Biomass Week - November 2, 2012

Metabolix releases quarterly financials Metabolix Inc. has reported financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, reporting total revenue of $700,000 for the quarter. This is an increase over the $500,000 in revenue reported for the same period last year. READ MORE SHARE
Calculator helps farmers find cost of switching to biomass crops University of Illinois agricultural economist Madhu Khanna developed a customizable online calculator to eliminate some of the guesswork and help farmers decide if growing biomass crops makes sense to for their farming operation. READ MORE SHARE
	Gevo releases Q3 financial results Gevo Inc. has released its financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, posting revenues of $600,000 for the quarter. This is a significant reduction compared to the $17.5 million in revenue reported for the same period of last year. READ MORE SHARE
GBE Gocher Bioenergie inaugurates biomass cogeneration plant GBE Gocher Bioenergie GmbH, a joint venture of RWE Innogy, Goch-based food producer Nahr-Engel and Goch municipal utility, is inaugurating the new biomass-fuel cogeneration plant on Klever Strase in Germany. READ MORE SHARE
BTEC unveils biomass recognition program The Biomass Thermal Energy Council has unveiled a recognition program for home and business heating systems using biomass in place of fossil fuels like heating oil. The Biomass Green Heat Registered Site plaque helps makes these systems visible. READ MORE SHARE
Sapphire Energy, ISB partner on commercial algae production Sapphire Energy Inc. and Institute for Systems Biology have announced a strategic partnership to further the scientific research and development of algae biofuels. The partnership will focus on increasing oil yield and improving crop resistance. READ MORE SHARE
Researchers propose method to estimate forest biomass cover A research paper published in the open access journal Carbon Balance and Management employs satellite data to create a method to generate sample-based inventory of forest biomass. The study uses light detection and ranging (LIDAR) height data. READ MORE SHARE
Profiling Team Romney: Charles Conner Charles Conner's extensive background in agriculture includes several years in the USDA as deputy secretary of agriculture as well as serving as acting secretary of agriculture from August 2007 to January 2008, when Ed Schafer took on the job. READ MORE SHARE
INEOS Bio facility begins production of renewable power INEOS Bio has announced that its joint venture project, INEOS New Planet BioEnergy, has reached another milestone and is now producing renewable power using INEOS Bio's feedstock flexible BioEnergy technology. READ MORE SHARE
Meredian celebrates grand opening of bioplastics plant Meredian Inc., a privately held biopolymer manufacturer hosted a Grand Opening event for its polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) biopolymers plant in late October. The material is manufactured using a technology acquired from Procter & Gamble in 2007. READ MORE SHARE
New website offers wastewater treatment plant biogas data The North East Biosolids and Residuals Association has launched a new website that provides current data on anaerobic digestion and biogas at U.S. wastewater treatment facilities. Several organizations participated in the project. READ MORE SHARE
Agrisoma, NRC complete flight using 100 percent biojet Agrisoma Biosciences Inc. and the National Research Council of Canada have successfully completed the world's first civil jet flight powered by 100 percent drop-in biofuel. The fuel was manufactured from Agrisoma's Resonance Energy Feedstock. READ MORE SHARE
BD Agro constructs Russian biogas plant The biogas company BD Agro Renewables, based in Calveslage, Germany, has initiated operation of one of the first biogas plants in Russia. The plant generates 2.4 MW of electricity from agricultural and livestock waste. READ MORE SHARE
Colorado State University wins DOE grant for biomass stove work The U.S. DOE has awarded Colorado State University's Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory, one of the most advanced cookstove laboratories in the nation, a $1 million grant to build a more efficient biomass cookstove. READ MORE SHARE
Profiling Team Romney: Neb. Gov. Dave Heineman If Republican candidate Mitt Romney wins the election, there's a good chance Nebraska will once again send a native son to Washington to serve in the president's cabinet. Gov. Dave Heineman is on the shortlist for potential cabinet appointees. READ MORE SHARE
Neste Oil opens pilot plant, commercializes coproduct Neste Oil is expanding both its feedstock portfolio and its biobased product offerings. In October, the company announced the opening of its microbial oil pilot plant, and the commercialization of renewable naphtha, a coproduct of its NExBTL process. READ MORE SHARE
Report: biomass CHP has potential in New Brunswick New Brunswick's forest biomass resources have good potential for the cogeneration of heat and power in industrial-sized, forest biomass-fired combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants, according to a new report. READ MORE SHARE
Weltec Biopower constructs biogas plant in Uruguay A milk powder producer from Uruguay has engaged Weltc Biopower for the construction of a 3 MW biogas plant. In the first development stage, Weltec will set up an 800 kW plant. The full output of 3 MW is to be installed by 2015. READ MORE SHARE
Beta Renewables, Novozymes form strategic partnership Novozymes, a producer of industrial enzymes, and Beta Renewables, a cellulosic biofuels company that is part of Gruppo Mossi & Ghisolfi, have announced an agreement to jointly market, demonstrate and guarantee cellulosic biofuel solutions. READ MORE SHARE
ZeaChem completes construction of Ore. biorefinery Construction is complete at ZeaChem Inc.'s advanced biofuel production facility in Boardman, Ore., and by the end of the year, the company expects to begin producing. The 250,000 gallons per year facility was finished on budget. READ MORE SHARE