CAAFI, FAA, US Navy, DOE, USDA, Australian Initiative for Sustainable Aviation Fuels, AIREG, European Commission, United Airlines, Airlines for America, Lufthansa, Virgin Australia among the mix. ABLC’s special aviation meeting — planned in partnership with CAAFI, Airlines For America and Biofuels Digest. A central part of ABLC is the annual Aviation & Military Biofuels Leadership […]
In France, Air Liquide has acquired BiotechMarine via its subsidiary SEPPIC. BiotechMarine is a company that specializes in the design and marketing of bio-based, cosmetic active ingredients made from algae. BiotechMarine is based in the west of France, in the town of Pontrieux, and has 35 employees. The acquisition of BiotechMarine will provide SEPPIC with […]
In Florida, BioNitrogen has purchased approximately 600 acres of land in Hardee County, Florida, for $9.7 million. The total acreage includes the 40 acres of land BioNitrogen acquired previously in September 2012. The purchase was financed by an $8 million mortgage note and $1.7 million in common stock warrants. The land will be used to […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, was flat at 66.70 despite an ethanol recovery. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) rebounded 6.91 percent to $3.87, while Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) jumped 5.88 percent to $0.36. Among other equities, KiOR (KIOR) dropped 3.83 percent to $6.53. Overall, advances led declines 5 to 4 […]
When headlines run dire, ask yourself: are they real? In today’s Digest, we give you a guide to managing the myth minefield — and the roaring trade in disinformation about biofuels, feedstocks, and social impact. The news headlines could not be more distressing. Australia has to add another color to its weather map because this […]
12 months, 4400 stories. From 2012, here are the 16 most viewed stories in Biofuels Digest. Biofuels Digest Jobs – Job seeking is always a priority The 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy for 2012-13 are announced – The always popular Hot 50 and Hot 30 lists How Joule may turn biofuels upside down – Joule’s low-cost, drop-in “fuels […]
In Delaware, DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products announced the launch of an Innovation Award program for companies using its Zemea Propanediol in their cosmetic and personal care ingredients or formulations. Eligible nominees have either commercialized a finished product for retail or launched another ingredient that contains Zemea Propanediol from Jan. 1, 2011 through Dec. […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, edged up 0.15 percent to 66.66 as large caps recovered. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) retreated 4.99 percent to $3.62, while Monsanto gained 2.67 percent to $98.50. Among other equities, Codexis (CDXS) srebounded 6.25 percent to $2.55. Overall, advances led declines 2 to 1 […]
As cellulosic biofuels reach commercial-scale, is the tipping point for wide deployment near – and will it be based on breakthroughs in capex, opex or yield? Actually, it may be feedstock costs, in the end. At the 2011 ABLC, Wes Bolsen (then with Coskata) — reflecting on the long-term prospects for advanced biofuels — offered […]
Biofuels Digest has released the next wave of its 5-Minute Guides – a “news you can use” digest on the leading companies in biofuels. This release updates 10 guides for the latest developments through Q1 2013. Each 5-Minute Guide provides a company description, latest news, awards, and Biofuels Digest feature stories; 3 top milestones for […]
