Biomass Week - July 6, 2012

USDA, Navy, DOE efforts offer over $130 million for biofuels For the first time in history, the USDA, U.S. DOE and the Navy will collaborate to make headway on developing the country's advanced drop-in biofuel industry, a strategy that involves over $130 million in new funding opportunities. READ MORE SHARE
Danish biorefining team unveils plan to boost biomass supply A biorefining-focused collaboration between two Denmark universities has created a plan to increase the amount of available biomass in the region through "The Ten-Million-Tonne" vision. READ MORE SHARE
	Bill proposes tax credits for industrial biomass thermal systems A new bill proposed by three U.S. senators would establish a tiered corporate tax credit to cover the installation costs of biomass-fueled heating or cooling systems for commercial or industrial applications. READ MORE SHARE
Pond Biofuels awarded funds for algae pilot plant The Canadian government has announced plans to invest nearly $1 million in an algae pilot facility under development by Pond Biofuels at the St. Marys Cement Inc. plant. READ MORE SHARE
Researchers design microbes that make biofuels without sugar University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical and biological engineer aims to create more sustainable, cost-effective processes for converting biomass into high-energy-density hydrocarbon fuels. READ MORE SHARE
Patriot Energy Services to purchase Maine biomass power plant New York-based Patriot Energy Services LLC recently announced it has signed a contract to purchase the Greenville Steam Power Plant in Greenville, Maine. READ MORE SHARE
Green gasoline developer licenses ExxonMobil technology The advanced biofuels and gasification technology developer Sundrop Fuels Inc. has added another energy giant to its list of partners. Through a licensing agreement, Sundrop Fuels will add a methane-to-gasoline process provided by Exxon Mobil Co. READ MORE SHARE
Bacteria protein discovery could free imprisoned plant sugars A team of researchers from the U.S. DOE's BioEnergy Science Center has something to say about the role of thermophilic (heat-loving) bacteria strains and how the strains might help improve the process to break down plant walls to access sugars. READ MORE SHARE