In Indonesia, the country will raise its export tax on crude palm oil to 10% but will keep the export tax on biodiesel at 2.5%. Global palm oil prices have risen 12% since October, so the government is in essence giving biodiesel producers an 8% incentive to ramp up biodiesel production while ensuring that enough […]
In Canada, 2B Green BioEnergy Corp is waiting for word on a grant from the ecoENERGY for Biofuels Program, a $1.46-billion Natural Resources Canada fund before moving forward with its $61.4 million 150 million liter biodiesel plant in Dalhousie. The proposed facility will use fish waste, vegetable oils and animal fats as feedstocks. Located near […]
energygree: The U.S. Navy and Biofuels – Part I: On Tuesday, October 19, 2010 I conducted an interview with Tom Hicks (DOD) Pamela_MDV: ZeaChem CEO Jim Imbler offers his thoughts: How to Get Biofuels Moving Again bastiatinst: Global Food Crisis Forecast; Aggravated by Biofuels and Global Warming Legislation – CodeOConduct: Biofuels: Their Negatives with Respect […]
In California, iDiverse announced that it has successfully modified yeast to be highly resistant to a number of lethal stresses normally encountered in the bioproduction of fuel ethanol. In doing so, iDiverse has enabled the yeast to generate significantly more ethanol. The technology keeps cells alive in extreme conditions like those found in biofuel production […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, was flat at 75.09 as large caps slipped outside of the oil sector. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) fell 1.01 percent to $33.37, while BP rebounded 1.09 percent to $40.65. Among other equities, Verenium (VRNM) moved up 2.88 percent tot $3.93. Overall, […]
In Oregon, the state won’t be offering E15 blends right away because state bureaucrats want to take a stab at local rulemaking first as well as approval by the governor and state legislature. The state Measurement Standards Division, part of the Oregon Department of Agriculture, says several other steps are needed at the state and […]
Readers of a certain age will well remember the long-running series of commercials for Hawaiian-grown “C&H” cane sugar, with its lilting Hawaiian music, and simple lyrics proclaiming: “C&H pure cane sugar – From Hawaii, sweetened in the sun, island sugar growing, pure fresh and clean, C&H, that’s the one.” If you haven’t, they are well […]
In South Dakota, the 25 mgy North County Ethanol in Rosholt is set to be auctioned off on Feb. 1. Thanks to local financial partners, the plant was able to continue operating during the past 12 months despite financial hardships and will continue operations through the sale in February. The facility was retrofitted by ICM […]
In Ohio, the state Department of Development is awarding up to $8 million in grants with each applicant able to receive $500,000 to $1 million for small businesses wishing to buy biodiesel and ethanol equipment. Applicants must provide at least 25% of the machinery costs. The money is coming from the Advancing Biofuels Beyond the Basics […]
In Brazil, Petrobras has agreed to a $1.2 billion deal to buy as much as 580 million gallons of ethanol from Açucar Guarani during the next four years. Petrobras already agreed at the end of April to buy 45.7% of the company from its French parent Tereos over the next five years. More on the […]
