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Synthetic Sugars Developer Lands $3.5M Venture Financing

By Alan, on December 18th, 2012%

Cyanobacteria (Energy.gov)

Proterro Inc. in Ewing, New Jersey, a developer of synthetic sucrose for biofuels and chemicals, secured $3.5 million in new venture financing. The company also says the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a notice of allowance for the genetically engineered bacteria used in its production process.

The company combines . . . → Read More: Synthetic Sugars Developer Lands $3.5M Venture Financing

Membrane Technology to be Studied for Industrial Processes

By Alan, on November 28th, 2012%

Michael Tsapatsis (University of Minnesota)

Engineers and materials scientists at University of Minnesota in Minneapolis received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop membrane technology for energy-efficient separations in a range of process industries. The three-year, $1.8 million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) aims to adapt lab research . . . → Read More: Membrane Technology to be Studied for Industrial Processes

Americans Use More Gas and Renewables, Less Coal in 2011

By Alan, on October 24th, 2012%

(Brookhaven National Lab)

Americans used less energy overall in 2011 than in 2010 due mainly to reductions in the amount of energy wasted, along with natural gas and renewable sources increasing, and coal declining. The findings were published in an annual accounting of national energy supply and demand by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, . . . → Read More: Americans Use More Gas and Renewables, Less Coal in 2011

Iowa State Testing Bio-Oil Gasifier for Biofuels

By Alan, on October 23rd, 2012%

Song-Charng Kong, left, with bio-oil samples, and Nicholas Creager holding the bio-oil gasifier’s reactor. (Bob Elbert, Iowa State University)

Engineers at Iowa State University in Ames are testing a new machine that converts biomass to oil and then gas, for conversion to transportation and boiler fuels. The new bio-oil gasifier is part of . . . → Read More: Iowa State Testing Bio-Oil Gasifier for Biofuels

Consortium to Develop Northeast U.S. Biofuels Supply Chains

By Alan, on October 16th, 2012%

Miscanthus (Oak Ridge National Lab)

Pennsylvania State University in University Park will lead a consortium of institutions, national labs, and companies to develop biofuel production and supply chain demonstration projects in the U.S. Northeast. The $10 million, five-year project is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.

The . . . → Read More: Consortium to Develop Northeast U.S. Biofuels Supply Chains

Study to Genetically Alter Algae for Faster Biofuel Output

By Alan, on September 14th, 2012%

Tim Devarenne (Kathleen Phillips, Texas Agrilife Research)

Biochemists and engineers at Texas A&M AgriLife Research in College Station are researching the genetic characteristics of algae to produce a type of the organism that can quickly make fuel-grade oil in commercial quantities. The project that includes collaborators from Cornell University and Boyce Thompson Institute . . . → Read More: Study to Genetically Alter Algae for Faster Biofuel Output

Microbe Genetically Engineered to Produce Biofuel

By Alan, on August 21st, 2012%

Ralstonia eutropha bacteria (Christopher Brigham, MIT)

A research team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineered the genes of a soil bacterium so the organism can produce isobutanol, a “drop-in” biofuel. The team led by biologist Anthony Sinskey, including chemists and engineers from MIT, published its findings online in the journal Applied Microbiology and . . . → Read More: Microbe Genetically Engineered to Produce Biofuel

Purdue Awards $200K for Research Commercialization

By Alan, on July 24th, 2012%

(Research.gov)

The Trask Innovation Fund at Purdue University in Indiana has awarded some $200,000 to help Purdue researchers take their discoveries to market. The awards cover research on alternative fuels, pharmaceutical drug dosage forms, assisted reproductive technology, and a mobile app for note-taking.

The Trask Innovation Fund is a program of the Purdue . . . → Read More: Purdue Awards $200K for Research Commercialization

Grant to Fund New Drought-Resistant Biofuel Grasses

By Alan, on July 16th, 2012%

Setaria viridis (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center)

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis has received a $12.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a more drought-resistant type of grass that can be processed into biofuels. The five-year award will be shared by collaborators at Carnegie Institution . . . → Read More: Grant to Fund New Drought-Resistant Biofuel Grasses

Renewable Chemicals Developer Raises $104M in Venture Funds

By Alan, on July 11th, 2012%

(SecretService.gov)

Elevance Renewable Sciences in Woodbridge, Illinois says it raised $104 million in its series E financing, the fifth round of funding after start-up. Lacustrine Limited, a subsidiary of Genting Berhad, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia led the round with Total Energy Ventures International, based in Paris.

Elevance produces specialty chemicals for personal . . . → Read More: Renewable Chemicals Developer Raises $104M in Venture Funds

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