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Hawaii Backs Firm’s Biomass Fuels Plan

by Melody M. Bomgardner
August 18, 2014 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 92, Issue 33

Biotechnology company BioTork has received the first $1.5 million allotment of a special-purpose bond from the state of Hawaii to develop facilities that convert biomass to fuels and chemicals. The bond will supply up to $50 million for the facilities, which will use naturally evolved microbes to convert crop biomass and wastes—including sugarcane bagasse, papaya, and sweet potatoes—into fuels and high-protein animal feed. As part of the effort, the state has alsosupplied BioTork with $4.8 million in R&D funding.

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