In Florida, Gevo topped the the Biofuels Brand Index for the week of July 30-August 3, in a new weekly feature tracking biofuels producer brands exposure. The latest weekly release, revealed the brand exposure for 45 different organizations, based on appearances each made in the more than 90 news features published that week, and reader […]
The Digest looks at the biofuels brand. Is green still important? What can green brand marketers do to better connect with consumers? For weeks, industry leaders have been shocked, dismayed and upset over all the negative press — tweets, Wall Street Journal editorials, articles and messaging — over what are supposed to be negative impacts […]
By Robert Rapier This article was originally published in Digest content partner site Energy Trends Insider, a free newsletter by Consumer Energy Report, which is geared toward financial and investment issues in the energy industry. The history of cellulosic ethanol is a lot longer than most people probably realize. In 1819, French chemist Henri Braconnot […]
In Washington, the Energy Information Administration reported that weekly ethanol production averaged 819,000 barrels per day – or 34.40 million gallons daily. That is up 2,000 b/d from the week before. The 4-week average for ethanol production stood at 810,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 12.42 billion gallons. Stocks of ethanol stood at 18.4 million […]
In Texas, BP Biofuels and Texas AgriLife Research, part of The Texas A&M University System, have signed a three-year agreement to develop and commercialize cellulosic feedstocks for the production of advanced biofuels. The collaboration will utilize AgriLife Research’s diverse high biomass energy crop breeding program and BP Biofuels’ position as one of the few global […]
In California, The global consumption of Biofuels is projected to reach 135 billion gallons by the year 2018, according to a new report from Global Industry Analysts. ” Biofuels are fast growing to become a prominent alternative energy resource, driven mainly by the growing environmental concerns with regard to the usage of fossil fuels,” the […]
In China, Boeing and COMAC opened a joint Aviation Energy Conservation and Emissions Reductions Technology Center, a collaborative effort to support commercial aviation industry growth. The Boeing-COMAC Technology Center’s first research project aims to identify contaminants in “gutter oil” and processes that may treat and clean it for use as jet fuel. Waste cooking oil […]
In Denmark, Novozymes reported sales growth of 7% in DKK for the first half of 2012. EBIT grew by 12% compared with the first half of 2011, resulting in an EBIT margin of 24.2%. The expectation for full-year 2012 EBIT growth is increased to 11-14% from 9-12%, and EBIT margin is now expected at 23-24%. […]
In Washington, USDA Rural Development is making up to $14 million in grants available for projects that help farmers and ranchers produce biobased products from agricultural commodities. The grants, which are competitively awarded, are available for planning activities or for working capital expenses, but not for both. The maximum grant amount is $100,000 for planning […]
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