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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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Scale-Up of the Primary Conversion Reactor to Generate a Lignin-Derived Cyclohexane Jet Fuel. Global Algae Innovations. Microchannel Reactor for Ethanol to n-Butene Conversion. Conversion of 2,3-Butanediol to Biojet Fuel: Scale-up and Technoeconomic Analysis of Energy-Efficient Separations and Fermentative Diol Production.

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Stanford’s GCEP awards $10.5M for research on renewable energy; solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy

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The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University has awarded $10.5 The goal of this project is to develop a hybrid perovskite-silicon solar cell that significantly improves the light-to-energy conversion efficiency of conventional cells. Maximizing solar-to-fuel conversion efficiency in photo-electrochemical cells.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. The core business is the production of renewable fuels and clean, efficient energy conversion technologies. DI2S Consulting and Training is run by Pierre Duret, the former Director of Powertrains and Sustainable Mobility at IFP School in Paris.

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Study cautions on sole focus on energy crop biomass yield; perennial grasslands deliver greater ecosystems services than corn

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Agriculture is being challenged to provide food, and increasingly fuel, for an expanding global population. This study is especially timely as high commodity prices are driving conversion of marginal lands to annual crop production, reducing future flexibility. —Doug Landis.

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BioMim project seeks to mimic chemistry of brown rot fungus to improve biorefining

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Exploitation of this kind of chemistry in (industrial) biomass conversion has so far been of limited success, due to a lack of understanding of the reaction process and of the interplay between various enzyme types, metabolites and reaction conditions. This mechanism can be exploited in biorefining.

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Virent and Shell Start Production at Biogasoline Demonstration Plant

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The demonstration plant, located at Virent's facilities in Madison, Wisconsin, is the latest step in a joint biogasoline research and development effort, announced by both companies in March 2008. Virent Energy Systems, Inc. Earlier post.) Resources.

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MIT, Ford researchers find lightweight conventional vehicles could have lower lifecycle GHG impact than EVs depending upon location

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The combined effects are strongest in parts of Wisconsin and Michigan, where lightweight cars would have a significant advantage over EVs in reducing emissions, the study showed. Conversely, gasoline-powered vehicles suffer an efficiency penalty in urban driving, but they have lower emissions in regions that are more rural and spread out.

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