News

2012-01-15

Taurus Energy in a research project together with Chalmers and Lund University

The Swedish DOE gives financial support to Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg and Lund University in a research project together with Taurus Energy for the development of the future ethanol production.

The purpose of the project is to together with Taurus Energy and SEKAB further develop the process technology for large scale and economically viable 2nd generation ethanol production.

2011-09-16

Taurus Energy looks for opportunities in the Chinese market

Taurus Energy and the Swedish Trade Council are initiating a collaboration regarding the Chinese market. Hopes are high that China will be the next big ethanol market for Taurus’ fermentation technology. Potential customers and partners will be identified and assessed, using the Swedish Trade Council’s broad network of contacts.

“China has a great deal of interest in energy production in general, and ethanol in particular. The Swedish Trade Council is looking forward to helping Taurus explore the opportunities in the Chinese market”, says Åsa Hansson, Manager of the Swedish Trade Council’s office in Guangzhou (Canton), China.

2011-07-05

Unique marker distinguishes Taurus Energy's yeast strains

Taurus Energy AB has found a method of marking its unique yeast strains. The marker distinguishes Taurus's yeast strains from others, which offers the company a wide range of opportunities. Among other things, it increases the chances of commercialising the research and development work on ethanol production, for example in respect of licensing the yeast strains to potential customers.

Taurus Energy has carried out very successful development work during 2010 and 2011. In addition to yeast production on a demonstration scale, the company has also made major advances in methods for the development of improved yeast strains. To prevent these yeast strains from being used without a license agreement, a marker is required that proves that the strains were developed by Taurus Energy. After four months' research in partnership with Chalmers, in a project supported by Vinnova, a unique marker has now been found that does not exist anywhere else in the natural world.

2011-01-14

Taurus Energy named best environmental news in November 2010

Taurus Energy AB was named "Best environmental news of the month" in November 2010 by Eco Innovation, stating that Taurus Energy has demonstrated how its pioneering ethanol technology can be transferred from lab scale to industrial scale. Taurus Energy was one out of three nominees in the competition, which was settled in a web poll on ECO Innovation's website.

"More than 75 % of the voters thought that this was the environmental news of the month. No wonder. The step from lab scale to industrial scale yeast production is an important step for Taurus Energy and for the ethanol technology development", says Erik Sandström at Eco Innovation.

2011-01-11

Taurus Energy/SEKAB receives 2010 Technology of the Year Award

The partnership of Taurus Energy and SEKAB is the recipient of this year’s Biofuel Digest Award for Technology of the Year. The Biofuel Digest Awards, first established in 2008, recognize excellence in the research, development and commercialization of biofuels, renewable chemicals and bio-based products. Taurus Energy/SEKAB was awarded for their successful demonstration of producing ethanol from cellulose-based materials at an industrial demo scale.

"It is a great honor to be recognized among the world leaders in cellulosic ethanol production and industrialization," says Jan Lindstedt, Senior Project Manager at SEKAB E-Technology. "This award shows that we are on the right track and we will continue to seek partners and potential customers worldwide for further commercialization of our know how and technology".

2010-11-30

Taurus Energy in Ethanol Producer Magazine

The American magazine Ethanol Producer Magazine did recently publish a news release from Taurus Energy.

Annual general meeting

Taurus' annual general meeting will take place on Wednesday 24 November 2010, 13.00 at the following address: Ideon, Beta-huset (Knut Wicksell), Scheelevägen 17, Lund, Sweden.

Any requests from shareholders to have an item discussed at the annual general meeting must be made in writing to the company's board of directors and must be received by 6 October 2010 in order to be included in the notice to attend.

Positive study

Students at George Washington University are publishing a positive report about Taurus Energy and its potential on the American ethanol market.

A group of students at George Washington University have published a report about Taurus Energy and the potential for the company to break into the American market by licensing out its process for fermenting wood cellulose into ethanol for energy producers.

Retrieve article about the study here (in Swedish).

Joint agreement

Taurus Energy AB, SEKAB BioFuel Industries, Chalmers University of Technology and Lund University are to sign a joint agreement for industrial development work involving ethanol production.

Taurus Energy AB, SEKAB BioFuel Industries (a leading ethanol supplier in Europe), Chalmers University of Technology and Lund University have signed an agreement to jointly develop and carry out tests on a major scale using Taurus' yeast strains for fermentation of both hexose and pentose. The development work, which is expected to take around two years, will mainly take place in the testing facilities at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology and the Department of Chemical Engineering at Lund University, and at SEKAB's pilot plant for development of cellulosic ethanol in Örnsköldsvik.

Download press release here (in Swedish).

Staff additions

Taurus Energy AB has recruited Lisbeth Olsson, professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, as part-time development manager.

Lisbeth will have overall responsibility for technical development of the company's technology in an important phase of the operation as Taurus Energy moves from laboratory-scale to industrial production of second-generation ethanol.