In Illinois, researchers at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, writing in FarmDoc Daily, found that a corn price of $5.24 per bushel was required for E85 ethanol fuel to be competitive with gasoline on a cost-per-mile basis, using the current $3.88 gasoline retail price. The research team found that with every 10 cent increase in […]
In Kentucky, Yes Magazine is highlighting opportunities to use former strip mine lands for biofuels as part of an effort to remediate the scarred land left by surface mining in Eastern Kentucky. The report highlighted use of the short-rotation trees such as black locust that could be harvested each 5-10 years to produce biomass for […]
In the EU, researchers from the US, Europe and China, writing in Environmental Science & Technology, warned that climate change could increase water consumption for US ethanol production up by 19 percent over the next 40 years — in meeting the 15 billion gallon corn ethanol mandate. The analysis found that irrigation rates would increase […]
In Brazil, the BBC highlighted reasons for a sharp downturn in ethanol demand among Brazilians, noting that in January 2009, four out of five flex-fuel vehicles used ethanol most of the time for fuel, but that this number dropped to one in four by October 2012, prompting a drop in ethanol demand from 17.9 billion […]
In New Zealand, the Wood Council’s Woodscape report looked at options for industry to boost exports to $12 billion by 2023, up from $4.5 billion today, but noted that technologies such as biochemicals and biofuels would not flourish until sawmills and forest owners began to package and sell sawdust and other mill residues as raw […]
In Indiana, Cereplast reports in a shareholder update that the government of the United Kingdom is using the European Union legal system in an attempt to influence the Italian legislation that enforces sanctions on merchants that do not discontinue the use of traditional single-use plastic bags in favor of bioplastic and other alternatives. Cereplast anticipates […]
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In Oklahoma, researchers at Oklahoma State University have published the first analysis of a genome of rumen fungus, organisms that reside in the gut of ruminant animals and are remarkably efficient at digesting plant biomass. The team’s genomic and experimental analyses indicate the fungus efficiently degrades a wide range of non-crop plant materials, such as […]
In Washington, the Agriculture Energy Coalition expressed support for legislation introduced by Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) and Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) to provide robust mandatory funding and extend eligibility to renewable chemicals in Farm Bill Energy Title programs. AgEC also thanked the legislation’s original co-sponsors, including Reps. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), Donna Christensen (D-V.I.), […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rebounded 0.32 percent to 71.19 as ethanol equities and advanced biofuels recovered. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) soared 10.30 percent to $1.82, while Aemetis (AMTX) jumped 8.33 percent to $0.42. Among other equities, Neste Oil (NTOIF) plunged 10.85 percent to $14.22. Overall, declines led […]
