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14 biofuels companies named to AlwaysOn 100; ZeaChem is category winner

In California, AlwaysOn named ZeaChem as the Category winner for biofuels and agriculture in its AlwaysOn 100. Amyris Biotechnologies, Aurora Biofuels, Evolutionary Genomics, Genomatica, Joule Biotechnologies, KiOR, LanzaTech, LS9, Mendel Biotechnology, Performance Plants, Qteros, Segetis, SG Biofuels and Synthetic Genomics were the other biofuel companies named as AlwaysOn 100 award winners.
The companies were selected by [...]

ZeaChem selects CH2M Hill as contractor for poplar-based cellulosic ethanol plant in Oregon

In Oregon, ZeaChem announced that it has selected CH2M Hill as lead contractor for its Boardman biofuels plant. The company recently raised $34 million in equity funding for the plant’s construction, which will utilize poplar trees as feedstock for its thermochemical cellulosic ethanol process that has yielded up to 135 gallons per ton of biomass [...]

Special Report on Cellulosic Ethanol: POET pursues integration while, ZeaChem pursues yield as the race for CE commercialization heats up

In the US, POET’s cellulosic ethanol vision is integrated: cellulosic plants that use corn cobs that are waste material from cultivation of POET’s primary feedstock, corn.
POET’s $8 million pilot-scale plant is in Scotland, SD, producing 55 gallons per day, or 20,000 gallons per year. The company’s $200 million commercial-scale Project Liberty plant will open in [...]

ZeaChem raises $34 million for high-yield cellulosic ethanol plant

In Colorado, ZeaChem announced that it has raised $34 million in Series B financing from Globespan Capital Partners, PrairieGold Venture Partners, MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures, Firelake Capital and Valero Energy.  ZeaChem is developing a cellulose-based green fuels and chemicals biorefinery platform that converts poplar biomass into ethanol.
The new funds will be used to build ZeaChem’s first [...]