Burrill & Company and Khosla Ventures invested in HCL CleanTech technology to convert cellulose into fermentable sugars for the production cost of biofuels and other organic products
San Francisco and Tel Aviv - The U.S. venture capital fund, Burrill & Company and Khosla Ventures invested in HCL CleanTech, a U.S. company and its company founded by Professor Avram Baniel, Eran Baniel and Prof. Ari Eyal Israeli subsidiary. Based on a tried and true German transformation process of lignocellulosic biomass to fermentable sugars HCL CleanTech has developed an economically very attractive, proprietary technology. Fermentable sugar, as a springboard for advanced bio-fuels (biobutanol, biodiesel, jet fuel, etc.) and bio-plastics (bioplastics, etc.). Thanks to modern plastics technology whose implementation is targeted and direct.
HCL CleanTech uses concentrated hydrochloric acid (HCl) for hydrolyzing cellulose, which is made available a wide range of different raw materials, which eventually can be used with minimal adjustments and minimal water and energy.This new technology also enables a "clean" and improved recovery and offset otherwise used with aqueous hydrochloric acid industry.
According to Greg Young, Director of Burrill & Company "is one of access to cheap, in biomass contained sugar of the greatest challenges for the development of renewable fuels and plastics. HCL CleanTech technology represents a quantum leap in the utilization is that sugar and also concerns Pretreatment of all other technologies such as fermentation-based processes and the outgoing of oligosaccharides plastic reforming. " "We expect a lot from this process, which will make important contributions to all product-related industries who want to work with biomass as a feedstock."
Burrill & Company and Khosla Ventures have been intensified at the beginning of the Zohar Gilon financing, the leading startup capital, and through the company's founder. The proceeds will be used for continuation of research and development in Israel and establishing a pilot plant planned for 2010 in the United States.
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Khosla Ventures and BIOeCON are founding kiore Inc.
- Development of a technology for conversion of biomass into bio-oil
Khosla Ventures and BIOeCON today announced the establishment of their joint venture kiore Inc.. Khosla Ventures will provide for the Series A financing, while BIOeCON will bring his knowledge and intellectual property rights to the BCC process (Biomass Catalytic Cracking Process). Kiore Inc. will focus on the further development and commercialization of the BCC technology and make preparations in order to obtain substantially over the next two to three years, more capital.
When BCC process lignocellulosic biomass, which is contained in grass, wood and many agricultural and forestry waste is converted into a bio-oil product that can then be refined into fuel. The conversion of cellulosic biomass to bio-oil is of great economic interest and also of great benefit. Among other things, that crop residues are recycled and not the cultivation of food crops face competition that ecological sustainability is encouraged that the dependence on fossil fuels such as crude oil is reduced and the economic development and job creation in rural areas.
"The main technical problem in the conversion of cellulosic biomass into usable fuels is the breaking up of the inaccessible," wood-like "fibers so that they can effectively be converted. Most existing methods for breaking these woody structures are relatively expensive and energy-and chemical-intensive "said Paul O'Connor, founder and president of BIOeCON. "BIOeCON has developed a simple and less energy-intensive way to prepare the woody biomass for catalysis and convert it into a bio-oil product in comparison to other thermochemical processes significantly better properties.
Doug Cameron, chief scientific advisor of Khosla Ventures, said: "BIOeCON has significant R & D network and solid scientific basis, we have evaluated the technology and research programs thoroughly and are convinced that this is a potentially disruptive technology.. "
Khosla Ventures and BIOeCON today announced the establishment of their joint venture kiore Inc.. Khosla Ventures will provide for the Series A financing, while BIOeCON will bring his knowledge and intellectual property rights to the BCC process (Biomass Catalytic Cracking Process). Kiore Inc. will focus on the further development and commercialization of the BCC technology and make preparations in order to obtain substantially over the next two to three years, more capital.
When BCC process lignocellulosic biomass, which is contained in grass, wood and many agricultural and forestry waste is converted into a bio-oil product that can then be refined into fuel. The conversion of cellulosic biomass to bio-oil is of great economic interest and also of great benefit. Among other things, that crop residues are recycled and not the cultivation of food crops face competition that ecological sustainability is encouraged that the dependence on fossil fuels such as crude oil is reduced and the economic development and job creation in rural areas.
"The main technical problem in the conversion of cellulosic biomass into usable fuels is the breaking up of the inaccessible," wood-like "fibers so that they can effectively be converted. Most existing methods for breaking these woody structures are relatively expensive and energy-and chemical-intensive "said Paul O'Connor, founder and president of BIOeCON. "BIOeCON has developed a simple and less energy-intensive way to prepare the woody biomass for catalysis and convert it into a bio-oil product in comparison to other thermochemical processes significantly better properties.
Doug Cameron, chief scientific advisor of Khosla Ventures, said: "BIOeCON has significant R & D network and solid scientific basis, we have evaluated the technology and research programs thoroughly and are convinced that this is a potentially disruptive technology.. "
Khosla Ventures and Bill Gates Invest
They rely on efficient internal combustion engine of EcoMotors
Bill Gates EcoMotors OPOC engine combustion engine Vinod Khosla
Clean mobility does not necessarily have to be equivalent to an electric car or the fuel cell drive: The American startup company EcoMotors has now developed an opposed piston engine, which should be distinguished by particularly good efficiency values. The OPOC engine (Opposed Piston Opposed Cylinder stands for) using the so-called two-cycle method, only weighs half as compared to a conventional combustion engine, is only half as large and will consume up to 50 percent less. Can be made to run the OPOC engine with gasoline, diesel and ethanol.
Now Vinod Khosla and his Khosla Ventures company and its investors as well as Microsoft founder Bill Gates a total of 23.5 million U.S. dollars venture capital invested in EcoMotors and leave it for the attention of the possibly most efficient combustion engine in the world soon to skyrocket. EcoMotors plans to use the cash inflow from Gates & Co. is now to complete testing and building demonstration. The company currently operates by its own account at the sixth generation of engine development.
Behind EcoMotors e.g. Prof. Peter Hofbauer, who headed for many years the engine and transmission development at Volkswagen. In addition Don Runkle, a former General Motors developer. At a theoretical exchange of all vehicle engines OPOC against the United States could completely do without oil imports, the company proudly proclaims.
Bill Gates is the potential of the technology EcoMotors convinced:
Bill Gates EcoMotors OPOC engine combustion engine Vinod Khosla
Clean mobility does not necessarily have to be equivalent to an electric car or the fuel cell drive: The American startup company EcoMotors has now developed an opposed piston engine, which should be distinguished by particularly good efficiency values. The OPOC engine (Opposed Piston Opposed Cylinder stands for) using the so-called two-cycle method, only weighs half as compared to a conventional combustion engine, is only half as large and will consume up to 50 percent less. Can be made to run the OPOC engine with gasoline, diesel and ethanol.
Now Vinod Khosla and his Khosla Ventures company and its investors as well as Microsoft founder Bill Gates a total of 23.5 million U.S. dollars venture capital invested in EcoMotors and leave it for the attention of the possibly most efficient combustion engine in the world soon to skyrocket. EcoMotors plans to use the cash inflow from Gates & Co. is now to complete testing and building demonstration. The company currently operates by its own account at the sixth generation of engine development.
Behind EcoMotors e.g. Prof. Peter Hofbauer, who headed for many years the engine and transmission development at Volkswagen. In addition Don Runkle, a former General Motors developer. At a theoretical exchange of all vehicle engines OPOC against the United States could completely do without oil imports, the company proudly proclaims.
Bill Gates is the potential of the technology EcoMotors convinced:
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
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