In Hawaii, Cellana announced the launch of its ReNew brand and ReNew Omega-3 line of algae-based products at the GOED (Global Organization for EPA and DHA) conference being held this week in Boston, Massachusetts. The ReNew brand was developed to meet the growing demand for more sustainable Omega-3 human health products, animal nutrition products, and […]
In California, OriginOil announced the selection of Clean Water Technology, to manufacture the company’s systems for processing up to 1 barrel of petroleum-contaminated “frac flowback” water per minute, or up to 60,000 gallons per day. To shorten time to market, CWT plans to adapt the shells of its own wastewater treatment units already on hand. […]
In Canada, Enerkem announced the initial production of cellulosic ethanol from waste materials at its demonstration facility in Westbury, Québec. The newly installed equipment for the conversion of Enerkem’s methanol into cellulosic ethanol is now used in combination with the larger methanol equipment already in operation at Westbury. “The start of ethanol production at our […]
In New Zealand, University of Waikato’s Dr. Johan Verbeen is working on taking chicken feathers and turning them into fibers that, when added to plastic, could be strong enough to be used in the marine industry. His group is working with co-product company Wallace Corporation aiming to take a low value product and convert it […]
In Texas, one team at Texas AgriLife Research is investigating the use of up to 60 million acres of (otherwise useless) mesquite and redberry juniper from southern Great Plains states into bio-based precursor gases. A second team has landed a $500,000 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative grant to investigate the impact of a change from […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, slipped 0.49 percent to 62.84 as advanced biofuels shed recent gains. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) dropped 2.43 percent to $5.63, while KiOR (KiOR) was off 2.07 percent to $7.58. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) plunged 8.39 percent to $2.73. Overall, declines led advances […]
Terrabon CEO Gary Luce says the biofuels industry must rethink the Renewable Fuel Standard, to create the stability for capital formation and prevail over a coalition of wealthy, entrenched opponents. “Brace yourselves,” warned Renewable Fuels Association CEO Bob Dinneen in a keynote address this week at the Fuel Ethanol Workshops, noting the the looming battle […]
In Washington, Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) is expected to introduce legislation shortly to allow master limited partnerships in renewable energy, according to a report in the New York Times. When the legislation is introduced, it will have bipartisan support in the Senate, although no action is expected on the Senate floor this year on the […]
In Washington, the House passed an amendment to the 2013 energy and water bill, offered by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), preventing the DOE from subordinating its loan guarantees to private investors – a move which happened and was widely criticized in the Solyndra case. In addition, the House voted to bar funds to be used […]
In California, Howard Janzen is joining Cool Planet Energy Systems as president and CEO, Michael Bukowski joins as VP of Fuel Production, and Rick Wilson joins as VP, Strategic Relationships. Janzen was formerly president of Sprint Business Solutions, and CEO of One Communications; Michael Bukowski was VP of Sunoco’s Chemical and Manufacturing Division; Wilson was […]
