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Shell drops investment in advanced biofuels developer Choren: sells stake to VW, Daimler, Hamburg investors
In Germany, advanced biofuels developer Choren announced that Shell Oil has divested its stake in the company, selling its shares to Volkswagen, Daimler and a consortium of Hamburg-area investors.
Shell, which will continue to provide technical support to the advanced biofuels project, did not give a reason for the divestiture, although the other shareholders, according to [...]
Advanced Biofuels get organized: Low Carbon Synthetic Fuels Association forms; Masdar, SAFUG, Boeing, UOP join on salt-tolerant feedstocks initiative
Advanced biofuels are organizing for the long-term.
Today, Boeing and UOP announced an initiative, with the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group consortium and the Masdar Institute in Abu Dhabi, to examine the overall potential for sustainable, large-scale production of biofuels made from salicornia bigelovii and saltwater mangroves – plants known as halophytes.
The halophyte study will evaluate [...]
50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy for 2009/10 – rules and procedures
On December 1st, the Digest will publish its annual rankings for the “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy”. There have been numerous requests since the 08/09 ranking were released about how to qualify. Here’s background for 2009/2010.
1. The rankings will be published on December 1st, and are based on weighted scores. 50 percent of the score [...]
Choren biomass-to-liquids project in Germany slated for operation in early 2010
In Germany, the Choren plant in Freiburg that is targeting 15,000 tonnes of biomass-to-liquid fuels is scheduled to open early next year, according to reports in Reuters and Lesprom. The plant utilizes wood products and wood-based waste, while a second planned plant in Schwedt will have a capacity of 200,000 tonnes.
Biofuels Digest Special Report on Gasification & Pyrolysis
For those newer to the biofuels development story, they are mysterious both as words and technologies. But others know that they are increasingly seen as key technologies in a national energy solution, underpinning the commercial prospects of companies such as Coskata, Enerkem and Range Fuels.
This special Biofuels Digest issue focuses on the latest news from [...]
Biofuels Digest Special Report on Gasification & Pyrolysis: Germany’s Choren opens BTL gasification plant
Germany’s Choren, opened a 5 Mgy biomass-to-liquid plant. The company said it would take up to 18 months to reach full productivity at the plant. The Carbo V process is a gasification process in which biomass is gasified at high heat, and carbon monoxide and hydrogen are converted into synthetic diesel fuel.
Meanwhile, Choren is studying [...]
The Hottest 50 Companies in Bioenergy
The Hottest 50 Companies in Bioenergy, as ranked by Biofuels Digest for 2008-09 are:
(click on links for a collection of recent profiles and stories on each company)
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 [...]
Choren, Norske Skog plan wood-based advanced biofuels plant in Norway
In Norway, Choren Industries and Norske Skog announced that they will jointly evaluate the potential for an advanced biofuels plant using wood biomass as feedstock for a synthetic biofuels process. Choren recently completed construction on a 4.5 Mgy demonstration biomass-to-liquids plant in Germany. Choren has said that it hopes to increase capacity at that plant [...]
German firm continues development of 18 Mgy ethanol project in Saxony despite feedstock woes
In Germany, Theodor Heuss Investitions und Beteiligungs said that it will continue development of its 18 Mgy etahnol plant in Torgau, Saxony. The company will invest more than $50 million in the project, which will also produce 48,000 tonnes of distillers grains for livestock fodder.
Germany background
Recently, Choren Industries opened what it called the world’s first [...]
W2 Energy aims for German market with gasification process using waste feedstocks
In Germany, W2 Energy announced that it would enter the German biodiesel market using waste-to-energy plants that will convert municipal solidwaste, tires, agricultural waste, human waste and coal into electricity and syndiesel. The company, which uses a plasma-assisted biomass to energy process, is also seeking to use jatropha oil and algae as feedstocks. “We believe [...]
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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 Bioenergy
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 -
