May 3rd, 2012
Brazil, Europe, U.S, and more…
Brazil
Brazil has always been at the forefront of innovation in the ethanol and biodiesel sectors, and sugar is still king – however the global biofuels industry is evolving fast and Brazil cannot afford to stand still.
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May 3rd, 2012
In bioenergy, waste has been hot and is getting hotter. The powerful combination of low cost and low controversy has powered a group of technologies into the front rank in terms of getting steel into the ground on favorable terms.
Let’s look at the 5 types of waste and some of the notable projects.
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May 3rd, 2012
IPOs are struggling, all across cleantech – and the biofuels IPO queue is long and tiring.
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May 3rd, 2012
En route to zillions in algae? First, you have to get the water out of the algae or the algae out of the water.
Making Algenol’s ethanol-secreting microalgae a technology worth a special accommodation. Which Florida finally granted.
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May 3rd, 2012
Think that falling natural gas prices mean bad news for bio-based technologies? Don’t bet on it. There’s opportunity in there.
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Posted in Biochemicals, Biofuels General, Feedstocks, Finance & Investment, Natural Gas | Comments Off
May 3rd, 2012
Isobutanol – a gateway to bioprocessing fortunes? Well, the lawyers are doing just fine too.
Here’s a 2-Minute Guide to all the Gevo and Butamax hollerin’, and how to separate the alcohol from the folderol.
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May 3rd, 2012
For bio-based industry, beyond the Valley of Death lies the Valley of Dearth, a shortfall in capital necessary to finance global deployment at scale.
A global OPIC can bring institutional investors to the rescue, say top capital strategists in New York.
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May 3rd, 2012
As Honeywell and Agrisoma collaborate to pioneer aviation biofuels from a new carinata-based feedstock, critics wonder exactly why the military is paying so much for the biofuels it is utilizing for tests.
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April 5th, 2012
Research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance states “Investment in biofuels, biomass and waste-to-energy is projected to increase from $14bn in 2010 to $80bn by 2020” – so there really wasn’t a better time to meet key companies, form partnerships and build relationships with those who will drive this growth than at World Biofuels Markets in Rotterdam last month.
This March saw the most successful World Biofuels Markets Congress & Exhibition to date take place. With over 1500 attendees, 260 expert speakers and a sold-out exhibition hall featuring 80 of the most active players in the biofuels, biopower and biochemicals industries, World Biofuels Markets has further reinforced itself as the must-attend event in the industry calendar.
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