In New Zealand, LanzaTech has signed a memorandum of understanding with Posco, a Korean conglomerate with interests in steel, power, energy, engineering and construction, to convert the steel maker’s flue gases to ethanol and other value added products. LanzaTech uses its gas fermentation technology to produce ethanol and also 2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BD), a key building block […]
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In Colorado, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory has conducted its first B20 quality survey conducted in which the samples were held against ASTM D7467, the B6 to B20 blend specifications and with good results. Samples were taken from retail outlets during the December 2009/January 2010 timeframe, and 75% of them were obtained from regions NREL […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, slipped 0.32 percent to 89.17. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) gained 0.45 percent to $37.65, while Aventine Renewables (AVR) gained 7.62 percent to $28.25. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) slumped 4.48 percent to close at $30.28. Overall, declines led advances 2 to […]
As the pulp and paper industry reels from the internet’s impact, biofuels and renewable chemicals are offering value-adds, waste remediation, and new markets In Florida, the affable Rod Young, perhaps the most pre-eminent analyst and forecaster in the pulp & paper industry (and chief economic adviser for RISI, and a pretty good vintner to boot) […]
In California, Rentech announced that the U.S. DOE Loan Guarantee Program Office (LGPO) has selected Rentech’s loan guarantee application for its proposed Rialto Renewable Energy Center for due diligence review. Rentech applied in February of 2010 for a loan guarantee for the Rialto Project as an advanced bio-refinery under the Section 1705 Title XVII Loan […]
In Massachusetts, Joules Unlimited announced that they have supported the high-productivity potential of its production process with the publication of a detailed analysis and model of its solar-to-fuels platform. As described by Joules, the article entitled, “A New Dawn for Industrial Photosynthesis” is published by Photosynthesis Research and is peer-reviewed. The article quantitatively affirms the […]
In Florida, Raptor Technology Group announced that they have acquired the assets and contracts of American Grease. American collects and brokers over four million gallons of waste vegetable oil per year. Waste vegetable oil is a feedstock in the production of biodiesel. Also based in Florida, American has the equipment to collect large quantities of waste […]
In Dubai, the S.S. Lootah Group and Practical Energy Solutions, based in the UK, have signed a partnership agreement to bring the Biobot, a small scale biodiesel production unit, to Dubai. Mr. Colin Bolton, managing director with Practical Energy, states, “Biobot is compatible for home and business use, and can be deployed at schools and […]
In Canada, W2 Energy announced that their SunFilter algae bioreactor has been up and running successfully for over 15 months, growing algae on a steady diet of air and carbon dioxide. W2 reports that they have designed a new, 2nd generation SunFilter with higher algae density that will grow even more algae more efficiently. This […]
