Posted on April 25th, 2009.
California’s adoption of a Low Carbon Fuel Standard jeopardizes continued development of the advanced biofuels it is intended to promote. Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Executive Vice President Brent Erickson issued the following statement regarding the decision today issued by the California Air Resources Board: “The biotechnology industry supports and applauds California’s attempt to mitigate the [...]
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Posted on February 24th, 2009.
Bionavitas, Inc. today unveiled its patent-pending Light Immersion Technology (LIT), a scientific breakthrough that dramatically increases algae yields in a cost-efficient and scalable model. Algae, shown to have the potential for solving the reliance on fossil fuels for energy production, are widely recognized as an important source for biodiesel production. Harnessing the power of [...]
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Posted on December 18th, 2008.
GreenShift Corporation announced that it has executed agreements to receive a $38 million investment to produce 20 million gallons per year of biodiesel from corn oil extracted from ethanol plants. Under the terms of the agreements, GreenShift will receive an investment of $38 million in a new GreenShift joint venture subsidiary that will use [...]
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Posted on December 16th, 2008.
OriginOil, Inc. (OTCBB: OOIL), announced the successful automation of its Helix BioReactor system. This breakthrough technology optimizes algae growth, making large-scale commercial algae production scalable. The design of the Helix BioReactor™ utilizes low-energy lights arranged in a helix pattern and a rotating vertical shaft design, which allows algae culture to replicate exponentially within a smaller installation [...]
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Posted on December 6th, 2008.
The European Union agreed on Thursday a series of ways to promote green energy after resolving a long-running battle over biofuels. But Italy would not drop its demand to review the legislation in 2014, preventing the European Union from signing off on a deal to get 20 percent of the bloc’s energy from renewable sources [...]
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Posted on December 4th, 2008.
A new ChemSystems Special Report published by Nexant—Brazil’s Biofuels Industry: Outlook for a Global Leader—assesses the technical, commercial and policy status of existing and anticipated biofuel and biofuels-related activities in Brazil, and draws conclusions on opportunities and challenges in the industry. It also forecasts changes to come, considering critical elements of the Brazilian biofuels supply [...]
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