In Iowa, The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) has been awarded $5 million to install an estimated 187 blender pumps, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership, Iowa fuel retailers can now apply for federal funding, as well as state grants available through Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program . ProtecFuel […]
According to EIA data as an analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol production averaged 956,000 barrels per day (b/d)—or 40.15 million gallons daily. That is down 52,000 b/d from the previous week’s record-breaking output rate. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 980,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 15.02 billion gallons. Stocks […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, lost 0.57 percent to 54.03 as advanced bio and ethanol equities fell. For the day, Biox (BX.T) dumped 12.00 percent to $0.66, while Solazyme (SZYM) dropped 2.72 percent ton$2.86. Among other equities, Green Plains (GPRE) shed 4.26 percent to $22.71. Overall, declines and […]
In Kansas, Abengoa has decided to suspend production at its new cellulosic ethanol plant in Hugoton as well as its corn-based ethanol plant in Colwich as part of the recent financial troubles the company is suffering from that may eventually lead to bankruptcy. The company also plans to shut down its Abengoa Bioenergy headquarters in […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, lost 0.49 percent to 54.61 as large caps tumbled. For the day, Abengoa (ABGB) dumped 21.36 percent to $2.21, while BASF slid 4.80 percent to $72.35. Among other equities, Neste (NTOIF) surged 8.69 percent to $26.26. Overall, declines led advances by a 7 […]
Construction underway. Commercial production in 2016. That’s the word from Green Biologics on its first commercial. Here’s the skinny and the lowdown. In Minnesota, construction is now underway at the Green Biologics bio-based n-butanol and acetone manufacturing facility in Little Falls, MN. The existing manufacturing site, formerly known as The Central MN Ethanol Cooperative (CMEC), […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, shed 1.32 percent to 54.61 as advanced bio slumped. For the day, Abengoa (ABGB) rebounded to $2.81, while Metabolix (MBLX) slid to $1.84. Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) dropped down to $3.05. Overall, advances led declines by a 2 to 1 ratio for […]
By Mark Warner, PE, Founder, Warner Advisors LLC, Special to The Digest Two questions have dominated the responses received after my Lessons Learned series on commercializing industrial biotechnology (here) and the deep-dive into the industrial biotechnology commercialization process (here), the questions are what makes scale-up of industrial biotechnology so difficult and of course how can risk […]
INFORMA’s Scott Richman looked at the EPA’s RFS rulemaking, and the volumes, issues and opportunities for ethanol and biodiesel in 2016. The Digest was there. “In the old days, ethanol was a political commodity,” Informa Economics Senior VP Scott Richman told the crowd assembled at the Canadian Bioeconomy Conference in Vancouver this week, organized by the […]
By Vonnie Estes, Special to The Digest Around the world, manufacturers make everyday products, from food to containers to fabrics, using processes and ingredients developed decades to centuries ago. These manufacturing systems have enabled impressive economic growth and raised the global standard of living. But as the land, water, and fossil fuel resources those systems […]
