Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) announced registration and housing are now open for the 2017 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology. The conference will be held July 23-26, 2017 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal in Montréal, Canada. "Now in its 14th year, BIO continues to bring new and...
Open Therapeuticsâ„¢ has purchased an 80 percent majority stake in Tauriga Sciences, Inc.'s wholly-owned subsidiary, Pilus Energy LLC, according to Jerome Hamilton, CEO of Open Therapeutics. Tauriga Sciences, Inc. is engaged in building businesses in the life sciences space. Following its acquisition, Open Therapeutics plans to continue the...
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (B&W) announced that its Denmark-based subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S (B&W Vølund), has been awarded a contract for approximately $35 million to design, supply and construct a waste-to-energy boiler for a combined heat and power plant in Boden, Sweden. B&W...
Fortistar, a private company focused on investments in energy sources for transitioning to a zero-carbon economy, announced that it has retained Specialized Biogas Services (SBS) headed by William Held. Under Bill's leadership, SBS will be assisting in the development, implementation and performance of a variety of services related to the landfill...
BBI International has announced its call for presentation ideas for the 2017 International Biomass Conference & Expo, taking place April 10-12, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Deadline to submit presentation ideas is Friday, December 2, 2016. Presentation ideas may be submitted in one of four tracks: Pellets & Densified Biomass; Biomass...
Norvento, a leading manufacturer of on-site renewable energy systems, has launched a new integrated biogas solution for agricultural, utility and industrial users throughout the UK. Known as the Norvento-BioPlant, the system enables small and medium sized companies and landowners to sustainably manage organic waste and turn it into renewable gas,...
Bliss Baker, the President of the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA), called on negotiators participating in high-level events now underway at COP22 to seize the opportunities presented by biofuels to support the global transition to a low-carbon transport sector. Baker noted that biofuels like ethanol have been proven to reduce GHG emissions...
ENCE has awarded Ingeteam a new contract for the operation and maintenance of its biomass plant in Mérida. This plant, constructed with the latest innovations for the transmission, storage and production of energy using biomass sourced from forest and agricultural-based residues, has a net installed power of 20 megawatts, giving an annual...
Washington state-based Alaska Airlines made history flying the first commercial flight using the world's first renewable, alternative jet fuel made from forest residuals, the limbs and branches that remain after the harvesting of managed forests. The alternative jet fuel was produced through the efforts of the Washington State University-led...
Gevo, Inc., announced that the first commercial flight using Gevo's cellulosic renewable alcohol to jet fuel (ATJ) is expected to take place originating in Seattle and flying to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Previously, on October 11, 2016, Gevo announced that it had completed production of the world's first cellulosic...
