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DaniMer Scientific and Myriant form strategic alliance; bio-succinic acid for production of bio-based polymers

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Working collaboratively with Myriant, DaniMer has successfully demonstrated production of numerous bio-succinic-acid-containing materials at its Bainbridge, Georgia product development center. Myriant utilizes its technology platform to develop renewable chemicals utilizing low-cost sugars.

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DOE Investing Up to $78M Investment in Two Consortia Targeting Algae-Based and Biomass-Based Bio-Hydrocarbon Fuels and Infrastructure; $1.6M for Ethanol Blends Fueling Infrastructure

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Low-cost one-step syngas to distillates. University of California, Davis; UOP LLC; Virent Energy Systems; and Washington State University. The research and development strategy includes investigating six process options: Fermentation; Catalytic conversion; Catalytic fast pyrolysis; Hydropyrolysis; Hydrothermal liquefaction; and.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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Easel Biotechnologies, UC Davis). of Georgia). The critical barrier to wider deployment of electric vehicles is the high cost and low energy of today’s batteries. Novel Battery : Semi-Solid Rechargeable Power Sources: Flexible, High Performance Storage for Vehicles at Ultra-Low Cost (<$0.10/Wh).

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