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BASF Invests in Renmatix for Mass Production of Industrial Sugars Using Wood Biomass

BASF will invest $30 million in Renmatix, a technology firm based in the United States, through its subsidiary, BASF Biorenewable Beteiligungs. The BASF subsidiary headed a $50 million funding round that also included current and new investors.

4 Jan 2012

Evogene to Form New Company to Develop Advanced Biofuel Feedstock

Evogene announced that it has formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Evofuel, in order to concentrate on seed development for the second-generation biofuel feedstock.

4 Jan 2012

Noble Energy Discovers Natural Gas Along Coast of Republic of Cyprus

Noble Energy has discovered the presence of natural gas along the coast of Cyprus Block 12 prospect, offshore the Republic of Cyprus. The Cyprus A-1 well that was discovered contained 310 feet of net natural gas pay present in multiple high-quality Miocene sand intervals.

30 Dec 2011

US Government Lifts Tariffs on Import of Ethanol

The US Government has done away with all the tariffs that were imposed for thirty years on the subsidies at the domestic ethanol industry and those on the import of ethanol. Effective from January 2012, the US market will be open for the import of ethanol, without any tariffs.

27 Dec 2011

KIT to Co-ordinate BioBoost Project for Residual Biomass Conversion

“BioBoost” targets the conversion of residual biomass into energy carriers in order to obtain superior-quality and engine-compatible fuels and chemicals as well as generate heat and electricity.

20 Dec 2011

The Gas Company Produces Renewable Natural Gas

The Gas Company (TGC), a provider of clean gas energy across Hawaii, is currently manufacturing renewable natural gas (RNG) for the business, government and residential customers in Hawaii.

20 Dec 2011

BAL Breaks Ground on Sustainable Seaweed Biofuels Experimental Facility

The California-based Bio Architecture Lab (BAL), along with its subsidiaries in Chile, BALChile and BALBiofuels Chile, has broken ground on a seaweed-to-advanced biofuels experimental pilot facility.

19 Dec 2011

Interoil and Pacific LNG Operations Partner with ENN for LNG Supply

Pacific LNG Operations, an affiliate of Clarion Finanz and InterOil jointly sign a heads of agreement (HOA) with ENN, an energy trading company, for supplying Mt per annum (mtpa) of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Gulf LNG plant in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

6 Dec 2011

LanzaTech Secures Contract from FAA to Produce Alternative Aviation Fuel

LanzaTech has secured a contract worth US $3 million from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in order to speed up the availability of the alternative aviation fuel, commercially.

3 Dec 2011

One-Fifth of Global Energy Can be Met by Using Biomass

In a review conducted by the UK Energy and Research Centre (UKERC) at Imperial College, London, it has been established that around one-fifth of the world’s energy needs can be met by the use of biomass without affecting the production of food.

29 Nov 2011