Sylvatex: Maintaining a clean fuel family tradition
by Jeff Benzak Sometimes technologies that have the potential to transform global industries have their genesis in humble settings. And in the case of a California-based energy company called Sylvatex,...
View ArticleFrom A to ZeaChem: Biorefinery creating jobs, new markets in Oregon and beyond
By Jeff Benzak When advanced biofuel manufacturer ZeaChem decided to construct a new biorefinery, it searched for a site that could grow with the company. Eventually, ZeaChem chose a small town along...
View ArticleLS9: Could ‘Little Critters’ mean big profits?
By Jeff Benzak Jon Foster isn’t a scientist – he’s a businessman. So when he describes the biology that drives the growth of his industrial biotechnology company, he avoids terms that most of us...
View ArticleSapphire Energy inks deal to supply ‘Green Crude’ to major oil refiner
By Carlin Rosengarten and Jeff Benzak At its algae farm in the high desert of southwest New Mexico, San Diego-based Sapphire Energy is helping to change the way America’s fuels are produced. And...
View ArticleCan’t wait 300 million years? Solazyme can produce oil in a few days
By Jeff Benzak It takes more than 300 million years to produce oil in the natural world. But Solazyme, which is one of the largest companies in the advanced biofuel industry, has pioneered a way to...
View ArticleSierra Energy: Transforming waste into clean fuel
by Jeff Benzak When people visit Sierra Energy’s gasification facility at a mothballed Air Force base in California, they like to play a guessing game. The game is based on a simple question: Can you...
View ArticleFlorida sunshine fueling the growth of Algenol and its blue-green algae
By Carlin Rosengarten Nearly 30 years ago, Paul Woods invented the Direct to Ethanol technology that his company, Algenol Biofuels, utilizes today to produce ethanol from blue-green algae at its...
View ArticleAt Propel’s clean fuel stations, drivers can ‘fill ’er up!’
By Jeff Benzak An old Valero gas station stood for years at a busy intersection in Fullerton, Calif. Across the street from a leafy park and next door to a shopping center, this rundown station pumped...
View ArticleCompany sees big biofuel opportunity in capturing industrial carbon emissions
Burning fossil fuels releases carbon emissions that harm our health and contribute to climate change. While our world’s energy supply shifts away from fossil fuels toward more renewable energy...
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