Novozymes recently entered into an agreement with Lignol Energy Corporation to develop a commercially viable process for making ethanol from forestry waste at a production cost as low as $2 per gallon, a price that is competitive with gasoline and corn ethanol. The partnership is a very promising one. With our recent launch of Cellic® [...]
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May 20th, 2010
Novozymes and Ceres partner on biofuel crops
Taking steps toward the commercialization of low-carbon biofuels from switchgrass and other energy crops We are excited to announce our partnership with Ceres, Inc., a leading developer of high-yielding energy crops that can be used as feedstock for advanced biofuels. Our collaboration will focus on developing customized plant varieties and enzyme cocktails for producing cellulosic [...]
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January 7th, 2010
Life Cycle Assessment of biofuel production
The many benefits of biofuels, such as energy independence, economic growth, and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction, will continue to increase the demand for and production of biofuels. Process optimization is still a key area for the biofuels industry, but in order to improve efficiencies and lower costs, focus must also be on reducing their carbon footprint. [...]
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December 22nd, 2009
The global potential of biofuels
Global biofuel and agriculture leaders met on Wednesday, December 16, at COP15 in Copenhagen to discuss how biofuels can be deployed sustainably, achieve rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, reduce fossil fuel use, and spur development. Growth Energy Co-Chair General Wesley Clark delivered the keynote speech at the Danish Climate Consortium side-event titled “The Global Potential [...]
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Have you been watching NovozymesTV?
Biofuel Part 1: The Global Situation Tune in to watch our fascinating, world-wide, and in-depth series on biofuels, in seven parts. From the global situation, to critical factors in technology, and the future for biofuel—learn more about what is happening in the world of biofuel. If we truly want to make an impact on the [...]
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October 27th, 2009
Webinar November 12
Novozymes will host another installment in our webinar series on November 12, 2009: Cellulosic Ethanol Conversion Technology. This webinar will be presented by Anders Viksø-Nielsen, Science Manager, Biofuels R&D at Novozymes. During this webinar, Anders will present information on: – Feedstocks for biomass-to-ethanol conversion – Enzymes and hydrolysis of feedstocks – Overall process layout – Economics [...]
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