Tag: Mascoma
Mascoma withdraws its biofuels IPO
Tweet In New Hampshire, Mascoma Corporation applied to the SEC for the withdrawal of its S-1 Registration Statement, thereby abandoning its contemplated IPO. “The Company has determined at this time not to proceed with the offering due to market conditions,” the SEC notice said, and noted that “The Company may undertake a subsequent private offering. [...]
“Big Oil feels threat from growing biofuels sector.”
Tweet Today on Twitter: ahujachand #RINs #Biofuels: Difference Engine: End the ethanol tax | The Economist . Only Time magazine has not chimed in greentechmedia: Mascoma Withdraws Its Big Biofuels IPO CraigShields Biofuels’ Dubious Efficiency – URINYC Big Oil feels threat from growing biofuels sector
Mascoma withdraws IPO, blames market conditions
Tweet In New Hampshire, Mascoma has withdrawn its registration for an IPO worth up to $100 m. “The company has determined at this time not to proceed with the offering due to market conditions,” it said today in a filing. The decision comes after Enerkem, Fulcrum BioEnergy, and Coskata have all delayed or canceled their [...]
The Force: the Cellulosic biofuels tax credit is back, but is it really needed?
Tweet Finding it hard to explain to taxpayers why the PTC is needed, for the jump to cellulosic biofuels lightspeed, or to ward off predatory fossil-fuel evildoers? Turns out, The Force may not be needed after all.  So, the fiscal cliff was averted in a last minute-deal by DC lawmakers. Sort of. For now. [...]
12 Bellwether Biofuels Projects for 2013
Tweet A long war of opinion has been waged for years between advanced biofuels’ detractors and supporters. Mirage or reality? Completion of 6 key projects 2012 decided much of the debate. When these 12 projects open for business (or not) in 2013, you’ll know for sure. Advanced, next-generation biofuels are on the march, say the [...]
Biofuels Digest’s 2012 Yield Improvement Award: Mascoma, Lallemand Ethanol Technology — TransFerm
Tweet TransFerm is the first commercial application of Mascoma’s proprietary consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) technology platform, is a bioengineered drop-in substitute for conventional fermenting yeast that lowers costs for corn ethanol producers by alleviating the need to purchase a significant amount of the expensive enzymes currently used in corn ethanol production. TransFerm, is manufactured and distributed [...]
Longyear purchases lumber mill, ethanol plant in the making?
Tweet In Minnesota, the J.M Longyear company has purchased a 120-acre lumber mill site that has been shuttered since 2009, most likely in hopes of retrofitting the mill into a biofuel facility. Longyear, who have invested in Mascoma’s $232m cellulosic ethanol plant in Kinross, MI, have expressed interest in woody biomass to ethanol processes. Rumors [...]
New 5-Minute Guides to Cobalt Technologies, Joule Unlimited, Mascoma
Tweet Biofuels Digest has released the next wave of its 5-Minute Guides – a “news you can use” digest on the leading companies in biofuels. Each 5-Minute Guide provides a company description, 3 top milestones for 2010-12 and projected for 2012-14, description of the business model; plus project info (location, feedstocks, product set, processing technology, [...]
Mascoma: Biofuels Digest’s 5-Minute Guide
Tweet Address: 67 Etna Road, Suite 300, Lebanon, NH 03766 Year founded: 2005 Technology: Consolidated Bio-Processing Fuel type: Ethanol Major investors: Flagship Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Atlas Venture, General Catalyst Partners, Blue Sugarsiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, VantagePoint Venture Partners, General Motors, Marathon Oil Past milestones: First demonstration of CBP technology Opening of demonstration facility in [...]
Voices from VODville: Lessons learned in the journey towards advanced biofuels
Tweet What makes a winner in advanced biofuels? Five companies – Abengoa, INEOS Bio, Mascoma, Gevo, and American Process reflect on the essential ingredients for success. “We are industrial technology businesses, making a commodity, we have to control costs everywhere and learn, learn, learn.” – American Process CEO Theodora Retsina You could call it VODville, [...]
