The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, gained 0.48 percent to 73.49 as chemical equities advanced. For the day, Metabolix (MBLX) soared 11.72 percent to $1.62, while Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) rallied 11.59 percent to $4.62. Among other equities, Verenium (VRNM) tumbled 6.28 percent to $2.24. Overall, declines led advances 9 to […]
The annual rankings competition opens up for the hottest companies in the sector; who will be #1 – who will get your vote? Voting by Twitter expanded this year; Facebook voting added. Hottest Industry Partners, Hottest Bioenergy Places; Hottest R&D Partners in Bioenergy now joined to the main competition. In Florida, Biofuels Digest announced the […]
In Canada, Sirona Biochem announced that its skin lightening compounds are non-sensitizers. Compounds TFC-849 and TFC-723 were tested in a skin sensitization risk assessment, which is an important component of the safety assessment of cosmeceuticals. Sensitization testing measures whether the repeated application of a compound will produce an allergic reaction or immunotoxicity to the skin. […]
Today on Twitter: AgroMadrigal The future of biofuels: The post-alcohol world | The Economist canadianbiomass: New Canadian Ag minister signals reduced support for #biofuels, says still room to fill current 5% #ethanol mandate DuPont_News: Growing first and second generation renewable fuels
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, gained 0.52 percent to 73.14 as enzyme equities advanced. For the day, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) recovered 3.50 percent to $4.14, while Syntroleum rebounded 5.26 percent to $6.40. Among other equities, Ceres (CERE) tumbled 4.62 percent to $1.86. Overall, advances and declines were even for […]
Six years ago tomorrow, Biofuels Digest debuted with two subscribers and a hunch. Some 1500 editions and 25,000 stories later, we continue to be impressed here in Digestville by this industry’s spirit of innovation in technology, finance and policy — as it offers consumers of fuels and chemicals the blessings of price and supply stability […]
Trains to Nowhere, Camel-tummy microbes, a nation run on coconuts, “vibrating blob” tunicates, a high-performing fungus, a cousin of the potato blight microbe, biofuels from a “raging fireball”. 2012-13 stands up with any year for stories both inspiring and bizarre. Another year in Digestville has come and gone — and along with so many straightforward […]
Trains to Nowhere, Camel-tummy microbes, a nation run on coconuts, “vibrating blob” tunicates, a high-performing fungus, a cousin of the potato blight microbe, biofuels from a “raging fireball”. 2012-13 stands up with any year for stories both inspiring and bizarre. Another year in Digestville has come and gone — and along with so many straightforward […]
BP, KiOR, Terrabon, DuPont, Beta Renewables, Sapphire Energy, Gevo and more — project starts, stops, births, deaths, predictions, and policy — the readers judge the most important stories of the year. In years to come, historians will look back and identify with the lusty “aha!” the true trends that emerged from 2012-13 — all of […]
BP, KiOR, Terrabon, DuPont, Beta Renewables, Sapphire Energy, Gevo and more — project starts, stops, births, deaths, predictions, and policy — the readers judge the most important stories of the year. In years to come, historians will look back and identify with the lusty “aha!” the true trends that emerged from 2012-13 — all of […]
