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The 50 Most Visible Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy 2014, #50-#41

The 50 Most Visible Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy 2014, #50-#41

June 12, 2014 |

Product launches, project start-ups, scale-up stumbles, litigation, feedstock controversy, name investors coming on board — they all add up to one thing: visibility. And if you’re among those who believe “I don’t care what you write, just spell my name right” — here’s the ultimate visibility ranking. The Digest’s 50 Most Visible Companies in the […]

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Biofuels Digest Index gains to 78.68 as ethanol advances

Biofuels Digest Index gains to 78.68 as ethanol advances

June 11, 2014 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, gained 1.25 percent to 78.68 as ethanol equities advanced. For the day, Aemetis (AMTX) rallied 2.84 percent to $7.98, while Ceres (CERE) was up 6.12 percent to $0.69. Among other equities, OriginOil (OOIL) soared 13.67 percent to $0.15. Overall, declines led advances 9 to […]

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Biofuels Digest Index flat at 77.71 despite an advanced biofuels gain

Biofuels Digest Index flat at 77.71 despite an advanced biofuels gain

June 10, 2014 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, was flat at 77.71 despite an advanced biofuels gain.  For the day, Biox (BX.T) jumped 5.45 percent to $0.58, while Aemetis (AMTX) jumped 6.30 percent to $7.76. Among other equities, KiOR (KIOR) dropped 4.00 percent to $0.41. Overall, advances and declines were even for […]

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Department of the Navy seeks biofuels on a large scale

Department of the Navy seeks biofuels on a large scale

June 10, 2014 |

CCC funds will be available to defray additional costs, if  produced using domestic feedstocks approved by the USDA for CCC eligibility. In Washington, the Department of the Navy announced that at least 37 million gallons of drop-in biofuels are being sought as part of its F-76 marine diesel and JP-5 shipboard jet fuel supply in […]

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The I-75 Biofuels Corridor: now, the world’s longest

The I-75 Biofuels Corridor: now, the world’s longest

June 10, 2014 |

Complete this summer — this 1786-mile stretch of American interstate highway aims to offer the longest all-biofuels driving experience on the planet. B20, E85? Here are the need-to-knows. This week across six US states, stakeholders are celebrating the impending completion of the “World’s Longest Biofuels Corridor”, The I‐75 Green Corridor Project. The Project was launched five […]

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Algae Biomass Organization announces 2014-15 board

Algae Biomass Organization announces 2014-15 board

June 10, 2014 |

In Washington, Algae Biomass Organization announced the election of eight members to its Board of Directors for the 2014-2016 term. The newly elected board members are: Michael Lakeman, Ph.D. – Associate Technical Fellow, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Martin Sabarsky – Chief Executive Officer, Cellana, Inc. Emilie Slaby – Senior Business Development Manager, The Scoular Company The […]

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Elevance Clean 1200 degreaser launches: renewables titan packs a wallop into all that sustainability

Elevance Clean 1200 degreaser launches: renewables titan packs a wallop into all that sustainability

June 10, 2014 |

“Commercially available solvent outperforms conventional and bio-based solvents in heavy manufacturing, transportation MRO and industrial food processing degreasing applications,” say the Elevantians. When we last visited with Elevance, they had introduced their third novel product line in a period of rapid commercial deployment dating back to September. Now, there’s a fourth. And a second cleaning […]

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Biofuels Digest Index rolls up to 77.64 as ethanol rallies

Biofuels Digest Index rolls up to 77.64 as ethanol rallies

June 9, 2014 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rolled up a 1.29 percent gain to 77.64 as ethanol equities rallied anew.  For the day, Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) jumped 4.85 percent to $31.54, while Sacom (SAM.MI) was up 6.27 percent to $4.24. Among other equities, BioAmber (BIOA) gained 5.05 percent to […]

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Siluria, Linde’s M2E partnership: why methane, why ethylene, why now?

Siluria, Linde’s M2E partnership: why methane, why ethylene, why now?

June 9, 2014 |

In a world filled with expectations that abundant natural gas will replace coal for power gen, and everyone will build ethane crackers to make ethylene — Siluria and Linde spot a niche in methane-to-ethylene. Could all that dry gas out there prove to be a bonanza for this biobased technology? Siluria CEO Ed Dineen visits with the […]

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The Latest in next-wave biofuels feedstock reports: Tall fescue, orchard grass, and canary reed grass

The Latest in next-wave biofuels feedstock reports: Tall fescue, orchard grass, and canary reed grass

June 8, 2014 |

Fescue and orchard grass studies for biofuels are rare, so we couldn’t be happier to link back to this one from  researchers at the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, who are analyzing grasses that can be grown on marginal land but are also suitable for biofuel production. The GrassMargins project is analyzing tall fescue, […]

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