Did you notice electric car sales plunging? Fuel usage on the rise? Fracking in retreat? Strategics like Exxon, United Airlines, Suntory and Tesoro doubling down? Why $30 oil is your new best friend. C’mon Get Happy. When US President Theodore Roosevelt remarked in a speech at Provincetown, Massachusetts in August 1907 of his government’s determination […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, dropped 1.01 percent to 47.95 as as advanced bio tumbled. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) dumped 8.89 percent to $1.64, while Evogene (EVGN) shed 7.16 percent to $6,35. Among other equities, Biox (BX.TX) leapt 15.0 percent to $0.69. Overall, declines led advances by […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, rebounded 1.47 percent to 48.44 as advanced bio jumped. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) soared 23.56 percent to $1.52, while Aemetis (AMTX) fell 10.27 percent to $2.01. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) rallied 4.75 percent to $3.09. Overall, advances led declines by […]
Two giants hook up to bring cellulosic biodiesel to scale. A new source of biodiesel feedstock, and a new source of renewable fuels. In Iowa, ExxonMobil and Renewable Energy Group have agreed to jointly study the production of biodiesel by fermenting renewable cellulosic sugars from sources such as agricultural waste. REG has developed a patented […]
Is ethanol really worth $3.81 for the octane but costs only $1.39 on the market? How could that be? Math majors around the country are frequently perplexed by this one. If you start with 84-octane RBOB gasoline and add a 10 percent blend 100-octane ethanol, how the heck do you get 87-octane gasoline at the […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, dumped 2.55 percent to 47.74 as advanced bio equities tumbled on waning oil prices. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) plunged 9.percent to $1.77, while Green Plains (GPRE) dropped 6.40 percent to $16.67. Among other equities, Abengoa (ABGB) soared 19.54 percent to $1.04. Overall, […]
In Florida, The Digest reports that the Top 25 capital raises in the advanced bioeconomy raised 1.146 billion in new capital during 2015 for company development — and pilot, demonstration and commercial-scale projects. Notable transactions in the period include the $172M IPO for Green Plains Partners and the $108M raise for Enerkem , a monster $108M […]
In Nebraska, Green Plains Partners declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.4025 per unit on all of its outstanding common and subordinated units, or $1.61 per unit on an annualized basis, for the fourth quarter of 2015. This distribution represents a 0.25 cent increase over the partnership’s previous quarterly distribution of $0.40 per unit. Green […]
In the Netherlands, GoodFuels Marine received the highest standard of certification from the Roundtable of Sustainable Biomaterials, enabling the company to actively sell and promote RSB-certified biofuels to the shipping industry. Netherlands-based GoodFuels Marine and its partners, Boskalis, the leading global dredging and marine expert and Wärtsilä, the global supplier of engines and power systems […]
In Washington, according to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol production averaged 983,000 barrels per day, or 41.29 million gallons daily. That is down 20,000 b/d from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 993,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 15.22 billion gallons. Stocks of ethanol […]
