BioGasol Carbofrac Units Foster Feedstock Intimacy and Inclusion

Friday, May 17th, 2013

BioGasol is a Danish company that has developed a biomass pre-treatment system comfortably situated upstream in cellulosic biofuels production. The system, called Carbofrac, provides more efficient and lower cost biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic feedstocks such as wood and agricultural waste.

The company owns at least nine U.S. patents and (more…)

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Two Major Acquisitions in Israeli Agritech: AlgaTechnologies and Rosetta Green

Friday, February 15th, 2013

Israel’s agritech sector is experiencing very positive momentum, with three major shows of confidence in the past week: the sale of Algatechnologies to GrovePoint Capital for an estimated value of $50 Million, the sale of engineered seeds company Rosetta Green to Monsanto for $35 Million, and the announcement of (more…)

Court Issues Split Decision in Cargill’s Renewable Fuel Credits Greenwash Case

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

CargillThe Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”) Program is an EPA program promulgated under the Clean Air Act which mandates that certain “obligated parties” must sell gasoline containing a certain percentage of renewable fuel. To ensure that sufficient volumes of renewable fuel are produced in and imported into the U.S., companies in the gasoline business are required (more…)

Federal Circuit Denies Butamax’s Bid to Revive Preliminary Injunction

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

Previous posts (e.g., here, here and here) discussed the continually expanding green patent war between advanced biofuels startup Gevo and a BP-DuPont joint venture called Butamax Advanced Biofuels (Butamax).

There are at least 17 patents at issue in the various actions brought by both parties. The patents relate (more…)

CEPGI Reveals Granted Green Patents Reached Record High in Q2 2012

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012

For more than ten years, Heslin Rothenberg’s Clean Energy Patent Growth Index has been reliably tracking green technology patent grants. The CEPGI consistently provides interesting data, which often put solid numbers behind the trends those of us in this field see, hear anecdotally, or just intuitively know. (more…)

Cleantech in Court: Green Patent Complaint Update

Monday, October 22nd, 2012

Several green patent complaints have been filed in the last several weeks in the areas of biofuels and LEDs.

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The big story in biofuels patent litigation is the rapidly expanding patent war between advanced biofuels companies Gevo and BP-DuPont joint venture (more…)

Green Crude: The Quest to Unlock Algae’s Energy Potential

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012

A host of startup companies are pursuing new technologies that they claim will soon lead to large-scale commercialization of biofuels made from algae. But questions remain about the viability and environmental benefits of what its developers are calling “green crude.” (more…)

Turning Seawater into Jet Biofuel

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

From using vegetable oil and animal fats to trees and grasses as new sources of energy, biofuels are continuing to gain attention due to current oil prices and concern for energy security. As energy is produced from carbon fixation in these biofuels, scientists are experimenting with other types of renewable sources as mediums. The latest research endeavor? Creating jet fuel from seawater. (more…)

AirBus Reveals Its Vision for Sustainable Air Travel

Thursday, September 27th, 2012

Aircraft manufacturer AirBus earlier this month revealed Smarter Skies, a kind of manifesto for cleaner, more sustainable air travel. The program is part of The Future series and serves up sustainable solutions and ideas for the expected increase in air travel by 2050 and the environmental challenges that lay ahead. (more…)

Sorghum’s Potential as a Bioenergy Crop

Monday, September 17th, 2012

Biofuels are mostly produced from grains such as corn. In recent years, various types of wild grasses and other crops have been looked at to produce biofuels, but have yet to break through in a big way. A new study by the United States Department of Agriculture has uncovered a potential breakthrough candidate for biofuel expansion. It is sorghum, a (more…)

 
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