Coskata grabs biggest slice of USDA's $405M in biofuels loan guarantees
The U.S. Department of Argiculture today awarded $405 million in loan guarantees for biofuel refineries.
All three recipients, Coskata, Enerkem and Ineos Bio, make biofuels by using waste as a feedstock, which is considered an advantage in the crowded biofuels market. It’s also a sign of good news for the industry, where biofuels makers have struggled to bring technologies to commercial scale production.
The Department of Energy’s loan chief hinted to us last year that … Continue Reading
On the GreenBeat: Range Fuels and Evergreen Solar lay off workers, China to double wind power
Here’s the latest action we’re following on the GreenBeat:
China to double installed wind power – The country has been aggressively pursuing renewable energy and plans to more than double installed wind capacity by 2015, from 40 gigawatts in 2010 to 100 gigawatts, Bloomberg reports. It will promote the development of offshore wind, and expects solar capacity to be five gigawatts by 2015.
Production of natural gas to get a lift — We’ve written before … Continue Reading
Qteros raises $22 million to debug ethanol production
Biofuels technology startup Qteros announced today it has secured $22 million in the first phase of its third round of financing.
It’s a sign that the venture-capital industry hasn’t entirely given up on ethanol, a sector in which startups have chewed up a lot of capital without delivering great returns. Though it has not secured all of the funds it is seeking for this round of financing, it’s likely that Qteros’s ability to snag funds … Continue Reading
Range Fuels opens plant to commercialize methanol
Range Fuels, one of the more successful biofuel startups backed by Khosla Ventures, announced today that it has opened up its first commercial plant to make cellulosic methanol out of non-food feedstocks. Located in Georgia, the facility is expected to pump out 20 million gallons of ethanol and biodiesel every year.
The company’s plan is to use wood waste generated by timber plants located around the Soperton, Ga. site (pictured above). It will convert that … Continue Reading
Mendel Biotech raises fourth round for biofuels
Range Fuels, one of the more successful biofuel startups backed by Khosla Ventures, announced today that it has opened up its first commercial plant to make cellulosic methanol out of non-food feedstocks. Located in Georgia, the facility is expected to pump out 20 million gallons of ethanol and biodiesel every year.
The company’s plan is to use wood waste generated by timber plants located around the Soperton, Ga. site (pictured above). It will convert that … Continue Reading
Big Oil and UC Berkeley supporting cellulosic research
Range Fuels, one of the more successful biofuel startups backed by Khosla Ventures, announced today that it has opened up its first commercial plant to make cellulosic methanol out of non-food feedstocks. Located in Georgia, the facility is expected to pump out 20 million gallons of ethanol and biodiesel every year.
The company’s plan is to use wood waste generated by timber plants located around the Soperton, Ga. site (pictured above). It will convert that … Continue Reading
Feds add fuel to fire of cellulosic ethanol trend
Range Fuels, one of the more successful biofuel startups backed by Khosla Ventures, announced today that it has opened up its first commercial plant to make cellulosic methanol out of non-food feedstocks. Located in Georgia, the facility is expected to pump out 20 million gallons of ethanol and biodiesel every year.
The company’s plan is to use wood waste generated by timber plants located around the Soperton, Ga. site (pictured above). It will convert that … Continue Reading
Ethanol use causing corn shortages, spiking price of tortillas
Range Fuels, one of the more successful biofuel startups backed by Khosla Ventures, announced today that it has opened up its first commercial plant to make cellulosic methanol out of non-food feedstocks. Located in Georgia, the facility is expected to pump out 20 million gallons of ethanol and biodiesel every year.
The company’s plan is to use wood waste generated by timber plants located around the Soperton, Ga. site (pictured above). It will convert that … Continue Reading
Mascoma gets $14.8M to produce ethanol from biomass
Range Fuels, one of the more successful biofuel startups backed by Khosla Ventures, announced today that it has opened up its first commercial plant to make cellulosic methanol out of non-food feedstocks. Located in Georgia, the facility is expected to pump out 20 million gallons of ethanol and biodiesel every year.
The company’s plan is to use wood waste generated by timber plants located around the Soperton, Ga. site (pictured above). It will convert that … Continue Reading
