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U.S. Patent Awarded for Isobutanol Production Process

By Alan, on March 13th, 2012%

(USPTO.gov)

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Gevo Inc. in Englewood, Colorado, a maker of biofuels from renewable feedstocks, a patent for its process of producing isobutanol with reduced accumulation of by-products. Patent no. 8,133,715, “Reduced By-Product Accumulation for Improved Production of Isobutanol,” was awarded today to 12 inventors and assigned . . . → Read More: U.S. Patent Awarded for Isobutanol Production Process

Grant to Fund R&D on Oil-Producing Plants for Biofuels

By Alan, on March 2nd, 2012%

Flowering sorghum (Agricultural Research Service/USDA)

A research team at University of Illinois, with other academic and national lab colleagues, has received a $3.2 million grant to study bioengineering sugar cane and sorghum to produce oil for biofuels. The Department of Energy funding for this project also supports researchers at University of Florida, University . . . → Read More: Grant to Fund R&D on Oil-Producing Plants for Biofuels

ARPA-E to Fund $44M for Natural Gas, Algae Biofuels R&D

By Alan, on February 24th, 2012%

President Obama tours the University of Miami Industrial Assessment Center in Miami, Florida, 23 Feb. 2012 (Whitehouse.gov)

The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) will devote $44 million to fund new research in natural gas for transportation and biofuels from algae. The new programs were announced by President Obama yesterday in a . . . → Read More: ARPA-E to Fund $44M for Natural Gas, Algae Biofuels R&D

ARPA-E Grant Funding Plant Hydrocarbon Feedstock Research

By Alan, on February 15th, 2012%

Joshua Yuan (Texas AgriLife Research)

The Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E, part of the U.S. Department of Energy) has awarded a $1.8 million grant to Texas AgriLife Research in College Station to study the potential of tobacco as a direct source of fuel. The grant can also provide Texas AgriLife plant . . . → Read More: ARPA-E Grant Funding Plant Hydrocarbon Feedstock Research

University Genome Research Helping Biofuel Developer

By Alan, on February 10th, 2012%

Miscanthus (Oak Ridge National Lab)

Researchers at University of Georgia in Athens have mapped the genomes of two originator cells of the large perennial grass miscanthus that can help develop this grass as a source of ethanol and bioenergy. A California biofuel feedstock developer is partnering with the university on this project.

Miscanthus . . . → Read More: University Genome Research Helping Biofuel Developer

Biofuels Developer Secures $17M Investment Round

By Alan, on January 17th, 2012%

Jatropha fruit (NASA.gov)

SG Biofuels Inc., a bioenergy crop company in San Diego, has completed a $17 million financing round to expand its R&D and commercialization programs. The series B funding — the second round of financing after start-up — was lead by life sciences venture capital company Thomas, McNerney & Partners, with . . . → Read More: Biofuels Developer Secures $17M Investment Round

Cleantech Investment Volume Up, Deal Numbers Down in 2011

By Alan, on January 5th, 2012%

(National Renewable Energy Laboratory)

Global investment dollars in clean technologies increased in 2011 from the previous year, but the number investment deals declined somewhat, according to the industry research company CleanTech Group in San Francisco. Clean technologies, as defined by Cleantech Group, include renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, as well . . . → Read More: Cleantech Investment Volume Up, Deal Numbers Down in 2011

Cellulosic Biomass Sugars Developer Gains BASF Backing

By Alan, on January 3rd, 2012%

Sugar cane (USDA.gov)

Renmatix Inc., a developer of biofuel sugars from cellulosic feedstocks in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, has secured a $50 million investment round led by German chemical manufacturer BASF. The BASF subsidiary, BASF Biorenewable Beteiligungs GmbH, contributed $30 million to the investment round, joined by new and existing investors.

Renmatix has . . . → Read More: Cellulosic Biomass Sugars Developer Gains BASF Backing

Biofuels Start-Up Adds BP as Investor

By Alan, on December 29th, 2011%

(Agricultural Research Service/USDA)

Cool Planet BioFuels in Camarillo, California says BP Technology Ventures has made an investment in the company’s C round — the third series of equity investments after start up. The amount of the investment by BP’s venture capital division was not disclosed.

Current investors in Cool Planet Biofuels also include . . . → Read More: Biofuels Start-Up Adds BP as Investor

OriginOil, National Lab to Collaborate on Biomass Standards

By Alan, on December 8th, 2011%

OriginOil Inc. an algae fuel developer in Los Angeles, signed a research agreement with the Idaho National Lab, part of the U.S. Department of Energy, to establish industry standards for algal biomass. Standards for fuels from biomass are considered a an important step in making algal biofuels a competitive alternative to petroleum.

The company says . . . → Read More: OriginOil, National Lab to Collaborate on Biomass Standards

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