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Velocys sells its second commercial license for FT renewable diesel and jet technology to Red Rock Biofuels

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Velocys plc, a developer of microchannel Fischer-Tropsch (FT) biorefineries, has received a “notice to proceed” action to commence manufacturing the FT reactors and catalyst for the Red Rock Biofuels LLC ( RRB ) biorefinery that will be located in Lakeview, Oregon. Velocys’ role will be as a licensor for its technology to the project.

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Oxford Catalysts selected as FT provider for 1,100 bpd BTL plant in Oregon

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Oxford Catalysts Group has been selected as the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology provider for the design and possible construction of a commercial Biomass-to-Liquids (BTL) plant in the US. The BTL project was recently awarded a $4.1-million The BTL project was recently awarded a $4.1-million

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Oregon State researchers demonstrate potassium-ion (K-ion) battery

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Researchers at Oregon State University have shown that potassium can work with graphite in a potassium-ion battery (KIB)—a discovery that could offer a challenge and sustainable alternative to the widely-used lithium-ion battery (LIB). Their findings are published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. —Xiulei Ji.

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Emerging Fuels Technology licenses its second-generation Fischer-Tropsch technology to Red Rock Biofuels

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Emerging Fuels Technology , Inc (EFT) has executed a license agreement with Red Rock Biofuels LLC (RRB) under which EFT will provide its second-generation TL8a Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology to provide additional FT capacity for RRB’s biorefinery in Lakeview, Oregon.

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ZeaChem Produces Bio-Based Acetic Acid at Commercial Purity Concentration

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Acetic acid is a commercial product and is also ZeaChem’s intermediate building block for the production of cellulosic ethanol and bio-based chemicals. The results surpassed ZeaChem’s demonstration plant targets for acetic acid recovery and purity, and the results have been replicated using two different commercial vendors.

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DOE awards up to $40M for open-water, grid-connected wave energy testing facility

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The facility will be constructed in Newport, Oregon, by the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center at Oregon State University and will support innovations in wave energy technologies capable of harnessing the significant wave energy resources along United States coastlines.

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Mascoma and Lallemand Ethanol Technology enter commercial agreement with Pacific Ethanol for drop-in MGT yeast product

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The MGT product—the first commercial application of Mascoma’s proprietary CBP technology platform—is a bioengineered drop-in substitute for conventional fermenting yeast that lowers costs for corn ethanol producers by alleviating the need to purchase most of the expensive enzymes currently used in corn ethanol production.