In Colorado, Zeachem reports they have successfully completed contract negotiations to receive its portion of $12 million of a $40 million grant from USDA for the development of advanced drop in fuels. The company will implement the AFRI project at its existing Boardman 250,000 GPY demonstration biorefinery. Design of the AFRI project is underway and […]
In Colorado, Zeachem has received a conditional commitment for a $232.5 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 9003 Biorefinery Assistance Program. The total project cost for the 25 million gallon per year biorefinery is estimated to be $390.5 million, and the remainder of the project cost will be covered through equity contributions […]
ZeaChem launches its 250,000 gallon per year core process. How could this possibly matter, in the context of a 500 million gallon cellulosic biofuels target for 2012, that was waived down to 10 million? As it turns out, a lot. The RFS is in much better shape than its critics advertise. Here’s why. In […]
In Colorado, ZeaChem added Nancy Buese as the third independent board member and audit chair on its Board of Directors. Buese brings 20 years of financial leadership to the ZeaChem Board. She currently serves as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Denver-based MarkWest Energy Partners L.P. (NYSE: MWE), a leading provider of midstream […]
New investments and new investors enter or double down on sorghum, sweet sorghum, castor and cellulosic biofuels There’s a rumor going around the biofuels and biomaterials business that today represents one of the most difficult periods to raise capital. Apparently, the rumors did not reach ZeaChem, Chromatin or Synthetic Genomics, which this week made separate […]
In California, Pacific Ethanol signed an operations and maintenance agreement with ZeaChem to provide operations, maintenance and accounting services for ZeaChem’s 250,000 gallon per year cellulosic integrated biorefinery in Boardman, Oregon. This will start in the fourth quarter of 2011. More on the story.
In Florida, Sapphire Energy, KiOR and ZeaChem are unexpectedly trailing, and POET, Coskata, Waste Management, LanzaTech in close battles as 2nd round voting got underway in the Transformative Technologies 2011 competition. The shocker of the day was #11 seed OriginOil opening up a 62-38 first-day lead over Sapphire Energy, while #6 seed Terrabon got out […]
In Texas, the Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI) recognized ZeaChem and LanzaTech among its 2011 Top 10 Defense Energy Technology Solutions. From over 220 global applicants spanning the energy spectrum, the organizations with the most promising military-related technologies were selected to present to panel of officials including the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. […]
Background: This is a second round, Central Regional match-up between #3 seed ZeaChem and #6 seed Terrabon, in the 2011 Transformative Technologies tourney, from Biofuels Digest. Voting: Open to all Biofuels Digest subscribers. Voting links are in the Biofuels Digest daily newsletter. To subscribe (free), visit here. The winner gets: Most votes advances to the Sweet […]
In Colorado, Chrysler and ZeaChem announced a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at forming a strategic alliance to accelerate the development and market adoption of advanced cellulosic ethanol, by bringing together a leading global auto manufacturer and an innovative bio-based fuels and chemicals production company. The primary alliance goals are to strengthen the credibility among regulators […]
