A Tool Every Lab Should Have
June 17, 2011
Labs can be disorganized and slow to progress, so Quartzy may be the answer
BP, Davy use others to commercialize their FT process
House subcommittee moves to eliminate funding for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program
A Successful Startup
June 17, 2011
Agrivida's enzyme approach could forever change cellulosic ethanol
A pilot plant in Canada extracts lignin from black liquor
People, Partnerships & Deals
Redfield Energy is looking to modify its facility to a second-generation biorefinery, and Tom Hitchcock, CEO, has plans to perform the upgrade the 50 MMgy plant with Gevo Development LLC. The two companies have entered into a JV transaction.
University of Warwick professor Timothy Bugg hopes a new lignin-degrading enzyme found in bacteria will help unlock previously unattainable sources of biofuel feedstock. The genome sequencing for the enzyme-carrying bacteria is already complete.
What it takes to prove the feasibility of a process technology
A preview of the July 2011 issue of Biorefining Magazine
Fast-tracking bioenergy development in Holland
While the $5.7 million available to farmers in the counties of Ashtabula, Lake, Geauga and Trumbull might be welcome news to Ohio, the announcement might be more important to the state of the Biomass Crop Assistance Program itself.
EdeniQ Inc. moved one step closer to making cellulosic ethanol a commercial reality when it licensed yeast technology, which can ferment C5 sugars into ethanol, from the USDA Forest Products Laboratory and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
The Netherlands-based biotech outfit Avantium obtained the necessary capital to advance its novel and proprietary catalytic process to convert natural sugars into furanic building blocks on the basis of its YXY technology.
Brazilian ethanol giant Cosan S.A. and biotech firm Amyris Inc. have partnered to form Novvi S.A., a joint venture entity aimed to launch the worldwide development, production and commercialization of renewable base oils.
Bolingbrook, Ill-based Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. has announced the acquisition of an idle biodiesel plant in Natchez, Mississippi. The former Delta Biofuels facility will be converted and retrofitted with Elevance's technology.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced up to $36 million to fund six small-scale projects that will advance the technology improvements and process integration needed to produce drop-in advanced biofuels and biobased chemicals.
Private financial support for technology acceleration continues to be important, and certain technologies are becoming clear favorites for investors, according to a recent Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysis.
A California Council on Science and Technology report demonstrates how biomass and biofuels will help meet the state's emission reduction goals through 2050, achieving emissions levels 80 percent below 1990 levels.
Notes from Associate Editor Erin Voegele's trip to Netherlands.
Partnerships keep on forming for Kior, the renewable crude oil developer that has plans to construct and operate a commercial-scale plant in Columbus, Mississippi, and a new partnership with Catchligh could prove to be one the best.
Virent Energy Systems Inc. recently announced it has successfully converted plant sugars into paraxylene. When combined with existing PET technology, the PX molecule allows manufacturers to offer customers 100 percent biobased PET and packaging.
If early fuel property tests are any indication of future success for the Energy & Environmental Research Center's (EERC) work on a combined coal and biomass feedstock-based fuel, the future looks pretty good.
Vinod Khosla believes that renewable energy ventures like LS9 or Amyris are worth the risk. Along with several members from the oil majors, he spoke about renewable fuels and the promise of the future during a recent ethanol summit.
Independence Bio-Products has been issued a patent for its open pond algae production system. The patent includes methods and systems for growing algae in water and drying with heat sources, and the use of covers as a heat alternative.
OpenAlgae, a Houston-based algae developer formed in 2008 with help from the University of Texas, hasn't been "blowing its own horn" for the past few years, according to CEO Hoyt Thomas. That is until now.
The racing season is in full swing across the globe for nearly every type of vehicle, and for two teams set to compete in a 24-hour race in Germany, a blend of renewable diesel and biodiesel might be the secret to earning a victory.
Enerkem announced June 1 the closing of $60 million in financing. Valero became a new investor in the company as part of an equity round, joining existing investors Waste Management Inc., Rho Ventures, Braemar Energy Ventures and Cycle Capital.
Two Italian-based companies, oil and gas company Eni and bioplastics developer Novamont, have formed a joint venture to build a biorefinery at a petrochemical plant in Italy. The facility will be referred to as the "Green Centre."
Oxford and Velocys scale-up their microchannel BTL process, taking it from a small demo plant in Austria to a larger commercial facility in Brazil.
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