Solazyme Ranked #1 in ‘50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy’ for 2009-10

MIAMI, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/—Renewable oils developer Solazyme took the #1 spot in the 2009-10 “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy” rankings, published today in Biofuels Digest, the online daily bioenergy news service.

The list recognizes innovation and achievement in bioenergy development .The rankings were based 50 percent on votes from a 75-member panel of international selectors, and 50 percent on votes from subscribers of Biofuels Digest, the world’s most widely read biofuels daily.

POET (#2), Amyris Biotechnologies (#3), BP Biofuels (#4), Sapphire Energy (#5) Coskata (#6), DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol (#7), LS9 (#8), Verenium (#9) and Mascoma (#10) round out the top 10.

Ranked #11 through #20 are, respectively, Novozymes, UOP, Gevo, Range Fuels, Abengoa Bioenergy, PetroAlgae, Synthetic Genomics, Petrobras, Bluefire Ethanol and Zea Chem.

Among the Hot 50, 34 were US-based companies and 16 were from other countries, 19 are active in cellulosic ethanol development, seven are developing algae-to-energy systems, and 15 are producing “drop-in” renewable biofuels such as biobutanol, renewable diesel, green gasoline and renewable jet fuel.

Overall, more than 1,000 companies were eligible in the rankings and 311 companies received votes. Amyris Biotechnologies ranked #1 in the international selector panel, while DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol ranked #1 in the subscriber poll.

New companies in the list this year include:

BP Biofuels (#4), PetroAlgae (#16), Enerkem (#25), Genencor (#26), Royal Dutch Shell (#27), ExxonMobil (#29), Joule Biotechnologies (#32), Codexis (#35), Renewable Energy Group (#37), Rentech (#38), Praj Industries (#39), Neste Oil (#40), LanzaTech (#41), Solix (#44), Chemrec (#45), Terrabon (#47), Fulcrum Bioenergy (#48), SG Biofuels (#49), and Inbicon (#50).

“These companies are the hottest of the hot,” said Jim Lane, editor and publisher of Biofuels Digest. “Innovation in renewable energy is gaining velocity, and a slew of advanced bioenergy systems are coming to market from some of the brightest biologists, chemists, agronomists and engineers in the world.”

        The 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy for 2009-10 are:

                                  Last year's rank (2008-09)

1. Solazyme                                                6
2. POET                                                    4
3. Amyris Biotechnologies                                  7
4. BP Biofuels                                            NR
5. Sapphire Energy                                         2
6. Coskata                                                 1
7. DuPont Danisco                                          9
8. LS9                                                    25
9. Verenium                                               36
10. Mascoma                                                8
11. Novozymes                                             14
12. UOP                                                   10
13. Gevo                                                  27
14. Range Fuels                                            5
15. Abengoa Bioenergy                                     20
16. PetroAlgae                                            NR
17. Synthetic Genomics                                    19
18. Petrobras                                             16
19. Bluefire Ethanol                                      13
20. ZeaChem                                               11
21. Qteros                                                15
22. Virent                                                 3
23. Iogen                                                 18
24. Algenol                                               35
25. Enerkem                                               NR
26. Genencor                                              25
27. Royal Dutch Shell                                     27
28. Ceres                                                 31
29. ExxonMobil                                            NR
30. Cobalt Biofuels                                       17
31. Aurora Biofuels                                       33
32. Joule Biotechnologies                                 NR
33. Syngenta                                              32
34. KL Energy                                             21
35. Codexis                                               NR
36. IneosBIO                                              22
37. Renewable Energy Group                                NR
38. Rentech                                               NR
39. Praj Industries                                       NR
40. Neste Oil                                             NR
41. LanzaTech                                             NR
42. OriginOil                                             45
43. Choren                                                44
44. Solix Biofuels                                        NR
45. Chemrec                                               NR
46. Dynamotive                                            41
47. Terrabon                                              NR
48. Fulcrum Bioenergy                                     NR
49. SG Biofuels                                           NR
50. Inbicon                                               NR

Biofuels Digest is the world’s most widely read biofuels daily. The Miami, FL-based free online magazine and email newsletter published more than 3,000 news stories on bioenergy in 2009, and serves 47,000+ newsletter and website readers in more than 200 countries. The Digest covers bioenergy production, research, policy and financial news. Sister publications include Biomass Digest and Geothermal Digest.

For more information, please contact:

Jim Lane, Editor & Publisher
Biofuels Digest
786-393-8530
jlane@biofuelsdigest.com
http://www.biofuelsdigest.com

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SOURCE Biofuels Digest

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