27 March 2012 Jet fuel from cellulosic sugars pass tests Successful conversion of cellulosic pine tree sugars to drop-in hydrocarbon fuels within the BIRD Energy project
4 January 2011 Virent and HCL CleanTech Receive Grant to Demonstrate Cellulosic Sugars as Feedstocks for ‘Drop‐In’ Biofuels and Bioproducts BIRD Energy grant will support Virent’s conversion of HCL CleanTech’s pine tree sugars into hydrocarbon fuels and products that can be sustainable, cost‐effective and compatible with existing infrastructure
15 October 2009 Sludge to Fuel Qteros teams with Israel’s ACT on a process for cellulosic ethanol from liquid municipal waste