Palm waste to feed cellulosic ethanol plant in Malaysia
Louisiana will soon be home to the world's largest biobased succinic acid plant
Meals for Malnourished Microbes
January 20, 2011
Luca Technologies proves that not all microbial work relates to biofuel
How a new variety of starch-based catalysts could replace petroleum-based plastics
Applying Cancer Research to Algae Production
January 20, 2011
How metabolism strategies in tumor cells can affect lipid production
Great River Energy leads new biorefinery project in North Dakota
Increased input costs translate to higher price
How alignment of interests are furthering biorefining industry growth
A Name to Know
January 20, 2011
A pine-based chemical producer is leading the way
DARPA leads another military-grade biobased jet fuel project
Sustainable Packaging Practices Are Here
January 20, 2011
There's more to Bubble Wrap than popping, thanks to Ecospan
Genomatica's Secret Sauce
January 20, 2011
A predictive computer model gave Genomatica a process and clear plan
The pros and cons of moving from public to private
How Inbicon is working to commercialize corn stover feedstock
Cooperation is needed among all biofuel advocates to pass multiyear policy goals
A Helsinki, Finland-based company called UPM-The Biofore Co. is moving forward with plans to build a biorefinery in either Finland or France. The proposed facility will employ gasification and Fischer Tropsch processes.
The role of MSW for future biorefineries
January 18, 2011
Since the 1980s more than three-fourths of all landfills in the U.S. have closed. Now the remaining landfill sites are growing into massive operations that offer a sustainable opportunity for MSW utilization.
Valero Energy Corp., the nation's largest independent oil refiner, has invested in Mascoma Corp. Further, Mascoma, Valero, Frontier Renewable Resources LLC, , have signed a non-binding letter of intent to construct a cellulsoic biorefinery.
A handful of biomass protesters attempt to disrupt the Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show, but their lack of knowledge about the industry can lead to an opportunity to educate.
As a bush pilot years ago, Imperium Renewables CEO John Plaza made the flight between Anchorage and Tokyo countless times. The massive quantities of fuel it took to make these trips motivated him to enter the biofuel industry.
Emissions are no longer an issue when building waste-to-energy facilities today, thanks to technological innovations over the years. Rather, one of the biggest issues today is public perception and/or NIMBYism (not in my back yard).
Peter Goldmark, commissioner of Public Lands for the Washington Department of Natural Resources, didn't conceal his pride while discussing his Forest Biomass Initiative at the Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show Jan. 11 in Seattle.
On Jan. 12 the U.S. EPA announced a plan to defer greenhouse gas (GHG) permitting requirements for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that result from biomass-fired and biogenic sources for three years.
The handwriting is on the wall for renewable energy, and the message indicates that the clean energy industry is in need of employees with a strong understanding of sustainable energy..
Attendees at the Pacific West Conference & Trade Show in Seattle learned more about how available state and federal tax incentives and grants could prove instrumental in reducing some of the risk involved in project development.
Concerns over available technology in the biorefining industry are a thing of the past and Daniel Burciaga, president and CEO of TRI ThermoChem Recovery International Inc., can attest.
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