Located Washington’s Tualco Valley, the Qualco Energy Corp. anaerobic digester project in Snohomish County has come a long way since the project was conceived in 2003.
Glycotech Inc. has signed a manufacturing contract agreement with Emeryville, Calif.-based biotech firm Amyris Inc. to provide chemical processing at a plant in Leland, N.C.
Virent Energy Systems Inc. and HCL CleanTech Ltd. have been awarded a $900,000 grant from BIRD (Binational Industrial Research and Development) Energy, the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructures and the BIRD Foundation.
Marlborough, Mass.-based cellulosic ethanol technology developer Qteros Inc. and India-based engineering and design firm Praj Industries Ltd. have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate the commercialization of cellulosic ethanol production.
BP-funded program creates new yeast strain
January 06, 2011
A team of researchers funded by the Energy Biosciences Institute, a BP-led program, has engineered a new yeast strain that will improve cellulosic fermentation times by almost 40 percent.
Biosuccinic acid and bioproducts producer BioAmber, formerly DNP Green Technology, has partnered with Cargill Inc., resulting in BioAmber having the exclusive worldwide rights to Cargill’s novel fermentation technology platform.
Riverdale Capital Ltd. has completed its acquisition of Nevada-based WSPVA Bio Products International LLC. Riverdale Capital now retains 100 percent ownership of WSPVA, which holds an exclusive license to develop and market PVA film.
Gene discovery could create denser biomass
January 06, 2011
A new gene discovery made by a team of plant research scientists at The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation “clearly looks like a way of essentially producing more biomass and giving a greater source of fermentable sugar per acre."
This week, Ineos Bio and its joint venture partner, New Planet Energy, announced it received a “conditional commitment for a $75 million loan guarantee from the USDA's 9003 Biorefinery Assistance Program.�
Chemical engineer Nasib Qureshi at the Agricultural Research Service’s National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Ill., has been leading a research team that says barley straw could be a viable feedstock for biobutanol.
Brazilian ethanol giant forms JV with Amyris
January 04, 2011
The Brazilian-based sugarcane ethanol producer, Cosan, has agreed to work with renewable products producer Amyris Inc. to commercialize Amyris' farnesene.
A research team at Texas AgriLife Research, a division of the Texas A&M University System, is developing an optical-electronic sensor to aid in commercial-scale algae production.
New Lake Providence facility will be the world's largest of its kind, creating nearly 200 jobs and $80 million in capital investment.
Winnsboro, S.C.-based Montana Biopolymers Inc. has received support and approval by the South Carolina Department of Commerce to move forward with its plans to build a biopolymer manufacturing facility in Fairfield County.
Researchers at Montana State University discovered a natural fungus capable of producing eucalyptol, also called cineole, a rare compound previously only known to be found in eucalyptus bark.
Hunt Global Resources Inc. and Carbon Green Inc. launched an exclusive research and development project to jointly produce a diesel substitute for a variety of industrial applications.
Agrisys announces plan for algae refinery
December 30, 2010
After several years of algae-based research including work in cultivation and electromagnetic energy technology, Agrisys, a Florida-based algae developer, has plans to break ground on a new algae refinery near Orlando.
El Segundo, Calif.-based Cereplast Inc. has secured $5 million in growth capital from Horizon Technology Finance Corp. to support the company’s growth and expansion.
Dutch center testing pyrolysis of wheat straw
December 30, 2010
The Energy Center of the Netherlands has entered the biorefining sector. Located on the coast of the North Sea, ECN acts as an R&D facility for sustainable energy projects ranging from solar to biomass.
There have been several announcements in the past couple of weeks regarding biorefining companies securing funding.
Biofuels projects awarded time on U.S. DOE's most powerful supercomputers
NMSU embarks on extensive algae initiative funded by the U.S. military
The Drayton Valley Bio-Mile
December 28, 2010
Hard times inspire a futuristic biocluster in Canada
Study predicts significant growth in the biobased chemicals industry
Why all roads in algae R&D may converge in New Mexico—again
The Energy Expert Speaks
December 28, 2010
Secretary Chu on China, energy and the ideal transport fuel
Vertichem eyes the multibillion dollar specialty chemicals market
How plant-based lipids are creating more value-added bioproducts
A Crude Lesson in Oil History
December 28, 2010
Energy crop demonstrations help, but a look into the past says it all
With no shortage of loan program criticism, at least one project is greenlighted
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