LIQUID FUELS Bioenergy International No 80, 4-2015 25 BIOFUELS EQUIPMENT DIRECTORY 2015 The biofuels equipment directory is a first effort in listing technology suppliers that serve the liquid transportation biofuels sector such as ethanol, biodiesel, biojet along with bio-oils and marine biofuels. It is though by no means complete. Joule based in Bedford, Massachusetts has announced the closing of US$40 million in private equity and venture debt financing, supporting the company’s growth towards commercialisation of its waste carbon dioxide (CO₂) to biofuel technology platform. Unlike biofuels derived indirectly from agricultural or algal biomass in a multi-step process, Joule’s fuels are derived directly from sunlight and waste CO₂ in a patented “reverse-combustion” single conversion step utilising engineered catalysts to produce ethanol or diesel-range alkanes in a continuous process for many weeks at a time. The round was led by existing investors, including Flagship Ventures, and brings the company’s total to US$200 million raised to date. The proceeds are to be put towards a staged industrialisation of its patented process, including the near-term expansion of its 1 000 acre (≈0.4 ha) production field in Hobbs, New Mexico. According to Joule, a plant of this size in an optimal location has the potential to convert 150 000 tonnes of waste CO₂ into 25 million gallons (≈95 million litres) of ethanol or 15 million gallons (≈57 million litres) of diesel per annum – with no reliance on arable land, crops or fresh water. The phased build-out will demonstrate the scalability of its modular SolarConverter system, which enables the direct, continuous production of fuel from CO₂ and sunlight. – In the past six months alone, Joule has achieved rapid progress and impressive results that position the company well for industrialisation. This progress will be bolstered by the newly committed funds and the continued support from our shareholders and strategic partners, including Audi, said Serge Tchuruk, President and CEO of Joule in a statement. The company has also announced the successful results from third-party testing of its ethanol fuel, setting the stage to obtain certification for commercial use. Initiated by German auto-maker Audi, Joule’s strategic partner in the automotive space, the test results confirm that Joule’s ethanol meets the following standards in the US and Europe, respectively: – American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D4806 – Denatured fuel ethanol for blending with gasolines for use as automotive spark-ignition engine fuel. – German Institute for Standardization (DIN) EN 15376 – Ethanol as a blending component for petrol. Joule and Audi formed a partnership in 2011 to accelerate the development and commercialisation of CO₂-neutral fuels. These efforts include fuel testing and validation, lifecycle analysis and support for Joule’s production facility in Hobbs, New Mexico, where demonstration-scale production of ethanol is underway. AUDI is also supporting Joule’s hydrocarbon product, which was previously tested and shown to meet ASTM specifications in diesel blends of up to 50 percent. This product will follow ethanol to market. BI80/4888/AS Joule secures US$40 million for continued commercialisation Abengoa www.abengoa.com Advanced Analytical Technologies www.aati-us.com Advanced Biofuels LLC ButamaxTM www.butamax.com AgrenNewEnergy www.agrennewenergy.com Agri-Tech Producers LLC www.agri-techproducers.com Agri-THERM Inc www.agri-therm.com Agroenergy S.A. www.agroenergy.gr Airex Energy www.airex-energy.com Albemarle www.albemarle.com Ambient Energy LLC www.ambientnrg.com Anglo Nordic Burner Products Ltd www.anglonordic.co.uk Anyang Gemco Energy Mashinery Co. Ltd www.agitc.cn APJ GmbH www.apj-gmbh.com APT Advanced Trailer & Equipment www.advancedtrailer.com Ayerbe Plantas Industriales de Secado, S.L. www.apisa.info Baker-Rullman Manufacturing, Inc. www.baker-rullman.com Balcke-Dürr GmbH www.balcke-duerr.de BB-Diesel www.bb-diesel.com BDI - BioEnergy International AG www.bdi-bioenergy.com Biochar Soloutions Inc www.biocharsolutions.com Biodiesel Experts International www.biodieselexpertsintl.com Biofuel Systems Group Ltd www.biofuelsystems.com BioLet SA de CV www.biolets.com Biomass Briquette Systems, LLC www.biomassbriquettesystems.com Biopolis S.L. www.biopolis.es Bruker Optics Ltd www.bruker.com BSR Svenska AB www.sv.bsr.se Bühler Aeroglide www.aeroglide.com Büttner Energie- und Trocknungstechnik www.buettner-dryer.com C.R.S.I. SA Centro Ricerche Sviluppo Impianti www.crsi.ch Chempolis OY www.chempolis.com CherkassyElevatorMash BRONTO www.bronto.ua Ciba Specialty Chemicals www.ciba.com/biodiesel Clarehill Plastcs Ltd www.clarehill.com Clariant SE www.clariant.com Davenport Dryer www.davenportdryer.com Degrémont Technologies - Innoplana www.innoplana.com Dieffenbacher GmbH www.dieffenbacher.de Dryer One www.dryer-one.be DSM Bio-based Products & Services B.V. www.dsmbiogas.com Ecofys www.ecofys.com ElectraTherm Inc www.electratherm.com ENERGEA Umwelttechnologie GmbH www.energea.at Energy Unlimited www.EnergyUnlimitedInc.com Enerkem www.enerkem.com ETIA www.biogreen-energy.com Eurotank Environmental Ltd www.eurotank.eu.com EuroTechBiodiesel www.eurotechbiodiesel.com EWK Umwelttechnik GmbH www.ewk.de FiveBarGate Consultants Ltd www.5barg8.com Fortum Corporation www.fortum.com Foss UK www.foss.dk Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc. www.fulcrum-bioenergy.com GEA Group www.gea.com Gisip AB www.gisip.se Global Bioenergies GmbH www.global-bioenergies.com Gongyi Xiaoyi Mingyang Machinery Plant www.hnmingyang.en.alibaba.com Green Ctalysts Inc www.greencatalysts.com Green Oils UK Ltd www.green-oil.net
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