In India, Dupont is planning to expand their Hyderabad Knowledge Center, in support of their markets in both India and globally. The Hindu Business Line article quotes President for South Asia as stating that areas of interest include new crop traits for such crops as corn, light-weight automotive parts, titanium technologies, and polymer processing.
In Pennsylvania, a team of Penn State entomologists have demonstrated that biopesticides — naturally occurring microorganisms — might provide an answer to this pest problem. According to Nina Jenkins, senior research associate in entomology, preliminary bioassays on the effects of Beauveria bassiana — a natural fungus that causes disease in insects — on bedbug control […]
In Delaware, Gevo recently won a ruling in the Butamax litigation; Butamax had filed an injunction to stop Gevo from selling its biofuels products while the patent infringement case wages on. The injunction was denied on appeal by a Federal Circuit Judge after it was originally denied earlier this year. More on the story.
In Minnesota, the J.M Longyear company has purchased a 120-acre lumber mill site that has been shuttered since 2009, most likely in hopes of retrofitting the mill into a biofuel facility. Longyear, who have invested in Mascoma’s $232m cellulosic ethanol plant in Kinross, MI, have expressed interest in woody biomass to ethanol processes. Rumors also […]
In Alabama, Algae Systems LLC is attempting to lease land in Daphne’s Bayfront Park to develop NASA-licensed technology converting algae into biofuel. Their patent-pending process involves growing algae in plastic bags in saltwater, and will take 2 to 3 years to fully implement, with up to $5m worth of equipment costs. The lease on the […]
In Peru, Lima will host the F.O. Licht’s Ethanol Latin America Conference, focused on ethanol opportunities for Latin America, particularly Peru, Colombia, Argetina, Paraguya, Uruguay, Ecuador, and Suriname. The conference, which will be held December 4-6, hopes to encourage intra-region and international trade across the supply chain. More on the story.
In Canada, Lignol announces a Private Placement Financing goal of $4.0 million by December 7th. The financing allows the company to issue all $4m in stock after the sale is complete; if the financing at $0.15/ unit is unsuccessful, Lignol has authorized Canaccord to sell up to 10,000,000 units. Wasabi Energy will convert their holdings […]
In Ethiopia, VayuGrid has signed an MOU with multiple parties to create a biofuels cluster for pongamia in Ethiopia. The cluster will generate $2.5M in investment opportunity as Ethiopia moves toward developing a biofuel park. Phase 1 of the project will involve bringing in a local partner to acquire land and labor, and to secure […]
In California, research has induced that ethanol aquatic spills are potential more dangerous to aquatic life than traditional gasoline, as ethanol-based liquids mix actively with water, according to the American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics. The research, presented last week in San Diego, has calculated the spread of ethanol into water based on a […]
In Hawaii, Aloha Petroleum has been awarded a three-year, $17.6m military contract from the US Defense Logistics Agency for gasoline, diesel, and alternative fuels. The company has been providing fuel for military bases in Oahu for 10 years, and President and CEO Richard Parry emphasized this long history in a statement he made on Friday: […]
