Biobutanol, ethanol, renewable diesel, renewable gasoline and biodiesel — five renewable fuels. By what combination could they meet the titanic US target of 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel by 2022? Try your own ideas? Be the operator with your pocket calculator. 36 billion gallons by 2022 – two numbers that, to the bystander, probably […]
Alternative ways to think about alternative fuels. Is it merely a substitute for hydrocarbons to be embraced on the grounds of price, emissions, or energy security? Or, perhaps, just a little bit more. A lifestyle or values statement? We investigate. Imagine if Oscar Meyer marketed their weiners via an intimate discussion of the ingredients, would […]
In California, OriginOil announced it has tripled the capacity of its entry-level algae harvester from four to twelve liters per minute at no additional cost, with improved energy efficiency. It has been dubbed the EWS Algae A12, achieving its energy efficiency with an improved design that reduces electrical resistance and boosts harvesting performance. The available […]
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An RFS Calculator Insert your proposed gallons for each fuel and click submit, and it will calculate how many RINs you will generate towards Renewable Fuel Standard obligations. You can post your numbers in millions or billions of gallons (e.g. 14.4 for 14.4 billion). Your results will be shown on the next page. Ethanol gallons: […]
This Hallowe’en, put some data in your pumpkin — like all good Hallowe’en treats, they’re free for the asking. And no tricks required — just click and go. Each year, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch, flies through the air, and showers generously structured offtake agreements on the most sincere biobased business […]
From the leaders in bioenergy and chemicals— the real issues and trends — today, a focus on politics, government, financing and deployment. In California, ABLC-Next has concluded for this year — and industry leadership in R&D, commercialization, policy and finance will reconvene at ABLC 2014 — the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference — in Washington DC […]
In Ireland, Research and Markets announced the addition of the “Polylactic Acid (PLA) – A Global Market Watch, 2011 – 2016” to their offering. It predicts that the global polylactic acid market is expected to reach US$2.6 billion by 2016 at a CAGR of 28%, globally. Region-wise analysis shows that Asia-Pacific is forecasted to record […]
Today on Twitter: PaulAtAlgenol We’re closer than you think! RT @bryanrwalsh The long road to next-generation #biofuels: BetterFuels #FarmBill talks begin today. ABFA supports energy title provisions that will foster production for advanced #biofuels algae For #RFS2 @EPA has approved Four companies’ #algae “Pathway Assessments” @VieselFuel Endicott Biofuels Global Energy Resources @TritonEnergy
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, dropped 0.81 percent to 67.23 as advanced biofuels tanked. For the day, Metabolix (MBLX) plunged 10.32 percent to $1.13, while Valero (VLO) jumped 2.98 percent to $41.41. Among other equities, Biox (BX.T) recovered 5.26 percent to $0.40. Overall, declines led advances 3 to 2 […]
