The concept of using renewable energy sources, such as woody biomass, for heat and power generation garners support from the majority of communities in the Pacific Northwest. But it also attracts opposition.
Chempolis Ltd. recently announced it is looking to form joint ventures for the production of advanced biofuels and pulp.
conomic opportunity in the clean power sector abounds, according to Phyllis Cuttino, director of the Pew Climate and Energy program.
Novozymes acquires biofertility solutions provider
December 22, 2010
Novozymes’ agricultural biotechnology division just got bigger. The enzyme giant has acquired EMD/Merck Crop BioScience Inc., a Milwaukee-based biofertility solutions provider that operates in the U.S., Canada, Argentina and Brazil.
Biodiesel, renewable diesel tax credits are back
December 17, 2010
By a vote of 277 to 148, the U.S. House of Representatives extended tax cuts, continued unemployment benefits and brought the year-long struggle of the biodiesel tax credit to a positive end.
A study recently published by the Australian government’s Rural Industries Research and Development Corp. has determined that perennial plant Arundo donax, also known as giant reed, offers great potential.
Leaders in the biomass industry are urging others to contact state legislators to bring to their attention the dramatic repercussions a section of the near 2,000-page, $1.1 trillion 2011 Omnibus Appropriations Act would have on the industry.
On Dec. 16 Butamax Advanced Biofuels announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent number 7851188 encompassing Butamax’s isobutanol-producing biocatalyst.
A researcher at the University of Arkansas has created the first methane-producing microorganism that can metabolize complex carbon structures.
San Francisco, Calif.-based SynGest Inc. has been approved to receive $2.5 million from the Iowa Power Fund and Iowa Office of Energy Independence for the design and engineering stage of a biomass-to-ammonia production facility in Menlo, Iowa.
As part of the Obama Administration’s continuing commitment to accelerating R&D to develop a more sustainable transportation system, the U.S. DOE is accepting applications for up to $30 mill . . .
The U.S. DOE is accepting applications for up to $30 million in total funding for small-scale process integration projects that support the development of advanced biofuels.
The big news in the biofuel world is the Senate’s passage of the tax bill in which the ethanol, renewable diesel, biodiesel and other tax incentives managed to survive.
Bolingbrook, Ill.-based Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. and Dow Corning Corp. have introduced a new biobased home-care product, Dow Corning HY-3200 Emulsifying Soy Wax.
Aquaflow Bionomic Corp., a New Zealand-based algae technology company, recently announced its progress in developing a range of 20 high-value biobased chemicals from wild algae.
TAM Airlines, Curcas Diesel Brasil and Brazil Ecodiesel have formed a collaborative alliance to conduct feasibility studies for an integrated project to produce sustainable biokerosene jet fuel in Brazil.
Associate Editor Luke Geiver has been following the situation with the renewable diesel and biodiesel tax credits, which have been expired for nearly a year now. There may be one last shot for renewal.
Lakewood, Colo.-based ZeaChem Inc. achieved two key financial milestones that will help bring online its 250,000 gallon-per-year demonstration-scale biorefinery.
Although the U.S. biodiesel industry has struggled since the lapse of the $1 per gallon tax credit, renewable identification number (RIN) prices are currently trading high enough to fill that void.
A first of its kind bench-scale reactor system for cellulosic biomass pretreatment is now ready for use, and Pennsylvania State University will be the first to use it.
German airline Lufthansa has announced plans to fuel select commercial passenger flights with a 50-50 mix of biofuel and traditional kerosene jet fuel.
A new algae-based biodiesel project is underway in Chile. On Dec. 3 Chile-based E-CL announced that a corporate technological consortium, Algae Fuel S.A., is pursuing a project to produce second-generation biodiesel from microalgae.
Attendees of the 7th annual Canadian Renewable Fuels Summit, held Nov. 29 - Dec. 1 in Gatineau, Quebec, spent much of the three-day event discussing a comprehensive path forward for the Canadian biofuels industry.
The number of biomass applications might be massive, but for some, there's one approach that offers the best long-term value of all—liquid renewable fuels, according to John Plaza, president and CEO of Imperium Renewables.
NABC explains its 3-year goal
December 03, 2010
The National Advanced Biofuels Consortium states that in three years it expects to have developed a pilot-ready process that utilizes lignocellulosic biomass for conversion into advanced biofuels.
Leaders in the advanced biofuel and bioproducts sector are stressing the need for federal lawmakers to develop parity in the tax code and federal policy.
Neste Oil has announced the start-up of its new renewable diesel plant in Singapore. Production at the facility will be ramped up on a phased basis.
Biomass energy developers, farmers and landowners will get the chance to learn more about growing miscanthus as an energy crop at the first Freedom Giant Miscanthus Field Day.
A team of University of Massachusetts-Amherst chemical engineers has developed a novel process to produce high-volume biobased olefins and aromatics from woody biomass and other agricultural residues.
Don't Fear the Reaper
December 02, 2010
Climate change legislation may sound concerning, but farmers could benefit
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