Biomass Week - November 9, 2012

Bio-oil gasifier developed at Iowa State Researchers at Iowa State University have developed a bio-oil gasifier that combines a stainless steel pressure vessel with silicon carbide-based reactor. The project is supported by grants from the U.S. DOE and Iowa Energy Center. READ MORE SHARE
Berkeley scientists convert sugars into diesel A long-abandoned fermentation process once used to turn starch into explosives can be used to produce renewable diesel fuel to replace the fossil fuels now used in transportation, UC Berkeley scientists have discovered. READ MORE SHARE
	CH4 Biogas partners with Campbell for Ohio plant CH4 Biogas, has partnered with Campbell Soup for a biogas project in Ohio. CH4 designed, owns and operates the site, and will deploy a co-digestion technology supplied by Bigadan A/S. Construction of the Napoleon, Ohio-based project is underway. READ MORE SHARE
Packaging company to use algae-based resins in products Algae-based bioplastic developer Algix LLC has entered the commercial packaging industry. The Georgia-based company will provide its bioresin formed from roughly 70 percent aquatic biomass, to Illinois-based Dordan Manufacturing Company Inc. READ MORE SHARE
Ohio State University wins grant for biogas research Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center has received a $6.5 million grant from the USDA and the U.S. DOE to test and expand a university-developed technology that can produce biogas from a variety of feedstocks. READ MORE SHARE
India gets cellulosic demonstration plant, new bioenergy plan Praj Industries Ltd. is developing a 10 million liter (2.64 million gallon) cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant in India. Praj's announcement came the same day that the India government announced a new five-year plan for biofuel development. READ MORE SHARE
USDA grant supports expansion of biomass heating market The Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University was recently awarded a grant from the USDA Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program to support research to expand the U.S. biomass home heating market. READ MORE SHARE
Amyris quarterly report highlights progress, achievements Amyris Inc. has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2012. According to the company, it's farnesene facility in Brazil is in the final stages of commissioning. Commercial production is expected to commence in early 2013. READ MORE SHARE
Biomass, biofuels industries react to election results Barack Obama has been elected to a second term as president of the U.S., prompting optimistic reactions from biomass and biofuels industries, even with the divided status of Congress remaining unchanged. READ MORE SHARE
Report: High potential for power plant conversion, cofiring in UK U.K.-based business advisory firm Deloitte LLP has published an analysis that determines the biomass industry could contribute more than the 21 percent renewable energy by 2020 projected by the U.K. government. READ MORE SHARE
BioAmber, Faurecia and Mitsubishi collaborate on bioplastics BioAmber Inc. will be the supplier of biobased succinic acid to a Faurecia-Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. partnership for the production of mass-produced biobased plastics for use in automotive interiors. READ MORE SHARE
Scientists propose new ILUC analysis method A recent research paper proposes the use of a new method to calculate land use change, referred to as baseline time accounting. The paper was authored by Jesper Kloverpris of Novozymes and Steffen Mueller from the University of Illinois, Chicago. READ MORE SHARE
Biofuel breakthrough: Quick cook method turns algae into oil Michigan Engineering researchers can "pressure-cook" algae for as little as a minute and transform an unprecedented 65 percent of the green slime into biocrude. The process mimics the process in nature that forms fossil crude with marine organisms. READ MORE SHARE
Stoel Rives publishes legal guide on biorefineries Stoel Rives LLP has published a new legal guide for the advanced biofuels and biochemical industries. The guide, titled "The Law of Biorefineries and Advanced Biofuels," is designed for entrepreneurs, investors, lenders and developers. READ MORE SHARE
Biomass Magazine releases new online biomass industry directory Powered by Biomass Magazine, BBI International announced that it has released a new online biomass directory available to companies interested in connecting with the biomass industry. All companies are eligible for one free listing. READ MORE SHARE