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FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Engineers at Iowa State University have developed a hybrid process that combines bio- and electrocatalysis to convert glucose into bio-based unsaturated nylon-6,6—which has the advantage of an extra double bond in its backbone that can be used to tailor the polymer’s properties. Their study is published in the 12 Feb. Resources. Carraher, N.

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AUGUST 10, 2021

Gevo’s, wholly-owned dairy manure-based renewable natural gas (RNG) project company located in northwest Iowa—Gevo NW Iowa RNG, LLC (NW Iowa RNG)—has signed binding, definitive agreements with BP Canada Energy Marketing Corp. and BP Products North America Inc.

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APRIL 25, 2014

Both houses of the Iowa Legislature have passed a bill ( SF2344 ) providing for biobutanol-blended gasoline; modifying the rate of the E-15 plus gasoline promotion tax credit; and extending provisions for a biodiesel production refund.

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

has successfully completed multiple initial fermentations at ADM’s Clinton, Iowa facility. In these runs, Solazyme achieved commercial scale production metrics, exhibited linear scalability of its process from laboratory scale, and demonstrated the ability to run at this scale without contamination. Solazyme, Inc. Earlier post.).

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The surface-to-volume ratio is important in getting the most out of an intermetallic nanoparticle, said corresponding author Wenyu Huang, Ames Laboratory scientist and assistant professor of Chemistry at Iowa State University. “ The resulting final product of uniform 3.2

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APRIL 16, 2021

has closed a $68,155,000 “Green Bond” private activity bonds offering to finance the construction of its renewable natural gas (RNG) project in Northwest Iowa. The feedstock for the RNG Project will be supplied by three dairy farms located in Northwest Iowa totaling more than 20,000 milking cows.

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AUGUST 25, 2020

billion gallons of biodiesel was produced in the United States in 2018 with production in 34 states, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Iowa was the lead producer with 365 million gallons (19%), followed by Texas and Missouri with 227 and 216 million gallons, respectively. A total of 1.9

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

DuPont will officially open its cellulosic ethanol facility in Nevada, Iowa, on 30 October; the plant will be the largest cellulosic ethanol plant in the world. Under a competitively selected DOE award, DuPont worked with the NREL to create improved biomass pretreatment and ethanol production technologies.

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JUNE 4, 2022

USDA is making payments to 195 biofuel production facilities to support the maintenance and viability of a significant market for agricultural producers of products such as corn, soybean or biomass that supply biofuel production. For example: In Iowa, Southwest Renewable Energy LLC is receiving a payment of $3 million.

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JANUARY 30, 2014

announced that commercial production of its renewable algal oils has begun at both Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)’s Clinton, Iowa facility, and the downstream companion facility operated by American Natural Products in Galva, Iowa (ANP). Solazyme, Inc.

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JUNE 24, 2010

Thomas Bobik, professor of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology at Iowa State University is heading an effort to redesign an enzyme for the bio-based production of isobutene, a gas that is currently used in the production of a variety of chemicals and in the manufacture of other fuel additives, adhesive, plastics and synthetic rubber.

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MARCH 10, 2009

Researchers at Iowa State University are developing a new thermochemical system for the coproduction of ethanol and thermal energy, based on a new low-emissions burner and a new catalyst for ethanol production. million grant from the Iowa Power Fund , a state program to advance energy innovation and independence. The burner.

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APRIL 2, 2019

A new study finds that environmental damage caused by corn production results in 4,300 premature deaths annually in the United States, representing a monetized cost of $39 billion. Production-weighted national average human mortality per million tonnes of maize produced, by pollutant and supply chain stage. a, Absolute mortality.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Iowa State University (ISU) researchers have developed technologies to efficiently produce, recover and separate sugars from the fast pyrolysis of biomass. Fast pyrolysis involves quickly heating the biomass without oxygen to produce liquid or gas products. ISU’s Robert C. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —Robert Brown.

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MAY 16, 2022

The VERBIO Nevada (Iowa) Biorefinery began producing renewable natural gas (RNG) on an industrial scale in December 2021. The facility is on track to achieve full-scale production of 7 million ethanol gallons equivalent (EGE) of RNG annually by mid-summer 2022. However, production to date has not exceeded 0.6

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MAY 31, 2023

Dow expects to purchase this bio-based ethylene, reducing carbon emissions from plastic production, and using it in recyclable applications across transportation, footwear, and packaging. This is also Dow’s first agreement in North America to utilize agriculture residues for plastic production.

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AUGUST 2, 2018

Fuel ethanol production capacity in the United States reached more than 16 billion gallons per year, or 1.06 million barrels per day (b/d), at the beginning of 2018, according to EIA’s most recent US Fuel Ethanol Plant Production Capacity report. Actual US production of fuel ethanol reached a total of 15.8 billion gallons (1.03

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The acquisition combines REG’s growing renewable fuels production and leading feedstock capabilities with Chevron’s large manufacturing, distribution and commercial marketing position. After closing of the acquisition, Chevron’s renewable fuels business, Renewable Fuels - REG, will be headquartered in Ames, Iowa. billion, or $61.50

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MAY 4, 2021

In April, the company completed the diesel hydrotreater conversion, which will ramp up to 8,000 bbl/d (120 million gallons per year) of renewable diesel production by the third quarter of 2021. Upon completion, the facility will have more than 50,000 bbl/d (800 million gallons per year) of renewable fuel production capacity.

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JUNE 29, 2017

Fuel ethanol production capacity in the United States reached 15.5 million barrels per day (b/d), at the beginning of 2017, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) most recent US Fuel Ethanol Plant Production Capacity report. Actual US production of fuel ethanol reached a total of 14.8 billion gallons (1.03

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels says it has achieved a major breakthrough in cellulosic biofuels production at its Project LIBERTY plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa. POET-DSM and other producers have identified this stage in the past as the major chokepoint in commercial production. Earlier post.)

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MAY 2, 2012

Butamax is the joint venture (JV) between BP and DuPont targeting the production of biobutanol from a variety of feedstocks. Lincolnway Energy of Nevada, Iowa; and Corn, LP of Goldfield, Iowa are the latest additions to the EAG. Earlier post.). Fagen, Inc.

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JUNE 14, 2022

Chevron Renewable Energy Group will help Chevron grow its renewable fuels production capacity to 100,000 barrels per day by 2030. Chevron Renewable Energy Group will remain in Ames, Iowa, where REG has been headquartered. REG made its first batch of biodiesel in 1996.

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APRIL 10, 2014

ACE technology has been shown to significantly increase a plant’s ethanol production while delivering other benefits such as increased corn oil production and higher protein content in Dried Distillers Grains (DDGs), an ethanol by-product used for animal feed.

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JULY 9, 2012

France-based Global Bioenergies, an industrial biology company developing sustainable routes to light olefins ( earlier post ), has opened a branch facility in Ames, Iowa. The Iowa operation will advance our projects and those of our customers and partners in the US, France, Germany, Poland and, most recently, New Zealand.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

The funding will help increase the use of biofuels derived from US agricultural products. USDA is making the awards under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Xinhua reports that China’s State Administration of Grain (SAG) said that China will expand production and consumption of bioethanol fuel this year as the country seeks more channels to use corn and grain stockpiles. From 2004 to 2016, the average annual production growth rate was 16.8%, according to CARD. Source: USDA FAS.

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

The minor increases for biomass-based diesel volumes in 2023, 2024 and 2025 are below the industry’s existing production and ignore the clean fuels industry’s significant investments in new capacity, the association said. The Iowa Soybean Association and Iowa Biodiesel Board also voiced concerns over the lackluster biodiesel growth proposed.

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DECEMBER 15, 2012

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $10 million in research grants to spur production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products that will lead to the development of sustainable regional systems and help create jobs. Vilsack highlighted the announcement with a visit to Michigan State University, a grant awardee.

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MAY 2, 2017

has secured financing of up to $20 million from First Midwest Bank for the $24-million capacity-expansion project at the company’s Ralston, Iowa biodiesel refinery. This would match the capacity at the company’s other Iowa biorefineries in Mason City and Newton. Iowa Senate File 2309, which was signed into law last year by Gov.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

ADM and Gevo signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other low carbon-footprint hydrocarbon fuels. The US and the EU have set goals that together would support almost 4 billion gallons of annual SAF production in 2030, and more than 45 billion by 2050.

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MARCH 20, 2017

Global technology, engineering and advanced manufacturing company Arconic (formerly part of Alcoa before Alcoa split itself last year into two entities—Alcoa focused on the raw aluminum operation and Arconic on products into industries such as automotive) announced a multi-year supply deal with Toyota North America.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Recently, TdVib LLC , a company based out of Boone, Iowa, signed a license agreement for the technology with Iowa State University Research Foundation, which handles patenting and technology transfer activities for Ames Laboratory. Acid-free dissolution has all the critical features for sustainable recycling.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Separately, Solazyme and Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, a leading global agricultural processor, signed strategic collaboration, manufacturing and market development agreements in which Solazyme and ADM will produce Solazyme’s tailored algal oils in ADM’s advanced fermentation plant at Clinton, Iowa. Solazyme, Inc., Earlier post.).

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MARCH 26, 2015

On 2 May 2013, Alcoa announced a $275-million expansion at Tennessee Operations to meet the growing demand for aluminum sheet for automotive production. Alcoa estimates that its expanded production is expected to create an additional 200 permanent full-time jobs, in addition to 400 jobs at the peak of construction. Earlier post.).

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MAY 3, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

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APRIL 22, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award nearly $18 million to four innovative pilot-scale biorefineries in California, Iowa and Washington that will produce and test drop-in renewable biofuels that meet military specifications for jet fuel and shipboard diesel. The projects selected for negotiation are: Frontline Bioenergy LLC (up to $4.2

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