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Elevance Renewable Sciences licenses molybdenum and tungsten metathesis catalysts from XiMo

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Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., which is commercializing olefin metathesis technology for renewable fuels and chemicals ( earlier post ), has completed a licensing agreement with XiMo AG, a company founded by renowned chemists Amir H. Hoveyda and Richard R. —K’Lynne Johnson, CEO of Elevance.

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Joule Biotechnologies Secures Site for Renewable Solar Liquid Fuels Pilot Plant

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Founded in 2007 by Flagship Ventures, Joule is privately held and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. At full-scale production, via future commercial sites, the company estimates the potential to deliver 25,000 gallons/acre/year of ethanol and 15,000 gallons/acre/year of diesel at competitive market pricing.

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Joule Biotechnologies Introduces Its Technology for Producing Renewable Transportation Fuels

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Joule Biotechnologies uses proprietary, highly-engineered product-specific organisms to produce renewable fuels and chemicals. Such yields would far eclipse productivity levels of current bio- or renewable fuels. There is no question that viable, renewable fuels are vitally important, both for economic and environmental reasons.

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DOE to invest $30M to further H2 and fuel cell technology as industry continues strong growth

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In addition to transportation applications, hydrogen has the potential to decarbonize multiple sectors by enabling renewable, energy storage, and low carbon industrial applications. —Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy David Friedman.

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Proposed Algae-to-Biofuels Pilot Facility on Cape Cod

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Under the leadership of Massachusetts-based Plankton Power and the Regional Technology Development Corp. The planned biorefinery is proposed for construction on five acres of land on the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) in Bourne, Massachusetts, supported by the Massachusetts National Guard pending legal and regulatory reviews.

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EPA proposes CO2 emission standards for new fossil fuel-fired power plants

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In the decision in Massachusetts v. EPA in 2007, the Supreme Court determined that greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, are air pollutants under the Clean Air Act and EPA must determine if they threaten public health and welfare. Background. Climate Change Coal Emissions Natural Gas Policy Power Generation'

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3 winners of DOE’s “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator” Challenge: hydrogen-assisted lean-burn engines, graphene for Li-air and -sulfur batteries, and titanium process

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In 2007, Vorbeck signed a worldwide license agreement with Princeton University for a patented method from the the Aksay Labs for manufacturing graphene at commercial scale. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is now kicking off a second year of “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator.”.

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