Amyris’ recovery from the doghouse of 2012 is nearly complete, but analysts are cautioning that the huge run-up in the share price may reflect some irrational exuberance. We investigate what’s up with the Barons of Biofene. If you are a devotee of the Biofuels Digest Index, you’ll note that yesterday it reached a 28-month high […]
Company description: BASF is the world’s leading chemical company, ranked by sales. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. BASF had sales of €72.1 billion in 2012 and more than 110,000 employees as of the end of the year. In addition to being the leading chemical company, […]
Company description: BP Biofuels is a leading global biofuels player, with a breadth of investment that is unique in terms of both its scale and its reach. Since 2006, BP has announced investments of more than $2 billion in biofuels research, development and operations, and has production facilities operating or in the planning/construction phases in […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rallied a record 8.93 percent to 81.99 a 30-month high, as ethanol equities caught fire. The BDI last closed above this level (at 82.39) on August 3, 2011. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) soared 21.43 percent to $4.79, while Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) rocketed up […]
Louisiana facility to produce green fuels and biochar from sustainable wood residues. Here — the project, and the products, in pictures. In Louisiana, Cool Planet Energy Systems broke ground on the company’s first commercial facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, dubbed Project Genesis. Permits have been received to begin earthwork and grading, with construction to immediately follow. […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rallied 1.33 percent to 76.27, a 28-month high, as large caps rallied. The BDI last closed above this level (at 78.64) on October 28, 2011. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) soared 26.39 percent to $4.55 after releasing its full-year earnings for 2013, while Biox […]
Company overview: Although American Process has been most closely associated with its complete cellulosic biofuels package — of late, the company has been much in focus because of its capabilities in producing low-cost renewable sugars. Thought it was a matter of making sugars and shipping them to an ethanol producer? Think again. In this case, […]
Company overview: Inbicon’s technology produces cellulosic ethanol or renewable chemicals from wheat straw via enzymatic hydrolysis, with co-products including renewable power. In a typical Inbicon project, 1200 metric tons per day will be converted into 20 million gallons a year of The New Ethanol; 180,000 MT/year of clean lignin, used to produce green electricity; and […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, edged up 0.24 percent to 75.27, a nine-month high, as large caps rallied. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) climbed 3.10 percent to $1.33 , while KiOR (KIOR) slumped 6.11 percent to $1.23. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) escalated 16.00 percent to $0.29. Overall, advances […]
Algae has been touted as the ultimate platform for fuels, chemicals, nutraceuticals, proteins — even cancer therapies. There’s been a rate of progress that would impress any devotee of Moore’s Law — and a series of wacky claims that would impress any devotee of P.T. Barnun. So, what are the real trends? We’ve traveled several […]
