Powerful Names Unite
October 24, 2011
USESC urges support for alternative fuels, stronger infrastructure
Establishing a uniform intermediate feedstock standard for algae
Inbicon, Metso to mesh technologies, design second-gen equipment
Virent's renewable gasoline successfully completes road trial
Professor formulates plan using flood plains for biomass production
Specialty chemical firm to introduce world's first biobased EPDM rubber
People, Partnerships & Deals
Envergent Technologies LLC has signed a memorandum of understanding with Finland-based Green Fuel Nordic Oy. Under the agreement, the companies will collaborate on projects to convert biomass into renewable fuel for use in district heating systems.
Legal considerations in moving product
The many benefits of accurate, detailed books
Flawed RFS2 report may send inaccurate assumptions to policymakers
Waste Management Inc. has exchanged its equity interest in S4 Solutions LLC, formerly a joint venture between Waste Management and Bend, Ore.-based plasma arc gasification technology company InEnTec, for an equity position solely in InEnTec.
The research involves the development of suspended, ultra-thin zeolite nanosheets that enable higher throughput of alcohols, such as ethanol or butanol, and subsequent dehydration of water that occur during the separation process on the backend.
The project, led by Research Geneticist George Chuck, involves the introduction of the gene corngrass1 into the genetic makeup of switchgrass. It began six years ago when he was working on a maize variant known as corngrass.
Cobalt and Rhodia will initially identify and develop options for deploying Cobalt's technology at a sugar mill. Following this step, the partners will jointly develop a demonstration-scale facility using the technology in Brazil, at a TBD location.
According the Brazilian sugarcane industry trade association UNICA, as of the beginning of October, 107 Brazilian sugarcane processing facilities have been registered with U.S. EPA as an advanced biofuel. In February, that number was only 55.
With 107 sugarcane ethanol producers registering their fuel as an advanced biofuel under RFS2, there are some things to think about in the coming year.
Houston-based Accelergy Corp. will provide the Yankuang Group with its trademarked TerraSync terrestrial sequestration system to capture carbon dioxide from the future coal-to-liquid facility in Erdos, an area in China's Inner Mongolia Province.
The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act will give Algae.Tec the go-ahead to build a demonstration facility called Shoalhaven One near the Manildra Group's ethanol facility south of Sydney. The permit is effective immediately.
A researcher with the U.S. Geological Survey who is pursuing a biofuels project has been recognized with a highly prestigious award. Research Ecologist Sasha Reed recently received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
The creation of a biobased economy depends on cultivating a steady supply of renewable feedstock, developing infrastructure at farm scale all the way to factory scale, building biorefineries, and developing distribution channels of products.
Through a developmental agreement, Dow Electrical & Telecommunications, formerly Dow Wire & Cable, will work with Solazyme Inc. to develop algal oils for use in biobased Dielectric Insulating Fluids. The market for DIF is estimated at $2 billion.
Giveaways at the 2011 Algae Biomass Summit
October 18, 2011
Four algae experts will now have something to show for their work involving an algae harvesting centrifuge system. Each expert who worked with or supported the Evodos centrifugal system, will get their own free Evodos system.
Virent has announced the release of analytical test results for its biobased jet fuel, which was produced with technical collaborator Shell. The testing was completed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Thailand's largest chemical producer, PTT Chemical Public Co. Ltd. is investing $150 million in NatureWorks. Once regulatory approval for the investment is granted, PTT Chemical will hold a 50-percent equity share in NatureWorks.
Ford is expanding its program to track suppliers' carbon footprints and, in a separate news item, researching use of coconut husks as plastic reinforcement.
Industry leaders discussed how waste plastics and algae are viable feedstock for the production of green fuels, chemicals and products at BBI International's Northeast Biomass Conference & Trade Show in Pittsburgh this week.
The biomass industry is a new frontier for the team at the Gemstone Group, a renewable energy investment banking firm, and according to Gary Kleiman, founder, his team is looking for opportunities to partner and help people with their projects.
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