MagneGas Reports Preliminary Financial Results and Business Update for the Second Quarter of 2017
- Published: 18 August 2017
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WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 24, 2015 -- Gevo, Inc. and Butamax Advanced Biofuels, LLC, a joint venture between BP and DuPont, announced that they have entered into worldwide patent cross-license and settlement agreements, ending a patent dispute related to technologies for the production of bio-based isobutanol. This settlement ends all of the lawsuits and creates a new relationship between the companies, aimed at leveraging each other's strengths and accelerating development of competitive supply for bio-based isobutanol.
The cross-license agreement grants both parties patent licenses to all fields for isobutanol and is structured to develop robust and sustainable isobutanol markets. The license will be royalty bearing for Butamax in certain fields and royalty bearing for Gevo in other fields. There are also a number of fields that are royalty-free for both companies. Both parties can sell up to 30 million gallons per year royalty-free into any field.
Gevo's Patented Technology to Make Jet Fuel From Cellulosic Wood Waste Will be Used in Demonstration Flight Sponsored by Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance and Major North American Airline
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., June 4, 2015 -- Gevo, Inc. (GEVO) announced today a breakthrough to its fermentation technology that will allow it to produce isobutanol from cellulosic feedstocks such as wood waste which can then be converted into Gevo's alcohol-to-jet fuel.
Gevo currently makes isobutanol from corn at its plant in Luverne, Minn., but its process has always had the flexibility to adapt to other feedstocks. The process announced today uses forest residuals -- the wood scraps that are left over from logging operations -- providing a value creating recycling opportunity for waste wood that is traditionally left in the forest, potentially becoming a forest fire hazard. The company has previously announced the testing and use of its alcohol-to-jet fuel derived from its corn-based isobutanol in conjunction with major airline partners and the U.S. military.