In Israel, Schott and Algatech, have signed an extension of their R&D agreement covering thin-walled DURAN glass tubes glass tubes for Algatech’s algae production facility, that have “significantly improved cultivation efficiency in the yields of Algatech’s AstaPure natural astaxanthin.” A dedicated section of Algatech’s factory in the Arava Desert will serve as a beta site […]
In Michigan, the Michigan Molecular Institute, Michigan Sugar Company and Micromidas have partnered in a 9-month, $150,000 SBIR research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to create ways to convert sugar beet waste, or raffinate waste, into commodity chemicals. “Sugar beets are processed into sugar through a multi-step procedure,” said MMI Research Scientist Dr. […]
In Montana, Rivertop Renewables announced that it has been selected by Montana Department of Transportation to supply a bio-based corrosion inhibitor that will be added to the salt brine used to de-ice state roads this winter. Rivertop’s Headwaters 40F corrosion inhibitor helps reduce the corrosive impacts of the low-cost salt de-icer on roads, bridges and […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, recovered 1.09 percent to 74.83 as ethanol equities rallied. For the day, Amyris advanced 3.54 percent to $4.09, while KiOR (KIOR) rebounded 14.39 percent to $0.12. Among other equities, Ceres (CERE) dumped 7.56 percent to $0.42. Overall, advances led declines 7 to 4 for […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, dumped 1.92 percent to 74.02 as advanced biofuels took a tumble. For the day, BP fell 3.19 percent to $44.08, while KiOR (KIOR) plunged 14.02 percent to $0.10. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) shed 4.02 percent to $15.05. Overall, advances led declines 10 […]
The second half of 2014 has been without question the most exciting in the long story of cellulosic ethanol — with first commercial plants now in operation by POET-DSM, and GranBio — and with Abengoa Bioenergy’s project opening next month in Hugoton, Kansas, and DuPont’s project in Nevada, Iowa opening before the end of the […]
The first thing you notice about the Beta Renewables cellulosic ethanol plant in Crescentino is the size and scope. After the long “five years away” era of cellulosic biofuels, where systems fit on benches, or in small shacks that held pilots, this 20 million gallon cellulosic biofuels project, up close and in person, is like […]
This week, while much of the world descended on New York to welcome the UN opening sessions and debate about climate change — we headed for ICLE4 — the International Conference on Lignocellulosic Ethanol, in Landshut, Germany — as a way of catching up with the lively cellulosic scene in the EU. Here’s our report from the […]
She’s officially listed as Deputy Director of the Bioenergy Technology Office at DOE — but I count at least two terms as interim director, and totaling I believe over a year in that post. Sometimes in that job, you get the joy of seeing a technology break through at scale. Some days, you probably feel […]
It’s also the world’s largest and most advanced development center in the field of environmental technology. In Germany, Vecoplan opened a new 17,000 square-foot Technology Center in Bad Marienberg, Germany. The first-of-its-kind facility is equipped with more than 25 machines representing a comprehensive range of mechanical technologies for the processing, recycling or repurposing of waste […]
