By Mike Knauf CEO, Rivertop Renewables Henry Ford is reported to have once said “If I asked my customers what they want, they simply would have said a faster horse.” Think of the incredible innovations we would have missed out on if Ford had simply created a “drop-in replacement” for the horse. I see a […]
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 three days of voting, POET-DSM has retaken the lead for processing systems and services and Waste Management is making a move in Feedstocks (gases and residues). Voting is […]
In California, Plastic News reports that Micromidas is looking to use cardboard, rice hulls and paper sludge to produce a bio-based PET. Micromidas’s approach is to directly process their non food biomass directly into PET as the process is cellulose based, not sugar based. Micromidas is looking to have their pilot scale built in the […]
In South Africa, Selectra, a private South African company working in the water, waste and energy nexus in Africa, is using VIASPACE’s Giant King Grass to remediate and also produce energy on land that has been altered by gold mining in South Africa, leading to thousands of hectares of slimes dams and mine tailings. Giant […]
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In Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel Technologies announced today that Samuel Millington has been named Chief Executive Officer for the 17 year-old Maui-based company. Millington, a long time Hawaii resident, joins PBT with years of experience in the for-profit, nonprofit and public service sectors. Millington joins PBT at a pivotal moment for the rapidly growing company, with […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, dropped 1.10 percent to 70.94 as ethanol equities sagged. For the day, Ceres (CERE) jumped 12.24 percent to $2.20, while Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) fell 3.65 percent to $3.96. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) fell 3.20 percent to $2.72. Overall, declines led advances 3 to […]
In Washington, the United States Senate passed the Farm Bill, known formally as the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act, by a vote of 66-27. The bill was hailed by its sponsors as a model of bipartisanship and cost-cutting, but maintaining a focus on critical programs for food, nutrition, renewable energy and rural economic development. The […]
Former “moon shot” transitions into “business as usual” Every once in a while, the Eagle really does land, and one small step for a man really does translate into one giant leap for mankind. In Italy, following the commissioning and start-up of its 20 million gallon per year cellulosic biofuels plant in Crescentino, Italy, Beta […]
New enzyme cocktail boosts yields to 2.9 gallons per bushel, adds 13% yield in corn oil extraction while dropping energy usage In Missouri, Novozymes announced the launch of new enzyme technology that can increase ethanol yield from corn by up to 5%. The technology also increases corn oil extraction by 13%, while saving 8% energy. […]
