Avantium, a Netherlands-based technology company, has begun construction on a pilot-scale facility that will convert carbohydrate feedstock into biobased chemicals.
A renewable diesel fuel of the future is on tour today. Rentech Inc., the producer of a synthetic diesel fuel coined RenDiesel, which is made using a biomass gasification system that creates syngas for both renewable fuel and power, provided fuel for a 1,000-mile tour.
The Virginia-based Advanced Learning and Research Center recently broke ground on its new Sustainable Energy Technology Center (SEnTeC), an advanced research and development complex that aims to develop enhanced biobased fuels and new opportunities for the regional agricultural community.
As part of the Obama Administration's effort to promote production of fuel from renewable sources, create jobs and mitigate the effects of climate change, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a series of measures during a speech to the National Press Club in Washington.
Only days after attending an EU commissioned conference on cellulosic ethanol, enzyme company Novozymes has announced it will partner with Brazilian-based Petrobras on cellulosic ethanol production.
Pennsylvania-based Helios Scientific, a sister company to Illinois-based Axion Analytical Laboratories Inc., is proposing cellulosic biomass demonstration project in Curwensville, Pa.
North Carolina-based Maverick Biofuels Inc. has announced plans to build a pilot-scale biorefinery that will convert biomass and municipal solid waste (MSW) into a mixed-alcohol biofuel.
The U.S. EPA has approved a fuel waiver allowing the use of E15 in model year 2007 and newer cars and light-duty trucks. A second ruling determining the use of E15 in model year 2001 through 2006 cars and light-duty trucks is expected to be released in late 2010 or early 2011, after additional testing data is received from the U.
Texas-based Glycos Biotechnologies Inc. became the 14th member of the National Science Foundation's Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC).
San Francisco-based advanced biofuel outfit Solazyme signed its third development agreement with Colombian oil giant Ecopetrol to “analyze manufacturing viability of algae-based diesel fuel using renewable Colombian feedstocks such as sugarcane and byproduct glycerol,” Solazyme stated in a press release.
Ceres Inc., an energy crop developer, has published crop management guides for switchgrass and high-biomass sorghum. The guides provide information to both growers and bioenergy companies on current recommendations of the establishment, management and harvest of the crops.
BBI International announced today that it has officially changed the name of Biomass Magazine--the world's leading biomass industry trade publication--to Biomass Power & Thermal, a move that characterizes the magazine's heightened focus on biobased electricity and heat.
BBI International announced today that it has officially changed the name of Biomass Magazine--the world's leading biomass industry trade publication--to Biomass Power & Thermal, a move that characterizes the magazine's heightened focus on biobased electricity and heat.
Algae-based biofuel got a big boost from the U.S. House of Representatives before the November elections. The Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act, a bill co-sponsored by Rep.
Think like they think, talk like they talk-that's what John McCarthy Jr., president and CEO of Qteros, says tech companies in the licensing business have to do if they hope to be successful.
My father, a fixture in Texas politics, would often tell me while growing up there is too much hurry up and wait in Washington for anything to get done, and even today Congress is proving him right.
The American landscape is littered with biorefineries: the cattle rancher that converts low-value hay to protein for steaks and burgers; the pharmaceutical company that makes sugar into exotic and remarkable prescription drugs to save lives; corn wet millers that take simple corn and make corn oil, ethanol, corn germ, enzymes, lysine and other great products for the food and feed industry.
Forming a joint venture or strategic alliance in the international marketplace adds an array of factors that complicate the issues normally encountered in such relationships.
1. Industrial microalgae biotech company Solazyme Inc. announced that the global agribusiness and food company Bunge Ltd. has joined its Series D round as a strategic investor.
Sugar is sweet and everything is nice for The Procter & Gamble Co. as the global consumer products manufacturer recently announced plans to use sugarcane-derived plastic on select packages for its Pantene Pro-V, Covergirl and Max Factor brands.
Although the U.S. economy remains largely depressed, market demand for biobased plastics is on the rise. This is driven by consumer pressure on the retail community and municipal regulations requiring food service packaging materials to be recyclable or compostable.
In a recorded interview posted to E&E Publishing LLC's website, Advanced Biofuels Association Chairman Lee Edwards says that the playing field is starting to level between advanced biofuels and traditional transportation fuels, noting the industry has been focused on producing energy dense, drop-in substitutes.
The U.S. Department of Defense uses a lot of fossil fuels-almost 2 percent of what yearly enters U.S. markets. By working to increase use of renewable fuels and energy, the nation's armed forces are not only helping to increase energy security, but also provide a market opportunity and infrastructure development for new biobased and renewable fuels coming into the marketplace.
Having already demonstrated its ability to effectively produce a suite of green chemicals from cellulosic and other nonfood-based biomass at its one-ton-per-day pilot facility in Seattle, Blue Marble Biomaterials intends to build on that success by repurposing a 40,000-square-foot facility into a 100 metric-ton-per-month biobased chemical plant in Corvallis, Mt.
Poultry feathers aren't the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of feedstock for renewable thermoplastics, but executives with Mt. Crawford, Va.
Increased use and production of biobased succinic acid as a viable alternative to conventional, expensive petrochemicals is anticipated to fuel global market growth in the next five years, according to a report released by Global Industry Analysts Inc.
Corn's versatility and man's innovation have led to production of feed, food, chemicals and fuel such as ethanol. Now, the collection of corn is drawing interest from several companies more interested in the cobs than the corn itself.
Student A (as in, anybody from anywhere) is interested in all things bio, everything from biobased chemicals to biorefining. Student A is not alone. A growing number of high school, undergraduate and graduate level individuals are pursuing an education in bioenergy and biomaterials just like Student A, and the evidence is in the classroom.
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