The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, gained 0.74 percent to 68.34 as advanced biofuels rebounded. For the day, Syngenta (SYG) jumped 3.56 percent to $80.20, while Valero (VLO) advanced 3.06% to $38.39. Among other equities, BioAmber (BIOA) climbed 3.76 percent to $6.62. Overall, advances led declines 2 to 1 for […]
Solo, duet, trio, or chamber orchestra? Bah! The hottest music in all of the bioeconomy are the quartets. That is, the four-carbon molecules that have the best combination of market size and favorable economic conditions. An announcement by LanzaTech and SK Innovations on butadiene confirms the trend. In the final movement of Beethoven’s String Quartet […]
In Canada, GS Consulting reports that in the 10 months or so since it starting selling BioMid cellulose fiber, its sales have reached over 1 million pounds. An article in REINFORCED plastics.com The article describes BioMid cellulose fibers as being comprised of 900 filament, continuous, non-twisted yarns at 11 μm each. The article describes the […]
Today on Twitter: oxfamgb: Around 900 million ppl go hungry every day, yet crops are still being used to feed cars EnergyFactCheck: U-S-A! A new @NavigantRSRCH report says the U.S. leads the world in creating businesses that make advanced #biofuels bubblz226 U.S. output, which includes natural gas liquids and biofuels, has swelled 3.2 million barrels per […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rebounded 0.74 percent to 67.84 as enzyme equities recovered. For the day, Codexis (CDXS) jumped 4.60 percent to $1.82, while Aemetis (AMTX) gained 6.67 percent to $0.32. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) was down 5.79 percent to $2.44. Overall, advances led declines 5 to […]
For industry observers, there is much that is mystifying in the EPA’s draft 2014 production targets for the US 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard. But nothing more mystifying than the biomass-based diesel numbers. The Digest reports back from Mandate-Land with answers for your questions. If there’s any fuel that reduces emissions — both of the CO2 […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, shed 1.07 percent to 67.34 as ethanol equities dropped. For the day, Biofuel Energy (BIOF) sagged 5.34 percent to $3.37, while KiOR (KIOR) lost 5.44 percent to $2.26. Among other equities, Syngenta (SYG) dumped 3.44 percent to $77.00. Overall, advances led declines led advances […]
matthewewinter Is aviation biofuels safe? Is this a recipe for disaster for planes? @TLPowell2010 #JHUBiofuels videoTracker Biofuels Webinar – Union of Concerned Scientist & University of Illinois EnergyHawaiiGov The Public Utilities Commission approves a new fuel contract for locally produced biofuels for the Kahe Power…
In Germany, Fraunhofer IGB reports the EU-funded PhosFarm project, research and SME partners aim to make organic phosphorus from agricultural residues accessible as a resource for phosphate fertilizer salts. Using immobilized enzymes, organic phosphorus compounds are released from the organic matter and recovered as phosphate. This is response to the fact that phosphate rock reserves […]
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