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GOL Completes First International Flight with Alternative Biofuel

August 4, 2014August 4, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Brazilian airline GOL completed its first international commercial flight this week using farnesane, a recently approved renewable jet fuel that is made from sugarcane and produced by industrial bioscience company Amyris. The flight departed from Orlando, Florida on July 30, 2014 at 5:15 p.m. ET and traveled to Sao Paulo, Brazil. ... Read more »

Amyris Biofuel to Power GOL International Flights

July 11, 2014July 11, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Amyris has partnered with Brazilian airline GOL to begin the first commercial route with farnesane, a renewable jet fuel that was approved for use last month. GOL has committed to fly its Boeing 737 fleet with up to a 10 percent blend of the biofuel on its US to Brazil ... Read more »

Contract Wins: DuPont, Newalta, Desalitech, Amyris, Xylem

October 28, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Newalta and DuPont Canada have signed a development agreement to test a water processing technology in the Alberta oil and gas industry. The technology removes solids from water and facilitates a higher level of water re-use for customers at their sites, the companies say. Desalitech will supply an advanced wastewater ... Read more »

Alternative Fuel Technologies ‘Can Produce $75 per Barrel Gasoline’

July 26, 2013July 26, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

With crude oil price projected to top $140 per barrel by 2035, alternative fuel technologies, which can produce gasoline at the equivalent of $75 per barrel, will rise, according to a Lux Research report. Bringing the Heat: Gas- and Waste-derived Synfuels, says the price disparity between crude oil and other ... Read more »

Alternative Fuels Power Alaska Airlines, Coast Guard Ships

July 24, 2013July 24, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Alaska Airlines says it will begin using biofuel to power its Hawaii flights as soon as 2018. The airline has signed an agreement with Hawai`i BioEnergy, a consortium of three of Hawaii’s largest landowners and three venture capital companies that plan to use locally grown feedstocks to produce biofuels. Hawai`i ... Read more »

Green Fleet Roundup: Ford, Renault-Nissan, Bosch, Amyris

June 24, 2013 by Leon Walker

Amyris and Total announced a successful demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show using a technology that converts plant sugars into renewable jet fuel. The Airbus A321 (pictured) flew from Toulouse to Paris with a blend of renewable jet fuel produced by the two companies. The demonstration flight was in support ... Read more »

Contract Wins: GE, Navarro, Amyris, CH2M Hill

April 8, 2013 by Leon Walker

Over the last 12 months GE Power Conversion has won contracts valued at more than $600 million to provide propulsion systems with customers leading the pre-salt oilfield expansion off Brazil’s east coast. Currently GE is in the process of building systems for 22 of the 29 drillships for the current phase of the ... Read more »

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Bonsucro, E-Waste Auditing, Water Reuse

March 12, 2013June 30, 2013 by Leon Walker

Amyris has joined Bonsucro, the world’s leading sugarcane sustainability standard. Amyris is the first advanced biofuels and chemicals company to join Bonsucro, which will lead to the certification of its renewable products. The Bonsucro Production Standard is used to assure buyers and suppliers that sugarcane-derived products meet sustainability indicators such as energy ... Read more »

Environmental Executive Moves: Amyris, SFI, Sims Metal Management, Terra Tech, Xyntéo

February 27, 2013February 27, 2013 by Leon Walker

Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Amyris Inc: The renewable chemicals and fuels company has named Zanna McFerson as its new chief business officer. McFerson will be responsible for Amyris’s commercial and product line activities, effective March. Sustainable Forestry Initiative: Andrew de Vries has joined the eco-label organization as vice president, ... Read more »

Amyris, Poet, Gevo Leaders in Alternative Fuels, Report Says

February 21, 2013February 21, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

Alternative fuel developers face a make-or-break year as leading companies, such as Amyris, Poet, Solazyme, Gevo, Novozymes and Mendel, race to show substantial revenue, according to a report by Lux Research. The report, “Leading Alternative Fuel Developers Race to Real Revenue in 2013,” said companies that lag behind will suffer ... Read more »

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