In Brazil, UNICA, the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association issues a statement on the European Parliament Environment Committee’s vote Thursday on biofuels and the issue of indirect land use change, or ILUC, which reads in part: “UNICA welcomes European Union policymakers’ diligence and efforts in pushing for the consumption of biofuels that have the highest environmental […]
In Denmark, Novozymes has supplied its enzymatic biodiesel technology to Viesel Fuel, the Stuart, FL-based biodiesel producer which has been converting millions of gallons of waste grease into a petroleum replacement product every year since 2008. Viesel Fuel is pioneering the use of the Novozymes technology on a commercial scale in North America. The Novozymes […]
In Texas, GelPro introduced NewLife Eco-Pro, a new line of premium, eco-friendly and ergonomic commercial anti-fatigue floor mats designed specifically to benefit a workforce that stands. NewLife Eco-Pro is the industry’s first integral skin polyurethane mat made with Bio-Foam, a plant-based renewable resource.
Today on Twitter: SugarcaneBlog Algae Biofuels Deemed Unsuitable for Developing Nations – http://t.co/vUJiBd874D WardAlex1 Investing twentieth-century silviculture-could biofuels turn into an slowing restraint of trade? EllenSpeetjens #Circular: McDonald’s “Fries to Fuel” program converts frying oil into biodiesel to feed half its trucks
In Maryland, the University of Maryland award $3.8 million through the Maryland Industrial Partnerships program to 17 teams. MIPS, a technology acceleration program, grants money matched with company funds to faculty engaged in each project. The one biobased winning project was for $324,439 to Feng Chen, associate professor, to work with HY-TEK Bio to develop […]
In California, the Fifth District Court of Appeal issued its opinion in POET, LLC v. California Air Resources Board, which challenged the Low Carbon Fuel Standard adopted by the Air Resources Board. The Court ruled for POET on every one of its substantive challenges, reversed the decision of the Superior Court affirming the LCFS, and ordered […]
Coming out of the dark: a project in Gresik, Indonesia; the company you know as Elevance Renewable Sciences; and a technology called olefin metathesis that’s highly worth knowing. In Singapore, Wilmar International and Elevance Renewable Sciences have just announced that they have begun shipping commercial products, including novel specialty chemicals, to customers from their first […]
In the Netherlands, DSM announced the launch of its latest natural preservation solution for beverages, DelvoCid+, at the Institute of Food Technologist Annual Meeting & Food Expo 2013. Applying the unique benefits of natamycin, the natural antifungal, to beverages, DSM is offering its latest preservation solution to beverage manufacturers. DelvoCid+ effectively eliminates the risk of […]
Today on Twitter: 4Tanguay EU Set to Curb Biofuels in Cars OPISBiofuels AFPM’s Drevna: “Let me be clear. @AFPMonline is not anti ethanol or anti biofuels.” AmericanSpring In quest for energy, biofuels gaining ground – Dallas News, Sports, Weather and Traffic from The Dallas Morning News
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rose 1.11 percent to 73.01 as enzyme stocks climbed. For the day, OriginOil (OOIL) jumped 3.23 percent to $0.32, while DuPont (DD) soared 5.28 percent to $57.25. Among other equities, Verenium (VRNM) gained 3.35 percent to $2.16. Overall, declines led advances led declines 11 […]
