The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, fell 0.93 percent to 71.50 as enzyme equities flagged. For the day, OriginOil (OOIL) slumped 20.00 percent to $0.28, while KiOR (KiOR) plunged 11.99 percent to $3.67. Among other equities, Ceres (CERE) soared 10.95 percent to $1.52. Overall, declines led advances 2 to 1 […]
One of biofuels’ hottest companies aims to accelerate path to break-even; is a shortfall in gallons produced in Q2 meaningful? In Texas, KiOR reported a Q2 loss of $38.5M, compared to a Q1 loss of $31.3M. on revenues of $239K, up from $71K in Q1. Net loss for the second quarter of 2012 totaled $23.0 […]
In Texas, Darling International announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the industrial residuals and used cooking oil collection operations of Terra Renewal Services, Inc. Terra Renewal provides environmental services focused on the collection, hauling, reprocessing, and recycling of waste cooking oil and disposal of non-hazardous, liquid and semi-solid waste streams from […]
In New York, GreenGold Ray Energies reports it has entered into a provisional agreement with ECI Group, the Emissary Concepts Inc. GreenGold will become the main jatropha feedstock grower, producer and supplier, and will process the jatropha feedstock ready for shipment for ECI. The agreement is set for up to 30 years, and is renewable […]
In Iowa, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association announced that the combination of a strong federal Renewable Fuel Standard and reinstatement of the federal biodiesel blenders tax credit has led to Iowa biodiesel plants producing a record 56.7 million gallons of biodiesel during the second quarter of 2013. The 99.5 million gallons of Iowa biodiesel production […]
In the Netherlands, BioConSepT has published a report on biobased production of succinic acid, itaconic acid and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid. It used interviews with 60 key players from the international chemical industry to put together a a meaningful report of the current market potential and the most attractive end use applications. BioConSepT is a 13M€ EU […]
In Washington, the U.S. International Trade Commission is preparing a fact-finding study entitled Trade Barriers that U.S. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Perceive as Affecting Exports to the European Union (Inv. No. 332-541). The study, requested by the United States Trade Representative, will catalogue trade-related barriers that U.S. SMEs perceive as disproportionately affecting their exports to the EU, […]
In California, NASA’s Ames Research Center has received $100,000 from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Program to develop a 3D bioprinting system that will use cells to make products that would be needed on any long term, deep space mission. According to an article on Geek.com, the initial study is for 9 months, and if […]
Today on Twitter: dailyBaller All refiners must blend more biofuels… except one (via @MikeBastasch) eesionline: A new sewage-powered technology in Spain that could “power 200,000 vehicles in a single toilet flush” tr0ttr #Biofuels from fast-growing micro-algae moved a step forward by producing its first crop of #algae biomass.
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