In Germany, Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant and nova-Institute have formed a strategic partnership to offer industrial customers a full service to go from the original idea to the market. According to the partners, the unique offer for development and scale-up of biobased products and processes by the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant is now […]
Today on Twitter. KatyWright: Also a good blog from Lord Bates on #biofuels and #landgrabs – this Lord of the Blogs site is ace fuelfreedomnow: Natural gas and #biofuels could propel the US to be world’s top liquid fuel producer in 2013 ESA_org: Researchers assess potential of marginal lands to produce biofuels http://t.co/vZ5rAhKl GrowthEnergy: CEO […]
In the Netherlands, Dyadic has commenced commercialization of enzymes developed by the EU-funded DISCO project coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The project’s results include lignin-tolerant enzymes and enzyme cocktails for processing spruce, straw, corn cob and wheat bran. The raw materials studied in the project were spruce, straw, corn cob and wheat […]
In Washington, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied petitions for rehearing in the case of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, et al. v. EPA, which challenged the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to permit the commercial use of E15. Following the announcement, Tom Buis CEO of Growth Energy […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, shed 0.85 percent to 66.65 as advanced biofuels tumbled. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) sunk 7.13 percent to $3.78, while Solazyme (SZYM) dropped 4.65 percent to $7.56. Among other equities, Valero (VLO) rallied 2.77 percent to $36.79. Overall, advances led declines led advances 2 […]
Front Range becomes third ethanol plant in 3 weeks to head for cost reductions, RIN opportunities with advanced feedstocks, technology. Sweetwater Energy’s deal-flow-a-go-go. In New York, Sweetwater Energy announced a 15-year commercial agreement with Colorado-based Front Range Energy, to supply renewable sugars for up to 3.6 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year during the […]
In Washington, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement today regarding the announcement that he will continue his service in the Obama Administration. “President Obama and I share a deep appreciation for rural America and its unlimited potential in the years ahead to feed a growing world population, revolutionize America’s energy, further protect our […]
During a media conference call today, the American Petroleum Institute (API) called the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) “unworkable” and stated that they would “like to see complete repeal of the RFS.” Bob Dinneen, President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), refuted those statements: “The RFS is a proven success. It is a highly […]
In the United Kingdom, The Manufacturer reports that the Niche Vehicle Network is providing £50,000 for research to be conducted by the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing, TEKS UK and Performance Engineered Solutions. The research funding covers three months to research possible replacements to carbon fiber and epoxy resin composite technologies. […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, was flat at 67.22 as advanced biofuels slipped. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) slid 1.93 percent to $4.07, while KIoR (KIOR) shed 4.07 percent to $6.36. Among other equities, Algae.Tec (AEB.AX) gained 3.85 percent to $0.27. Overall, advances led declines 5 to 3 for […]
