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The password is….bagasse: Raizen, Iogen get going on cellulosic ethanol at industrial scale
Tweet Raizen, Iogen commence construction on the first of what could be up to eight projects by 2024. After years of developing cellulosic ethanol technology in Canada, Iogen turns on the afterburners in Brazil with bagasse and cane straw. And finds the right partner in Raizen. In Brazil, Raizen has started construction on a […]
Being solid and liquid: The screwy, upside-down world of renewable fuels financing
Tweet You just can’t beat the financing of renewable fuels for all-out zaniness. Tragicomedy, anyone? Consider the case of BlueFire Renewables. Sometimes, the financing of renewable fuels can start to sound a little like an Abbott & Costello routine. Allow us to summarize. You can finance a liquid renewable fuel as long as the market […]
Energy as easy as Waffles
Tweet One day, biofuels microbes may be so adept at making fuels, it will be a case of “just add water”. For now, there’s the hard slog of unlocking feedstocks that are affordable, available and aggregated. As we look for recent victories in low-cost feedstock development, What can we learn from natural gas? People from […]
Cob chic: as cellulosic biofuels arrive, the humble corn cob reigneth anew
Tweet After achieving celebrity via Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Huck Finn and Frosty the Snowman, the corn cob has been languishing of late. No more, as cobs appear poised to emerge as a biofuels feedstock rockstar. In days gone by, no one living on the land wasted anything if they could find a use for it. […]
The one-stop, get it hot, biobased Candy Men: Midori and low-cost cellulosic sugars
Tweet As Christine Aguilera sings in Candy Man: ”Good things come to boys who wait…He’s a one stop, get it while it’s hot, baby don’t stop Candy Man.” Or, as we might say with more restraint, Midori reports they have broken through on a 100-year quest for low-cost cellulosic sugars. And found a way to […]
Fast Swimmers: 10 Algae technologies, where are they in the race for the summit?
Tweet Who’s in the lead? Who’s getting traction? Who’s near the summit? Who’s got the oxygen? We look at algae, algae, and more algae to see who’s getting where, when. Algae, algae, algae — growing almost as fast as algae itself are the number of companies that are exploring the technology since algae came back […]
The Farm Bill: Your 2013 5-Minute Guide to $1B in US agri-energy investment
Tweet So, the Farm Bill passed the House and Senate, now — and heads to conference. When — and what will the Senate and House confer about, anyway? What’s in there for you? Here are the need-to-knows. In Washington, the House and Senate have now passed their respective versions of the proposed 2013 farm bill, […]
Commercial aviation biofuels: Translating green ambitions into green miles
Tweet How to get from available field to affordable fuel in 14 steps. The MASBI report is out, and that’s good. But, what are the immediate steps, and why these 14 and why not others, and why this way? The Digest gets the scoop from Honeywell UOP’s Jim Rekoske. Last week, the Midwest Aviation Sustainable […]
The PyroWall: US DOE chases the “The Three Big Barriers” to drop-in, thermochemical fuels
Tweet Seeking to drop the cost of drop-ins to $3 a gallon, the DOE invests $13M in advanced separation technologies In Washington, the US Department of Energy announced four research and development projects to bring next generation biofuels on line faster and drive down the cost of producing gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels from biomass. […]
Largest green diesel plant completed in US, Diamond Green Diesel: can it make money?
Tweet A now-complete 142 million gallon green diesel monster project will easily deliver big on renewable energy targets and greenhouse gas emissions reduction. But it also offers a material path to profits for its parents, Valero Energy and Darling International. In Louisiana, Darling International announced that Diamond Green Diesel, the joint venture between Valero subsidiary […]
