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First commercial! Green Biologics raises $76M round in Debt and Equity Financing

First commercial! Green Biologics raises $76M round in Debt and Equity Financing

January 21, 2015 |

Company now ready to Deliver 1st Commercial Plant in U.S. From the UK, we hear that Green Biologics announced the closing of an internal follow-on equity round of $42 million co-led by Swire Pacific Limited and Sofinnova Partners. Existing investors Capricorn Venture Partners, Oxford Capital Partners, Morningside Technology Partners and ConvergInce Holdings also participated in […]

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Green Biologics: Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide

Green Biologics: Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide

January 21, 2015 |

Green Biologics is focused on the production of renewable n-butanol and other C4 chemicals from various renewable feedstocks, including sugar (cane, molasses, beets), starch (corn) and cellulosic biomass (corn residues, sugar cane bagasse, forest materials and grasses). GBL works with feedstock partners to deliver capital efficient production models, and we work with downstream partners to […]

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Biofuels Digest Index flat at 58.95 despite an advanced biofuels decline

Biofuels Digest Index flat at 58.95 despite an advanced biofuels decline

January 21, 2015 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, was flat at 58.95 despite an advanced biofuels decline For the day, Metabolix (MBLX) dropped 4.17 percent to $0.46, while Ceres (CERE) slumped 9.05 percent to $0.21. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) fell 4.31 percent to $4.00. Overall, declines led advances 5 to 3 […]

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Dr. Nancy Ho, Founder, Green Tech America

Dr. Nancy Ho, Founder, Green Tech America

January 20, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. My company plays an important role in providing our super efficient yeast, named as the Ho-Purdue Yeast, described above for companies worldwide to produce cellulosic ethanol by using their local cellulosic feedstocks. One company in the US already markets the cellulosic ethanol produced […]

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Declaring “truth matters,” biodiesel leaders say facts will re-energize the Renewable Fuels Standard

Declaring “truth matters,” biodiesel leaders say facts will re-energize the Renewable Fuels Standard

January 20, 2015 |

The National Biodiesel Conference and Expo opens with a fiery speech by the industry’s chief spokesperson In Texas, arguing that federal policy makers must see through the false attacks by renewable fuels opponents and provide certainty for their advanced biofuel industry, biodiesel advocates opened the doors to the public today at the National Biodiesel Conference […]

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Biodiesel 2015: The top 14 trends for the new year

Biodiesel 2015: The top 14 trends for the new year

January 20, 2015 |

New technologies, new markets, new research and most of the same policy challenges, as we look at the 14 top trends for 2015. This morning, the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo opens in Ft. Worth, just hours before President Obama delivers what is expected to be a realistic-legislation-free State of the Union Address in Washington. […]

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Renewable Energy Group: Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide

Renewable Energy Group: Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide

January 20, 2015 |

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. is a leading North American advanced biofuels producer and developer of renewable chemicals. REG utilizes a nationwide production, distribution and logistics system as part of an integrated value chain model to focus on converting natural fats, oils and greases into advanced biofuels and converting diverse feedstocks into renewable chemicals. With 10 […]

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4 minutes with… Jens Sogaard Jacobsen, Group Sales Director, MBP Group

4 minutes with… Jens Sogaard Jacobsen, Group Sales Director, MBP Group

January 19, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. MBP Group works closely together with a number of manufacturing companies that process biological products. We manage their by-products and ensure that this potential waste is brought to optimal use in the bioeconomy. Examples of applications are: HFO and LFO replacement, CHP fuel, […]

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Anellotech, IFP Energies nouvelles and Axens to develop aromatics technology from non-food biomass

Anellotech, IFP Energies nouvelles and Axens to develop aromatics technology from non-food biomass

January 19, 2015 |

Pyromania! Anellotech lands key European partners to commercialize its pyrolysis-based pathway to high-value renewable BTX chemicals. In New York, Anellotech, IFP Energies nouvelles and its subsidiary Axens have announced a strategic alliance to develop and commercialize a new technology for the low cost production of bio-based benzene, toluene and paraxylene using Anellotech’s process of Catalytic […]

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Abengoa Bioenergy: Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide

Abengoa Bioenergy: Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide

January 19, 2015 |

The company is active in three areas in biofuels: a. Traditional fermentation of cereal grains and sugar cane for the commercial production of bioethanol b. Traditional transesterification for the production of biodiesel from cereal and vegetable oils. c. Commercial scale cellulosic fuel production. Overall, the company has €7256 in sales, 24,000 employees and €1.365 in […]

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