The E100 Group points to a superior path to ensuring ethanol distribution – more engines tuned to ethanol, not gasoline. Is a flex-fuel vehicle mandate needed? At what cost? E100’s Don Siefkes addresses ethanol’s market opportunities in an unpublished letter to the Wall Street Journal. In Michigan, the E100 Ethanol group wrote a letter to […]
In Washington, the EPA has published a proposed direct final rule allowing camelina as a feedstock for advanced biofuels. The rule describes EPA’s evaluation of biofuels produced from camelina oil, energy cane, giant reed, and napiergrass; it also includes an evaluation of renewable gasoline and renewable gasoline blendstocks, as well as biodiesel from esterification, and […]
In Washington, the EPA has published a proposed direct final rule allowing camelina as a feedstock for advanced biofuels. The rule describes EPA’s evaluation of biofuels produced from camelina oil, energy cane, giant reed, and napiergrass; it also includes an evaluation of renewable gasoline and renewable gasoline blendstocks, as well as biodiesel from esterification, and […]
In Poland, the government has announced that fuel blenders can reduce their biofuel requirements by 15% if they buy at least 70% of the biofuel from sources registered with the national agricultural marketing agency ARR. Though some fear the rules will favor Polish biofuel production, the country doesn’t have enough production capacity to supply its […]
In California, Aurora Algae’s Matthew Caspari, managing director of Australian operations, said that the company is driving to raise $100 million from existing and new private investors by mid-year, and is alining at an IPO later in the year. The company recently launched its demonstration plant in Karratha, Western Australia, and is expected to complete […]
In Brazil, new research from CEPEA/ESALQ shows that ethanol prices are the highest they’ve been in the past 10 years thanks to a poor harvest. April through November 2011 average prices were nearly 31% higher for hydrous at 66 cents per liter and 39% higher for anhydrous at 81 cents per liter. Ethanol imports in […]
In France, Cellectis announced that it has signed an agreement with Total to develop microalgae-based oil substitutes. The program’s first phase will look into developing genome engineering methods and tools on certain microalgae species selected for their specific characteristics. The second phase would focus on trait engineering (specific changes to the metabolism and species) with […]
In Florida, Masco Contractor Services and Owens Corning both received a KB Home Sustainability Award for their use of EcoTouch insulation made by Corning. The product is a 58% material that is bio-based and has no formaldehyde. KB Home is a national builder.
Today on Twitter. EIAgov: People are asking: How much #ethanol is in the #gasoline we buy? hassankhan: @jonathanmeier @stefanjbecket tax breaks + land grants + cheap loans. Haley Barbour went all in on green manufacturing. (biofuels also) MarcGunther: Good analysis: #Solar, #wind, #biofuels get far bigger subsidies per unit than fossil fuels, sez @themotleyfool Barrywmagee: […]
Today on Twitter. EIAgov: People are asking: How much #ethanol is in the #gasoline we buy? hassankhan: @jonathanmeier @stefanjbecket tax breaks + land grants + cheap loans. Haley Barbour went all in on green manufacturing. (biofuels also) MarcGunther: Good analysis: #Solar, #wind, #biofuels get far bigger subsidies per unit than fossil fuels, sez @themotleyfool Barrywmagee: […]
