Global Bioenergies Explained

Global Bioenergies is a French company producing light liquid hydrocarbons derived from agricultural products using biological methods.

History

The company was founded in 2008 by Marc Delcourt and Philippe Marlière.[1]

The pilot plant came on stream in May 2015.[2] The company announced production of one tonne of bio-isobutene from 3.84 tonnes of sugars.[3]

Locations

Created in the Évry Génopole Biocluster in the Essonne department in France, Global Bioenergies operated a demo plant in the ARD (Agro-industrie Recherche et Développements) research and development structure BioDemo pilot in Pomacle-Bazancourt.[4] A pilot for research purposes was constructed at the Fraunhofer Center for Chemical and Biotechnological Processes (Fraunhofer CBP) in Leuna, Germany[5] and is operational since 2016. Global Bioenergies also founded IBN-One, a joint-venture with Cristal Union, to install a plant in France, which should be operational in 2018.[6]

Products

The first process developed is the production of mehtylpropene (also called isobutene or isobutylene) from glucose, according to a process developed in 2010.[7] The bacteria involved in the transformation process carry artificial enzymatic material developed through genetic engineering.

It is the only company in the world to have designed a conversion method for renewable resources (residual sugars, agricultural and forestry waste) into isobutene. [8]

Global Bioenergies subsequently agreed a partnership with Audi to produce fuel from the same elementary building blocks as plants (water, hydrogen, carbon dioxide and day light).[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: fr. Historique. global-bioenergies.com. 14 September 2015. 9 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909111926/http://www.global-bioenergies.com/le-groupe/historique/. live. .
  2. Web site: fr. Global Bioenergies : vers un modèle d'industrialisation original. lerevenu.com. 2 June 2015. Johann Corric. 28 June 2016. 19 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160919115343/http://www.lerevenu.com/bourse/valeurs-en-vue/global-bioenergies-vers-un-modele-dindustrialisation-original. live. .
  3. Web site: fr. Global Bioenergies améliore le rendement de sa technologie. 30 July 2015. lerevenu.com. Johann. Corric. 28 June 2016. 19 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160919115837/http://www.lerevenu.com/bourse/valeurs-en-vue/global-bioenergies-ameliore-le-rendement-de-sa-technologie. live. .
  4. Web site: fr. Chimie verte : ARD inaugure ses nouveaux bâtiments à Pomacle Bazancourt. 29 May 2015. 15 September 2015. Claire Faure. lafranceagricole.fr. https://archive.today/20150916201024/http://www.lafranceagricole.fr/actualite-agricole/chimie-verte-ard-inaugure-ses-nouveaux-batiments-a-pomacle-bazancourt-104873.html. 16 September 2015. dead. .
  5. fr. Global Bioenergies va construire un pilote de bioproduction d'isobutène en Allemagne. usinenouvelle.com. Thierry Lucas. 21 November 2013. 15 September 2015. 25 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125090215/https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/global-bioenergies-va-construire-un-pilote-de-bioproduction-d-isobutene-en-allemagne.N220112. live. .
  6. fr. Global Bioenergies et Cristal Union s'associent pour produire 50 000 tonnes par an d'isobutène biosourcé. usinenouvelle.com. Thierry Lucas. 22 May 2015. 15 September 2015. 28 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221128183228/https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/global-bioenergies-et-cristal-union-s-associent-pour-produire-50-000-tonnes-par-an-d-isobutene-biosource.N331220. live. .
  7. Web site: French Firm Prototypes Process for Producing Isobutene from Glucose. DownstreamToday.com. 7 October 2010. 8 September 2015. 26 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926060606/http://www.downstreamtoday.com/News/ArticlePrint.aspx?aid=24256. live. .
  8. Global Bioenergies: Annual Figures and Changes to the Board of Directors. March 11, 2020. 26 January 2021. globenewswire.com. 2 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210202175134/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/03/11/1998920/0/en/Global-Bioenergies-Annual-Figures-and-Changes-to-the-Board-of-Directors.html. live. .
  9. Web site: Audi and Global Bioenergies develop "e-benzin" without the use of petroleum. 1 June 2015. 16 September 2015. australianmanufacturing.com.au. 17 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160417042528/http://www.australianmanufacturing.com.au/29035/audi-and-global-bioenergies-develop-audi-e-benzin-without-the-use-of-petroleum-video. live. .

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