While BioAmber may be better known for the successful commercialization of biobased succinic acid, its first biochemical, the company now plans to add biobased adipic acid to its product portfolio through a new licensing agreement with Celexion.
In advance of publishing, here is a preview of the staff-written feature articles in the April 2011 issue of Biorefining Magazine.
A report issued by research and advisory firm Clean Edge Inc. demonstrates that the clean energy market continued to grow and expand in 2010, including the global biofuels industry. Ethanol and biodiesel wholesale value reached $56.4 billion in 2010.
How long-term feedstock and off-take agreements are negotiated, and the role they play in project development
USDA's BioPreferred voluntary labeling program provides consumers with a clear way to distinguish biobased products from those derived from petroleum
Groundbreaking Impact
March 17, 2011
Ineos Bio has begun construction on a commercial-scale biorefinery. What does it mean for the industry?
The fate of Fulcrum BioEnergy's waste-to-ethanol project, as well as 30 other renewable energy projects, hangs in the balance as Congress considers cutting off funds to the U.S. DOE's loan guarantee program in an attempt to reduce the federal budget.
The American Petroleum Institute, along with nine food and livestock groups, filed a lawsuit with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on March 11, challenging the U.S. EPA's expanded approval for E15 use in vehicle models 2001 through 2006.
Nearly 500 gathered to celebrate the reopening of the ethanol plant at Cloverdale, Ind., under Poet LLC management. Poet purchased the 90 MMgy bankrupt plant last summer, investing $30 million in improvements over the past eight months.
Following through on its promise made in January, the U.S. EPA has officially released its proposal to defer for three years the Tailoring Rule permitting requirements for carbon dioxide emissions from biogenic sources, including biomass.
NRG Energy biomass conversion project acquires permits
By Anna Austin
March 15, 2011
NRG Energy Inc.'s proposed biomass conversion of its Montville Generating Station in Uncasville, Conn., has all of the necessary permits and is ready to begin construction as soon as it has signed a power purchase agreement.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on March 14 that USDA is seeking applications to increase the production and use of renewable energy sources. Funding is available from three USDA Rural Development renewable energy programs.
A team of researchers affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, led by UCLA's James Liao, has successfully converted cellulose into isobutanol using a genetically engineered microbe developed at the U.S. DOE's BioEnergy Science Center.
Following a statement on the natural disaster that overtook Japan, the president recently addressed the reality that the U.S. controls only 2 percent of the world's oil, but consumes more than a quarter of global oil consumption.
Genomatica and Tate & Lyle have signed a joint development agreement for the demonstration-scale production of Genomatica's biobased 1,4 butanediol. Genomatica will integrate its proprietary process technology in a wet mill in Decatur, Ill.
As a dedicated energy crop, some might describe field pennycress as that old, cliched saying, "too good to be true," but a crop planted during harvest time and harvested during planting season can provide benefits to farmers and the energy sector.
The USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service is seeking comments from the ethanol industry as it develops a survey to collect information from livestock and poultry producers regarding distillers grains.
The USDA announced March 14 that it is now accepting applications for three funding programs related to biofuel production.
I was reading a bit about Japan's earthquake this morning. I'm friends with my nephew on Facebook, and was glad to read that the air base where he is stationed in Japan was not affected (and his wife saved the beer fridge).
USDA opens application window for bioenergy funding programs
By Kris Bevill
March 14, 2011
The USDA announced March 14 that it is now accepting applications for three funding programs related to bioenergy production: the Biorefinery Assistance Program, the Repowering Assistance Program and the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels.
Pending permit approvals, a 40-megawatt biomass combined-heat-and-power facility proposed for a Dow Corning Corp. manufacturing site in Midland, Mich., should be under construction in the second quarter of this year.
A settlement agreement reached between seven opponents of a 100-megawatt biomass power plant Florida and developer American Renewables will allow construction to procede as scheduled. Construction could start in late spring or early summer.
UK launches its Renewable Heat Incentive
By Anna Austin
March 14, 2011
The U.K. Department of Energy & Climate Change has released details of its previously announced Renewable Heat Incentive, a tariff program designed to help the country meet its renewable energy targets of 20 percent by 2020.
Adage cancels Washington biopower plant
March 14, 2011
As the result of an unfavorable energy market and low natural gas prices, Adage has effectively canceled development of its biomass power facility in Washington state, after securing its required permits and entering into a feedstock agreement.
The Northeast Bioenergy & Bioproducts program is looking for people who are excited about the possibilities of biofuels and bioproducts, seeking teachers and interns who can explain or learn about those "bio" possibilities.
RFS2 Advanced Technology—Traversing the Corn Maze
By Eric Triplett and Kenneth “Pete� Moss
March 11, 2011
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