Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2011

The US Departments of Energy (DOE) and Agriculture (USDA) have awarded 10 grants totaling $12.2 Overall, the USDA and DOE projects are designed to improve special crops to be grown for biofuels—including selected trees and grasses—by increasing their yield, quality and ability to adapt to extreme environments.

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South Carolina Production St. Louis Missouri 239

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. The initiative will also support the purchase of dedicated propane school buses and vehicles and, provide an innovative outreach program designed specifically to retrain and certify U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2010

OBE believes they will be one of the first commercial-scale renewable fuel producers to petition for an advanced biofuel designation from the EPA. Green Car Congress recently had a quick conversation with John Warren, Director of Government Relations & Project Development for Osage Bio Energy in Glen Allen, VA.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

The grants will go to projects in 17 states. Novel Biological Conversion of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Directly into Biodiesel. Johnson Matthey will investigate the catalytic conversion of this microbial biodiesel into additional fuel molecules, most importantly jet fuel. Medical University of South Carolina.

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