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Biofuels Producers Hunting Foreign Fields

Biofuels Producers Hunting Foreign Fields

October 27, 2013 |

Today on Twitter: zimelection Re-opening of ethanol plant boon for business vozodoliqamidy  Biofuels Producers Hunting Foreign Fields the_O_C_R An #infographic showing the growth of #alternative #fuel stations across the US:

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Biofuels Digest Index plummets to 67.11 on an advanced biofuels retreat

Biofuels Digest Index plummets to 67.11 on an advanced biofuels retreat

October 27, 2013 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, dumped 2.04 percent to 67.11 as advanced biofuels retreated. For the day, Renewable Energy Group (REGI) plunged 13.63 percent to $11.34, while Metabolix (MBLX) shed 3.42 percent to $1.13. Among other equities, Syntroleum (SYNM) was down 4.37 percent to $3.72. Overall, declines led advances […]

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Bunge signals a shift from sugar; what’s the impact for advanced biofuels?

Bunge signals a shift from sugar; what’s the impact for advanced biofuels?

October 25, 2013 |

In New York, in the wake of a $37 million Q1 loss in its sugar unit, Bunge CEO Soren Schroder, who took the reins of the company in June, announced yesterday that the trading giant is commencing what he termed a “thoughtful comprehensive review” for its sugar business, including a potential sale of all the […]

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See it Now: When, how will Algenol’s $0.75/gallon gas savings find a station near you?

See it Now: When, how will Algenol’s $0.75/gallon gas savings find a station near you?

October 24, 2013 |

Turns out, you might be the key to lower cost, microbial fuels. Yes, the microbial hotel known as You. Meanwhile, check out a set of vids on a hot company aimed at relieving pain at the pump with a $1.27 per gallon cost structure. “At my Costco,” says Algenol CEO Paul Woods, “we have guys […]

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Microbial reality TV, anyone? 21 Videos from the leaders in advanced biofuels

Microbial reality TV, anyone? 21 Videos from the leaders in advanced biofuels

October 24, 2013 |

You know, we probably haven’t featured enough videos via the Digest, over the years. Some of them are pretty good. Some, well, they’re in earnest, but suffer from the “here’s another industrial video” problem. But, for some reason they are not generally popular with the public. Elsewhere in today’s Digest, we highlighted a new series […]

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“Algae group looks to promote CO2 reuse in power plant rules.”

“Algae group looks to promote CO2 reuse in power plant rules.”

October 24, 2013 |

Today on Twitter: jasMaggu #Biofuel producers struggling to get land for scale-up bioenergyIntl Zimbabwe: Govt raises mandatory #ethanol blend in petrol from 5 to 10%, fuel dealers to comply by 10/11 airqualityjobs BIOFUELS: Algae group looks to promote CO2 reuse in power plant rules: The Algae…

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Biofuels Digest Index rises to 68.51 as advanced biofuels surge

Biofuels Digest Index rises to 68.51 as advanced biofuels surge

October 24, 2013 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, gained 0.68 percent to 68.51 as advanced biofuels surged. For the day, Sacom (SAM.MI) jumped 4.51 percent to $8.57 , while KiOR (KIOR) recovered 9.54 percent to $2.64. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) fell 3.23 percent to $0.30. Overall, advances led declines 2 to […]

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Elevance accelerates: second commercial-scale biorefinery to be operating in 2016 in Natchez

Elevance accelerates: second commercial-scale biorefinery to be operating in 2016 in Natchez

October 23, 2013 |

Success in Indonesia prompts traction, action in Mississippi In Illinois, Elevance Renewable Sciences announced that it has authorized the next significant stage of its second world-scale biorefinery in Natchez, Miss., in order to expand production of its Inherent renewable building blocks in 2016. The decision is based on the successful start-up and operation of Elevance’s […]

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Fly the [Lindo maravilhoso!] skies: GOL completes first biofuels commercial flight in Brazil

Fly the [Lindo maravilhoso!] skies: GOL completes first biofuels commercial flight in Brazil

October 23, 2013 |

In Brazil, GOL became the first airline to make a commercial flight with a renewable jet fuel in Brazil. The GOL flight was between São Paulo and Brasilia, using renewable jet fuel. provided by Honeywell’s UOP. The company said that it aims to fly up to 200 routes using advanced biofuels during the 2014 World […]

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Kraig Biocraft and Warwick Mills sign strategic joint development agreement

Kraig Biocraft and Warwick Mills sign strategic joint development agreement

October 23, 2013 |

In Michigan, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories and Warwick Mills, Inc. jointly announced that they have signed a collaborative development agreement concerning the development and commercialization of advanced textiles utilizing Kraig’s Monster Silk recombinant spider silk technology. The joint development will initially focus on Monster Silk weaving, testing and near term applications. The companies believe that this collaborative […]

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