Newly formed renewable energy investment team adds Zoi
February 24, 2011
The U.S. DOE will need a new Under Secretary now that Cathy Zoi announced her resignation. Zoi, also the assistant secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, is headed to Silicon Valley to join a new investment branch.
Former U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., may have retired in January after 30 years in Congress, but that doesn't mean he won't be busy. Dorgan has been elected to serve on Codexis Inc.'s board of directors.
A new website (www.FromTheEarth-Bioproducts.com) was launched during the first annual Ohio Bioproducts Symposium on Feb. 18. The online resource is dedicated to help locate USDA BioPreferred products made in the state.
BASF expands presence in biobased products market
February 24, 2011
Ever wonder what those eco-labels or environmental certifications on purchases actually mean? BASF Corp. has created a tool called the SELECT (Sustainability, Eco-labeling and Environmental Certification Tracking) Eco-Label manager to analyze these.
Antigovernment demonstrations in Egypt, Libya, Jordan, Yemen and elsewhere are pushing up oil prices, mostly out of fear and speculation that global supply and refining capacity may be at risk.
Small and medium-sized businesses in Europe looking to become more active in the biobased products markets have a new outlet, Biochem, part of the European Commission's INNOVA program to help advance interest in biobased materials.
Results were released today by Brookhaven National Laboratory and SG Biofuels on BNL's performance and emissions study of jatropha oil as a drop-in fuel in industrial furnaces used for heating and power generation.
California-based algae technology developer OriginOil Inc. has agreed to participate in a pilot-scale algae project funded by the Mexican government. The project goal is to demonstrate industrial algae production while encouraging Mexican investment.
Chevron Technology Ventures is exploring the use of crude jatropha oil (CJO) as feedstock for renewable diesel, and the energy giant will use CJO supplied by Mission NewEnergy Ltd. Chevron will initially use 3,000 gallons from the Australian company.
A team of researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York is using wastewater to cultivate algae. The goal: facilitate wastewater treatment while providing the economic development of biodiesel production.
As the federal government contemplates cutting the budgets of programs designed to aid in the commercialization of advanced biorefineries, leaders in the advanced biofuel sector are speaking out in support of those programs.
BioSolar's biobased backsheets for photovoltaic solar modules reach new milestone
As rapid accumulation of MSW continues to stress landfills, many municipalities across the U.S. are in search of cost-effective, energy efficient technologies capable of converting millions of tons of this waste into saleable products.
The USPTO issued Dyadic a patent for a beta-glucosidase gene and its corresponding enzyme the company isolated from its patented and proprietary C1 fungus, and through work from the genome annotation project conducted with Scripps Florida.
A proposed cellulosic ethanol project by DuPont-Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC is making headway in Iowa as it was awarded a $9 million grant by the Iowa Power Fund Board to break ground on its 25 MMgy refinery for conversion of corn stover to fuel.
Golden Valley, Minn.-based biochemical company Segetis Inc. has announced a new partnership with Method Products Inc., a manufacturer of home cleaning and laundry products. Under the partnership, Method will use Segetis' biobased materials.
Biomass-based diesel RIN prices are soaring, hitting $1.15 to $1.20. Since biomass-based diesel RINs encompass both renewable diesel and biodiesel, I am reposting two stories below.
Building Ideas
February 17, 2011
Engineering firms may tout experience or know-how, but who's the best biorefinery builder?
Is a massive build-out of the chemical sector imminent?
How building relationships with local partners can help overcome obstacles and maximize benefits to scaling up overseas
Under Review
February 17, 2011
26 bioenergy companies met in Washington to prove their worth
DOE grant will improve bioinformatics
Cellulosic ethanol fuels EcoTrek national tour
The Trojan Horse Enzyme
February 17, 2011
This enzyme is just like it sounds, hidden and dormant, until the right conditions occur
Tennessee launches research facilities at Center for Renewable Carbon
A Canadian cellulosic ethanol project moves forward
The Beginning, Middle or End?
February 17, 2011
Innovations are happening at every stage of algae, but where should the real focus be?
SBRC to cultivate Salicornia bigelovii as a feedstock for drop-in biofuels
Valero Energy Corp. invests in cellulosic ethanol and renewable diesel
How one U.S.-based bioresin manufacturer is extending its reach into Europe
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