Something to remember for project developers contemplating natural gas or biomass.
OriginOil Inc. has received purchase orders for two test-scale units from the U.S. DOE's Idaho National Labs under its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement. One unit is designed to dewater algae continuously and with very low energy.
The U.S. EPA has granted KiOR Inc. a permit to sell renewable cellulosic gasoline in the U.S. According to Fred Cannon, the EPA's acceptance of KiOR's advanced biofuel blendstock "is a landmark" for the company and for the renewables sector.
A new report by Wood Resources International shows biomass prices dropped in the U.S. South, Northeast and West during the second quarter of 2012, primarily due to the continued fall of natural gas prices, which reached a 10 year low.
I recently received an email from a gentleman named Patrick about an upcoming Woody Biomass Field Day at Michigan State University's Forest Biomass Innovation Center, which is happening Aug. 21 in Escanaba, Mich.
A new bioenergy hub in Europe that will focus on the deployment and investigation of sustainable bioenergy sources was announced July 17 by U.K. Minister of State for Universities and Science David Willetts.
The U.S. Navy has made it official; advanced biofuels used to fuel air or sea applications require zero modification to existing infrastructure. The achievement occurred during a two-day demonstration of the Navy's Great Green Fleet.
A biofuel technology created by Michigan State University researchers uses microbes to produce both liquid biofuels and hydrogen from biomass feedstock. The process creates energy at levels more than 20 times higher than existing methods.
The U.S. DOE awarded a five-year, $12.1 million grant to researchers at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and their collaborators to develop a new model plant system, Setaria viridis, to advance bioenergy grasses as a biofuel feedstock.
Dyadic International Inc. unveiled its latest biofuels enzyme advancement, AlternaFuel CMAX3. This next generation product enables the production of cellulosic biofuels and bio-based chemicals from a wide range of renewable non-food feedstocks.
AdvanceBio Systems LLC recently announced that the National Renewable Energy Centre of Spain has ordered its SuPR2G reactor. The system will be used for research, development and demonstration activities in CENER's Second Generation Biofuels Center.
We've heard both sides of the crop residue harvesting argument time and time again, but new data says that crop residue can be a responsible part of good farming management.
By a bipartisan vote of 35-11, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture has passed its version of the 2012 Farm Bill. An amendment to reinstate mandatory funding to the measure's energy title programs was rejected.
Gevo Inc. has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with Beta Renewables. Under the agreement, the two companies will work integrate their respective technologies for the production of cellulosic isobutanol.
The U.S. House Agricultural Committee has begun marking up its draft of the 2012 Farm Bill. The mark-up is expected to last up to three days, and includes 100 amendments, one of which could restore mandatory funding to energy title programs.
OriginOil Inc. has shipped the first production model of its Algae ApplianceT harvester to Paris-based Ennesys, its urban algae joint venture. This marks the first commercial invoice for Origin Oil's newly-introduced Model 4.
Representatives of the petroleum industry are criticizing the U.S. DOD's plans to increase the use of biofuels, while BIO speaks out in support of the measures, noting that biofuels are a sensiblepath towards increased energy security.
A European research team is working to integrate chemical engineering with genetic mapping techniques to improve the biochemical production process. the team will study the fungus strain A. niger, a micro-organism used in industrial fermentation.
While the drought in the U.S. is beginning to take a significant toll on some of the nation's crops, particularly in the Midwest and the Corn Belt, it seems most energy crops are hanging on, at least for now.
A company spokesperson from Braemar Energy Ventures explains what bioenergy companies hoping to be the next Solazyme should do, and why $300 million is signficant.
Hawaii strives to stabilize its energy prices with renewables
Being first on the scene is beneficial in many markets, but advanced biofuels may not be one of them.
University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical and biological engineer aims to create more sustainable, cost-effective processes for converting biomass into high-energy-density hydrocarbon fuels.
The advanced biofuels and gasification technology developer Sundrop Fuels Inc. has added another energy giant to its list of partners. Through a licensing agreement, Sundrop Fuels will add a methane-to-gasoline process provided by Exxon Mobil Co.
Project area funding is awarded in New York, North Carolina and Arkansas
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