Department of energy Awards $10 million developing advanced biofuels

The Energy Department on January 3 over 10 million announced $ for five projects in California, Texas, Maryland, and Washington, to be the development of new technologies to convert biomass to advanced biofuels and bio-products such as plastics and chemical intermediates. These projects use processed sugar biomass to convert innovative synthetic biological and chemical techniques, which can be converted into bio products and drop-in biofuels for cars, trucks, and aircraft.

Two of these projects to develop cost-effective ways to manufacture chemical intermediates from the lignocellulose deconstruction. Lignocellulose is a construction material that comprises much of the mass of plants. Intermediates are valid biofuel biomass-based products, treated as commodities and a refinery in the supply chain can be passed finished as biofuel from the manufacturer. Three projects proposes new conversion techniques to transform biomass intermediates in advanced biofuels and bioproducts. The Department of energy progress warning message is displayed.

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USDA supports growers of feedstocks for advanced biofuels

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$19.40 Million in payments to 125 advanced bio-fuel producers, the production of advanced biofuels from a wide range of food sources, announced on 27 July total including waste products to support the U.S. Agriculture (USDA). The financing will be provided by USDA bioenergy program for advanced biofuels, takes payments to eligible producers relative to the amount of biofuels, a receiver from renewable biomass as corn starch produced. Eligible feedstocks include crop residue; Animal, food and yard waste; Vegetable oil; and animal fats.

For example, the Somerset hardwood flooring in Somerset, Kentucky, a payment get sawdust from $7.040 for the production of wood pellets of residual sugar from his hardwood flooring production process. The company produces annually about 40 tons of wood pellets. Also get a payment of $9.612 for the use of dairy waste to produce biogas, which then current cast to that FPE renewable energy, LLC, headquartered in Lyden, Washington. And Virginia biodiesel refinery in West point, Virginia, received a payment of $7.900 for the production of biodiesel from recycled cooking oil oil and soybeans. See news release USDA.

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Management ensures a 26 million US-dollar competition for advanced manufacturing

The Obama Government announced on May 29 a $26 million multi-agency advanced manufacturing jobs and Innovation Accelerator challenge fueled job creation through public private partnerships to promote innovation. The challenge will support projects aimed at, grow a region industrial cluster by strengthening connections on regional economic development opportunities and advanced manufacturing facilities to help; Capacity one region, to create high-quality sustainable employment; develop a skilled and various advanced production workers; Exports should be increased; Promoting the development of small businesses; and technological innovation to speed up.

This is the third round of the competition jobs Accelerator, which is financed by the Ministry of energy; The U.S. Department of Commerce economic development administration and National Institute of standards and technology; Employment and training administration of U.S. Department of labor; the small business administration; and the National Science Foundation. In this round about 12 projects should by a competitive inter-agency grant will be selected. These coordinated investments help catalyze and using private capital to promote building an entrepreneurial ecosystem and cluster-based development in regions in the United States. The deadline for applications is July 9, 2012. See Web site Manufacturing.gov and the possibility of granting on Grants.gov interagency press release, jobs and Innovation Accelerator challenge.

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White House offers $ 14 million for advanced materials

The White House on 22 March announced a 14.2 million $ DOE effort to accelerate the development and deployment of stronger and lighter materials for advanced vehicles. The initiative helps to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil and limiting carbon pollution.

The funding will support that help development of high-strength, lightweight carbon-fiber composite materials and advanced steels and alloys, vehicle manufacturers improve the fuel economy of cars and trucks ensuring and enhancing the security and performance. Replace cast iron and conventional steel parts with lightweight materials offers manufacturers include additional security features, integrated electronic systems, and emissions control equipment for vehicles without increasing its weight. Use lighter materials reduces also the fuel consumption of the vehicle. For example, a total weight of 10% reduction in fuel consumption by 6% - improve 8%.

DOE wants to finance projects in three main areas of materials research and development, including the development of modelling tools delivers higher performance of carbon fiber composite materials, is doing the same for advanced steels and explores new lightweight, high-strength alloys for energy-efficient car and truck engines. The Department accepts applications from industry, laboratories and University led teams to deal with these challenges and technologies that drive innovation in vehicle design. Applications are due May 7, 2012. See DOE press release.

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DOE's advanced battery start energy innovation hub

Innovation to start a hub for cutting-edge research on batteries and energy storage, with an investment of up to $120 million over five years announced their plans for a new energy DOE on 7 February. Hub focus on accelerated research and development of electrochemical energy storage for the transport and electricity the batteries and energy storage. The hub is financed at up to $20 million in fiscal year 2012, and guided by the basic energy Sciences programme he DOE's Office of science.

Universities, laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and private companies are allowed to compete and are called on partnerships, when submitting their proposals. Interdisciplinary research and development hub conducted over the new energy innovation will help to advance innovative energy storage and battery technologies. These technologies can be employed to improve the reliability and efficiency of the electrical network; Technologies for renewable energy, better as part of the electrical system to integrate; and the nation reduce dependence on foreign oil with electric and hybrid vehicles.

Energy innovation hubs to scientists and engineers in intellectual disciplines to quickly accelerate scientific discoveries and shorten the path from the laboratory with technological innovation to bring development and commercial deployment of critical energy technologies. With applications by 31 May 2012 full due 1 March 2012, apply the declarations of intent. The award selection is expected this summer. Find the press release of DOE, the funding opportunity announcement and the energy innovation hubs website.

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Fueling the Navy green fleet with advanced biofuels

Of oil, energy plays a central role in almost everything, what does the U.S. military fuel nozzles and vehicles to supply battery packs, infantry. It is essential that energy sources maintain the military are subject to the whims of the outer Nations by this dependency. Another option for fuel are increasingly as important produces renewable energy sources as solar play in this effort, advanced biofuels in Germany.

The latest milestone in this effort to our energy supplies to secure is the December 5 announcement that the defense of Logistics Agency has signed 450,000 gallons of domestic purchase extended drop in bio-fuel for the Navy. This agreement builds from a new partnership between the Navy, DOE and the Department of agriculture investing to advanced biofuels for military and commercial transport - up to $ 510 million and it represents, the largest purchase ever undertaken of bio-fuels by the Government.

By 2016, the Navy, a large green plans fleet powered to provide alternative fuels. Advanced biofuels, which help fuel would be the proposed Navy ships and aircraft from a variety of biomass ingredients in some regions of the country.

So, what's behind the rise of biofuels? There was considerable progress in the pursuit of a better recipe for bio-fuels in large part. Instead of the processing of raw materials, which could otherwise be used for food, the next-generation fuels can be produced from a variety of ingredients including dedicated energy crops such as switchgrass, to the non-edible parts of maize plants unmarketable wood from the forest industry - resources, which otherwise would go to lose to and with them our fuel energy independence. Read the energy blog post.

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