Advanced Biofuels

September 30, 2016

Sustane Technologies to produce pellets from MSW in Canada

BY Katie FletcherFound In:Pellets, Power, Advanced FuelsSustane Technologies Inc. recently finalized a 20-year contract with the municipality of Chester, Nova Scotia, to make the commercialization of its process that converts municipal solid waste into biomass pellets a reality. READ MORE

September 30, 2016

Researchers develop method to separate lignin from wood

BY Washington State University Found In:Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsWashington State University researchers have developed a way to practically separate lignin from wood, a breakthrough that could provide new sources of lignin for advanced renewable fuel and advanced materials applications. READ MORE

September 29, 2016

Opinion: On Campus

BY Tim PortzFound In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced FuelsCollege and university campuses are loaded with physical attributes that make them ripe for biomass deployments. READ MORE

September 28, 2016

GreenWood Resources licenses ORNL process to boost biofuel yield

BY Oak Ridge National Laboratory Found In:Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsGreenWood Resources has licensed an Oak Ridge National Laboratory technology based on the discovery of a gene in poplar (Populus trichocarpa) that makes it easier to convert poplar trees into biofuels. READ MORE

September 28, 2016

SEC charges Mard, formerly KiOR, for disclosure omissions

BY U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Found In:Advanced FuelsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Texas-based Mard Inc., formerly known as KiOR Inc., and its former CEO and President Fred Cannon for failing to disclose important assumptions about the yield that KiOR claimed to achieve. READ MORE

September 28, 2016

Global Bioenergies joins biobased gasoline project in Sweden

BY Global Bioenergies Found In:Advanced FuelsGlobal Bioenergies, Preem, Sekab and Sveaskog announced they have joined forces to develop a high-performance fuel made from forest resources. The consortium has signed a agreement to carry out a conceptual scope study for a facility in Sweden. READ MORE

September 27, 2016

Velocys: Construction complete on Oklahoma City GTL project

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Biogas, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsVelocys plc has announced that construction of Envia Energy’s gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is now complete. The company has also released its interim results for the first half of 2016. READ MORE

September 27, 2016

UT-ORNL team hopes to ease path from vegetation to biofuel

BY University of Tennessee Found In:Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsA University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory team led by governor’s chair Jeremy Smith is using supercomputing to figure out ways to ease the path of turning vegetation into biofuel. READ MORE

September 26, 2016

Iowa State, Chevron advance biofuel technology with pilot plant

BY Iowa State University Found In:Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsA new pilot plant at Iowa State’s BioCentury Research Farm is a joint project with Chevron U.S.A. University engineers are using the pilot plant to develop and demonstrate an advanced biorenewables technology called solvent liquefaction. READ MORE