Madison Firm Gets $2M Biomass Conversion Grant

Madison, Wis. - Virent Energy Systems, a Madison company that is developing technologies to convert biomass into renewable fuels, has been awarded a $2 million Advanced Technology Program grant from the National Institute for Standards and Technology.

The funding will support Virent's efforts to develop cellulosic pretreatment technology that could dramatically expand the volume of feedstocks available for conversion to energy.

Wisconsin Technology Network, Oct. 4, 2007