In Pennsylvania, the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith is investigating potential claims against Neptune Technologies & Bioressources for possible violations of federal securities laws. No suit has been filed, and so these can only be viewed as allegations. Neptune is a biotechnology company engaged in the research, development and commercialization of products derived from […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, jumped 1.82 percent to 63.87 as advanced biofuels soared. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) soared 27.35 percent to $3.12, while Syntroleum (SYNM) surged 14.29 percent to $0.40. Among other equities, Ceres (CERE) rocketed up 9.40 percent to $4.54. Overall, declines led advances led declines […]
In Ukraine, Germany plans to assist the country to build its own biofuel production in 2013 by investing in pilot projects. German technology and equipment would help Ukraine to produce thermal power and biogas from the country’s considerable quantities of agricultural waste. Currently, Ukraine has approximately 30 pilot project proposals, including a bio-energy village.
Modular units, using standard industry systems where possible, there’s lots to like about the Envergent system for drop-in renewable fuels being developed as a joint venture by Ensyn and Honeywell’s UOP. Even more impressive are the economics of the system, its ability (as a thermochemical system) to use a wide variety of feedstocks, and the […]
There’s much to admire about KiOR’s first small commercial project – but three factors stood out for us. It was built on time, on budget, and produces a drop-in, cellulosic product. That’s transformative on three levels — and with scale-up to the 60 million gallon level, the economics are expected to be as compelling as […]
There have been so many projects announced in cellulosic ethanol in the past five years, it’s hard to keep count. But the list of projects that have completed construction at commercial scale, and publicly established the financial structures for deployment at scale — that’s a list of one, Beta Renewables. Though the project is tucked […]
Here’s a project with thermal attributes – gasifying biomass — and fermentation attributes, because its a gas fermentation technology. It’s a hybrid in so many other ways , as well. A joint venture between INEOS Bio and New Planet Energy. Featuring a hybrid of substantial government (DOE) and private (INEOS) investment. Also, using a hybrid […]
Like INEOS Bio, ZeaChem is a hybrid that features both gasification and fermentation elements. The mechanical completion of the core of its demonstration-scale project was a highlight this year — on budget, on time. What makes this project even more interesting is that, even after moving through lab to pilot and now demonstration, no one […]
Perhaps the most ubiquitous fossil fuel product in the world – even more widespread than gasoline or diesel fuel, is the clear plastic bottle in which the world’s most well-known product, Coca-Cola, is distributed. The drive to replace fossil-based plastic bottling with renewably produced product stalled at around 30% renewable content, because no one could […]
Aviation biofuels is, without a doubt, one area in which just about everyone agrees that biofuels have a strong future, if the economics are there and the product is a drop-in fuel. Well, nothing is more of a drop-in than a 100% drop-in, but to this point, a shortage of aromatics in renewable aviation fuels […]
