In Sweden, the Swedish DOE (Energimyndigheten) has awarded $1.2 million in support of a shared 2nd generation ethanol research project to Taurus Energy AB in cooperation with the Department of Chemical Engineering at Lund University and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. The purpose of the project is to further develop the process technology for […]
In Sweden, the Swedish DOE (Energimyndigheten) has awarded $1.2 million in support of a shared 2nd generation ethanol research project to Taurus Energy AB in cooperation with the Department of Chemical Engineering at Lund University and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. The purpose of the project is to further develop the process technology for […]
In Hawaii, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted the Obama Administration’s commitment to renewable energy at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument’s Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. Pearl Harbor naval base was the first Hawaii military marine fleet to use biodiesel, replacing the Department of Navy-operated tour boats that shuttled visitors to and […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, edged up 0.48 percent to 71.57 as producers surged. For the day, BP gained 0.32 percent to $44.20, while Gushan (GU) jumped 6.72 percent to $1.27. Among other equities, KiOR (KIOR) rose 3.31 percent to $9.35. Overall, advances led declines 2 to 1 for […]
Who’s in front in the development of algal-based fuels and biomaterials? India, China, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Israel, the EU, or the US. The NAABB’s globe-trotting chief parses it out. In New Mexico, Dr. Jose Olivares is head of the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB), a consortium funded by the Department of Energy […]
Who’s in front in the development of algal-based fuels and biomaterials? India, China, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Israel, the EU, or the US. The NAABB’s globe-trotting chief parses it out. In New Mexico, Dr. Jose Olivares is head of the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB), a consortium funded by the Department of Energy […]
In Texas, Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov issued a new report, “Gen2 Biofuel Feedstocks: The Coming Surge in Energy Crops and Cellulosic Sugars.” Molchanov writes: As energy investors know well, it is much better to own the oil than to refine it. In other words, the bulk of the value is in the upstream of […]
In California, Cool Planet BioFuels announced today it has received approval from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to begin fleet-testing its negative carbon gasoline. Cool Planet BioFuel’s technology converts low-grade biomass such as grass and woodchips into high-grade fuel. This process also produces a byproduct, which can be used to sequester carbon and act […]
In New Hampshire, Mascoma says that it has implemented key components of the commercialization strategy for its Mascoma Grain Technology, or MGT, yeast product, which is the first commercial application of Mascoma’s proprietary consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) technology platform. The MGT product is a genetically-modified yeast designed as a drop-in substitute for conventional fermenting yeast that […]
In Antarctica, Petrobras is supplying 350,000 liters of Brazilian ethanol to power the Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station, making it the first country to use biofuel to power the frozen continent. Petrobras will follow up with tests to see how the fuel behaves in extreme weather conditions. The country’s defense minister says the move to power […]
