Luke Geiver is an Associate Editor with Biodiesel Magazine and Biorefining. Since joining the Biodiesel and Biorefining teams, he’s strived to cover the most relevant, useful and pressing issues on all things biobased. He received a bachelor’s degree in English from South Dakota State University and a master’s degree in English from the University of North Dakota.
April 17, 2012
There was no mistaking the aroma in the air at NREL, a tour stop during the 2012 International Biomass Conference & Expo, held April 16-19 in Denver. The smell was coming from rows of large blue bags of Iowa cornstover, feedstock for its pilot plant. READ MORE
January 30, 2012
A phase of water exists beyond liquid, solid and gas, says UW Prof. Gerald Pollack. Biomat has applied this theory to its work in developing shipping container-based algae growth systems. "We focus on the water, not the algae," said CEO Miguel Cizin. READ MORE
January 23, 2012
The team at Verdezyne has taken a do-it-yourself approach to the production of adipic acid, starting with its new pilot-scale production facility in Carlsbad, Calif. But the company's go-it-alone spirit doesn't end with the pilot-scale biorefinery. READ MORE
January 09, 2012
Experts say it’s counterproductive, but biorefining firms continue on with government READ MORE
December 01, 2011
The staff at East Kentucky Power Co-op's Dale Power Station in Winchester, Ky., is excited about a new project led by the University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Energy Research that will bring algae photobioreactors to the co-op's power station. READ MORE
November 21, 2011
A new partnering program could help Genencor, and you READ MORE
November 21, 2011
Think money, jobs and military might READ MORE
November 21, 2011
It’s 2014 or bust for the algae extraction company READ MORE
November 21, 2011
Shipping giant Maersk will employ laser emissions testing system READ MORE
November 21, 2011
A review of the Algae Biomass Summit and the state of the industry READ MORE