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National University of Ireland Galway partners in EnAlgae project

BY Erin VoegeleNUI Galway researchers will be responsible for the initial step of producing some of the biomass required for conversion into biofuel. Specifically, NUI Galway participants will cultivate macroalgae, or seaweed, at sea in a one-hectare pilot plot. READ MORE

February 21, 2012

Battelle, Biobent get soyboard funding for bioplastic development

BY Bryan SimsThe undisclosed amount of USB funding will enable Biobent Polymers to accelerate solutions dedicated to assessing and solving several key technical challenges, provide production capacity refinements and significantly expand its biopolymer markets. READ MORE

February 21, 2012

Fluor Corp. awarded EPC contract to build Joule's NM demo plant

BY Bryan SimsFluor Corp. has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by Bedford, Mass.-based Joule Unlimited Inc. to design and build its first demonstration-scale renewable fuels production facility near Hobbs, N.M. READ MORE

February 21, 2012

NatureWorks, BioAmber create JV to commercialize new biopolymers

BY Bryan SimsBiobased polylactic acid polymer producer NatureWorks and biosuccinic acid developer BioAmber formed a new joint venture company, AmberWorks, to commercialize a new family of biobased compounded polymer resin grades through NatureWorks' Ingeo line. READ MORE

February 16, 2012

Dynamic Fuels, Mansfield Oil inks deal with Norfolk Southern

BY Bryan SimsDynamic Fuels LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Tyson Foods and Syntroleum, and Mansfield Oil have signed an agreement to supply renewable diesel to Norfolk Southern Corp., one of the country's largest transporters of coal and industrial products. READ MORE

February 16, 2012

SucreSource, GS Caltex partner on Korean cellulose-to-sugar plant

BY Bryan SimsBlueFire Renewables together with its wholly owned subsidiary SucreSource have signed agreements with GS Caltex, a Korean petrochemical refining company, to build a cellulose-to-sugar production facility in Korea converting 2 tons/day of C&D waste. READ MORE

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International Biomass
Conference & Expo

April 16-19, 2012
Colorado Convention Center
Denver, Colorado

Rocky Mountain Forest Restoration & Bioenergy Summit

April 16-16, 2012
Colorado Convention Center
Denver, Colorado

International Fuel Ethanol
Workshop & Expo

June 4-7, 2012
Minneapolis Convention Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Algae Biomass Summit

September 24-27, 2012
Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel
Denver, Colorado

International Biorefining
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November 27-29, 2012

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ANY, TX
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New Haven, CT
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MN
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IL
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IL
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