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The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, completed a dismal week with a 0.65 percent drop to 67.60 as enzyme equities tumbled. For the day, Codexis (CDXS) fell 4.10 percent to $1.87, while Gevo (GEVO) lummeted 5.56 percent to $1.70. Among other equities, Monsanto (MON) dropped 3.12 percent to $94.99. Overall, […]
As a Perfect Storm of price problems ends, will E85 finally find its market and help end a divisive debate over ethanol distribution? 2014 is the year of E85, if there ever was one. Or will be one. Why? There’s more pressure on the Renewable Fuel Standard than ever — most of it focused on […]
In Washington, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking applications for grants that will be awarded to organizations to help rural businesses create jobs and spur economic development. USDA is making $5.6 million available through the Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI), a program that generates economic activity in […]
In Washington, the American Petroleum Institute and the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers have requested EPA to reduce the total 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) below 10 percent of gasoline demand. Brian Jennings, EVP at the American Coalition for Ethanol, commented: “This request to waive the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) confirms that Big Oil lobbyists […]
In California, OriginOil announced the launch of its mid-sized algae harvester, designed, with producer input, for distributed algae production. The new harvester, designated EWS Algae A60, processes 16 gallons per minute of algae water and is ideally suited to distributed architectures. Individual A60 units can each be assigned to manage a pond or bioreactor assembly […]
Today on Twitter: GrowthEnergy: How is American #Agriculture feeding AND fueling the world? SmarterFuels: #Ethanol mandates devour 322 million acres of total US farmland, 40 million for #cellulosic biofuels alone. SugarcaneBlog Parliament criticises Department of Energy for biofuels strategy delay – BDlive
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, tumbled 2.44 percent to 68.04 as ethanol, chemicals and advanced biofuels all soured. For the day, BioAmber (BIOA) dropped 17.22 percent to $4.76, while BioFuel Energy (BIOF) plunged 12.28 percent to $3.46. Among other equities, KiOR (KIOR) retreated 9.34 percent to $2.62. Overall, declines […]
Using just CO2, sunlight and water – and some math right off Einsteins’ blackboard — researchers come up with a potential game-changing technology for making renewable fuels. In yesterday’s Digest, we wrote that the hunt is on for technologies that use “carbon dioxide and non-potable water — since they are available in such tantalizing abundance. […]
In Israel, the Stockton Group, an Israeli group which specializes in the development and marketing of eco-friendly solutions for the crop protection market, and ten other organizations, jointly won a budget of over euro 8 million from the European Union. The budget is earmarked for the research and development of novel biological pesticides and fungicides. […]
