Comments on: Verenium Forms BP Joint Venture, But Delays First Plant to 2010

By: Hit or Miss?: The Clock is Ticking on These 5 Greentech Deadlines

Hit or Miss?: The Clock is Ticking on These 5 Greentech Deadlines — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:13:40 +0000

[...] DOE Loan and First Plant: Like Fisker and Aptera, cellulosic ethanol developer Verenium had pushed back plans to break ground on its first plant in 2009 to 2010. In its earnings call in November the company said it is on [...]

By: Chronoptimists: Cleantech Is Full of ‘Em

Chronoptimists: Cleantech Is Full of ‘Em — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:01:28 +0000

[...] extend its commercial production deadline — maybe even a few times. Companies like Coskata, Verenium and Range Fuels have done so, and could face more hurdles if the economic downturn continues for a [...]

By: Waiting for Next-Gen Ethanol in 2009? Forget It

Waiting for Next-Gen Ethanol in 2009? Forget It — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:49:47 +0000

[...] in UK oil giant BP, but is still struggling financially. The company confirmed with us that it is delaying starting construction on its first commercial scale plant — a 36 million gallon-per-year, $300 million facility in [...]

By: Downturn Pins Coskata’s Commercial Plant on Government Aid « Earth2Tech

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:31:40 +0000

[...] on commercial plant plans, too. Verenium is moving forward with its first commercial plant, but has pushed back breaking ground on it from 2009 to 2010. [...]

By: Baby Steps in Hard Times for Cellulosic Ethanol Makers « Earth2Tech

Baby Steps in Hard Times for Cellulosic Ethanol Makers « Earth2Tech — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:02:10 +0000

[...] As we noted last week, cellulosic ethanol maker Verenium, which has a joint venture and investment from oil giant BP, says its first commercial plant won’t likely break ground in 2009 as previously planned, but will now start construction closer to 2010. Cellulosic ethanol startup Coskata told us back in December that with economic conditions slowing project financing, its 50-100 million gallon per year commercial plant would probably be producing ethanol by 2011, instead of the projected late 2010. [...]

By: Verenium (VRNM) Begins Joint Venture With BP (BP) But Puts New Plant On Hold | Green Stocks Central

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:29:48 +0000

[...] However, even with the $45 million investment dollars that Verenium gained as part of the deal, Earth2Tech reports that Verenium will still have to put its proposed cellulosic ethanol plant on hold. The [...]