Starting in September, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will begin using biojet fuel sourced from fats, oils and greases on a series of over 200 flights. KLM will have Dynamic Fuels to thank for the fuel.
In South Carolina and Queensland, Australia, researchers are hoping to push the boundaries of biofuels research. The two will look at algae and cellulosic ethanol to start.
Australia-based Algae.Tec Ltd. has formed a collaboration contract with the Manildra Group to construct a demonstration-scale algae production facility at its 100 MMgy ethanol plant in Nowra, Australia.
On June 29, ARPA-E Director Arun Majumdar hosted a live online chat to discuss the investments his organization is making in the nation's energy future. He specifically addressed cellulosic biofuels in his presentation.
California-based Solazyme Inc. recently announced the U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated its algae-derived jet fuel in a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter.
The U.S. EPA has finalized pump labeling requirements for E15. According to the agency, these requirements will help to ensure that the fuel is properly labeled and used once it enters the market.
More than 200 attendees of the 27th annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo packed into the first cellulosic ethanol session of the event to hear industry members discuss their views toward integrating cellulosic production at corn plants.
DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol has entered into an agreement to purchase a parcel of land in Nevada, Iowa, adjacent to Lincolnway Energy LLC's conventional ethanol plant to build its first commercial-scale plant making ethanol from corn stover.
Food science polyols are a $1.5 billion market, according to David Demirjian, president and CEO of zuChem Inc. Demirjian spoke at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in Indianapolis about his company's work to break into that mega market.
If legislation introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is approved, the CFTC will finally have to take more serious measures to stop oil speculation. The measure is expected to put speculators in check, and help drivers at the pump.
On June 20 in Washington, D.C., the nation's environmental regulatory agency, in conjunction with the American Chemical Society, honored Genomatica and BioAmber with the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for their technology developments.
Genencor, a division of Danisco A/S, announced the release of a new enzyme product, Accellerase TRIO, designed so biorefinery companies can more cost-effectively manufacture cellulosic fuels from a wide range of feedstocks, including MSW.
Norway and the U.K. are looking for opportunities in the biorefining industry, and the two countries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the hopes that they can find those synergies together. A recent report lays it all out.
Why don't gas engine and equipment makers support ethanol like the Diesel Technology Forum supports renewable diesel and biodiesel?
The art of communicating with an angel investor is something Will Kusler, CEO of Ntractive and a member of the Dakota Renewable Energy Fund, says that few can master, but all should try.
Starting in July, Kior Inc. will officially have access to the perspective and insight of a former U.S. Secretary of State. The biocrude developer that plans to open a commercial facility in Columbus, Miss., will bring on Condoleezza Rice.
PetroAlgae Inc. and its operating company PA LLC recently announced the finalization of a Master Framework and Initial License Agreement with the Ministry of Natural Resources for the Republic of Suriname.
What are angel investors searching for in the cleantech sector? I listened to three unique answers to that question during a panel titled, "Angel Investors and Energy," at the Cleantech Workshop and Action Summit.
The U.S. EPA has issued proposed 2012 volume requirements for all four categories of the RFS2 program, as well as 2013 volume requirements for biomass-based diesel.
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Amyris Inc. and agribusiness giant Wilmar International Ltd. intend to develop and commercialize a family of surfactants derived from Amryis' biobased farnesene, Biofene, for use in a range of consumer and industrial products.
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