This is the official Transformative Technologies 2014 nominee page for Algenol, nominated in the “Transformative conversion technology (liquid)” category for its direct-to-ethanol technology. Voting Rules All voting is exclusively via social media this year. To vote, simply click on the Tweet, Like or Share link in on this page. Each tweet, like or share will count […]
Company description: Algenol LLC is a global, development stage, industrial biotechnology company that makes biofuels and high-value industrial chemicals cost-effectively from abundant, renewable resources. Algenol uses hybrid blue-green algae and specially designed photobioreactors as a sustainable, proprietary platform for making its products from carbon dioxide, sunlight, and saltwater. The Company’s first product is ethanol for […]
Woods, Gradin, Janzen to address Winning Strategies for Reaching Scale and other topics at ABLC 2014. In Florida, Biofuels Digest announced that Algenol CEO Paul Woods,GranBio CEO Bernardo Gradin and Cool Planet CEO Howard Janzen will present addresses on ABLC 2014’s opening morning — under the general theme of Hot Companies and Winning Strategies. Algenol, […]
In Florida, Algenol has become the latest member of The Advanced Ethanol Council. Algenol produces ethanol from sunlight, algae, non-arable land and carbon dioxide. The company maintains a operates a 4-acre process development unit and a 36-acre pilot scale integrated biorefinery in Lee County, Florida. Algenol’s IBR has produced ethanol, gasoline, jet and diesel fuel […]
In Florida, Algenol credits the state’s agriculture commissioner for convincing to build its first $500 million plant in the state, rather than looking at Texas. The company had decided to look outside Florida in April after legislation that was anything but favorable to ethanol production was introduced. Site selection should be done by the end […]
Turns out, you might be the key to lower cost, microbial fuels. Yes, the microbial hotel known as You. Meanwhile, check out a set of vids on a hot company aimed at relieving pain at the pump with a $1.27 per gallon cost structure. “At my Costco,” says Algenol CEO Paul Woods, “we have guys […]
Bold price predictions, and a new technology system unveiled, from one of algae’s hottest of the hottest. Algenol CEO also indicates that dispute with Florida government is resolved, and focus is back on the Sunshine State for the first commercial plant. In Florida, Algenol CEO Paul Woods announced at the Algae Biomass Summit that the […]
Two former key Codexis executives have moved to top jobs elsewhere in the industry. Wes Bolsen has now joined the Cool Planet Energy Systems team. He will join them on August 1 in their newly opened headquarters in Greenwood Village, CO, just outside of Denver. He will focus on building Cool Planet’s Global strategic partnerships. […]
In Florida, Algenol CEO Paul Woods told NBC that he plans to switch a $500M advanced biofuels project to Texas, New Mexico and Arizona — among other possible sites, after Governor Rick Scott signed a bill to repeal the state’s E10 ethanol mandate. Woods noted that his current 30-acre R&D facility in Lee County, Florida now […]
In Florida, the Naples News is reporting that Algenol may choose to locate its first $400M commercial facility outside of its home state of Florida, if Governor Rick Scott signs a bill repealing the state’s Renewable Fuel Standard. “We have looked at Polk County, Hendry County, Martin County,” Woods told the News. “We have looked […]
