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5 hours ago

Gevo resumes commercial production of biobased isobutanol

BY Gevo Inc. Found In:Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsGevo Inc. has announced that it has resumed commercial production of isobutanol at its Luverne, Minn., plant in single train mode, successfully utilizing its proprietary Gevo Integrated Fermentation Technology (GIFT). READ MORE

5 hours ago

Leaf-cutter ants teach researchers about biofuel production

BY Chris Hanson Found In:Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsResearchers at the University of Wisconsin, Madison are studying how fungus and bacteria work together to process biomass within fungus gardens of insects. The enzymes found in these fungus gardens may be useful for biofuel production. READ MORE

5 hours ago

Codexis, Chemtex announce milestone in biochemical deployment

BY Codexis Inc. Found In:ChemicalsCodexis Inc.and Chemtex have announced the successful scale-up in the production of CodeXol detergent alcohols using cellulosic sugars. The scale-up was achieved at Chemtex's 1,500 liter (396 gallon) demonstration facility in Tortona, Italy. READ MORE

23 hours ago

ReEnergy achieves SFI Certification, opens Fort Drum plant

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:PowerReEnergy Holdings has announced five of its biomass power plants in Maine and New York have achieved certification under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, including the newly opened ReEnergy Black River facility in Fort Drum, N.Y. READ MORE

June 17, 2013

Myriant starts up commercial-scale biobased succinic acid plant

BY Myriant Corp. Found In:ChemicalsMyriant Corp.has announced the successful start-up at its flagship bio-succinic acid plant located in Lake Providence, La. The facility has produced on-spec commercial product and the company anticipates that customer shipments will commence soon. READ MORE

INDUSTRY EVENTS

National Advanced Biofuels Conference & Expo

September 10-12, 2013
CenturyLink Center Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska

OnSite Energy Conference & Trade Show

September 23-25, 2013

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Algae Biomass Summit

September 30-3, 2013
Hilton Orlando
Orlando, Florida

International Biomass Conference & Expo

March 24-26, 2014
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, Florida