Alberta’s Grand Challenge on carbon — Liquid Light, Enerkem among 24 winners picking up $500,000 seed grants in first round. Next round will result in up to five $3M grants in 2018, and $10M to the Grand Challenge winner in 2018. In Alberta, Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation’s the CA$35M Grand Challenge announced 24 […]
In Ontario, the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) released a comprehensive new plan for Canada’s renewable fuels industry and emerging bioeconomy. The goal of the CRFA’s new document, aptly entitled Evolution and Growth, is to help Canada capitalize on the sizable economic and environmental benefits of its domestic biofuels industry and set a clear pathway […]
In Ontario, the province celebrated the elimination of coal as a source of electricity generation. The Thunder Bay Generating Station, Ontario’s last remaining coal-fired facility, has burned its last supply of coal. Operated by Ontario Power Generation, Thunder Bay Generating Station was the oldest coal-fired station in the province. The plant is scheduled to be […]
Primus’ liquid fuel synthesis technology is a proprietary low cost process to convert syngas to gasoline, jet fuel and aromatic chemicals directly, without the need for further treatment. The result is a highly efficient process, producing approximately 5 gallons of drop-in transportation fuels per mmBTU of natural gas. The process produces drop-in fuels that are ready for […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rebounded 2.44 percent to 77.57 as ethanol equities advanced. For the day, Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) climbed 4.31 percent to $29.02, while Amyris (AMRS) jumped 5.68 percent to $3.35. Among other equities, Codexis (CDXS) rose 6.63 percent to $1.77. Overall, advances led declines […]
In Colorado, Gevo filed its 10-K annual report with the SEC. Excepts are as follows: “For the year ended December 31, 2013, we incurred a consolidated net loss of $66.8 million and had an accumulated deficit of $262.2 million. From inception to December 31, 2013, we have incurred significant net losses and have funded our […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, slipped 0.76 percent to 75.72 as advanced biofuels again slid. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) plunged 18.04 percent to $0.84, while Amyris (AMRS) shed 3.94 percent to $3.17. Among other equities, Codexis (CDXS) lost 6.74 percent to $1.88. Overall, declines and advances were even […]
Scale-up, scale-up, scale-up. But what about scale-down? The Digest looks at how some technologists are aiming to bring the machines to the biomass, and transforming costs and options along the way. Scale-up — it’s the most exciting, yet dreaded phrase in advanced industrial biotechnology. It’s the period when a technology comes out of the lab […]
In Washington, the US Department of Energy announced up to $10 million in funding to advance the production of advanced biofuels, substitutes for petroleum-based feedstocks, and bioproducts made from renewable, non-food-based biomass, such as agricultural residues and woody biomass. This supports the Department’s efforts to make drop-in biofuels more accessible and affordable, as well as […]
Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels, other petrochemical products and power. Valero subsidiaries employ approximately 10,500 people, and assets include 16 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3 million barrels per day, 10 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of 1.2 billion […]
