The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, edged down 0.28 percent to 74.64 as advanced biofuels slid. For the day, Biox (BX.T) dropped 13.85 percent to $0.56, while KiOR (KIOR) lost 2.52 percent to $4.64. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) settled back 6.38 percent to $0.44. Overall, declines and advances were […]
In California, VIASPACE announced the signing of a joint development agreement with Grain Hill/AGRICORP. Under the agreement, a new special purpose company will be established to develop, build, own and operate a 2,100 acre Giant King Grass plantation and a co-located 12 MW biomass power plant on the AGRICORP Agricola Miramontes plantation on the shores […]
In New York, the CME Group announced the first Ethanol Renewable Identification Number futures contract was cleared yesterday over CME ClearPort. This trade was brokered by StarFuels Inc. “As the most actively traded market for North American gasoline, ultra-low-sulfur diesel and ethanol futures contracts, our new RINs products make a good complement to our existing […]
In Washington, the EIA reports that ethanol production averaged 875,000 barrels per day (b/d) — or 36.75 million gallons daily. That is up 18,000 b/d from the week before, the highest weekly average since the week ended 6/22/2012. Stocks of ethanol stood at 16.2 million barrels. That is a 1.5% decrease from last week. Overall […]
In New Zealand, Aduro Biopolymers, a spin-out from the University of Waikato and receiving investment from Wallace Corporation (NZ’s largest renderer), has reached the finals of the KiwiNet Research Commercialization Awards. Winners will be announced at an awards function on 19th June in Auckland. Aduro Biopolymers was set up to commercialize a diverse range of materials […]
In Canada, CO2 Solutions announced that it has renewed until March 31, 2015 its Joint Development Agreement with Codexis to continue the development and deployment of CO2 Solutions’ enzymatic carbon capture technology. Under the amended and restated JDA, CO2 Solutions’ proprietary enzymatic method for the efficient capture of carbon dioxide from large emission sources will continue to benefit from Codexis’ […]
In Spain, the European Investment Bank signed papers to fund the Repsol Technology Centre’s research and development plan with 200 million euros to cover a number of projects of the Repsol research and development program, covering different energy areas. The EIB will finance a development program that includes improvements in natural gas transport, energy efficiency, […]
In Indiana, Cereplast reported a net loss for the three months ending March 31, 2013 was $18 million, as compared to $2.4 million in the same period in 2012. The increase in net loss was primarily driven by an increase in other income and expense related to financing transactions. Cereplast’s press release noted that while […]
In Florida, GDT TEK announced that it has entered into a definitive exclusive rights agreement to acquire an unnamed renewable energy company as a wholly-owned subsidiary on or before December 31, 2013. This company turns landfill gas into electricity and creates a Refuse Fuel Derived pellets rom a bio mass waste product utilizing the waste heat […]
In Texas, Reactive Surfaces today announced the general availability of WMDtox, a self-decontaminating coating that protects firearms, vehicles, equipment and uniforms by neutralizing organophosphorous chemical agents such as sarin. The coating can be applied months in advance. Reactive Surfaces conducts research, design and manufacturing of environmentally-friendly enzyme and peptide technology. Originally designed for decontamination and […]
