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New Advanced Biofuel Identified That Can Replace Diesel Fuel

By Chris de Morsella on September 28, 2011 1 Comment advanced biofuel, bio-engineering, Bioenergy Research Center, biofuel, biosynthetic fuel, bisabolane, carbon neutral, chris de morsella, Climate Change, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, diesel, DoD, DOE, drop-in fuels, energy security, Escherichia coli, global warming, JBEI, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Mario Ouellet, Pamela Peralta-Yahya, petroleum-based fuels, renewable energy, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Sesquiterpenes, synthetic biology, Taek Soon Lee

The continuing quest for advanced biofuels based off of synthetic biology has made an important advance with researchers at the Joint BioENergy Institute (JBEI) — based at the Lawrence Livermore Lab — announcing that they have bio-engineered a combination of two microbes, a yeast and a bacteria, which working together can produce a viable bio-sourced drop-in replacement for D2 diesel fuel.

12 Synthetic Biology Biofuel & Biochemical Companies to Watch

By Chris de Morsella on June 27, 2011 9 Comments agribusiness, algal biofuel, Algenol, Amyris, Amyris Brazil, anti-malarial, ARCH Venture Partners, Artemisinin, Asiatic Centre for Genome Technology, Battery Ventures, Berkely, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, biocatalyst, biochemical, biodiesel, biofuel, biomass, bioprocessing, bioreactor, Biotechonomy, BlackRock, Bob Johnsen, Bonita Springs, BP, Brazil, Burrill & Co., Butamax, butanol, CA, California, Caltech, Cambridge, Canada, carbon capture, carbon dioxide, Catalyst, catalytic enzyme, CBP, cellulose, cellulosic biofuel, cellulosic ethanol, Chevron, chris de morsella, cleantech, CO, Codexis, Colorado, Columbus, Consolidated Bioprocessing, corn stalks, Craig Venter, David Berry, David Kiernan, Department of Energy, diesel, diesel fuel, directed evolution, DNA, DNA shuffling, DOE, Dow Chemical, Draper Fisher Juvetson, E. coli, Emeryville, energy company, engineered microbe, engineered microorganism, Englewood, environmental, enzyme cocktail, ethanol, Exxon, fatty lipids, fermentation, FL, Flagship Ventures, Florida, Freeport, Frontier Renewable Resources, Genencor, Gevo, green chemicals, green chemistry, green economy, Hamilton Smith, Iogen, isobutanol, Jack Newman, Jason Pyle, jatropha, jet fuel, John Melo, Joule Unlimited, Juan Enriquez, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, La Jolla, Las Cruces, Lea County, Leander, Lebanon, Lee County, Lightspeed Ventures, Linde Group, LS9, Luna County, MA, malaria, Marlborough, Mascoma, Massachusets, Maxygen, Meteor Group, MI, Michigan, microbe, microbial enhanced hydrocarbon recovery, microbial organism, microorganism, municipal solid waste, Neil Renninger, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, NH, NM, non-food biofuel, nonylphenol ethoxylate surfactant, Noubar Afeyan, NY, Palo Alto, Paul Woods, petrochemical infrastructure, petroleum, pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical precursor, photobioreactor, photosynthesis, Plenus, Praj Industries, Procter and Gamble, Qteros, Raizen, recombinant DNA, Redfield Energy, Redwood City, renewable energy, renewable specialty chemicals, Rochester, San Diego, Sapphire Energy, SD, Shell, Solazyme, South Dakota, South San Francisco, sugar cane, surfactant, sustainability, sustainable, sustainable chemicals, switchgrass, synthetic biofuel, synthetic biology, synthetic enzyme, Synthetic Genomics, Texas, transportation fuel, TX, Unilever, University of California, Valero oil, Venrock, Virgin Green Fund, waste water treatment, Wellcome Trust, Wilmar International, woodchips, woody biomass, Wyman Lynd, yeast

A detailed review of 12 U.S. based synthetic biology, biofuel & biochemical companies that are developing third and fourth generation biofuels, bioindustrial & household chemical, and food additive products; using synthetic biology to produce engineered microorganisms and specialty enzymatic products. Each company is examined in turn, looking at its financials and the uniqueness and strength of its processes and technology as well as at any important partnerships or alliances that have been formed.

Election Does Not Spell Cleantech Doom

By David Gold on December 20, 2010 2 Comments Access Venture Partners, alternative fuels, ARPA-E, bi-partisan tax commission, carbon emissions, China, cleantech, Congress, David Gold, Democrats, diesel, early stage disruptive technologies, economic security, energy efficiency, energy efficient vehicles, energy policy, environmental security, fossil fuels, fuel efficiency standards, gas, Gas Tax. Cap and trade, George Bush, global macro-economic trends, global warming, government loans, Government Procurement, government R&D, green Buildings, Green Gold, incandescent bulb, India, late-stage grants, LEED-certified, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, national security, NREL, nuclear, Obama, Offsets, product development, R&D, renewable energy, Renewable Energy Standards, republicans, tax and dividend, tax incentive, technology transfer

The loss of the Democratically controlled Congress, does not spell doom for cleantech. Republicans and Democrats can find common ground in areas like energy efficiency, renewable energy standards, R&D, government procurement, and a gas tax. Additionally, global macro-economic trends will continue to have an impact on our energy policy. by David Gold, Lead Partner for […]

DOE Announces New Biofuel Grant Programs for $30 Million for Research to Advance the Next Generation of Biofuels

By Chris de Morsella on December 16, 2010 1 Comment advanced biofuel, agricultural waste materials, bioenergy, bioenergy grant, biofuel, biofuel grant, biofuel production process, biomass, biomass feedstock, biomass grant, Biomass Program, biopower, bioproducts, carbon footprint, chris de morsella, clean energy jobs, DE-FOA-0000337, Department of Energy, dependence on foreign oil, diesel, DOE, fossil fuel, fueling infrastructure, Funding Opportunity Announcement, gasoline, global warming, Obama administration, renewable energy, renewable energy grant, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, Steven Chu, sustainable transportation

GRANT ALERT: The DOE is accepting applications for small-scale process integration projects supporting the development of advanced biofuels that will be able to replace gasoline or diesel without requiring special upgrades or changes to the vehicle or fueling infrastructure.

Algae Biofuels – Not Sustainable (Another Response to “Could Algae be the New Corn?” by Julia Verdi)

By Eamon Keane on April 29, 2010 12 Comments algae, algae biofuels, algal biodiesel, algal biofuel value chain, Aquatic Species Program, biomass, Carter, Clinton, CO2, coal plant, corn, diesel, Eamon Keane, emissions, Energy Output, Energy Return on Investment, EROI, Frank Ciampa, gas, Julia Verdi, LCA, lifecycle analysis, oil, open pond, recoverable oil reserves, University of Virginia, wastewater

Last week, Frank Ciampa, posted Algal Biodiesel: Pros and Cons, his response to Could Algae be the New Corn?, written by Julia Verdi. This week, Eamon Keane, responds to Julia’s post, explaining why he does not feel that algae biofuels is a good alternative to oil.