DOE awards $59 million in biofuel infrastructure grants to 17 companies; full company list

In Washington, the Department of Energy announced $30 million in awards grant for cost-shared research and development of industrial systems capable of using alternative fuels, and  $9 million for the development of fuel injectors, nozzles, fuel-handling systems, and entire integrated systems for gas turbines, boilers, and other combustion systems.

The DOE also said it has awarded $19 million for projects involving internal combustion engines, microturbines, a hazardous waste incinerator, a fuel cell that runs on carbon particles (known as a “direct carbon fuel cell”), and a high-temperature solid oxide fuel cell, which can produce power from the hot gas produced by gasifying biomass and other fuels.

Projects will also develop burners for viscous fluids, such as glycerin, and thermal oxidizers that can convert a variety of fuels into a combustible gas. A total of 17 companies shared in the awards, here.

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