The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, jumped 1.49 percent to 68/69 as 2013’s Santa Claus rally continued. For the day, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) gained 2.78 percent to $4.80, while Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) was off 3.02 percent to $19.25. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) surged 15.35 percent to $4.51. […]
Santa Claus rallies typically occur between Christmas and New Year’s. But industrial biotech’s rally came early this year. Who is up, and why? The Digest investigates. If you’ve been following The Digest’s Equity Index in recent weeks, you’ll note that it has rallied just on 8 percent in the past two weeks, after hitting a […]
In Michigan, Lincoln Motor Co. announced that 2014 will see the MKX crossover with tree-based components inside the vehicle. A three-year collaboration between The Lincoln Motor Company, sustainable solutions pioneer Weyerhaeuser and auto parts supplier Johnson Controls has culminated in the creation of a tree-based, renewable alternative to fiberglass for use in auto parts. Using […]
In California, Morrone Bio announced it has submitted MBI-302, a biological nematicide, for registration with the United States EPA. The product utilizes a new patent-pending species of bacteria, Flavobacterium sp. strain H492, discovered in MBI’s discovery screen for suppression of nematodes in agricultural and horticultural crops. It is active against a broad range of plant […]
In Tennessee, the collaboration between PHG Energy and GE Power & Water is officially online and creating electricity from waste materials at a new Covington, Tenn., facility. GE’s Clean Cycle generator, based on the Organic Rankine Cycle technology, produces power by utilizing heat delivered through PHGE’s downdraft gasification system and waste-mixing process. The two companies […]
In Florida, Kleangas Energy Technologies announced the completion of its acquisition of Green Day Technologies. The operational aspects of the acquisition are complete. The mechanics of share exchange have been worked out and now have to be implemented which should be finalized by the end of January 2014. KGET CEO Bo Linton stated, “With the […]
In the United Kingdom, Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority announced that it has completed its procurement for its 30-year Waste Resource and Recovery Contract on behalf of the Merseyside and Halton Waste Partnership. MWDA has signed contracts with a consortium led by SITA UK for the 30-year Resource and Recovery Contract worth more than £1 billion. […]
In Washington State, according to Wood Resources International, wood pellet export volumes from North America to Europe continued to rise during the 2Q/13, representing steady growth for the past seven quarters, according to data compiled by WRI and reported in the North American Wood Fiber Review. In that period of time, volumes exported to Europe […]
Asia looks at petroleum reserves and exploration and concludes: our future is in biomass. As we wrote in 2012: “There’s only one complete region for biofuels where abundant feedstock, lack of oil & gas production, rising energy demand and supportive government policy come together — and that is Asia.” The feedstock comes in three flavors. […]
In the United Kingdom, scientists have discovered a bacterium that could reduce the use of fertilizer in sugarcane production and improve yield. This research, published in SfAM’s journal, Microbial Biotechnology, describes how scientists searched the roots of sugar cane and found a new bacterium, Burkholderia australis, that promotes plant growth through a process called nitrogen […]
