In South Africa, the iLembe District Municipality is working with Dr. Samason Tesfay of the University of KwaZulu-Natal to start a plantation project for moringa oleifera. The plan is to use emerging small-scale farmers to harvest the pods for biodiesel. The plant has many uses, with other parts of the tree used for relieving malnutrition […]
In Brazil, Grupo Martinho and Petrobras will more than triple the Boa Vista crushing capacity from 2.3 million to 8 million tonnes. This will allow the plant to produce 700 million liters of ethanol a year and 600,000 MWh annual electrical cogeneration. The expansion is expected to cost R$520.7 million.
In North Dakota, NDSU researchers have developed a family of resins from renewable raw materials, creating resins that eliminate hazardous components such as formaldehyde and bisphenol-A. The resins are based on sucrose and vegetable oils, and can be varied to perform in many applications and industries. The resins developed can be made from from sugarbeets, […]
In Washington, RFA Vice President Geoff Cooper took issue with the contention that US corn yields are rising because of, simply, increased fertilizer use. “Data from USDA show that 2010 application rates of the three common macronutrient fertilizers (nitrogen, potassium, and phosphate) were the same–or below—the application rates seen in the early 1980s. Thus, nitrogen application […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, plunged 5.25 percent to 71.15 as global equities melted down over renewed recessionary fears.. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) fell 2.89 percent to $27.51, while Solazyme (SZYM) plunged 13.07 percent to $14.30. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) gained 0.61 percent to $11.49. […]
51 transactions, $10B changing hands in a hot year for biofuels-related investment; US leads, but Latin America, EU close behind. Deal flow surges in Q2; free DealFlow database download. In Florida, Biofuels Digest released its Biofuels DealFlow recap for 2011, tracking private sector investments totaling $3.8 billion in new biofuels capacity or in advancing early-stage […]
In Florida, Neste Oil, Raizen, Dow, Monsanto and Genencor are among the “big brands” trailing in first-round match-ups in the 2011 Transformative Technologies tournament. 32 first round battles will continue in the voting until Friday at 5pm Eastern Time, with winners proceeding to second round voting which begins on Monday, August 22nd. With two days […]
In Missouri, preliminary results from a feasibility study expected in September show that Bootheel, in the southeast corner of the state, along with a few adjacent counties would be ideal locations to grow algae for biodiesel production due to ample supplies of groundwater reserves and flat land. MRIGlobal, formerly called Midwest Research Institute, partnered with […]
In Nevada, Biodiesel of Las Vegas plans to begin producing biodiesel again in October after its hiatus since 2008 when the company was forced to shut down due to financial difficulties. The company’s new $65 million, 30 million gallon per year facility is under construction, a project which stalled two years ago. The company’s parent, […]
In New Mexico, Core Biofuels has left its location in the North Valley neighborhood of Albuquerque after neighbors complained of the smell and a local TV station took on the case. Bernalillo County charged the company for operating without a license, a charge which has since been dropped because the company left its location.
