In Malaysia, the government is considering scrapping a long-held subsidy on petroleum-based diesel in an attempt to boost demand for biodiesel, demand for which has slowly come grinding to a halt. The subsidy is currently 58 cents per liter. Come June, gas stations will be required to offer biodiesel alongside mineral diesel, a plan that […]
In Spain, biodiesel producer Aragon will pay Austria’s BDI $6.3 million to install multi-feedstock technology at Aragon’s 100,000 metric ton per year facility in Altorricon to broaden the use of raw materials to used cooking oils and animal fats. The upgrade is intended to lower the plant’s operating costs which currently rely primarily on imported […]
slocricchio: “It’s prudent to complete all testing on E15 mid-level ethanol blends” GM’s MB Stanek @ #PlattsConf on Biofuels chashiineriiya: Inserting cellulolytic fungal genes from Neurospora crassa into yeast) allows it to digest cellulose better lgutierreze: Vehicles can run on a range of alternative fuels, e.g. compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas and biofuels Evenbetternow: […]
In Sweden, Scania has been granted to $8.8 million to develop an engine for heavy vehicles that will combine the high energy efficiency of diesel (compression ignition) technology with the more efficient exhaust after-treatment system of Otto (spark ignition) technology. The funds are granted under Sweden’s Strategic Vehicle Research and Innovation Initiative and the project will bring […]
In Oregon, a new study in the journal Bioscience shows that a “deep and thorny regulatory thicket” is getting in the way of advanced gene modification methods being properly utilized to get cellulosic ethanol development to commercial scale. The study says major regulatory reforms and possibly new laws are needed to allow cellulosic bioenergy to reach […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, fell back 0.95 percent to 68.54 on a large cap slump. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) was down 0.97 percent to $31.61, while BlueFire Renewables (BFRE.OB) gained 3.13 percent to $0.66 Among other equities, Lignol (LEC.V) gained 9.76 percent to $0.23. Overall, […]
In part IX of our series, we look at adding other renewables technologies to our project and our community of growers and customers, such as solar, wind or geothermal. Different geographies have different opportunities in other renewables, but we will be pursuing maximum advantage of the resources we have built up, and the land available […]
Macro-algae attracts greater investment for sugar-based Advanced Biofuels, Drop-In Fuels and Chemicals by Will Thurmond, Market Trends Columnist, Biofuels Digest An emerging rise in investment in from petrochemical majors and governments in Asia, Europe and the Americas aims at extracting sugars from seaweed for ethanol, advanced biofuels, drop-in fuels, biochemicals and biopolymers. For more than […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association announced today that Chuck Woodside, General Manager of farmer-owned KAAPA Ethanol in Minden, Nebraska, will be the new RFA Chairman. KAAPA Ethanol is a 60 million gallon per year farmer-owned ethanol facility. Woodside is succeeding Chris Standlee, Executive Vice President of Abengoa Bioenergy, who served for three one-year terms. […]
In Michigan, Ford Motor Company has launched an R&D effort on algal biofuels, through its Ford Systems Analytics and Environmental Sciences Department. To date, Ford researchers have visted XL Renewables, and Wayne State University’s National Biofuels Energy Laboratory, as well as conducting in-house R&D on the conversion of algal oil to biodiesel. “Algae have some […]
