It’s been a big week for water-based biofuel producing crops and technologies in the Bay State so far.
Two blockbuster annnouncements: Joule Biotechnologies of Cambridge, MA comes out of stealth mode with an announcement of their high-yielding biofuel and biochemical production technology with low energy requirements and low/no feedstock needed.
See the interview on NECN with new Joule Biotechnologies CEO Bill Sims for more.
Also on tap, a new 5 acre algal fuel test facility with Cape Cod based Plankton Power to be located in Bourne. Funding from the Regional Technology Development Corp (RTDC) makes this effort possible.
These news items came to my attention courtesy of the Biofuels Digest, a daily news summary of the biofuels industry put out by Jim Lane, who I’m working with on the Biomass Advisors venture.
After sitting the corn-based ethanol debacle out, it’s exciting to see Massachusetts based companies, scientists, technologies and facilities jumping into the algal fuel pond.
