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Calysta to build pilot plant in the UK
Just got this news today while attending the INFOCAST Biobased Summit in San Diego. Calysta announced that it will open its first R&D and pilot facility in the UK to produce its methanotrophs-based protein meal, FeedKind™ protein, a non-GMO alternative to fishmeal. FeedKind™ is currently approved for sale in the European Union. Calysta has received a conditional award … Continue reading
Twitter Live: 1st Biomethane Engineering Summit
INFOCAST kick-starts its first Methane Bioengineering Summit held in San Diego, California, on Sept. 1, and sponsored by Calysta. The event explored the potential of methane as a sustainable feedstock to enable biotech-based industrial and consumer products beyond petroleum.
VIDEO: Toyota Fueled by Bullsh*t
I don’t usually gush about media releases (sorry PR folks!) but I do love this one from Toyota, which was released today, I guess in honor of Earth Day. Toyota has tapped award-winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock to show how calling hydrogen fuel cell vehicles “bullsh*t” isn’t far from the truth. This 3-minute video features … Continue reading
Maverick Synfuels, Petrostar in GTL JV
There has been a significant increase in companies looking to convert methane-rich feedstock especially coming from natural gas, flare gas or even biogas (although this one is particularly expensive to do) into biofuels and chemicals. Some uses synthetic biology and others use thermochemical conversion such as gasification. Examples include Calysta Energy, Intrexon, Enerkem, Siluria, Maverick … Continue reading
Intrexon produces lab-scale farnesene from methane
Synthetic biology company, Intrexon Corporation, says its Industrial Products Division has achieved the bioconversion of methane to farnesene in the lab. Farnesene is a key building block chemical for diesel fuel, and also for other lubricants and specialty products, including cosmetics, rubber, and plastics. This is the second product, following isobutanol, which Intrexon has upgraded … Continue reading
Maverick Synfuels and PPE in GTL methanol partnership
Maverick Synfuels and Plant Process Equipment, Inc. (PPE), a global energy engineering and fabrication company, have formed a partnership to manufacture and sell small-scale Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) methanol plants. The skid-mounted modular plants can be rapidly deployed and are capable of producing between 3,000 – 10,000 gallons per day of ultra-clean synthetic fuels and chemicals from … Continue reading
LanzaTech gets $4m DOE grant
LanzaTech has been awarded a $4 million grant by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). LanzaTech and its partners, The City College of New York (CUNY), Louisiana State University (LSU) and Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech) will focus on reducing waste methane emissions from remote oil wells, coal … Continue reading