The pursuit for the perfect mix of enzymes and microorganisms is far from over. Steen Riisgard, head of the Danish superpower Novozymes Inc., the enzyme producer that has made several corn and cellulosic ethanol producers' dreams come true, recently told European policymakers that technology (Novozymes' in particular) is past the research stage and ready for deployment.
Upgrading, even replacing, its first-gen biodiesel plant with advanced processing is on the minds of executives at Dexter, Mo.-based Global Fuels LLC, a 3 MMgy continuous flow biodiesel refinery.
Conversion of biomass to biofuels and biobased chemicals often requires using strong acids or other harsh and expensive compounds, but a team of Iowa State University researchers discovered a simple yet effective technique to produce high-value saleable biobased chemicals that can have many applications.
What does a recently passed U.S. House of Representatives bill mean for algae? Parity, for one thing-or at least the allusion of it. The bill, the Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act cosponsored by Rep.
Terms like “guarantees,” “performance” and “return on investment” are just a few watchwords the investment community adheres to when it comes to financing biorefinery projects.
A group of major airline companies, airports and Rolls Royce have joined Sustainable Use of Renewable Fuels, a consortium that says it intends to develop a microalgae-to-fuel process and have a commercial production facility up and running in only three years.
During a milestone announcement, U.S. EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Gina McCarthy stressed that the agency is not requiring the use of E15, rather it is opening up the possibility for fuel retailers to begin offering the fuel.
With $1 million from the New Zealand Ministry's Waste Minimisation Fund, Crown Research Institute Scion plans to build a pilot plant to demonstrate its biosolids conversion technology.
Despite billions of dollars in financing, countless government incentives and a graveyard of failed startups, increased volumes of biobased fuels and biomaterials are expected to flood the marketplace in the next five years, according to a report published by Lux Research titled “Biobased Fuels and Materials Through 2015: Growing Capacity Past a Drop in the Bucket.
Imagine standing on a rocky shoreline, high cliffs littered with pine trees jut toward the sky, waves are crashing in, seagulls fly overhead and at your feet you find a piece of algae, a microorganism that come to find out is 60 percent more efficient for biofuel production than most other strains.
Former hippy counterculture haven Berkeley, Calif., is home to Bio Architecture Lab Inc., a company working to convert weed-seaweed, that is-into second-generation biofuels and chemicals.
Consumer product manufacturers are discovering that the time is right to capitalize on existing manufacturing technologies while using available supplies of biomass like soybeans and corn to replace current petroleum-based products, or to reduce demand on resources such as wood.
Eastern Kentucky University has officially opened a facility for advanced biofuel research. The facility, called the Center for Renewable and Alternative Fuel Technologies, is roughly three years in the making.
Enerkem Corp., a wholly-owned U.S. affiliate of Montreal-based Enerkem Inc., successfully completed the federal environmental assessment requirements necessary to proceed with its proposed cellulosic waste-to-ethanol project in Pontotoc, Miss.
The biorefining track at BBI International's Southeast Biomass Conference & Trade Show got off to a strong start with a panel titled, "Southern Energy Crops: Optimizing Regional Crops to Feed the Growing Biomass-Derived Energy Industry.
An afternoon breakout session at BBI International's Southeast Biomass Conference & Trade Show featured a panel focused exclusively on technological pathways to renewable hydrocarbons.
Ineos Bio's joint venture, Ineos New Planet BioEnergy, has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with AMEC, to build Ineos Bio's first commercial scale facility.
A chemist at the Ontario-based University of Guelph has developed a technique to use red mud as a catalyst to reduce the acid level in bio oil, making it more amenable to use as heating oil or as an input into the refining sector.
A research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has won a $50,000 ConocoPhillips Energy Prize to support the development of a carbohydrate-to-biodiesel process.
For biomass and biorefinery developers in the Northwest, finding much-needed capital to build a project can be a daunting task. At the Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show Jan.
A blend of cellulosic ethanol is making its premiere at 100 filling stations in Denmark Oct. 28 thanks to Statoil, DONG Inbicon and Novozymes. The fuel is called Bio95, a mixture of 95 percent gasoline and 5 percent ethanol from wheat straw collected in Denmark, produced by DONG Inbicon with enzyme technology from Novozymes.
The USDA finalized its BioPreferred program Round 6 item designation with the addition of eight new biobased product categories, which will consist of more than 600 individual biobased products.
Bolingbrook, Ill.-based Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. has entered into a joint development agreement with Northfield, Ill.-based Stepan Co. to evaluate and commercialize novel surfactants, antimicrobials and polyurethane polyols.
A proposition up for vote in California could suspend the state's Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) until in-state unemployment drops to 5.5 percent for less for a full year.
Rentech Inc. and ClearFuels Technology Inc. jointly signed a cooperative agreement with the U.S. DOE to draw from the remaining $19.7 million of a $23 million grant, which will be used to facilitate the installation of ClearFuels' biomass gasification system into Rentech's existing product demonstration unit located within its Energy Technology Center in Commerce City, Colo.
Enzyme developer Verenium has renewed and extended for five years its joint marketing agreement with Alfa Laval, the heat transfer, separation and fluid handling company, for its patented Purifine PLC enzyme.
In the face of petroleum scarcity, increasing oil prices, market volatility and climate change, leaders in government and industry are looking to renewable fuel sources such as algae-based biofuels to reduce expenses and mitigate their acute vulnerability to petroleum supply chains.
Aurora Algae Inc. is in the process of constructing a demonstration-scale facility in northwestern Australia, which is expected to be operational by the end of the year.
The search for more efficient enzymes used for biofuel production continues in Europe. The EU is funding a project called DISCO to develop, research and find more effective enzymes to produce cellulosic ethanol.
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