In Brazil, Amyris announced its the first commercial shipment from its new Brazilian facility. Amyris’s first purpose-built industrial fermentation facility produces Biofene, Amyris’s brand of renewable farnesene, to be used in a range of specialty chemical and fuel applications. “This initial shipment marks the successful completion of our start-up activities. We have operated multiple tanks […]
In Malaysia and Indonesia, researchers publishing in Nature have concluded that the conversion of peat swamps to palm oil tree cultivation is releasing what they consider to be potentially unsustainable levels of carbon. Indonesia has plans to double palm oil cultivation 2030 and Malaysian palm oil developer FGV chalked up $3.2B in its massive IPO […]
In Brazil, Bloomberg is reporting that ethanol output in Brazil, as opposed to sugar production, is expected to increase at the expense of sugar production this year as producers react to rising oil prices in Brazil and sugar prices which are falling around the globe. The expected moves come as Petrobras hiked gasoline prices by […]
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In California, the Berkeley Lab is highlighting a trio of new technologies as licensing opportunities. Rapid Discovery and Optimization of Enzymes Solutions Using Tagged Biomass and Mass Spectrometry, a technology to create a more efficient workflow for hydrolytic enzyme discovery and enzyme cocktail optimization; Ligninolytic Enzyme Production, a technology to increase production of naturally derived […]
In Washington, a new research article published last month in the academic journal Biofuels concluded that the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is producing significant positive economic effects in the United States. According to the paper, authored by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the RFS is reducing crude oil prices, […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, jumped 2.07 percent to an 9-month high of 70.09 as enzymes roared. Verenium (VRNM) ascended 7.63 percent to $2.54, while Renewable Energy Group (REGI) surged 2.36 percent to $6.94. Among other equities, Novozymes (NZMB) advanced 4.59 percent to $34.19. Overall, advances led declines 5 […]
In Washington, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced his decision to not serve a second term as Secretary. Text of the letter follows: Serving the country as Secretary of Energy, and working alongside such an extraordinary team of people at the Department, has been the greatest privilege of my life. While the job has had many […]
In Canada, Iogen Corporation announced today that Danish enzyme manufacturer Novozymes will acquire its wholly owned industrial enzyme business, Iogen Bio-Products, for a purchase price of $67.45 million and potential earn-out payments up to $12.5 million. The deal provides Novozymes with all commercial rights to Iogen Bio-Products’ existing product portfolio, pipeline, facilities and know-how. Iogen […]
The 2013 RFS2 proposed standards are out – what do they mean? Who’s in clover, who’s in trouble? Our 10-Minute Guide details the Volumes, the Issues and the Opportunities. In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its proposed 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS2). The proposal will be open for a 45-day public comment period and […]
