Companies Partner to Commercialize Hydrothermal Treatment Technology Used to Upgrade Algae into Crude Oil If biofuels companies were golfers, Sapphire Energy would be Phil Mickelson, no doubt about it. Phil’s widely popular, closely followed, with a friendliness that belies a mind like a steel trap, drawing huge galleries whenever he’s in the hunt, a lefty, […]
In New York, Trellis Earth Products will be moving manufacturing operations from China and launch its first U.S. manufacturing facility outside of Rochester. Trellis will invest $8.3 million to establish its new headquarters at the Rochester Technology Park, and expects to be operational by the second quarter of 2014. By year’s end, Trellis will begin […]
Today on Twitter: Natl_Air_Policy The green engine of the economy: @United committed to advancement of commercial #aviation #biofuels: WatersLabMSU Why algal biofuels? World produces 400X the amt of CO2 that can be fixed. Algae both fix carbon and produce product. Biofilms conc product Energy4Usa By the way “haven’t yet reached commercial prodcution” is a polite way of saying […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, edged down 0.26 percent to 72.21 as enzyme stocks slumped. For the day, OriginOil (OOIL) jumped 6.90 percent to $0.31, while Sacom (SAM.MI) fell 4.57 percent to $9.39. Among other equities, Algae.Tec (AEB.AX) dumped12.00 percent to $0.22. Overall, declines led advances 3 to 2 […]
They’re known as the three E’s: emissions, energy security and economic development. But how do they contribute to the economics of biofuels? And how do those economics compare to the economics of crude? The financing of biofuels is founded, to put it as simply as possible, upon the economics of substitution. On the one hand, […]
By Brent Erickson The United States is beginning a domestic energy boom and could become a net energy exporter within the next two decades. But U.S. consumers don’t expect to see a benefit – they still plan to cut back on driving and other spending as gas prices continue to spike. A recent poll by […]
In Michigan, three Michigan Technological University scientists have come up with a new model for how genes interact and affect each other’s function. They also identified a network of genes that cause poplar roots to grow well in low-nitrogen soil. The researcher’s goal was to find ways to produce plants that require less nitrogen. The […]
Today on Twitter: TheISSTrap ‘Zero-Gravity’ Fire Experiment To Test How Biofuels Burn With Help Of NASA’s ‘Vomit Comet’ FuelsAmerica: “Biofuels have already helped the world achieve a tangible reduction in emissions” canadianbiomass GRFA says #biofuels land use change (ILUC) study flawed by same unproven assumptions as previous one.
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, edged up 0.36 percent to 72.40 as chemicals stocks recovered. For the day, Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) jumped 3.44 percent to $15.34, while Ceres (CERE) dropped 6.41 percent to $2.19 after disappointing Brazilian yield data. Among other equities, Codexis (CDXS) gained 5.13 percent […]
So, the Farm Bill passed the House and Senate, now — and heads to conference. When — and what will the Senate and House confer about, anyway? What’s in there for you? Here are the need-to-knows. In Washington, the House and Senate have now passed their respective versions of the proposed 2013 farm bill, which […]
