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Start-up Brings Algae-to-Oil Pilot Plant On-line

February 8, 2010 | Alex Scott

OriginOil (Los Angeles), a start-up company developing a process for converting algae into oil, says it has commissioned its pilot facility at its Los Angeles headquarters. The company says it now has an end-to-end algae-to-oil production facility in...

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EU Agrees to Pump Billions of Dollars into CCS and Renewables

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) into projects for carbon capture and storage (CCS), and renewable fuels and...

ZeaChem Scales-up Biomass-to-acetic Acid Process

ZeaChem (Lakewood, CO), a bioprocessing firm, says it has successfully tested a fermentation process for manufacturing acetic acid from renewable biomass to a scale of 5,000 liters, up from laboratory scale of 0.5 liters. The production of acetic acid is the...

Algal Systems Less Efficient than Corn for Generating Fuels

Using algae for generating biomass energy is less efficient than using switchgrass, canola or corn, uses more water, and requires more inputs, according to a University of Virginia (Chartlottesville, VA) study published in a recent edition of the journal...

Bayer CropScience Buys Biofungicide Technology from Israeli Firm

Bayer CropScience has acquired certain assets and technologies of AgroGreen (Ashdod, Israel) relating to biological development products. The...

Monsanto Faces DOJ Inquiry, Wins DuPont Patent Suit

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has stepped up its inquiry into Monsanto’s licensing practices amid a larger investigation into consolidation of the seeds industry and accusations of anti-competitive practices by the biotech giant. Separately, Monsanto scored a victory over its most vocal critic when a federal court ruled against DuPont in a patent infringement lawsuit challenging DuPont’s rights to stack Monsanto’s Roundup Ready (RR) trait with DuPont’s Optimum GAT trait....

Soybean-based Foam for Automotive Seats (video)

Ford promotes its development and use of soy-based foam for seating in cars. The foam can be 30% lighter than petrochemical-derived alternaitives...

Novozymes Grows in 2009, Expects a Boost from U.S. Biofuels in 2010

Novozymes (Copenhagen), an enzymes technology firm, says its operating profit for fourth quarter 2009 increased 16% to DKr 431 million ($81 million), compared to the year-ago period, with corresponding sales up 7% to DKr 2.2 billion. Operating profit margin...

Start-up Commissions First Commercial Biosuccinic Acid Plant

Bioamber (Pomacle, France), a three year old joint venture between DNP Green Technology (Princeton, NJ) and (Agro-industrie Recherches et Développements (ARD; Pomacle), an agricultural technology group, says it has successfully begun operating the...

BASF and KWS Collaborate in High-Yielding Sugar Beet

BASF Plant Science (Limburgerhof, Germany) and KWS SAAT (Einbeck, Germany) have announced collaboration in plant biotechnology whose aim is to develop sugar beet varieties with higher sugar and energy yields as well as greater drought tolerance. The...

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