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FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) and colleagues have engineered a new strain of the yeast S. As a result, their xylose-converting strain consumed glucose and xylose faster and produced more ethanol than the wild type strain.

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MARCH 20, 2015

The grants will fund projects such as retrofitting older school buses to improve air quality for children riding to school, upgrading marine propulsion and agriculture engines, and replacing long haul truck engines. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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APRIL 8, 2015

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota and Argonne National Laboratory will explore ways to produce renewable plastic precursors and other substances from biomass with a recently announced $3.3-million million grant from the United States Department of Energy. Part of a $13.4-million

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JANUARY 6, 2012

Its patented technology features catalytic chemistry to convert plant-based materials into a full range of products identical to those made from petroleum, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and chemicals for plastics and fibers.

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AUGUST 24, 2011

The development of Virent’s BioForming technology platform is supported through strategic investors including Cargill, Shell and Honda, as well as 115 employees based in Madison, Wisconsin. With $35 million of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding from the U.S.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. Selected projects, by size of award, are: State of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program. Total DOE award: $14,994,183. The project also includes construction of a B20 station.

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DECEMBER 5, 2015

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a simple, robust, and efficient method for generating interspecies yeast hybrids. They are essential to the process of fermentation, where the microbes convert sugars to alcohol and carbon dioxide. Alexander, David Peris, Brandon T.

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