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Biofuels Digest Index falls to 70.21 as advanced biofuels tumble

Biofuels Digest Index falls to 70.21 as advanced biofuels tumble

October 6, 2014 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, resumed its downward march, falling 1.75 percent to 70.21 as advanced biofuels tumbled. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) fell 8.02 percent to $0.28, while BioAmber (BIOA) dropped 7.02 percent to $9.01. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) dumped 10.26 percent to $11.89. Overall, declines […]

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Is there enough feedstock for cellulosic biofuels? Yes, says review, but new R&D focus will help

Is there enough feedstock for cellulosic biofuels? Yes, says review, but new R&D focus will help

October 6, 2014 |

In Maryland, Robert Kozak of Atlantic Biomass Conversions contributes a thoughtful approach to answering these questions posed in Biofuels Digest: “As the first wave of cellulosic biorefineries launch — is there really enough affordable feedstock for the next wave? Can growers make enough money to justify the switch…and risk?” Kozak’s answer, after outlining the current weaknesses in current […]

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Cool Planet takes big steps toward scale for waste-to-gasoline, soil amendment

Cool Planet takes big steps toward scale for waste-to-gasoline, soil amendment

October 5, 2014 |

USDA issues $91M loan guarantee conditional commit to Cool Planet. Obama Adminstration back building of the company’s first commercial plant in Louisiana, as it opens its first commercial-scale Cool Terra operation in California. “First of hundreds” says Cool Planet CEO. In California, Cool Planet Energy Systems was issued a $91MM conditional commitment from the United States […]

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The Advanced Bioeconomy Dashboard for 10/6/14: equities, fuels, chemicals, and feedstock prices and data

The Advanced Bioeconomy Dashboard for 10/6/14: equities, fuels, chemicals, and feedstock prices and data

October 5, 2014 |

About The Digest Dashboard. Biofuels 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, […]

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4 Minutes With…Sam Yenne, CEO, Maverick Synfuels

4 Minutes With…Sam Yenne, CEO, Maverick Synfuels

October 5, 2014 |

Tell us about your organization and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Maverick Synfuels is about converting low value feedstocks into petroleum replacing chemicals and fuels. What makes Maverick unique is our Spoke and Hub deployment model. First we focus on small-scale modular gas to methanol plants. From there we will vertically integrate into additional […]

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Biofuels Digest Index recovers to 71.46 as advanced biofuels and ethanol rebound

Biofuels Digest Index recovers to 71.46 as advanced biofuels and ethanol rebound

October 5, 2014 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, recovered 0.69 percent to 71.46 as advanced biofuels and ethanol rebounded. For the day, Ceres (CERE) jumped 6.59 percent to $0.38, while Green Plains (GPRE) gained 3.07 percent to $34.27. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) regained 4.99 percent to $13.25. Overall, declines led […]

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The Hottest Companies: ZeaChem Photo Votes for 2014-15

The Hottest Companies: ZeaChem Photo Votes for 2014-15

October 5, 2014 |

Here are the photo votes received for ZeaChem in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy, Renewable Chemicals & Biomaterials. More on photo voting in this years’ rankings process, here.

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The Hottest Companies: Renmatix Photo Votes for 2014-15

The Hottest Companies: Renmatix Photo Votes for 2014-15

October 5, 2014 |

Here are the photo votes received for Renmatix in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy, Renewable Chemicals & Biomaterials. More on photo voting in this years’ rankings process, here.

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The Hottest Companies: Edeniq Photo Votes for 2014-15

The Hottest Companies: Edeniq Photo Votes for 2014-15

October 5, 2014 |

Here are the photo votes received for Edeniq in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy, Renewable Chemicals & Biomaterials. More on photo voting in this years’ rankings process, here.

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The Hottest Companies: Silicolife Photo Votes for 2014-15

The Hottest Companies: Silicolife Photo Votes for 2014-15

October 5, 2014 |

Here are the photo votes received for Silicolife in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy, Renewable Chemicals & Biomaterials. More on photo voting in this years’ rankings process, here.

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