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 million from the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The cooperative agreement would aid Vertimass in its mission to commercialize “green” catalyst technology that converts ethanol into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel blend stocks that are compatible with the current transportation fuel infrastructure….