In California, Cobalt Technologies and Rhodia announced they will begin joint development and operation of a biobutanol demonstration facility in Brazil. The Cobalt/Rhodia plant will utilize sugarcane bagasse to make n-butanol; bagasse is used at sugar mills to provide process energy to drive the mill and to supply power to the local grid; the Cobalt […]
In North Carolina, Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov published his most extensive analysis on next-gen biofuels in the past year. Titled “Is the Renewable Fuels Standard Withering on a Vine?,” the report looks at declining U.S. oil demand, surging liquids production from onshore shale plays, and a thesis that the is moving towards oil independence […]
In California, Solazyme announced that it has been granted registration for SoladieselRD fuel by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This registration enables SoladieselRD to be sold commercially either in blended and unblended (R100) forms. In a measurement of the combustion quality, SoladieselRD exhibited a Cetane Number greater than 78, which is more than 60 percent better than […]
In Ohio, REX American Resources Corporation announced a 500,000 share increase in the number of shares in its common stock repurchase plan. When combined with the 23,273 shares remaining from a previous authorization, the Company now has the authority to repurchase up to 523,273 shares of its common stock. In its campaign, REX has purchased […]
In California, Amyris announced the signing of an amendment to its collaboration agreement with Total. Under the enhanced collaboration, Total reaffirmed its commitment to Amyris’s technology and dedicated its $82 million funding budget over the next three years exclusively for the deployment of Biofene, Amyris’s renewable farnesene, for production of renewable diesel and jet fuel. Total’s commitment includes […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, slipped 0.54 percent to 59.44 as ethanol dropped. For the day, Novozymes (NZMB) fell 3.71 percent to $23.38, while Aventine Renewables (AVRW) plunged 49.00 percent to $0.51. Among other equities, Syntroleum (SYNM) recovered 6.56 percent to $0.65. Overall, declines and advances were even for […]
In Indonesia, state-owned sugar producer PT Perkebunan Nusantara has announced plans to build a bioethanol plant with an installed capacity of 30,000 KL per annum. Construction of the facility, to be built in Mojokerto, East Java, is expected to be complete by November 2012. The Japanese New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has […]
In Canada, Mississauga-based Methes Energies Canada Inc. is set for the grand opening of its new biodiesel plant in Sombra on August 10, at its 22-acre site on the Holt Line West. It will commence production of an estimated 50 million litres of biodiesel shortly thereafter, company president Nicholas Ng told the Observer. His company […]
In Spain, Metabolixannounced that it has signed a letter of intent with Antibioticos S.A. for production of Mirel(TM) biopolymer resin at its manufacturing facility in Leon, Spain. Under the terms of the LOI, Metabolix will begin work immediately with Antibioticos to conduct a series of validation production runs to demonstrate fermentation and recovery of Mirel […]
Today on Twitter. RRapier @bdigest Seems to be a disconnect on what’s available. EPA still showing zero gallons of qualifying cellulosic biofuel TeruTalk: .@USDA #Bioenergy Program awards $19.4MM to 125 advanced #biofuels producers. #biomass #wasteconversion Miliniyer: RFS: Biofuel’s Damsel in Distress windycitycassie: Using halophytes to grow fuel
