Lux Research projects that the emergence of low-carbon fuels and vehicle efficiency will cut emissions by 29% in 2030 compared to a business as usual scenario, with biofuels and natural gas vehicles together accounting for 45% of potential fossil fuel displacement as nations look for new technologies to cut emissions. The sharp cut – exceeding […]
California and the green premium One of the biggest myths running is that there is no green premium, which is to say that customers will not pay a cent more for a cleaner fuel than a dirty one, given the choice. Though there is, many contend, a green preference — at the same price, customers […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, edged up 0.29 percent to 55.24 despite an ethanol decline. For the day, Corbion (CRBN.AS) jumped 6.94 percent to $22.50, while Metabolix (MBLX) gained 3,42 percent to $1.51. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) dropped 3.00 percent to $0.26. Overall, declines led advances by […]
The High Priests of the Advanced Bioeconomy look upon the advocates of methane roughly the same way that Pope Leo X looked upon Martin Luther. It’s heresy, they say. With the exception of the happy but limited tonnes of biogas coming from digesters and landfill, it’s not renewable, goeth the rap against methane. It’s a […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, gained 0.38 percent to 55.08 as ethanol equities rebounded. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) shed 3.64 percent to $1.06, while Abengoa (ABGB) dropped 4.29 percent to $1.34. Among other equities, Green Plains (GPRE) rallied 2.39 percent to $18.415.123 percent to $48.13. Overall, advances […]
In India, the first demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol plant will open this week at Indian Glycol Limited, Kashipur in Uttarakhand, with the Indian Minister of Science and Technology & Earth Sciences on hand for the ceremonies. The technology was developed by the DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences — set up as a bioenergy dedicated Centre of […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, gained 1.24 percent to 54.87 as ethanol equities advanced. For the day, Biox (BX.T) rallied 12.96 percent to $0.61, while Aemetis (AMTX) surged 10.08 percent to $2.84. Among other equities, Novozymes (NZMB) gained 5.123 percent to $48.13. Overall, advances and declines were even […]
By Zoltán Szabó, Special to The Digest The sustainability aspects of transport fuels are in the spotlight this year in Brussels as a number of key files make their way through the process, namely the Energy Union package, the new Renewable Energy Directive, a communication on transport decarbonisation, and the bioenergy sustainability policy. Correct carbon accounting, […]
By Dick Roche, former Irish Minister for Environment and EU Affairs Special to The Digest When the EU Commission produced its 2012 proposal to cap at 5% the contribution crop-based biofuels can make under the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), the logic of the Commission’s position was widely questioned. Critics, including this writer, challenged the extraordinary […]
Clariant’s sunliquid technology for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into sugars, followed by fermentation to cellulosic ethanol, is flexible to be used to convert different feedstocks on a regional basis, for example corn stover in North America, bagasse in South America or wheat straw in Europe and can be adapted to various plant concepts. The production […]
