In the United Kingdom, the Green Investment Bank has published its first market report on anaerobic digestion. The report gives an overview of the issues facing the market and identifies the opportunities, and barriers, for investment. The findings of the report will be used to inform GIB’s strategy on the potential for debt investment in […]
New technology from Novozymes has implications for prices, profits, markets and also Moms, Dads, kids and cows We have a pretty important innovation to relate to you today — based on a product release from Novozymes, which is currently running away from the competition in the 2013 biofuel’s Hot Partners poll in the category of […]
In California, a new landmark report just issued this morning on California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard found that “The alternative fuels market is evolving rapidly and in unforeseen ways, and the LCFS is driving investment in low carbon ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biogas.” This report represents the first phase of a two-phase, year-long project […]
In Florida, voting is now underway in the 2013 Hot Partners competition, and will continue through Friday June 14 at 5pm EDT. As the competition enters its final two days of voting, Waste Management took the lead in Feedstocks (gases and residues), while Dupont continues to make a race of it with CocaCola in Strategic customers […]
In Delaware, Ashland Care Specialties announced that Ecocert, the global organic certification body, has verified that Supercol and Supercol U guar rheology modifiers conform to its standards and those of COSMOS for natural cosmetics. The organizations certify finished personal care products as natural and organic based on the use of approved ingredients. Supercol GF guar […]
In Pennsylvania, FMC Corporation announced the launch of its new anaerobic bioremediation ELS product, an emulsified lecithin substrate designed to enhance in-situ anaerobic bioremediation of groundwater containing chlorinated contaminants. ELS product combines lecithin with a surfactant – both food grade – to support the growth of bacteria that degrade chlorinated organic contaminants in groundwater. As […]
Today on Twitter: NASAglenn @NASAglenn #ISS research examines how biofuels burn in space. @EandTmagazine levitan_m Fuel for Thought, Part 1: Biofuels and Fuel Cells | Fw:Thinking sun_raven Beyond Biofuels: Integrating Algae in the Built Environment: It’s that they’re far more expensive than convent…
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, jumped 2.50 percent to 72.71 as Ceres experienced a monumental rally. For the day, Ceres (CERE) jumped 77.27 percent to $3.90 following a favorable analyst report from Raymond James’ Pavel Molchanov, while Metabolix (MBLX) fell 4.14 percent to $1.62. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) […]
The Griffin strikes! Pulp & paper giant UPM taps Renmatix as partner for cost competitive sugars — as it heads for renewable chemicals. The Digest goes in-depth with UPM and Renmatix, and looks at the realm of supercritical fluids. Yesterday, news went around the industry like wildfire that UPM and Renmatix have entered into a […]
In Washington, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the availability of up to $98.6 million to support the production of advanced biofuels, and an opportunity for eligible producers to submit applications. USDA remains focused on carrying out its mission, despite a time of significant budget uncertainty. Today’s announcement is one part of the Department’s efforts […]
