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.
International energy and climate consulting company Ecofys has begun a trial renewable energy project that includes the growth of seaweed for use in the production of biofuels, energy and animal feed. The project is located off the island of Texel.
A comprehensive forest biomass study indicates that only about one-third of Washington State's commercially available biomass is currently utilized.
Oxford, N.C.-based cellulosic sugar technology developer and producer Virdia, formerly HCL CleanTech, recently announced several milestones, including a complete branding overhaul, a new CEO and the closing of a $30 million private financing deal.
In partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Mountain View, Calif.-based biobased n-butanol technology developer Cobalt Technologies recently completed multiple fermentation runs of its advanced biocatalyst in a 9,000-liter vessel.
Legislation that would have extended the biodiesel and renewable diesel tax incentives through the end of the year was voted down by the U.S. Senate this afternoon. The amendment to the Surface Transportation Bill was sponsored by Sen. Stabenow.
Al-Corn Clean Fuel, a 50 MMgy plant in Claremont, Minn., is working with a St. Paul company investigating secondary production of green diesel at a new or existing ethanol plant. The project is fueled with $248,000 in grant money from the state.
The Senate will be voting today or in the next couple of days whether to extend the biodiesel and renewable diesel tax credits.
Chandler, Ariz.-based Yulex Corp. and Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. have entered into a joint development agreement to evaluate and develop biopolymer and biobased resins derived from the guayule ("why-you-lee"), a desert shrub, for tire applications.
Itochu Corp. and ZeaChem Inc. intend to acquire partners in Japan, as well as in the U.S., to expand ZeaChem's novel cellulosic ethanol and biobased chemical technology platform worldwide with aims of deploying it at commercial scale by 2014.
By using Repreve Renewables' giant miscanthus in its process, Cool Planet Biofuels was reportedly able to achieve a 4,000 gallon per acre conversion rate. This number reflects potential of the crop when grown under optimum growing conditions.
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