Leading aerospace companies share commitment to research, develop biofuel in Brazil In Brazil, Boeing and Embraer announced that they will open a joint research center to advance a sustainable aviation biofuel industry in Brazil. Under a memorandum of understanding, the two companies will perform joint biofuel research, as well as fund and coordinate research with […]
Kullman Accepts 2014 George Washington Carver Award at BIO World Congress in Philadelphia In Pennsylvania, at the 11th Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology today, DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman called on Congress and the administration to ensure regulatory stability for the renewable fuel industry by preserving the Renewable Fuel Standard, regulations ensuring renewable fuel makers market […]
In Pennsylvania, the 11th World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology, produced by BIO, opened today with a flurry of announcements and presentations. Here are hot slides from Coca-Cola – looking at the Plant Bottle technology. You can download the complete presentation here. And this presentation from the Canadian Government on investment opportunities. You can […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, edged down 0.15 percent to 73.60 as enzymes fell. For the day, Metabolix (MBLX) jumped 8.32 percent to $1.17, while KiOR (KIOR.) dropped 3.33 percent to $0.61. Among other equities, Codexis (CDXS) shed 4.00 percent to $1.44. Overall, declines led advances 3 to 2 […]
The following is excerpted from KiOR’s most recent 10-Q quarterly report, as filed with the SEC. “We have substantial doubts about our ability to continue as a going concern. To continue as a going concern, we must secure additional capital to provide us with additional liquidity. On March 31, 2014, we entered into a Senior […]
The Spandex, Lycra kings aim to make product from those invidious, insidious, nefarious greenhouse gases. Addressing the anarchy of petroleum pricing. Partnering with the advanced bioeconomy’s #2 Hot company. What’s not to like except waiting until 2018 for products for markets? In Kansas, INVISTA and LanzaTech signed a research and development agreement focused on the […]
In a letter to President Obama, leaders of America’s renewable fuel industry urge the Administration to rethink its proposal to weaken the bipartisan Renewable Fuel Standard – a proposal that is at odds with the National Climate Assessment the White House released earlier this week. The letter is signed by Abengoa Bioenergy, the Advanced Ethanol […]
In Washington, the Department of Energy is seeking stakeholder input regarding the eight representative biofuel pathways that the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office has selected to guide its Research and Development strategy in the near-term. DOE also seeks input on other pre-commercial pathways that they should consider in the near- to […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, regained 1.76 percent to 73.81 as advanced biofuels rocked. For the day, Ceres (CERE) jumped 16.41 percent to $0.60, while Amyris (AMRS) rallied 10.00 percent to $3.08. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) gained 4.10 percent to $11.43. Overall, declines and advances were even […]
In California, Amyris announced net income of $16.4M on revenues of $6.2M for Q1 2014, after reporting a $32.6M loss in Q1 2013 on revenues of $9.0M. The change in net income was primary due to a non-cash benefit relating to outstanding convertible notes, a result of a decrease in the Company’s stock price at […]
