In 2008, the market for biogas plants in Germany declined by 80% due to global economic downtrend, rising prices of energy crops, and German Renewable Energy law (EEG) revision. In 2009, about 70% of the global/European biogas market was accounted by Germany and hence the country will continue to be an important market for biogas plants in 2010.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Government of India, and India’s Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry are hosting the 2nd Methane to Markets Partnership Expo in New Delhi from March 2- 5, 2010. The event has attracted attendees from 30 countries and showcases more than 150 opportunities for capturing and using methane, a greenhouse gas more than 20 times as potent as carbon dioxide, as a valuable clean energy resource.
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded UOP, a Honeywell company, a $1.5 million cooperative agreement for a demonstration project. The technology involves capturing carbon dioxide and using it for producing algae, which will be utilized for energy and biofuel production.
A collaborative project that deals with the biomass transformation from fields to final products was launched on March 1, 2010. About 28 partners from 14 countries are taking part in the European Multilevel Integrated Biorefinery Design for Sustainable Biomass Processing (EuroBioRef) project. This 4-year project is coordinated by CNRS, France and funding is provided through the European Union’s 7th Framework Program.
A joint development program was established by Verenium Corporation and BP in August 2008 for the advancement of the cellulosic ethanol technology and its commercialization. Verenium Corporation is a leader in the development of high-performance specialty enzymes and next-generation cellulosic ethanol.
The EuroBioRef project (European Multilevel Integrated Biorefinery Design for Sustainable Biomass Processing) coordinated by CNRS, France, has just been launched on the 1st of March 2010 for a 4 years duration.
A2 Technologies PAL and iPAL FTIR analyzers are gaining rapid acceptance for measuring biodiesel (%FAME) in diesel fuel for applications where low level contamination of diesel fuel by FAME is problematic.
University of Maryland and Bowie State University researchers have been awarded a four-year $3.2 million grant from the Plant Genome Research Project of the National Science Foundation for developing poplar hybrid that could be potentially used for biofuel production including ethanol. Biofuels are blended into gasoline for use in many applications including for flex-fuel vehicles.
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, a leading industry company in Japan, has signed a license agreement with Inbicon to use its biomass refinery technology. Inbicon, a company based in Denmark, is leading developer of cellulosic ethanol technology in the world.
R3 Sciences announced today that they are building a commercial scale, skid mounted gas process system capable of producing up to 500,000 gallons per year of methanol. The R3 Sciences methanol production system is the first of its kind to employ several key advancements in micro-plant and gas-to-liquid technology. This gas-to-methanol micro plant represents the culmination of several years' work by both internal as well as external research team at R3 Sciences.
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