The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, dropped 1.08 percent to 72.26 as ethanol reversed. For the day, BioAmber (BIOA) rebounded 2.45 percent to $10.02, while Biofuel Energy (BIOF) slumped 4.17 percent to $5.50. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) settled back 4.22 percent to $11.80. Overall, declines led advances 5 […]
Like climbing major summits in the Himalayas, it’s tougher than it looks, and it looks purity darn tough. Scale-up in industrial biotechnology, that is — not for the faint-hearted. How do the masters of scale-up get it done? For starters, with “no shortcuts to the top”. Veteran Everest mountaineer Ed Viesturs probably said it best when he […]
In Minnesota, beginning July 1, diesel fuel sold in Minnesota will contain a B10 blend during the summer months. The escalation to B10 was part of a bill passed in 2008 which called for the move to happen in 2013. Because of inadequate blending infrastructure in on area of the state and a regulatory concern, […]
Alan Shaw has a one-step solution for making the world food secure, and using up all that spare, cheap, greenhouse-nasty shale gas. Make proteins from methane. Solving two big problems at once — and Alan & Co, ahem, just happen to have the technology in hand. The Digest investigates. When we last left Alan Shaw, […]
In Washington, the House Appropriations Committee’s Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Bill would reduce mandatory spending levels – agreed to earlier this year – for important Energy Title programs, including the Renewable Energy for America Program, Biomass Crop Assistance Program, and the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program. The Agriculture Energy Coalition […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, edged up 0.14 percent to 73.05 as ethanol equities advanced. For the day, BioAmber (BIOA) settled back 5.96 percent to $9.78, while Metabolix (MBLX) shed 5.94 percent to $0.95. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) surged 5.75 percent to $12.32. Overall, advances led declines […]
It’s a capex figure so low that it sounds like a decimal point is missing. Though early-stage and just developing data out of its pilot — it’s well worth seeing what Sustainable Ethanol Technologies is up to, in its aim to drive down the capital costs of extracting cellulosic sugars from biomass. Among the many technologies […]
Nearly two years ago, on June 1, 2012, The Digest turned on our new Google Analytics tracking platform, so that we could better understand the stories you like, and more about our readership — age, location, interests, and so on. This past weekend, we have just passed a milestone in our evolution — more than […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rebounded 1.50 percent to 72.95 as chemicals advanced. For the day, BioAmber (BIOA) jumped 8.22 percent to $10.40, while Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) gained 4.91 percent to $27.13. Among other equities, OriginOil (OOIL) dumped 6.85 percent to $0.17. Overall, advances led declines 2 […]
In Colorado, Gevo reported a net loss for Q1 2014 of $12.0M, compared to $18.4M for Q1 2013, on revenues of $900,000. The company completed Q1 with $8.4M on hand, though it closed a $25.9M private debt financing with Whitebox Advisors consisting of a senior secured term loan, exchangeable into senior secured convertible debentures, and […]
