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July 25, 2016

Surface-to-air: All Eyes on Jet Fuel

First published in Biofuels International: July 25, 2016 – US company Vertimass was organised in 2012 to commercialise game-changing technology invented at Tennessee-based Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for […]
January 31, 2016

The Top 100 People in the Advanced Bioeconomy 2016

Biofuels Digest, Jim Lane, January 31, 2016 – Charles Wyman President and CEO of Vertimass named in the “Top 100 People in the Advanced Bioeconomy” for 2016 […]
November 3, 2015

Energy-efficient Reaction Drives ORNL Biofuel Conversion Technology

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov 3, 2015 – A new study from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory explains the mechanism behind a technology that converts […]
October 29, 2015

Vertimass Completes Technology Validation With U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO)

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 29, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Vertimass LLC announced today the completion of the technology validation that verifies the benchmark performance, initial process design and […]
September 15, 2015

Vertimass Retains Technip for the Development of Their Proprietary Technology to Convert Alcohol to Renewable Fuels Compatible With Current Infrastructure

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Vertimass LLC announced today the company has chosen Technip to provide pilot testing, scale-up, and initial plant design for […]
December 4, 2014

Vertimass Selected for Negotiation of an Award to Receive Up to $2 Million From U.S. Department of Energy to Convert Ethanol Into Jet, Diesel, and Gasoline Blend Stocks

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 4, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Vertimass LLC announced today the company has been selected for negotiation of an award to receive up to $2 […]
October 9, 2014

Energy Department Announces $13.4 Million to Develop Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts

Energy.gov, October 9, 2014 – Vertimass LLC of Irvine, California will receive up to $2 million to commercialize technology to convert ethanol into diesel fuel, gasoline, and […]
August 28, 2014

Surface-to-air: How Vertimass Might Shatter Conventional Yields in Alcohol-to-jet Fuels

Biofuels Digest, Jim Lane, August 28, 2014 – So there’s this idea in aviation biofuels called alcohol to jet, and it’s conceptually powerful. Behind it is the […]
March 6, 2014

Vertimass licenses ORNL biofuel-to-hydrocarbon conversion technology

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 6, 2014 – Vertimass LLC, a California-based start-up company, has licensed an Oak Ridge National Laboratory technology that directly converts ethanol into a […]