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.
Cobalt Technologies' dilute acid hydrolysis pretreatment process, which extracts sugars from lignocellulosic biomass, was validated on woody biomass, bagasse and agricultural residues at an Andritz pulp and paper mill in Springfield, Ohio, recently.
The National Algae Association opened a new Testing Center, part of its algae production incubator program to assist new algae startup companies test commercial photobioreactors, harvesters and extraction systems before entering the algae industry.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed legislation that amends state law to include algaculture, meaning the farming of algae, in the law governing agriculture, including those addressing county and township zoning, and current agriculture use valuation.
Elevance Renewable Sciences and French chemical firm Arkema formed a partnership to develop and produce renewable specialty polymers, combining Arkema's production expertise in biobased specialty polymers with Elevance's high-performance ingredients.
The Joint BioEnergy Institute has spun out its first company, Lygos, to commercialize designer microorganisms that metabolize sugar and can produce a wide variety of molecules. The technology repurposes proteins used for years to make antibiotics.
The Algal Biomass Organization awarded Sens. Udall and Crapo, Secretary Vilsack and the Navy's Tom Hicks with its annual Algae Industry Leadership Awards. The organization also released results from its industry survey, which show 2012 to be strong.
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