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| Fluor awarded biofuels demonstration plant by Joule Unlimited Fluor Corp announced that it was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by Joule Unlimited, Inc., to design and build a biofuels demonstration facility in New Mexico. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value in the fourth quarter of 2011. The facility is intended to scale up a pilot process currently producing liquid fuels via Joule's novel technology, which uses sunlight to convert proprietary organisms and carbon dioxide into liquid hydrocarbons and ethanol. Joule recently won the 2011 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award in the Energy category. Fluor's Greenville, S.C. office is leading the EPCM services project. Engineering, procurement and site mobilization is currently under way. write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Construction News :: home page |