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  Iogen Corp. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iogen Corporation is a Canadian company located in Ottawa, Ontario that was founded by Patrick Foody.
Iogen is a company specializing in cellulosic ethanol made from farm waste.
Iogen Corporation of Canada was not successful in its domain dispute, and Iogen Technologies retains the legitimate use, since 1997, and Trademark of the iogen.com web address.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iogen_Corporation   (381 words)

  
 Iogen Corporation
Iogen technology makes it economically feasible to convert biomass into cellulose ethanol using a combination of thermal, chemical and biochemical techniques.
Iogen developed an efficient pretreatment method to increase the surface area and "accessibility" of the plant fibre to enzymes.
Iogen already has a worldwide business making enzymes for the pulp and paper, textiles and animal feed industries.
www.iogen.ca /cellulose_ethanol/what_is_ethanol/process.html   (236 words)

  
 Grains become fuel at the world's first cellulosic ethanol demo plant | By Sharon Boddy | Grist | Main Dish | 12 Dec ...
Iogen also supplied the fuel for the leaders' cars during the G8 summit in Scotland in July 2005 and at the Convention of the Parties (COP11) in Montreal in December 2005.
Iogen plans to license its technology and expects that its first commercial plant will have the capacity to produce 20 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year using corn stalks and cereal straws as the feedstock.
Iogen says that government support is the only missing link; the company says it needs some fairly hefty federal support to share the risk of its first plant.
www.grist.org /news/maindish/2006/12/12/boddy   (1267 words)

  
 Investor Centre - Volkswagen, Shell and Iogen to study feasibility of producing cellulose ethanol in Germany
Iogen’s cellulose ethanol is a fully renewable advanced biofuel made from the non-food portion of agriculture residue such as cereal straws and corn stover, and is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in road transport.
Iogen’s cellulose ethanol technology is the result of more than 25 years of research and development.
Iogen is a leading biotechnology firm specializing in cellulose ethanol - an advanced, renewable transportation fuel made from agricultural residue that can be used in today's cars.
www.shell.ca /home/Framework?siteId=investor-en&FC2=/investor-en/html/iwgen/news_and_library/press_releases/2006/zzz_lhn.html&FC3=/investor-en/html/iwgen/news_and_library/press_releases/2006/ethanol_study_09012006.html   (637 words)

  
 Innovation in Canada: Case 3. Iogen Corporation
Iogen Corporation is a leading industrial biotechnology company specializing in EcoEthanol™ — a clean, zero-net-CO -emission fuel that can be blended with gasoline and used in cars today.
Ottawa-based Iogen Corporation avoids that by producing bioethanol from the stalks of grains and other waste biomass, such as straw, grass, etc.
Not only has Iogen been able to make breakthroughs in alternative fuels — to the point that it now has a $40-million demonstration plant up and running on the outskirts of Ottawa —; it has also produced breakthroughs in the textile, pulp-and-paper, beverage and livestock feed industries.
www.innovation.gc.ca /gol/innovation/site.nsf/en/in04208.html   (3044 words)

  
 Wood-Ethanol Report
Iogen has no proprietary technology in this area and is planning to utilize yeast licensed from one of the leading developers of the new genetically engineered yeasts that are capable of fermenting pentose sugars.
Iogen also prepared a review of these three studies that compared them on a common assumption basis and then looked at the limits of improvement that might be reasonable based on laboratory work, comparison to similar technologies, and potential markets for co-products (Iogen 1990).
Iogen agreed that costs of 50 cents per litre were reasonable with the technology that had been proven at the pilot plant level.
journeytoforever.org /biofuel_library/WoodEthanolReport.html   (10099 words)

  
 Pollution Prevention - Canadian Success Stories - Iogen Corporation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Iogen Corporation manufactures enzyme products for pulp and paper, textile and animal feed industries, and is the world leader in ligno-cellulosic derived (LCD) ethanol.
In Iogen's process, because lignin, not fossil fuel, is used to drive the process, EcoEthanol has 90% fewer CO emissions compared to gasoline on a full life-cycle basis.
Using a sustainable approach to agriculture residue collection, Iogen and its partners plan to build a substantial industry that is active in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in multiple countries around the world.
www.ec.gc.ca /pp/en/print.cfm?storyID=6   (345 words)

  
 Iogen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Although Iogen began commercially manufacturing enzymes about 10 years ago, the company's guiding vision has been the development of a technology for the conversion of biomass-to-ethanol, a renewable source of energy, using its enzymes.
Iogen's process uses agricultural by-products such as straw and corn stover in contrast to most commercial ethanol currently being produced, which is primarily corn-based.
Iogen, in a joint venture with PetroCanada, has constructed and commissioned a demonstration biomass-to-ethanol plant in Ottawa.
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Currently, Iogen Corporation in Ottawa, Canada produces just over a million gallons annually of cellulose ethanol from wheat, oat and barley straw in their demonstration facility.
Iogen is ahead of other firms seeking to commercialize ethanol from farm waste, said John Ashworth, an official of the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., which has a pilot plant where companies test cellulose-ethanol concepts.
Iogen's much-larger plant in Ottawa is the only demonstration plant for the technology, he said.
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 Checkmate Public Affairs - Bioproducts - Iogen Close To Siting World's First Commercial-Size Cellulosic Ethanol Plant
Iogen Corporation, a privately-held Ottawa-based enzyme manufacturer, is in the final stages of selecting a site for the world's first large-scale, commercial cellulosic ethanol refinery, a selection that will bring the company a significant step forward in its goal of perfecting cellulosic technology, according to ethanol and biotechnology experts.
The Iogen progress in choosing a site comes at a time when cellulosic technology is being touted as having the potential to dramatically reduce America's dependence on foreign oil and become a major revenue source for farms and the agricultural sector at large.
Iogen competitor Abengoa Bioenergy Corp., for example, is also currently building two large-scale cellulosic ethanol facilities, but a source with the St. Louis-based company says those plants will be smaller pilot-scale facilities.
www.checkmatepublicaffairs.com /bioproductsarticle.php?storyid=531   (834 words)

  
 Social Venture Network :: Social Action
Unlike conventional fuel ethanol, a high-octane alcohol produced from the fermentation of sugar derived from the starch in grains such as corn and wheat, bioethanol is made from the fermentation of sugars derived from the plant fibre in renewable feedstocks such as wood and straw.
Iogen Energy Corporation (part of the Iogen Corporation) is a privately owned Canadian company with 100 employees that owns and operates a full-scale biotechnology facility for the development, manufacture and marketing of industrial enzymes.
Iogen Energy Corporation, now the world leader in bioethanol technology, owns a $35 million bioethanol demonstration plant, the only one of its kind in the world.
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 Iogen location depends on farmer commitment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The level of interest and commitment expressed by local farmers will be key in the Iogen Corporation's decision where to locate a $200 million ethanol plant, says Terry Perkins, VP of Logistics.
Iogen is already looking for a suitable location for their massive plant, which would create 100 full-time jobs worth $4 million in annual wages, and pump $20 million annually into the local agricultural economy through the purchase of straw.
The community of Midale is also vying for Iogen's attention, and MP Roy Bailey says he has been working to make their name known to Iogen; however, Perkins said he was not aware of Bailey's work.
www.weyburnreview.com /News/2001/2001_09/IodenLocation.html   (535 words)

  
 Press Release 21 April
Iogen and its partners have committed over C$110 million, and the company owns and operates the world’s only cellulose ethanol demonstration scale facility.
“Iogen has demonstrated that clean, renewable fuels are no longer a dream, they are a reality,” said Duncan Macleod, Portfolio Manager of Shell Global Solutions International B.V. “We believe that the global market for bio-fuels such as cellulose ethanol will grow to exceed $10 billion by 2012.
Iogen’s cellulose ethanol demonstration facility is the final proving stage prior to the rollout of full-scale commercial plants.
www.nancyho.info /Iogen_PressRelease.html   (676 words)

  
 Catalyst 2006 | Pumping up ethanol production   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It’s operated by Iogen Corporation, one of the nation’s biotechnology firms, whose slogan salutes ethanol as the clean-burning fuel of the future.
Iogen’s research manager, Heather Pikor, sits down in the boardroom to discuss the innovative process and technology, which was over 20 years in the making.
Iogen’s novel process begins by adding leftover stover and straw into a pipe where it's chopped up as if in a blender.
www.carleton.ca /catalyst/t2.html   (1799 words)

  
 Don't believe the lies, critically analyze!: EcoEthanol - Iogen Corporation - Canada's New Alchemists
Iogen Corporation is a leading industrial biotechnology company specializing in EcoEthanol - a clean, zero-net-CO -emission fuel that can be blended with gasoline and used in cars today.
Ottawa-based Iogen Corporation avoids that by producing bioethanol from the stalks of grains and other waste biomass, such as straw, grass, etc., instead of from the grain kernels themselves.
In fact, Iogen has helped keep its ethanol research and development (R&D) going by selling these enzymes to companies in other industries.
kurtrudder.blogspot.com /2006/05/ecoethanol-iogen-corporation-canadas.html   (2971 words)

  
 Iogen - cellulose ethanol on carlist.com
In 1997 Iogen announced it was able to mass produce ethanol from enzymes and waste fiber.
Iogen is claiming 75 Gallons per ton of straw, with roughly 2/3 of the straw being converted.
According to Iogen Corporation, the agriculture residues used to make cellulose ethanol also contain lignin - a material that can be burned to generate power to run the cellulose ethanol facility.
www.carlist.com /autonews/2006/autonews_254.html   (1145 words)

  
 Fuel Cell Markets Ltd - Members   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
One of Canada's leading biotechnology firms, Iogen Corporation is an industrial manufacturer of enzyme products for the pulp and paper, textile and animal feed industries, and is a leading developer of technology to make clean fuel from natural fiber.
Iogen is the world leader in cellulose ethanol, a renewable energy and transportation fuel.
Iogen’s unique EcoEthanol™ technology is used to create a cellulose-based, renewable fuel that reduces carbon dioxide emissions by more than 90% compared to gasoline.
www.fuelcellmarkets.com /member_view.fcm?articleid=6226&subsite=1   (220 words)

  
 Innovation in Canada - The Practice of Innovation Webcast - Iogen Corporation - Text Version   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
IOGEN of course is very interested in protecting its intellectual property and going through the whole patent process is very much a part of, of how we accomplish that goal.
With respect to the second area, IOGEN has approximately $10-$12 million a year annually in commercial sales from our enzyme business and that helps fund our research and development and innovation in the clean fuels ethanol business.
Obviously we have had to hire lots of white lab coat scientists and, indeed, IOGEN with 140 employees, 50% of our people are still involved in research and development, so we're still very much a high tech, biotech company.
exportsource.ca /gol/innovation/site.nsf/en/in04724.html   (826 words)

  
 BEST Funds - News Updates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Canadian-based Iogen Corporation is providing 4,000 litres of its fuel to be used in the vehicles during the Conference.
"Iogen is pleased to demonstrate firsthand to UN delegates that cellulose ethanol is ready to go," says Jeff Passmore, Executive Vice President, Iogen Corporation.
Iogen is a leading biotechnology firm specializing in cellulose based ethanol - an advanced, renewable transportation fuel made from agricultural residue that can be used in today's cars.
www.bestfunds.ca /news_updates.php?id=15   (564 words)

  
 Idaho Straw Value-Added Committee: Southern Idaho Rural Cooperatives - Find Articles
Iogen Corporation, a Canadian firm partially owned by Royal Dutch Shell, is considering the construction of such a refinery in Idaho.
Iogen, with a significant investment from Petro-Canada, began producing the world's first cellulose ethanol fuel for commercial use in 2004.
According to Iogen's Maurice Hladik: "Iogen is an enthusiastic participant in what is probably the most serious and practical research effort into new fundamental approaches of harvesting and transporting massive amounts of feedstock for the cellulose ethanol industry.
findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0KFU/is_1_73/ai_n16090640   (819 words)

  
 Green Car Congress: VW, Shell and Iogen to Study Cellulosic Ethanol Production for Germany
Volkswagen, Shell and Iogen Corporation will conduct a joint study to assess the economic feasibility of producing cellulosic ethanol in Germany.
Iogen, a Canadian biotech company, uses recombinant DNA-produced enzymes to break apart cellulose in biomass such as wheat straw, sugar-cane bagasse and corn stovers to produce the sugars that are then fermented to make fuel ethanol.
Shell is an equity investor in Iogen and has also taken a position in Biomass-to-Liquids manufacturer CHOREN Industries (earlier post).
www.greencarcongress.com /2006/01/vw_shell_and_io.html   (953 words)

  
 DVD Talk Forum - View Single Post - W&HB Ethanol A Reality?
Iogen Corporation is the world leader in cellulose ethanol technology.
Iogen's demonstration plant is designed to process about 40 tonnes per day of feedstock, and to produce 3 to 4 million litres of ethanol per year.
The size of a commercial facility is dependent on local conditions, but Iogen envisions plants will process approximately 1500 tonnes per day of feedstock and produce around 170 million litres per year.
www.dvdtalk.com /forum/showpost.php?p=5208336&postcount=11   (1754 words)

  
 Iogen Corporation
Ottawa - Iogen Corporation today announced a world first for its EcoEthanol™ demonstration plant, a major step in the full commercialization of this green fuel technology.
Iogen, a privately held Canadian company, is the recognized world leader in the development of this technology.
This major milestone affirms Iogen's global leadership position in a highly complex bio-tech process - turning agriculture residues like straw into a green fuel.
www.iogen.ca /news_events/press_releases/2003_01_16.html   (253 words)

  
 CNW Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Iogen's technology is a result of more than 25 years of research and development and $130 million in investment by Iogen and its partners, including more than $21 million from the Government of Canada.
The Government of Canada's investment in Iogen technology was critical to the development of this low-carbon-dioxide fuel, and we are proud to see that NRCan is the world's first fleet powered by this leading Canadian technology," said Brian Foody, Iogen's President and CEO.
Iogen Corporation produces the ethanol from wheat straw at its leading-edge demonstration facility in Ottawa.
www.newswire.ca /en/releases/archive/December2004/15/c5695.html   (740 words)

  
 Making Ethanol from Straw
It is interesting that Iogen and Shell chose to announce this product to the world in Europe, which historically has been actively fighting any GMO products.
No mention was made of her or Purdue University in any of the Iogen or Shell press releases.
Ottawa –; Iogen Corporation announced today that it is producing the world’s first cellulose ethanol fuel for commercial use.
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 aufrecht.de: WIPO, Entscheidung vom 7. September 2003, Case No. D2003-0544, - iogen.com
It argues further that the word IOGEN is used openly by other traders unconnected with the Complainant, pointing to its use by Iogen Ltd of the UK which also uses mark IOGEN and the domain name .
It asserts further that its use of the name IOGEN in its business provides sufficient evidence that it is known in a common fashion among its clients, partners and staff through the domain name.
The word "Corporation" in the trademarks is a generic term, and is actually disclaimed in the US registration except when used in combination with IOGEN.
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