Newly-public Ceres makes major breakthrough on miscanthus; is the gigantic energy grass ready for prime-time? Why is miscanthus driving so much attention, yet deserving more? In California, followers of NASDAQ prices noted yesterday that shares in the newly-public Ceres rocketed up 15 percent to close at $17.52. What happened? It was revealed yesterday, in the […]
In Japan, Bridgestone Corporation announced their plans for a U.S. based research project to develop guayule as a commercially viable, renewable source of high-quality natural rubber and as an alternative to the Hevea tree. Bridgestone Americas will be responsible for finding a suitable location and operating both the pilot farm, and the research facility. The […]
From Denmark, Danielle Spiegel Feld of the Copenhagen University Faculty of Law writes: “I’d like to announce the launch of a new biofuels research initiative here in Copenhagen: the Copenhagen Biofuels Research Network. Established in January of 2012, COBREN provides a forum for biofuels researchers to share their findings, insights and perspectives on this complex […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 0.80 percent to 75.34 as CERE soared. For the day, Ceres (CERE) rocketed up 15.19 percent to $17.52, while Biox (BX.TO) jumped 19.51 percent to $1.47. Among other equities, The Andersons (ANDE) advanced 1.73 percent to $48.26. Overall, advances and declines were even […]
BP to showcase capabilities in low-carbon fuels at 2012 London Olympics. BP Biofuels chief Phil New outlines the BP’s path towards “getting biofuels right”. “6 percent of the entire BP workforce is now working in biofuels,” noted BP Biofuels chief Phil New, in describing the company’s commitment to what he has termed for a long […]
In Florida, Biofuels Digest announced that a record number of C-level executives will be speakers for Leadership Week 2012, in Washington, DC, April 2-5 , which incorporates the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference, Renewable Chemicals Live, the Bio-Based Investor Summit and Aviation and Military Biofuels Markets. More about Advanced Biofuels Leadership Week 2012 and the individual […]
In California, Rentech announced consolidated net income of $1.7 million or $0.01 per share for the three months ended December 31, 2011. During the three months ended December 31, 2011, Rentech Nitrogen generated operating income of $22.6 million as compared to $14.6 million during the comparable period in the prior year. Raymond James analyst Pavel […]
In Massachusetts, Metabolix announced that it has granted a non-exclusive license to NatureWorks LLC for the U.S. patent No. 5,883,199, titled “Polylactic Acid-based Blends,” to make, use and sell blends of polylactic acid (PLA) with certain other polymers including polybutylene succinic polymers (PBS). The University of Massachusetts Lowell is the owner of the ‘199 patent, […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association has released an “E15 Retailer Handbook,” designed to provide fuel retailers with regulatory and technical guidance in order to legally store and sell E15 ethanol blends. The Handbook provides sample checklists and questions that all potential E15 retailers should contemplate before moving forward with offerings of E15. The 44-page […]
In Washington state, officials have been working to make the Seattle region a center for aviation biofuels, given the local hubs for Alaska Airlines, Boeing, and various research labs across the state. Governor Chris Gregoire on Thursday signed a bill that would enable private aviation biofuel plants in the state tap financing through lower-interest revenue […]
