Biorefining leaders convene in Washington
February 01, 2011
Leading U.S. biorefinery developers met today in Washington for the U.S. DOE Biomass Program's biennial 2011 peer review meetings, specifically to discuss integrated biorefineries and infrastructure platforms.
In the next one to two years, Novozymes believes biobusiness sales will undergo double-digit growth, said Poul Ruben Andersen, global marketing director. This growth will be supported in particular, he said, by strong microorganism sales.
The business potential of biorefining nonwood raw materials into biobased chemicals is huge in China, and through a joint venture with Henan Yinge Industrial Investment Co., Chempolis plans to build a biorefinery built on its 3G formicobio platform.
Metabolix Oilseeds Inc. was awarded $203,000 in funding by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture through its Agriculture Development Fund to accelerate development of oilseeds, particularly camelina, as potential source of biobased plastics.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu hosted an online town hall meeting Jan. 26 as a follow up to President Obama's State of the Union address. During the event, Chu discussed the administration's clean energy agenda and answered questions.
A report recently released by nonprofit research organization RAND Corp., which states that the military should discontinue its alternative fuels programs, is drawing criticism from both industry and the military itself.
The Bioindustrial Innovation Center and the Institute for Chemicals and Fuels from Alternative Resources have forged an agreement to accelerate commercialization of biofuels, renewable chemicals and coproducts in the Canadian market.
Houston-based bioenergy technology firm Terrabon Inc. achieved a significant milestone this week by exceeding its target yield threshold of 70 gallons of renewable cellulosic gasoline from a ton of waste feedstock at its demo plant in Bryan, Texas.
I posted this on Biodiesel Magazine's F.A.M.E. Forum blog found on www.biodieselmagazine.com/fameforum yesterday. A reader called me and commented on it. First, here's the entry I posted, after which I'll tell you what they said in reply.
A group of companies that includes Honeywell's UOP and Boeing recently announced completion of a sustainability assessment for an integrated seawater agricultural system using salt-tolerant succulents as biofuel feedstock.
Two leading California-based cellulosic ethanol and biobased chemical firms, BlueFire Renewables Inc. and Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc., have secured additional funding that will be put towards furthering their respective project development efforts.
U.S. President Barack Obama delivered the 2011 State of the Union Address telling Congress and those invited for the yearly speech that “this is our generation’s Sputnik moment.”
USDA to fund bioenergy education projects
January 25, 2011
The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture will provide two grants totaling nearly $10 million for educational opportunities to help students interested in bioenergy compete in the market place, or assist in their own research.
Thailand’s largest petrochemical producer has made a $60 million strategic equity investment in Quincy, Mass.-based biochemical company Myriant Technologies Inc. The companies also signed an agreement to develop a project in Southeast Asia.
On Jan. 21, the U.S. EPA waived a limitation on selling gasoline that contains more than 10 percent ethanol for model year (MY) 2001 through 2006 passenger vehicles, including cars, SUVs, and light pickup trucks.
A team of Sandia National Laboratory researchers are conducting a fungi-based project that aims to end the “throw it over the fence” approach, meaning more closely linking combustion behavior with fuel development.
New research may overcome lignin's impediments to efficiently releasing sugars from biomass
Des Plaines, Ill., nonprofit R&D organization Gas Technology Institute signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with CRI/Criterion Inc. for its integrated hydropyrolysis and hydroconversion (IH2) technology.
BioBlend's distribution network just got a big boost as the Joliet, Ill., biobased and renewable lubrication provider has agreed to work with RelaDyne Inc., a Cincinnati-based equipment and service provider.
Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, a DuPont-BP collaboration, has issued a patent infringement complaint against Englewood, Colo.-based Gevo Inc. for its alleged use of Butamax’s patented biobutanol technology.
A new report developed by Lux Research Inc. aims to help large oil, gas and chemical companies identify which bioplastic and biofuel start-up companies represent the best candidates for partnerships.
Former White House chief of staff joins Joule
January 20, 2011
Joule welcomes John Podesta, a former White House chief of staff with more than 30 years of experience in Washington who currently leads a national think tank, to its board of directors.
The USDA’s BioPreferred program has released its final rule for a voluntary product certification and labeling program for qualifying biobased products. The new label will clearly identify biobased products made from renewable resources.
The February 2011 issue of Biorefining Magazine is headed to the print shop today, so I would like to take this opportunity to share a sneak preview of the feature articles inside.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the offer of a conditional commitment to the proposed joint venture between Valero Energy Corp. and Darling International Inc., for a $241 million loan guarantee.
Vilsack announces biorefinery loan guarantees
January 20, 2011
The USDA today announced three new loan guarantees for biorefineries based in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi, which Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said will produce more than 70 MMgy of advanced biofuels.
How pyrolysis oil is gaining traction as feedstock for heat, power, chemical and fuel applications
Energizing Europe
January 20, 2011
The Continent has a bioenergy goal—this is how to reach it
USDA issues conditional commitment to Florida project under 9003 program
How one Japanese fiber manufacturer readies to introduce biobased PET
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