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Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing » Biomass
Here's a great site for anyone interested in this sub-sector. It has all the latest news and research grants, etc. This is a booming field with many opportunities:
http://www.biodieselinvesting.com/biodiesel-archives/category/biomass/
This company is on the forefront of the next generation in biofuels - a sector poised to explode in the next few years:
"Americans throw away over 250 million tons of garbage every year. Out of all that garbage, approximately 32 percent is recovered and recycled or composted, 14 percent is burned at combustion facilities, and the remaining 54 percent (or 135 million tons of garbage) is disposed of in landfills. Because of limited disposal options, many municipalities are forced to transport garbage from local transfer stations to available landfills over long distances as well as pay increasingly higher tipping fees for landfill operators to take their garbage. Landfill operators dispose of garbage by burying it under mounds of dirt where, over time, toxins in the garbage can leach into our water supplies, or by burning it in incinerators releasing many of the toxic materials in the garbage into the atmosphere. We have licensed and developed a group of technologies that used together can process municipal garbage into usable energy products. We use the cellulosic material in municipal garbage to make ethanol by first converting it into a sugar and water mixture. Our ethanol production technology uses a two-stage dilute acid hydrolysis process that recycles heat and acid from each stage of the process to efficiently make C5 and C6 sugars from cellulosic material. The resulting sugars are fermented and distilled into a fuel grade ethanol.
Good info here:
http://www.qualitystocks.net/messageboard/viewtopic.php?p=20309
CleanTech BioFuels licensed technology
This is a very innovative approach that appears to have certain advantages over the microalgae-based approach of, for example, Algenol Biofuels and Aurora BioFuels. The process entails three stages:
Separation & Cleaning
PSC (Pressurized Stem Classification) Technology. Due to overstrained landfills, disposing of MSW is increasingly becoming a problem for many U.S. cities and regions. CleanTech has licensed the exclusive rights in the United States to a technology that can convert MSW into a biomass material that we refer to as Process Engineered Fuel (PEF), Patent No. 6,306,248 - October 23, 2001). Our process employs heat, steam and agitation to convert the raw MSW into an output stream with uniform moisture content and particle size, roughly the consistency of compost, while simultaneously cleaning the other fractions of the garbage and removing a substantial amount of the volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) from the garbage. However, while the output resembles compost, it is high in cellulose content, making it an excellent feedstock for conversion to ethanol.
Saccherafication Hydrolysis
Hydrolysis Technology. Further, CleanTech has licensed a patented (Patent No. 5,411,594 – May 2, 1995), proprietary technology capable of converting the PEF output from the PSC technology into a fermentable sugar stream. This process is a unique and improved variation of what is generally known as two-stage, lignocellulosic acid hydrolysis. Our unique version of this technology incorporates process improvements that reduce its operating costs to the extent anticipated to be cost-competitive with corn-based ethanol production. Additionally, we have entered into a letter of intent with HFTA, Inc. to license technology as described in U.S. Patents No. 5221357, 5366558, 5536325, 5628830, and 6019900 that utilize nitric acid for hydrolyzing cellulosic material rather than sulfuric or hydrochloric acid. The use of nitric acid for this process creates a number of efficiencies that we believe will make our system significantly more easy to commercialize compared to any other acid hydrolysis process in development. Currently, we are designing a system that integrates these processes together.
Fermentation
Fermentation. The final piece of the ethanol production system is the fermentation of the sugar stream into ethanol. We have identified a fermentation technology developed at Purdue University that will produce high yields of ethanol from the sugar stream output and are in the process of testing and licensing the Purdue technology.
Together these technologies represent an elegant and relatively simple method by which to solve the landfill scarcity problem while producing a very valuable output product, ethanol.
CleanTech BioFuels management
These guys have the experience in finance and the securities industry to get the job done:
The Company is currently led by its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and General Counsel:
Ed Hennessey. Mr. Hennessey is CEO and President of the Company. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. He has been President and CEO of CleanTech Biofuels and its predecessor companies, since 2002. He has developed the business strategy, and secured the existing technology licenses and the funding required to date. Prior to becoming involved in the waste-to-energy industry, Mr. Hennessey worked in the securities industry beginning with Shearson Lehman Brothers in 1986 and ultimately opening and managing his own securities brokerage and investment banking firm, which he sold in 1999.
Thomas Jennewein. Mr. Jennewein is Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Previously he served as Manager of Financial Reporting for the Maverick Tube Corporation and prior to that worked in a similar position for the Argosy Gaming Company. Mr. Jennewein began his career in 1985 as a Senior Auditor with Arthur Anderson & Company.
Michael D. Kime. Mr. Kime serves as General Counsel of the Company. Prior to joining the Company in 2007 he was a partner in the law firm of Sauerwein, Simon, Blanchard, & Kime, P.C. Mr. Kime has been a practicing attorney since 1994, focusing on securities law, finance, mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Kime also co-wrote and co-produced the award winning documentary, Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?. Mr. Kime attended Louisiana State University Law School where he graduated ranked second in his class and served on the Louisiana Law Review.
QualityStocks just came out with a nice report on CleanTech BioFuels:
CleanTech BioFuels, Inc. (CLTH) is focused on developing ground-breaking technologies to convert cellulosic material found in municipal solid waste (MSW) into ethanol. Out of the 250+ million tons of garbage disposed of each year in America, only 32% is recovered, 14% is burned at combustion facilities and the remaining 54% is tossed in landfills. However, using CleanTech’s technology, this unusable waste is a source of energy rather than a disposal problem.
The company holds exclusive licenses to a collection of technologies that offer substantial advantages in converting MSW into viable energy. CleanTech is also developing an exclusive license to produce ethanol from municipal garbage by utilizing a dilute acid hydrolysis process that transforms cellulosic feedstock into fermentable sugars. Together, these technologies will allow CleanTech to produce cellulosic ethanol from municipal garbage at low costs.
Because the company has such a unique method of solving disposal issues while also addressing our dependence on foreign oils, it has been presented with opportunities to joint venture, license or acquire other related technologies that can also be used to convert municipal garbage into energy. CleanTech anticipates developing other complementary technologies to convert even greater amounts of the municipal waste stream into clean fuels.
The demand for the production of ethanol has grown to incredible levels with the recent volatility in oil prices and recently enacted legislation requiring a production rate of 36 billion gallons of ethanol per year by 2022. Ethanol from agricultural products like corn and sugar cane isn’t expected to be able to meet this mandate, creating an even stronger demand for advanced biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol.
http://clth.qualitystocks.net/
Greetings IHubbers!
We've all been waiting for cellulose-based ethanol to become a cost-efficient reality. CleanTech BioFuels (CLTH) is on the cutting edge of the biofuels revolution. They're using patented new technology developed at the University of California at Berkeley to efficiently produce ethanol from municipal solid waste converted into sugars from cellulosic material.
This could be a terrific ground floor opportunity; things are moving fast - this just in:
"CleanTech Biofuels Finalizes Transaction with World Waste Technologies ...
"--(USEquityNews)-- 10/29/2008 - (CLTH), formerly a sublicensee of World Waste Technologies' patent (U.S. Patent No. 6,306,248 ...), announces that it has acquired that patent. CleanTech Biofuels is now able to file new United States and international patents based on the combined technologies described in the patent and those of Biomass North America Licensing. CleanTech CEO, Ed Hennessey, noted, "We are very excited to have completed this transaction, as this acquisition creates many new opportunities for our company."
Here's some more details from a message board post:
"CleanTech has, for the first time, satisfactorily tested the technology and associated equipment for efficiently generating fermentable sugars from municipal solid waste. The patented technology uses nitric acid, versus the more common sulfuric or hydrochloric acid, for hydrolyzing cellulosic material. CleanTech believes that nitric acid hydrolysis represents the cutting edge of current technology in the cellulosic ethanol industry. These fermentable sugars can then be processed into ethanol.
"The advantages of turning waste directly into ethanol are significant:
"- It offers a non-fossil fuel source that has an already existing supplier, avoiding agricultural and food supply issues.
- It reduces pollution released into the environment by the disposal of municipal solid waste.
- It reduces the amount of material going into landfills by as much as eighty five percent.
- It generates biofuels and other usable energy products at competitive prices."
Now that they have the pressurized steam process patent in hand, things can begin to move. The world is waiting for this one.
Great news. Things are starting to move with this company:
CleanTech Biofuels acquires alternative energy patent
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CleanTech Biofuels Inc. acquired a patent from World Waste Technologies to transform pulp and paper products into cellulosic feedstock to create alternative energy.
The patent relates to the proprietary “pressurized steam classification process” that CleanTech uses for cleaning and separating municipal solid waste into its component parts. This process creates a biomass that can be used as a renewable feedstock for the production of alternative energy. CleanTech is implementing its technology at a commercial site in Chicago and is evaluating a number of additional sites for commercial development.
CleanTech Biofuels said it’s now able to file new U.S. and international patents based on the combined technologies described in the patent and those of its subsidiary Biomass North America Licensing.
St. Louis-based CleanTech Biofuels Inc. develops technologies designed to help municipalities reduce the amount of waste produced in landfills and create a source of locally produced biomass.
Re: is MASP ready - maybe, if it can break up through $3.80 resistance.
RDWG massive trading volume yesterday, what was it, 250m shares? You know the saying: "Price follows volume."
only AUTO at the ask - may move up quickly
RDWG - right: .0020 coming up!
RDWG - strong buying right now to take out .017
re: RDWG - thx for the heads up about the news!
RDWG - this stock is primed to run!
Let's hope tomorrow brings good things for RDWG
Watch MEYN - gained .05 today. Might be turning to the upside.
MEYN up .05 - 33%
RDWG - also encouraging is continued strong volume - including a flurry of solid buying the last 10 minutes.
Agreed that RDWG has bottomed - all up from here.
Yes, looks like RDWG may be turning the corner.
Great RDWG news! Thanks
Agreed RDWG should pick up tomorrow.
RDWG (dropping) again, shaking weak hands out
MEYN - might be right, worth keeping an eye on
re: MEYN lots of .25 stacking up
MEYN up .02, looking to break .28 - next stop .47!
RDWG no worries, after we shake out the weak hands..
MEYN .27 Gone - after we take out NIKE .28 -next stop .47.
This Vitamin Guy account could put a fire under MEYN:
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Monday July 28, 6:45 am ET
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looks like MEYN is inded turning the corner
RDWG primed to break up through resistance.
Absolutely agree: RDWG's time has come. Thx for the info you've provided.
Well put - it's only a matter of time before RDWG gets some airtime.
Thanks for the RDWG info!
Next week look out RDWG! have a great weekend
RDWG should hold .003 and build on that for next week.
RDWG - totally agreed this one will take off
RDWG news - should put a fire under this stock:
Road Wings Buys More Stock in OneFi Tech
Friday July 25, 9:45 am ET
LAS VEGAS, NV--(MARKET WIRE)--Jul 25, 2008 -- Road Wings, Inc. (Other OTC:RDWG.PK - News) today announced the second acquisition of stock from OneFi Technologies, Inc. pursuant to the recently announced stock purchase agreement between the two parties. Mr. Travis Grimmett, President of Road Wings, stated, "Our Company, as the primary source of funding for OneFi, is in an enviable position. As OneFi adds revenue producing cities to its services, Road Wings increases its stock position."
OneFi and Road Wings recently announced that OneFi has been approved and is currently installing its WiMax/WiFi communications system in the city of Buena Park, CA. The OneFi Technology networks broadband signal will allow the citizens of Buena Park to access the internet at speeds up to 104 mbps. Additionally, the network will allow for VoIP, IPTV and first run movie downloads. The standard network allows for 802.11-b-g, but the OneFi Technology network design incorporates the WiMax 801.16e signal which will go as far as twenty miles and also OneFi Technology uses 802.11-b-g and n to allow last mile user access.
Great RDWG news! Lots of buyers since 11am, with volume picking up.