Cellulosic ethanol pioneer TMO Renewables closes $18 million financing round, readies for US market entry

In the UK, TMO Renewables announced that it has completed an $18 million financing round in support of its entry into the US market. The company received support in this round from Jupiter Asset Management, Noble Group, RAB Capital, Presnow Limited , Diverso Management, and Libra Advisors.
The company’s second generation technology for cellulosic ethanol production [...]

August 05, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

POET completes corn cob harvesting trial; plans to expand to 25,000 acres in fall as cellulosic ethanol prep continues

In South Dakota, POET announced that it successfully completed its first corn cob collection season, and in a 16-day trial of new cob harvesting technology. The company said that it expects to harvest up to 25,000 acres for cobs in Texas, South Dakota and Iowa this fall.
Corn cobs are used by POET at its pilot [...]

July 31, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

Florida researchers discover bug that simplifies cellulosic pretreatment; reduces need for acids, heating

In Florida, researchers at the University of Florida have reported in the July issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology the discovery of a strain of the Paenibacillus sp. bacteria, JDR-2, is efficient in breaking down hemicellulose. The researchers said that the discovery could greatly simplify the pretreatment of cellulosic materials, typically using harsh [...]

July 30, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

Wood prices falling across Europe; steepest in Scandinavia

In Scandinavia, wood prices in Sweden and Finland fell faster than the global average price the past year as a result of reduced operating rates for pulp mills in those two countries according to Wood Resource Quarterly. Pulpwood prices fell substantially in practically all markets in Europe in the 1Q/09. The biggest declines occurred in [...]

July 13, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

Researchers find one-step process for converting cellulose to HMF, which can be refined into drop-in renewable fuels

In Washington, researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory report a new method for converting cellulose in a single-step to the building block HMF, which can thereupon be refined into renewable polyesters, green gasoline or green diesel.
In their research, the team used a combination of copper chloride and chromium chloride at 120 degrees Celsius broke [...]

May 20, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

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