In South Dakota, lawyers from collapsed VeraSun are demanding that farmers return 80 percent of payments received for corn delivered in 2008, in the 90 days prior to Vera Sun’s bankruptcy. Bankruptcy laws can require the return of all payments made in the final 90 days prior to a filing. The legal move, which resulted […]
In Virginia, researchers at Old Dominion University confirmed that they are now able to produce algal-based fuel from fatty lipids in the algal cell, but also from biopolymers in the algal cell wall. The researchers are extracting oils, then using a proprietary chemical treatment to strip the proteins from algal cells. Finally, the remaining biomass […]
In the UK, a new study by Bloomberg New Energy Finance says that biofuels from plant and municipal solid waste could supply 65% of Europe’s gasoline supply, or 24 billion gallons, by 2020. At least 100 of the refineries could be built per year beginning in 2013. Roberto Rodriguez Labastida, co-author of the study on […]
In Canada, Dr. Clive James, executive director of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA), said that “In the next 50 years, the global population will consume two times as much food as humans have consumed since the beginning of agriculture 10,000 years ago,” in a keynote at the Agricultural Biotechnology International […]
DonEWG: #Ethanol: A boondoggle whose time has gone #corn #biofuels #agchat #ag BethSEGreen: Delta is engaging in using biofuels. Big announcement pending. Jatropha_Curcas: RT @onellsoto: It CAN grow on trees; Encinitas biofuels firm lands financing: EarthTechling: Better off biofuel than landfill anyhow – Ag Waste Fuels Cleaner Arizona Energy Algae_News: Dr. Ami Ben-Amotz presents his […]
Peachtree Media Advisors released its latest 2010 report, and reported that in the first eight months of 2010, there were 206 greentech mergers, acquisitions, and capital raises totaling $10.2 billion in reported deal value. While the 206 transactions were only slightly more than the 183 recorded during the same period in 2009, deal value grew […]
In Washington, the US Senate voted down a proposed amendment from Chuck Grassley of Iowa to extend the biodiesel tax credit. The final vote was 58-41 in favor of the credit, but Senate rules required 67 votes owing to a procedural hurdle placed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada. Feedstuffs.com is reporting that […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 0.43 percent to a new four month high of 67.66. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) leapt 2.06 percent to close at $33.21, while in the oil sector Valero (VLO) dropped 0.75 percent to $17.21. Among other equities, Gushan (GU) fell 5.56 […]
In California, Bio Architecture Lab and Norway’s Statoil announced a wide-ranging strategic partnership for the production of renewable, sustainable and low cost ethanol derived from macroalgae grown off the coast of Norway. Statoil will fund BAL’s research and development (R&D) and demonstration projects, and if successful, will also fund the commercialization of BAL’s technology in […]
In Texas, Glycos Biotechnologies it has created the first ever microbial platform for the efficient synthesis of biofuels and biochemicals from fatty acids. This revolutionary advancement builds on GlycosBio’s microorganism platform and further diversifies the set of feedstocks and co-products the company offers enabling greater cost savings and product flexibility for producers. This research was […]
