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Ciao, Western Biomass Energy, formerly Blue Sugars, formerly KL Energy.
Tweet You can sum it up in 10 words: Studebaker, Maxwell, Hudson, Checker, DeSoto, Duesenberg, LaSalle, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Tucker. The names of beloved auto brands that went by the wayside — great in their day, but unable to adapt to modern times. The passing of a great brand is a sad thing, but it doesn’t [...]
Biofuels and the Problem of Tropical Islands, Part II of II
Tweet Peril and Promise from Haiti to Hawaii: a two-part series Geology denies them fossil fuels for cheap fuel, powerful export incomes, or fertilizers. Isolation brings them thin soils better suited to growing wood than staple crops. Deforestation is often rampant. Energy dependency leads to trade imbalances and weak currencies that make importing foreign technology [...]
Cobalt, Mercurius, BioProcess Algae, Frontline land $17.7M in military biofuels grants
Tweet Pilot-scale biorefineries for drop-in military diesel, jet fuel the focus of the DOE’s latest grant round. In Washington, the US Department of Energy announced up to $17.7 million in grants to four pilot-scale biorefinery projects aimed at military-spec hydrocarbon fuels. Cobalt Technologies, Mercurius Biofuels, BioProcess Algae and Frontline BioEnergy were selected for negotiation. Recipients [...]
Sugar Shock: Sweetwater, Naturally Scientific ink $250M pact for biobased sugars
Tweet The end-goal? High-value oils. Low-cost sugars become shock troops in the war for sustainability. In New York, we’ve learned that Sweetwater Energy will announce a project today to provide Naturally Scientific with customized industrial sugars over the course of 15 years in a transaction valued at $250 million. Sweetwater will use its patented, decentralized process [...]
ZeaChem Begins Production of Cellulosic Chemicals and Ethanol, Advances Toward Commercialization
Tweet ZeaChem announced that it has produced commercial-grade cellulosic chemicals and ethanol at its 250,000 gallons per year (GPY) biorefinery in Boardman, Ore. Among the first operational cellulosic biorefineries in the world, this demonstration facility showcases the scalability of ZeaChem’s biorefining process and serves as a key stepping-stone toward large-scale commercial production. “ZeaChem is developing [...]
BioNitrogen signs agreement with CF Industries for biomass supply
Tweet In Florida, BioNitrogen Corp. has signed an exclusive agreement with CF Industries, a fertilizer manufacturer and distributor, the removal of its woody biomass from phosphate mining land to use for urea fertilizer production. This will supply BioNitrogen with biomass for its first plant in Hardee County. According to the terms of this agreement, BioNitrogen [...]
Front Range to produce 7% of ethanol from wood in 2014
Tweet In Colorado, Front Range Energy says it has successfully test its wood-to-ethanol technology which is hopes to scale up next year. The company is using Sweetwater Energy’s technology to process biomass into sugars under a 15-year, $100 million deal. The traditionally corn-based ethanol producer says it hopes to produce 7% of its ethanol volume [...]
If polluters pay, will renewables rise?
Tweet Changes in EU policy and the financing of advanced biofuels have led to a revival of project formation in Europe. The latest news from Finland is that St1 is proceeding towards a build on its 10 million liter (2.6 million gallon) cellulosic ethanol project in Kajaani. The project will use industry residues, primarily waste [...]
Team Up for Energy Victory
Tweet “Up with octane, down with aromatics, and embrace the needs of people and nature,” says ACORE’s legendary biomass guru. But less freak-out, more reach-out is needed, he cautions. By Col. Bill Holmberg (ret.) Biomass Coordinator, American Council On Renewable Energy Advances taking place in the biofuels industry have an impact on many different aspects [...]
ThermoChem Recovery International (TRI): Biofuels Digest’s 5-Minute Guide
Tweet Based in: 3700 Koppers Street, Suite 405, Baltimore, MD, 21227 Year founded: 1996 Technology: Steam reforming gasification Fuel type: TRI’s high-quality, medium-BTU syngas can be converted into a wide range of downstream biofuel and biochemical products. Since 2003, a TRI gasifier has been in commercial-scale operation at Norampac’s Trenton (Ontario) containerboard mill, gasifying black [...]
