The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, remained flat at a 26-month high of 74.86 although most equities declined on Friday. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Monsanto (MON) leapt 4.92 percent to $56.78, while BlueFire Renewables (BFRE.OB) fell 9.09 percent to $0.50. Among other equities, Rentech (RTK) was up […]
Here are some biographical and voting notes on those who are holding down positions #61 – #80 in our Top 100 People in Bioenergy rankings for 2010, and links to the complete rankings and notes for other honorees. The Top 100 People in Bioenergy, the complete list The Top 100 People in Bioenergy: bios, voting […]
In Texas, the Digest spent time this week with Gary Luce, CEO of Terrabon, whose advanced biofuels technology converts MSW and other residues into drop-in biogasoline, renewable diesel and jet fuel. The company, which has attracted investment from Waste Management and Valero among other companies, has been rapidly gaining traction this year, and is set […]
In California, Pearson Fuels has won a $1.8 million state grant from the California Energy Commission, to get more biodiesel in more tanker trucks. Mike Lewis, Pearson General Manager explains, “We are going into a diesel terminal where diesel is sold… We are going to put biodiesel in there and tie it all together.” The […]
In France, Global Bioenergies has announced that they have achieved a key goal in their development of a bio-based isobutanol process. Marc Delcourt, CEO and cofounder of Global explains, “We have achieved our goal to bioproduce isobutene in vivo, ahead of target. We are now concentrating our efforts on increasing both the rate and scale […]
In Illinois, an independent review has confirmed the feasibility of a $38 million, 15 Mgy biodiesel project proposed by Bio-NRG for construction in LaHarpe. Frazier Barnes & Associates concluded that the project would show a 29 percent return on equity, well over the typical green-light threshold of 22 percent for a project to proceed. The […]
In Tanzania, Brazilian experts have been invited to help survey and locate areas for biofuel crops. Aloyce Tesha, Head of Communications in the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, explains “Our intention is to have special areas or land that will be used for biofuel development or farming in the country.” Tesha further stated that Brazil’s […]
In Sweden, Kuwaiti oil company Q8 has inaugurated its first biofuel station for heavy trucks as part of the EU-funded project CleanTRUCK. The project runs through 2013 in partnership with Scania, Volvo, Mercedes, AGA Gas and the City of Stockholm to install pumps with special 95% ethanol blends for heavy engines. The fuel is the […]
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In Massachusetts, Shell announced an agreement to fund $25 million in energy R&D with MIT’s Energy Initiative over a five-year period. The research collaboration will fund a suite of projects at $5 million per year for the coming five years, focusing on advanced modeling, earth science, biofuels, nanotechnology and carbon management. Shell’s chief technology officer, […]
