A recent study provides information important to farmers growing oilseed crops. In the study, camelina and safflower were grown in three-year rotations with winter wheat and summer fallow. The study shows that using this rotation may require that no tillage should be done to the soil during the fallow year. Oilseed crops produce relatively little […]
In a shocker last month out of Pennsylvania, Farmatic now concludes that biogas can replace 50% of the US’s transportation fuel needs. Presented by Dr. Michael Schuppenhauer, President & CEO of Farmatic, the study is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and other research institutions. […]
Just about anything important these days in biofuels starts with an F — though whether your current favorite F-word is feedstock, finance, feasibility, or FUBAR will depend a great deal on where your favorite flavor of technology finds itself on its path to scale. It all starts with feedstock, of course — and there’s nothing […]
Thought you knew everything there was to know about some of biofuels’ favorite feedstocks? Here are 18 free reports that may dampen or re-ignite your enthusiasm. Just about anything important these days in biofuels starts with an F — though whether your current favorite F-word is feedstock, finance, feasibility, or FUBAR will depend a great […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, jumped 2.06 percent to 76.65 as ethanol equities gained. For the day, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) was up 2.52 percent to $13.84, while Algae.Tec (AEB.AX) soared 11.43 percent to $0.08. Among other equities, Metabolix (MBLX) surged 3.95 percent to $0.88. Overall, advances led declines 7 […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, recovered 1.35 percent to 75.10 as advanced biofuels rocked. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) surged 6.71 percent to $3.34, while Solazyme (SZYM) was up 4.26 percent to $10.28. Among other equities, Codexis (CDXS) jumped 4.93 percent to $1.49. Overall, advances led declines 2 to […]
Enerkem launches world’s first commercial-scale waste-to-biofuels and chemicals facility. 10 million gallon plant will produce methanol now, ethanol later. As Enerkem CEO Vincent Chornet said in Edmonton yesterday, “This is the beginning of a great journey for Enerkem, for Edmonton and the world.” Why? In Alberta this week, Enerkem officially inaugurated its first full-scale municipal […]
Thought that the competition for the 100% all-renewable plastic bottle was a race for commercial paraxylene at scale? Well, hold on a darn minute. Avantium and its PEF molecule aims to steal the inside track to replacing all that fossil-based polyester. In the Netherlands, Avantium (ranked #15 in the Digest’s 30 Hottest Companies in Biobased Chemicals) […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, recovered 0.38 percent to 74.10 despite an advanced biofuels retreat. For the day, KiOR (KIOR) dropped 9.84 percent to $0.40, while Solazyme (SZYM) was up 4.23 percent to $9.86. Among other equities, Cosan (CZZ) dropped 3.57 percent to $13.04. Overall, advances led declines 4 […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, slumped 1.24 percent to 73.82 as advanced biofuels tanked. For the day, KiOR (KIOR) dropped 8.31 percent to $0.44, while Amyris (AMRS) lost 5.26 percent to $3.06. Among other equities, Syntroleum (SYNM) was up 4.71 percent to $3.56 Overall, declines led advances 2 to […]
