In Malaysia, Bername reports that Sirim is now seeking both local and foreign strategic partners to assist in commercializing its BioNG. BioNG is produced using liquid waste from palm oil. Dr. Zainal Mohd Yusof, Sirim President and CEO, told Bernama that the company was looking for partners that could be users, gas suppliers or willing […]
In Hawaii, the Honolulu Civil Beat reports that the Hawaiian state Public Utilities Commission issued a ruling covering two issues. The immediate issue was the approval of the Hu Honua, biomass to electricity project in Pepeekeo. The second issue was that as part of the Hu Honua approval, HELCO was given four months to submit […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, slipped 0.26 percent to 70.25, despite an advanced biofuels gain. For the day, Aemetis (AMTX) plunged 25.00 percent to $0.24, while Ceres (CERE) rallied 4.14 percent to $1.51 Among other equities, OriginOil (OOIL) soared 15.79 percent to $0.22. Overall, advances led declines 4 to […]
Beta Renewables, Abengoa, Enerkem, Proterro among the winners for Project of the Year — as residues and waste are keys to the big wins. For Fuel of the Year, Renewable Chemical of the Year, Product of the Year, Yield Improvement, Process Improvement and more – who are the big winners? Each year, the Digest recognizes […]
In Virginia, Star Scientific announced the receipt on December 24, of a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding two consumer products, Anatabloc and CigRx, which are marketed by Star. Both the consumer products contain anatabine, a substance naturally occurring in various plants. In the letter, the agency asserts that anatabine is […]
In New York, a new market report published by Transparency Market Research “Biosurfactants Market – Global Scenario, Raw Material and Consumption Trends, Industry Analysis, Size, Share and Forecasts, 2011 – 2018”, states that the global biosurfactants market was worth USD 1,735.5 million in 2011 and is expected to reach USD 2,210.5 million in 2018, growing […]
In Missouri, the Trenton Republican-Times reports that Murphy Brown will be supplying hog manure to Roeslein Alternative Energy to produce biogas. According to the article, Roeslein will be responsible for securing financing and managing the project, which is expected to cost about $100 million. Construction is expected to start in the spring. More on the […]
In Washington State, the HeraldNet reports that Qualco Energy and the Snohomish County Public Utility District have signed a five year agreement. Qualco uses cow manure to produce electricity for 300 homes, and has done so since 2009. The article reports that under agreement, Qualco will initially receive $47.84/MWH, increasing to $67.60/MWH. More on the […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, dropped 1.36 percent to 70.43, as 2013’s Santa Claus rally ended. For the day, KiOR (KIOR) slumped 4.76 percent to $1.60, while BioAmber (BIOA) rallied 6.28 percent to $7.95. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) plunged 10.96 percent to $4.71. Overall, declines led advances 9 […]
In our recent survey on renewable fuels and prices, we received quite a mailbox full of comments. The survey, in general, aimed to present a series of social or environmental benefits claimed for biofuels — for readers to consider how much more (or less) they would pay for a fuel that contained those benefits. Please […]
