In Ohio, Freedonia has released a study estimating global biofuel demand at 121 million metric tons by 2014 with steady growth in North America and much more rapid expansion in Asia/Pacific and Europe. Demand for biobutanol and renewable diesel demand will also grow significantly. The study also expects that international trade in biofuel will expand […]
In China, Celanese Corp. plans to invest $700 million to build two coal-to-ethanol plants. Each plant would have annual production capacity of 134 million gallons with production beginning 30 months after the Chinese government grants approvals. The company has already built plants in Nanjing that convert coal into acetic acid and related acetyl chemicals used […]
In Singapore, Neste Oil is warning that slow uptake of biofuels policies from Europe to the US is impeding demand for advanced biofuels. The company says it is making progress in the development of its $1.2 billion NExBTL renewable diesel facility and should begin production soon. It has also indicated that even after production ramps […]
In Russia, the deputy transport minister has announced that the country will begin producing biojet fuel from sawdust due to the vast amount of forestry waste in the country. Though the fuel is not expected to be cheaper than kerosene, the government will not apply an environmental tax to it. More on the story.
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In Minnesota, the BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota has announced recommendations for how the forestry industry could best benefit from biofuels using system dynamics modeling. During the one year analysis, The Biobusiness Alliance of Minnesota consulted over 100 experts from around the state. Input was received from loggers, existing and emerging industry players, environmental groups, consumers, […]
In California, Growth Energy and the Renewable Energy Association have sued the EPA in US District Court in an attempt to see the California low carbon fuel standard declared in violation of the US Constitution. The groups first filed suit in December 2009 and the hearing will be held on Feb. 23. More on the […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, dropped 0.13 percent to 76.60. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) fell 1.09 percent to $30.85, while GreenHunter (GRH) gained 27.96 percent to $1.19. Among other equities, OriginOil (OOIL.OB) gained 41.67 percent to $0.17. Overall, declines and advances were even for the day.
At Advanced Biofuels Markets 2010, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and Biofuels Digest jointly launched the “11 Hot Trends for ’11″ poll. Digest readers and BIO members will jointly have the opportunity to rank the hottest trends from the coming year, by participating in the poll, here. To ensure that the poll reflects as wide […]
In California, as more than 270 delegates gathered in San Francisco for the opening of Advanced Biofuels Markets, Syntroleum and Tyson Foods announced that their jointly owned Dynamic Fuels renewable diesel plant in Geismar, Louisiana has commenced production at a rate of 2,500 barrels per day (38.3 million gallons per year) of drop-in fuels, using […]
