Address: 3225 Investment Blvd. Hayward, CA. 94545 Company description: Aurora Algae (formerly known as Aurora Biofuels) is a producer of high-performance, premium algae-based products for the pharmaceutical, nutrition, aquaculture and fuels markets. Business: Aurora burst onto the scene in June 2008 with the announcement that it had raised $20 million in series A financing from Oak […]
Biofuels Digest has released the next wave of its 5-Minute Guides – a “news you can use” digest on the leading companies in biofuels. Each 5-Minute Guide provides a company description, 3 top milestones for 2010-12 and projected for 2012-14, description of the business model; plus project info (location, feedstocks, product set, processing technology, capacity, […]
Address: 2425 55th Street, Suite 100 Boulder, CO 80301 Year Founded: 2007 Company description: OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. (OPXBIO) is a Boulder, Colorado-based company using its proprietary, leading EDGE™ (Efficiency Directed Genome Engineering) technology platform to manufacture bio-based chemicals and fuels that deliver more sustainable value to our customers. OPXBIO has successfully developed the pilot-scale process […]
Address: One Pine Hill Drive Batterymarch Park II Quincy, MA 02169 Year Founded: 2008 Company description: Myriant is building a global renewable chemicals company. Our innovative technology platform produces “green” chemicals from renewable feedstocks that are cost competitive without requiring a green premium. These green chemicals “drop-in” to chemical manufacturing processes to displace chemicals derived […]
Renewable Energy Group is North America’s largest biodiesel manufacturer and marketer. Utilizing an integrated supply chain model, Renewable Energy Group is focused on converting triglycerides into advanced biofuels. With more than 212 million gallons of owned/operated annual production capacity REG is a proven partner in the distillate marketplace. Address: 416 S. Bell Ave, Ames IA […]
Biofuels Digest has released the next wave of its 5-Minute Guides – a “news you can use” digest on the leading companies in biofuels. Each 5-Minute Guide provides a company description, 3 top milestones for 2010-12 and projected for 2012-14, description of the business model; plus project info (location, feedstocks, product set, processing technology, capacity, […]
Address: 2505 N. Shirk Road, Visalia, CA 93291 Year Founded: 2008 Company description: Edeniq integrates patented mechanical and biological processes to efficiently and cost-effectively break down plant material into sugars that become sustainable fuels and/or industrial materials. Edeniq’s patent portfolio includes innovation in biological catalysts plus mechanical processes that help meet the industry-wide challenge of […]
Address: 10877 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90024 Year founded: 1981 Company description: The Company’s Rentech-SilvaGas and Rentech-ClearFuels biomass gasification process can convert multiple biomass feedstocks into synthesis gas (syngas) for production of renewable fuels, power and chemicals. Combining the gasification process with Rentech’s application of syngas conditioning and clean-up technology and the patented […]
Biofuels Digest has released the next wave of its 5-Minute Guides – a “news you can use” digest on the leading companies in biofuels. Each 5-Minute Guide provides a company description, 3 top milestones for 2010-12 and projected for 2012-14, description of the business model; plus project info (location, feedstocks, product set, processing technology, capacity, […]
Address: 2501 Davey Road, Woodridge IL 60517 Year Founded: 2007 Company description: Headquartered in Woodridge, Illinois, Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. creates valued specialty chemicals from natural oils. Using a technology called olefin metathesis, the company creates high performance ingredients for use in personal care products, detergents, fuels, lubricants and other specialty chemicals markets. Major Investors […]
