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Biofuels Digest’s 2012 Pretreatment Technology Award: EdeniQ – Cellunator

Biofuels Digest’s 2012 Pretreatment Technology Award: EdeniQ – Cellunator

December 31, 2012 |

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, with a patent portfolio including innovation in biological catalysts plus mechanical processes. Edeniq’s Cellunator technology produces sugars by milling corn and other plant materials into “right-sized” particles of feedstock that can […]

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Biofuels Digest’s 2012 Yield Improvement Award: Mascoma, Lallemand Ethanol Technology — TransFerm

Biofuels Digest’s 2012 Yield Improvement Award: Mascoma, Lallemand Ethanol Technology — TransFerm

December 31, 2012 |

TransFerm is the first commercial application of Mascoma’s proprietary consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) technology platform, is a bioengineered drop-in substitute for conventional fermenting yeast that lowers costs for corn ethanol producers by alleviating the need to purchase a significant amount of the expensive enzymes currently used in corn ethanol production. TransFerm, is manufactured and distributed by […]

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Biofuels Digest’s 2012 Industrial Symbiosis Award: Green Plains Renewable Energy, BioProcess Algae

Biofuels Digest’s 2012 Industrial Symbiosis Award: Green Plains Renewable Energy, BioProcess Algae

December 31, 2012 |

In the Digest’s Biorefinery Project of the Future series we wrote about why corn ethanol plants were great places to begin developing an advanced biofuels. We noted that “existing first-generation fermentation biofuels require no re-invention of feedstock systems, no exotic first-of-kind processing technology, no fuel certification or from-scratch market development. They are financeable.” This past […]

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Biofuels Digest’s 2012 New Trait Deployment Award: Syngenta – Enogen corn

Biofuels Digest’s 2012 New Trait Deployment Award: Syngenta – Enogen corn

December 31, 2012 |

In October, we reported that Syngenta and Plymouth Energy signed an agreement to use Enogen trait technology starting in fall 2013. Syngenta states that when using Enogen trait technology there is no need to use liquid alpha amylase enzyme for dry grind ethanol production. The technology improves ethanol production while reducing energy, gas and water […]

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Biofuels Digest’s 2012 New Feedstock Award: Chromatin, grain sorghum

Biofuels Digest’s 2012 New Feedstock Award: Chromatin, grain sorghum

December 31, 2012 |

One of the trends we identified for 2013 – corn ethanol producers moving away from corn. Here’s one of the reasons why. Earlier this month, Chromatin announced it has generated the first crop of sorghum that has been grown and used for ethanol production by Pacific Ethanol, Inc. This achievement paves the way for future […]

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Biofuels Digest’s 2012 New Feedstock (Demonstration) Award: Sapphire Energy’s Green Crude Farm, Columbus, NM

Biofuels Digest’s 2012 New Feedstock (Demonstration) Award: Sapphire Energy’s Green Crude Farm, Columbus, NM

December 31, 2012 |

In August, Sapphire Energy announced that the first phase of its Green Crude Farm, the world’s first commercial demonstration algae-to-energy facility, is now operational in Columbus. Construction of this first phase, which began on June 1, 2011, was completed on time and on budget. As locations go, Columbus, New Mexico is hard to find but […]

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Biofuels Digest’s 2012 New Feedstock (Trial) Award: Ceres, sweet sorghum

Biofuels Digest’s 2012 New Feedstock (Trial) Award: Ceres, sweet sorghum

December 31, 2012 |

Last month, Ceres announced that it has signed a sweet sorghum market development agreement with Syngenta. The companies will work together to support the introduction of sweet sorghum as a source of fermentable sugars at Brazil’s 400 or more ethanol mills. Last season, Brazilian mills planted Ceres sweet sorghum on more than 3,000 hectares (7,400 […]

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Biofuels Digest’s 2012 Consumer Product of the Year (biobased): Algenist

Biofuels Digest’s 2012 Consumer Product of the Year (biobased): Algenist

December 31, 2012 |

It’s been all over QVC this season, refreshingly touted less as a project about renewable resources and more about rejuvenating the skin, and promoting beauty. It’s got most of what it needs to be a monster – just lacks a celebrity endorsement or two. In January Solazyme the addition of the Firming & Lifting skincare […]

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Biofuels Digest’s 2012 Consumer Product of the Year (biofuels) – Solazyme, Propel Fuels – renewable diesel

Biofuels Digest’s 2012 Consumer Product of the Year (biofuels) – Solazyme, Propel Fuels – renewable diesel

December 31, 2012 |

Last month, Propel Fuels and Solazyme partnered to offer Solazyme’s algae-based SoladieselBD to drivers through Propel’s Bay Area network of retail renewable fuel locations. In a one-month pilot, The fuel was sold at the same price as conventional diesel fuels at Propel’s Clean Fuel Points in Redwood City, San Jose (N. First St.), Berkeley, and […]

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Biofuels Digest’s 2012 Partnership of the Year Award: BaoSteel, LanzaTech

Biofuels Digest’s 2012 Partnership of the Year Award: BaoSteel, LanzaTech

December 31, 2012 |

Earlier this year, LanzaTech and Baosteel reported their jointly-owned 100,000 gallon per year (300 tons) demonstration plant, located at a Baosteel steel mills outside Shanghai, China has met and exceeded milestones – the companies are reporting that the plant achieved higher productivity than design. A full scale commercial facility with Baosteel is planned for 2013 […]

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