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NextChem scores $194M EU grant to develop waste-to-hydrogen plant

NextChem scores $194M EU grant to develop waste-to-hydrogen plant

September 22, 2022 |

In Italy, NextChem has been assigned a €194 million grant for the development of a waste-to-hydrogen plant as part of the “IPCEI Hy2Use” EU project. The project sets up the Hydrogen Valley in Rome, the first industrial-scale technological hub for the development of the national supply chain for the production, transport, storage and use of […]

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Viridos secures $5M California Competes Grant

Viridos secures $5M California Competes Grant

May 5, 2022 |

In California, Viridos has been awarded the prestigious California Competes Grant by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). In total, the grant will allow Viridos to create more than 70 high-paying professional jobs and will bring nearly $75 million in investment to the Imperial Valley The California Competes Grant Program aims to […]

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Vertoro scores $2.4M EU grant for lignin/2G ethanol plant in Rotterdam

Vertoro scores $2.4M EU grant for lignin/2G ethanol plant in Rotterdam

June 29, 2021 |

In the Netherlands, Ship & Bunker reports that Vertoro has won a EUR2 million grant from the ReactEU program to build a 50,000 metric ton cellulosic ethanol facility and 125,000 ton lignin-based Goldilocks crude oil facility in Rotterdam. The project aims to use industrial wood residues such as sawdust as feedstock. The fuel it will […]

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute researchers receive $2M DOE grant for sewage sludge-based biofuels

Worcester Polytechnic Institute researchers receive $2M DOE grant for sewage sludge-based biofuels

May 4, 2021 |

In Massachusetts, a team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) received a nearly $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to create renewable fuel from sewage sludge, a byproduct of wastewater treatment that creates greenhouse gases and water pollution when dumped into landfills. With the U.S. EPA reporting that Americans alone […]

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Minnesota corn industry invests $1M in biofuels infrastructure grant program

Minnesota corn industry invests $1M in biofuels infrastructure grant program

April 12, 2021 |

In Minnesota, the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council (MCR&PC) and Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) announced a commitment of $1 million to a future state biofuels infrastructure grant program. The program, to be administered by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, would expand access to higher blends of ethanol in the state. Higher blends of […]

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University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers receive $3M grant to study corn’s environmental credentials

University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers receive $3M grant to study corn’s environmental credentials

April 7, 2021 |

In Nebraska, University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers affiliated with the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute have received a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to better quantify carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions connected with corn production fields in the Midwest. The high-tech effort is included in the first phase of the […]

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Canada announces grant funding for bioplastics and bioeconomy

Canada announces grant funding for bioplastics and bioeconomy

March 22, 2021 |

In Canada, Canadian farmers are looking to reduce waste, and plant-based plastics are an increasingly popular alternative as part of a growing Canadian bioeconomy. Creating exciting new options for Canadian farmers, while supporting them in responsibly managing on-farm plastic waste, is helping to build a healthier economy and environment. Today the Minister of Agriculture and […]

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Regina awards True North Renewable Fuels grant to study $1.92B canola crushing complex

Regina awards True North Renewable Fuels grant to study $1.92B canola crushing complex

March 11, 2021 |

In Canada, CJME radio reports the Regina City Council approved a C$1 million grant for True North Renewable Fuels to further explore the viability of setting up a C$2.4 billion canola crushing and processing facility in the area. The complete study is valued at C$21 million but getting the local grant also unlocks the opportunity […]

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Sens. Klobuchar and Ernst reintroduce E15 infrastructure grants bill

Sens. Klobuchar and Ernst reintroduce E15 infrastructure grants bill

February 9, 2021 |

In Washington, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to create a renewable fuel infrastructure grant program and streamline regulatory requirements to help fuel retailers sell higher blends of ethanol. The Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Investment and Market Expansion Act would authorize $500 million over 5 years for infrastructure grants for […]

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Montana State University researchers get $5.1M DOE grant to study camelina

Montana State University researchers get $5.1M DOE grant to study camelina

September 30, 2020 |

In Montana, a research team led by faculty in Montana State University’s College of Agriculture received $5.1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy designed to explore camelina, an oilseed with the potential to be an alternative biofuel and multi-use crop. The MSU team will work with collaborators nationwide in administering total funding of $11 […]

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