By John Hamer, PhD, Managing Director, Burrill & Company It’s interesting that JMP Healthcare Research’s Lazy Man Morning Notes carried the news of the Amyris IPO. Biotech investors will probably look seriously at this area, as much of the underlying technology (genomics, synthetic biology etc.) is shared with biotech and the first two companies’ out […]
In India, Bombay-based Beckons Industries Ltd has joined the German Development Agency, GTZ, to set up a facility to produce algae feedstock for commercial-scale biodiesel projects. Under the agreement, GTZ will work with Beckons to establish a center of excellence and a facility to produce algae feedstock for biodiesel in India. This project falls under […]
Core BioFuels announced plans to build a $100 million 92 octane biogasoline plant that will employ 40-50 people and begin operations by the end of 2012. The plant will use new technology to turn wood chips into ethanol using gasification and catalytic reactors. Technology for gasification of wood chips for co-generation is not new, but […]
In our Bioenergy Project of the Future, our goals continue to be not only to increase income, but the sustainability of the project and the carbon impact of our community. Within our slipstream of corn or sugarcane feedstocks, one of the quick wins in terms of producing income while reducing carbon intensity is to add […]
In Montana, the Ethanol Producers and Consumers (EPAC) will host an Agricultural Biofuel Summit on October 19 & 20, 2010 at the Montana State University (MSU) Northern Bio Energy Center in partnership with the Montana Department of Agriculture, Bear Paw Development Corporation, and Montana Economic Developers Association. The summit will focus on wheat and barley […]
In California, Pacific Ethanol Inc. announced plans to raise $35 million by issuing senior notes. It will also sell the company’s minority stake in Front Range Energy for $18.5 million in cash. The company plans to use some of funds to purchase a 20 percent stake in New PE Holdco LLC for $23.3 million. New […]
In Brazil, the Sudanese Kenana Sugar Company signed two deals with the Brazilian company Dedini to provide machinery and equipment to double the size of Kenana’s sugarcane ethanol plant in Sudan and to set up a new biodiesel operation. The deals were worth up to $500 million and were partially financed using Brazilian credit. The […]
AutotalkNZ: @HoldenNZ head: Fuel companies and government need to join in on biofuels djTeknoFreQ: (Talking about biofuels) “I’d like to see more cow manure in my engine.” commoditylive: [Sep-28]-Equities: USDA Agencies in California to Hold Twelve Public Meetings on Biofuels: Public comments sought … MMMTechLaw: Range Fuels plans to begin making cellulosic ethanol by the […]
In the US, a Senate bill was introduced by Montana Democratic Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester which would allow the Department of Defense to sign US ethanol supply agreements for up to 20 years. The current policy limits the military to supply contracts of five years, but the senators argue that longer contracts would […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 0.39 percent to reach a five month high of 68.97 on Amyris’ first day in the Index. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) gained 0.77 percent to $32.89, while BlueFire Renewables (BFRE.OB) gained 25.00 percent to $0.30 on news of a new […]
