The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, stayed flat at 74.74 as biodiesel, ethanol stocks fell. For the day, Ceres (CERE) gained 1.47 percent to $15.21, while Codexis (CDXS) gained 3.31 percent to $4.06. Among other equities, Aventine (AVRW) fell 12.50 percent to $3.50. Overall, advances led declines led advances 5 […]
In the Netherlands, World Biofuels Markets has ended for another year, and after the industry’s grandest get-together, attendees and observers are left to sort out the news, the rumors, the scuttlebutt, and what is in most cases is a bumper-crop of business cards. Here are some of the themes we picked up on in Digestville […]
In the Netherlands, World Biofuels Markets Congress & Exhibition 2012 announced the winners of the 2012 Sustainable Biofuels Awards. The 4th annual awards, which recognize innovation and achievement in the development of truly sustainable and renewable fuels, were presented to winners at a special ceremony during the 7th annual World Biofuels Markets. “We had thousands […]
In Minnesota, Alan Willits, Cargill Corn Milling president reaffirmed that the company is planning to spend $200 million to expand and retrofit their corn processing facility in Fort Dodge Iowa. In an interview with Reuters, Willits stated, “We want to be a part of that whether it’s serving our farm customers or our food customers. […]
In California, HyperSolar has released their plan to produce renewable hydrogen and natural gas using water and solar power, leading to unveiling a prototype by early 2013. Their planned milestones to do this include: a proof-of-concept microparticle for hydrogen production using conventional photovoltaic elements, analysis of the feedstock potential of multiple wastewater sources, a complete […]
In Missouri, FutureFuel reports net income for 2011 reached $35 million and revenues rose 41% to $310 million. The company’s adjusted EBITDA was $62 million, up 51% from $41 million the year before. Lee Mikles, FutureFuel president and CEO, stated, “Net income for the year was considerably higher from the prior year, most of which […]
In Finland, Neste and Lufthansa report they are satisfied with the results of their renewable aviation fuel trial, used on a total of 1,187 flights between Frankfurt and Hamburg last year and one intercontinental flight between Frankfurt and Washington D.C. this year. Factors including fuel quality, aircraft performance, and fuel storability were studied. The two […]
In the Philippines, Quantum International has signed a deal with Surigao to develop several energy projects over the next five to seven years. The projects include a regional plasma facility to process as much as 5,000 tonnes of both municipal and industrial waste to produce electricity and at least one biofuel project based on agricultural […]
In the Netherlands, Evodos announced that they completed their first successful run of the Type 25 advanced centrifuge system in the U.S., which is housed at the Algae to Omega Holdings Inc., Florida based facility. This initial run was conducted to illustrate the capabilities of this advanced centrifugal system, including their spiral plate technology, which […]
In Montana, Rivertop Renewables announced it has successfully scaled its patented process technology from the lab to pilot manufacturing. Rivertop has contracted with DTI, a custom manufacturer of fine and specialty chemical products based in Danville, Virginia, to pilot the manufacture of Rivertop’s sustainable, high performing, cost-competitive, glucarate-based products. Commencing in February 2012, Rivertop’s pilot manufacturing […]
