Poet drops DOE loan guarantee, partners with DSM
January 23, 2012
Poet will decline the $105 million DOE loan guarantee and form a joint venture instead with The Netherlands-based Royal DSM to complete its 20 MMgy cellulosic ethanol facility in Emmetsburg, Iowa.
The USDA announced Jan. 20 a Notice of Funding Availability for its Rural Energy for America Program, and is inviting agricultural producers and rural small businesses to apply.
DP CleanTech has set up a new European headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark, attributing its decision to the country's rapidly expanding biomass industry.
The team at Verdezyne has taken a do-it-yourself approach to the production of adipic acid, starting with its new pilot-scale production facility in Carlsbad, Calif. But the company's go-it-alone spirit doesn't end with the pilot-scale biorefinery.
A Texas A&M University System researcher has identified distillers grains and the domestic shrimp industry as excellent bedfellows. Studies show DDGS can replace 20 percent of shrimp feed, which is very expensive.
Fiberight step closer to $25 million loan guarantee from USDA
By USDA
January 20, 2012
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Jan. 20 that USDA has approved a conditional commitment for a $25 million guaranteed loan to build a biorefinery plant with funding support from USDA's Biorefinery Assistance Program.
Poet puts dedicated ethanol pipeline project on hold
By Poet LLC
January 20, 2012
Citing slim prospects for a federal loan guarantee, Poet LLC has decided to put a dedicated ethanol pipeline on hold in order to focus on other priorities.
Success in San Francisco
January 20, 2012
This past week in San Francisco, Calif., was a big success. The Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show was a great event, packed with interesting presentations and a lot of new faces.
Algae technology developer OriginOil Inc. and Idaho National Lab have announced plans to co-develop an integrated system for direct conversion of algae into renewable crude oil that can be refined into a host of advanced biofuels and biochemicals.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Jan. 20 that USDA has approved a conditional commitment for a $25 million guaranteed loan for Fiberight LLC to build a biorefinery plant with funding support from USDA's Biorefinery Assistance Program.
OPXBio's proprietary conversion platform, trademarked EDGE (Efficiency Directed Genome Engineering), incorporates a novel genome optimization technology invented at CU-Boulder by Michael Lynch, then a graduate student working with professor R. Gill.
An increasing number of specialty chemical manufacturers are broadening their product portfolios to become global suppliers of biochemicals. Arkema bought two Chinese chemical companies, while Vantage Specialty Chemicals was sold to The Jordan Co.
Renewable polymer developer Novomer Inc. has entered into a joint development agreement with Penford Corp. to commercialize sustainable packaging using a combination of starch and polypropylene carbonate-based thermoplastic polymer composites.
USDA launches renewable energy data website
January 19, 2012
The USDA has launched a new energy website dedicated to providing information and statistics related to the agency's energy efficiency and renewable energy data.
The U.S. EPA said it's not aware of any sources that would be adversely impacted by the recent court ruling that vacated the stay on the Maximum Achievable Control Technology rules.
Lux Research rates winners in the biochemicals and biomaterials space, and some of the usual suspects are at the top.
Verdezyne Inc. has been granted a U.S. patent titled "Engineered Microorganisms With Enhanced Fermentation Activity" for an engineered yeast and class of enzymes it developed, which can be used to ferment hard-to-process xylose from lignocellulosics.
Public and private enterprises in Oregon are working diligently to develop and expand a local biobased economy, including new energy feedstocks and advanced biofuels development.
Rep. Pete Olson, R-Texas, introduced legislation on Jan. 17 that would amend the Clean Air Act to allow ethanol produced from domestic fossil fuel sources other than petroleum to qualify as a conventional biofuel under the RFS beginning this year.
Verdezyne receives patent for xylose-eating yeast
January 18, 2012
California-based biotechnology developer Verdezyne has been granted a U.S. patent for an engineered yeast and class of enzymes it developed which can be used to ferment the abundant, but hard-to-process, xylose found in cellulosic feedstocks.
Exports of DDGS are expected to reach 7.72 million metric tons by the end 2011, down from the record 9.03 million metric tons exported in 2010, although up from the 2009 total, which was 5.65 million metric tons.
Public and private enterprises in Oregon are working diligently to develop and expand a local biobased economy, according to speakers at the Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show.
The Manitoba, Canada, Biomass Energy Support Program (MBESP) has officially been implemented, providing coal users in Manitoba grants up to $400,000 to finance the switch from coal to biomass energy.
At the PacWest biomass show in San Francisco, Christine Kelly, an associate professor at Oregon State University, outlined achievements made by private companies, research institutions and universities in the biopower, biomass and biofuel sectors.
Bridging the gap from lab- and pilot-scale through demo and full operation is neither cheap nor quick, said Eric Darmstaedter, president of ClearFuels. At the PacWest show, he walked through the case study of ClearFuels and Rentech's partnership.
By the end of 2011, the U.S. ethanol industry will have exported more than twice the amount of ethanol than was exported the year before. Government data released Jan. 13 shows 1.02 billion gallons of U.S. ethanol was exported through November.
A dedication ceremony was held recently for the Stan Mayfield Biorefinery Pilot Plant in Perry, Fla. -- a cooperative venture between the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and Buckeye Technologies Inc.
MGP, KABB, Kan. universities forge biorefining R&D collaboration
By Bryan Sims
January 17, 2012
The Kansas Alliance for Biorefining and Bioenergy has teamed up with Atchison, Kan.-based MGP Ingredients Inc. and four Kansas universities to develop innovative technologies and bioproducts using biobased raw materials.
Perhaps one of the biggest mistakes made by the biomass industry is not following the lead of the natural gas industry to come up with an industry title that sounds more environmentally friendly, according to Sierra Energy CEO Mike Hart.
Attendees at the 2012 Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show in San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 16-18 had the opportunity to learn about current trends in financing mechanisms during the event's opening general session.
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