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Solazyme begins US commercial production of renewable algal oils

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announced that commercial production of its renewable algal oils has begun at both Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)’s Clinton, Iowa facility, and the downstream companion facility operated by American Natural Products in Galva, Iowa (ANP). Solazyme, Inc.

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Solazyme expanding renewable oil production capacity with JV partner Bunge, signs strategic collaboration agreement with ADM

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Separately, Solazyme and Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, a leading global agricultural processor, signed strategic collaboration, manufacturing and market development agreements in which Solazyme and ADM will produce Solazyme’s tailored algal oils in ADM’s advanced fermentation plant at Clinton, Iowa. Solazyme, Inc., Earlier post.).

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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

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Finding ways to deal with the impact on the grid caused by incorporating renewable energy has been the focus of Vijay Vittal ’s research for nearly 20 years. Renewable systems don’t have the inertia in their systems to keep things spinning. This has allowed me to not only expand my professional horizons but also my personal horizons.

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Green Biologics acquires Central MN Ethanol Cooperative; transitioning from ethanol to n-butanol and acetone

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Green Biologics intends to repurpose the operation, which includes a 21 million gallon per year ethanol plant, to produce renewable n-butanol and acetone, utilizing its proprietary advanced fermentation process (AFP) technology platform. a UK industrial biotechnology and renewable chemicals company. Green Biologics Inc.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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Iowa State University. Develop a unified reference guide of design requirements, and provide in‐person training and tours that showcase best practice garage/maintenance facilities for natural gas, propane, and hydrogen vehicles. Marathon Technical Services USA Inc. Open Topic/Exploratory Research (Area of Interest 11).

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More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009

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Tesla Roadster Drives Coast to Coast in 15 Days Electric Auto Association Chapters and Tesla Owners Group Unite to Provide Cross Country Support for Renew America Roadtrip by Stan Hanel (LVEVA), assisted by J. Georg also enlisted the help of University of Iowa computer programmer/engineer Karen Pease.

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EPA issues supplemental proposal for renewable fuels volumes

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Instead, it proposes and seeks comment on adjustments to the way that annual renewable fuel percentages are calculated. The agency proposes to use this value to adjust the way renewable fuel percentages are calculated.

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