In Canada, the Biofuels Development Consortium held their 2013 Fall Symposium a little early this year in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada on August 27–28, its first meeting outside the U.S. Sarnia is known for their petroleum industry and especially the industrial cluster concept, which has resulted in the locating of several companies, which either provide feedstock […]
In India, Anubhav Biotech Ltd unveiled its latest offering in the natural sweetener space with Steviose, an all natural Stevia based sweetener. The purified Stevia extract based sweetener is a pioneering product produced at the largest stevioside extraction unit in the Indian subcontinent located at Sonarpur, West Bengal. The company’s R&D unit has been working […]
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The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, dropped 0.36 percent to 67.15 as advanced biofuels slipped. For the day, Verenium soared 58.17 percent to $3.97 after a tender offer from BASF, while Algae Tec fell 10.53 percent to $0.17. Among other equities, Ceres fell 2.44 percent to $1.20. Overall, declines led […]
In California, Verenium announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with BASF Corporation, a leading chemicals company, under which BASF will commence a cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Verenium’s common stock. This agreement has been unanimously approved by both Verenium’s and BASF’s Boards of Directors. Under the terms […]
ARPA-E boosts its original projected awards by 70% as it burrows deep into the problem of how to make something insanely great out of stranded methane. Here are the winners, the background and the stakes. In Washington, the US Department of Energy announced that 15 breakthrough energy projects will receive approximately $34 million from the […]
In Indiana, Cereplast reports they are advancing in the research and development stage to bring to the market a more sustainable and cost efficient process for the development of algae bioplastic resins. By using an algae biomass selection process in which food-based materials are not fed to the algae for growth, the food chain is […]
Today on Twitter: smju2 Is ethanol starving Africa? groenWerkt #trhug What happened to biofuels? Do they have a future? canebiofuel Read our latest @EnergyCollectiv post, “Clearing Up A Few Myths About Brazilian #Biofuels Trade”
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, was flat at 67.39 despite an enzymes advance. For the day, Metabolix (MBLX) settled back 4.62 percent to $1.24, while Aemetis (AMTX) rebounded 6.67 percent to $0.32. Among other equities, BioAmber (BIOA) jumped 6.77 percent to $4.89. Overall, declines led advances 3 to 2 […]
The Inspector-General says money was properly spent, but not always well-spent, as the DOE allocated $600 million to biofuels commercialization over 7 years yet fell short of RFS targets? Long audit reports leave you with watering eyes? Try our 3-Minute Guide. In Washington, the DOE’s Inspector General published a 24-page Follow-up Audit of the Department […]
