The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, surged 1.68 percent to 76.26 as advanced biofuels jumped sharply. For the day, KiOR (KIOR) rose 3.20 percent to $11.60, while Gevo (GEVO) gained 6.53 percent to $10.28. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) recovered 7.79 percent to $5.67. Overall, advances led declines 4 to […]
As gasoline prices surge, why has ethanol’s popularity stalled? Are ethanol-optimized engines an antidote, or a cure too far away? In New York, the April contract for RBOB gasoline reached $3.38 per gallon this week and the average retail gasoline price in the US reached $3.93 per gallon. Meanwhile, the April ethanol contract at the […]
The northeastern Australian state of Queensland completed a bruising election campaign this past weekend, and the center-right Liberal National Party walked off with 76 of the 89 seats on offer in an historic landslide. A state election, conducted primarily on state issues – important for Queensland, and also Australia. But why is this election of […]
In China, Celanese Corporation has received the government approvals necessary to modify and enhance its existing integrated acetyl facility at the Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park. The unit, based on Celanese TCX ethanol process technology, is expected to startup in mid-2013. The new ethanol production is expected to increase the overall profitability of the facility by […]
In Iowa, Cenusa Bioenergy has received a five-year, $25 million grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to grow native perennial grasses such as big bluestem, Indian grass and switchgrass on marginal lands as feedstock for bio-oil via. The project is based on a holistic approach that will lead to the development […]
In Spain, El Mundo reports that biodiesel imports from Argentina may receive a ban as a part of dispute over the Argentine unit of Repsol YPF. An order to block these imports, an industry that brings in up to USD$995m for Argentina per year, was drafted and signed by the government last year, but was […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 0.68 percent to 75.00 as advanced biofuels surged. For the day, KiOR (KIOR) jumped 4.46 percent to $11.24, while Gevo (GEVO) advanced 3.76 percent to $9.65. Among other equities, Novozymes (NZMB) was off 2.23 percent to $28.50. Overall, advances led declines 3 to […]
Which technologies perform better than others with today’s feedstock costs, financing terms and fuel prices? Is your technology better, or miles better? The Digest’s updated Biofuels Venture Valuation Calculator provides a quick comparison tool. In Florida, Biofuels Digest released an updated version of its Biofuels Venture Value Calculator, downloadable here.. The purpose of the calculator […]
In “Four Star Biofuels: How the Pentagon Is Outpacing Civilians in Gen2 Adoption” a special Raymond James look at the military and biofuels demand, Pavel Molchanov writes: “A key differentiator of the next-generation (Gen2) biofuel industry compared to many other areas of clean tech is that the economics of most Gen2 biofuels do not depend […]
Today on Twitter. SEIA: Ret. U.S. Marines Lt. Gen: Military needs #biofuels to help reduce costs, strengthen national security CarbonLENS: #Algae pushed as next big thing in #biofuels – video EricvdHeuvel: Porter Airlines going to conduct 1st Canadian #biofuels flight WHLive: Obama: I believe we need an #AllOfTheAbove strategy. That means producing more biofuels…fuel-efficient cars…solar […]
