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Company Information:
Name:
ARVENS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Address:
801 W MAIN ST
Peoria, IL 61606-1877
Peoria, IL 61606-1877
Located in HUBZone:
No
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
URL:
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Phone:
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Award Totals:
Award List:
Pennycress:"A wonder weed to wonder fuel:Developing Commercial Farming Practices for Pennycress"
Award Year / Program / Phase:
2010 / SBIR / Phase I
Agency:
USDA
Principal Investigator:
Peter B. Johnsen, Chief Technology officer
Award Amount:
$90,000.00
Abstract:
Pennycress is a non-food member of the mustard family that is grown as a winter annual producing seeds containing 36% oil or twice that of soybeans. This oil can be extracted and converted to high quality biodiesel fuel while the remaining de-oiled presscake biomass can be converted to other energy… More
"Creating a Pennycress Bioenergy Business"
Award Year / Program / Phase:
2011 / SBIR / Phase II
Agency:
USDA
Principal Investigator:
Peter B. Johnsen, Chief Technology Officer – 309-258-1500
Award Amount:
$460,000.00
Abstract:
The national demand for energy and need for economic development has been driving efforts to create a domestic biofuels industry. Significant investment by both the public and private sectors have resulted in progress but recent government rule making has set ambitious requirements for renewable… More