50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy for 2009-10: #15, Abengoa Bioenergy
Abengoa Bioenergy
Based in: Spain
2009-10 rank: #15
Business: Oil, gas, ethanol and cellulosic ethanol producer.??Model: Owner-operator
Past milestones:
In 2009, the U.S DOE announced that FDC Enterprises of Columbus, became one of five winners to share in a $21 million grant to develop supply systems to handle and deliver feedstocks for cellulosic biofuels production. According to DOE’s press [...]
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10 Biofuels Predictions for 2010: #9, Cellulosic ethanol “happens”
In 2010, look for:
In the US, ZeaChem’s semi works will , nearing completion at POET’s 25 Mgy project in Iowa, and the opening of Range Fuels’ 20 Mgy facility in Soperton, Georgia. Internationally, look for LanzaTech’s 500,000 gallon project to open, he first cellulosic ethanol deal in China, and announcements that Brazilian, Vietnamese and [...]
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American Process- Valero cellulosic ethanol plant to open in Q1 2010 in Georgia
In Georgia, Governor Sonny Perdue announced that the American Process – Valero cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant will open in Thomaston in Q1 2010.
The plant will utilize API’s proprietary AVAP (American Value Added Pulping) process, which co-produces pulp and ethanol from wood in an integrated biorefinery application.
AVAP utilizes alcohol sulfite cooking liquor to fractionate softwood chips [...]
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Dyadic’s C1 cellulase platform for cellulosic biofuels analyzed
In Florida, Dyadic International published an in-depth description of its Chrysosporium lucknowense (C1) fungus platform, in the Journal of Cereal Science. The article highlights the natural ability of the fungus to produce neutral cellulases, as well as the discovery of hemicellulase and esterase- encoding genes in the fungus. “All these enzymes were found to be [...]
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Iogen Company Profile
In 2009, a Shell station in Ottawa became the first in the country to serve cars with cellulosic ethanol, offering a 10 percent blend of gasoline and wheat straw ethanol manufactured at a demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol plan jointly owned by Shell and Iogen.
DuPont Danisco Company Profile
Business: Cellulosic ethanol production, now in demonstration stage, constructing a facility in Vonore, TN, and a switchgrass feedstock supplied by Genera Energy and corn cobs supplied by Sun Grant. Metrics: Received $140M funding from parents. 90 scientists from DuPont and Danisco dedicated to project. State of Tennessee has granted $40 million towards the demonstration plant.
Investing in Cellulosic Ethanol
October 21, 2008 by Chris Hunter
Filed under Biofuels
Think investing in ethanol is dead? Think not. While the cult-like following of corn-based ethanol companies has completely waned, it’s younger, more efficient brother is ready to come on the scene in a big way. I’m talking, of course, about investing in cellulosic ethanol.
