In California, OriginOil has announced that its algae harvesting process reduces bacterial concentrations by up to 99%, although this was achieved in a laboratory. Also, the life of algae was extended up to 12 days. Riggs Eckelberry, CEO of OriginOil, said, “Our End-to-End Production Model shows that you need a lot of acreage to afford […]
In Thailand, the National Innovation Agency has teamed with the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization of Japan to launch a pilot project that will use cassava pulp as a feedstock for ethanol, thanks to a $9 million R&D grant, and will focus on hydrolysis of starch and cellulose for industrial production of ethanol.
In Canada, Cellufuel will set up R&D facilities at the former Bowater paper mill site where it is set to build a demo facility for its biodiesel technology that should produce about 1 million liters per year. The province has invested $500,000 to help set up the demo plant. Nova Scotia Power is also moving […]
In Indiana, high school students now have the opportunity to make soy biodiesel from the vegetable oil found on grocery store shelves right in their science classrooms, thanks to the Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA). The Soy Biodiesel Chemistry Kit was developed by Purdue University researchers and education professionals through funding from ISA, the Indiana soybean […]
In Michigan, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, in a visit to Michigan State University, announced $10 million in research grants to spur production of bioenergy and biobased products. USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded the grants through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). which supports work in six priority areas: plant health […]
In Germany, researchers from UFZ, Technical University of Dresden) , the University of Stockholm, the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, and Leibniz University Hannover have refuted the thesis that organic components of the soil are comprised mostly of decomposed plant material which is directly converted to humic substances. Instead, the team found that 40 […]
In Malaysia, the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) has completed a 6000 Jarak Pagar (Jatropa Curcas) tree pilot project, dating back to 2009, and the agency said it is ready to proceed to commercial scale. FRIM said it will grow jatropha on land obtained from the Terengganu state government — the state, official told […]
In New York state, Reportlinker.com announced a report titled “Global Biofuel Market Outlook to 2016 – Going Mainstream Through Government Support” which provides a comprehensive analysis of market size of the biofuel industry on the basis of regions such as Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and Central and South America, as well as market segmentation […]
In North Dakota, researchers at North Dakota State University are part of a consortium along with Plant Sensory Systems and the USDA who have received $1.8 million, three-year grant from the DOE to develop enhanced energy sugarbeets.
In Finland, national research center VTT says it has developed a more efficient way to produce polygloycolic acid from sugar that could be 20% to 30% stronger than PLA while withstanding temperatures up to 20 degrees hotter. The new plastic is expected to break down easier than PLA and should improve the quality of bio-based […]
