Fish Falling From the Sky–Again

July 16, 2010

Fish are falling from the sky.

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Verenium Sells Its Cellulosic Ethanol Business to BP

July 15, 2010

Verenium, the enzyme developer that was created when Diversa merged with cellulosic ethanol developer Celunol, has now sold its cellulosic business to BP for $98.3 million. Included in the transaction are the facilities in Jennings, LA and San Diego, CA.

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Biofuels Development Leading to Food Abundance?

July 7, 2010

The EPA is now predicting a period of food abundance due to the rapid pace of innovation in productivity. Crop yields have risen dramatically along with biofuel yields from corn and soybean, and newer technologies are being developed that will replace corn with cellulose or switchgrass, or even algae. The result is a predicted food glut, with more food available in the future than there will be a market for.

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The Song That Never Ends ….

June 22, 2010

A great article by Jim Lane on what he calls the “infinite loop” of renewable fuels financing.

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2010 Green Chemistry Awards

June 22, 2010

The winners of the 2010 Presidential Green Chemistry awards include Merck and Codexis for their collaborative work on a new enzyme-based process for manufacturing Januvia and LS9, Inc for its work toward developing a petroleum-like biofuel.

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World Cup: Greenest Ever

June 17, 2010

This year Team USA and 8 other teams are wearing jerseys made entirely from recycled plastic bottles. And get this: they are also higher-tech, being 15% lighter-weight and providing better breathability due to thousands of tiny, laser-bored holes in the sides.

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Synthetic Biology and Biofuels

June 8, 2010

For another take on the impact of Craig Venter’s accomplishment in creating a designed organism

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Biofuels: 10 Most Transformative Technologies

June 3, 2010

With so much press (and hype) surrounding the biofuels industry, and so many new developments, understanding what is hot and what is not can be challenging. Ecofriend has tried to cut through the fog, listing their picks as the 10 Most Transformative Technologies of 2010. Follow the link for details. I’ll comment on some of these in upcoming posts.

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Craig Venter’s Achievement: Fuel for Biofuels of the Future

May 26, 2010

Craig Venter, together with scientist from his company Synthetic Genomics, recently announced a scientific breakthrough: creation of the first synthetic cell. Here is the brief summary of what was accomplished: a cell had its DNA removed and replaced by DNA designed on a computer and synthesized in the lab, and the cell with the lab-synthesized DNA was able to reproduce.

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Biofuels Nirvana Update

May 19, 2010

Converting a greenhouse gas to fuel looks great on paper and sounds even better. Cost and those pesky technical details get in the way, of course, but progress is accelerating. For an update on that progress, check out this article by Jim Lane and Biofuels Digest.

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