As readers sift through the 380 pages of the “Selectors Data Book” (or not) as they make choices for the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy, the Digest will be highlighting groups of companies that have made recent strides in achieving that mix of “visibility and credibility” that make a company one of the Hot 50, […]
Amyris, Terrabon, DDCE, Gevo, Novozymes, OriginOil, Petrobras, POET, Sapphire Energy, and Solazyme formed the top 10 in the fourth day of subscriber balloting for the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy. LS9, which made the top 10 on the first three days of voting, was just outside the Top 10, along with Ceres, Genencor, Codexis, UOP, […]
In Rhode Island, Clean Energy and Power announced that management has decided to launch a new division focusing on renewable energy developed from non-edible feedstock. This decision comes after several months of reviewing the various bio fuel opportunities and market demands. In the coming days, the Company will be announcing its selection of the feedstock […]
In Hawaii, Big Island Biodiesel announced that it will kick-off its construction phase for the 2.6 Mgy biodiesel facility with a blessing at the Kea`au site. The Big Island Biodiesel facility will utilize recently developed zero-waste, high efficiency processing technology. The new biodiesel plant’s multiple feedstock capability will allow it to process used cooking oils, […]
In Cambodia, NTC Jacam Energy’s chairman, Chheuy Sophors stated, “We suspended our biofuel production due to a lack of raw materials [jatropha]. Some farmers who used to grow this crop have stopped.” After spending US $400,000 to build the facility, and many announcements of expecting to triple output to 2,000 liters per day, or 528 […]
In the Philippines, Roxas Holdings has stated that the Negros Occidentel plant will start shifting from fuel ethanol to potable or industrial ethanol. Ramon Picornell Jr., Roxas Holdings President and COO stated, Our plan now is to cater to the potable because of the lack in tariff to protect us from imported ethanol.” This facility […]
In Canada, Ag-West Bio has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Japan’sNPO Kinki Bio-industry Development Organization. The MOU enables several key actions, including the establishment of collaborative research and development projects, company to company business relationships, support for government to government relationships in areas such as continuous networking and best practices in public policy, and […]
jonnyenergy: Yes, Congress is Listening — MO Senator Claire McCaskill’s letter in support of #ethanol and #biofuels Tech_Energy: Advanced Biofuels Could Be Commercialized in 1-3 Years. altenergywebpar: DomesticFuel.com: Guardian Energy Invests in Ohio Ethanol Plant Greenuity: Report finds #Europeans highly supportive of #biofuels – via @Biorefining Magazine Tech_Energy: Another Blow to Ethanol Subsidies and Trade […]
In Montana, Montana State University researchers Keith Cooksey, Rob Gardner and Brent Peyton found that baking soda, if added at the correct moment in the growing cycle of algae doubled the amount of oil, in half the time in three different types of algae. Rob Gardner stated, “It took a lot of work. I was […]
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California was the top choice for DOE Secretary, in a Biofuels Digest reader poll conducted yesterday, taking 28 percent of the votes. Cleantech VC and former DOE official Steve Westley came in second with 13 percent, while former Dupont chairman Chad Holliday was third with 12 percent. Google environment chief Dan […]
