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Optimus Technologies closes $17.8M Series A to advance Vector System for heavy-duty engines on 100% biodiesel

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The round included participation from one of North America’s largest commercial fleets, Chevron Renewable Energy Group, and Pittsburgh regional investors including: Idea Foundry, Inc., ​ Optimus Technologies recently announced a $17.8-million million Series A funding round led by Mitsui & Co. out of Tokyo, Japan.

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ExxonMobil, UW-Madison partner on biomass-to-transportation fuel research

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison and ExxonMobil announced a two-year agreement to research the fundamental chemistry of converting biomass into transportation fuels. We are continuously investigating new ideas and technologies and we are looking forward to working with the team at the University of Wisconsin on this project.

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UW Madison, U. Minn and Argonne focusing on high value commodity chemicals from biomass

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Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota and Argonne National Laboratory will explore ways to produce renewable plastic precursors and other substances from biomass with a recently announced $3.3-million million grant from the United States Department of Energy. Part of a $13.4-million

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UW-Madison Hybrid Vehicle Team working with Engine Research Center to apply dual-fuel RCCI engines in series and parallel hybrids

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison Hybrid Vehicle Team will work with the UW-Madison Engine Research Center to test implementations of Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI) engines being developed by UW mechanical engineering professor Rolf Reitz and his colleagues. We always have to battle fuel infrastructure.

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DOE awards MSU $5M to study how biofuel crops acquire nitrogen; potential to reduce fertilizer use

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The team will conduct the study at six sites in Michigan and Wisconsin. The idea is to test whether biofuels grow better in a mixed-plant setting or on their own, and whether these lands could be used to provide other ecosystem services, such as increased biodiversity or habitat restoration. —Sarah Evans.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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The newly formed organization will host a series of meetings of its members to exchange research results, insights, and ideas. Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. DI2S Consulting and Training is run by Pierre Duret, the former Director of Powertrains and Sustainable Mobility at IFP School in Paris.

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Researchers engineer poplar trees for easier degradation of lignin to ease production of biofuels

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Researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their colleagues report successfully engineering poplar trees to produce lignin that degrades more easily, thereby lowering the effort and cost to convert wood to biofuel. Source: GLBRC. Click to enlarge. —Curtis Wilkerson, lead author, MSU and GLBRC.

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