Renaissance in biobased capital raising expected. In Washington, SEC Commissioners have voted 4-1 to lift the ban on general solicitation, and to create a new 506( c) class of offering, which will allow advertising of the offer — while ensuring that non-accredited investors will not be able to participate. At the same time, the Commissioners […]
In India, Punjab Agricultural University reports that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with International Panaacea Ltd for the licensing of Trichoderma harzianum for use as a bio-pesticide. PAU developed the strain to deal with Foot Rot disease that strikes basmati rice. IPL will have to get the bio-pesticide registered with the Central Insecticide […]
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The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, fell 1.61 percent to 72.14 as advanced biofuels sank. For the day, Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) jumped 4.29 percent to $14.83, while Ceres (CERE) plunged 28.00 percent to $2.34 after disappointing Brazilian yield data. Among other equities, Valero (VLO) jumped 3.82 percent to […]
In Belgium, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted to raise the Fuel Quality Directive’s requirement for fuel producers to reduce the carbon intensity of their fuels by 9% by the end of 2025, up from 6% by 2020, the current requirement. The Committee also voted for a 5.5% ceiling on the use of food-based biofuels […]
Yep, that’s biomass aggregation pioneer Vecoplan providing a logo on car #23 at the NASCAR Nationwide “Feed the Children 300”, fielded by Rick Ware Racing and driven by Harrison Rhodes, at the Kentucky Speedway. Through a partnership with Speedway Children’s Charities, Feed the Children will deliver 500,000 pounds of food and supplies to families in racing […]
Is your team ready for the summit run? Take our 3-question, 6 point quiz, and compare your route to the established routes that others have pioneered. It’s become an cliché of late that “financing is tough” and that “the US is slowing” while “China is speeding up” on advanced biofuels. It’s also become a cliché […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, jumped 1.19 percent to 73.32 as advanced biofuels recovered. For the day, BioAmber (BIOA) settled back 7.10 percent to $720, while Ceres (CERE) rocketed up 11.68 percent to $3.25. Among other equities, Renewable Energy Group dropped 4.82 percent to $14.01. Overall, advances led declines […]
In Oregon, the FT microchannel reactor technology developed by the Oxford Catalysts Group and marketed under the brand name Velocys, has been selected for use in a proposed commercial Biomass-to-Liquids plant in Orgeon. The overall BTL project is being developed by Red Rock Biofuels, a subsidiary of IR1 Group. The Red Rock Biofuels BTL project […]
A New Method to Assess Biofuel Raw Material Value In Colorado, Carbo Analytics announced that it has been awarded a $150,000 DOE Small Business InnovationResearch grant for FY 2013. For “Simple and Rapid Determination of Total Accessible C5 and C6 Content of Biomass Samples”, Carbo Analytics has partnered with CEM Corporation, the worldwide leader in […]
