In Delaware, Butamax Advanced Biofuels announced that it is requesting that the United States Patent and Trademark Office reexamine the Gevo “GIFT” Patent No. 8,101,808. This patent has 156 claims that relate to recovery of alcohols from fermentation. The request for reexamination cites critical references not reviewed by the USPTO prior to the patent being […]
In California, Amyris reports its Q1 earnings tomorrow (Tuesday, May 8). Cowen & Company’s Rob Stone writes: “There could be downside, since the majority of revenue still comes from the non-core fuels distribution business. However, we think a bigger focus will be on progress ramping farnesene production and meeting partner development milestones. We believe the […]
In the UK, “After a decade of expansion, bio-ethanol usage fell in 2011,” sugar traders Czarnikow said. “This comes despite a rise in crude oil prices that should make renewable alternatives competitive: So why the fall?” Over the long-term, Czarnikow said that higher crude prices make biofuels more viable. Short-term, the reverse has happened, as […]
In Canada, Solutions4CO2 has signed its second joint venture agreement with BARD Holding to develop a commercial production facility in the Midwest region of the U.S., to produce algae biomass to be processed into bio-plastics and other high value added co-products. The facility is scheduled to open in early 2013.
In California, a combination of water, renewable electricity, CO2 and an engineered strain of a bacterium called Ralstonia eutropha are the ingredients for diesel fuel, in a technology path being pursued by a team from Lawrence Berkeley Lab, the University of California and Logos Technologies. Highlighted in the in-house Berkeley Lab online publication this past […]
In the EU, a clash between the Climate Commission and the Energy Department, over indirect land use change, has left policymakers were unable to agree on an emissions accounting scheme revision needed to finally establish which feedstocks will be considered acceptable in meeting the EU’s biofuel targets. The EU industry, which has reached $16M in […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, fell 1.34 percent to 68.67 on a broad, global equities retreat. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) shed 8.41 percent to $8.17, while Valero (VL) dropped 2.51 percent to $22.95. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) recovered 3.02 percent to $2.73. Overall, declines led advances 4 […]
Heliae raises $15M from Salim Group – R&D center in 2012, aiming for commercial production in 2014; food, feed, fertilizer now, fuels later. In Arizona, Heliae announced a capital raise of $15 million in funding from international conglomerate Salim Group’s agribusiness company, PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Agri Investments. This marks […]
In California and Spain, OriginOil and Algasol announced that they will collaborate on the development of an integrated algae growth and harvesting system. By bundling their products, the two companies plan to achieve new levels of cost and performance in micro algae cultivation for biofuels and high value products. Algasol recently entered into a partnership […]
In California, Ceres reports their sorghum hybrids were successfully processed into renewable diesel by Amyris, under a U.S. DOE grant. Amyris is expected to present summary of the results at the 34th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals in New Orleans, Louisiana. The pilot-scale project evaluated both sugars and biomass from Ceres’ sweet sorghum […]
