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Chevron Corporation and the University of California, Davis have formed a research partnership to pursue advanced technology aimed at converting cellulosic biomass into transportation fuels.

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(UC Davis) have formed a research collaboration to pursue advanced technology aimed at converting cellulosic biomass into transportation fuels.

The joint research effort will coordinate with the California Biomass Collaborative to focus on renewable feedstocks available in California, including agricultural waste such as rice straw.

Chevron Technology Ventures, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, plans to support a broad range of UC Davis scientists and engineers with funding of up to $25m over five years for research into and development of these emerging energy technologies.

According to a statement, the objective of the Chevron-UC Davis research is to develop commercially viable processes for the production of transportation fuels from renewable resources such as new energy crops, forest and agricultural residues, and municipal solid waste. The collaboration calls for research in biochemical and thermochemical conversion, as well as a demonstration facility to test the commercial readiness of these technologies.

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