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Blue Marble, Bionavitas ink biochemicals-from-algae deal

October 9, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Washington-based companies set out to use efficient algae-production process for specialty biochemicals under a new partnership. Full Story »

M&As going to waste

October 8, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Nine recycling and bioremediation companies consolidate their garbage. Details of this, plus we spot 27 deals in the past seven days. Full Story »

New Delhi recycles its roads

October 5, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - A unit of the Tata Group starts work on project that uses one-third the aggregate and bitumen as typical paving. Full Story »

PepsiCo India turns to biogas to cut costs, carbon emissions

September 29, 2009 - Best of the web - Beverage and snack food giant says new biogas plant, which uses biodegradable waste generated at the Pune-based site, is running at full capacity. Full Story »

Novomer’s cleaner burning binder goes into customer trials

August 19, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - On the heels of a $14M Series B, Massachusetts materials company said its products are currently being tested in the consumer goods and packaging markets. Full Story »

Novomer raises $14M for plastics from renewable feedstocks

August 18, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - A Massachusetts-based company is using new funding to accelerate growth as it prepares to commercialize materials aimed at the packaging, coatings and chemicals markets. Full Story »

NASA looks at plant biomass as new source of biofuel in space

August 14, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Moffett Field, Calif.-based scientists plan to apply a new bionanotech approach, which breaks down inedible plant material into usable sugars. Full Story »

TMO's heat-loving bug helps secure £11 million for cellulosic ethanol technology

August 4, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - UK-based company plans to use funding to enter the U.S. market with its proprietary biomass process. Full Story »

Plankton Power plans for biofuels facility on Cape Cod

August 4, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Massachusetts public-private consortium looks to establish an algae farm and biorefinery to produce renewable fuels. Full Story »

Startup puts new spin on biofuel byproducts

August 3, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Primafuel is one of 31 cleantech companies the Cleantech Group spotted in the past week looking to raise money. Find out more in the Pitch o’ the week. Full Story »
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