PlattsPower: EPA rolls the dice on cellulosic #biofuels. TheComedianGer: “advanced” biofuels will make up 0.1% of alternative fuels in the US in 2012 AskQuestionsPls: Greay article on UOPs biofuel technology by Fast Company. OPISBiofuels: @iowafuel touts release of 2012 Iowa Caucus Voter Guide. Gives ppl candidates’ views on RFS, pro-ethanol issues. agosygegyv: North Korea Should […]
In California, researchers at UC Riverside have found a way to heighten a plant’s cellular response to drought. Plants under drought stress produce abscisic acid, a stress hormone to help the plant survive. The research, conducted at the laboratory of Associate Professor Sean Cutler, has now succeeded in supercharging the plant’s stress response pathway by […]
In California, researchers at UC Riverside have found a way to heighten a plant’s cellular response to drought. Plants under drought stress produce abscisic acid, a stress hormone to help the plant survive. The research, conducted at the laboratory of Associate Professor Sean Cutler, has now succeeded in supercharging the plant’s stress response pathway by […]
In Spain, national energy regulator CNE is recommending cuts in biofuel targets for some regions of the country, placing further pressure on Spanish biofuel producers already suffering from overcapacity and cheap imports. CNE said the autonomous cities of Melilla and Ceuta, which lie on the North African mainland, as well as the Canary Islands, should […]
In Spain, national energy regulator CNE is recommending cuts in biofuel targets for some regions of the country, placing further pressure on Spanish biofuel producers already suffering from overcapacity and cheap imports. CNE said the autonomous cities of Melilla and Ceuta, which lie on the North African mainland, as well as the Canary Islands, should […]
In California, Solazyme Chief Operating Officer Jeffrey Webster announced his immediate resignation from the biofuels company for health and personal reasons. Webster had only joined Solazyme back on Sept. 12, and was previously general manager of Tyson Foods’ renewable products business. Solazyme produces oil from algae that can be processed into fuel and chemicals. More […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, dropped 1.55 percent to 69.31 in thin trading. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) fell 2.31 percent to $28.37, while KiOR (KIOR) plummeted 9.14 percent to $8.85. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) soared 30.68 percent to $1.15. Overall, declines led advances 5 […]
The Top 100 People in Bioenergy – what are the stories behind the list? Today, we look at the personalities ranked #26 through #50. In Florida, US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack headed the “Top 100 People in Bioenergy” as voted by the readers of Biofuels Digest and the Digest’s editorial board, just edging out […]
In Indiana, Powers Energy of America is negotiating with three landowners on a new site near Schneider where they plan to build an MSW-to-ethanol plant, after they lost an option to buy land near US 41. Once they have a site and permission from county officials, it will be between 29 and 36 months until the […]
In Minnesota, Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company in Benson is using a one-time energy upgrade grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to utilize energy produced by the plant’s regenerative thermal oxidizer. The system heats the exhaust gases from the plant’s distillers dried grains production to 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit. The high temperatures break down […]
