The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, jumped 1.67 percent to 62.27 as advanced biofuels surged again. For the day, Ceres (CERE) recovered 5.22 percent to $4.23, while Solazyme (SZYM) soared 6.13 percent to $7.45. Among other equities, SGevo (GEVO) rocketed up 8.23 percent to $1.71. Overall, advances led declines 9 […]
In Washington, the US Senate voted 62-37 in favor of an amendment offered by Senator Mark Udall of Colorado to repeal section 313 of the annual Defense appropriations bill. Section 313 language, which was offered by Senator Inhofe and adopted in Committee, prohibits DOD from procuring alternative fuels if they cost more than their conventional […]
Well, that’s an absurd headline, isn’t it? False, false and false. It’s ridiculous, misleading and harmful to conclude that 10 percent of the US corn harvest is used for ant repellent – just because 10 percent of the US corn crop is shipped to starch processing plants that happen, amongst their many products, to provide […]
By Mary Rosenthal One of the most popular bumper stickers and signs you see on the roads today read “Support our Troops.” Yesterday the U.S. Senate voted to support our troops – as well as the biofuels industry, the national economy and our overall national security by stripping language from the National Defense Authorization Act […]
In Germany, BRAIN AG’s supervisory board and the board of management have agreed on a €60m capital increase during the last routine meeting of the supervisory board. The capital increase helps pave the way for the implementation of BRAIN’s “buy-and-build” industrialization strategy. A smaller share of the proceeds will serve to further advance BRAIN’S technology […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, jumped 1.09 percent to 61.25 as advanced biofuels surged. For the day, Ceres (CERE) recovered 6.07 percent to $4.02, while Solazyme (SZYM) jumped 4.46 percent to $7.02. Among other equities, Syntroleum (SYNM) rose 11.11 percent to $0.50. Overall, advances led declines 3 to 2 […]
In Washington, the US Senate voted 62-37 in favor of an amendment offered by Senator Mark Udall of Colorado to repeal section 313 of the annual Defense appropriations bill. Section 313 language, which was offered by Senator Inhofe and adopted in Committee, prohibits DOD from procuring alternative fuels if they cost more than their conventional […]
Biofuels technologies aim for passive design, active reactions as they aim to compete at world-scale. Where is passive design making a difference – and where are activity rates changing outcomes? Extraction, extraction, extraction – there’s the ultimate competitive foe. Generally, renewables compete in the short term against fossil fuel prices – but in the long-term, […]
In California, according to a survey of delegates attending Advanced Biofuels Markets, there is cautious optimism about Federal support for biofuels in 2013 and tangible optimism about the production of commercial quantities of cellulosic ethanol. The conference, which took place October 29-31, brought together 400 attendees from across the advanced biofuels supply chain and featured 50 world-class […]
In Washington State, Green Builder Media announced that the VISION House exhibit at INNOVENTIONS in Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort has had its HERS Rating conducted. A HERS rating—fast becoming as ubiquitous as the MPG sticker on a car—analyzes how energy efficient a home is in comparison to other similar homes. It provides […]
