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

Published by: Bioworld Online/AHC Media

Published: Oct. 1, 2009 - 194 Pages

Table of Contents

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

Abstract

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