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.
When acquiring assets, indemnities enforce the deal's various obligations
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.
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