The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, edged up another 0.12 percent to reach a new 26-month high of 74.86 as the biofuels rally continued. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) inched up 0.18 percent to $33.28, BioFuel Energy (BIOF) dropped 5.42 percent to $2.62. Among other equities, The Andersons […]
In Washington, BIO executive vice president for BIO’s Industrial and Environmental Section Brent Erickson, said that “The DOE loan guarantee program is at a critical juncture. Its rapid and successful implementation could help companies build pioneer plants and achieve the nation’s vision for near-term advanced biofuels commercialization and petroleum displacement.” U.S. Government Accountability Office auditors […]
In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waived a limitation on selling fuel that is more than 10 percent ethanol for model year 2007 and newer cars and light trucks. The waiver applies to fuel that contains up to 15 percent ethanol – known as E15 – and only to model year 2007 and […]
In California, Pearson Fuels will give away E85 ethanol for free on Friday as part of National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Odyssey Day. The fuel will be available at Silvas Oil Co.’s filling station on Ventura Blvd in Ventura. The company has owned commercial fleet filling stations for 30 years but this station is its first […]
In New York, the Global Cleantech 100 was unveiled at the Cleamtech Forum XXVIII in New York City. highlights the most promising private clean technology companies around the world, recognizing companies at the forefront of cleantech innovation. 16 companies making renewable fuels and chemicals were honored, including: Amyris, Avantium, Chemrec, Coskata, Elevance, Enerkem, Gevo, Green […]
In Michigan, AHL TECH is developing an ethanol-powered/hybrid electric train engine in what it hopes will eventually replace the current fleet of diesel-powered trains. Much like diesel-electric locomotives, an ethanol-fueled engine powers a generator connected to the locomotive’s axles. However, unlike the diesel-electrics, AHL-TECH’s ethanol-hybrid also has a battery component. Instead of a direct correlation […]
In the Netherlands, WWF, Ecofys and Conservation International have released a new methodology they’re calling ‘Responsible Cultivation Areas’ as a tool to deter indirect land use change resulting from some biofuel production. RCA, which has been field tested in Indonesia and Brazil, works by setting up guidelines for the expansion of energy crop production in […]
In Finland, Neste Oil and Stora Enso are seeking sites for a facility that would produce 200,000 metric tons per year of renewable diesel from wood waste using Neste’s NExBTL technology. The plan will develop its environmental impact assessment beginning in November with the plant built possibly as early as 2012. Neste plans to open […]
In the Netherlands, Avantium announced that it has started with the construction of a pilot plant at the Chemelot site (Geleen, the Netherlands), based on its catalytic process to convert carbohydrates into furanic building blocks under the brand name YXY. The pilot plant is expected to become operational in the first quarter of 2011. Avantium […]
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