Bioproducts
A new strain of yeast that could help streamline cellulosic ethanol costs and production has been developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A new $10 million investment over five years for the Saskatchewan Lean Improvements in Manufacturing program has been announced to help value-added processors. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced support for 55 innovative new projects aimed at producing and using energy in a cleaner, more efficient way. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Virent has announced the delivery of 100 gallons of its bio-based jet fuel to the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for testing. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
VIASAPCE Inc. and Renew Energy recently presented a paper on the ability of their proprietary Giant King Grass to be turned into biogas. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
New discoveries of the way plants import substances, increase drought tolerance, control water loss and store sugar can help support our global population. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
W-Madison chemists have identified an approach to use oxygen gas to convert lignin into a replacement for fossil fuels. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers from the University of Exeter, with support from Shell, has developed a method to make bacteria produce diesel on demand. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A new map of the algae industry published online by the Algae Biomass Organization shows production facilities and research projects in North America. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers are engineering algae to produce nanocellulose, a "wonder material" for biofuel production. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Canadian Bioenergy Association has announced that Dr. Fernando Preto has been appointed as the new executive director of CanBio. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University researchers have developed efficient solar cells using products derived from plants and trees. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Anaergia Inc.'s biogas facility in Indiana that will turn cow manure into biogas is now fully operational. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Ballard Power Systems has sold a 175 kilowatt ClearGen distributed generation fuel cell system to the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe of Humboldt County, California. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Michigan State University researchers have genetically engineered plants with oily leaves, which could aid in biofuel and animal feed production. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
MIT researchers have engineered yeast that can synthesize biofuel precursors at over 200 percent above normal. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The final agenda and speakers are set for next week's Canadian Wood Pellet Heating Conference, which includes focuses on appliances, sustainability and more. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The ASBG will study the use of sugar beets and energy beets in the production of sustainable alternatives to petrochemicals. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Danish enzyme manufacturer Novozymes will acquire its wholly owned industrial enzyme business, Iogen Bio-Products. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Canadian Government will be investing over $900,000 in a POS Pilot Plant, which can create agri-food, biofuels and more from plant feedstock. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!