In Canada, Avrim Lazar, President and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada appeared during pre-budget consultations undertaken by the House of Commons Finance committee. Among several suggestions and statements, Lazar urged, “We need to move now to accelerate our production of innovative new products such as bio-energy, bio-chemicals and other bio-products or lose […]
In Brazil, ETH Bioeneergia and Amyris signed an agreement to produce biofene in Brazil. The joint venture being established will be able to access up to two million tons of sugarcane crush capacity per year at one of ETH’s greenfield mills in Brazil for renewable chemicals and fuels. The joint venture will be controlled by […]
In Minnesota, LANXESS, a global leader in phthalate-free plasticizers and BioAmber, a leader in sustainable chemistry, have partnered to develop succinic acid based plasticizers that are both renewable and phthalate-free. Under the terms of their joint development agreement, LANXESS and BioAmber are developing a portfolio of renewable succinic-based plasticizers that can exceed the performance of […]
In New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory researched have genetically engineered “magnetic” algae to investigate alternative, more efficient harvesting and lipid extraction methods for biofuels. Researchers took a gene that is known to form magnetic nanoparticles in magnetotactic bacteria and expressed it in green algae, where a permanent magnet can be used to separate the […]
In Washington, Senator John McCain this week tried to revive a failed attempt to prohibit U.S. Department of Agriculture funding for construction, installation or operation of ethanol blender pumps or storage facilities. McCain proposed similar legislation earlier this year which was defeated in the Senate by a vote of 59 to 41. Brian Jennings, Executive […]
Consider this: Every time the price of a barrel of imported oil rises one dollar, it costs the Navy $31 million in increased fuel costs. The result is that the military must run fewer operations and complete fewer training exercises. Our nation imagines itself the most free and secure in the world, yet this statistic […]
In Massachusetts, Joule Unlimited is the new 2011 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award Winner in the category of Energy, chosen for its transformational approach to highly-efficient renewable fuel production. In addition, Joule received the Silver award across all of the competition’s 16 categories, for which there were over 600 entrants from around the world. […]
n New York state, proponents of a proposed 110 million gallon ethanol fuel plant on the Buffalo River known as RiverWright Energy, who first proposed the project to reuse former industrial sites back in 2006, have changed course and will no longer be pursuing ethanol. Instead RiverWright has sold off the properties to other companies […]
In Illinois, ethanol futures are at a five-week high as both inventories and production begin to fall. With production down to just 860,000 barrels per day, the lowest since the end of last year, traders are looking out for more supply. A train derailment in Illinois earlier this month only exacerbated supply issues while traders […]
In France, Futurol has inaugurated its second-generation ethanol demonstration facility in Pomacle and Bazancourt using miscanthus as a feedstock. The $104.5 million project, begun in 2008 and funded with a 40% grant from the national innovation agency as well as public and private partnerships including the national agricultural research institute, is expected to produce 180,000 […]
