In California, OriginOil announced it has tripled the capacity of its entry-level algae harvester from four to twelve liters per minute at no additional cost, with improved energy efficiency. It has been dubbed the EWS Algae A12, achieving its energy efficiency with an improved design that reduces electrical resistance and boosts harvesting performance. The available […]
In Ireland, Research and Markets announced the addition of the “Polylactic Acid (PLA) – A Global Market Watch, 2011 – 2016” to their offering. It predicts that the global polylactic acid market is expected to reach US$2.6 billion by 2016 at a CAGR of 28%, globally. Region-wise analysis shows that Asia-Pacific is forecasted to record […]
In Minnesota, NatureWorks announced the world scale availability of its new Ingeo M700, a high-purity, polymer-grade lactide rich in meso-lactide. Ingeo M700 has been designed to package and deliver performance and functionality all in one unique molecule. This is different than previous industry approaches, which have attempted to deliver the functionality requested by the market […]
In Louisiana, BioNitrogen Louisiana Holdings announced it has been awarded $300 million of allocation to issue tax-exempt bonds for the acquisition, development and construction of the initial plant in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. The $300 million allocation represents part of the $1.25 billion bond issue, which BioNitrogen has already received approval on from the Louisiana […]
In the UK, Virent has been awarded the 2013 ICIS Chemical Business Innovation Award, winning the Best Sustainability Innovation category for the development of its process that converts plant sugars into paraxylene (PX) for renewable, recyclable packaging and fibers. This is the second time Virent has won an ICIS Chemical Business Innovation Award. In 2008 […]
In Michigan, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories and Warwick Mills, Inc. jointly announced that they have signed a collaborative development agreement concerning the development and commercialization of advanced textiles utilizing Kraig’s Monster Silk recombinant spider silk technology. The joint development will initially focus on Monster Silk weaving, testing and near term applications. The companies believe that this collaborative […]
In Missouri, Akermin announced that it has received a $3 million cooperative agreement to support development of the technology for post-combustion CO2 removal from power plants. The work under this program will build off of Akermin’s current field pilot that has now accrued over 2,800 hours of operation, consistently capturing over 80% CO2, with no […]
In Colorado, Cool Planet announced the launch of their biochar soil amendment product “Cool Terra” for commercial agricultural trials. Rick Wilson, Vice President of the Cool Planet Biochar Group, made the announcement at the 2013 US Biochar conference. It plans to continue expanding application opportunities with selected partners in the agricultural community leading to commercial […]
In Georgia, Meredian Inc. announced it expects to be operating at full capacity by the second quarter of 2014. The company’s PHA polymer is derived naturally through fermentation of sustainably produced, fully renewable plant derived oils which creates completely biodegradable bioplastics. “Our team has worked tirelessly to design, install and deliver developmental quantities of PHA […]
In California, a research team at the University of Santa Cruz have developed a solar-microbial device and reported their results in a paper published in the American Chemical Society journal ACS Nano. The hybrid device combines a microbial fuel cell and a type of solar cell called a photoelectrochemical cell that can use sunlight and […]
