The new biorefinery will resemble an old, familiar model
A research team led by Jamie Hestekin, assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University or Arkansas College of Engineering, recently won the Innovator of the Year award from PBS-based Planet Forward for its algae-to-butanol project.
US reaches debt ceiling, again
May 18, 2011
The U.S. government has reached the $14.3 trillion debt limit, and according to the U.S. Treasury Department, "extraordinary measures to buy additional time will be exhausted by about Aug. 2." A failure to increase the ceiling could be catastrophic.
ZeaChem Inc. has signed a long-term feedstock agreement with GreenWood Tree Farm Fund LP to provide the majority of the feedstock required for ZeaChem's 25 MMgy cellulosic biorefinery, which will be located at Boardman, Ore.
With the help of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Arborgen has identified a lignin-modified eucalyptus tree that can release twice as much sugar as unmodified trees, which bodes well for next-generation biofuel projects.
KiOR Inc. continues its aggressive push of securing downstream partnerships for its future biocrude-based products as the company recently signed a fuel supply agreement with FedEx Corporate Services Inc.
Ohio-based Independence Bio-Products recently announced that algae oil the company produced has been converted into jet fuel and tested by the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, part of the Algae to Fuel project.
GreenField Ethanol Inc. has announced the launch of G2 BioChem, a collaborative partnership that will acquire, validate and commercialize GreenField's cellulosic ethanol production technology. G2 BioChem is backed by Andritz AG and Novozymes.
On May 11, Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., introduced legislation, H.R. 1847, to authorize the U.S. Department of Defense to engage in 15 year contracts for advanced biofuels instead of the limiting five-year allowance the department has now.
What happens when an industry leader that employs roughly 48,000 people and earned nearly $18 billion in the gases and engineering sector in 2010 partners with a young, innovative algae company? We're about to find out.
U.S. Senator John Barrasso, R-Wyo., believes Americans will pay an extra $800 this year due to high gas prices. He and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., have introduced the American Fuels Act, which they hope will break down the barriers to alternative fuels.
Carlsbad, Calif.-based biotech firm Verdezyne secured an undisclosed amount of funding from the closing of a new investment round that involved oil giant BP and Dutch biochemical company Royal DSM N.V.
Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. and Royal DSM N.V. have signed a letter of intent for a collaboration to evaluate Elevance's unique monomers for the production of specialty biobased high-performance thermoplastic materials.
In just about a week's time, DSM has partnered or invested in at least three biorefining companies.
Roughly 20,000 biobased products are made in North America, according to the USDA, but how many consumers are familiar with the term biobased? A leading enzyme maker based out of California, Genencor, might have a fairly good estimate.
The number one challenge the emerging algae industry faces today, according to ASU professor Qiang Hu, is algal culture protection. Hu recently received a $1 million grant from USDA to study how bugs like zooplankton affect algae culture.
The Chempolis Biorefining Park has been a busy place lately, hosting energy commissioners and prime ministers. Gunther Oettinger, the EU energy commissioner, took a tour of the facility that puts the 3G formico biorefining technology to use.
Los Angeles-based Rentech Inc. has received approval by the Province of Ontario, Canada, to obtain a long-term supply of up to 1.3 million tons per year of Crown timber for the company's planned biobased jet fuel project, Project Olympiad.
Dutch chemical company Royal DSM N.V. and France-based starch and polyols producer Roquette Freres plan to jointly build a 10,000 metric ton per year commercial-scale biobased succinic acid facility near a Roquette starch manufacturing site in Italy.
The USDA and DOE jointly awarded a total of $47 million to eight projects in support of the development of advanced biofuels, bioenergy and other biobased product production derived from various sources of biomass.
Thanks to all who participated in the 2011 International Biomass Conference & Expo in St. Louis this week.
A myriad of companies across the globe are employing tested methods to convert the millions of tons of waste generated each year into renewable energy. Brazil is no exception, according to Francisco De Souza, CEO of ECOS Environmental Consulting.
Experts at the 2011 International Biomass Conference & Expo in St. Louis May 3 discuss supply chain issues and logistics for corn stover as feedstock for cellulosic ethanol production. Included on the panel was Larry Johnson and Scott Weishar.
Attendees at the 2011 International Biomass Conference had the opportunity to learn about the benefits of working with the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. to serve markets abroad. The Ex-Im Bank is a government agency that finances exports.
The global project development plenary session at the biomass conference in St. Louis earned its name, incorporating development aspects from multiple foreign markets, as well as addressing opportunities for domestic industrial wood pellet markets.
Bio-oil barons lined the stage at the International Biomass Conference & Expo to tell the audience how their work, given a little more research and time, can turn bio-oil into the post-fossil crude of the renewable energy economy.
Purpose-grown energy crops show great potential in both the bioenergy and biorefining industries. Those leading the research and development of miscanthus and Giant King Grass were featured speakers at the International Biomass Conference & Expo.
Anheuser-Busch's Bio-Energy Recovery System was one of three tour stops during the 2011 International Biomass Conference & Expo in St. Louis. Tour participants also traveled to the IESI MO Champ Landfill and Innovative Energy Inc.
The interconnectedness of biomass and biofuels within the energy sector is an area the U.S. DOE's Energy Information Administration has been analyzing recently, according to Richard Newell, the agency's administrator.
Leaders representing the biomass industry met in St. Louis May 3 to discuss the future of the algae, biomass thermal and power, biogas, biofuels and biochemicals industries during the opening session of the International Biomass Conference.
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