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In-Depth Analysis of Biopower Market in Belgium

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Biopower in Belgium, Market Outlook to 2025, Update 2015 - Capacity, Generation, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles" report to their offering.

27 Jul 2015

Jilin Province New Tianlong Industry to License DuPont's Cellulosic Ethanol Technology

Today DuPont and Jilin Province New Tianlong Industry Co., Ltd., (NTL) announced a licensing agreement to begin the development of China's largest cellulosic ethanol manufacturing plant, located in Siping City, Jilin Province, China. The agreement allows NTL to license DuPont's cellulosic ethanol technology and use DuPont™ Accellerase® enzymes, to produce renewable biofuel from the leftover biomass on Jilin Province's highly productive corn farms. NTL is working to secure the necessary government approvals and support to implement this agreement.

20 Jul 2015

Sustainable Aviation Biofuel for 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Boeing and Japanese aviation industry stakeholders have charted a course to develop sustainable aviation biofuel for flights during the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, when millions of people are expected to visit Japan.

10 Jul 2015

DEINOVE's Third Milestone in DEINOL Project Triggers 1.2m Funding from Bpifrance

DEINOVE, a biotech company developing innovative processes for the production of biofuels and bio-based chemicals using Deinococcus bacteria as host strains, announces that it has reached the third and penultimate milestone of its DEINOL project supported by Bpifrance.

10 Jul 2015

BioMim Project to Mimic Chemistry of Brown Rot Fungus to Improve Biorefining Processes

Researchers from across the world, including from the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), plan to mimic the chemistry of the brown rot fungus to improve biorefining processes.

8 Jul 2015

Upgradation of Biogas to Biomethane Using Cost-Effective Conditions

Compared to other processes the innovation lies in the operating conditions. Instead of enhancing the solubility of carbon dioxide working with a pressurized system, low absorption temperature is employed.

8 Jul 2015

Lignin–Hemicellulose Holds a Promising Way to Engineer Better Plants for Biofuel

Turning trees, grass, and other biomass into fuel for automobiles and airplanes is a costly and complex process. Biofuel researchers are working to change that, envisioning a future where cellulosic ethanol, an alcohol derived from plant sugars, is as common and affordable at the gas station as gasoline.

8 Jul 2015

McInnis Cement Inks Biomass Cooperative Agreement with ACF - St. Elzear

McInnis Cement and the Forestry Cooperative Association - St. Elzear (ACF – St. Elzear) have announced the signing of a cooperative agreement to study the feasibility of using forest biomass as an auxiliary fuel for the cement plant under construction in Port-Daniel-Gascons.

29 Jun 2015

Conn Center-Integro Earth Fuels Partnership to Commercialize NuCoal Made from Sustainable Wood Waste

The University of Louisville Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research has formed a partnership with a South Carolina company to accelerate commercialization of a coal-like product made from wood and biomass materials.

27 Jun 2015

Microvi-ABPDU Collaboration Demonstrates Breakthrough Improvements to Biological Ethanol Production

Microvi Biotechnologies, a leading innovator of biocatalytic processes, working with the Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit (ABPDU) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has demonstrated breakthrough improvements to biological ethanol production.

26 Jun 2015