In California, UC San Diego announced that 12 scientists report that new discoveries of the way plants transport important substances across their biological membranes to resist toxic metals and pests, increase salt and drought tolerance, control water loss and store sugar can have profound implications for increasing the supply of food and energy for our […]
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The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 1.15 percent to 72.19 as advanced biofuels rose alongside large caps. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) gained 5.88 percent to $1.80, while Renewable Energy Group (REGI) soared 4.41 percent to an all-time high close of $11.85. Among other equities, LKiOR (KIOR) added 3.09 […]
“If you have not done so already,” the UN Foundation writes, “we encourage you to nominate eligible women with 10–15 years of experience working in the clean energy sector for the 2013 U.S. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) Awards. This is especially a great chance to recognize women who are dedicated to bringing sustainable […]
A new, potentially game-changing path to biofuels? And what exactly does promiscuity have to do with it? There’s been some potentially world-changing work going on of late at the University of Wisconsin, the University of Guelph and Los Alamos National Laboratory that it’s time for you to know about. And if phrases like “enantioselectivity” or […]
In Washington, according to EIA data, ethanol production averaged 857,000 barrels per day (b/d) — or 35.99 million gallons daily. That is up 4,000 b/d from the week before and the highest rate of output this year. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 849,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 13.02 billion gallons. […]
In Delaware, the Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals (SBFC), today awarded DuPont with its 2013 Bioeconomy Leadership Award. 2013 marks the first year of this award, aimed at honoring an organization for demonstrated and sustained leadership excellence in advancing the development of the biobased economy. DuPont was recognized for its pioneering work in […]
In Illinois, Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) announced that it has completed due diligence on GrainCorp Limited (ASX: GNC) and intends to make a cash offer to acquire the outstanding common shares of the company for A$12.20 per share under the terms of the takeover bid implementation deed signed with GrainCorp last week. The […]
In Florida, the Latin American & Caribbean Council on Renewable Energy (LAC-CORE) also awarded the first annual Clean Energy Award to José María Figueres, President of the Carbon War Room and former President of Costa Rica. The award is given jointly by LAC-CORE and Spanish-language Clean Energy magazine to a public figure who has done […]
In the UK, sugar trading giant Czarnikow said that while the Asian economies have the greatest growth potential both in terms industrialisation and the development of their own consumer markets they will become increasingly in need of the agricultural production of the west. The trading firm, in a research note, highlighted that 2013 is expected […]
