Tag: grant
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Energy Dept. Scales Back FutureGen CO2 Capture Project
The St. Louis Business Journal reports today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has backed away from its original plan to build a new carbon sequestration facility in southern Illinois, choosing instead to retrofit an existing power plant in the same region. The new design, funded by a $1 billion Recovery Act grant, is…
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Granholm Offers Michigan as Template for Clean Energy Economy
Probably no U.S. state has suffered more from the collapse of American manufacturing in the first decade of the 21st century than Michigan. But that state’s governor now offers Michigan’s experience as a model for rebuilding the country’s economy with clean energy as its core. Governor Jennifer Granholm — in a talk that was equal…
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Venture to Produce Membranes for Hydrogen Separation, CO2 Capture
Eltron Research & Development Inc. in Boulder, Colorado and Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, Tennessee have agreed to jointly scale up and pilot test Eltron’s membrane system for hydrogen separation and carbon dioxide (CO2) capture. The $8 million project is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Eltron’s metallic membrane system extracts pure hydrogen from…
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University-Business Partners Get Grant for Energy Project
MTECH Laboratories in Ballston Spa, New York has received a Small Business Innovation Research grant from National Science Foundation to demonstrate the feasibility of its energy distribution system for large buildings. The grant funds joint research and development on power distribution with the nearby College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany,…
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Nanomaterial Reduces Fumes from Imported Drywall
A company in Manhattan, Kansas has adapted a nanotech material developed to counter toxic waste into a product that cuts down on sulfur fumes given off by imported drywall installed in homes throughout the U.S. The company, Nanoscale Corporation, uses its FAST-ACT product, which breaks down and removes the corrosive sulfur compounds, thus reducing the…
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Chile Seeking International Start-Ups
The Chilean Economic Development Agency has launched a new program to help entrepreneurs and early-stage companies with innovative and high-growth business plans quickly launch and run their businesses in Chile. The program, Start-Up Chile (InnovaChile), offers entrepreneurs entry and logistical assistance, funding, and a support network to aid in the successful launch of their operations.…
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Packaging, Insulation Produced from Agricultural Byproducts
Ecovative Design of Green Island, New York, is producing a new packaging material (pictured left) made from inedible agricultural waste and mushroom roots. The company is also developing a process for sterilizing this material based on spice oils rather than steam. The technology to create this composite, marketed under the name Eco-Cradle, requires one-eighth the…
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Energy Department Helps Fund Six CO2 Capture Pilot Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) will help fund six projects that aim to convert captured carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industrial sources into useful products such as fuel, plastics, cement, and fertilizers. DoE will contribute $106 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, combined with $156 million in private cost sharing. The projects…
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Canada Awards Grants to Solar Energy and Genomics Companies
National Research Council of Canada, through its Industrial Research Assistance Program, awarded grants to Boreal Genomics Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Day4 Energy Inc. of Burnaby, British Columbia. The grants, totaling $CAD769,000, were awarded to support research and development projects that build high-tech solutions for global markets. Day4 Energy received $496,000 to develop a…
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NIH Seeking Small Business Proposals for HazMat Training
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) wants ideas from small businesses for using advanced technology to train HazMat workers and emergency responders to better protect themselves and their communities from hazardous materials. NIEHS, part of National Institutes of Health, has issued a funding announcement seeking applications under the Small Business Innovation Research program.…