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BioFuels Report: Lane-Changing Trends and Fork-in-the-Road Dynamics

Bioworld Online/AHC Media
October 1, 2009
194 Pages - SKU: CCAQ2495003

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Brand new from BioWorld, the Biofuels Report 2009: Lane-Changing Trends and Fork-in-the-Road Dynamics chronicles, analyzes and projects the foremost and ancillary aspects of one of the most significant markets that will impact the future well-being of humanity and the environment, as well as the mercantile ventures of opportunistic biofuels producers and investors.

This comprehensive BioWorld report examines the trends and potential of the emerging and existing biofuels feedstock, production and investment markets, providing you with the vital business intelligence necessary to facilitate executive decision-making in one of the world's most critical markets.

Analysis: Biofuels Renaissance Seeks to Fill Tanks, as Well as Hopes; The Success of Biofuels Depends on Big Oil; The End of Gasoline, but Not Big Oil, Looms; Big Oil’s Playbook; Is There a Case To Be Made for Gasoline Over Biofuels?; Big Oil Dropping Change into the Biofuels Bucket; It’s Time for Biofuels to Lose its ‘New Car Smell’; Corn Ethanol, We Hardly Knew You; Biofuels Have an Oil-Slicked Mountain Road to Climb to Success; Picking up Speed Is Essential for the Image and Progress of Biofuels
Dynamic Biofuels News Summary
Cellulosic Ethanol Makes Progress Amid Challenges: TMO Develops Process for Cellulose Conversion; POET Announces New Division; BP and Verenium Form JV for Cellulosic Ethanol; Mascoma Starts Production in Cellulosic Ethanol Plant; ZeaChem Raises $34M for Cellulosic Ethanol Refinery; Range Fuels Receives Guaranteed Loan for Cellulosic Ethanol Plant; Proteus and Syngenta Form Partnership for Cellulosic Conversion; Cellulosic Ethanol Enzyme Launched by Genencor; Qteros Raises $25M, Announces Q Microbe Process Breakthrough; Lignol and Suncor Form Agreement for Cellulosic Ethanol Development; Non-Waste Advanced Biofuels Banned in Boston
Bankruptcies and Closings Stall the Pace of Ethanol Production: VeraSun Energy Is Forced to Sell Assets; Panda Ethanol Subsidiary Files for Bankruptcy; Aventine Renewable Energy Files After Lack of Investor Interest; Pacific Ethanol Units File for Bankruptcy; GreenFuel Shuts Down Due to Lack of Cash; Sunoco Acquires Ethanol Plants at Steep Discount; A Timeline of Additional Bankruptcies and Closings
Big Oil Continues to Invest in Renewable Fuels: Oil Companies Surpass VCs in Biofuels Investments; BP Takes One Step Back, Several Forward, in Biofuels Involvement; Valero and Sunoco Pick up Ethanol Plants at a Discount; Shell and Codexis Continue Work on Biofuels; ExxonMobil Investing in Algae R&D; Mascoma and Chevron Partner for Cellulosic Ethanol; Big Oil Continues to Blend into Biofuels
Venture Capital Investments in Alternative Fuels Affected by Economic Downturn: Cleantech Investment Starts Decline in 2008, Rebound in 2009; Alternative Fuels Remain Popular Cleantech Investment; Interest Accelerates in Other Renewable Energy Fields; Clean Energy Beats Fossil Fuels in Investments, Job Creation; Firms Turn the Ignition on Green Funds, Rev up Renewable Investments; Khosla’s $1 Billion in Funding May Go to Cleantech; The Future of Biofuels Investments
U.S. Government Commits to Chauffeuring Biofuels’ Market Drive: Stimulus Package Signed into Law; 2009 Was a Big Year for Government Involvement in Biofuels
Algae BioFuels Are Garnering Big Interest
Interest Is Accelerating in Algae Biofuels: Big Oil Is Taking a Big Interest in Algae; NASA Suits up for Algae Fuels, Greener Earth Initiatives; Other U.S. Agencies Are Supporting Algae with High Goals; Recent News About Algal Biofuels
Synthetic Biology: The Cutting-Edge of Biofuels’ Future: Manipulating Microbes May Be a Key in Making Biofuels; Another Research Voyage Launched by JCVI; Amyris: Moving Forward in Biofuels; Engineering E. Coli; Other Companies Work on Synbio Breakthroughs; DOE Work Indicates the Future of Biofuels Research; The First De Novo Bacterium Highlights JCVI’s Role in Synbio Research; Successful Chromosome Transplant Gives JCVI Another ‘First’; A Human Genome Project Gets Personal; Scientists Report One More Step Down the Path to Synthetic Life; The Future and Implications of Synbio
Chronology of Biofuels
Industrial Biotech Conference Calendar
Biofuels Glossary
Appendix I: Biofuels Legislation, 2008-2009
Appendix II: Additional Charts and Tables
Index
List of Tables and Charts: European Ethanol Production; Biofuels Market Growth; Estimated Cost per Barrel of Fuel; Theoretical Ethanol Yields; Projected Worldwide Oil Consumption; U.S. Oil Import Displacement by Ethanol; Outlook for the U.S. Biofuels Market; U.S. Fuel Ethanol Imports by Country; Biofuels’ Share of the U.S. Transportation Fuel Supply; Top 25 Countries by Proven Oil Reserves; Five Largest Untapped Oil Fields; Location of the World’s Remaining Oil; U.S. and Global Petroleum Basic Statistics; U.S. Catches up with Brazilian Ethanol Production; Why Corn is not the Long-Term Answer: Reduction in Global Warming Emissions Compared with; Gasoline; U.S. and Brazil Ethanol Outlook; Ethanol Revenue Market Forecast, 2007-2012; Annual World Ethanol Production by Country; Projected U.S. Fuel Ethanol Production, 2007-2012; Historic U.S. Ethanol Imports; Theoretical Coverage by Percentage of U.S. Market for Transportation Needs; Cellulosic Ethanol Processing Plants; Macroeconomic Effects of Producing 19.5 Billion Gallons of Cellulosic Ethanol in 2020…………………; Production of Advanced Biofuels Under the RFS; Job Creation and Economic Value of Cellulosic Feedstock Production; U.S. Cellulosic Ethanol Projects Under Development and Construction; Ethanol Production Outlook; Corn Used in U.S. Ethanol Production; History and Projected Evolution of U.S. Corn Yield; U.S. Corn Yield and Projections; Theoretical Economies of Ethanol; 2009 Projected Corn Growth Needs; Recent U.S. Corn Production Statistics; Potential Ethanol Use in E10; Total Cleantech Investments; Cleantech Investments by Quarter; 2008 Cleantech Deals by Sector; 2008 Cleantech Investments by Sector; Alternative Fuels Deals; Alternative Fuels Investments; Alternative Fuels Investments by Quarter; Breakdown of Job Creation Through $150B Energy Investments; Most Active Cleantech Venture Funds in 2Q09; Biofuels Investors; Estimated Global Employment in the Renewable Energy Sector, 2008; Green Stimulus Allocations to Sustainable Energy, by Country; U.S. Department of Energy's FY 2009 Budget; Renewable Fuels Standard Requirements; Department of Energy Budget - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Biofuels Legislative Actions by State; U.S. States That Have Banned the Use of MTBE; Economic Impacts of a 36 Billion Gallon RFS; Investments in Algal-Based Biofuels; Yields of Common Crops; Historic U.S. Fuel Ethanol Production; Rich Countries, Deep Carbon Footprints; Global CO2 Emissions Are Highly Concentrated; Business-as-Usual CO2 Emissions on a Rising Trend; Rich Countries Dominate the Cumulative Emissions Account; Contracting and Converging to a Sustainable Future; Some Biofuels Cost Less and Cut CO2 Emissions More; Rich Country Fuel Efficiency Standards Vary Widely; Cost of Crude Oil, Corn and Sugar, 1970-2010; U.S. Fuel Ethanol Industry Biorefineries and Capacity; U.S. Ethanol Industry Overview; Commercial Biodiesel Production Plants; 2008-2009 Monthly U.S. Fuel Ethanol Production/Demand; EU Biodiesel Production and Capacity by Country; Total Jobs Created from U.S. Advanced Biofuels Production; Value of Advanced Biofuels Technology Royalties from Production Outside the U.S; Economic Output Effect of 45 BGY Advanced Biofuels Production; Biomass Feedstocks for 45 BGY Advanced Biofuels Production; National Indicative Targets for the Share of Biofuels, 2006-2010; Direct Job Creation from 45 BGY Advanced Biofuels Production; European Ethanol Production Capacity, Under Construction; National Overall Targets for the Share of Energy from Renewable Sources in Gross Final Consumption; of Energy; Global Ethanol Blending Requirements; Forests Are in Retreat; Biodiesel Sold in the U.S; Global Biodiesel Outlook; Meanest Vehicles for the Environment in 2009; Greenest Vehicles of 2009; Flexible Fuel Vehicles Sold in the U.S

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