conversion inspection criteria; and train and. alternative fuel vehicle conversions, equipment safety, and fueling. The California Fleets and Workplace Alternative Fuels Project is a statewide. petroleum reduction strategies.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. DeKalb County’s DeKalb County/Metropolitan Atlanta Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicle Project. Total DOE award: $14,994,183. Total DOE award: $12,299,828.