In Brussels, a draft proposal to eliminate food-crop subsidies for biofuels production by 2020, and cap crop-based biofuels to 5 percent of EU transportation fuels is receiving attention across the globe today. Yesterday came news that the European Union – which comprises both crop exporters and importers – is planning a major shift in its […]
In Minnesota, Entropy Solutions, bio-based specialty company, today announced the addition of several PureTemp formulations specifically developed for the shipping and transportation industries. ThermoSafe, the world’s leading provider of life science temperature assurance packaging, is employing Entropy Solutions’ PureTemp technology to address and solve customer specific temperature requirements. Prakash Mahesh, vice president of marketing and […]
In Ohio, an Ohio State research team led by Yebo Li is reporting new evidence that a white rot fungus shows promise in the search for a way to use waste corn stalks, cobs and leaves — rather than corn itself — to produce ethanol to extend supplies of gasoline. Their study on using the […]
In Germany, The Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP e.V.) applauded the European Commission’s positive decision in the evidentiary procedure for the opening of anti-dumping proceedings against biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia. UFOP said that “the export practices of these countries have led to ruinous competitive distortions for the European biodiesel industry […]
Ah, grasshopper, not really. But a remarkable draft EU proposal for a new biofuels strategy offers threats and opportunities to first-gen and advanced feedstocks – with food crops really under the gun. Here’s what you need to know. “If you worry, will the future change?” – Kwai Chang Caine, “Kung Fu” As reported elsewhere in […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, soared 3.77 percent to 66.07 as ethanol continued its remarkable rally. For the day, Biofuel Energy (BIOF) rocketed up another 54.46 percent to $6.41, while Amyris (AMRS) jumped 6.81 percent to $3.45. Among other equities, KiOR (KIOR) surged 4.45 percent to $7.75. Overall, advances […]
In Texas, Endicott Biofuels announced that Shanoop Kothari has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and that Roderick Hayslett has been appointed to the newly-created role of Vice President, Finance.
Methanol and DME – intermediates of great interest – can they make it as finished fuels? Robert Rapier gives us the hard data and the bottom line. By: Robert Rapier, Energy Trends Insider In the past few issues of Energy Trends Insider, I looked at some of the companies and the technologies involved in producing […]
New downloadable reports from Environmental Entrepreneurs and PriceWaterhouseCoopers detail strong advances in advanced biofuels, chemicals, wood, plastic and rubber sectors. In California, Environmental Entrepreneurs has just released its annual survey of advanced biofuels, the Advanced Biofuels Market Report for 2012, and is projecting that, for the US and Canada, advanced biofuels production (qualifying for RFS2 […]
In California, the Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT) today announced the execution of the long-term Development Agreement enabling the 10-15 year major biofuel/bioenergy project between CERT, BioJet, and Tartoosh Environmental. The project, tagged “Thunderbird”, is a multi-feedstock, multi-technology set of projects anticipated to build out in excess of $3 billion. This initiative is seen […]
