In Brazil, the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) announced that its Board of Directors has named the organization’s Technical Director, Antonio de Padua Rodrigues, as interim CEO, taking over from Marcos Jank who announced his resignation on March 27th. Rodrigues will act as interim CEO until the conclusion of a selection process. In South Dakota, […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, recovered 0.46 percent to 70.12 as ethanol, renewable diesel advanced. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) fell 7.87 percent to $2.81, while Syntroleum (SYNM) soared 12.09 percent to $1.02. Among other equities, Aventine (AVRW) jumped 10.37 percent to $2.98 . Overall, advances led declines 3 […]
En route to zillions in algae? First, you have to get the water out of the algae or the algae out of the water. Making Algenol’s ethanol-secreting microalgae a technology worth a special accommodation. Which Florida finally granted. Last year, the US Government minted 8.2 billion coins, of which 4.9 billion were pennies. The vast […]
In Minnesota, TetraKO, maker of a cornstarch based fire suppressant, reports that Technology Council of the International Association of Fire Chiefs have published a white paper on their product. Based on two days of testing, the fire knockdown tests demonstrated that TetraKO yielded a significant advantage over water and foam. TetraKO is also the first […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, dropped 1.08 percent to 69.80 as ethanol, advanced biofuels fell. For the day, Mission New Energy (MNEL) dropped 7.32 percent to $0.38, while Solazyme (SZYM) plummeted 4.48 percent to $10.87. Among other equities, Biofuels Energy (BIOF) fell 5.17 percent to $0.55. Overall, declines led […]
[Press release] April 16 – Early leaders of the waste conversion market are at the forefront of an incredibly lucrative opportunity, states new research. The drive towards renewable energy targets makes the need for waste management much less a trend, more an inevitability. Despite public opinion backlash and perceived risk profiles, this year, Waste Conversion […]
Sapphire Energy, among other hardy survivors, press forward, as others melt away or re-focus on higher-value, smaller-market products. You remember algae biofuels, don’t you? The Summer of Algae 2009 was the ‘summer of algae,” when it seemed that every other day, there was another Mom-and-Pop, or even international behemoth, announcing that it was heading up […]
In the UK, Green AIr Online is reporting that the Committee on Climate Change has advised the UK government to include both aviation and marine emissions in the country’s overall 2050 carbon targets. In part, the new policy, the CCC contends, would add pressure on airlines to meet their self-imposed target of holding industry emissions […]
In Canada, University of British Columbia have found a replacement for the $20,000/kg perfume component ambergis. Researchers used a balsam fir gene inserted into yeast to produce cis-abrienol. As the researchers themselves state, while they have created an alternative with the fixative properties of ambergris, it does not have the fragrant qualities that makes ambergris […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, edged down 0.25 percent to 70.56 despite strong ethanol gains. For the day, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) soared 20.00 percent to $1.02, while Amyris (AMRS) plummeted 7.65 percent to $3.02. Among other equities, Syntroleum (SYNM) jumped 10.84 percent to $0.92. Overall, advances led declines 8 […]
