In California, SGB has signed a mandate letter with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the debt financing of its 25,000 acre Jatropha bioenergy project in Guatemala. The project cost is estimated at approximately US$76 million. The mandate letter enables the bank and SGB to proceed with financial, technical and environmental due diligence on a […]
In Guatemala, SG Biofuels has sought $30.6 million from the Inter-American Development Bank to plant jatropha on 25,000 acres of land unsuitable for food production with the aim of producing 6.2 million gallons of biodiesel annually. The $76 million project is under evaluation by the bank who may provide the financing as a loan as […]
In New York, Bloomberg is reporting that jatropha 2.0 developer SG Biofuels is “seeking a partner in Southeast Asia or Africa and expects to complete a cooperation deal within 180 days” to expand its growth in the hot, “growing zone” for jatropha. SGB has signed up [artners with more than 250,000 acres signed up in […]
In California, SG Biofuels has identified over two million individual genetic markers (SNPs) in its Jatropha curcas germplasm collection, confirming the non-food energy crop has a genetic diversity comparable to corn and other domesticated crops, and validating the ability to drive significant yield and performance gains through molecular breeding. Through the use of emerging genetic […]
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, top development and commercialization, milestones for from 2010 through today, description of the business model; plus project info (location, feedstocks, product set, processing technology, […]
Address: 11260 El Camino Real, Suite O, San Diego, CA 92130 Company description: SG Biofuels is a bioenergy crop company using molecular breeding and biotechnology to develop elite, hybrid seeds of Jatropha. The company has sold more than 250,000 acres of its hybrid Jatropha seed, including orders from two of the top 20 largest energy […]
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, SG Biofuels has opened an expanded corporate headquarters and genomics research center in San Diego, California. Now totaling nearly 60,000 square feet in laboratory, greenhouse and office space, the facilities support the company’s commercial advancements, including ramping seed production and the deployment of additional JMax Knowledge Centers™ in Brazil and India, where the […]
In California, Lygos appointed Paul Bryan as Vice President for Business Development. Bryan spent 15 years with Chevron, including 4 as Vice President for Biofuels Technology, and 1 year as Program Manager for the DOE’s Biomass Program in Washington, DC. Lygos, located in Berkeley, California, develops high-efficiency, novel processes for renewable chemicals via expertise in […]
In California, SG Biofuels has appointed Jerry Caulder, Ph.D., as chairman of the board. Dr. Caulder, currently chairman of Finistere Ventures, has a distinguished track record in the plant sciences industry and is often referred to as the ‘father of agricultural biotechnology.’ In Wisconsin, Virent announced that John D. Rice has joined its Board of […]
