Biofuels
Statoil and Bio Architecture Lab commercializing macroalgae-to-ethanol process
Bio Architecture Lab (BAL) and Statoil have a wide-ranging strategic partnership for the production of renewable, sustainable and low cost ethanol derived from macroalgae grown off the coast of Norway.
Interest groups say US Senate’s inaction on energy bill costing the US 1.9 million jobs
China and other leading nations have gained more than $11 billion in job-creating clean-energy investments – with the US losing an estimated $208 million every day – since the US Senate abandoned comprehensive clean energy legislation in late July, according to a new analysis from Small Business Majority, Main Street Alliance, American Businesses for Clean Energy and We Can Lead.
World’s first BioDME renewable motor fuels plant inaugurated in Sweden
The world’s first plant for production of the renewable motor fuel BioDME was inaugurated on September 9.
Branson sees Solazyme as a strategic investment
Solazyme, Inc., announced that Sir Richard Branson has invested in Solazyme's Series D financing. Branson has invested in Solazyme's financing in a personal capacity.
Honeywell UOP technology to support biomass conversion in California
Honeywell UOP LLC’s technology was recently selected for use in Rentech, Inc.’s Rialto Renewable Energy Center for the conversion of biomass to transportation fuels.
Verenium closes sale of cellulosic biofuels business to BP
Verenium Corp. has closed the sale of its cellulosic biofuels business to BP Biofuels North America for $98.3 million, subject to the additional financial terms of the transaction announced on July 15, 2010.
Biorenewables update: What is beyond ethanol and biodiesel?
New processing technologies have broadened potential ‘drop-in’ alternatives for transportation fuels
Symposium regarding use of environmentally acceptable lubricants
ASTM International is sponsoring a symposium on testing and use of environmentally acceptable lubricants.
The new biofuel: It’s whisky in a car
Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland has filed a patent for a new biofuel made from whisky by-products, which it says can be used in ordinary cars, without any special adaption needed.
EIA’s annual energy review
The Annual Energy Review 2009 (AER), released on August 19, 2010, provides the US Energy Information Administration's (EIA) most comprehensive look at integrated energy statistics. Summary statistics from the report indicate some interesting data.
- Ketjen announces pricing adjustment for hydroprocessing catalysts effective January 15, 2026 1/9
- Germany's Uniper nears agreement to buy green ammonia from India 1/9
- Digital Exclusive—Valve maintenance: An open and shut case? 1/9
- Serbia's Russian-owned NIS refiner buys first crude since U.S. sanctions waiver 1/9
- U.S. refiner Marathon Petroleum says it will be bidding for Venezuelan crude oil 1/9
- Shell flags chemicals and products unit loss, raising doubts over $3.5 B buyback 1/8
