The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, dipped 0.65 percent to 71.40, as 2013’s Santa Claus rally finally cooled. Overall, the Index has surged nearly 14 percent in the past three weeks. For the day, KiOR (KIOR) slumped 6.15 percent to $1.68, while OriginOil (OOIL) plunged 27.27 percent to $0.16. Among […]
In the annual poll, voters reward key fighters on the RFS2 front, companies reaching scale, and pioneers in renewable chemicals. Top 300 recognized. In Florida, US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack headed the “Top 100 People in the Bioeconomy” as voted by the readers of The Digest and the publication’s editorial board. Vilsack was followed […]
The Top 100 People in the Bioeconomy for 2013-14, as selected by the readers and editors of The Digest: 1. Tom Vilsack, US Secretary of Agriculture 2. Jonathan Wolfson, CEO, Solazyme 3. Jeff Lautt, CEO, POET, Jeff Broin, Chairman, POET 4. Jennifer Holmgren, CEO, LanzaTech 5. Michael McAdams, President, Advanced Biofuels Association 6. Brent Erickson, […]
In Canada, Ceapro announced the signing of a Loan Agreement with its major partner, Symrise, a German-based multinational company. “This significant financial support from Symrise fully provides Ceapro with the required capital to complete the construction and implementation of the state of the art facility in Edmonton,” said Gilles Gagnon, President and CEO of Ceapro. […]
In Canada, the Winnipeg Free Press reports that the Composites Innovation Centre is making progress with biocomposites. According to the article, Buhler Industries conducted testing on their Versatile tractors during a Manitoba harvest. The biocomposites were used in bumpers, a fan intake part and the hood, and reportedly held up just as well as traditional […]
In Germany, EnviTec Biogas reports that they have successfully turned around the company after great uncertainty about the future legal framework, demand for biogas plants in Germany has declined sharply in 2013. In response to this trend, EnviTec Biogas cut its costs significantly and pushed ahead its international expansion. As a result, the supplier of […]
In Utah, Smithfield reports that Murphy-Brown LLC’s Circle 4 Farms and Alpental Energy Partners, LLC are producing electricity via two methane digesters that Alpental put into operation in November 2012 at the Circle 4 facility just outside Milford. Murphy-Brown is the livestock production subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc. The two methane digesters at Milford are […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, gained 1.00 percent to 71.87, a four-month high, as 2013’s Santa Claus rally continued. Overall, the Index has surged nearly 14 percent in the past three weeks. For the day, Biox (BX.T) galloped ahead 21.21 percent to $0.40, while Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) slumped 3.40 […]
“Now is the time for all biofuels stakeholders to speak up loudly and factually,” says BIO’s Brent Erickson, to reverse a mistake of “epic proportions”. By Brent Erickson, Executive VP and head of Industrial & Environmental section, BIO The Obama administration appears ready to give the oil refining industry the perfect gift this Christmas. If […]
The following notice was filed Friday with the SEC by Bluefire Renewables: On December 23, 2013, Bluefire Renewables received notice from the Department of Energy indicating that the DOE would no longer provide funding under the Company’s DOE grant for the development of its cellulosic waste facility in Fulton, Mississippi, due to the Company’s inability […]
