by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A 32-page report by Lux Research picks winners and losers in 2012 among alternative fuel developers. The state of the market report, which is provided only to clients, also predicts that many companies will generate real revenue in 2013, adding that others are doomed to fail.
“Several expensive next-generation plants expected to come online, the outlook is poised to dramatically change for budding fuel developers and major corporations alike,” said Andrew Soare, analyst and the lead author of the report. “For this industry to actually move the needle on the fuel mix, it needs revenue—or else plants number two, three and beyond will never materialize.”
The report, which is titled “Leading Alternative Fuel Developers Race to Real Revenue in 2013,” compares the results of a similar report completed last year. The total number alternative fuel players went from 146 to 156 companies in eight fields: crop modifiers, pretreatment, algae, gasification, bioprocessing, pyrolysis, torrefaction and catalytic conversion.
In the pretreatment category, Lux Research identified 21 key players working on biomass-to-sugars technology. READ MORE