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Univ. of Montana launches partnership with Blue Marble for commercial products from algal biomass

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Two geoscience faculty members at The University of Montana (UM) have started a partnership with Blue Marble Biomaterials to produce commercial products from algal biomass. Our goal will be to tap into Blue Marble’s carbon dioxide waste stream and then turn that CO 2 into algal biomass. Additional strains come from soil.

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Blue Marble Biomaterials completes site purchase for large commercial biorefinery

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facility in Missoula, Montana. The site, previously a wet extraction processing plant for the creation of food ingredients, will become Blue Marble’s first large-scale commercial biorefinery. Blue Marble Biomaterials, a specialty biochemical manufacturer ( earlier post ), has closed on the purchase of the former GTC Oats Inc.

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

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million matching grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to accelerate the commercial implementation of its patent-pending, enzyme based, cellulosic ethanol production technology. (AE Keyes), has been awarded a $1.88

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Anheuser-Busch Companies and Blue Marble Biomaterials sign MoU to begin development of bio-refinery pilot

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This project will also serve to reduce emissions and waste at each Anheuser-Busch facility where the project is implemented. The Blue Marble team began testing small batches of Anheuser-Busch grain in early 2011 at its pilot facility and continued to do so as it scaled into its small commercial facility in Missoula, Montana.

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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.

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Linc Energy taking stake in aboveground gasification company; potential CTL introduction in US

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PowerHouse now offers integrated waste and biomass-to-energy systems on a turnkey basis. Under the terms of the deal: Linc Energy will invest US$6 million in cash into PowerHouse and grant certain rights to PowerHouse to use its FT gas to liquids technology for PowerHouse’s waste to energy applications.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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Process intensification breakthroughs can dramatically shrink the footprint of equipment needed on a crowded factory floor or eliminate waste by using the raw input materials more efficiently. of Science & Technology; Montana Gallatin College; Montana State U.; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Louisiana State U.;