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.
Experts explain feedstock supply chain intricacies
October 13, 2011
J.D. Lindberg, principal and CFO for Resource Recycling Systems Inc., spoke about the intricacies of feedstock supply contracting during the 2011 Northeast Biomass Conference & Trade Show.
Mannheim, Germany-based specialty chemical company Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH has been presented with the 2011 Frost & Sullivan Global New Product Innovation Award in the Bioplastic Additives Market for its BioAdimide product.
Despite being caught up "in the most disappointing kind of politics," Energy Sec. Steven Chu said recently that the U.S. DOE and the Obama administration remain firmly committed to the department's loan guarantee program.
Two Indiana legislators have introduced Farm Bill legislation that would target $40 billion in cuts to the USDA's budget and make several alterations to the programs included under the current Farm Bill's energy title.
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus spoke at the Mississippi State University's 6th annual biofuels conference last week. Mabus, who served as governor of Mississippi from 1988 to 1992, spoke about Mississippi's future in the biorefining sector.
Researchers from the University of Montana in Missoula have received $1.1 million to study various aspects of woody biomass feedstocks, technology and economics.
Professor Robert Brown says the bio-oil consisted of two primary components: the soluble sugars, and what he refers to as phenolic oligomers, similar to the pyrolytic lignin that's often described in the water insoluble components found in bio-oil.
U.S. Navy completes biofuel aircraft test No. 7
October 06, 2011
If advanced biofuels test flights were any indication of a U.S. department's commitment to renewable fuels, then the Navy would be winning. In the span of two months, it ran test flights using camelina-based jet fuel in several different aircraft.
An inflamed response to my FAME Forum biodiesel blog about Hawaii's public utilities commission denying HECO's 20-year offtake agreement for biomass-based diesel.
Biorefining Magazine caught up with Pavel Molchanov, senior vice president and equity research analyst for Raymond James & Associates' energy group, to better understand the reasons for, and impacts of, the recent IPO craze in the biorefining sector.
BioSolar Inc. has announced that a significant number of Asian solar companies have received samples of its biobased backsheet and are actively evaluating the possibility of utilizing BioSolar's product in the manufacture of their solar panels.
Bisabolane is part of the terpene class of chemical compounds found in plants, and although traditionally used in fragrances and flavorings, a team of researchers at JBEI has discovered how to utilize bisabolane as an alternative to No. 2 diesel.
Arizona-based algae technology developer Heliae Inc. has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to produce algae-derived jet fuel for SkyNRG, an Amsterdam-based educator and marketer that focuses on the jet aviation industry.
The new yeast is highly efficient at fermenting xylose, and is also highly resistant to fermentation-inhibiting substances like acetic acid. Toyota is also developing technologies for the various processes involved in cellulosic ethanol processing.
A report produced by the National Research Council at the request of Congress claims the U.S. is likely to be unable to meet some specific biofuel mandates under RFS2 unless polices are changed or new innovative technologies are developed.
OriginOil Inc. has identified a new process that increases the efficiency of algae extraction without the use of hazardous solvents.It harnesses a substance that occurs naturally in algae cells and improves its trademarked SSE system by 15 percent.
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