INVISTA and LanzaTech Sign Joint Development Agreement for Bio-Based Butadiene [2012-08-13]

Collaboration to focus on biotechnical production and extension of LanzaTech CO-technology

ZeroPoint Clean Tech Announces Second Live Biomass Gasification Power Plant and More to Follow [2012-08-06]

Base Load Electricity from Biomass Sequesters Carbon and Powers European Grid at Second Location

Biologist Receives $1.5 Million to Study Potential Biofuel Crops [2012-08-03]

Scientists in Texas explore Panicum hallii as an alternative energy source to oil and gasoline

Amyris Enhances Strategic Partnership With Total for Renewable Diesel and Jet Fuels [2012-07-31]

Total to Provide Up to $82M in Incremental Funding for Amyris Biofene® Development Program

! Leopoldina legt kritische Stellungnahme zur Nutzung von Bioenergie vor [2012-07-26]

Vorrang solle der Einsparung von Energie sowie der Verbesserung der Energieeffizienz gegeben werden

! Leopoldina submits critical statement about utilisation of biomass [2012-07-26]

Statement of the National Academy of Sciences is claiming a better economisation and improvement of energy efficiency

Understanding new renewables banding vital to success [2012-07-25]

New bands for bioenergy to provide the security needed by the industry to build a leading biomass-to-energy sector in the UK

Analysis: How does the renewables obligation banding review affect bioenergy? [2012-07-25]

Government has expanded its list of eligible energy crops to boost for advanced conversion of biomass

BP Biofuels: Europe in danger of falling behind US on advanced biofuels [2012-07-18]

Two fuels and a new sugar-to-diesel product to be trialled in 100 vehicles during the "London 2012 Olympic Games"

Biofuels patent issued to UW-Stevens Point researchers [2012-07-18]

Experts found economically viable way to use grass, trees or wood waste to make renewable fuels and chemicals

Erfolge der Förderung: Biosprit aus Stroh [2012-07-17]

Clariant AG übernahm Süd-Chemie mit Pionieranlage zur Produktion von Zellulose-Ethanol zum 01. Juli

Carbon Recycling International (CRI): Aus Gas mach Sprit [2012-07-12]

Neues Verfahren soll bis zu bis zu 85 Prozent Beimischung an Ethanol oder Methanol erlauben

! FNR: 3 neue Förderschwerpunkte zu nachwachsenden Rohstoffen [2012-07-12]

Verwertungsstrategien für Biokunststoffe, Biokraftstoffe aus Lignocellulose und biotechnologische Herstellung von flüssigen Kohlenwasserstoffen für den Einsatz als Biokraftstoff

Policies must do more to support sustainable biomass [2012-07-11]

NNFCC estimates growth in bioenergy and bioplastics markets will use some 130 million hectares of land until 2030

! New biofuel process dramatically improves energy recovery [2012-07-10]

MSU researchers using bacteria to breakdown and ferment agricultural waste into ethanol

Leuchtende Beispiele aus der Bioenergie-Forschung [2012-07-06]

Deutsche Forschungsorganisationen präsentierten neue biotechnologische Verfahrensgeneration

Große Wachstumspotenziale in der globalen Agrarproduktion [2012-07-06]

Boomende Agrarmärkte sind keine Selbstverständlichkeit

Significant Potential to boost Global Crop Production  [2012-07-06]

Therefore Bullish Markets are not a Given

British Airways first-of-its-kind waste to jet fuel project finds technology provider [2012-07-04]

Project GreenSky London to convert up to 500,000 tonnes of waste biomass into 16 million litres of Jet biofuel

Solazyme Announces Successful Commissioning of Integrated Renewable Oil Production Biorefinery in Peoria, Illinois [2012-06-29]

Company modified existing Peoria fermentation facility into an integrated demonstration/commercial-scale facility

BASF und Oleon feiern die Eröffnung einer neuen Anlage zur Produktion von Propylenglycol  [2012-06-28]

Innovatives Verfahren von Oleon soll Bio-PG Produktion aus Glycerin effizienter machen

Toray and Gevo Sign Bio-Paraxylene Offtake Agreement for the World's 1st Pilot-scale Fully Renewable, Bio-based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Production [2012-06-27]

Companies are now able to integrate the supply chain to convert bioPX into bioPET for end users

Auf dem Weg in eine biobasierte Wirtschaft  [2012-06-18]

"Roadmap Bioraffinerien" auf Fachmesse ACHEMA vorgestellt

Grünes Benzin aus Kohlenstoffdioxid [2012-06-13]

Freiburger Forschungsteam entwickelt Verfahren zur nachhaltigen Nutzung von CO₂

BioTork announces collaboration with BASF [2012-06-12]

Harnessing the Power of Adaptive Evolution to Further Improve the Efficiency of Metabolic Engineering

Enerkem begins ethanol production from waste at its demonstration facility in Westbury, Québec [2012-06-07]

The pioneering facility shines with a new technology for converting methanol in cellulose ethanol

FREI Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Chemicals and Polymers [2012-06-01]

10th - 11th October 2012, Haus der Technik, Essen (Germany)

Gevo Announces Successful Startup of World’s First Commercial Biobased Isobutanol Plant [2012-05-24]

Luverne Plant Starts Up on Schedule

GraalBio announces the first cellulosic ethanol plant in the Southern Hemisphere [2012-05-23]

A forerunner in the production of second-­‐generation biofuels in Brazil, with a plant in Alagoas, GraalBio is determined to become a worldwide reference in innovation for converting biomass into chemicals and fuels

Developing Corn Stover as the Next Agricultural Commodity [2012-05-10]

DuPont creates a new feedstock supply chain for cellulosic ethanol through a project in Iowa

BioTork and NCERC: Paving the way for economically viable ethanol production from hemicellulose  [2012-05-07]

Using Adaptive Evolution to Optimize the Growth Rate of Yeast Strains Genetically Engineered to Ferment Sugar D-Xylose

Tests of aviation jet biofuel to start [2012-04-30]

First comprehensive test programs for aviation biofuel with Brassica carinata

Clean Tech Media Award 2012 [2012-04-27]

bioliq® Projekt in drei Kategorien vertreten!

Wie ökologische Risiken einer verstärkten Bioenergieproduktion verringert werden könnten [2012-04-23]

Ist die Ausweitung der Bioenergie problematisch für die Biodiversität in Agrarregionen?

Dreamliner makes first transpacific flight using biofuel [2012-04-17]

Japanese airline today became the first to fly over the pacific ocean using an aviation jet fuel made in part from sustainable biofuel

Biofuels part of the solution to tackling emissions from aviation & shipping, say Government advisers [2012-04-05]

Sustainable biofuels will play an important role in reducing emissions over the forthcoming years

Bundesregierung: Weiße Biotechnologie immer bedeutender [2012-03-28]

Schrittmacher auf dem Weg zu einem Wirtschaften auf der Basis biologischer Ressourcen

The BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota Releases Roadmap for Minnesota's Advanced Biofuels and Biobased Chemicals Industry [2012-03-28]

Perfect position to lead growth of the advanced biofuels and biobased chemicals industry

Jet fuel from cellulosic sugars pass tests [2012-03-27]

Successful conversion of cellulosic pine tree sugars to drop-in hydrocarbon fuels within the BIRD Energy project

Codexis Awarded Biofuels Enzyme Patent [2012-03-27]

Patent is cornerstone for company’s cellulosic biofuels program

Obama Administration Announces New Funding for Biomass Research and Development Initiative [2012-03-22]

Research to advance next generation biofuels and renewable energy technologies

Gräser als Energieträger: Neue Züchtungen im Qualitäts- und Kosten-Check  [2012-03-20]

Vielfalt rauf, Kosten runter

Kiverdi, Inc. Wins Top Honors For Its Innovative Approach to Producing Sustainable Chemicals From Carbon-rich Waste [2012-03-14]

Kiverdi CEO Lisa Dyson accepted the 2012 Sustainable Biofuels Award at the World Biofuels Markets Congress & Exhibition

Konzepte für Biokraftstoffe in der Luftfahrt [2012-03-13]

Projekt QuaNaBioL am 8. März in Oberhausen gestartet

Field Trial Planned for PowerCane Miscanthus [2012-03-13]

Mendel Biotechnology, Inc. and BP Biofuels have signed a four-year agreement to test Mendel’s PowerCane™ Miscanthus

Wood chips take acid bath en route to biochemicals  [2012-03-06]

Startup Virdia is joining hundreds of biotech companies trying to make low-cost sugar to replace oil and food crops

ZeaChem to Receive USDA Grant to Develop Advanced Biofuels [2012-02-27]

Bio-based fuel production begins expected in 2013

Linde Engineering Dresden erwirbt CHORENs Carbo-V-Technologie [2012-02-09]

Linde plant als Lizenzgeber und Anlagenbauer aufzutreten

Sorghum for bioplastics [2012-02-08]

Sorghum as a source of raw materials for industrial value chains

Nachhaltige Versorgung mit Rohstoffen und Energie [2012-02-06]

Potenziale von Biomasse erschließen – Neue Nutzungskonzepte entwickeln

Interview with algal biofuel specialists Solazyme [2012-01-23]

First US passenger flight with mixture of algae derived Solajet^TM fuel started

UK biotech company Green Biologics merges with US biofuel specialists Butylfuel [2012-01-23]

Biofuel, Butanol, and C4 chemicals are the heart of research

Nachhaltige Nutzung der Bioenergie [2012-01-23]

BioÖkonomieRat empfiehlt Nutzung der Bioenergie zu korrigieren

Bioökonomierat: Mit Biotechnologie zur Energiewende [2012-01-20]

Biomasse muss in Zukunft effizienter verwertet werden

NNFCC publish map of UK bioenergy, biofuels and biomaterials facilities [2012-01-17]

Free map provides new overview of the emerging biorenewables sector in the UK

The Bio-Based economy: A Renewed and Renewable Vision for 2012 [2012-01-06]

Upgrading the biorefining fleet for the bioeconomy

DuPont and NexSteppe to collaborate on new feedstocks for renewable Industry [2012-01-04]

Collaboration aimed at development of new Sweet Sorghum and high biomass Sorghum Hybrids

EPA Finalizes 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards [2011-12-27]

RFS2 program encourages greater use of renewable fuels, including advanced biofuels

CAD tools for Engineering RNA Control Systems [2011-12-22]

Joint BioEnergy Institute Researchers Develop CAD-Type Tools for Engineering RNA Control Systems

Renewable chemicals welcome outlet for molasses [2011-12-12]

Indications for 2011/12 point to a record molasses production: most of the growth in Europe and Asia

Chemicals and biofuel from wood biomass [2011-12-09]

Aalto university develops method to produce butanol from wood biomass

Gevo Receives Key Patent from USPTO for Efficient Production of Isobutanol [2011-12-06]

Patent estate to grow considerably over the coming months

Total and Amyris Partner to Produce Renewable Fuels [2011-11-30]

Total and Amyris strategic partnership expanded to accelerate development and marketing of renewable fuels

Large Differences in the Climate Impact of Biofuels Shown in New Research [2011-11-25]

Analysis on how different types of biofuels affect the ecosystem carbon stock over time

Bayerische Wirtschaft profitiert von nachhaltiger Industrieproduktion [2011-11-24]

Netzwerkorganisationen informieren CSU-Fraktion über eine "Biologisierung der Industrie"

Iowa State University scientists genetically increase algae biomass by more than 50 percent [2011-11-21]

New economic opportunities opening up

Venter-Firma gründet Start-up für Biotreibstoffpflanzen [2011-11-11]

Modernere Ansätze aus der Biotechnik sollen zu besseren Erträgen führen

New report highlights growth of advanced biofuels in US [2011-11-10]

Free 3,000 word report looks into several key issues facing industry right now

BlueFire forms subsidiary SucreSource, LLC to provide cellulosic sugars to Advanced BioFuels companies [2011-11-09]

Low cost, non-food cellulosic sugars for widespread commercialization

Carbon mitigation strategy uses wood for buildings first, bioenergy second [2011-11-09]

Substituting wood for non-wood building materials can displace far more carbon emissions than using the wood for biofuel

New study suggests EU biofuels are as carbon intensive as petrol [2011-11-04]

University of Leicester research into greenhouse gas emissions from oil palm plantations provides robust measures now being used to inform international policies on greenhouse gas emissions

ADM Announces Industry-First Biobased Propylene Glycol USP [2011-11-02]

Facility began start-up operations in late March 2011 with industrial-grade

Amyris Receives Approval for R$ 22 Million Funding from Brazil’s Development Bank [2011-11-01]

BNDES Reaffirms Commitment to Support Innovative Technologies with Financing Support for first Amyris Biofene® Production Facility in Brazil

UMaine Researchers Discover Revolutionary Process for Biofuel [2011-10-31]

Deoxygenation or TDO process to work on cellulose found in any substances that contain cellulose or carbohydrates

Europe is well positioned to spearhead the development of a bio-based economy [2011-10-20]

but must invest in demonstration activities to gain a competitive edge, says new study

BioAmber Wins ICIS Innovation Award for Best Business Innovation [2011-10-17]

Company also was named to the '2011 Global Cleantech 100' annual list

Erste CHOREN-Gesellschaft gerettet [2011-10-08]

Verkauf zweier weiterer Unternehmen bleibt fraglich

Genencor Promotes Biobased Economy to Address Challenges of Fast-Growing World Population [2011-10-05]

Four key components necessary for creating a biobased economy

Toyota develops yeast for cellulosic ethanol conversion [2011-10-05]

Company to develop algae strains, bioreactor designs and extraction technologies, will look to develop partnerships

Brunel researchers turn crop and food waste into fuel [2011-09-30]

Researchers are proving that food really is fuel - revolutionary pilot project to turn the by-products of agriculture and food processing into biofuel for transport

Nachwachsende Rohstoffe: Bei "Jugend forscht" Köpfchen beweisen [2011-09-29]

BMELV vergibt Sonderpreise 2012

! Iowa State researchers produce cheap sugars for sustainable biofuel production [2011-09-29]

Innovative method is basing on the pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

ZeaChem and Partners Awarded $40 million USDA Grant [2011-09-28]

ZeaChem Will Produce "Drop-In”Advanced Biofuels at Boardman, Oregon Biorefinery

! Joint BioEnergy Institute Scientists Identify New Microbe-Produced Advanced Biofuel as an Alternative to Diesel Fuel [2011-09-27]

First report of bisabolane as biosynthetic alternative to D2 diesel and first microbial overproduction in Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

New Malaysian Partnership Plans to Green Palm Oil Mills [2011-09-24]

Researchers working together to eliminate greenhouse gas emission and create sustainable practices in the industry

Producing the bulk chemicals styrene and acrylic acid from plant materials [2011-09-21]

BASF, GreenICT, Synbra and DSM – are working together with Wageningen University and the research institute Wageningen UR

! LANXESS produziert weltweit ersten EPDM-Kautschuk auf biologischer Basis [2011-09-21]

LANXESS wird seinen Kunden Keltan Eco erstmals bei der in Düsseldorf stattfindenden Konzernveranstaltung Rubber Day Germany präsentieren

Neste Oil starts up Europe's largest renewable diesel plant in Rotterdam [2011-09-20]

Facility to produce premium fuel that is compatible with all diesel engines and existing fuel distribution systems

Micro- and macro-algae: Utility for industrial applications  [2011-09-17]

EPOBIO Report addresses emerging opportunities presented by phototrophic organisms of the aquatic environment

Bioraffinerien: Ergebnisse im EU-Projekt Star-COLIBRI werden am 5. Oktober in Brüssel präsentiert [2011-09-14]

Die wichtigsten Ergebnisse von Star-COLIBRI werden auf der Abschlusspräsentation am 5. Oktober in der Solvay Bibliothek

Enerkem secures offtake agreement with Methanex Corporation, the world’s largest supplier of methanol [2011-09-14]

Methanol produced from waste - an important step towards broader acceptance in a number of markets

nova-review: New Books about renewable raw materials, plant biomass conversion and bio-based products [2011-08-30]

Four Wiley books with competence for a bio-based economy

Cars Could Run on Recycled Newspaper [2011-08-25]

Tulane Scientists discovered bacteria to produce butanol from paper

Phase Shift: 12 Hot Gas-based biofuels technologies [2011-08-11]

New technologies bring gases into the vanguard of advanced biofuels feedstocks

Is "food versus fuel” legacy holding back biofuel progress? [2011-08-09]

Science and Technology writer, Dr. Matthew Aylott, discusses the wider implications of the food v fuel debate at BusinessGreen.com

Industrial innovation: Final evaluation of the Lead Market Initiative [2011-08-07]

Shift in innovation policy focus to a demand-side approach is reflected in the European Commission Innovation Union flagship

Brazil Sets New Record in the Adoption of Transgenic Crops [2011-08-03]

Hectares planted with high-tech materials, transgenic hybrids account for more than 70% of the area planted

Algae Companies Diversify Into Green Chemicals, Oils [2011-07-29]

How Solazyme and Blue Marble are currently creating drop-in replacements for existing products

MU professor helps to plant seeds for an advanced biofuel economy [2011-07-28]

Moving away from corn - scientists to build largest biorefinery production system in the nation

Synterra Energy Merges Key Technologies to Commercialize Next Generation Integrated Bio-refinery [2011-07-26]

Innovative process integration provides process efficiencies, lowers unit capital cost, reduces risk of securing adequate feedstock supplies