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BP outlines 3-pronged biofuels strategy, says biobutanol plant will open at commercial scale in 2013
In the UK, BP outlined a three-pronged strategy for biofuels: “growing a material sugarcane ethanol business in Brazil, building a cellulosic biofuel business in the U.S. and developing advanced molecules like biobutanol,” according to BP spokeswoman Thea Sherer.
A report in Ethanol Producer confirmed that the Vericipia plant — a joint venture between BP and Verenium, [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “World food demand will as much as double by mid-century, and energy from traditional sources will be insufficient to meet global demand.”
Patricia Woertz, CEO of Archer Daniels Midland: “World food demand will as much as double by mid-century, and by the same time, energy from traditional sources will be insufficient to meet global demand. The world is looking to agriculture to serve these needs – against a backdrop of constrained natural resources and growing environmental challenges. [...]
Biobutanol surges: Gevo announces retrofit of first-gen ethanol plant for advanced fuels
In Missouri, biobutanol made another significant advance in its path towards biofuels viability with the startup of a 1 Mgy pilot plant in St. Joseph. The town that served as the traditional jumping off point for the Oregon Trail of pioneer days, is home to another first: the conversion of a conventional ethanol plant for [...]
BP supplies biobutanol for Mazda MZR in American LeMans race series
In California, BP is providing biobutanol and ethanol as a fuel for one of the Mazda MZR- R-powered Lola coupe racecars in the upcoming US Petit LeMans. According to a report in Motor Sports, the car using the fuel will not be competing for LeMans Series points during the race.
Biobutanol is made by a joint [...]
Biobutanol breakthrough: researchers develop bacterial strain that doubles production
In Ohio, research engineers at Ohio State University, reporting at the American Chemical Society meeting this week, said that they have developed a new strain of the bacterium Clostridium beijerinckii in a bioreactor containing bundles of polyester fibers, that produced up to 30 grams of butanol per liter.
Previously, at north of 15 grams per liter [...]
Branson’s Virgin Green Fund raising $395 million for renewable fuel investment
In the UK, Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Green Fund is raising $395 million, and has received an $115 million infusion from the celebrated entrepreneur himself, while other major investors are being sought for the new fund, which will close in October.
The fund, based in San Francisco and London, expects to make investments into renewable energy, [...]
Organic Bio-Energy, Green Energy Partners near decision on South Carolina facility for algae, synthetic biodiesel, biobutanol
In South Carolina, Organic Bio-Energy and Green Energy Partners said that they are 95 percent complete on a feasibility study for a $75 million, 35-acre biofuels facility at the John W. Matthews Industrial Park in Orangeburg County. The project would produce 4 Mgy of synthetic biodiesel, 1 Mgy of biobutanol and 44 MW. Algae is [...]
Researchers say electrolyzed water can replace harsh chemicals in acetone-butanol-ethanol pretreatment
In Illinois, researchers at the University of Illinois have concluded that electrolyzed water can provide an effective and more eco-friendly alternative to pretreatment with sulphuric acid, lime or other strong chemicals used to loosen or destroy fibrous structures, when making an acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fuel mixture. Researchers found that electrolyzed water would be less harmful to [...]
DuPont’s three-pronged biofuels strategy unfolds in seed, cellulosic ethanol and biobutanol
In Illinois, AgWired has filed a report on the strategy of North American DuPont Biofuels based on a presentation by exec Dennis Magyar at the International Farm Management Association 17 Congress.
The company confirmed its three-pronged strategy for producing sustainable feedstock, cellulosic ethanol and advanced biofuels. Magyar said that its Pioneer HiBred corn seed, the DuPont [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “a vein of technology so deep, it will spawn a host of innovations.”
Charles O. Holliday, chairman of Dupont: “Industrial biotechnology is a technology whose time has come. For sixty years we have focused on long chain polymers – mylar, nylon, to name a few, and with biobased chemistry and fuels that’s what we’re looking at: a vein of technology so deep, it will spawn a host of [...]
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