BioEnergy Center is expected to produce enough electricity to power the facility and up to 1,400 homes in the local community. In Florida, INEOS Bio announced that its joint venture project in Florida, the Indian River BioEnergy Center has now produced renewable power. The Center is using INEOS Bio’s BioEnergy technology to turn local yard, […]
Jatropha 2.0 crude oil costs drops below Brent crude petroleum price In California, SG Biofuels announced at Advanced Biofuels Markets that it has expanded its global network of hybrid trial and agronomic research sites to 15 with the addition of eight new JMax Knowledge Centers in Guatemala, Brazil and India, and has achieved costs of […]
In California, Novozymes announced at Advanced Biofuels Markets the launch of a new game-changing enzyme product, Novozymes Avantec, which improves the efficiency and profitability of biofuel production. Avantec enables producers of corn ethanol to squeeze an extra 2.5% ethanol out of the corn, thereby improving their profit margins significantly. “Corn is the single biggest input […]
By James L. Stewart Chairman of the Board, BioEnergy Producers Association For the past decade, repressive provisions in statute have discouraged developers of conversion technologies from operating in California. Among its statutory roadblocks, the state has a scientifically inaccurate definition of gasification, which, if taken literally, would require zero emissions from the entire biorefining process. Think […]
In California, Biofuels Digest offered live, session-by-session coverage from Day Two of Advanced Biofuels Markets in San Francisco, where more than 200 companies have gathered this week for dealmaking, networking, and information sharing. Developing biofuels around the world – Brazil, India, Malaysia, China and Canada The Hows, Whens, and Wheres of Raising Capital Hot feedstocks […]
In California, Renewable oils developer Solazyme took the #1 spot in the 2012-13 “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy” rankings, announced today by Biofuels Digest at Advanced Biofuels Markets in San Francisco. KiOR (#2), LanzaTech (#3), Novozymes (#4), POET (#5), DuPont Industrial Biosciences (#6), Gevo (#7), Sapphire Energy (#8), Joule Unlimited (#9), and ZeaChem (#10) round […]
In California, Aemetis announced at Advanced Biofuels Markets the world’s first flight segment on 100% renewable, drop-in biofuel, conducted by the National Research Council of Canada using its Falcon 20 jet. The drop-in fuel was produced using AgrisomaResonance Energy Feedstock, a dedicated industrial oilseed that was launched at commercial scale in 2012 across a broad […]
In California, Biofuels Digest offered live, session-by-session coverage from Advanced Biofuels Markets. Opportunities in Biobased chemicals and materials: Segetis, Virent, Avantium, Codexis Strategic partnerships and their role in biofuels scale: Boeing, Battelle, Chemtex, REG, Blue Sugars CEOs advise on “The Race for Scale”: Gevo, ZeaChem, LS9, Aemetis, KiOR Beta Renewables keynote on Novozymes partnership Policy […]
$25 million Series C closes with new investors ITOCHU Corp. and Macquarie In Oregon, ZeaChem announced at Advanced Biofuels Markets that it has completed construction of its 250,000 gallons per year cellulosic ethanol biorefinery in Boardman. The project was completed on budget and is expected to begin production of cellulosic ethanol by the end of […]
Policy Panel 9:14 am: Some missing characters, as many have been stranded by Hurricane Sandy. 9:17 am: Brooke Coleman is up first, discussing progress over at the Advanced Ethanol Council 9:23 am: The “blueprint for success” is revealed, discussing the difference between one year extensions and comprehensive tax reform 9:29 am : Conservative player said […]
