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million investment, creating 380 direct and in-
direct jobs with 60 fulltime jobs once the center
becomes operational in 2013. Their proprietary
process utilizes a bacterial biocatalyst and a
combination thermochemical and biochemical
process. Their process, like Zeachem, is feed-
stock flexible. Instead of using farmed feedstock,
they are focusing on using waste materials in-
cluding household, commercial, municipal solid
wastes, yard, forestry and agricultural wastes.
The raison d’être being, their facilities can be
built and their technology can be used anywhere
that people are interested in turning waste into
energy.
According to the company, INeOS’ bio-
ethanol delivers 90% ghg savings compared
to conventional gasoline. The pilot plant, which
will be utilizing mainly vegetative wastes (90%)
in the form of tree stumps, leaves, grasses and
plant materials and the remainder from munici-
pal solid wastes, is expected to produce eight
million gallons (30.2 million liters) of cellulosic
biofuel per year and generate clean renewable
power for export to the local market.
Cellulosic Biofuel Companies, Technologies, Feedstock, Installed Capacities and Projected Volumes
company technology 2 Main Feedstock used 2
(current)
Fuel
produced3
capacity
(million
gallons/yr.)3
projected
2012 Volumes
(million
gallons) 3
Ethanol
Equivalent
(million
gallons) 3
Zeachem Hybrid Biochemical-thermochemical process
using non-genetically modified acetogen
bacteria
Hybrid poplar trees Ethanol 0.25 0.05 0.05
Ineos Bio combination Biochemical-thermochemical
process using natural bacterial biocatalyst
Vegetative waste (tree stumps, leaves,
grass and other plant materials
Ethanol 8.0 3.0 3.0
kiOr/catchlight Energy
(chevron-Weyerhaeuser)
Biomass Fluid catalytic cracking technology Wood chips gasoline,
Diesel
10.0 3.0 4.8
Fiberight/
Novozymes
patented conversion Enzymes (cellic ctec3/
Htec3 Enzymes, etc.)
Municipal solid waste (MSW) Ethanol 6.0 2.0 2.0
american process Inc. aVap® (american Value added pulping)
technology
Wood chips Ethanol 0.9 0.5 0.5
pOEt-DSM conversion technology using yeast and
enzymes
corn crop residues Ethanol 25 ? ?
Novozymes, a denmark-based producer of
industrial enzymes, has entered into a strategic
partnership with beta renewables, a part of
gruppo Mossi & ghisolfi with headquarters in
tortona, Italy, and a global leader in cellulosic
biofuels. beta renewables has invested more
than uS$200 million over the last five years de-
veloping the prOeSA process. There’s synergy
between Novozyme’s Cellic enzyme technology
and beta renewables’ prOeSA process; there-
fore, Novozymes acquired 10% of the company
in October 2012 for uS$115 million. beta re-
newables’ Crescentino, Italy, plant started com-
mercial production in late 2012. It will produce
13 million gallons (50 million liters) per year of
ethanol initially from wheat straw, energy crops
and other locally available feedstock. production
will ramp up to 20 million gallons (76 million
liters) per year. Future plans include building
a plant in brazil with graalbio and in North
Carolina, u.S.A., with a uS$99 million loan
guarantee from the uSdA. beta renewables will
embed Novozymes’ enzymes in the prOeSA
technology.
Novozymes also has a partnership with
Fiberight, a privately held company with opera-
tions in Iowa, Maryland and Virginia, which fo-
cuses on turning municipal solid waste (MSw)
into biofuels. Fiberight is nearing commercial-
ization in Lawrenceville, Virginia. A larger-
scale commercial facility in blairstown, Iowa,
is scheduled for 2013. blairstown will produce
six million gallons (22.7 million liters) per year,
while Lawrenceville will produce one million
gallons (3.8 million liters) per year. Fiberight’s
strategy is to undertake rapid expansion of its
主要利用树桩、落叶、草、植物材料等植物废弃物
（90%）和市政固体废弃物为原料，可年产800万加
仑（3020万升）的纤维素生物燃料，并可向本地市场
输出清洁的可再生电力。
丹麦Novoz ymes工业酶公司与意大利托尔
托纳（Tortona）的Gruppo Mossi & Ghisolfi的
成员公司Beta Renewables建立了战略合作关系，
后者是全球领先的纤维素燃料生产商。 Beta Re-
newables在过去的五年中投资超过2亿美元开发了
PROESA工艺。Novozyme的纤维素酶技术与Beta
Renewables的PROESA工艺之间存在协同效应；
因此，Novozymes于2012年10月份以1.15亿美元
收购了后者10%的股份。Beta Renewables在意大
利Crescentino工厂于2012年下半年开始商业化生
产。它采用大麦杆、能源作物和其他本地原料年产
1300万加仑（5000万升）乙醇。产量将逐步扩大至
每年2000万加仑（7600万升）。未来的计划包括与
GraalBio一起以巴西建厂，并在美国北卡建厂，并已
获得美国农业部9900万美元的贷款担保。Beta Re-
newables将在其PROESA工艺中使用Novozymes
的酶技术。
Novozymes与在爱荷华、马里兰和弗吉尼亚拥
有生产设施的私营公司Fiberight也有合作关系，后
者主要以市政固体废弃物生产生物燃料。Fiberight
在弗吉尼亚Lawrenceville的装置即将投产。公司已
计划于2013年在爱荷华的Blairstown建设大型商业
装置。Blairstown的年产能为600万加仑（2270万
升），Lawrenceville的年产能则为100万加仑（380
万升）。Fiberight的战略是在半径5英里内人口为10
万的市场上快速扩张其原型商业装置或“微型工厂”
，重点针对存在处置成本高或有填埋限制的城市。公
司以其在废弃物处理行业的专业特长和特殊的生物
技术知识实现对有机废弃物中富含的纤维成份进行
有效的分检、制浆、加工、消化和提炼。
“ There’s synergy
between Novozyme’s
Cellic enzyme
technology and Beta
Renewables’ PROESA
process...”
1 yacobucci, brent. biofuels Incentives: A Summary of Federal programs. Congressional research Service report for Congress,
January 11, 2012.
2 Source: From company data
3 bracmort, kelsi. Meeting the renewable Fuel Standard (rFS) Mandate for Cellulosic biofuels: Questions and Answers.
Congressional research Service report for Congress, January 11, 2012.
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