Biobutanol: The Next Best Advanced Biofuel?
December 02, 2010
New developments in the biobutanol world take root
The Truth about Hawaii
December 02, 2010
Why pyrolysis oil has found a home in Kapolei
America's Future Biofuels Hotspots
December 02, 2010
Obama's Biofuels Interagency Working Group called for them. Now, they're here
How catalytic approaches are being adopted by biobased chemical companies to accelerate product development
Regional Work for Global Change
December 02, 2010
Local feedstock opportunities mean a diverse, ever-promising biorefining industry
Why biorefinery projects may not be afforded a loan guarantee
OMX/FT system wins bioprocessing award of the year
December 01, 2010
The Organic Matrix Combustion catalyst (OMX) and FT microchannel reactor system have won the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) 2010 award as the Innovative Product of the Year.
On Nov. 29, the U.S. EPA finalized the volume requirements for next year's renewable fuel standard (RFS), reducing the requirements for cellulosic biofuels while maintaining the overall volume requirement.
Uncertainty and exposure to risk associated with complex supply chain dynamics and tight debt markets have left once promising biomass-to-bioenergy deals to falter.
On Oct. 21, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack presented a plan for his agency to assist in expanding the production and availability of biofuels in the U.
Pleasanton, Calif.-based waste-to-ethanol developer Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. has received a detailed indicative term sheet from the U.S. DOE, and has begun the negotiation process to advance the loan towards closure and funding.
DNP Green Technology and French agribusiness firm Agro-Industrie Recherches et Développements restructured their joint venture, called Bioamber, where DNP Green acquired 100 percent ownership of the joint venture and ARD now becomes a shareholder in DNP Green.
Englewood, Colo.-based Gevo Inc. received notification from the U.S. EPA that its isobutanol has successfully cleared registration for approval as a certified gasoline blendstock.
Pall Corp. has launched a new system to support research and development activities in the biofuel and biochemical sectors. Pall's Research and Modeling scale Crossflow Filtration System is designed to help research and development teams evaluate the use of membranes in their processes, while also generating data that can provide them with early economic guidance for the future scale-up of their applications.
On Nov. 11 the European Commission released the results of a biotechnology report that explores public perceptions of biotechnology, including biofuels.
The New Zealand-based waste gas to fuels producer, LanzaTech, is headed for the Pacific Northwest. Through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement recently approved by the U.
A National Renewable Energy Laboratory project aimed at quantifying the connection between state/local polices and clean energy has given a preview of a report due out in December.
Irvine, Calif.-based BlueFire Renewables Inc. has received all permits necessary to move forward with construction of its proposed 19 MMgy cellulosic ethanol project in Fulton, Miss.
Washington, D.C.-based bioenergy company Solena Group Inc. signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Rentech Inc. to incorporate Rentech's proprietary Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuel technology platform in Solena's proposed "BioJetFuel" project--called GreenSky--in the United Kingdom.
A new study, “What's Next for Alternative Energy,” says that advanced biofuels will be fundamentally viable and established in the next few years, “or certainly before 2020.
Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas Inc., an affiliate of Tate & Lyle PLC, signed a manufacturing agreement with Emeryville, Calif.-based biotech firm Amyris Inc.
Biobutanol has arrived in Brazil. Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, the joint-venture company formed by DuPont Danisco and BP, has opened a biobutanol technology laboratory in Paulinia, Brazil.
On Nov. 9, Darling International Inc. announced its board of directors has unanimously approved a merger agreement to acquire Griffin Industries Inc., a provider of value-added rendering and cooking oil recycling services.
Mountain View, Calif.-based Cobalt Technologies Inc. has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Navy to develop a technology to convert n-biobutanol into jet and diesel fuels.
More than 130 representatives of government, academia and industry in Canada converged Nov.8 at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, within Alberta's picturesque Banff National Park, for the University of Alberta's 2nd Annual Biorefining Conversions Network Strategic Retreat.
The Global Biofuels Alliance has officially launched. The nonprofit organization will work to “give a voice to the producers, traders, feedstock providers, and equipment manufacturers of the emerging biofuel industry.
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