Category: Locations
Cuba plans second biomass electrical generation plant in Matanzas Province
In Cuba, the Cuba Standard reports that a Chinese company, National Bio Energy, will be building Cuba’s second biomass plant at a cost of $60 million in Matanzas Province. The plant will have a capacity of 20MWe, and start by using bagasse, although the article reports that the plant will eventually have the capacity to [...]
Technip awarded FEED contract for a new biomass-to-liquid plant in Finland
In Paris, Technip has been awarded a €5 million contract by Forest Btl Oy for the front-end engineering and design of a new second generation biomass-to-liquid to be built on Ajos island, Finland. This plant will produce approximately 140,000 tons of biodiesel and naphtha from wood and by-products from the wood-processing industry. Technip will develop [...]
UPM signs joint development agreement with Renmatix for biochemicals
In Finland, UPM and Renmatix have into a non-exclusive joint development agreement whereby both companies will further develop Renmatix’s water-based Plantrose process to convert woody biomass into low-cost sugar intermediates for subsequent downstream processing into biochemicals. Offering cost-competitive bio-alternatives for select petrochemicals on an industrial scale is the long term goal of this initiative. UPM [...]
Oil Palm biomass joint venture cluster formed in Malaysia
In Malaysia, five companies have signed a joint venture cluster agreement to accumulate as much as 1.5 million tonnes of dry oil palm biomass that will be used to produce products such as biofuels, either as ethanol or pellets. An article in the Daily Express lists the companies involved as Bell Group, Golden Elate, Genting [...]
Clariant in discussions with potential partners to build a Sunliquid enzyme technology ethanol plant
In Switzerland, Clariant is engaged in discussions with unnamed parties to become partners for an ethanol plant that will utilize its Sunliquid enzyme technology. In an interview with Bloomberg, Clariant’s Biofuels and Derivatives head, Mark Rarbach is quoted as stating, “We are in close and advanced discussions with partners about commercialization of the technology.” Rarbach [...]
VIASPACE Signs Giant King Grass contract in Philippines
In California, VIASPACE announced it has signed a Giant King Grass supply contract with Sagay Central, of Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Sagay is a sugar milling and sugar growing company, producing 150,000 tons of sugar per year. The Giant King Grass biomass will be used for electrical generation. No details financial details or details [...]
VG Energy Enters into a Strategic Alliance with DAK for LipidMax Field Trials
In California, VG Energy, an agricultural biotech company, announced a strategic alliance with DAK Renewable Research to conduct field trials using LipidMax to increase the corn oil yield. DAK Renewable Research headquartered in Brandon, South Dakota brings agricultural innovations together with investors. It is primarily focused on developing viable and cost-effective green energy solutions. DAK is providing [...]
LCTI Low Carbon Technologies and Sunthenoil form JV for algae to oil project.
In Canada, LCTI Low Carbon Technologies International has entered into a joint venture with Sunthenoil LLC. The JV plans to develop a 1,000 acre algae to oil project, located on LCTI real estate assets. The joint venture intends to utilize a technology as sub-licensed through Sunthenoil LLC from SunEco Energy of California. When complete, the project [...]
VIASPACE and Grain Hill sign joint development agreement
In California, VIASPACE announced the signing of a joint development agreement with Grain Hill/AGRICORP. Under the agreement, a new special purpose company will be established to develop, build, own and operate a 2,100 acre Giant King Grass plantation and a co-located 12 MW biomass power plant on the AGRICORP Agricola Miramontes plantation on the shores [...]
CO2 Solutions and Codexis extend JDA through March 2015
In Canada, CO2 Solutions announced that it has renewed until March 31, 2015 its Joint Development Agreement with Codexis to continue the development and deployment of CO2 Solutions’ enzymatic carbon capture technology. Under the amended and restated JDA, CO2 Solutions’ proprietary enzymatic method for the efficient capture of carbon dioxide from large emission sources will continue to benefit from Codexis’ [...]
