California-based LS9 Inc. has successfully ramped up its technology to the 20,000-liter (5,283 gallon) scale, demonstrating continued process in the scale-up and commercialization of its biobased chemicals and fuels technology platform. Initial production at the 1,000-liter (264-gallon) scale was completed at the company's pilot plant in San Francisco.
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Media Coverage 2011
November 9, 2011 / Biorefining Magazine
LS9 scales up fermentation platform for biobased fuels, chemicals
July 15, 2011 / OPIS Ethanol & Biodiesel information Service
LS9 Touts Drop-In Fuel, Plans For Commercialization
Earlier this week, biotechnology company LS9, Inc. and Chevron Technology Ventures, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., announced the beginning of the second phase of research to produce specific pure hydrocarbon products.
July 14, 2011 / Biorefining Magazine
LS9 to conduct renewable testing in Brazil, extends Chevron work
San Francisco-based synthetic biology technology developer LS9, Inc. deepened its presence in Brazil when it entered into a collaboration with MAN Latin America, a leading Brazilian engineering and vehicles manufacturing...
July 8, 2011 / Bloomberg
LS9 Planning Brazil’s Biggest Plant to Make Biofuels, Chemicals
LS9 Inc., a closely held U.S. biotechnology company, may build Brazil’s biggest biofuel and specialty chemicals factory as more companies seek to produce new products from sugar cane, the world’s cheapest fuel crop.
May 2, 2011 / Fox News
Crisis Solved?
Could microscopic bugs produce oil and end our energy crisis?
January 31, 2011 / ABC7 News
Egyptian unrest, rising oil prices focus attention on biofuel
Last week, it was President Barack Obama renewing his call for U.S. energy independence. On Monday, crude oil hit a two-year high (a benchmark, Brent crude, closed today at $101.01 a barrel)