In Florida, Green EnviroTech plans to establish two plants to convert used tires to oil. The technology, which is currently in operation in nine locations in East Asia, has been evaluated at length by GETH who dispatched an engineer for onsite analysis in March 2011. The reports received confirm the viability of the system. Oil […]
In Michigan, Hino Trucks complete product line of class 4 and 5 cab over, and class 6 and 7 conventional trucks are now approved to use up to B20 biodiesel. All 2011 and 2012 model year cab over and conventional trucks powered by Nino’s J-Series engines are approved to use biodiesel B20 that is compliant […]
In California, Codexis reports reaching 20,000 liter production of their cellulase enzymes by Mexico based Fermic S.A. Codexis anticipates using the enzyme for both biofuels and biochemicals. They state that their enzymes convert non-food biomass to fermantable sugars.
In Belgium, Mustapa Mohamed, Malaysia’s Trade and Industry Minister, stated that more transparency was needed in the EU’s deliberations regarding how it intends to determine the environmental impacts of biofuels and whether or not to limit biofuel imports produced on either farmland or former forests. Mohamed stated, “As one of the biggest producers of palm […]
In Canada, Dynamotive Energy Systems and IFP Energies have progressed to initiating exclusive negotiations for the commercial development of Dynamotive’s patent pending pyrolysis oil upgrading process to produce second generation biofuels. An MOU was signed in January 2010, and then extended to March 2011 to evaluate the process, and pending satisfactory results, negotiate definitive agreements […]
Today on Twitter. @IATA: Airlines International: As the price of jet fuel continues to rise, investment in biofuels is essential to the industry DrLucyRogers: Energy top 4 exp trends – sensors, costs of solar, batteries, biofuels AtlasMarkets: We are hearing that #ethanol firms bidding $.80-1.20 over sep futs for cash #corn in eastern midwest ImaB_FirstLady: […]
In California, U.C. San Diego researchers have discovered a protein complex that regulates plant growth, which they call the “evening complex”, as it regulates they rhythmic growth of plants during the night. The biologists can now show how this protein complex is intricately coordinated through the biological clock with the genes that promote stem elongation […]
In California, the California Energy Commission has approved more than $29 million for seven projects. One project is for hydrogen refueling, two are for LNG/CNG fueling, but the other four are for biomethane production. Of these four projects, three are for using biomethane as a transportation fuel Sonoma County Transit, heavy duty trash recycling trucks […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, dropped 0.74 percent to 88.67 as advanced biofuels retreated. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) fell 1.81 percent to $29.89, while Amyris (AMRS) fell 3.75 percent to $25.93. Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) lost 2.06 percent to $25.66. Overall, declines led advances 3 […]
A game-changing technology from Syngenta may drop billions to the biofuels industry’s bottom line Earlier this year, Syngenta received the OK from the USDA to commercialize its alpha-amylase corn. The news generated a smattering of interest amongst the broader biofuels community, which has been more engaged in thinking about tax credits, the future of the […]
