BioAmber Inc. has scaled up its hydrogenation catalyst technology under license from DuPont and converted multiton quantities of biosuccinic acid into 100 percent biobased 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO), tetrahydrofuran (THF) and gamma-butyrolactone (GBL).
Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory published a scientific paper that identifies key parameters for algal biofuel production using the GREET model, which models GHG emissions, regulated emissions and energy use for transportation fuels.
Three of the world's leading airframe manufacturers are setting aside competition in the market to stand united in an effort to seek collaborative opportunities with governments, biofuel producers and other stakeholders for aviation's green future.
Virent Energy Systems Inc. has successfully converted cellulosic pine tree sugar feedstock into drop-in hydrocarbon fuels such as biogasoline and biojet via its BioForming technology platform at its 10,000 gallon per year production facility.
Rivertop Renewables has successfully scaled its patented process technology from the lab to pilot manufacturing as the Missoula, Mont.-based firm contracted with DanChem Technologies to pilot production of its biobased glucarate-derived products.
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition has released its 2012 Farm Bill platform, which provides suggestions to improve some federal bioenergy programs, including the Repowering Assistance Program and the Biomass Crop Assistance Program.
Volkswagen of America has partnered with biorefining firms Amyris Inc. and Solazyme Inc. to evaluate emissions reductions and demonstrate the performance of Volkswagen's TDI Clean Diesel technology. Volkswagen is supplying two cars to each company.
Avantium announced its second major partnership for its YXY technology to produce PEF bottles. Danone Research and Avantium signed a joint agreement for the development of PEF bottles for Danone, No. 2 worldwide in bottled water business.
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The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division awarded a manufacturing contract to global specialty chemical firm and catalyst supplier Albemarle Corp. to complete its first biojet fuel production run based on biobased n-butanol provided by Cobalt.
As Obama went to Ohio State University to discuss the administration's all-out, all-of-the-above strategy for American energy, the White House announced up to $35 million over three years to support research and development in advanced biofuels.
Results of a survey of 100 leaders in the biofuels industry were released in mid-March at the World Biofuels Markets 2012 Congress & Expo in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Trends include a shift to nonfood and waste feedstocks and Asian opportunities.
Mendel Biotechnology, together with its wholly owned subsidiary Mendel Bioenergy Seeds, and BP Biofuels have signed a four-year agreement to conduct a demonstration field trial of Mendel's trademarked PowerCane Miscanthus to evaluate as feedstock.
Primus Green Energy Inc. has announced completion of its third round of funding with a recent $12 million investment by IC Green Energy Ltd., the renewable energy arm of Israel Corp. Ltd. Primus Green Energy also hired Robert Johnsen as its new CEO.
Life Technologies Corp. announced the launch of GeneArt Precision TALs, generally referred to as TAL effector proteins, which allow researchers the ability to edit genomes and control gene activity with unprecedented precision and reliability.
The "Washington Forest Biomass Supply Assessment" report describes the contribution that woody biomass byproduct from sustainable forest operations can make in terms of economic development within economic, technological and ecological constraints.
Virent Energy Systems Inc. says the biojet fuel produced from Virdia's cellulosic pine tree sugars was sent to the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio for further analysis, where it passed rigorous testing.
As a result of collaboration between California-based Ceres Inc. and Aberystwyth University in Wales, the first comprehensive genetic map of miscanthus has been published.
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Legislation that would have extended several key pieces of biofuel tax policy, while adding algae to the list of feedstocks that qualify for the cellulosic biofuel producer credit, was voted down this week.
Epichlorohydrin is a feedstock for the production of epoxy resins used in corrosion protection coatings and in the electronics, automotive and aerospace industries. Solvay's new Thai plant can produce 100,000 metric tons of epichlorohydrin per year.
Germany-based BASF Venture Capital has led a $13.5 million investment round that raised a total of $18.2 million for San Diego, Calif.-based renewable specialty chemical developer Allylix Inc. Tate & Lyle Ventures and others also participated.
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