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In Washington, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA and DOE have awarded 10 grants totaling $12.2 million to spur research into improving the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of growing biofuel and bioenergy crops. The USDA and DOE projects are designed to improve special crops to be grown for biofuels-including selected trees and grasses-by increasing […]
In North Carolina, ethanol producer Clean Burn Fuels is being put up for auction, which is currently scheduled for Aug. 24th. The plant was shut down back in March, and Clean Burn sited rising corn costs as the reason. Cape Fear Farm Credit ordered the foreclosure sale earlier this month, but has yet to announce […]
In Wisconsin, Cream City Grecycling launched operations in July, working to collect waste grease from restaurants and converting it to biodiesel. Cream City, operating in Milwaukee, is hoping to be collecting 30,000 gallons a month by the end of this year and reach 50,000 gallons by the end of 2012. Cream offers $2.00/gallon to their […]
In Colorado, Gevo stated that the patent infringement suit that Butamax Advanced Biofuels filed in U.S. District Court in the District of Delaware is without merit. The new lawsuit asserts infringement of Butamax’s newly issued U.S. Patent No. 7,993,889, which stems from the same application as the patent that Butamax asserted in a pending lawsuit, […]
In Finland, 29 of 124 entrants in the Neste Oil Rally Finland, three day race, race their cars on Neste’s NExBTL renewable diesel. Neste reported that the GHG emissions for the vehicles was cut by half during the course of the event.
In China, China Clean Energy announced their 2011 second quarter results, with total revenue of $19.3 million, up 36% over 2010 Q2. The company reported gross profits of $4.1 million, up 49.1% from the same quarter last year, and net income of $3.6 million, compared to $1.9 million a year ago. China Clean stated that […]
In Germany, researchers at the Ruhr-Universität and a group from the Tokyo Institute of Technology have found a genetic switch in cyanobacteria, which when removed allows use of excess energy for biotechnological purposes, such as hydrogen production. Professor Roegner of Ruhr-Universität estimated, “This should make it possible to use at least 50% of the energy […]
In New Mexico, Senator Tom Udall announced a plans to introduce bipartisan legislation with Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) to reform the Renewable Fuels Standard to make it more technology neutral. Udall will introduce the bill after the Senate returns from its August work period. The current RFS includes a traditional ethanol standard of up to […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, recovered 2.66 percent to 73.20, as most renewables stocks jumped sharply. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) gained 5.20 percent to $27.53, while Solazyme (SZYM) jumped 5.64 percent to $14.80. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) plummeted 8.39 percent to $10.59 after Butamax filed […]
