Biomass Week - April 1, 2016

Gevo Q4 results highlight isobutanol upgrades, ASTM approval Gevo Inc. released 2015 financial results, highlighting restarted production of isobutanol in Luverne, Minnesota, ASTM revision approval to support isobutanol based ATJ aviation biofuels and agreements to construct isobutanol plants in Argentina. READ MORE SHARE
DOE releases first annual energy employment report The U.S. Department of Energy has released its first annual energy employment analysis. The report focuses on how changes in America’s energy profile are affecting energy sector employment. It includes data related to biofuel and bioenergy jobs. READ MORE SHARE
	Landfill gas project opens in Orange County, California A ribbon-cutting was recently held to open the Bowerman Power Project renewable energy facility. The landfill gas-to-electricity plant at the Frank R. Bowerman landfill will power thousands of local homes and businesses in Anaheim, California. READ MORE SHARE
Iowa bill to establish renewable chemical PTC sent to governor Iowa is one step closer to establishing a production tax credit (PTC) for renewable chemicals. Legislation to establish a PTC program has passed both houses of the state legislature and currently awaits the signature of Gov. Terry Branstad. READ MORE SHARE
Astec Industries receives $122.5 million pellet plant order Astec Industries Inc. recently announced it has received an order for the final $122.5 million of a pellet plant order for Highland Pellets along with a related deposit on that order. READ MORE SHARE
Metabolix releases 2015 results, announces MOU On March 29, Metabolix Inc. released 2015 financial results and announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CJ CheilJedang Corp. for a strategic commercial manufacturing arrangement for specialty PHAs. READ MORE SHARE
Deinove releases financial results, reports reduced net loss Deinove has reported a loss of EUR 6.34 million ($7.23 million) for 2015, compared to a loss of EUR 6.46 million the previous year. The company also noted it achieved key milestones in its Deinol and Deinochem programs last year. READ MORE SHARE
Wyden supports additional FY 2017 bioenergy funding Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is advocating for increased production of sustainable biomass to heat and power homes and businesses while reducing the risk of wildfires and creating jobs in rural areas. READ MORE SHARE
Weltec Biopower installs AD system at German facility Weltec Biopower has announced plans to install an anaerobic digestion unit at a wastewater treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany. The upgrade will allow the facility to produce heat and power from sewage gas. READ MORE SHARE
Report: Midwest clean energy jobs continue to grow A report recently released by Clean Energy Trust and Environmental Entrepreneurs has determined nearly 569,000 people currently work in clean energy throughout the Midwest, with that number expected to grow by more than 4 percent over the next year. READ MORE SHARE
Anaergia to supply equipment to New Jersey AD project Anaergia Inc. has entered an agreement with New Jersey’s Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority to design and supply equipment for new anaerobic digesters and to design, build and operate a 3.8 MW cogeneration system at a water treatment plant. READ MORE SHARE
Rivertop Renewables exceeds nameplate capacity at glucarate plant Rivertop Renewables announced it exceeded the nameplate capacity of its first commercial production facility during benchmark testing. At full capacity the plant is capable of producing more than 9 million dry pounds of sodium glucarate per year. READ MORE SHARE
Comet Biorefining, farmer cooperative collaborate on feedstock Cellulosic Sugar Producers Cooperative, an Ontario-based farmer's cooperative, has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Comet Biorefining to collaborate on the development of a sustainable agricultural biomass supply chain. READ MORE SHARE
GRFA offers support for policies to reduce transport emissions Bliss Baker, the president of the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance, recently sent letters to the national leaders of 47 countries that committed to combating climate change as contributors to the historic agreement at COP21. READ MORE SHARE
Gevo’s alcohol-to-jet fuel meets approved ASTM standard Gevo Inc. recently announced that an ASTM committee and subcommittee have passed a concurrent ballot approving the revision of ASTM D7566 to include alcohol-to-jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene derived from renewable isobutanol. READ MORE SHARE
Giant step forward for new biofuels industry in Queensland A $16 million advanced biofuels pilot plant will be built at Southern Oil Refining’s Yarwun plant at Gladstone, a giant step towards securing a large-scale biofuels industry in Queensland. READ MORE SHARE
Researchers breakdown biomass without chemical pretreatment Scientists from the University of Manchester and East China University of Science and Technology have overcome the challenge of breaking down raw biomass without the need for chemical pretreatment, producing a record amount of hydrocarbon fuels. READ MORE SHARE
Eptisa to provide services during assembly of 2 biomass plants ENEL Green Power has awarded Eptisa the carry out of technical assistance services on site during the civil works and electromechanical assembly installation of the Selective Catalytic Reduction Systems in two Spanish biomass plants. READ MORE SHARE
Researchers study how to utilize willow biomass more efficiently VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Aalto University investigated how willow biomass can be utilized more efficiently. When processed correctly, willow is eminently suitable as a source of sugar in the production of ethanol. READ MORE SHARE