World’s Biofuels Markets 2010 has now passed into history, amidst memories of lessons learned, contacts made, and friendships renewed. The standing-room only crowds in many of the sessions showed that, after a trying 2009, the biofuels industry is very much on the move in 2010. Several trends were much in evidence during the three days of the conference.
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WBM 2010
Thursday, March 25th, 2010Qteros receives patent for Q Microbe and consolidated bioprocessing system
Thursday, March 25th, 2010Qteros announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent for the fermentation of biomass by the unique, naturally-occurring anaerobic Q Microbe (Clostridium phytofermentans). Qteros, the exclusive licensee of the patent, demonstrated that their Q Microbe technology offers ethanol producers significant cost reductions by streamlining the biomass-conversion process, commonly referred to as “consolidated bio-processing” (CBP).
Virent, Shell announcing startup of biogasoline plant
Thursday, March 25th, 2010Virent and Shell announced the successful startup of the Virent “Eagle” demonstration plant, producing 10,000 gallons per year of biogasoline, a drop-in renewable fuel.
Rumors aplenty at “standing-room only” WBM
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010Sapphire, DARPA, Joule, Akuo, SunFuel in the news as World Biofuels Markets convenes.
In the Netherlands, World Biofuels Markets, which officially opened yesterday with 10 keynote speakers including former Norwegian PM Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, BP Biofuels CEO Philip New, former Netherlands PM Ruud Lubbers and current Netherlands Environment Minister Bernard ter Haar, got off to a roaring start Monday with delegates crowding standing room-only workshops on algal fuels, energy crops, sustainability, and congresses on biopower and bio-based products. Overall attendance figures of up to 1500 have been reported for WBM, a sharp increase over 2009’s 900 attendees.
REN21 publishes global interactive map of biomass policy, capacity, production, mandates
Friday, March 5th, 2010In the EU, the Renewable Energy Policy Network REN21, a global policy network that provides a forum for international leadership on renewable energy, has launched its Renewables Interactive Map. The Map contains a wealth of information on renewable energy, including support policies, expansion targets, current shares, installed capacity, current production, future scenarios, and policy pledges.
Biofuels Awards, 16 Mar 2010 Amsterdam – Shortlist announced
Friday, March 5th, 2010The shortlist for the 2nd annual Sustainable Biofuels Awards have been announced ahead of the Awards ceremony on the 16th March.
The Sustainable Biofuels Awards are given in recognition of the tremendous wave of innovation and ingenuity that isoccurring across the biofuels world to develop truly sustainable and renewable fuels that reduce transport emissions in atransparent, measurable and sustainable way.
Novozymes announces $2 per gallon cellulosic ethanol will arrive in 2011; dramatic enzyme breakthrough;
Monday, February 22nd, 2010In Denmark, Novozymes announced that productivity increases with its new Cellic CTec2 enzymes have brought enzyme costs down to 50 cents per gallon, and will enable the biofuel industry to produce cellulosic ethanol at a price below USD 2.00 per gallon for the initial commercial-scale plants that are scheduled to be in operation in 2011. This cost is on par with gasoline and conventional ethanol at the current US market prices. (more…)
Shell, Cosan announce $21 billion Brazilian ethanol JV: largest biofuels deal ever
Monday, February 22nd, 2010In Brazil, Royal Dutch Shell announced an MOU with Cosan (CZZ) to make the largest investment in the history of biofuels, with an agreement to establish a 50-50 Brazilian ethanol joint venture with Cosan which will own 4,500 retail stations, sugar, ethanol, fuel distribution and power generation, and the Shell aviation fuel distribution business. (more…)
