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Archer Daniels Midland Company announced today that ADM Polymer Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ADM, will end its commercial alliance with Metabolix, Inc. Under the terms of their commercial alliance, ADM Polymer Corporation may provide PHA fermentation services for Metabolix during a three-year period following termination.

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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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DECEMBER 10, 2014

volts (V) of water-splitting voltage with its novel low-cost electrolysis technology. Further, overcoming the corrosive degradation of these “artificial photosynthesis” systems remains a challenge and has thus far eluded commercialization. This lowers the system cost of what is essentially an electrolysis process.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

While 10 percent is not yet a commercially viable yield, the science here puts it within reach upon further research and development. Wendell Miller Professor of Energy Science at Iowa State University’s department of Materials Science and Engineering. —Duane Johnson, Ames Laboratory Chief Research Officer and F.

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APRIL 15, 2009

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University have developed a unique method that uses sponge-like mesoporous nanoparticles to harvest biofuel oils from algae without harming the algae. The nanofarming technology promises lower production costs and shorter production cycles. Victor Lin.

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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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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

POET-DSM’s long-anticipated Project LIBERTY , the US’ first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant to use corn waste as a feedstock ( earlier post ), began production today. Once operating at full, commercial-scale, the biorefinery in Emmetsburg, Iowa will produce 25 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

The plant will be constructed by Fiberight, LLC, based in Blairstown, Iowa. Novel technologies such as enzyme recycling and cellulosic sugar concentration have been developed to control costs and the company has tested these processes on a commercial scale. Other funding comes from the State of Iowa.

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JUNE 18, 2012

Butamax Advanced Biofuels announced that the Fagen-owned facility Platinum Ethanol LLC of Arthur, Iowa and three other facilities have joined the Butamax Early Adopters Group ( earlier post ), indicating their interest in biobutanol production. Butamax’s proprietary technology offers a cost-advantaged manufacturing process for isobutanol.

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We anticipate that adding BA to diesel fuel will reduce pollutants and costs associated with meeting environmental regulations. The project goal is to understand how the fuel mix ignites and reacts in diesel engines used in commercial trucks. Approximately $10.1 —Haibo Huang.

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AUGUST 1, 2013

US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced more than $22 million in new investments to help develop cost-competitive algae fuels and streamline the biomass feedstock supply chain for advanced biofuels. Based in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii Bioenergy will develop a cost-effective photosynthetic open pond system to produce algal oil. Nearly $16.5

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JUNE 2, 2016

Trestle Energy LLC, a low carbon fuel company working with ethanol producers across the Midwest, and Larksen LLC, a biomass company providing sustainably sourced agricultural residues to Midwestern power plants, will collaborate to commercialize a new Fuel Pathway Management Platform.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

Iowa State University (ISU) researchers and their colleagues at the Iowa Energy Center have developed a novel process for converting cellulose and related materials to high-value chemicals with low molecular weights. The Iowa State University Research Foundation Inc. has filed for a patent of the technology.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

There are significant challenges for new lightweight and modern metals to reach widespread commercial production. The integrated design, development, and production of highly complex systems, leveraging software, can speed ideas from the lab into commercial production, reduce costs, and shorten production lifecycles.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

Overall, industry testing indicates the new bearing system will offer significant owner-operator cost savings as well. Comparative testing by a major commercial-vehicle engine builder, for example, showed polymer-coated bearings delivered distinctly better post-test wear results.

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JUNE 4, 2012

Flint Hills will also conduct commercial testing and scale-up of Edeniq’s Pathway platform. Edeniq owns and operates a demonstration-scale production facility in Visalia, California to convert cellulosic feedstock into low-cost cellulosic sugars and cellulosic ethanol. —Brian Thome, president and CEO of Edeniq.

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APRIL 22, 2010

Broin said there is a role for policy-makers to play in overcoming the remaining hurdles to commercializing the cellulosic ethanol production process. POET has been able to cut costs from more than $4,00 per gallon to $2.35 The company is in the process of signing multi-year contracts with this fall being the first commercial harvest.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Cobs are the feedstock for POET’s effort to commercialize cellulosic ethanol, Project LIBERTY, which will be built in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Project LIBERTY, which includes building the commercial plant, helping farmers and equipment manufacturers develop a feedstock infrastructure and other costs, will total about $250 million.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The enzyme enables more cost-efficient conversion of biomass to ethanol and performs 1.5 Cellic CTec3 allows the cost of producing ethanol from biomass to approach the level of corn ethanol and gasoline, according to the company. The first plants start commercial production of advanced biofuels this year. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

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. When combined with other advanced battery materials, it could effectively lower battery life cycle cost by up to 70%.

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kWh Pricing State Policies Transitioning to kWh pricing for EV charging stations offers several benefits, such as more precise pricing based on actual energy use and real-time data for EV owners to monitor their charging sessions, allowing them to make cost-saving adjustments. Similar to Iowa, Montana introduced a $0.03

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APRIL 5, 2013

Alcoa 951” is a patented, non-chrome approach for enhancing bond durability and enabling more cost-effective, mass production of AIVs. Alcoa 951” technology is being incorporated into the $300 million automotive expansion underway at Alcoa’s Davenport (Iowa) Works facility, scheduled for completion by the end of 2013.

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JUNE 3, 2016

ORNL scientists Zach Sims, Michael McGuire and Orlando Rios, along with colleagues from Eck, LLNL and Ames Laboratory in Iowa, discuss the technical and economic possibilities for aluminum–cerium alloys in an article in JOM , a publication of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. At an alloy cost of less than $10.00/kg,

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JULY 1, 2010

This agreement advances the Companies’ July 2009 Joint Research Agreement, which established anticipated yields and operating costs of using CleanTech’s cellulosic biomass feedstock in Fiberight’s Targeted Fuel Extraction process. The company brought a pre-commercial plant in Blairstown, Iowa on line in May.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

An existing 250,000-gallon per year cellulosic integrated demonstration plant at the site is currently generating operational data that will provide information needed for the commercial scale project, which will be located on an adjacent site. The total project cost for the 25 million gallon per year biorefinery is estimated to be $390.5

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JANUARY 27, 2014

million in matching cost share from the awarded project teams for total funding worth $19.3 This project will address the need for the development of a commercially available, platform-independent Quality Assurance technology for high-volume AM production of aerospace components, which is currently lacking within the industry.

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

Iowa State University will bring its expertise in biorenewable technologies and pilot plant operations to the country’s 10th Manufacturing USA Institute. Such process intensification could boost manufacturing productivity while cutting costs and reducing waste. of Adel; and the Iowa Energy Center. Earlier post.)

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JULY 11, 2011

Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. In a three-pronged approach, the Iowa team will develop an uncertainty quantification (UQ) procedure that will be implemented in MFIX for the investigation of uncertainty as it applies to various parameters in bubbling fluidized beds and riser flows. DOE Share: $300,000). DOE Share: $299,162).

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JANUARY 14, 2010

The DOE investment will be matched by private and non-federal cost-share funds of more than $19 million for total project investments of more than $97 million. The two cross-functional groups will seek to break down critical barriers to the commercialization of algae-based and biomass-based advanced renewable transportation fuels.

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The cost to operate an EV, per mile, is already well below the cost to drive a standard ICE-age model, and the advantage is likely to widen. The average US residential customer pays 12 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) , which means the cost to drive one mile in an EV is somewhat less than 4 cents. New cars in 2015 get 25 mpg.)

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Permanent-magnet design is a great opportunity for us to reduce our costs and environmental impact of our EV motors while also localizing our EV supply chain in North America,” said Kai Daniels , supervising principal at GM Ventures, at the November press conference announcing the partnership with Niron.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Sixteen projects in 11 states were selected through a competitive grant process for their ability to contribute to the development of innovative technologies that produce hydropower more efficiently, reduce costs and increase sustainable hydropower generation. The project will support commercialization of the generator. Natel Energy.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

One initiative, SuperTruck II ( earlier post ), will award $80 million to four projects to develop and to demonstrate cost-effective technologies that more than double the freight efficiency of Class 8 trucks. Accelerated Development and Deployment of Low‐Cost Automotive Mg Sheet Components (Area of Interest 3). Iowa State University.

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MAY 23, 2009

The Fort Nelson project is on track to become one of the first commercial-scale carbon capture and storage projects in a saline aquifer in North America. To ensure the safe storage of CO 2 , the PCOR partnership will implement a comprehensive monitoring, verification, and accounting (MVA) plan for the project.

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JUNE 24, 2010

Assuming an average biorefinery size of 40 million gallons per year, USDA estimates it meeting the RFS2 advanced biofuels goals will mean building of 527 biorefineries, at a cost of $168 billion. Commercial scale algae production is not included. Woody biomass, municipal waste potential. 2.0% (mostly woody biomass). Central East.

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The funding is for the incremental cost of a battery electric bus over a CNG bus and leverages federal, state, local utilities and local match to purchase the battery electric buses for service expansion. These vehicles will be the first electric transit buses deployed in Iowa. Project partners are MidAmerican Energy and Proterra.

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MARCH 23, 2009

Ames Laboratory (Ames, Iowa)—$1.7 This effort will enhance the Office of Science’s networking capabilities and benefit the commercial telecommunications sector. Acceleration of an energy conservation modernization initiative designed to save 15% of overall laboratory energy consumption. scientists across the nation. . $69

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