Archive for April, 2009
HyPower extends patent scope for waterless biodiesel production system
In Delaware, HyPower Fuel announced that it has filed for patent pending status in South Korea, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, India, Canada, United States of America, Brazil, Croatia and Europe to protect its waterless biodiesel production process.
“Given the increasing awareness of HyPower’s unique biodiesel process and the high degree of interest shown in our technology around [...]
City of San Diego partners with UCSD, San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology to accelerate algal fuel development
In California, the city of San Diego took another step towards establishing itself as national center for advanced biofuels development with the announcement of an algal fuel partnership between the San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology, the city of San Diego and the University of California, San Diego. UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox told 10 [...]
Florida’s Lee County awards $500K to Florida BioFuels’ biodiesel project
In Florida, Lee County voted 3-2 to award a $500,000 grant to Florida BioFuels to facilitate the company’s biodiesel production plant. The venture will supply Lee County with biodiesel under a three-year contract, using jatropha and waste vegetable oils as feedstocks. The county will be refunded should the venture receive $3.2 million in stimulus funds.
Dynamotive announces BioOil feedstock contract in Arkansas
n Arkansas, Dynamotive USA announced a long-term contract for the supply of feedstock for a planned BioOil plant to be developed in southern Arkansas. The contract calls for the supply of 220,000 tons per year of sawdust for 10 years with pricing linked to energy prices.
Springhill Land and Timber will supply the sawdust working in [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “There are 1,865 biofuels companies out there, and sometimes it seems that there are at least 1,865 different ways.”
From Forbes: “There are 1,865 biofuels companies out there, and sometimes it seems that there are at least 1,865 different ways of turning every manner of biological material into fuel for a car, truck, train or plane…Helena Chum, a research fellow at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, estimates that next-generation biofuels now cost anywhere between [...]
Prize Capital announces $10 million prize for algae-related biofuels development
In California, Prize Capital announced that it will offer a $10 million Algae Prize to spur development of new ideas in the production of algal fuels. The San Diego-based firm said that the prize is expected to be awarded later this year and said that San Diego companies have a good shot at keeping the [...]
Mission Biotechnologies earns International Sustainability and Carbon Certification with export entree to EU
In Malaysia, biodiesel producer Mission Biotechnologies became the first Asian company to receive the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification, which will provide export entree to the European Union. According to a report in the Star, “The ISCC programme, which is managed by Meo Consultancy with the strong support from the German government, closely conforms to [...]
Sapphire Energy on drive to add algae biofuels within the Renewable Fuel Standard; confirms “commercial deployment in three years” timeline
In California, Tim Zenk of Sapphire Energy said that the company is on a drive to add language to make sure that algae fuels are covered by the Renewable Fuel Standard. He said that the move is receiving support from the airlines and oil majors who have noted that advanced biofuels used in the recent [...]
Novozymes slashes 2009 outlook on US ethanol industry slump but reports net profit rise for Q1
In Denmark, Novozymes announced higher net profits for the first quarter but slashed its 2009 revenues outlook in response to plunging demand in the US. The company said growth would be “slightly positive” after previously offering a 3-8 percent target for revenue growth. The company said it was surprised by the scope of the US [...]
Petrobras ready to close two biofuels acquisitions, confirms goal to be a Top 5 global producer by 2020
In Brazil, Petrobras announced that it expects to close two acquisitions in biofuels, including one ethanol deal with an unidentified seller. The company reiterated that it is not currently in talks with Cosan. Petrobras Biocombustível has previously announced plans to invest $475 million in the biofuels sector this year, and become a top 5 global [...]
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The 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy - Sponsored by Core Informatics
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1. Coskata
2. Sapphire Energy
3. Virent Energy Systems
4. POET
5. Range Fuels
6. Solazyme
7. Amyris Biotechnologies
8. Mascoma
9. DuPont Danisco
10. UOP
11. ZeaChem
12. Aquaflow Bionomic
13. Bluefire Ethanol
14. Novozymes
15. Qteros
16. Petrobras
17. Cobalt Biofuels
18. Iogen
19. Synthetic Genomics
20. Abengoa Energy
21. KL Energy
22. Ineos
23. GreenFuel
24. Vital Renewable Energy
25. LS9
26. Raven Biofuels
27. Gevo
28. St.1 Biofuels Oy
29. Primafuel
30. Taurus Energy
31. Ceres
32. Syngenta
33. Aurora Biofuels
34. Bionavitas
35. Algenol
36. Verenium
37. Simply Green
38. Carbon Green
39. SEKAB
40. Osage Bioenergy
41. Dynamotive
42. Sustainable Power
43. ETH Bioenergia
44. Choren
45. OriginOil
46. Propel Fuels
47. GEM Biofuels
48. Lake Erie Biofuels
49. Cavitation Technologies
50. Lotus/Jaguar – Omnivore -
