Posts Tagged ‘bioenergy’
15 August 2011
US auto group Chrysler has teamed with cleantech innovator ZeaChem in a strategic alliance that will see the pair work together on accelerating the development and market adoption of cellulosic ethanol.
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12 August 2011
Government agencies and development banks have propped up funding for renewable energy technologies during week in which major deals have stayed away from the headlines.
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12 August 2011
Renewables fuels company KiOR, which in June took to the public markets, said it will look to secure a funding plan and additional customers as it moves towards generating revenue in the latter half of 2012.
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12 August 2011
Newly-listed renewable fuels company KiOR reported a slight rise in losses during the second quarter but said it is on track to begin production in the second half of 2012.
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12 August 2011
Brazilian energy group Petrobras said it will spend $570m over the next five years on ethanol acquisitions to bolster its business in the sector.
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12 August 2011
The US Department of Energy has teamed with the Department of Agriculture to award ten grants worth a total of $12.2m for research into improving efficiency in growing biofuel and bioenergy crops.
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9 August 2011
Renewable oil and bioproducts company Solazyme has entered into a framework agreement to form a joint venture with agribusiness Bunge to target the Brazilian market.
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4 August 2011
German agricultural products manufacturer BayWa plans to invest up to $358m in developing renewable energy projects as its home nation retreats from nuclear.
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3 August 2011
California-based breakthrough technology developer BioSolar has achieved a crucial step in it graduating to a main US exchange. The company has successfully completed a one for 30 reverse stock split as it looks to graduate to a senior exchange and attract institutional investment. The stock split has allowed its shares to now trade at a[...]
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2 August 2011
US-listed alternative energy company Universal Bioenergy said it is gearing up for a major expansion plan that may involve a number of acquisitions and securing institutional investment.
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1 August 2011
French utility EDF has entered into exclusive negotiations with domestic investor Perceva Capital with a view to sell its majority stake in biomass heating appliance manufacturer Supra.
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28 July 2011
There has been an explosion in the number of bioenergy projects being undertaken by companies hoping to find an economic system that does not rely on oil-based power but countering this is a growing opposition from some quarters.
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25 July 2011
Brazil's biofuels industry is again in the spotlight as Brasil Ecodiesel Industria & Comercio de Biocombustiveis & Oleos Vegetais vote on a proposed merger with Vanguarda do Brasil.
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22 July 2011
Chinese green chemistry company Cathay Industrial Biotech has filed for a $200m, as it looks to join a number of peers who have recently joined the public markets.
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20 July 2011
The Dow Chemical Company has carried out its largest investment yet into Brazil through entering a joint venture with Mitsui & Co that will target the biofuels market, in what represents the world's largest biopolymer play.
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20 July 2011
Power Finance Corp, an India-based financial institution which serves as the country's biggest lender to utilities, said it will set up a unit dedicated to funding renewable energy projects.
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19 July 2011
Biodiesel plant operator Renewable Energy Group has announced its intention to move onto the US public market.
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13 July 2011
Keating Capital, a pre-IPO fund that holds a number of cleantech businesses within its portfolio, has made $86.8m in a public offering and will now progress its plans to list on Nasdaq.
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12 July 2011
Biomass-focused energy development company Helius Energy will continue to look for funding for its project in Avonmouth, UK, after receiving an injection of cash today from one of its directors. A spokesperson for the company told NewNet it was looking for a mix of debt and equity, with talks with possible investors ongoing. A statement[...]
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12 July 2011
Biomass energy developer Helius Energy has received a new investment from a non-executive director as well as a number of changes to its board structure.
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