Inside Renewable Energy Eating Cellulose and Sweating fuels: The Next Biofuel Revolution?

The race is on to develop the next generation of biofuels. Biotechnology companies of all kinds have taken up the challenge and are looking in every corner of the globe for organisms that will help us make cheap, abundant, non-food based fuels. In this podcast, we'll talk to a couple companies that believe they've found the "secret sauce" to sustainable, renewable fuels. Bill Simms, president and CEO of Joule Biotechnologies, tells us about his company's secret organism that absorbs sunlight and CO2 and secretes ethanol and other hydrocarbon products. We'll take a look inside the Joule lab and talk to Simms about future plans for this potentially-groundbreaking company. Also, Carlos Riva, president and CEO of Verenium Corporation, describes the company's process for finding enzymes and using them for cellulosic ethanol production. He'll talk about Verenium's partnership with BP and give us his take on the prospects for the biofuels industry. This podcast is sponsored by Solar Power International. Inside Renewable Energy is a weekly audio news program featuring stories and interviews on all the latest developments in the renewable energy industries.