Elevance and Genting Enter New Biorefinery Collaboration, in Malaysia. Elevance exclusively responsible for sale of all specialty chemicals produced at biorefinery. What’s going on in the Big East? We hear from Illinois that Elevance Renewable Sciences is announcing a 25:75 collaboration between Elevance and Genting Plantations Berhad — aimed at building a 240,000 MT metathesis […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rallied 1.30 percent to 81.64 as advanced biofuels jumped. For the day, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) soared 8.29 percent to $16.98, while KiOR (KIOR) rebounded 7.09 percent to $0.36. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) was up 4.16 percent to $4.01. Overall, advances led declines 7 […]
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, […]
By Matt Carr, Executive Director, Algae Biomass Organization Jobs, abundant energy and stable regulations are worthy goals for any energy legislation, but the continued partisan back-and-forth that pits fossil energy against new sources is becoming a liability that threatens more than any single industry. It’s time to put politics aside and set a clear energy […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, recovered 0.79 percent to 80.59 as ethanol equities rebounded. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) regained 2.39 percent to $3.85, while KiOR (KIOR) tumbled 5.56 percent to $0.34. Among other equities, Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) jumped 3.79 percent to $36.46. Overall, declines and advances […]
By Mark Riedy and Jim Lane This week in Washington, the Department of Energy’s Loan Program Office announced the Final RenewableEnergy and Energy Efficiency Projects Solicitation for its up to $4 billion loan guarantee program under Section 1703 of Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The Solicitation may be accessed by clicking […]
We hear from the whispering winds of Wichita that INVISTA, the redoubtable owner of the Lycra and Stainmaster brands, amongst many others, has introduced the only commercial offering of a bio-derived spandex available globally and for use in a wide variety of apparel fabrics and garments. According to INVISTA: “Approximately 70 percent by weight of […]
Cobalt Technologies signed an exclusive global cooperation and supply agreement with Andritz to integrate Cobalt’s proprietary lignocellulosic process for the production of n-butanol with Andritz’s customized pre-treatment systems. The primary alcohol, n-butanol is a widely used industrial chemical found in paints, lacquers, and other surface coatings. It has traditionally been produced from fossil fuels. Engineered […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, dumped 1.43 percent to 79.96 as advanced biofuels went into the penalty box. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) shed 5.05 percent to $3.76, while Gevo (GEVO) lost 6.08 percent to $0.80. Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) declined 3.02 percent to $10.26. Overall, declines led […]
Dr. Derek Lovley, Distinguished Professor and Director of Environmental Biotechnology at the University of Massachusetts has joined the advisory board of LanzaTech. Initially focussed on using carbon monoxide (CO) streams from industry, LanzaTech’s ‘microbe factories’ are also able to recycle carbon from carbon dioxide (CO2) gas streams, through the application of microbial electrosynthesis, as pioneered by Dr. Lovley and his […]
