Dynamotive Energy Systems Corp., the Vancouver, British Columbia-based distributed power company, plans to restart operations at its bio-oil production facility in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Join biomass peers at BBI International's Southeast Biomass Conference & Trade Show, Nov. 2-4 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta. One of the featured panels at the event is Technological Pathways to Renewable Hydrocarbons.
Researchers at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service are developing an effective way to break down plant fiber using feruloyl esterases (FAEs), a special group of enzymes found in cow rumen.
Bend, Ore.-based InEnTec LLC was chosen by The Wall Street Journal as the winner of its 2010 Technology Innovation Award in Energy. The prize recognizes InEnTec's proprietary waste gasification system, called the Plasma Enhanced Melter (PEM).
On Sept. 29, British Columbia-based Lignol Energy Corp. announced that the U.S. DOE has informed its U.S. subsidiary, Lignol Innovations Inc., of a modification to its cooperative agreement.
Omega-3 fatty acids are not only healthy to consume, but may also have a large role in a new algae-based biofuel. During a research screening process intended to sift through hundreds of microorganisms that could potentially aid in omega-3 fatty acid production, Ocean Nutrition Canada, a supplier of omega-3 fatty acid supplements, found a heterotrophic strain of microalgae that is 60 times more productive compared to other strains.
Cranfield University, a U.K.-based postgraduate institution, has formed the Sustainable Use of Renewable Fuels consortium, and several large aviation and transportation companies have signed on.
President Obama signed the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 into law on September 27. The legislation, also known as H.R. 5297, includes a provision to exclude crude tall oil from the definition of biofuel for the purposes of the section 40 tax credit for alcohol fuels.
Kingsport, Tenn.-based algal technology company Renewable Algal Energy LLC received $3 million in grant money appropriated under the U.S. DOE's Small Business Innovative Research Phase III Xlerator program for its project entitled "Algal Biodiesel via Innovative Harvesting and Aquaculture Systems".
Kingsport, Tenn.-based algal technology company Renewable Algal Energy LLC received $3 million in grant money appropriated under the U.S. DOE's Small Business Innovative Research Phase III Xlerator program for its project entitled "Algal Biodiesel via Innovative Harvesting and Aquaculture Systems".
On Sept. 23, the Biotechnology Industry Organization extended its gratitude to Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) for introducing S.
Many senators will soon hit the campaign trail for fall elections, but before they go the National Biodiesel Board and the Advanced Biofuels Association have joined together to remind them of the importance of extending the biodiesel, renewable diesel and alternative fuels tax credits.
Armed with a pathogen detection technology honed through internal investments, as well as a recent $800,000 grant secured through the U.S. DOE's Biomass Program, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are tackling algal pond collapse, an issue that may be preventing some companies from producing the amount of algae it will take to make algal biofuels a cost-effective form of alternative energy.
Berkeley, Calif.-based Bio Architecture Lab Inc. has announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Norwegian energy company Statoil for the production of ethanol from seaweed.
Ft.Collins, Colo.-based algae biotech firm Solix Biofuels Inc. has signed a multi-year collaborative agreement with leading global chemicals manufacturer BASF.
Ft.Collins, Colo.-based algae biotech firm Solix Biofuels Inc. has signed a multi-year collaborative agreement with leading global chemicals manufacturer BASF.
The Advanced Biofuels Association, joined by the Algal Biomass Organization and the Biotechnology Industry Organization, has issued a letter to President Obama calling for reforms to the U.
California based Aurora Algae, previously known as Aurora Biofuels, recently announced its transition from pilot-scale to commercial-scale algae production.
Maryland-based Fiberight LLC has signed a 20-year, $25 million-per-year contract with UK-based TMO Renewables Ltd. for the use of TMO's proprietary microorganisms to convert high fiber industrial municipal solid waste (MSW) material into cellulosic ethanol and other biochemicals.
Texas-based Glycos Biotechnologies Inc. recently announced it has created a microbial technology platform that can convert fatty acids into advanced biofuels and biochemcials.
We here at BBI International, a renewable energy media and conference organizing company, have witnessed, even helped shape, interesting changes over the past several years in the renewable fuels and biobased products industries and markets.
Grand Forks, ND (September 13, 2010)-BBI International, a leader in globally recognized bioenergy events and trade magazines, has launched a new magazine and international conference.
Grand Forks, ND (September 13, 2010)-BBI International, a leader in globally recognized bioenergy events and trade magazines, has launched a new magazine and international conference.
Solazyme Inc. recently announced delivery completion of more than 20,000 gallons of algal-derived shipboard fuel to the U.S. Navy, constituting the world's largest delivery of 100 percent microbial-derived, nonalcohol, advanced biofuel.
If West Virginia uses its abundance of forest-based biomass wisely, the state can be a leading biorefining industry, according to a team of researchers from WVU.
Solazyme Inc., a California-based biotechnology developer that uses algae to produce fuels, chemicals and foods, has added some notable names to its investors list.
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