In Canada, Sustainable Development Technology Canada announced its 20th round of funding, which will be open until October 19, 2011. SDTC is a not-for-profit corporation created and funded by the Government of Canada to finance and support the late-stage development and pre-commercial demonstration of clean technologies. SDTC helps companies through the critical juncture when capital […]
In Canada, BioAmber has selected Sarnia in Ontario, Canada for its first North American biosuccinic acid plant. The Sarnia plant will have an initial capacity of 17,000 MT and will be commissioned in 2013. Permitting work for the plant was initiated in June 2011. BioAmber currently produces and sells biobased succinic acid at a 3,000 […]
In the UK, Green Biologics and Songyuan Laihe Chemical announced a collaborative development and licensing agreement in China. Under the terms of the agreement GBL and Laihe will collaborate to improve the economics of Laihe’s biobutanol plant by optimising GBLs fermentation technology using sugars derived using Laihe cellulosic pre-treatment process. It is anticipated that the […]
In Washington, Growth Energy announced three new ethanol plants as members, bringing Plant Membership to 71, with another 55 Associate Members. Joining Growth Energy are two plants, ABE-Huron and ABE-Aberdeen, operated by Advanced Bio-Energy, LLC, as well as a plant operated by Iroquois Bio-Energy Co. (IBEC). The ABE-Huron plant is located in South Dakota and […]
In Iowa, Renewable Energy Group appointed Paul Predaris as Biodiesel Sales Manager overseeing the company’s Bioheat development of the biodiesel market in the Northeastern United States. David Ball has joined Harvard Group International, the executive search firm, as Managing Director for the Renewables and Energy Practice.
In Washington, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $12 million to fund three small-scale projects in Illinois, Wisconsin, and North Carolina that aim to commercialize novel conversion technologies to accelerate the development of advanced, drop-in biofuels and other valuable bio-based chemicals. The projects, funded through DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable […]
In third day voting in round three of Transformative Technologies 2011, Novozymes shot ahead of #1 seed Amyris 51-49. threatening to topple the company that secured the top ranking in last year’s 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy. Meanwhile, tournament Cinderella OriginOil saw its lead over Codexis narrowed to 55-45, but with two days voting remaining, […]
In Massachusetts, Global Petroleum Corp. will begin transporting ethanol to the state next via 60-car trains where every car will carry 26,000 gallons. Two trains per week will deliver nearly 3.6 million gallons to the company’s blending terminal in Revere from its depot in Albany, NY. State and local agencies are preparing new safety regulations […]
In North Carolina, the foreclosure sale for Clean Burn Fuels has brought a bid of $34.5 million from its primary lender Cape Fear Farm Credit, equal to the loan guarantees that taxpayers gave as an incentive to develop renewable energy sources. Bidding is open until Sept. 6 at 5pm for those who may wish to […]
In Washington, Growth Energy is offering complimentary E85 promotion kits for retailers installing E85 pumps. The kits include: A pump topper, nozzle talkers, decals to educate motorists on mid-level ethanol blends, a new E15 label recently approved by the EPA, and E85 labels for Flex Fuel vehicles. The kits are available on Growth Energy’s online […]
