Global Biofuels Markets Round Up

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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Waste Makes Haste

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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The Cleantech IPO Window – Closed for business?

May 3rd, 2012

IPOs are struggling, all across cleantech – and the biofuels IPO queue is long and tiring.
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Picking up Pennies in Parking Lots: the algae biofuels angle

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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Falling natural gas prices and the bio-based opportunity

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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Butamax and Gevo: Bio’s Montagues and Capulets get it on, and on, and on

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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Crossing the Valley of Dearth

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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Tinker, tailor, sailor, fly: aviation biofuels advance, attract opponents over costs

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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World Biofuels Markets: “The one sector event essential to attend”

April 24th, 2012

Earlier this week I caught up with Nick Brooks, Chief Executive Officer, Mycologix to chat to him about World Biofuels Markets Congress & Exhibition. Having attending the Congress 5 times in the last 6 years, and every year since 2009 – I really wanted to chat to him to find out what exactly has kept him coming back. A great guy and CEO of a very interesting company – take a look at what they do here

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“Great event – real scale, lots of well-informed debate and abundant networking opportunities.” (Helveta) – It can only be one thing: World Biofuels Markets!

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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