Global specialty chemicals and materials supplier W.R. Grace & Co. has been awarded a $3.3 million grant from U.S. DOE for the evaluation and enhancement of advanced biofuel technologies.
Dexter, Mo.-based Global Fuels LLC recently received a $48,833 grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to explore the technical and economic possibility of producing next generation biofuels.
Fluor Corp., a Texas-based global engineering and project developer, has signed on to construct another biofuel project. Fulcrum Bioenergy will use Fluor's services to complete construction of its biorefinery located near Reno, Nev.
Swedish biofirm Chemrec AB held a grand opening ceremony for the completion of its new 500,000-gallon-per-year bio dimethyl ether (BioDME) pilot facility at the company's development plant located at the Smurfit Kappa paper mill in Pitea, Sweden.
Many early advanced biofuel technology companies are employing novel pathways and strategies they hope yield saleable, competitive bioproducts. To increase its odds of backing a frontrunner, Khosla Ventures has made at least nine investments in this emerging market.
Jean-Paul Lange and partners from Shell Global Solutions say they've created a new class of cellulosic biofuel. First, start with lignocelluloses.
Gevo Inc. recently announced it has successfully produced biobased isobutanol from fermentable sugars derived from cellulosic biomass on the laboratory scale.
Asia's robust manufacturing sector is luring Western biorefinery developers to the East, where myriad green chemicals are in high demand due to the growth of industry-and lack of red tape-in the region.
Grouping big name companies Wal-Mart, Dell and Disney sounds like a global plot to sell Mickey Mouse computer monitors to the masses. But add the bioinnovation company Novozymes Inc.
Pasadena, Texas-based KiOR Inc. has announced that it intends to build five commercial-scale biocrude oil production facilities. The state of Mississippi is backing the initiative through an assistance package that includes a $75 million loan.
Congratulations to BBI International, the publishers of this new magazine, as it educates those interested stakeholders and potential producers involved in the advanced renewable fuels sector.
Lignocellulose is the most abundant available source of carbon on earth. It's also the planet's only significant source of renewable carbon.
Partnering with an outside entity can offer a company access to materials, processes, capacity and expertise that are otherwise not available, but there is seldom perfect alignment between a company's goals and its partner's.
1. In its positive financial reportings Braskem S.A., based out of Sao Paulo, recently announced that its green ethylene plant in Triunfo, Brazil, is in the commissioning and preoperational phase, with full operations for the global market expected to begin in September.
Given all the bad press BP has received over the Gulf oil spill this summer, the company likely welcomes positive news about its nearly operational, jointly owned biobutanol plant.
Joint ventures and other collaborations, formed to expand niche products and increase global supplies, are rife within the biobased chemicals and bioproducts space.
Joint ventures and other collaborations, formed to expand niche products and increase global supplies, are rife within the biobased chemicals and bioproducts space.
A report issued by the World Economic Forum projects $295 billion in revenue potential for the biomass value chain by 2030 (see chart above). Specifically, the report found that development of the biorefining sector could create significant economic growth opportunities, leading to job creation, particularly in rural areas.
A couple of smart college students use their fast pyrolysis technology knowledge to start a bioenergy company that offers a one-of-a-kind bio-oil recovery system.
Lactic acid, a monomer of polylactic acid (PLA) that can be applied in many products, is traditionally being produced from starch-based feedstocks via fermentation by companies all over the world.
Historically known as the "spirit of amber," succinic acid is a dicarboxylic acid comprised of four carbon atoms. The name is derived from the Latin word succinum meaning amber, from which the acid may be obtained.
For an advanced biofuel technology provider, reporting a loss can actually be a good thing. Both Lignol Energy Corp., a cellulosic ethanol company from Canada, and Syntroleum Corp.
From plastic filler produced with lignocellulosic fiber, to corn cob-based levulinic acid esters and biomass-based plasticizers, companies in the bioplastics sector are quickly moving to commercial production.
Brazil is well-known for its voluminous ethanol production and usage, however, state-owned oil major Petrobras is working to put advanced biofuels and biobased chemicals on the map.
A small town in the woods of Wisconsin, fresh off the bankruptcy and closing of its century-old paper mill, might be the last place to find the biorefinery blueprint of the future.
Unquestionably, the financial meltdown of 2008 redefined how biorefining projects will be financed in the future. Traditional avenues of finance––whether private equity drives, bank loans or debt financing––are now virtually nonexistent.
Over the past couple of years the biodiesel industry has trended toward utilizing fewer virgin oils, largely due to economic factors of depending on the more expensive refined materials, and has relied on low-value waste oils such as used cooking oil.
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