In Ohio, the Third Frontier Commission awarded more than $4 million in grants to six advanced biofuels projects in the state.
Winners included: Velocys for a microchannel reactor technology to produce transportation fuels from biomass feedstocks, including synthetic jet fuel and diesel;Â The Ohio State University Research Foundation,for a process modifying biological organisms in order to attain a high butanol tolerance; Arisdyne Systems, for a technology that will improve starch recovery from corn by 2-5 percent;Â Catacel for improved instrumentation and reactor improvements that will allow simultaneous testing of multiple catalysts; Phycal for a Non-Destructive Algal Oil Extraction Process that could reduce processing costs to a target oil cost of $1 per gallon;Â the University of Toledo for an improved ethanol fermentation process; The Ohio State University Research Foundation for a carbon-negative to produce hydrogen from biomass.
In Ohio, an algae biofuel and anaerobic digestion plant was proposed by a group of collaborators including the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Ohio State University, Honda, the Ohio Grocers Association, Ro...
The U.S. Agriculture Department awarded $97 million in loan guarantees to four biofuel projects. Clean Burn Fuels received $35 million for an ethanol plant in Hoke County, N.C.; Blackhawk Biofuels rec...
The US Department of Energy announced four grants totaling $7.7 million dollars for support of cellulosic ethanol projects. The winning teams developed projects that showed new methods to eliminate co...
In Ohio, TPA expects its 20 Mgy Warren biodiesel plant to come on line by January.
Ohio has been putting more effort into biofuel development but primarily to date on the ethanol side. Last month, ...
In Ohio, the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority has approved issue of $55 million in bonds to assist in financing a 110 Mgy Darke County ethanol plant that will be operated by The Andersons (ANDE)...
In Ohio, a Darke County ethanol plant has received $3 million in funding from the Ohio Coal Development Office grant for up to $3 million for a geologic evaluation of the ethanol plant site, and insta...