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Dyadic Joins Dutch Group To Produce Ethanol From Sugar Beet Pulp And Wheat Bran
Jupiter FL (SPX) Jan 19, 2007 Dyadic International, has announced that it has joined one of Europe's leading producers of bioethanol, Royal Nedalco, and other partners in R and D projects funded by the Netherlands government to develop technologies to produce ethanol from sugar beet pulp and wheat bran. Dyadic Nederland BV, Dyadic's subsidiary in Zeist, the Netherlands, will focus on the development of optimal enzyme preparations for the extraction of sugars from these feedstocks. Jan Verdoes, Ph.D., Research Director, Dyadic Nederland BV, said, "Sugar beet pulp, with its currently low value, high volume at centralized locations and abundant carbohydrate content, is an attractive feedstock for the production of bioethanol. Wheat bran, a byproduct of wheat processing, is another attractive bioethanol feedstock. However, the enzyme preparations to economically extract sugars from these materials and the yeasts required to ferment these unusual sugars for large-scale ethanol production need to be further developed. Our research projects are designed to overcome these technical problems and contribute to the development of economically viable renewable fuels for the future." Funding for the projects will be provided by grants from the Ministry of Economic Affairs in the Netherlands, in the Energy Research Program EOS, managed by SenterNovem (see Ref). In addition to Dyadic Nederland BV, the four-year sugar beet pulp collaboration will include Wageningen University for characterization of enzyme-treated substrates, Delft University for yeast fermentation engineering, the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands for process modeling and economics, and Royal Nedalco for commercial testing of the process. For the two-year wheat bran collaboration, Dyadic joins Wageningen University for characterization of plant cell wall polysaccharides, BIRD Engineering for fermentation technology, and Royal Nedalco for commercial process testing. Royal Nedalco, headquartered in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands, is a subsidiary of Cosun, a producer of natural ingredients and foodstuffs for the international food industry with annual revenue of approximately 1.3 billion euros. Jan de Bont, Director of R and D at Nedalco and Project Manager for both projects, added, "We have assembled outstanding teams for these projects, featuring world-class technology, scientific expertise, and commercial know-how. We look forward to working together to address the significant market opportunities we all see in the emerging biofuels industry." "While we expect our share of funding for these collaborative research projects to contribute only modestly to Dyadic's overall R and D budget, the real impact is potentially far greater. Not only will our work on the projects advance Dyadic's proprietary enzyme technologies, we also are pleased to be involved in efforts that have the potential to deliver significant progress toward the goal of reducing the world's dependence on petroleum in favor of renewable, environmentally friendly biofuels," said Glenn E. Nedwin, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer of Dyadic. "Our R and D subsidiary in the Netherlands enables us to take advantage of opportunities to participate in such government-funded research projects with leading companies and academic research groups in Europe, and we look forward to participating in additional collaborations." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Civil Nuclear Energy Science, Technology and News Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com Our Polluted World and Cleaning It Up China News From SinoDaily.com Global Trade News The Economy All About Solar Energy at SolarDaily.com Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
Canada's New Government Launches EcoEnergy Technology Initiative
Ottawa, Canada (SPX) Jan 19, 2007The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment, today announced the ecoEnergy Technology Initiative--a $230-million investment in the research, development and demonstration of clean-energy technologies. |
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