In China, Jawkai Bioengineering in Shenzen reports that “our company has achieved an average annual yield of 120 metric tons dried diatom per hectare. We harvest every day at 5:30PM in the winter and 6:30PM in the summer. Our peak single day yield was 240 MT per hectare per year equivalent. “Very preliminary data (almost […]
In California, a survey of growers conducted by Ceres found that 71% of respondents were very interested or interested in growing dedicated energy crops. Moreover, 77% said they had under-utilized land on which to establish energy grasses like switchgrass, sorghum and miscanthus. The poll, which was weighted to the Southeast United States found that “growers […]
In Washington, the White House has named the Alternative Fuel Locator among top mobile applications for iPhones and other mobile web browsers. The app helps people find fueling stations for vehicles that run on biodiesel, electricity, E85 or ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, propane, or other alternative fuels. The app — available on the mobile web […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, dropped 0.87 percent to 74.36 on slight declines in every biofuels sector. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) dropped 0.92 percent to $29.21, while Gushan (GU) dropped 5.73 percent to $3.95. Among other equities, Valero (VLO) fell 1.41 percent to $19.56. Overall, declines […]
In Massachusetts, a team of researchers from University of Massachusetts Amherst reported in Science that they have developed a new process to produce key chemical intermediates from pyrolytic bio-oils. According to the researchers, “the new process could reduce or eliminate industry’s reliance on fossil fuels to make industrial chemicals worth an estimated $400 billion annually.” […]
Gevo widened its lead over Solazyme as the 100-hour mark approached until the end of voting for the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy. But both companies pulled farther away from the pack as the competition for hottest company in bioenergy heats up. Gevo, Solazyme, Amyris, DDCE, Novozymes, Genencor, POET, LS9, Codexis and Cargill formed the […]
In the UK, demand for wheat from biofuel facilities is expected to increase with pressure on local supplies in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire seen unable to support export demand. Ethanol producers are seeking wheat with high carbohydrate levels and low protein, but demand is expected to be so high that producers will take whatever they can […]
In Indonesia, palm oil prices are shooting through the roof—hitting 28-month peaks of $1,175 per ton, up 45% over a year ago—which will have a severe impact on palm oil biodiesel production, putting the feedstocks’ competitiveness into question. Heavy rains in Malaysia and Indonesia have caused the rally and prices are expected to go even […]
In the UK, D1 Oils has decided to spin-off its Belgium-based research and development arm known as D1 Oils Plant Science. The new company, to be called Quinvita, will remain in Belgium and focus on jatropha-based consultancy and licensing deals for its technology and research. The spin-off is subject to a shareholder vote to be […]
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