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Iowa State to manage biorefinery projects for new Manufacturing USA Institute

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The big idea is to develop small, efficient biorefineries that can process local biomass, saving the cost and trouble of transporting and storing biomass from a larger region. Louis; the State of Iowa; the Iowa Energy Center; and Iowa State. But he says they’re good candidates to move ahead.

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ARPA-E selects 33 projects for $66M in awards; advanced biocatalysts for gas-to-liquids and lightweight metals

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The University of Colorado will develop a new gasification process that uses concentrated solar power to produce magnesium and synthesis gas (syngas), a precursor for synthetic gasoline. Methylation, which does not require the input of oxygen or energy, is a new technique that has never been applied for efficient methane conversion.

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