In Denmark, Novozymes reported sales growth of 6% in DKK for the first 9 months of 2012. EBIT grew by 12% compared with the first 9 months of 2011, increasing the EBIT margin to 24.6%. The expectations for full-year 2012 EBIT growth, EBIT margin and net profit growth are maintained, as is the expectation for […]
In Canada, the Sustainable Chemistry Alliance is reporting that BioAmber is expected to complete commissioning in 2014 of a new biosuccinic acid plant, now under development in Sarnia, Ontario. “We have begun early works on the site in Sarnia including hooking up to the water and sewer system under Vidal Street,” says the company’s Executive […]
In China, a newly formed technology center created by Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) has announced that Hangzhou Energy Engineering & Technology, Co., Ltd., (HEET) will conduct the center’s first research project. The project aims to identify contaminants in waste cooking oil, which often is described in China as “gutter oil,” and […]
In Germany, researchers with the Fraunhofer Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes CBP in Leuna, opened a pilot plant on October 2 to divide waste wood into lignin and cellulose to serve as raw materials for products such as plastic. Working jointly with 12 partners from industry and research institutions, recently developed a process that enables them […]
In Washington, The Federal Aviation Administration announced that it will form =a Center of Excellence for Environment and Energy during FY-13. The COE will be a consortium of the FAA, university partners, and private industry affiliates selected by the FAA Administrator to work collectively on business and operational issues of mutual interest and concern. Among […]
In the UK, Green Air Online is reporting that the UK government is equivocating on whether to include international aviation emissions, and aviation emissions as a whole, in the national carbon budgets. “A possible scenario could be for the government to accept inclusion of international aviation emissions in principle but wait on developments with the […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 0.96 percent to close at 61.93 as advanced biofuels picked up. For the day, KiOR (KIOR) soared 12.18 percent to $6.17, while renewable Energy Group (REGI) recovered 3.91 percent to $4.78. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) jumped 5.56 percent to $2.09. Overall, advances […]
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, 3 top milestones for 2010-12 and projected for 2012-14, description of the business model; plus project info (location, feedstocks, product set, processing technology, capacity, […]
Address: 67 Etna Road, Suite 300, Lebanon, NH 03766 Year founded: 2005 Technology: Consolidated Bio-Processing Fuel type: Ethanol Major investors: Flagship Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Atlas Venture, General Catalyst Partners, Blue Sugarsiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, VantagePoint Venture Partners, General Motors, Marathon Oil Past milestones: First demonstration of CBP technology Opening of demonstration facility in Rome, […]
Address: 83 Rogers Street, Cambridge, MA 02142 Year founded: 2007 Company description: Joule is advancing a production platform for Liquid Fuel from the Sun™, expected to eclipse the scale, productivity and cost efficiency of any known alternative to fossil fuel today. Its transformative Helioculture™ platform directly and continuously converts sunlight and waste CO2 to infrastructure-ready […]
