Navigation Links
University of Colorado at Boulder awarded $1 million for biofuels research
Date:3/5/2008

The University of Colorado at Boulder has been awarded $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Energy to develop rapid solar- thermal chemical reactor systems for the conversion of biomass material like switchgrass and algae to synthesis gas.

The three-year award was made to a team led by Professor Alan Weimer of CU-Boulder's chemical and biological engineering department. The team will use concentrated sunlight to heat biomass like grass, sorghum, corn stalks and leaves, wood waste and algae to more than 2,000 degrees F for just fractions of a second. The process will produce an intermediate "syngas" -- a mixture of carbon oxides and hydrogen -- that can be easily converted into hydrogen or liquid fuels, he said.

Weimer also is executive director of the Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels, or C2B2, a joint center of CU-Boulder, Colorado State University, the Colorado School of Mines, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and industry. Headquartered at CU-Boulder, C2B2 -- which has a goal to increase the production and use of energy from renewable resources -- was founded in March 2007 by the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory, a consortium involving all four institutions.

CU-Boulder will subcontract out to NREL in Golden to provide a high-flux solar furnace for the research and to CSU to study switchgrass growth and supply quantities of the tall prairie grass to CU-Boulder for conversion. The CSU collaboration will be led by CSU horticulture Professor Yaling Qian, while the NREL collaboration will be led by Carl Bingham at NREL's High Flux Solar Furnace.

"We are thrilled that USDA and DOE selected us to move forward on this effort," said Weimer. "This award supports both CU-Boulder and our partners, and is an example of the results that can be obtained through collaboration within C2B2."

Weimer said he envisions a totally renewable technology, in which a si
'/>"/>

Contact: Alan Weimer
alan.weimer@colorado.edu
303-775-9186
University of Colorado at Boulder
Source:Eurekalert

1

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related biology news :

1. Viruses evolve to play by host rules, according to University of Pennsylvania researchers
2. New whitepaper offers options for university implementation of NIH policy
3. Electronic structure of DNA revealed for 1st time by Hebrew University and collaborating researchers
4. Fighting Aussie yabbies dont forget a face -- new research by the University of Melbourne
5. Washington University unveils draft sequence of corn genome
6. Swedish university honors probiotics scientist
7. Washington University increases fleet of Roche Genome Sequencer FLX Systems
8. Core blimey! University of Leicester scientist calls for geological time machine
9. Missouri board grants Washington University Sustainability Center $3 million
10. University of Chicago launches research program in catastrophic deformation
11. GM, Coskata partnership builds on Oklahoma State University biofuels research

Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:11/8/2009)...rs at Purdue University have discovered a new appr...cord injuries using nano-spheres that could be inj... The synthetic "copolymer micelles" are drug-deli...oughly 100 times smaller than the diameter of a re...ow to deliver drugs for cancer treatment and other...
(Date:11/8/2009)...DULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES: AN OPPORTUNI...study involving adults with intellectual disabilit... health knowledge after taking a semi-weekly class...onally accepted term for mental retardation, have ...ity and preventable chronic diseases compared to t...
(Date:11/6/2009)...this month of the publication of On the Origin of ...nces (AIBS) is publishing open access two peer-rev...ic insights into evolution. , The two articles ar... Berkeley, and James T. Costa of Western Carolina ...rles Darwin," appeared in the October issue of the...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Findings show nanomedicine promising for treating spinal cord injuries 2Findings show nanomedicine promising for treating spinal cord injuries 3Indiana U. at APHA: Studies about health education for people with ID, stability balls at work 2Indiana U. at APHA: Studies about health education for people with ID, stability balls at work 3Senators Carper and Kaufman Vote to Protect Americas Kids From Tobacco 48698 1Senators Carper and Kaufman Vote to Protect Americas Kids From Tobacco 48698 2Senator Bill Nelson Votes to Protect Americas Kids from Tobacco 48696 1Senator Bill Nelson Votes to Protect Americas Kids from Tobacco 48696 2Senator Brown Leads Fight to Protect Americas Kids from Tobacco 48694 1Senator Brown Leads Fight to Protect Americas Kids from Tobacco 48694 2
... to make,light sensitive cells in the eye by switc...shed online today in Nature, the team from,Imperia... have,discovered that activating the melanopsin ge...responsive, or photoreceptive. , Using,mouse cells...sed to,make neurones light responsive. They found ...
...lls to repair damaged DNA are associated with an i... study in the January 19 issue of the Journal of t...he system of defenses designed to protect the inte...eficiency in cells, capacity for DNA repair contri...rates the genetic changes involved in carcinogenes...
...y form of skin cancer, can be successfully treated...proteins. How these vaccines work and why they are...Pierre Coulie and colleagues now show, in two arti...erimental Medicine, that these vaccines work by in...T cells that can attack the tumor. In an unexpecte...
Other Biology News:Researchers discover way to make cells in the eye sensitive to light 2Deficient DNA Repair Capacity Associated With Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer 2
(Date:11/5/2009)..., TRANSPORTATION -- Gone hybrid . . . , Fuel...obiles are now posted at the www.fueleconomy.gov ...eloped and maintains for the U.S. Department of En... Nine of the top 10 vehicles on the best fuel econ...rius (51 MPG city; 48 highway). "This list proves ...
(Date:11/5/2009)..., RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-Fi...a leading supplier of innovative products for proc...d results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010. ,...Company reported revenues of $5.2 million, a 15 pe...e first quarter a year ago. The Company said the k...
(Date:11/5/2009)..., FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCa..., announced today that it has entered into a Lette...ets of Virtual Health Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bull...e paid $1,000,000 in cash and debt, 4,000,000 shar...nerated by WNDM on the Veriscrip technology being ...
(Date:11/5/2009)... Drug safety specialty fir...eLearning and Informatics earned the Certified Pro...) credential from the American Society for Trainin... Michelle Flewell has more than fifteen years of m...erience and is responsible for the development of ...
Breaking Biology Technology:November 2009 story tips from the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory 2November 2009 story tips from the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory 3ThermoGenesis Reports 15 Percent Increase in First Quarter Revenues; Improved Bottom Line 2ThermoGenesis Reports 15 Percent Increase in First Quarter Revenues; Improved Bottom Line 3ThermoGenesis Reports 15 Percent Increase in First Quarter Revenues; Improved Bottom Line 4ThermoGenesis Reports 15 Percent Increase in First Quarter Revenues; Improved Bottom Line 5ThermoGenesis Reports 15 Percent Increase in First Quarter Revenues; Improved Bottom Line 6ThermoGenesis Reports 15 Percent Increase in First Quarter Revenues; Improved Bottom Line 7ThermoGenesis Reports 15 Percent Increase in First Quarter Revenues; Improved Bottom Line 8OTCBB-WNDM Announces LOI to Acquire VHGI Assets for $10 Million Cash/Stock 2OTCBB-WNDM Announces LOI to Acquire VHGI Assets for $10 Million Cash/Stock 3BioSoteria eLearning Executive Michelle Nolin Flewell Earns Certification 2BioSoteria eLearning Executive Michelle Nolin Flewell Earns Certification 3BioSoteria eLearning Executive Michelle Nolin Flewell Earns Certification 4
...m Rx,Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: PMQC, PMQCU,...acy services, announced today that it has postpone...ults and discuss 2008 outlook,that was originally ...ional,details about the timing of the 2007 financi...nce call will be forthcoming shortly., About Chem...
...neers have created the first "active matrix" displ...d circuits, a step toward realizing applications s...-up" displays in car windshields. , The transisto...tures that are assembled on glass or thin films of...as small as 20 nanometers - a thousand times thinn...
... Genaera,Corporation (Nasdaq: GENR ) today annou...r ended December 31, 2007. The net loss for the ye...(0.90) per share basic and,diluted, as compared to...,basic and diluted, for the year ended December 31...r 31, 2007 was $5.8 million, or $(0.33) per share,...
Other Biology Technology:Chem Rx Corporation Postpones Conference Call to Review Full Year 2007 Financial Results 2Engineers make first 'active matrix' display using nanowires 2Engineers make first 'active matrix' display using nanowires 3Genaera Corporation Announces 2007 Financial Results 2Genaera Corporation Announces 2007 Financial Results 3Genaera Corporation Announces 2007 Financial Results 4Genaera Corporation Announces 2007 Financial Results 5Genaera Corporation Announces 2007 Financial Results 6
F-12K Nutrient Mixture Kaighn's Modification (1x) liquid from Invitrogen
Agarose-HR from Ambion
Combination Roto Shake Genie from Femto Scientific
Mouse Anti-CNG Channel Monoclonal Antibody, Unconjugated, Clone CNC 9C1 from ABR-Affinity BioReagents
Biology Products: