Better biology to lower the cost of cellulosic biofuels and products
Globally, every year, billions of tons of leftover crop residues and perennial crops can be converted into energy - enough to supply over half of our transportation needs, especially for difficult-to-electrify modes like air, marine and long-haul trucking.
Terragia is developing and deploying disruptive technology to convert cellulosic biomass to ethanol, biogas, other fuels, and co-products at a cost competitive with petroleum.
Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) with co-treatment using engineered thermophilic bacteria is an innovative paradigm for low-cost processing of cellulosic biomass to fuels and other products. CBP increases revenue, reduces capital expenses, eliminates bioprocessing steps.
Terragia’s technology has been developed by teams led by Dr. Lee Lynd, bioenergy expert and Terragia Co-Founder.
Dr. Lynd directs labs at Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of Engineering and the University of Campinas (Brazil) with support from th.e US Department of Energy’s Center for Bioenergy Innovation and Bioenergy Science Center, the Sao Paulo Research Foundation, the SBIR programs of the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Science Foundation, the Link Foundation, and industry partners
