Contract

Exhibit 10.26

[ * ] CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 406 OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED WITH RESPECT TO THE OMITTED PORTIONS.

ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT

1.  Award No. DE-EE0002882

2.  Modification No. 002

3.  Effective Date 12/28/2009

4.  CFDA No. 81.087

5.  Awarded To ENERKEM  CORPORATION Attn:  Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx 000 XXXXXXXX XXX, 0XX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX DE  198011621

6.  Sponsoring Office Golden Field Office U.S. Department of Energy Golden Field Office 0000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxx XX  00000

7.  Period of Performance 12/28/2009 through 09/30/2010

8.  Type of Agreement ¨  Grant x  Cooperative Agreement ¨  Other

9.  Authority 109-58, Energy Policy Act (2005) 111-5, Recovery Act (2009)

10.  Purchase Request or Funding Document No. 10EE004419

11.  Remittance Address ENERKEM CORPORATION Attn:  DINO MILI 000 XXXXXXXX XXX, 0XX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX DE  198011621

12.  Total Amount Govt. Share:  $50,000,000.00 Cost Share  :  $[ * ] Total   :   $[ * ]

13.  Funds Obligated This action:  $0.00 Total          :  $50,000,000.00

14.  Principal Investigator Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Phone:  514-875-0284 ext. 258

15.  Program Manager Xxxxx X. Xxxxx Phone:  000-000-0000

16.  Administrator Golden Field Office U.S. Department of Energy Golden Field Office 0000 Xxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxx XX  00000-0000

17.  Submit Payment Requests To OR for Golden U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Financial Service Center X.X. Xxx 0000 Xxx Xxxxx XX  00000

18.  Paying Office OR for Golden U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Financial Service Center X.X. Xxx 0000 Xxx Xxxxx XX 00000

19.  Submit Reports To

20.  Accounting and Appropriation Data See Schedule

21.  Research Title and/or Description of Project RECOVERY ACT  -  HETEROGENEOUS FEED BIOREFINERY PROJECT

For the Recipient

For the United States of America

22.  Signature of Person Authorized to Sign

25.  Signature of Grants/Agreements Officer Signature on File

23.  Name and Title

24.  Date Signed

26.  Name of Officer Xxxxx Xxxxx

27.  Date Signed 06/01/2010

CONTINUATION SHEET	REFERENCE NO. OF DOCUMENT BEING CONTINUED
	DE-EE0002882/002

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

ENERKEM CORPORATION

ITEM NO (A)		SUPPLIES/SERVICE (B)		QUANTITY (C)		UNIT (D)		UNIT PRICE (E)		AMOUNT (F)
		DUNS Number:   830987520 The purposes of this modification are to: 1) Reclassify Enerkem Corporation from a Large Corporation to a Small Business; 2) Delete and replace the Intellectual Property Provisions, CDSB-1003 (Attachment #1); and 3) Update the DOE Project Officer, as shown below and in Block 15 of the Assistance Agreement. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. In Block 7 of the Assistance Agreement, the Period of Performance reflects the beginning of the Project Period through the end of the current Budget Period, shown as 12/28/2009 through 09/30/2010.  For multiple Budget Periods, see Special Terms and Conditions, Provision 4, “Award Project Period and Budget Periods.” “Electronic signature or signatures as used in this document means a method of signing an electronic message that— (A) Identifies and authenticates a particular person as the source of the electronic message; (B) Indicates such person’s approval of the information contained in the electronic message; and, (C) Submission via FedConnect constitutes electronically signed documents.” DOE Award Administrator: Xxxxxx Xxxx E-mail: xxxxxx.xxxx@xx.xxx.xxx Phone: 000-000-0000 DOE Project Officer: Xxxxx Xxxxx E-mail: xxxxx.xxxxx@xx.xxx.xxx Phone: 000-000-0000 Recipient Business Officer: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx E-mail: xxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx Phone: 514-875-0284 ext. 262 Recipient Principal Investigator: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx E-mail: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx Phone: 514-875-0284 ext. 258

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NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

ENERKEM CORPORATION

ITEM NO (A)		SUPPLIES/SERVICE (B)		QUANTITY (C)		UNIT (D)		UNIT PRICE (E)		AMOUNT (F)
		ASAP: NO Extent Competed: COMPETED Xxxxx-Xxxxx Act: YES
										July 2004

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