The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, rebounded 0.32 percent to 60.04 as ethanol slumped and advanced biofuels surged. For the day, Biofuel Energy (BIOF) tumbled 15.87 percent to $2.85, while Syngenta (SYT) rocketed up 5.46 percent to $68.39. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) plunged 5.28 percent to $4.13. Overall, advances […]
The recent focus on drought, and the scarcity scare, shows that diversification and yield enhancement remain the bioeconomy’s chief weapons in the war on availability and affordability. The USDA and DOE respond with a $41M investment in basic science, feedstock development. In Washington, new weekly statistics that will be released by the US Drought Monitor […]
In Washington, the US Department of Energy has released a new 3-minute video, Biofuels 101, highlighting how technological advances are increasing biofuel efficiency and reducing production costs. Watch the 3-minute video, here.
In Nebraska, Green Plains Renewable Energy announced a net loss for the second quarter of $7.6 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, compared to net income of $5.0 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the same period in 2011. Revenues were $870.4 million for the second quarter of 2012 compared to $861.6 million for […]
In California, University of the Pacific’s Dr. Craig Vierra demonstrated the procedures to harvest and process synthetic spider silk from bacteria. His technique removes human variability by using a mechanical actuator. Built by Dr. Vierra and his laboratory group, the mechanical actuator can reliably stretch fibers to a specified length, mimicking the spider’s natural post-spin. […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, rebounded 1.06 percent to 59.85 as ethanol recovered. For the day, Biofuel Energy (BIOF) soared 40.63 percent to $3.15, while Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) rocketed up 33.33 percent to $0.40. Among other equities, Renewable Energy Group (REGI) tumbled 5.06 percent to $5.63. Overall, declines and […]
Can new computational power, souped-up genetic knowledge and fresh algorithms usher in a new era in crop yields, and resistance to disease and drought? Will a new model plant revolutionize energy grasses and food crops, and transform crop-based genetic engineers from a modern Stone Age family into Masters of the Digital Age? Here we are, […]
In Minnesota, Evonik Industries and BioAmber have agreed on a collaboration to develop and manufacture catalysts for making 1,4- butanediol, tetrahydrofurane, and gamma – butyrolactone from bio-based succinic acid. These are large volume industrial chemicals used in a wide range of applications including polymers, paints, adhesives and solvents. The global market for these products currently […]
MEEchelleO: #ObamaPreferredBy campaign donors that own lucrative biofuels businesses. Biofuels_: Listen to energy expert, Tom Drolet on @CleanEnergyView “Is Energy Diversity The Key?” #blogtalkradio #solar R_Hason: Veterans back military’s role in biofuels development EcoManLeader: #Energy Globally, biofuels are being promoted as a kind of nicotine patch to wean the world off its dirty and…
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, dropped 1.28 percent to 59.22 as large caps and enzymes fell. For the day, Aventine Renewables (AVRW) soared 80.00 percent to $0.90, while Codexis (CDXS) dropped 5.80 percent to $3.41. Among other equities, Verenium (VRNM) gained 4.27 percent to $3.91. Overall, declines led advances […]
