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June 29, 2010
A World Economic Forum (WEF) report published today has identified that biorefineries could help mitigate against climate change and that they have the potential to infuse up to $230...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biorefineries/Biorefineries-Set-to-Infuse-$230-Billion-into-Global-Economy-Provide-9-percent-of-Chemicals-by-2020_27729.html June 23, 2010
Total says it has agreed to acquire 17% of the equity of Amyris (Emeryville, CA), a biotech firm. Financial details were not disclosed. The firms say that under their agreement their...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/Total-Buys-into-U-S-Biofuels-Start-up_27578.html June 17, 2010
A group of researchers from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS; Sofia, Bulgaria) has devised a system for optimising bioethanol production from starch using a single reactor in...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/bioethanol/Scientists-Optimize-Single-Reactor-Yeast-Process-for-Producing-Bioethanol-from-Starch_27489.html June 15, 2010
Enzymes firm Novozymes (Copenhagen) and Lignol Energy (Burnaby, BC, Canada) say they have signed an R&D agreement to develop a commercially viable process for manufacturing biofuel...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/bioethanol/Novozymes-and-Lignol-Sign-R-and-D-Deal-to-Make-Biofuel-from-Wood_27445.html May 27, 2010
Novozymes says it has entered into an agreement with Sinopec and grain and oil importer COFCO (Beijing) to build the largest demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in China....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/bioethanol/Novozymes-Partners-in-Chinese-Cellulosic-Ethanol_27057.html May 27, 2010
Bayer CropScience and Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira (CTC; Sao Paulo) say they intend to enter into a broad R&D cooperation in biotech sugarcane. The main goal is to combine the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/bioethanol/Bayer-CropScience-Links-with-Brazilian-Unit-in-Sugarcane-R-and-D_27055.html May 25, 2010
The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI; San Diego, CA) says it has successfully created a synthetic bacterial cell using laboratory chemicals and knowledge relating to the manipulation of...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/Craig-Venter-Institute-Creates-First-Synthetic-Cell-Paves-Way-to-New-Wave-of-Biomaterials_27000.html May 20, 2010
The two firms will initially work to develop the best enzyme cocktails for Ceres' commercial switchgrass varieties....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/bioethanol/Novozymes-Ceres-Ink-Biofuel-Partnership_26863.html May 10, 2010
Novozymes says it has agreed to partner with Royal Nedalco (Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands), a major supplier of yeast and ethanol in Europe, to develop a fermentation process that...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/bioethanol/Novozymes-Collaborates-with-Ethanol-Developer-to-Improve-Yeast-Process_26609.html May 5, 2010
The moves are designed to boost Petrobras's biofuels business....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/Petrobras-Plans-Biodiesel-Venture-in-Portugal-to-Buy-Stake-in-Brazilian-Sugarcane-Firm_26550.html April 27, 2010
Coskata says its technology is capable of making ethanol from practically any renewable source, including household garbage, plant waste, and used tires....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/bioethanol/Total-Invests-in-Biofuel-Firm-Coskata_26342.html April 22, 2010
A wave of start-up companies are bringing new bioprocessing technologies from the laboratory to the market and making collaborative deals with chemical companies and other players from...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/bioethanol/Biochemicals-Start-ups-Pick-their-Partners-with-videos_25731.html April 20, 2010
Enzymes technology firm Codexis (Redwood City, CA) is due to go public this week with an IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The company plans to raise $84 million by offering 6 million...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/Codexis-Set-to-Launch-this-Week-on-the-Nasdaq_26114.html March 15, 2010
A consortium of 28 companies and research institutes has begun a four-year project to develop an efficient biorefinery system for converting biomass into final chemical products. Named...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/EU-Consortium-Begins-Biorefinery-Development-Project_25395.html March 11, 2010
The Lorraine Regional Council in France has joined forces with Arkema and two local university laboratories to back a research program into bio-based acrylics manufacture. Christian...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/Arkema-Reinforces-Research-into-Bio-Based-Acrylics_25218.html February 22, 2010
Process improvements have enabled a more direct and cost-efficient route to producing gasoline from carbon dioxide, the company says....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/gas_tol_iquids/Carbon-Sciences-Hopes-to-Commercialize-CO2-to-Gasoline-Process-Within-a-Year_24916.html February 18, 2010
Sugar and ethanol company ETH Bioenergia (São Paulo) and renewable energy company Brenco (São Paulo) say that ETH has taken over Brenco and that they have completed an...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/bioethanol/ETH-and-Brenco-Merge_24886.html February 16, 2010
New enzymes will lower costs for cellulosic biofuel producers, both firms say....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/bioethanol/Novozymes-Genencor-Launch-Improved-Enzymes-for-Cellulosic-Biofuels_24813.html February 10, 2010
Some start-ups entering the biofuels sector already are revealing themselves as winners in certain market applications even though there is no shortage of mature biofuel companies...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/Biofuels-Firms-Rated-New-Order-Emerges_24679.html February 5, 2010
A committee representing European Union (EU) member states has accepted a European Commission proposal to direct funds raised from the region’s emissions trading scheme (ETS)...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/EU-Agrees-to-Pump-Billions-of-Dollars-into-CCS-and-Renewables_24607.html |
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