Monsanto Co. is entering the algae business after announcing a collaborative effort with Sapphire Energy to utilize Sapphire's algae research abilities. Monsanto hopes to discover genes that could increase crop yield or reduce crop stress.
Algae protein feedstock developed at UCLA
March 08, 2011
James Liao, professor of chemical and bimolecular engineering at UCLA, has developed an algae process for biorefining that, when compared to current process methods focused on lipid extraction, is just the opposite.
For the past three years, Michelle Chang, assistant professor of chemistry at University of California Berkeley, and her team have been working to find a better pathway for n-butanol production. Now after three years, Chang believes they've found it.
California-based Aurora Algae has completed construction on its demo-scale facility in Western Australia. According to Scott McDonald, Aurora Algae's chief financial officer, the demo plant is currently undergoing commissioning and inoculation.
Researchers at Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cornell University are developing a method to make biorefineries more profitable through a modified form of anaerobic digestion that will produce carboxylates instead of methane.
Algae-to-fuels developer Algenol LLC, the parent company of Algenol Biofuels Inc., has acquired Berlin, Germany-based biotech outfit Cyano Biofuels GmbH. Algenol previously held an indirect minority stake in Cyano Biofuels.
The Wall Street Journal has been keeping tabs on the clean technology industry, and with the help of Dow Jones VentureSource, the business publication giant has released a top 10 list of venture-backed clean technology companies.
BBI's newest publication, Algae Technology & Business, is coming soon. Here's a taste of the inaugural issue.
The world's largest purchaser of isobutene believes that green chemistry and sustainable production of specialty chemicals will gain significance in the coming years . . .
British Columbia-based Dynamotive Energy Systems Corp. recently announced it has agreed to non-binding heads of terms with Australia-based Renewable Oil Corp. to work towards the development of a joint venture project.
Cambridge, Mass.-based Metabolix Inc.'s technology has been recognized by the Museum of Science, Boston. Metabolix Founder and Chief Scientific Officer Oliver Peoples recently accepted the museum's "Invented Here!" award on behalf of his company.
Amyris Inc. recently locked up key partnerships and achieved a production milestone as the Emeryville, Calif.-based biotech firm continues its aggressive biochemical commercialization strategy in the U.S. and abroad.
The Malaysian government has granted Glycos Biotechnologies Inc. BioNexus Status, marking a key milestone in its expansion in Malaysia where the company is constructing a biorefinery and R&D facility in Bio-XCell, a biotechnology park.
Myriant Technologies and Davy Process Technology have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop a process that employs Myriant's bio succinic acid for production of butanediol, tetrahydrofuran and gamma-butyrolactone.
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.
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