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Senator Stabenow Introduces Legislation To Provide Tax Credits For Renewable Chemical Production
On November 10, 2015, Senator Stabenow (D-MI), along with Senators Coons (D-DE) and Franken (D-MN), introduced S. 2271, the Renewable Chemicals Act of 2015 to the Senate. If passed, the bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create short-term tax credits for the production of renewable chemicals and for investments in renewable chemical production facilities. Producing eligible ...
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Copenhagen’s Steeper Energy Aps awarded 17,280,000 DKK grant from the Danish Department of Energy (EUDP)
Copenhagen Denmark – November 1, 2013 – Steeper Energy Aps, a Danish-Canadian clean-fuel company, has been awarded a DKK 17.3 million grant from the Danish Department of Energy (EUDP). The grant provides support to Steeper Energy from January 2014 to December 2017 in support of the commercialization of Hydrofaction™. The Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program ...
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Disruptive supplies of affordable biomass feedstock grown in the open ocean marine
Marine BioEnergy, Inc. announced today that it was awarded $2.1 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E). The funding will be used to research and develop open ocean farming of kelp as a biomass feedstock. The kelp will be processed into biocrude and further to hydrocarbons ready for commercial refineries. Giant kelp (Macrocystis ...
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Copenhagen’s Steeper Energy Aps participating in Hydrothermal Liquefaction R&D project C3BO in collaboration with Aalborg University and other international research groups
Copenhagen Denmark – January 1, 2014 – Steeper Energy Aps, a Danish-Canadian clean-fuel company, is pleased to announce that the company is participating in the C3BO initiative lead by Aalborg University. The C3BO initiative is a collaborative effort between international companies and institutions with an objective to develop and demonstrate sustainable, high-efficiency hydrothermal ...
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Sustainable Bioenergy And Bioproducts Challenge Area Announces $21 Million In Funding
On May 18, 2016, USDA announced $21 million in funding to support the development of regional systems for bioenergy and biobased products. The funding is provided through AFRI's Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts (SBEBP) Challenge Area, an initiative of the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), and is available to applicants in the following priority areas. Regional ...
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Charcoal Making Machine: Where Nature's Bounty Meets Innovation
Introduction In an era marked by the pursuit of sustainability, the art of charcoal making has witnessed a renaissance. Charcoal, once a humble byproduct, has emerged as a symbol of eco-consciousness and innovation. At the heart of this transformation lie charcoal making machines, the unsung heroes of sustainable solutions. In this article, we'll embark on a journey through the world of charcoal ...
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Southern Research Successfully Demonstrates Unique Coal and Biomass Mixture Feeder
Southern Research Institute today announced thatits Clean Energy Technology Development Center in Durham, North Carolina has achieved an important milestone in the effort to find low-cost technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The technology development, a collaboration between Southern Research and TK Energi A/S of Denmark, successfully combined both coal and ...
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ZeaChem Adds Nancy Buese as Third Independent Board Member and Audit Chair
ZeaChem Inc., a developer of biorefineries for the conversion of renewable biomass into sustainable fuels and chemicals, has added Nancy Buese as the third independent board member and audit chair on its Board of Directors. Buese brings 20 years of financial leadership to the ZeaChem Board. She currently serves as senior vice president and chief financial officer of ...
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NREL Teams with Navy, Private Industry to Make Jet Fuel from Switchgrass
The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is partnering with Cobalt Technologies, U.S. Navy, and Show Me Energy Cooperative to demonstrate that jet fuel can be made economically and in large quantities from a renewable biomass feedstock such as switch grass. “This can be an important step in the efforts to continue to displace petroleum by using biomass ...
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Vermeer Corporation named in $6 million Department of Energy grant award
Vermeer Corporation is announcing its involvement in a nearly $6 million grant award by the U.S. Department of Energy. The Department is making the investment to reduce costs associated with harvesting, handling and preprocessing biomass feedstocks. “This commitment gives Vermeer the opportunity to pull product development forward,” said Jay Van Roekel, Strategic Business Unit ...
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Recipients Of $8.8 Million In Advanced Biofuel Payment Program Funding Announced
On May 27, 2016, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an investment of $8.8 million to increase production of advanced biofuels in 39 states. The USDA Advanced Biofuel Payment Program is providing the funding with payments being allocated based on the amount of advanced biofuels produced from non-corn kernel starch renewable biomass. Eligible feedstocks include crop residue, food waste, yard ...
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NREL releases BioEnergy Atlas – a comprehensive biomass mapping application
BioEnergy Atlas, a Web portal that provides access to two bioenergy analysis and mapping tools, was released today by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The visualization screening tools, BioPower and BioFuels Atlas, allow users to layer related bioenergy data onto a single map to gather information on biomass feedstocks, biopower and biofuels ...
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Agricultural Waste Recycling Solution: Biochar Production Equipment
Agricultural waste management is a critical challenge in modern farming. Addressing this issue requires innovative approaches that not only reduce waste but also provide valuable resources for sustainable agriculture. Biochar production equipment stands as a solution that converts agricultural waste into a resource-rich material. This article delves into the technology, benefits, types, and ...
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ZeaChem Welcomes Senator Ron Wyden to Boardman, Ore., Biorefinery
ZeaChem Inc., a developer of biorefineries for the conversion of renewable feedstocks into sustainable fuels and chemicals, today welcomed U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to its 250,000 gallon-per-year biorefinery in Boardman, Ore., to see the facility’s progress first-hand and discuss opportunities for the biorefining industry in Oregon. In January 2012, ...
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Extreme makeover chemistry style: Reaction remake could replace petrochemicals with biomass renewables
In revisiting a chemical reaction that’s been in the literature for several decades and adding a new wrinkle of their own, researchers with Berkeley Lab and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have discovered a mild and relatively inexpensive procedure for removing oxygen from biomass. This procedure, if it can be effectively industrialized, could allow many of today’s petrochemical ...
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ZeaChem Signs Contract to Develop “Drop-In” Advanced Biofuels
ZeaChem Inc., a developer of biorefineries for the conversion of renewable biomass into sustainable fuels and chemicals, today announced that it has successfully completed contract negotiations to receive its portion of a $40 million grant from USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) ...
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ZeaChem Expands Board of Directors and Raises $19 Million to Advance Commercial Production
ZeaChem Inc., a developer of biorefineries for the conversion of renewable biomass into sustainable fuels and chemicals, today announced it has added two independent members to its Board of Directors, Ross Pillari and Charles “Charlie” Shaver. Mr. Pillari spent 35 years with BP, including as chairman and chief executive officer of BP America Inc. He ...
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Biomass Pyrolysis: Transforming Carbon Credits with Sustainable Solutions
Carbon credit trading has become a pivotal strategy in mitigating climate change by incentivizing businesses and industries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Biomass pyrolysis plants have emerged as crucial players in this ecosystem. This article explores the significant role played by biomass pyrolysis plants in carbon credit trading platforms. Biomass Pyrolysis Process Pyrolysis as a ...
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Steeper Energy Announces EUR 50.6 M (DKK 377 M) Advanced Biofuel Project with Norwegian-Swedish joint venture Silva Green Fuel in Licensing Deal
Copenhagen, Denmark – December 15, 2017 – Steeper Energy, a Danish-Canadian clean-fuel company, is partnering with Silva Green Fuel, a Norwegian-Swedish joint venture, to construct a EUR 50.6 M (DKK 377M) industrial scale demonstration plant at a former pulp mill located in Tofte, Norway leading to a future commercial scale project. Steeper will license its proprietary ...
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REA responds to the Biomass Strategy Call for Evidence
REA responds to the Biomass Strategy Call for Evidence saying the Government must re-assert its commitment to delivering a strong biomass sector, by continuing to build on existing bioenergy heat, transport, and power sectors. The response welcomed Government’s recognition that biomass had a crucial role to play, but policy gaps need to be addressed Significant potential for ...
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