Following President Obama's speech on America's clean energy future, the U.S. DOE announced $12 million available in funding to support lab and pilot efforts in advanced biofuels, which may help as many as five projects in the next four years.
The president mentions advanced biofuels and the sector becomes enamored of the administration
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President Barack Obama visited the campus of Georgetown University to speak on the nation's energy security today. Among other topics, he discussed how the government will help break ground on four advanced biorefineries in the next two years.
Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC has been granted another patent for isobutanol, prompting Gevo to respond again to patent infringement allegations, stating its GIFT platform encompasses a different approach to isobutanol production than Butamax's.
The algae industry has taken significant strides in recent years, and is attracting a great deal of investor attention. However, the industry as a whole still faces some challenges regarding credibility due to high expectations in the quest for cash.
If there was any doubt about the impact of renewable energy on the global economy, a new report by the Pew Charitable Trusts titled "Who's Winning the Clean Energy Race: G-20 Investment Powering Forward," may have put any such notion to rest.
Amid the growing number of biojet fuel test runs, one of the most recent performances is California-based Edwards Air Force base's F-22 Raptor test flight, which used a 50/50 mix of camelina-derived biojet fuel and JP-8.
The U.S. DOE's Argonne National Laboratory and industrial processing firm Nalco Co. struck a licensing agreement for a novel electrodeionization technology that can be integrated into biorefineries to convert biomass into fuels and chemicals.
El Segundo, Calif.-based Cereplast Inc. has entered into a distribution agreement with DMT Plasticolor to supply its proprietary blend of bioplastic resins to the Croatian market. The resins are made from corn, wheat, tapioca and potatoes.
Logos Technologies Inc. and EdeniQ Inc. will use $20.5 million of U.S. DOE funding that came under the DOE's Integrated Biorefinery Program to retrofit and build a Corn-to-Cellulosic Migration pilot plant in Visalia, Calif.
The USDA has developed the first loan guarantee program in history based entirely on bond financing with an emphasis on advanced biofuels and bioproducts.
The idea of becoming an active participant in the biomass supply chain to provide feedstock for biorefineries and power plants may be difficult to grasp for many suppliers on the outside looking in. Experts will address this in St. Louis May 2-5.
Morrisville, Penn.-based BARD Holdings Inc. recently announced its shift from research and development to the commercialization phase of its algae production technology. Its first facility is expected to produce 40,000 gallons of algae oil per year.
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Emeryville, Calif.-based integrated renewable products producer Amyris and U.S. Venture Inc., distributor of industrial and automotive aftermarket products and lubricants based in Appleton, Wis., are forming a JV to produce and market biolubricants.
PepsiCo has developed a 100 percent biobased polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle. The fully-recyclable bioplastic material has been produced from switchgrass, pine bark and corn husks. Pilot production of its bioPET is set for next year.
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations held hearings on the nearly $30 billion U.S. DOE 2012 budget proposal recently. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Under Secretary Steven Koonin each presented testimony.
The USDA is again accepting applications for the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels. The program, established in the farm bill, provides production-based payments for eligible advanced biofuel producers using feedstock other than corn starch.
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