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Univ. of Washington and partners working to engineer microbes for conversion of methane to lipids for processing into liquid intermediates for diesel or jet fuels

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Johnson-Matthey will produce the catalysts that turn the lipids in the methane into fuel, while Illinois-based Lanza Tech, a pioneer in waste-to-fuels technology, has signed on to take the bench-scale plan to the commercial level, if it is successful. Earlier post.).

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Yeast engineered to co-consume xylose and acetic acid boosts cellulosic ethanol yield by 10%

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Now, researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and UC Berkeley have engineered yeast to convert cellulosic sugars and toxic levels of acetate together into ethanol under anaerobic conditions. Acetic acid is toxic to fermenting microorganisms and negatively influences sugar fermentation and biofuel yields.

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Newly engineered yeast can simultaneously ferment glucose and xylose to produce ethanol; significant cost benefits in ethanol production

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In a process of adjustments to the original yeast, Yong-Su Jin at the University of Illinois and his colleagues converted it to one that will consume both types of sugar faster and more efficiently than any strain currently in use in the biofuel industry. The biofuel industry uses this yeast to convert plant sugars to bioethanol.

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Aquaflow signs cooperation agreement with CRI Catalyst Company to develop renewable fuels from algae and multi-biomass stock using IH2 catalytic pyrolysis

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Early this year, CRI acquired exclusive global sublicensing rights for the IH 2 technology from Illinois-based Gas Technology Institute (GTI) where the technology was developed. CRI Catalyst Company is part of CRI/Criterion Inc., Earlier post.) the global catalyst technology company of the Shell Group. —Nick Gerritsen.

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Researcher Describes Conceptual Cold Fusion Battery, or Small Power Unit

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Professor George Miley of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and director of its Fusion Studies Lab, reported on progress toward a “cold fusion battery”—a small power unit that uses a low energy nuclear reaction (LENR) (i.e., —Prof.

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USDA and DOE award $12.2M to 10 research projects to accelerate bioenergy crop production and spur economic impact

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The investments are part of a broader effort by the Obama administration to develop domestic renewable energy and advanced biofuels. Goal: Identify natural genetic variation in switchgrass that correlates with lignocellulose-to-biofuel conversion qualities. Sacks, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. x giganteus (M.

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $30 million in funding for 21 innovative projects as part of the Creating Innovative and Reliable Circuits Using Inventive Topologies and Semiconductors (CIRCUITS) program. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. Earlier post.).

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