Algae4Gas: BioFuels Journal spoke Chris Tindal, Deputy Director for Operational Energy Having a green fleet with help of (USDA) soulfulmess: Hemp #Biodiesel may be coming soon. altenergywebpar: DomesticFuel.com: Buster Biofuels on Biodiesel Quality mailcome: Just color San Diego algae green in research greenwise1: Will Congress try to pass a renewable energy standard during the lame-duck […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, slipped 0.31 percent to 76.71 as large caps fell back. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) dropped 1.47 percent to $30.23, while BP dipped 1.58 percent to $42.99. Among other equities, Gushan (GU) soared 320.95 percent to $4.42. Overall, declines led advances 3 […]
In Michigan, the Historic Vehicle Association launched an all-out attack on ethanol as part of its opposition to the approval of E-15, which the EPA approved recently for the 2007-09 model years. In its broadside, the group used data on ethanol tax policies, mileage, and price impact dating back to the early 1990s. The group […]
In Washington, the Daily Caller is reporting that the US Senate leadership is considering whether to attempt to pass renewable power standard legislation in the upcoming lame-duck session of Congress. The Caller noted, “You’d think that after a year of debate and no movement on contentious renewable energy standard legislation, along with last week’s historic […]
By Harry Seamans, Ben Thorp and Masood Akhtar. Bioenergy Deployment Consortium, Inc. The Pulp and Paper Industry (PPI) can play a major role in addressing three national issues our nation is currently confronting: • jobs, • energy independence, and • the health of our forests. If we, as a nation, are serious about these issues, […]
In Pennsylvania, Sheetz, a family-owned and operated convenience store chain, unveiled its “East-West Clean Fuel Corridor” where E-85 fuel may be purchased. That includes three Pittsburgh area Sheetz locations and three locations in and near Harrisburg. “We are taking this step to help our customers who want to use E-85,” said Stan Sheetz, president and CEO of Sheetz, […]
In Texas, GreenGold Ray Energies announced today that due to the increase target by the European Union of 10% of fuel sold at the pump be bio-diesel by 2020, the company will expedite its land acquisition. The current bio-diesel production does not meet the world demands and therefore, the company has decided to accelerate the […]
In Indiana, Imperial Petroleum announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, e-biofuels, a Middletown biodiesel producer, sold 1.98 million gallons of biodiesel in October 2010 resulting in revenues of approximately $6.3 million for the month. First quarter revenues from biodiesel sales represent approximately $16.7 million on 5.2 million gallons sold. “Sales in calendar 2009 averaged 7 million […]
In England, Frontier Agriculture announced the details of their farmers contracts to supply wheat for the Vivergo Bioethanol plant in Humberside. Called the Humber Gold Club, famers must supply a minimum of 120 tonnes of wheat, for which farmers are promised competitive prices, with as much as 17% moisture, while penalties for missing the 15% […]
In Ghana, Brazil’s Ambassador, Luis Fernando Serra stated in an interview with City & Business Guide that the Brazilian Government will be constructing a $300 million sugar cane facility to produce 100,000 cubic meters of ethanal and 42 MWe from the resulting bagasses. The plant, to be situated in Makango, with 2,700 hectares, will use […]
