In Sue Sioux Falls, a pair of lawsuits involving leading advanced biofuels companies over intellectual property rights and trade secrets, are pointing towards a litigious future for advanced biofuels. In South Dakota, the Chicago Trib is reporting that Sioux Falls-based POET has filed a a lawsuit against Jodi Heath, a former commodities manager for the […]
In New York, Greenshift announced its execution of a license agreement with Corn, LP for use of GreenShift’s patented corn oil extraction technologies at Corn, LP’s 50 million gallon ethanol plant in Goldfield, Iowa. Under the terms of the agreement, Corn will finance, build and operate a new corn oil extraction facility based on GreenShift’s […]
In the US, Syracuse University has announced a partnership with entrepreneurs John Fox ’92 and Wayne Arden to advance the use of biofuels by the U.S. armed forces as an alternative energy source. The initial project, in Afghanistan, will introduce biodiesel crop farming for guaranteed income as an alternative to poppy growing, and look at […]
In China, Boeing Co. will be conducting test flights with jatropha based biofuel in China as part of a consortium including Air China. When Biofuels Digest first reported this May 27, Al Bryant stated that he expected jatropha-based jet fuel would become available between 2013 and 2015. This week, in an interview with the Wall […]
In China, Verenium announced that its Purifine PLC enzyme specifically developed for the edible oil industry, has received all necessary Chinese government authorizations for sale as a processing aid in the edible oil industry. According to Verenium, China’s consumption of edible oils is growing at a high rate due to a large population and an […]
montanabusiness: ‘Biofuels Boon Means Big Opportunity for Big Sky Country’ … 315p: Coalition calls for President Obama to cut corn ethanol subsidies for that old, dirty industry. More: renewablefuel: DOE Researchers: Indirect Land Use Change Impact of Ethanol = “Minimal to Zero” – ilcorn: Gentlemen, start your combines…err, I mean engines. #Ethanol coming 2 #NASCAR. […]
In China, at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Tianjin University published a study on the use of a diesel engine with fumigation ethanol. With this kind of dual fuel engine, the diesel is injected directly into the engine, while the alcohol fuel, in this case ethanol, is mixed with air and then injected. The […]
In Washington, the U.S. Navy announced that it will conduct a full power demonstration of a Riverine Command Boat (experimental) powered by an alternative fuel blend of 50 percent algae-based and 50 percent NATO F-76 fuel aboard Naval Base Norfolk, Va., Oct. 22. “From a strategic perspective, we are reducing reliance on fossil fuels from […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, recovered 1.11 percent to 74.76 as equities rose across the board. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) regained 1.43 percent to $33.43, while Verenium (VRNM) soared 34.77 percent on news of approval clearing entry into China. Among other equities, Codexis (CDXS) was up […]
Tomorrow, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will give a major address at the National Press Club, and is expected to outline a positive, broad outline of progress towards, and confidence in, the laudable RFS with its promise of green jobs, energy independence and rural economic development. There’s reason for Vilsack’s optimism. Over the next week, […]
