Political support needed to jumpstart growth of domestic biofuels industry.
A team of researchers at State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry are experimenting with different strains of microorganisms to efficiently ferment sugars, extracted from wood, into biobutanol and other biochemicals.
An international collaboration of nine partners from seven countries has come together to form the BIOFAT project that focuses on the feasibility of producing ethanol, biodiesel and other bioproducts derived from microalgae on commercial scale.
Private companies, government agencies and research institutions are working together to build a biobased economy in Holland, with a focus on renewable chemistry. Holland's chemical sector created nearly $68 billion in revenue last year.
Amsterdam-based Avantium is developing solutions to produce biobased plastics using existing infrastructure. The catalyst-development company spun off from Shell in 2000, and began transitioning into biobased material development in 2005.
A team of NDSU researchers is working to develop biobased composite building materials. The North Dakota Renewable Energy Council recently awarded the project, titled Biobased Non-Isocyanate Urethane Hybrid Resins, a two-year, $200,000 grant.
If even half the 1 million jobs materialize that a report commissioned by Novozymes predicts are created by converting agricultural biomass into biofuels in India, the South Asian nation, the world's sixth largest consumer of fuel, would be content.
The head of the U.S. DOE's loan guarantee programs issued letters to multiple applicants, informing them that their projects are being placed on hold due to timing restrictions. The 1705 loan guarantee program is set to expire Sept. 30.
State, county and city dignitaries were on hand to witness the official groundbreaking of EdeniQ Inc.'s Corn-to-Cellulosic Migration pilot plant at EdeniQ's headquarters in Visalia, Calif.
An interesting approach to biorefining
Is there anything the Biofuels Atlas can't do?
Undefined mixed cultures traditionally used to produce methane through anaerobic digestion show potential for creating higher-value carboxylates
Transforming Financial Reform
May 20, 2011
Bond financing is here—and all signs point to a perfect match
Industry leaders take the stage at the International Biomass Conference to discuss policy objectives and collaboration opportunities
Understanding customs and laws is critical to opening business overseas
People, Partnerships & Deals
Don't forget that no two projects are alike
How forward-thinking cellulosic development is key to achieving commercial-scale
How the investment window is opening in the biorefining sector
Wood biomass utilization is taking on a whole new shape in Canada
NASA tests renewable fuel blends in a DC-8
Cereplast's new symbol distinguishes biobased plastic from fossil-based counterparts
How BioAmber is closer to achieving commercial scale than one might think
The AFEX Has Almost Arrived
May 20, 2011
Already licensed, ammonia fiber expansion can cut biomass transport costs
Avjet Biotech selects design, installation partner
Leaders from several bioenergy industry trade groups sent a letter to members of Congress highlighting biofuel successes, and asking them, in the face of waiver requests, to leave RFS2 alone.
Making the case for advanced biofuels to Congress
Waste Management has forged a strategic investment in Delaware-based Agnion Energy to advance Agnion's thermochemical gasification technology. Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, Munich Venture Partners and Wellington Partners joined in the investment.
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