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Ford and Ontario Bio-Car Initiative Develop Wheat Straw-Reinforced Plastic; First Application in 2010 Flex

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

This application alone reduces petroleum usage by some 20,000 pounds per year, reduces CO 2 emissions by 30,000 pounds per year, and represents a sustainable usage for wheat straw, the waste byproduct of wheat. The case for using wheat straw to reinforce plastics in higher-volume, higher-content applications is strong across many industries.

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DOE to Award $106M to Six CO2 Conversion Projects; $156M in Matching Private Funding

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2010

The US Department of Energy has selected six projects for funding that aim to find ways of converting captured carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources into useful products such as fuel, plastics, cement, and fertilizers. billion effort to capture CO 2 from industrial sources for storage or beneficial use.

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