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Blue Marble Biomaterials launches first zero-waste chemical biorefinery

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A photobioreactor and algae perform the “water recycling”; the pelletized solid waste material will be used in the gasifier. has launched the first zero-waste chemical biorefinery in the US in Missoula, Montana. If we have fixed feedstock [such as the waste spent grain], we have price stability.

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BuG ReMeDEE project seeks to use extremophile bacteria to convert methane to biofuels, biopolymers and electricity

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The project—Building Genome-to-Phenome Infrastructure for Regulating Methane in Deep and Extreme Environments ( BuG ReMeDEE )—was awarded a $6-million grant by the National Science Foundation in October 2017. SURF is located in Lead, South Dakota at the former site of the Homestake Gold Mine. Johnson, Bhupinder S. 2018.02.128.

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Blue Marble Biomaterials completes site purchase for large commercial biorefinery

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facility in Missoula, Montana. acres of land, a 19,000 square foot building complex, and parking stalls for more than 100 employees. The building retrofits will include systems that will allow for greater energy efficiency and enable the site to be a showcase for the company’s “zero-waste” focus. The purchase includes 3.81

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AE Biofuels subsidiary receives $1.88M grant to accelerate cellulosic ethanol plant

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The pre-development facility will further optimize the company’s enzyme technology utilizing multiple agri-waste feedstocks in conjunction with traditional corn inputs in order to ready the integrated process for commercial implementation.

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 11 awards totaling $55 million aimed at building research capacity to develop new innovations at the intersection of food, energy and water systems and to address fundamental questions about the brain. Montana State University. Research at the nexus of food, energy and water. Description.

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USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

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Assuming an average biorefinery size of 40 million gallons per year, USDA estimates it meeting the RFS2 advanced biofuels goals will mean building of 527 biorefineries, at a cost of $168 billion. Woody biomass, municipal waste potential. Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington. RFS2 becomes effective on 1 July 2010.

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Hyperbaric Centrifuge Technology Successfully Dewaters Coal Fines

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the technology reduced the moisture to a level that the waste coal can now be marketed commercially. Waste coal slurry went through the centrifuge at a rate of 30 gallons per minute and was dewatered to 13-19% moisture with coal recovery greater than 97%. Roe-Hoan Yoon. as part of a license agreement with Virginia Tech. Roe-Hoan Yoon.

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