In Massachusetts, Joule Unlimited has added Eric d’Esparbes as CFO, and Kevin Madden as VP of Biology Operations. d’Esparbes comes from AEI Services, where he was VP, Finance. Dr. Madden was previously Chief Scientific Officer at Microbia. More on the story.
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, dropped 0.54 percent to 73.96 as large caps caught the jitters. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) dropped 1.13 percent to $28.88, while Gushan (GU) dropped 6.33 percent to $3.70. Among other equities, Bluefire Renewables (BFRE.OB) jumped 13.64 percent to $0.50. Overall, declines […]
Voting for the Hot 50 is limited to subscribers of Biofuels Digest and its sister publications, plus invited selectors, but subscribing to the Digest is easy and free. Simply click here to subscribe, and in the Digest daily newsletter (released at 9 ET) there is a link to the Hot 50 ballot. It’s self-explanatory from […]
In the Canada, the city of Surrey is negotiating the construction of a biofuel plant that will convert the area’s green and food waste into biofuels for local vehicles, the first of its kind in British Columbia. The plan is part of the city’s strategy to develop sustainable transportation. More on the story.
In Digestville, a collection of newer and fast-moving companies have made our “overlooked gems” list – companies that have struggled inexplicably in balloting for the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy polling despite highly credible advanced technologies and, in several cases, well on the way to commercialization. It may be tough for readers to find room […]
Solazyme regained its lead in subscriber voting as the 33-hour mark approached until the end of voting for the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy. But with early international selector ballots now coming, in, LS9, Solazyme and Amyris are tightly bunched at the top of the international selector table. Solazyme, Amyris, DDCE, Gevo, POET, Novozymes, Genencor, […]
In New York, Fitch Ratings has concluded that Archer Daniels Midland will be able to survive as an ethanol producer even if the 45 cents-a-gallon blender credit for ethanol isn’t renewed at the end of the year. If the blender credit stays, Fitch says there’s a risk there may be continued over-capacity next year. More […]
In Texas, GreenHunter Energy contributed its ownership in the nation’s largest biodiesel refinery to a trust for debt-holders. The company had previously defaulted on the notes, which were collateralized by the refinery, and had been in danger of a potential delisting from the New York Stock Exchange. According to reports, the shift of refinery asset […]
In Pakistan, the EU has reduced its trade offer on duty-free ethanol access to 80,000 metric tons from an original proposal of 100,000 tons. An EU spokesman said that they didn’t expect the reduction in market access to “lower considerably the expected benefits for Pakistan’s flood-stricken economy.” More on the story.
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