by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Who’s building what, where, now. 29 projects in construction or in commissioning in Africa, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, and the Americas
Despite low oil prices, first-gen biofuels and advanced biofuels continue to develop, and especially in the developing world. In this report, we track 29 projects in construction or commissioning, or where firm investment plans are in place and construction is scheduled to start. In all, 17 countries are represented, and 68% of the projects are being developed outside the G8.
We’ve not included M&A transactions that do not include at least a project coming out of mothballs, or feedstock and infrastructure investments, which are also continuing at an impressive pace.
In this overview, we’re tracking 16 different technology/feedstock combinations, including: cane ethanol, wheat ethanol, corn ethanol, cassava ethanol, cellulosic ethanol, rice husk ethanol, palm biodiesel, biobutanol, levulinic acid, waste oil biodiesel, halophyte biodiesel, high FFA biodiesel, ionic surfactants, cellulosic sugars from wood, methanol, and microbial oils. READ MORE
Biocom
Pentland
Dongmun Greentec
GranBio
Solazyme
Cascades
Carbon Recycling International
Gulf Petroleum
Beta Renewables
Golden Agri Resources
Sungai Budi
GFBiochemicals
Sarawak Oil Palms
Al-Bader
Absolut Distillers
CS Caltex
Buriram
Mitr Phol
Kakira Sugar
Masdar
Croda International
DuPont
POET-DSM
Abengoa
Duonix
Agro Biofuels
Green Plains
Green Biologics
Sunbird Bioenergy