Remove Brazil Remove Convert Remove Cost Remove Low Cost
article thumbnail

Edeniq and Usina Vale building bagasse-to-sugars and ethanol demo plant in Brazil

Green Car Congress

Cellulosic sugars will be converted into ethanol at the site, showcasing how sugarcane mills can increase ethanol production economically with Edeniq’s bolt-on technologies. The plant will handle up to 20 tons per day of bagasse and will be co-located at Usina Vale’s ethanol and sugar production site in São Paulo State, Brazil.

Brazil 199
article thumbnail

Edeniq and Global Bio-chem to develop and commercialize technology to convert corn stover to industrial sugars for fuels

Green Car Congress

a cellulosic sugar producer ( earlier post ), has signed a letter of intent with China-based Global Bio-chem Technology Group Company Limited to develop and to commercialize processes to convert corn stover to industrial sugars for use in the production of chemicals, fuels, and other bio-based products. Edeniq, Inc.,

article thumbnail

BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

Green Car Congress

The report “Decarbonizing Steel: A Net-Zero Pathway” outlines the path to making profitable, low-emissions steel and describes how a combination of falling hydrogen costs, cheap clean power, and increased recycling could reduce emissions to net zero, even while total output increases. Today’s new plants are tomorrow’s retrofits.

Hydrogen 221
article thumbnail

Amyris to enter partnership to supply renewable jet fuel from sugar to GOL Airlines

Green Car Congress

the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, signed a memorandum of understanding that could pave the way for GOL commercial flights to use Amyris renewable jet fuel in 2014. We are committed to working with the aviation industry to bring cleaner skies, starting in Brazil in 2014.

Renewable 262
article thumbnail

Cobalt Technologies and Rhodia jointly to develop bagasse-based bio n-butanol market in Latin America

Green Car Congress

Following this first step, the partners will jointly develop a demonstration plant to demonstrate Cobalt’s technology on site in Brazil. Following the demonstration plant the parties intend to construct multiple bio-refineries co-located with sugar mills, first in Brazil and then in other Latin American countries. Earlier post.).

America 170
article thumbnail

Cellulosic sugars company Edeniq raises more than $16M

Green Car Congress

Edeniq’s technologies efficiently break down biomass to liberate cellulosic sugars that can be converted into ethanol, chemicals, and other products. Edeniq uses combined mechanical and biological processes for maximum efficiency and lowest cost. Edeniq recently announced the company has entered a partnership with Global Bio-chem.

Companies 150
article thumbnail

Modified enzyme can increase second-generation ethanol production

Green Car Congress

One of the main challenges of second-generation biofuel production is identifying enzymes produced by microorganisms for use in a cocktail of enzymes to catalyze biomass hydrolysis, in which the enzymes act together to break down the carbohydrates in sugarcane trash and bagasse, for example, and convert them into simple sugars for fermentation.