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| | ChemSim LLC | Ian Gosling | Owner |
Small Business
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Integrated Strategies
| | Process simulation, process design and technoeconomic analysis focusing on biological processes.
Experience with various production processes for biofuels and biochemicals. |
| MA |
| | Award Advisors | Dan Durst | Principal |
Small Business
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Project Management Coordination Office
| | Award Advisors is a specialized consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations navigate the complexities of federal grant processes, particularly those offered by the Department of Energy (DOE). As a trusted partner, we bring a wealth of expertise in Federal project budget development and post-award compliance, ensuring that our clients are well-prepared to secure and successfully manage DOE grants.
Expert Budget Development:
Our team excels in the complexity of federal budget formulation, including the completion of SF 424 and the DOE Budget Justification Worksheet. We work closely with organizations to develop detailed, accurate budgets that align with DOE requirements and maximize funding opportunities. Our deep understanding of cost principles and budgeting regulations ensures that your proposal is not only compliant but also competitive.
Indirect Rate Calculation and Negotiation:
Award Advisors specializes in the calculation and negotiation of indirect cost rates, a critical component for organizations seeking to optimize their funding. We guide our clients through the complex process of determining appropriate rates, negotiating with federal agencies, and applying those rates effectively within their budgets. This service is essential for organizations aiming to recover the full spectrum of allowable costs, thereby enhancing the sustainability and impact of their projects.
Post-Award Compliance Preparation:
Navigating the post-award phase requires a thorough understanding of 2 CFR 200, the "Uniform Guidance" that governs federal awards. Our services extend beyond the pre-award stage to ensure that organizations are fully prepared to meet compliance requirements after securing funding. We provide training, policy development, and ongoing support to help organizations establish robust compliance frameworks, mitigating the risk of audit findings and ensuring project success.
Partnering with Award Advisors means gaining a dedicated ally committed to your success in the DOE grant landscape. Let us help you turn your innovative ideas into funded, compliant, and impactful projects. |
| DC |
| | CATE PLLC | Azize Akcayoglu | Owner |
Small Business
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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG)
| | CATE PLLC is an engineering consulting company founded by engineers with over 30 years of distinguished academic experience. Our expertise is mainly mechanical engineering, R&D consulting, teaching and research, mechanical design, product prototyping, thermal, and fluid sciences. Past experience include:
•Heat Exchanger performance improvement
•Efficient cooling techniques of advanced gas turbines
•Thermal management (Effective cooling of electronics and telecommunication devices)
•Power production, conventional and renewable energy systems: Natural Gas, Oil, Solar, Wind, Nuclear, Geothermal
•Modeling of dense (hazardous and toxic) gas dispersion in turbulent atmospheric boundary layer
•Computational modeling of waste heat recovery systems
•Design, energy efficiency improvement and optimization in HVAC&R, Chiller, and plumbing systems
•Air side performance improvement of household refrigerators
•Turbulent flow and convective heat transfer around delta- wing type vortex generators
•Steady and unsteady separated flow and heat transfer analyses using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
•Finite Element Analysis (FEA), ANSYS
•Application of Large Eddy Simulation (LES) Method in compact heat exchangers
•Design and construction of solar-powered race cars
•Greenhouse heating via geothermal energy
•Heat transfer enhancement in non-circular ducts
•Fluid-structure interactions using high-image-density Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) technique
•Computer-aided design (CAD), Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), Additive manufacturing (3D Printing)
•Occupational safety and health, Six Sigma, ISO 9001
•Data analysis
•Life cycle assessment
•Forensic Engineering
•Teaching science and engineering courses
•Several STEM outreach activities
•Mechanical/Material Test Equipment Experience (MTS & Instron Universal Testers, Hardness Testing: Rockwell, Brinell, Vickers, Charpy Impact, Izod Impact, Strain Gauging with Data Acquisition, Torsion, NDT/E (Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation) methods
•Thermal/Fluid Test Equipment Experience, Wind Tunnel, Heat Conduction and Convection, Centrifugal Pump, Pressure sensors, Velocity and Flow measurement devices: Pipe friction losses, Rankine cycler power plant, Drag and Lift, Flow around bluff bodies)
•ASHRAE, HACCP, OSHA, NFPA, LEED knowledge
•Microsoft Office applications, AutoCAD, Revit, SolidWorks, Pro Engineer, PTC CREO, Catia, PipeFlo, SimaPro, ANSYS products, MatLab, GeoGebra, SPSS
•Fortran, Python, C++ |
| TX |
| | RenewCO2 Inc. | Karin Calvinho | CTO |
Small Business
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Bioenergy
| | RenewCO2 is developing an electrocatalytic carbon utilization technology (eCUT) that transforms CO2 emissions into carbon-negative chemicals, enabling petrochemical producers to supply today's chemicals and fuels while decarbonizing their processes in a cost-effective manner. RenewCO2‘s innovative eCUT technology is commercialized as modular electrolyzer units that convert CO2 into valuable products such as monoethylene glycol (MEG), methylglyoxal (MG), propylene glycol (PG), and SAF. These turnkey modules use CO2, water, and renewable electricity as inputs, and generate target products along with oxygen as outputs. By integrating eCUT as an add-on to existing industrial plants, companies can prevent direct CO2 emissions, increase product yields, and reduce carbon intensity (CI) without redundant infrastructure, lowering the required capital investment. The eCUT process works by reducing CO2 at the cathode to the desired product or intermediate using proprietary catalysts that require less energy and provide high selectivity. At the anode, water is split into oxygen, and the system is powered by renewable electricity. This highly energy-efficient electrochemical process forms C-C bonds at low overpotentials, making it more cost-effective than traditional petrochemical methods. RenewCO2’s business model involves selling modular units to industrial CO2 emitters, enabling them to transform waste emissions into profitable revenue streams. The modular design allows companies to scale as needed, offering flexibility and a staged approach to capital investment, making the solution adaptable to a wide range of industries. |
| NJ |
| | KSE, Inc. | Jeffrey Kittrell | President |
Small Business
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Bioenergy
| Topic Area 3: Phase 1 | We are a esearch firm developing technologies for the manufacutre of Furandicarboxylic Acids from C5 sugars found in hemicellulose stream as a replacement for petroleum based terephthalic acid for the manufacture of bio-based plastics. We are seeking partners for valorization of either the cellulosic stream or the lignin stream from waste biomass to uplift the concept of an integrated biorefinery. We are building out pilot plant currently at our facilities and are interested in using the above FOA platform to build out to demonstration scale. |
| MA |
| | Southwest Research Institute | Eloy Flores III | Director R&D |
Non-Profit
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Cross-Cutting
| All | SwRI operates as an established, independent, not-for-profit R&D organization through single-client or multi-client contracts, task order contracts, and basic ordering agreements. We can effectively become your company’s off-site research and development department and work with your team as best fits the solicitation. In short, we can function as a prime, subcontractor, or team member, and we can participate in the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program and team with 8A set-aside contractors among other contract types. We offer a variety of contractual options for commercial and government clients.
Our current and past work alongside potential interests with respect to Biorefining include but are not limited to:
- Circulating fluidized bed reactors for efficient thermochemical conversions and catalyst/heat recycling.
- Catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, hydrodeoxygenation, selective hydrogenation and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis for synfuel and biofuel production with conditions of 3250 psig+ and 1500 °F+ with a 250 SCHF hydrogen flow.
- Lignin conversion to hydrogen, BTX, HTC and SAFs
- Pertinent separation and purification methods including scaled-up continuous distillations.
- Gasification, pyrolysis and thermochemical depolymerization of renewable and unconventional feedstock conversion to fuels and chemicals (MSW, biomass, plastics to gasoline, diesel, alcohols, olefins and more).
- Direct decarbonization, CO2 ¬ capture, and utilization.
- Process development scale-up and pilot plants for fuel and chemical production technologies.
- Utilization testing for most/all product categories. This includes all the design services needed, certified welders, automation, and operators for the pilot plant.
We currently design, fabricate, and operate lab- and bench- to pilot-scale units for flexible fuel and chemical production from multiple feedstocks. In addition, we also offer process design/development, specialized analytical testing, pilot plant design, build/operation/training/safety HAZOP and more. Not all organizations can both create AND operate the new equipment.
If you have a process that requires integrated scaling-up or technological advancements through a productive collaboration, feel free to contact us: Eloy Flores at SwRI – eloy.flores@swri.org and 210-522-2547. |
| TX |
| | IBRL | Beth Conerty | Associate Director |
Academic
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Integrated Strategies
| | iFAB and the Integrated Bioprocessing Research Lab is a pilot-scale facility at the University of Illinois that can serve as the location for demonstrating technologies relevant to this NOFO. The facility has experience in biomass pretreatment, fermentation, solvent extractions, solid-liquid separations, and drying all at the pilot scale. |
| IL |
| | GTI Energy | Terry Marker | Senior Institute Engineer |
Non-Profit
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Bioenergy
| 2 | GTI Energy is interested in getting partners to participate in the scale up of IH2 technology to Demonstration scale of 200t/day. IH2 converts any cellulosic feedstock to drop in SAF, diesel and gasoline |
| IL |
| | CarbonBridge Inc. | Manu Pillai | CEO / Chief Engineer |
Small Business
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Bioenergy
| Biorefinery scale up | We have a direct-gas reactor system that is laminar and stackable. We'd like to take to pilot scale.
There are no bubbles or spargers or agitators in our system - just controlled gas and liquid flows with precision timing and mixes.
A pilot would need automation and safety. If you are an (affordable) EPC, or you are in one of the labs and can help with design, let's talk. |
| NJ |
| | GE Aerospace | Joanne Morello | Sustainability Program Manager |
Large Business
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Bioenergy
| | GE Aerospace Research (GEA Research) is a world-renowned research center that develops aviation-related technologies and is the innovation engine of GE Aerospace, the world-leading supplier of commercial and military aviation propulsion systems. GEA Research works in multiple technology domains including: materials and mechanical systems, thermo-sciences, digital science and engineering, electrical systems, manufacturing technologies, and controls and optimization; and impactfully applies these across all GEA products.
GEA Research is also developing advanced Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) technologies as part of our commitment to sustainability and net-zero carbon aviation. We are specifically interested in developing enabling and supporting technologies that will contribute to reducing the cost and improving the efficiency of SAF production from waste streams, particularly waste CO2 and CO2 from Direct Air Capture. GEA Research is interested in expanding its teaming with academia, national labs, non-profit organizations, and for-profit small and large businesses that are looking to scale technologies to the pilot or demonstration phase but have technical gaps that align with our capabilities. Relevant capabilities include:
• Advanced manufacturing including various additive manufacturing technologies, powder metallurgy, and advanced joining that can fabricate large parts.
• Multidisciplinary design experience involving fluids, thermal and mechanical at system and component levels.
• Advanced design methods such as multiphysics topology optimization, shape optimization, and designs for architectured materials and structures.
• High-temperature materials for harsh environments and materials behavior
• Coating and surface technologies to improve chemical reactor efficiencies.
• Extensive analytical labs for characterizing organic and inorganic materials.
• Machine learning and probabilistic/uncertainty quantification expertise.
• Advanced control technologies.
• Development, maturation and utilization of new sensor technologies.
• Deep understanding of jet engine technologies, application, certification, and life-cycle operation relevant to SAF.
• Fuel combustion test cells with current and advanced sustainable fuel capability. |
| NY |
| | BJ SCIENCE LLC | Yanbing Zhang | CEO |
Small Business
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Advanced Manufacturing (Industrial)
| Topic area 3 | We are expertise in scale up and organic chemicals separation. We can offer help in separation and increase the efficiency. |
| IL |
| | Award Advisors | Dan Durst | Principal |
Small Business
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Project Management Coordination Office
| | Award Advisors is a specialized consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations navigate the complexities of federal grant processes, particularly those offered by the Department of Energy (DOE). As a trusted partner, we bring a wealth of expertise in Federal project budget development and post-award compliance, ensuring that our clients are well-prepared to secure and successfully manage DOE grants.
Expert Budget Development:
Our team excels in the intricacies of federal budget formulation, including the completion of SF 424 and the DOE Budget Justification Worksheet. We work closely with organizations to develop detailed, accurate budgets that align with DOE requirements and maximize funding opportunities. Our deep understanding of cost principles and budgeting regulations ensures that your proposal is not only compliant but also competitive.
Indirect Rate Calculation and Negotiation:
Award Advisors specializes in the calculation and negotiation of indirect cost rates, a critical component for organizations seeking to optimize their funding. We guide our clients through the complex process of determining appropriate rates, negotiating with federal agencies, and applying those rates effectively within their budgets. This service is essential for organizations aiming to recover the full spectrum of allowable costs, thereby enhancing the sustainability and impact of their projects.
Post-Award Compliance Preparation:
Navigating the post-award phase requires a thorough understanding of 2 CFR 200, the "Uniform Guidance" that governs federal awards. Our services extend beyond the pre-award stage to ensure that organizations are fully prepared to meet compliance requirements after securing funding. We provide training, policy development, and ongoing support to help organizations establish robust compliance frameworks, mitigating the risk of audit findings and ensuring project success.
Partnering with Award Advisors means gaining a dedicated ally committed to your success in the DOE grant landscape. Let us help you turn your innovative ideas into funded, compliant, and impactful projects. |
| VA |
| | BJ SCIENCE LLC | YANBING ZHANG | CEO |
Small Business
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Advanced Manufacturing (Industrial)
| Topic area 3 | BJ SCIENCE LLC is a chemical research company specialized in scale up development and kilo scale reaction organic company. We have equipped with larger reactor such as 20L to 50 L reactor and rotary evaporators. We can scale up from gram to kilos and help implant to real manufacture site. |
| IL |
| | Forest Concepts | David Lanning | Senior Engineer |
Small Business
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Cross-Cutting
| | Forest Concepts is a biomass supply chain technology and systems company with more than twenty-five years of experience in the forest, urban, and agricultural biomass feedstock arena. We work throughout the supply chain from sources to the throat of reactors or industrial manufacturing processes. Our engineers actively engage with academic and research communities as well as technical societies.
Our small company is based in HUB zone in Auburn, Washington – just south of Seattle. We provide products and services globally.
Our capabilities are delivered by three overlapping teams. FC Analytics develops biomass characterization methods, laboratory equipment, and mathematical simulations/models that inform design and operation of biomass processing facilities. The FC Biomaterials biomass processing and production unit processes FC or client-supplied raw biomass of all types (woody, herbaceous, other) through our custom milling, screening, and drying equipment systems to produce reactor/conversion-ready industrial and renewable energy feedstocks. The Forest Concepts systems development and professional services team conducts contract research and provides advisory/planning services spanning biomass supply chains from source to reactor and beyond. A key benefit to clients is that we live in both the development and commercial space. Our experienced development team has earned 31 patents across these technology areas.
Our approximately ten full-time team members leverage the expertise of a broad network of universities, labs, and others. More recently, in partnership with a cadre of third-party vendors we have ramped-up equipment manufacturing and fully integrated plug-and-play multi-brand pre-processing systems at pilot through commercial scale.
FC Analytics: Feedstock characterization to deliver engineering data, operational functional characteristics, and other physical/mechanical properties data.
FC Biomass Processing: Our processing facility features its patented Crumbler® size reduction technology, orbital screening and an advanced moving bed dryer, amongst other standard processing equipment. The system can produce a variety of sizes of uniform, flowable particles down to 1mm from high moisture biomass without drying or before drying.
FC Systems Development: We developed an innovative Simulation of Processing Systems for Techno-Economic Analysis (SiPS TEA) software to rapidly analyze multiple processing facility permutations. |
| WA |
| | The National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Robert Baldwin | Principal Scientist |
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
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Bioenergy
| | NREL is DOE’s primary National Laboratory for R&D on biomass conversion to fuels, chemicals and other bio-based products. Our capabilities range from micro-scale to pilot plant at the 100 tonne per day scale. Core competencies include: 1) thermochemical biomass conversion (pyrolysis and gasification) with catalytic upgrading of bio-oil and syngas; 2) biochemical conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals; 3) algal biomass conversion to fuels and chemicals; 4) plastics recycling and bio-based polymers (BOTTLE Consortium); 5) catalyst design, synthesis, and testing; 6) technoeconomic analysis (TEA) and sustainability analysis (LCA).
Applicants to this FOA who are interested in collaborating with NREL can consult our website to familiarize themselves with the scope of our capabilities: https://www.nrel.gov/bioenergy/index.html. Please contact Bob Baldwin (robert.baldwin@nrel.gov) to inquire about partnering with NREL on this FOA. |
| CO |
| | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Rajesh Shende | Interim Department Head and Professor |
Academic
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Bioenergy
| Topic 1 | My group has expertise in hydrothermal liquefaction, oil production, and catalysis. With EERE funding we built a pilot scale reactor system capable of handling 1 tpd lignocellulosic biomass that generates 20-30 wt.% oil. We are looking for a collaboration/partnership with academic institution or industries to further convert oil into SAF. The required scale as per the FOA is 55 gal/day. |
| SD |
| | Southwest Research Institute | Eloy Flores III | Director R&D |
Non-Profit
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Cross-Cutting
| Process Development for Integrated Biorefineries | SwRI operates as an independent, and not-for-profit R&D organization through single-client or multi-client programs, task order contracts, and basic ordering agreements. We can effectively become your company’s off-site research and development department. In short, we can function as a prime, subcontractor, or team member, and we can customize contracts for a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program or an 8A set-aside contractor. We offer a variety of contractual options for clients in the industry as well as working alongside government entities.
Our current and past work alongside potential interests with respect to this topic include but are not limited to:
- Circulating fluidized bed reactors for efficient thermochemical conversions and catalyst recycling
- Bench to pilot scale fixed and fluidized bed reactors
- Catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, hydrodeoxygenation, selective hydrogenation and Fischer-Tropsch for biofuel production with conditions upto 3250 psig and 1500 °F with a 250 SCHF hydrogen flow
- Batch and continuous bioconversions, purifications and separations for chemicals and polymers
- Pertinent separation and purification methods including scaled-up continuous distillations
- Renewable and unconventional feedstock conversion to fuels and chemicals
- Direct decarbonization, CO2 ¬ capture and utilization. Value added carbon allotrope conversions.
- Process development scale-up and pilot plants for fuel and chemical production technologies
- In-house standardized and custom analytical testing
- Patented high pressure fluidized bed system
We currently operate lab and bench to pilot scale systems for biochemicals, renewable fuels and polymers for various projects from multiple feedstocks. In addition, we also offer process design and development, specialized analytical testing, pilot plant training/design/build/operation/safety HAZOP and more. If you have a process that requires integrated scaling-up or technological advancements through a healthy collaboration, feel free to contact us. |
| TX |
| | Louisiana State University/LSU AgCenter | Chandra Theegala | Professor and Engineer |
Academic
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Bioenergy
| Algae Microalgae | I have over 32 years of experience with all aspects of microalgal cultivation, including maintaining species dominance in open continuous cultures (PhD at Louisiana State University in the 90’s), desired algal species growth and contaminant population kinetics, cell harvesting (electro-coagulation, dissolved air flotation, membrane filtration, coagulation, and centrifugation), proprietary algal aerial density intensification, and lipid extraction. I have a hands-on approach to research and I specialize in developing engineering technologies and prototypes for commercial deployment and real-life applications. I emphasize design and fabrication of large prototypes and pilot plants. For example, when most doctoral students are working with batch algal cultures in mL or liter volumes, my PhD research system was a continuous-flow system with a culture volume of 3000 gallons. The system also had advanced automation features which facilitated me to use culture densities and advanced algal growth kinetics to keep cultures in the log growth phase. Several of my novel and patented technologies, including: biomass gasifier with internal tar-cracking catalyst (US Patent # 7,942,943), instant oil/water separator (ocean-tested prototype developed in response to BP Oil Spill US Patent # 9284705), dairy manure/sand separator, multi-stage algal harvesting system, and algal density intensification system, are available for licensing through LSU AgCenter. I prefer participating through my university on research. However, I am also open to working as a consultant if university collaboration is not possible. Please contact me for links to my talks or if you need additional information. |
| LA |
| | Kvasir Technologies ApS | Søren Svanebjerg | Funding Manager |
Small Business
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Bioenergy
| Lignocellulosic Biofuel | Kvasir Technologies is a spin-out from the Danish Technical University, based on patented technology that can convert dry plant material into biofuel. Our solvent liquefaction technology has been demonstrated at laboratory scale and in pilot scale demonstration projects for marine fuel. We convert non-edible biomass (especially lignin) into a stable low TAN and low oxygen (<10%) content bio-oil, which can directly and without further treatment replace fossil-based oil at existing refineries and subsequently derived fossil-based products such as diesel, gasoline, etc.
Biooils produced by Kvasir’s solvothermal liquefaction of lignocellulosic biomass, are promising pathways to liquid fuel. Particularly for reducing the environmental impact of the air, marine and long-haul road transport. In the case of marine fuel, the Kvasir biocrude has proven by independent fuel testing to have a high directly blend able fraction (+50%) of bio-oil compliant with ISO 8217 and demonstrating B10 fuel today with a path to B100.
The Kvasir process is designed to convert dry yellow biomass like straw and wood into a biocrude that can be used as marine fuel. The process has a proven to convert a high rate (+85%) of both energy and carbon content from the biomass to the bio crude.
The Kvasir process offers a much higher efficiency in energy conversion of biomass to liquid/gaseous energy carrier, considering all aspects of harvesting, agglomerating and transporting the biomass to the conversion plants, as well as process energy and discarding of waste streams.
Kvasir will in Q1-Q2 2025 begin producing biooil from a 2 ton/day pilot plant in Fredericia, Denmark, and thereby showcase our core technology of converting dry yellow biomass to biooil. |
| Capital Region, Copenhagen |
| | BJ SCIENCE LLC | Jen Zhang | CEO |
Small Business
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Advanced Manufacturing (Industrial)
| Topic area 3 | Our company has great experience in chemical reactions scale up, separation and design the practical route to extract or separate the chemicals from the mixture. |
| IL |
| | Universal Fuel Technologies | Denys Pchelintsev | VP Engineering |
Small Business
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Cross-Cutting
| | UFT's Flexiforming technology can convert a wide range of feedstocks, including any alcohols, ethers, naphthas (including Fischer-Tropsch and HEFA naphthas), LPG, light olefins into SAF or renewable gasoline or BTX. As a technology provider, we are open to collaborations with decarbonizing oil refiners, HEFA and FT producers, and/or producers of low carbon alcohols (ethanol, methanol, other). |
| CA |
| | Loans and Grants Help | Darrin Riberdy | Member |
Small Business
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Project Management Coordination Office
| | We assist firms to complete and submit their grant application. |
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