The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, dipped 0.56 percent to 71.17 despite a surge by MNEL and KIOR. For the day, BP fell 0.97 percent to $43.77, while Mission NewEnergy (MNEL) rose 12.89 percent to $2.54. Among other equities, KiOR (KIOR) rose 6.74 percent to $9.98. Overall, advances and declines […]
“A Fine for Not Using a Biofuel That Doesn’t Exist,” shouts the New York Times. But what are the facts, the risks? Who’s betting that construction of 2012’s cellulosic biofuels capacity won’t be completed, and why? The best-selling car in the United States, the Toyota Camry, comes in eight different configurations, with two transmission options, […]
In Pennsylvania, BlackGold Biofuels and SLM Facility Solutions have formed a strategic partnership to enable restaurants, food processors, and other buildings with food service to send liquid waste from their kitchen drains and grease traps to be recycled into biofuels, with no additional cost or operational complexity. BlackGold’s liquid waste recycling facilities use a patented […]
In Florida, Diversified Ethanol Corporation will supply the distillation and dehydration system in the $20 million Stan Mayfield Bio Refinery Pilot Plant at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences laboratory. University and government officials cut the ribbon today at the Buckeye Technology facility in Taylor County, Florida to commence the project. […]
In Alabama, Clean Energy Pathways has received early support for its concept to co-fire coal utility boilers with liquid biofuel, forming an alliance with the Mid-Atlantic Soybean Association to promote the solution for utilities complying with EPA’s RPS, RFS2, MATS and CSAPR. According to Clean Energy’s Marketing Director Jon Chynoweth, biodiesel can be used for […]
In Brazil, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) has announced the results of the 2011 national grain harvest, revealing that the national cereal, pulse and oilseed harvest yielded 159.9 million tons over the year, which is 6.9 percent higher than the record harvest obtained in 2010 of 149.6 million tons, and 0.2 percent […]
In Spain, Abengoa announced that they have been selected by BNDES and FINEP to adapt its second generation ethanol technology to produce ethanol from sugar cane biomass. The project, which forms part of the Industrial Innovation Program for the Sugar Energy Sector, will enable Abengoa to produce bioethanol and biobutanol from sugar cane straw and […]
In Brazil, BNDES has created a new program to encourage the production of sugarcane by financing the renovation of old sugarcane farms and the expansion of the cultivated area, with a budget of R$ 4 billion. The program is intended to encourage the renewal and expansion of sugarcane farms. With the increased availability of raw […]
In California, Solazyme announced the addition of the Firming & Lifting skincare line to its luxury skincare brand, Algenist, which has seen enormous success and strong sales since its introduction in March 2011. The Firming & Lifting line will be initially distributed in over 1,100 retail locations worldwide, including QVC and Sephora US, EMEA, and […]
In California, Solazyme announced the addition of the Firming & Lifting skincare line to its luxury skincare brand, Algenist, which has seen enormous success and strong sales since its introduction in March 2011. The Firming & Lifting line will be initially distributed in over 1,100 retail locations worldwide, including QVC and Sephora US, EMEA, and […]
