Shengquan Group, a Shandong-based company specializing in furan resin and polymers, and global enzyme maker Novozymes announced a partnership enabling Shengquan to start commercial-scale production of cellulosic ethanol for solvents in June 2012.
OriginOil Inc., developer of technology to convert algae into renewable crude oil, announced its algae harvesting process was able to remove 98 percent of hydrocarbons from a sample of West Texas oil well frac flowback water in the first stage alone.
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Scientists from Trillium FiberFuels and Oregon State U. were awarded a small business tech transfer grant from the U.S. DOE to further develop innovative enzymes that could lead to new products from biomass and enhanced yields of cellulosic ethanol.
Chemrec signed a cooperation agreement with China Tianchen Engineering Corp. to provide an integrated offering of Chemrec plants on a global lump-sum, turn-key basis and comarket the Chemrec black liquor gasification technology for advanced biofuels.
Cellulosic sugar developer Virdia announced the opening of its demonstration facility at its new technology center in Danville, Va. On the campus for the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, the facility will demonstrate its CASE process.
New Zealand-based Aquaflow Bionomic Corp. recently announced the execution of a technology cooperation agreement with CRI Catalyst Co., which has exclusive global sublicensing rights to IH2 technology. The technology was originally developed by GTI.
A Lux Research report, "Mapping Empires, Goldmines, and Landmines in the Alternative Fuels Network," examines the role of partnerships within the alternative fuels sector, concluding that the alternative industries have become deeply interconnected.
Butamax Advanced Biofuels, a joint venture between BP and DuPont, announced that it has entered into collaboration with Fagen for the introduction of commercial biobutanol production using Butamax technology. Fagen built more than 85 ethanol plants.
Metabolix's new office opened its doors on April 16 in Cologne, Germany. The company's Mirel-based biodegradable SoilWrap plant containers will also be available stateside at certain Home Depot, Shopko and Lowe's Home Improvement store locations.
A team of researchers at the University of Georgia's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology recently published the results of a study relating to hyperthermophiles, or heat-loving microorganisms, which may prove beneficial to biofuels.
During his visit, Vilsack toured the company's demonstration facility to learn more about its BioForming process, which converts biomass feedstocks into biobased products. Virent is currently working to deploy its first commercial-scale plant.
Cereplast released its 2011 financial results, demonstrating significant growth over the past year. The company's net sales for 2011 more than tripled compared with the previous year, increasing from $6.3 million in 2010 to $20.3 million in 2011.
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The National Wildlife Federation published, "Growing Risk: Addressing the Invasive Potential of Bioenergy Feedstocks," which addresses the impact bioenergy feedstocks considered to be invasive species could have on natural ecosystems within the U.S.
It has been a big week for the biobased aviation fuel industry, with three airlines holding biojet demonstration flights. Porter Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Qantas all successfully demonstrated the use of biobased jet fuel in their aircraft.
The U.S. DOE is making up to $15 million in funding available to demonstrate biomass-based oil precursors for renewable transportation fuels. These bio-oils are essentially biobased crude that can be integrated into existing oil refining processes.
BBI International will host the 2012 National Advanced Biofuels Conference & Expo in Houston Nov. 27-29. Launched in 2011 as the International Biorefining Conference, the event name was changed to help meet the U.S.' explicit advanced biofuel goals.
Agrisoma Biosciences and Paterson Grain recently announced a partnership agreement for the commercial contracting and distribution of the oilseed crop carinata. Agrisoma CEO Steven Fabijanski said this is the final link in the biojet value chain.
There was no mistaking the aroma in the air at NREL, a tour stop during the 2012 International Biomass Conference & Expo, held April 16-19 in Denver. The smell was coming from rows of large blue bags of Iowa cornstover, feedstock for its pilot plant.
The Energy & Environmental Research Center in North Dakota has successfully developed and demonstrated a mobile, trailer-mounted biomass gasification technology that converts wood waste into methanol and can be transported to remote, off-grid sites.
Lee Enterprises Consulting CEO Wayne Lee offers his views on the role of an alternative fuels project consultant during project development. And while consultants come at a cost, the good ones should save clients more money than what they charge.
The companies began working together on Molybdenum-catalyzed metathesis of esters in January 2011. XiMo and Elevance researchers tested more than 40 catalysts using several natural oil feedstocks under various conditions to evaluate their efficiency.
The 2012 conference agenda, featuring five comprehensive tracks, is tightly focused on leading-edge developments in the biomass industry, from cultivation, harvest and storage to conversion technology, project finance and regulatory guidance.
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and the EERC held a commissioning ceremony for a high-pressure dry solids pump that enables significant scale down of commercial gasification systems.
Trade associations representing many sectors of the biorefining industry, and other bioenergy stakeholders (100 organizations total), are taking action on behalf of their members to encourage a strong energy title be included in the next Farm Bill.
Researchers at UCLA, led by James Liao, have demonstrated a novel method for converting carbon dioxide within an intermediary, such as formic acid, into higher alcohols like isobutanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol using renewable electricity.
Sec. Tom Vilsack announced 13 new biobased product categories eligible for federal procurement preference. Now more than 1,500 additional bioproducts will be offered for preferred purchasing consideration by all federal agencies and contractors.
Lee Enterprises Consulting Group announced the addition of California-based solar experts, Bob Parkins Renewable Energy Consultants, as its newest strategic alliance. The group is expanding from its biodiesel roots to encompass all alternative fuels.
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