bschaaf: The future of biofuels: The post-alcohol world – Interesting article about where biofuels are heading. dcgreenscene: The Economist: Biofuels are back. This time they might even work! aliouellet: RT @CanGreenfuels: #Enerkem Mississippi #waste-to-biofuels plant meets environmental requirements. Helping us all to grow beyond oil. drgrist: Almost all the talk on the military panel is […]
In Washington, the Center for New American Security (CNAS) released a 36-page study entitled Fueling the Future Force: Preparing the Department of Defense for a Post-Petroleum Era (PDF). The authors suggest that DOD should ensure that it can operate all of its systems on non-petroleum fuels by 2040. The report also offers 12 guiding principles […]
In Washington, the RFA urged fuel retailers to limit E-15 sales to Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) until regulations governing the fuel are finalized and implemented. “The Environmental Protection Agency’s recent approval of E-15 for a portion of the U.S. light duty vehicle fleet is but the first step in a detailed process required to ensure […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, jumped 1.26 percent to a new 26-month high of 75.69. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) gained 0.69 percent to $33.45, while Codexis (CDXS) dropped another 4.00 percent to $8.87. Among other equities, PetroAlgae (PALG.OB) stormed to $13.99, up 27.18 percent. Overall, advances […]
In California, two new Audi A3 TDI running on RenDiesel fuel (Rentech Inc.) achieved a “flawless” performance during a 1,000-mile test spanning the length of California. There were no noticeable performance differences when compared to traditional fuels. During the test, one vehicle achieved 39.7 mpg while the other attained an average of 43 mpg. The […]
This week, Pike Research released a report projecting the growth of algal fuel production to only 61 million gallons per year by 2020. Interestingly, the Pike Group projected an overall value of $1.3 billion, or more than $20 per gallon. Hmmm. Here’s a summary of the Pike findings. Hurdles to commercialization indicated by the group? […]
In Iowa, Dean Taylor of the Iowa Corn Growers Association responded to an editorial in the Des Moines Register, and highlighted that Iowa farmers have reduced nitrogen fertilizer application rates per bushel have declined by 38.3 percent since 1980 and phosphorus application rates by 52.4 percent. Taylor also noted that Iowa farmers have reduced average […]
In Florida, Energy One announced plans to construct a new $25 million corn to ethanol plant. The company plans to create at least 40 full time jobs and produce 4 million gallons per year. The plant is being built on the former Sealy and Precision Air factory, a 33-acre site about two miles west the […]
In the UK, the country’s largest independent fuel retailer, Harvest Energy, has taken over the former Biofuels Corporation plant at Seal Sands that could be valued up to $15.8 million. Last November, Biofuels Corporation was forced to lay off its 38 staff after opting for a creditors’ voluntary arrangement with KPMG to manage an approximate […]
In Brazil, Petrobras has begun discussions with an unidentified Chinese company that may take an equity stake and potentially purchase ethanol for export to China. The talks are only at an initial stage but Petrobras signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the company earlier this year. Petrobras stated it is also looking at selling ethanol […]
