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AUGUST 20, 2010

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $500,000 grant to researchers at NC State University aimed at finding an energy efficient and environmentally friendly method for breaking down lignin into feedstock for the petrochemical industry. Approximately 1.3 It will be a win-win-win situation if we are successful.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Hoping to increase the United States’ electric vehicle charging infrastructure, the White House has announced $623 million in grants to build more charging stations. billion Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program. and see 50 percent of all new vehicle sales become electric, by 2030.

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MARCH 30, 2014

The MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) announced its latest round of seed grants to support early-stage innovative energy projects. Their findings will provide new insights into the politics of energy policy in the United States. A total of more than $1.6 million was awarded to 11 projects, each lasting up to two years.

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JANUARY 25, 2010

million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The gasifier will be integrated with Rentech’s Product Demonstration Unit (PDU) for the production of renewable synthetic fuels from biomass. The Rentech, Inc. and ClearFuels Technology Inc. Earlier post.)

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JULY 29, 2019

million in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Release 2 grants to projects that demonstrate commercial feasibility for innovations during the second phase of their research. The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is awarding $43.6 Awards include: Accustrata Inc.

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JULY 25, 2023

In addition to the capital investment, the companies have entered into an agreement to negotiate and execute a definitive license agreement whereby Aqua Metals will grant Yulho a license to deploy Aqua Metals’ patented AquaRefining technology in South Korea in its own facilities. million shares of common stock at a purchase price of $1.10

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DECEMBER 6, 2014

million in grants to 220 producers (awards of less than $500 not listed) to support the production of advanced biofuels, and is awarding more than $4 million in additional grants that will advance the bioeconomy. South Dakota State University (SDSU) received $2.3 million through the Sun Grant Program. produced 6.9

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Equivalents of the two patents in this case have also been approved in numerous other jurisdictions around the world, including places where smaller scale GTL might be deployed, such as the United States and Canada, and countries where FT reactors and other associated equipment might be manufactured, such as Japan and South Korea.

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

million loan guarantee and a $97-million grant through the Department of Energy to support construction of the Hugoton facility. Some 26% of the company’s assets are currently in the United States, which is Abengoa’s largest market in terms of sales. million liters) per year. Abengoa received a $132.4-million

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MAY 14, 2024

The amount the United States has been spending to advance the proliferation of all-electric vehicles in recent years has been genuinely staggering. billion available as part of the Department of Transportation's Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program. EV adoption rates are slowing and the $7.5

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

But we’re very excited about the prospects of this project and what it could mean for demonstrating the viability of drop-in biofuels in the United States. LanzaTech’s carbon capture platform for SAF is now poised for scale-up in the United States and Japan. —Michael Berube.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

A $70-million endorsement of the company’s customer Red Rock Biofuels, received as a grant from the US Department of Defense to construct a 1,100 bpd biomass-to-liquids plant in Oregon using Velocys technology ( earlier post ). Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

announced new and extended contracts for more than 20 million gallons of Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG) to accommodate the continued demand across key business segments for the ultra-low carbon fuel produced from organic waste. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. The station will fuel an expected 1.1 million gallons of Redeem through 2023.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

The facility will produce eight million gallons (24 kta) of ethanol and six megawatts (gross) of renewable energy annually from renewable biomass including yard wastes and municipal solid waste, wood and vegetative wastes. Earlier post.). AMEC was selected following an extensive evaluation process of qualified global EPC firms.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

The Commission also approved grants for the operation of a hydrogen fueling station, biofuel production, geothermal exploration and rooftop solar for schools. Colony Energy Partners Tulare, LLC: $5 million to construct a digester for processing waste that will produce 2.8 Alternative Fuel and Vehicles.

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

million of a $23-million grant to complete construction of a demonstration scale biomass gasifier at Rentech’s Energy Technology Center (RETC) in Colorado, and to integrate and operate it with Rentech’s Product Demonstration Unit (PDU) for the production of renewable synthetic fuels from biomass. Rentech, Inc. Earlier post.).

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MAY 10, 2024

The emissions further drop to ~70% if we consider 2G ethanol which is produced using farm waste. Ethanol production from farm waste such as corn cob, rice husk, wheat straw and sugarcane bagasse, is known as second generation ethanol (2G). India has already started setting up 2G plants, which use crop waste for ethanol production.

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For over 150 years, hardrock mining in the United States has been governed by the General Mining Law of 1872. Grant federal land managers clear authority to protect certain areas from future mining. This law dates back to the U.S.’s This law dates back to the U.S.’s

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

Although the United States has large reserves of lithium in all forms, in January 2022 the only operational US supply of lithium is a brine facility in Nevada using lithium evaporation ponds. Provide capacity building funds, such as grants, and other resources (e.g.,

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JUNE 9, 2014

The Certificate of Conformity allows engine conversions to proceed in 49 States and covers 166 Mack E7 engine/model/power variations; the Mack E7 is a popular engine for waste collection companies. Omnitek Engineering Corp. Omnitek will offer 100% dyno-tested “drop-in” ready converted engines, configured for quick installation.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

The process leverages proprietary microorganisms and efficient bioreactor designs in a three-step conversion process—gasification, fermentation, separation—that can produce fuel-grade ethanol from virtually any carbon-based feedstock, including wood and wood waste, agricultural waste, energy crops, and municipal solid waste.

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AUGUST 18, 2011

This is the first large-scale advanced bioenergy project in the United States to finalize its financing in the latest round under the USDA government program to commercialize biorefinery technology. In 2009, the project was awarded a $50 million cost matching grant from the U.S. Earlier post.)

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JULY 21, 2015

Red Rock’s first refinery, funded in part by a $70-million Title III DPA grant from the U.S. In addition to reducing lifecycle carbon emissions, Red Rock’s production process will reduce the risk of devastating forest fires in the western United States by decreasing the amount of waste woody biomass in surrounding forests.

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MAY 2, 2016

has secured a contract to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Hawaii Gas, the State of Hawaii’s only franchised gas utility. Clean Energy has also signed additional agreements throughout the United States representing their growing portfolio of natural gas fueling. Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

I was in the United Kingdom Royal Air Force for many years, and this included a 3-year tour with the United States Air Force. There’s no time to waste. Strengthening our national security through energy policy BY TIM BENFORD, PRESIDENT OF DRIVE ELECTRIC DAYTON. has committed to meet the EV moment by investing $7.5

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

This demonstration-scale project is expected to lead to the final design basis for commercial-scale facilities using the combined technologies, including for potential biomass-to-energy projects that are contemplated in the southeastern United States, Hawaii and Canada.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

The companies said they are the first to demonstrate commercial success in creating ethanol from the cellulose in municipal and agricultural liquid waste, and to offer a process that all municipalities can use to help reduce expenses. Our customer is every municipality that has a wastewater treatment plant.

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DECEMBER 2, 2011

In September, Gevo received a $5-million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the development of biojet fuel from woody biomass and forest product residues. Honeywell’s UOP has also commercialized the UOP/Eni Ecofining process to produce Honeywell Green Diesel fuel from natural oils and wastes.

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MARCH 11, 2011

PowerHouse now offers integrated waste and biomass-to-energy systems on a turnkey basis. Under the terms of the deal: Linc Energy will invest US$6 million in cash into PowerHouse and grant certain rights to PowerHouse to use its FT gas to liquids technology for PowerHouse’s waste to energy applications.

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JANUARY 3, 2013

Johnson-Matthey will produce the catalysts that turn the lipids in the methane into fuel, while Illinois-based Lanza Tech, a pioneer in waste-to-fuels technology, has signed on to take the bench-scale plan to the commercial level, if it is successful. —Phil Pienkos, NREL’s principle investigator on the liquid to diesel project.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

received a $5-million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the development of biojet fuel from woody biomass and forest product residues. The Washington State University (WSU)-led grant aims to address the need for a domestic biofuel alternative for US commercial and military air fleets.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

The ClearFuels technology can convert multiple cellulosic biomass feedstocks such as sugarcane bagasse and virgin wood waste into clean synthesis gas (syngas) suitable for integration with synthetic gas-to-liquids technologies. million conditional grant from the US Department of Energy. This demonstration project is supported by a $22.6

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

billion in grant awards to 100 private companies, utilities, manufacturers, cities and other partners—the largest single energy grid modernization investment in US history—to fund a broad range of smart grid technologies and projects. Full listings of the grant awards by category and state are available here and here.

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OCTOBER 18, 2009

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, has made an initial 20 unit commercial commitment for a series hydraulic drive system from Parker Hannifin. The hydraulic hybrid is able to recover and reuse about 70% of the energy that otherwise would have been wasted during the braking process.

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JUNE 25, 2013

The Department is also streamlining its Rural Energy for America program to provide grants and loan guarantees directly to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for energy efficiency and renewable energy systems. In the United States, emissions of HFCs are expected to nearly triple by 2030, and double from current levels of 1.5%

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

During his time at MIT, Penfield developed a course that made the second law of thermodynamics—which states that the more energy is transferred or transformed, the more of it is wasted—accessible to first-year students. He authored and edited many technical manuals and was granted several U.S. Hamm enlisted in the U.S.

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Because electrical engineering uses a lot of mathematics, a subject Gelenbe liked, he figured he wouldn’t be wasting his time by studying EE. The university had one of the first computer science departments in the United States. He kind of twisted my arm.” Philips was the largest electronics company in the world.

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