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.
Don't cut cake, cut oil imports
September 20, 2010
OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, has been around for 50 years now. Our friends at Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association both noted the occasion with news releases, calling attention to the Sept. 14 anniversary and the role ethanol is playing in displacing a portion of oil imports.
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.
RFA Voices Support for Biomass Carbon Neutrality
By Rona Johnson
September 17, 2010
The Renewable Fuels Association has added its voice to the chorus of scientists, businesses, and trade associations calling for the U.S. EPA's proposed Tailoring Rule, equating biogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with fossil fuel emissions.
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.
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.
Important FFV label changes proposed
September 13, 2010
Product labels are so concise, it can be hard to imagine the care that goes into getting every word right. The U.S. EPA is giving us an opportunity to make sure the fuel economy labels displayed on every new vehicle for sale in the U.S. gets it right about E85.
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.
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