Role of validation teams in commercialization of biofuels technologies
Nancy Dowe¹, James D. McMillan¹, Arjun Singh¹, Andy Aden¹, Bryna Berendzen², Leslie Pezzullo³ and Philip T. Pienkos¹, (1)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy, Golden, CO, (3)Office of the Biomass Program-Biochemical Platform, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC

Waste to cEtOH: demonstrating an integrated process
Kevin Charman¹, Chris Ibenegbu¹, Sara Movahedi¹, Olutosin Dipeolu¹, Carolina Botella Franco¹, Elliot Firth¹, Julia Shanu-Wilson¹, Steve Martin¹, Jason Robinson¹, Nick Thompson² and Craig Stuart-Paul², (1)TMO Renewables, Guildford, United Kingdom, (2)Fiberight LLC, Blairstown, IA

An alternative approach for making 2nd generation bioethanol viable
Arthur Kollaras, Philip J.L. Bell and Paul V. Attfield, Microbiogen Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia

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Development of enabling technologies for the biorefinery future
Rune Skovgaard-Petersen, Marie Just Mikkelsen and Hanne R. Sørensen, BioGasol, Ballerup, Denmark

Applying the biorefinery concept to commercialization of next generation biofuels
Bryan Olthof, Harris Group, Seattle, WA

Biorefining at Borregaard: development of a sulfite based pretreatment for lignocellulosic biomass
Martin Lersch, Biorefinery R&D, Borregaard Ind. Ltd., NO-1701 Sarpsborg, Norway