In China, the China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) has sold its first batch of jatropha-based biodiesel to Hainan where it was blended into diesel sold at 12 Sinopec Corp. stations beginning Nov. 8., a year behind schedule. From Dec. 8 the blended diesel will also be available at stations run by PetroChina. More on […]
In Hawaii, controversy is brewing over the Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO) and subsidiary Maui Electric Co.’s plans to import Malaysian palm oil to produce biodiesel for the state. Since the project was first announced in 2007, it has been met with opposition from environmental groups concerned about the lack of sustainability of the palm oil. […]
In Brazil, TAM Airlines has held a successful 45-minute test flight running on 50% bio-SPK produced from local jatropha. The CFM56 engined A320 took off from Galeão Antonio Carlos Jobim International airport in Rio de Janeiro. The trial was held in conjunction with Airbus. More on the story.
In Japan, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Ministry has set an ethanol use requirement for 3.14 million barrels per year oil equivalent by the end of 2017/18, which is more than double what is required today. The figure was determined by establishing the ‘feasibility’ of ethanol availability from countries such as Brazil. The total […]
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In Indiana, researchers at Purdue University have discovered the last of 10 genes that are required to manipulate the animo acid phenylalanine which could reduce the amount of lignin in biofuel feedstocks, and therefore produce cellulosic ethanol easier. Scent in flowers can also be increased as well as nutritional value in food crops. More on […]
In Washington, in response to the repudiation of first generation ethanol by former Vice-President Al Gore, who attributed his previous support to a desire to win votes in the US Midwest, Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis repeated an invitation to the former vice president to visit a modern ethanol plant. Gore, who changed his public […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, fell 1.87 percent to 74.11 as ethanol and enzyme stocks declined.For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) dropped 1.95 percent to $29.09, while Codexis (CDXS) plunged 6.76 percent to $9.51. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) jumped 3.36 percent to $20.01. Overall, declines led advances […]
Military biofuels, and bio-based chemicals were identified as the hot trends for bioenergy and bioprocessing in 2011 in a new Biofuels Digest/BIO poll which was released today. Digest readers also identified municipal solid waste and algae as the hottest feedstocks for 2011; and military markets and oil companies as the showing fastest-growing interest in biofuels. […]
Solazyme, Gevo, Amyris, DDCE, Codexis, Novozymes, POET, LS9, Sapphire Energy, and Genencor formed the top 10 after the eighth day of subscriber balloting for the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy. Voters have submitted more than 32,000 total votes to date in the polling. Abengoa Bioenergy, which made the top 10 on Monday, dropped to #12; […]
