The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, fell 0.50 percent to 71.06 as advanced biofuels stocks dipped. For the day, BP gained 1.38 percent to $44.75, while Amyris (AMRS) eased off 2.36 percent to $11.98. Among other equities, Codexis (CDXS) plummeted 6.20 percent to $5.14. Overall, advances and declines were even […]
Renmatix and LanzaTech announce major advances in Georgia on the same day. Big Mo’? What does it all mean? Our old friend, Brian Westlake, re-surfaces again to help us figure it all out, and delve into the real story. “Well, g’day, g’day, g’day, what’s all this confusion about Renmatix and LanzaTech?” So began my friend […]
In Georgia, the state’s largest corn-ethanol producer, Southwest Georgia Ethanol LLC, has emerged from Chapter 11 restructuring with its management team intact. The Company filed for bankruptcy protection nearly one year ago, and emerged from bankruptcy on Dec. 31. It plans to produce 100 million gallons of ethanol annually and retain all of its 64 […]
In Iowa, producers more than tripled their biodiesel output in 2011, producing a total of 169 million gallons. The increased demand was credited to the reinstatement of the biodiesel tax credit and the renewable fuels standard. Despite the lapse of the biodiesel tax credit on Dec. 31, 2011, producers hope demand will remain steady under […]
In Iowa, producers more than tripled their biodiesel output in 2011, producing a total of 169 million gallons. The increased demand was credited to the reinstatement of the biodiesel tax credit and the renewable fuels standard. Despite the lapse of the biodiesel tax credit on Dec. 31, 2011, producers hope demand will remain steady under […]
In Brazil, failure to meet local demand for ethanol is pushing up imports from U.S. producers. The lack of Brazilian supply is due to sugarcane production falling this year for the first time in a decade, strong global demand for sugar, and surging domestic motor-fuel demand. Currently, Brazilian ethanol demand outweighs supply by nearly 25 […]
In the UAE, biofuel and energy-efficient cars are making inroads but fuel subsidies are undermining demand. Currently, biodiesel is being used to power some commercial fleets in the UAE, but the low price of fossil-based diesel is preventing the wide-scale adaption. While recycled biodiesel is commercially viable compared to fossil-based diesel, biodiesel made from plants […]
In Ghana, a partnership between African countries and communities, the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) and China, funded by the European Union (EU) and the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), is working to replace forest wood with bamboo charcoal and firewood. Currently, 80 percent of the rural population in sub-Saharan Africa depend on […]
In California, Santa Cruz-based nonprofit Clean Oceans Project has teamed up with a Japanese manufacturer and a San Jose distributor, E-N-ergy, to bring plastic-to-fuel technology to the Monterey Bay. The project was founded three years ago by ocean conservationists Nick Drobac and Jim “Homer” Holm, who hope to convince investors and donors of the feasibility […]
Today on Twitter. BradBennett: Jim Rekoske From Honeywell On Developing Biofuels GassoI: Study: Biofuels 14x to 31x More Costly than Raising the Gas Tax: But it´s pretty well established that corn etha… sulightworks: This analysis is flawed — Cost-Effectiveness of #Biofuels and Their Ability to Cut Fossil Fuel Use Questioned drricky: Interesting new use for […]
