Posts Tagged ‘biofuel’

18 November 2008

Codexis and Dyadic sign $10m biofuels agreement

Codexis and Dyadic International have signed a license agreement covering the use of Dyadic's C1 expression system for large-scale production of enzymes in biofuels and chemical and pharmaceutical intermediate production.

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18 November 2008

French Government encourages CleanTech Biofuels to explore opportunities in France

CleanTech Biofuels has begun exploring opportunities to implement its technology in France with the assistance of the Invest in France Agency, an arm of the French government.

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17 November 2008

Air New Zealand to launch world’s first biofuel-powered flight

Air New Zealand is to launch the world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by biofuel.

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17 November 2008

PetroSun, Biomass Partners propose US algal biofuel programme

Diversified energy company PetroSun, Inc. , together with Biomass Partners, has bid to secure the rights of existing US catfish farm ponds to be converted to algae farm systems with a potential production rate of 160 million gallons of algal oil annually.

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15 November 2008

Where will biofuels and biomass feedstocks come from?p

When it comes to biofuels we have a few choices and options - we can do it poorly, with short-run approaches with no potential to scale, poor trajectory, and adverse environmental impact, or we can do it right - with sustainable, long-term solutions that can meet our biofuel needs and our environmental needs, writes Vinod Khosla.

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14 November 2008

Amiworld signs biodiesel supply agreement with Odin Energy

New York-based energy company Amiworld has agreed with Odin Energy Corporation to supply biodiesel and diesel to its planned mixing plant and to subsequently sell the mixed products.

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14 November 2008

Latin America to make a splash in global biofuels market

Latin America's advantages of sufficient land, technological developments, agricultural knowledge and low labour costs will help it launch itself into the global biofuels market, according to a report published by Frost & Sullivan.

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13 November 2008

Brazilian renewable energy company Vital Renewable Energy Company secures $1bn

Brazilian renewable energy company Vital Renewable Energy Company has secured funding from private investors in the US, Europe and the Middle East, and is ready to launch renewable energy projects in Brazil, focused mainly on ethanol and electricity generation. The funding, which will exceed $1bn, according to the company, was completed by an international consortium of investors led Paladin Capital Group.

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13 November 2008

DOE awards $1.75m grant to University of Rochester for biomass R&D

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $1.75m grant to Professor David Wu of the University of Rochester, to investigate a way to turn waste biomass, such as grass clippings, cornstalks, and wood chips, into usable hydrogen or ethanol.

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13 November 2008

Oklahoma awarded $15m bioenergy R&D grant

To aid with the research in bioenergy, the US state of Oklahoma has been awarded $15m over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education will provide an annual $1.1m match.

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12 November 2008

Solix Biofuels closes $10.5m venture financing round for algae facility

Solix Biofuels has raised $10.5m in its first round of outside funding in order to build an algae biofuel facility in Colorado, US. The Series A funding was led by London-based venture capital firm I2BF Venture Capital and US-based investor Bohemian Investments.

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12 November 2008

NewNet Investor Profile: Astorre Modena, Terra Venture Partnersp

Astorre Modena discusses cleantech in Israel and the problems facing investors in the sector. 'There is currently a lack of top quality management in the industry. We need them to better run and operate all these new start-ups.'

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11 November 2008

Minnesota ploughs $3m into renewable energy projects

The Governor of the US state of Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty, is invest nearly $3m through the Next Generation Energy Board in eight renewable energy and advanced biofuels projects.

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7 November 2008

BIO pushes for EPA to complete biofuels emissions review

The Biotechnology Industry Organisation (BIO) urged the US Environmental Protection Agency to establish a science-based model for measuring net greenhouse gas emissions related to biofuels production.

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7 November 2008

The National Algae Association backs commercialisation of algae biofuels industry

The National Algae Association has formed regional chapters in the UK, California and Kentucky to accelerate the commercialisation of the algae biofuels industry and strengthen support for NAA.

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6 November 2008

Forestation business CellFor closes $10m financing

Conifer forestation business CellFor has closed a convertible note financing totalling $10m. The round involved participation from existing investors, as well as a number of new private investors, the company said.

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6 November 2008

Missouri adopts clean energy initiative

The US state of Missouri has adopted a clean energy initiative stating that the state's three large investor-owned utilities must source 15 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2021. With Missouri's adoption of these new standards, more than half the states in America have adopted renewable portfolio standards.

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5 November 2008

Allpartis Biotechnologies raises $750,000 in seed funding

San-Francisco based biomass company Allpartis Biotechnologies has raised $750,000 in seed funding.

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5 November 2008

US university finds biofuel in fungus

A team led by a Montana State University professor Gary Strobel has found a fungus that produces a new type of biofuel. The fungus, Gliocladium roseum, was sourced by Professor Strobel in a Patagonia rainforest.

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5 November 2008

Diageo gets approval for £65m Scottish biomass power facility

Drinks company Diageo has received planning permission for a £65m bioenergy facility at the company's Scotish distillery, Cameronbridge in Fife. Diageo, which makes global brands including Johnnie Walker, Tanqueray and Smirnoff, has signed a partnership agreement with energy management company, Dalkia, to create the new facility.

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