Company description: xF Technologies Inc. is an Albuquerque, NM based company that has developed a thermochemical process to convert biomass into an advanced oxygenate that is compatible with gasoline, diesel and heating oil. xF Technologies plans to license the process technology to third parties and will not produce biofuels for the commercial market. The process […]
Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. S2G BioChem has a conversion technology based on catalytic hydrotreating that transforms cellulosic sugars to a mix of valuable biochemicals, primarily ethylene and propylene glycol, but also other valuable co-products with big markets & strong pull. We separate them into pure products that […]
Oil prices continue to show incredible volatility. $106 in June, $50 today. Which biofuels ventures have the pro-formas to make money in a tough market? The Digest investigates. We have written it elsewhere that “good companies make money in good markets, but great companies make money in tough markets,” and by most accounts, the $50 oil […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, slipped 0.35 percent to 60.02 as ethanol equities declined. For the day, Ceres (CERE) jumped 11.11 percent to $0.31, while Abengoa (ABGB) soared 18.31 percent to $15,51. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) dumped 10.98 percent to $8.43. Overall, declines led advances 3 to […]
On a recent trading day, (Dec. 26, 2014 to be specific) Western Texas Intermediate closed at $59.45 for Feb. 15, 2015 delivery. At the same time, Gasoline for Jan. 15 delivery closed at US$1.51 (and 54/110ths) per gallon (US gallon). Oddly enough, it wasn’t a scary event to me. Just barely less than a year […]
Food vs Fuel, emissions, cost competitiveness, and RINsanity. Some of the most unfair bricks hurled at corn starch-based ethanol — and here’s why. If you were, like me, employed in the late 1980s in the eight-block radius around New York’s Washington Square Park, you knew to keep a sharp eye out for bicycle-mounted messengers that hurtled […]
Company description Verdezyne is a privately held industrial biotechnology company that is developing and commercializing novel genetically engineered microorganisms for use as “factories” to manufacture renewable chemicals. Verdezyne’s unique microorganisms permit greener, cleaner and more cost effective production of chemicals compared with traditional methods. The Company is commercializing its technology through partnerships with leading chemical […]
Tell us about your organization and it’s role in the advanced bioeconomy. Sixth Element Sustainable Management is a boutique consulting firm specializing in commercializing innovation and evaluating the business preparedness and commercial potential of technology developers and their projects, with particular focus on sustainable enterprises, especially bioenergy and biofuels. Tell us about your role and […]
The Digest’s Dashboard is a convenient “news you can use” 5-Minute summary of current markets including key commodity prices, relevant futures, bioenergy-related stocks, and historical equities data. Latest prices – key commodities. Most recent commodity closing prices, and price changes, for NYMEX’s crude oil, Brent Crude, Ultra-Low Sulphur Diesel, Natural Gas, RBOB gasoline, and Ethylene; ethanol […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, slipped 0.53 percent to 60.23 as enzyme equities fell. For the day, Ceres (CERE) soared 16.67 percent to $0.28, while BioAmber (BIOA) shed 4.33 percent to $8.40. Among other equities, Abengoa (ABGB) recovered 3.97 percent to $13.11. Overall, declines led advances 4 to 1 […]
