biomass

XFuel hopes to sail past biofuels’ troubled past with modular reactor design

Dublin-based XFuel announced an €8.2 million investment round led by AENU, a new German VC firm, and joined by Union Square Ventures and HAX/SOSV.

Made of Air, a maker of ‘carbon negative’ thermoplastics, locks in $5.8M

Berlin-based climate tech startup Made of Air has closed a €5 million (~$5.8 million) seed funding round, led by Norwegian sustainability-focused family fund, TD Veen. Also participating are Patrick

LanzaTech is developing a small-scale waste biomass gasifier for ethanol production in India

As part of the continuing global rollout of LanzaTech’s technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions and turn those emissions into fuel and chemicals, the company is rolling out a new small-sc

Blue Marble Energy Raises $1.3 Million More To Make Carbon-Neutral Fragrances, Flavors And Fuel

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/bluemarbleenergy1.png" class="shot2"></img> According to a <a href="http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1462326/000114036111006768/xslFormDX01/

Alternative Energy: A Guide To Greening Your Home

<img src='http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/green-house-1.jpg' class="snap_nopreview shot" alt="" />Alternative energy is a growing market, and though many states offer tax credits, reba

Researcher finds new, cheaper way to produce ethanol fuel from waste

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/fuel-from-waste.jpg" />Reducing gasoline dependency has been a hot issue for the developed world for some time now. Unfortunately, it has