Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, chairman and vice chairman of the Governors’ Biofuels Coalition, sent a letter urging the Obama Administration to ensure the development of domestically produced renewable fuels by amending EPA’s proposed RFS levels for 2014 so consumers have real choices at the fuel pump. The Honorable Shaun Donovan […]
Tell us about your organization and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Air Products is an industrial gas company that supplies many of the required raw materials to make bio-based fuel and chemical manufacturing possible. The company has achieved a leadership position among the top 10 percent of companies in its industry as a component […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, plummeted 2.16 percent to an 8-month low of 71.91 as advanced biofuels and ethanol equities took a beating. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) lost 6.01 percent to $0.32, while Solazyme (SZYM) lost 3.89 percent to $7.17. Among other equities, Green Plains lost 5.59 percent […]
The Digest has added a new White Paper to SuperData Free Access: Advanced Biofuel Development Using Parallel Bioreactor Systems Summary: To make biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel competitive with fossil fuels extensive research in the field of process development is needed. Taking into account the special requirements of biofuel production, such as high temperatures, […]
In California, US Assistant Secretary of Energy David Danielson, addressing the Algae Biomass Summit in San Diego, announced a $25 million funding opportunity announcement, entitled “Targeted Algal Biofuels and Bioproducts”. The TABB FOA seeks alternative pathways to overcome two of the key barriers to commercializing algal biofuels: the high cost of producing algal biomass and […]
In California, the Algae Biomass Organization announced a “We the People” petition to the White House aimed at securing US EPA approval of carbon capture and use technologies to meet the emissions reductions targets set by the agency. “We need EPA and those involved in the power generation industry to recognize that algae and other […]
It’s been the most amazing month for GranBio, highlighted by the official opening of the world’s largest cellulosic biofuels refinery, in Alagoas, Brazil. The venture has moved so fast that even industry insiders have had little time to get to know the technologists and executives bringing this venture to life. Here, we’re delighted to be […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, dropped 0.97 percent to 73.50 as ethanol equities fell. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) lost 3.32 percent to $3.79, while Solazyme (SZYM) tumbled 4.11 percent to $7.46. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) declined 6.37 percent to $13.96. Overall, declines led advances 2 to […]
Will protein be the Big, Easy app that puts algae technology on the road to awesome? The Digest ruminates. It’s the world’s favorite biobased feedstock, the crop of dreams, and you just can’t find as much as you’d think would be out there. Why, everyone asks? That’s easy. With algae, the most pressing need relates […]
Tell us about your organization and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. We are the largest producer of utility poles in the U.S. We are trying to develop an alternative solution for the disposal of treated utility poles other than landfill, and have been actively working with biofuel producers on the creation of a feedstock […]
