Firminy Capital Sarl manages investment funds including the Alternative Energy Series 1 sub-fund, which invests in research and development of alternative energy resources. Purdue University recently received a $3 million grant from the Office of Naval Research to conduct multiple alternative energy research projects in support of the US Navy, focusing on areas like gas chromatography and biomass-biofuel sources. The projects aim to advance understanding of how fuel compositions impact performance in order to drive innovation and leadership in sustainable energy.

1. By Firminy Capital Sarl

2.  Firminy Capital Sarl manages the Firminy Equity Fund,
a securitization fund, as well as four sub-funds. Firminy
Capital Sarl leverages one such sub-fund, Alternative
Energy Series 1, to invest in research and
development of alternative energy resources.
In recent news, Purdue University received a nearly $3
million grant from the Office of Naval Research to
conduct multiple alternative energy projects. The
studies will support the US Navy and the university’s
launch of the Navy Enterprise Partnership Teaming
with Universities for National Excellence (NEPTUNE)
Power and Energy Research Center.

3.  The projects, slated to begin in the spring of
2016, are a continuation of more than 600
research projects that have been completed
or are already taking place between the two
entities. Researchers will focus on
multidimensional gas chromatography with
mass spectrometry and different sources of
biomass-biofuel. Researchers note that
learning how chemical compositions impact
fuel performance is the key to driving future
innovation and advancing the United States
as a leader in sustainable energy.