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BASF, Genomatica target Asia for commercial production of renewable butanediol

BASF, Genomatica target Asia for commercial production of renewable butanediol

September 27, 2015 |

License agreement adds countries in Southeast Asia; Optional capacity for up to 75,000 metric tons per year; Targeting large-scale commercial production of renewable butanediol using Genomatica technology In California, BASF and Genomatica have expanded the scope of their license agreement for the production of 1,4-butanediol based on renewable feedstock (renewable BDO) using Genomatica’s patented process. The parties […]

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US ethanol production falls 2% to annualized rate of 14.59 billion gallons

US ethanol production falls 2% to annualized rate of 14.59 billion gallons

September 27, 2015 |

According to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol production averaged 938,000 barrels per day (b/d)—or 39.40 million gallons daily. That is down 23,000 b/d from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 952,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 14.59 billion gallons. Stocks of ethanol stood at […]

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$1M USDA Grant Awarded to The Climate Trust to Build Conservation Investment Fund 

$1M USDA Grant Awarded to The Climate Trust to Build Conservation Investment Fund 

September 27, 2015 |

In Washington, the Climate Trust received a $1 million Conservation Innovation Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to launch their inaugural investment fund; structured to provide carbon finance to biogas, forestry and grassland conservation projects. To leverage this support, The Climate Trust is now raising private capital and preparing a pipeline of […]

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World Solar Challenge 2015 features Belgian entry made with bio-based resins 

World Solar Challenge 2015 features Belgian entry made with bio-based resins 

September 27, 2015 |

In Belgium, Cardolite Corporation, SHD composite Materials Ltd and Solvay are supporting the Punch Powertrain Solar Team from the University of Leuven in building the PunchOne, a Belgian solar car based on bio-based resins. The Punch One, that will run the Solar Challenge in Australia in October, is produced with carbon fiber prepregs impregnated with […]

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On the Move in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Qualitas Health, Gevo

On the Move in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Qualitas Health, Gevo

September 27, 2015 |

In Texas,  Qualitas Health announced that Dr. Rebecca White has been appointed as its Texas Site Manager. Dr. White’received her Ph.D. in Microbiology from Texas A&M University, as a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellow. Prior to joining Qualitas, she was Director of Cultivation at Sapphire Energy, overseeing the growing and processing of microalgae. […]

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Sustainable Marine Fuel initiative consortium to launch 2-year testing, certification, scaling effort for drop-in marine biofuels

Sustainable Marine Fuel initiative consortium to launch 2-year testing, certification, scaling effort for drop-in marine biofuels

September 27, 2015 |

In the Netherlands, the Sustainable Marine Fuel initiative will be launched on October 7th by Boskalis, Wärtsilä, and GoodFuels Marine and supported by Carbon War Room, Zero and both the Ports of Amsterdam and Rotterdam. This consortium has been established to help overcome the challenges facing the development of such a market. The 2-year program aims […]

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Amyris, DARPA  sign $35M pact, aimed at accelerating, reducing cost of bringing new molecules to market

Amyris, DARPA  sign $35M pact, aimed at accelerating, reducing cost of bringing new molecules to market

September 27, 2015 |

In California,  Amyris and  the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office have signed a multi-year, Technology Investment Agreementworth up to $35 million with  to create new research and development tools and technologies that will significantly reduce the time and cost of bringing new molecules to market. Amyris has chosen five specialized subcontractors […]

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CARB advances Low Carbon Fuel Standard towards finalization, affirms biodiesel, renewable diesel’s primacy as carbon-fighting tool

CARB advances Low Carbon Fuel Standard towards finalization, affirms biodiesel, renewable diesel’s primacy as carbon-fighting tool

September 27, 2015 |

In California, the state Air Resources Board (CARB) has posted Response to Comments on the Low Carbon Fuel Standard Regulation here   and posted the final environmental analysis, responses to environmental analysis comments, and proposed final regulatory order here. The National Biodiesel Board noted that CARB has affirmed biodiesel, America’s Advanced Biofuel, reduces greenhouse gas […]

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Taurus Energy proposes $1.21M private placement with Lantmännen

Taurus Energy proposes $1.21M private placement with Lantmännen

September 27, 2015 |

In Sweden, the Board of Directors of Taurus Energy proposed a preferential rights issue and a private placement with Lantmännen. The board noted:  Given that Taurus Energy has not had a stable principal shareholder since Forskarpatent Syd took a strategic decision to sell its shares to, among others, research scientists who had contributed patents to […]

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UK’s BBSRC, Brazil’s FAPESP launch joint funding call for advanced biofuels

UK’s BBSRC, Brazil’s FAPESP launch joint funding call for advanced biofuels

September 27, 2015 |

BBSRC, together with the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), have launched a joint funding call in the strategic priority area of Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy (IBBE). BBSRC is the lead funding agency for academic research and training in the biosciences at universities and institutes throughout the UK, and was established by Royal Charter […]

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