Joule Announces BNEF Award, and Progress with Gasoline, Jet Fuel
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) On April 23 Joule Unlimited announced it was selected as a 2013 Bloomberg New Energy Pioneer by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The award aims to recognize game-changing clean energy companies. A total of 10 winners were announced this year. Joule was the only biorefining company selected to receive a 2013 award.
…Earlier in the month, Joule announced it had expanded its technology to produce biofuels other than ethanol. On April 15 the company announced it achieved the direct conversion of waste CO2 into the essential components of gasoline and jet fuel. Joule’s Sunflow line of products is produced through the use of photosynthetic biocatalysts. According to the company, it has been successfully scaling its Sunflow-E process to produce ethanol and is developing its Sunflow-D process to produce long-chain hydrocarbons for diesel. The new developments relate to its Sunflow-G and Sunflow- J processes for medium chain hydrocarbons for gasoline and jet fuel. READ MORE and MORE (Boston Business Journal) and MORE (Biofuels Digest)