Global Bioenergies reaches 87% of yield target in Isobutene process

12-Oct-2018 - Global Bioenergies announces that a new milestone has been met in the development of its Isobutene process. The company announces a yield exceeding 87% of the final target during the complete production phase, at laboratory scale. The productivity is also progressing quickly. Yield and ...

GLOBAL BIOENERGIES and AUDI continue partnership in renewable gasoline

13-Jul-2018 - Following the completion of a first series of engine testing and significant progresses of the isobutene bioproduction process, the two companies have agreed to start a new program. The first focus will be the regulatory landscape associated with the conversion of various non-food residue ...

Global Bioenergy delivers biofuel to Audi

Car manufacturer uses fuel from demonstration plant in Leuna for engine testing

12-Mar-2018 - Global Bioenergies and German carmaker Audi announced that a key milestone was reached in their multi-year agreement. Renewable gasoline components were produced and shipped to Audi. Using its Leuna Demo plant, Global Bioenergies has produced high-purity renewable isobutene, which was further ...

First bio-isobutene batch delivered to L'Oréal by Global Bioenergies

29-Nov-2017 - Global Bioenergies announced delivery of a first batch of sustainable cosmetic ingredients to L'Oréal. It was produced as part of the ISOPROD project, supported by the French State's Investissements for the Future Program. Using proven technologies, Global Bioenergies condensed isobutene ...

First production of isobutene from wheat straw at the industrial pilot scale

30-Sep-2016 - Global Bioenergies and Clariant announced the first isobutene production from a wheat straw hydrolysate, in the industrial pilot of Pomacle Bazancourt. This success is the result of a collaboration initiated more than 18 months ago, and has been made possible by combining Clariant's proprietary ...

Gasoline additives from sugar

12-Aug-2016 - Fuel additives such as isooctane have so far been produced from mineral oil. Commissioned by the French-German company Global Bioenergies, the Fraunhofer Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes CBP in Leuna will soon be producing biobased additives for gasoline. The source is ...

Bernard Chaud joins Global Bioenergies

19-May-2015 - Global Bioenergiesannouncedthat Bernard Chaud has joined its team as Director of Industrial Strategy. After a career to date split between the chemicals industry (plant manager), the sugar industry (director of biofuels) and the French civil service (ministry of agriculture), Bernard Chaud is ...

First production of liquid hydrocarbons from biological feedstock using the Isobutene process

15-May-2015 - Global Bioenergies announces having converted renewable resources into gaseous isobutene, and secondarily into liquid fuels similar to those extracted from oil. This mix of fuels can be compared to light oil, and thus be considered as «renewable oil».Gaseous isobutene is one of the main building ...

Global Bioenergies: Construction of the German demo plant started

02-Apr-2015 - Global Bioenergies announces having obtained a 4.4 million euro loan from a consortium of four French banks to complete the financing of its demo plant. The construction phase begins today and will last one year.These past two years have seen Global Bioenergies focusing on scaling up its ...

Global Bioenergies: Completion of the basic engineering phase of the Leuna Demo Plant

20-Mar-2015 - Global Bioenergies and The Linde Group today announce the completion of the basic engineering phase of Global Bioenergies' demo plant. In February 2014, Global Bioenergies entrusted the Engineering Division of technology company The Linde Group with the mission to deliver the basic engineering ...