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Maersk invests in Vertoro to develop green lignin marine fuels

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Maersk Growth, the corporate venture arm of A.P. Moller - Maersk, has invested in Vertoro , a Dutch start-up focused on developing liquid lignin technology which can be used as a marine fuel. Moller - Maersk’s work to decarbonize marine operations. It is already sold into markets as diverse as antioxidants and marine fuel.

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Mærsk Group exploring use of lignin-based marine biofuels; CyclOx and B21st

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Mærsk Group is currently involved in two projects focused on realizing the marine fuel potential of one of the world’s most abundant and sustainable biomass resources: lignin. Lignin is a complex organic polymer found in plants; the more lignin there is in wood, the sturdier and stronger the wood is and the more efficiently it burns.

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DOE announces approximately $64M in funding for 18 projects to advance H2@Scale

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Collaborative Composite Solutions Corporation. The Lubrizol Corporation. Antioxidant Functionalized Polymers for Extended HD Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Lifetimes. Nikola Corporation. Marine Hydrogen Demonstration. TOPIC 2: ADVANCED CARBON FIBER FOR COMPRESSED HYDROGEN AND NATURAL GAS STORAGE TANKS.

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

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Topic Area 1: Pre-Pilot Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries Algenesis Corporation, “Pre-Pilot Scale Production of Algae-based Jet Fuel and Polyurethane Monomers”, $4,987,974. University of California Riverside, “Scale-up Demonstration of Hybrid Catalytic Biorefining of Biomass to Sustainable Aviation and Marine Fuels”, $2,000,000.

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Hyundai, Kia and Gore to co-develop PEM for hydrogen fuel cell systems | Autocar Professional

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Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation and US-based W. Gore & Associates (Gore) have today signed an agreement at the Mabuk Eco-Friendly R&D Center, Korea, to collaborate on the development of advanced polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) for hydrogen fuel cell systems.

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Genencor Exploring Use of Zymetis Microorganism for Biochemicals

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Aligning with Genencor, a leader in Industrial Biotechnology, helps us accomplish three corporate goals at once. The bacterium has a known genome and is capable of deploying almost 90 different enzymes which, in concert, are capable of reducing all of the carbohydrate polymers found in plants to their constituent sugars. Zymetis Inc.,

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ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

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Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000. At the center of Ionic Materials’ innovation is a new polymer-based material that suppresses the formation of unwanted chemical products that prevent aluminum-alkaline batteries from recharging.

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