In Minnesota, Piper Jaffray’s Michael Cox offered an update on the US drought and corn harvests: “With the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour wrapping up this week, we believe there is modest downside risk to the USDA’s most recent corn yield forecast of 123 bushels per acre. “Based on the Pro Farmer state-level corn yield […]
In Iowa, Monte Shaw of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association told The Hill, ” 2013 is the last chance to dismantle the RFS before it actually does something, so that means the 2012 election is very important, so [opponents are] doing a lot of things to set it up. When the waiver’s denied, and it […]
In the Netherlands, the share of renewable energy in the Netherlands is set to rise from 4% in 2010 to 7-10% in 2020, short of the European target of 14% by 2020. These are some of the conclusions of a report recently published by PBL and ECN, titled Referentieraming energie en emissies: actualisatie 2012. Expectations […]
In Brazil, Cargill said it will open a new $64.5M biodiesel plant in Mato Grosso do Sul state this month, the company’s VP for corporate affairs in Brazil, Valeria Militelli, told Reuters. The project was originally announced for Tres Lagoas in 2010, where the company already has a soybean crushing unit. Green electricity, sourced from […]
In Pennsylvania, researchers reported at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society that a new integrated soybean biorefinery can use well-established chemical processes to transform other components in soybeans into an array of valuable materials. Proteins in soybean meal, for instance, can be processed into ingredients used to make a variety […]
In Georgia, researchers from the University of Georgia and the BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) have developed a DNA transformation technology for organisms in the Caldicellulosiruptor group, that can utilize biomass even at temperatures higher than 160 Fahrenheit. The team is working with a group of bacteria that can use biomass for growth and will use […]
In Washington, the Biotechnology Industry Organization thanked Gov. Mitt Romney for his stated intention to “support increased market penetration and competition among energy sources by maintaining the RFS” in “The Romney Plan For A Stronger Middle Class: ENERGY INDEPENDENCE,” released last week. BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood said, “The Renewable Fuel Standard is the […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, was flat at 61.03 as ethanol recovered. For the day, Ceres (CERE) regained 2.57 percent to $6.38, while Amyris (AMRS) dropped 3.09 percent to $3.45. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) stormed up 9.09 percent to $0.36. Overall, declines and advances were even for […]
As the Digest’s eight-state Midwest tour continues – we look at Iowa, the long-time leader in US renewable fuels production. Will the Queen of Biofuels continue to reign as King Corn makes way for King Next-Gen? We look at 18 hot technologies powering Iowa’s next growth wave. Shenandoah, IA – It stands to reason that […]
In California, Aemetis announced a license agreement with Chevron Lummus Global for the inexpensive, rapid production of renewable jet and diesel fuel by the conversion of existing biofuels and petroleum refineries. The license agreement grants Aemetis Advanced Fuels Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aemetis, the use of the Biofuels ISOCONVERSION Process for the production of […]
