The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rallied 1.33 percent to 81.34 as ethanol equities climbed. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) rose 5.05 percent to $4.80, while Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) gained 9.88 percent to $15.02 . Among other equities, Biofuel Energy (BIOF) rebounded 16.49 percent to $3.39. Overall, advances and declines […]
So, Solazyme steps up to slay the scale-up dragon. Will the company stay on its scale-up schedule, at the final step where Amyris, Gevo and KiOR ran into crushing delays? In California, Solazyme announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013. The Results Q4 Revenue (vs Q4 2012): $11.3M (+34%) […]
In Washington, EPA released the following statement: EPA is finalizing the Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emissions and Fuels Standards today. This rule is designed to reduce air pollution from passenger cars and trucks. Starting in 2017, Tier 3 sets new vehicle emissions standards and lowers the sulfur content of gasoline, considering the vehicle and its […]
Company description Cellana, a leading developer of algae-based bioproducts, uses the most productive plants on earth — marine microalgae — to photosynthetically produce its ReNew™ line of Omega-3 EPA and DHA oils, animal feed/food, and biofuel feedstocks. Cellana’s patented ALDUO™ system enables economic, sustainable, and consistent production of photosynthetic, non-GMO algae at industrial scale. Cellana […]
Company description From the company’s 2013 S-1: “Our proprietary technology platform combines industrial biotechnology, an innovative purification process and chemical catalysis to convert renewable feedstocks into chemicals that are cost-competitive replacements for petroleum-derived chemicals. The development of our current organism was originally funded by the DOE in the late 1990s, was further developed and scaled up, […]
In Finland, the first fleet tests of UPM’s renewable diesel proved that UPM BioVerno works in cars just as well as regular diesel. The fleet tests, conducted through last year, focused on investigating UPM’s renewable diesel in terms of fuel functionality in engine and fuel consumption. At a 20% blend level, fuel consumption matched that […]
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I’ve been meaning for some time to organize a comprehensive look at the turbulent journey towards cleaner fuels and the clean economy – something dramatically more dynamic, visual, and comprehensive than we’ve ever done. Today, Wipe Me Daddy, I’m Dirty: the Turbulent Journey Towards Cleaner Fuels debuts at biofuelsdigest.com. What’s it about? It’s about you […]
Huge stock rallies in first-gen and next-gen biofuels last week — and tension over Ukraine with the potential for oil price spikes. Is this a turning point in the war over energy diversification? Trouble in the Ukraine. Bountiful harvests in the US midwest. Trouble in the Middle East. Soaring biofuels equities. Technology and financing de-risking […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, settled back 2.10 percent to 80.27 after Thursday’s record-setting trading. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) soared 21.43 percent to $4.79, while Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) declined 8,50 percent to $13.67. Among other equities, Biofuel Energy (BIOF) dropped 15.90 percent to $2.91. Overall, advances and declines […]
