Today on Twitter: GCB_Bioenergy Biofuels set be part of US climate plan Sean_OHanlon By rerouting a metabolic pathway in E. coli, researchers have devised a new way to produce gasoline-like #Biofuels CMEGroup A new report from the implicates biofuels as a cause of high food prices via @BigPictureAg
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, slipped 0.49 percent to 73.03 as chemicals tumbled. For the day, KiOR (KIOR) settled back 2.39 percent to $5.71, while Solazyme (SZYM) surged 5.49 percent to $11.72. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) recovered 12.12 percent to $0.37. Overall, declines led advances 2 to 1 […]
For every 5% in global shift to aviation biofuels — create 72,000 jobs and avoid 3 million tons of carbon emissions. How to get from available field to affordable fuel in 14 steps In Illinois, the Midwest Aviation Sustainable Biofuels Initiative released their recommendations from MASBI’s year-long study of the potential for aviation biofuels in […]
In Taiwan and California, Far Eastern New Century Corporation and Genomatica announced that FENC has successfully made high-performance fibers and clothing with high bio-based content. A sample shirt made with this fiber debuted publicly for the first time at the BioPlastek conference yesterday in San Francisco. FENC achieved this result by producing one of their […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rocketed up 4.14 percent to 73.39, the largest one-day rise in more than 20 months. For the day, KiOR (KIOR) soared 18.42 percent to $5.85, while Ceres (CERE) surged 18.11 percent to $3.13. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) plunged 15.38 percent to $0.33. Overall, […]
In Hawaii, Cyanotech Corporation announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013, ended March 31, 2013. For Q4 2013, gross profit was $2,708,000, with gross profit margin of 39%, compared to gross profit of $2,053,000 and gross profit margin of 34%. Net income was $2,633,000 or $0.47 per diluted share, compared to […]
In California, CleanWorld officially broke ground at its Sacramento BioDigester to expand the 10,000 tons per year facility by 300 percent to 40,000 tons per year making it the largest commercial high-solids food waste digester in the United States. Upon completion in December, 2013, the Sacramento BioDigester will convert 100 tons per day of food […]
In California, New Global Energy will be using OriginOil’s Electro Water Separation Technology as part of its strategy to acquire and restart shuttered fish farms in the Coachella Valley region of Southern California. “Following OriginOil’s field demonstration earlier this month, we have concluded that this technology is a strategic asset in our drive to restart […]
In the United Kingdom, Green Investment Bank has published its first Annual Report, for the period to 31st March 2013. The report is published to coincide with Annual Review meetings in Edinburgh and London, where the Executive Team will present the results to a wide range of stakeholders. Business Secretary Vince Cable stated, “The Green […]
In Canada, Solarvest Bioenergy has filed for a US patent to protect its unique process for the algal-based production of a line of highly purified Omega 3 products. This patent pending process will allow Solarvest to be in complete compliance with both EU and USDA organic regulations. In addition to being environmentally unsustainable, current Omega […]
