Partnership with North Carolina State University to Weave Extreme Temperature Fabrics and Develop ChloroFill Reactors and BiOctane Fuel on Project CINDER

Partnership letter from North Carolina State University

One of the largest untapped sources of renewable energy could be available at your fingertips the next time you go outdoors and touch grass. I've recently secured a partnership with North Carolina State University to turn dead grass and other forms of plant matter like corn husks into fuel and waste cellulose into extreme high temperature fabrics under Project CINDER.

The design for is a two step process which converts cellulosic biomass into both extreme temperature materials and also usable BioOctane biofuel with our ChloroFill reactors as a proposal to the DoE.

A concept diagram for a production process for the development of BiOctane fuel with byproducts that can be sold as high end materials. Algae bioreactors may also provide hybrid mixtures for use in a variety of engine types.

As fuel prices continue to rise and international supply chains become strained, decentralized domestic production will become vital infrastructure. Costs can be driven down substantially by genetic modification of bacteria to break down materials and produce enzymes needed to boost production, bioengineered plants and algae, and when combined with other forms of energy storage, this will be vital towards developing the robust decentralized energy infrastructure needed for the post-neoliberal era.

Compressed hydrogen is an excellent fuel source but may be better suited for applications other than passenger aircraft or vehicles. Project MEMBRANE seeks to develop new fuel cell technology at scale to also work with biomethane and biodiesel.

New battery storage technology will be vital for grid energy storage and for use in vehicles and edge applications. New battery design architectures and advancements in materials science will be needed to address the size, weight, and cost constraints needed per application at scale. Advancements in high quality scalable carbon nanotube production, sodium ion battery technology, ultra high density batteries, and even betavoltaics could fill gaps in today's infrastructure. This is the goal of Project EMBERCELL.

Partnership letter from University of Michigan Battery Lab expressing interest in Project EMBERCELL.