In Washington, the Energy Information Administration is reporting that ethanol production averaged 807,000 barrels per day (b/d) — or 33.89 million gallons daily. That is up 2,000 b/d from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 804,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 12.33 billion gallons. Stocks of ethanol stood at […]
In Canada, April 1 marked the official launch of the Growing Forward 2 (GF2) policy framework, a $3 billion dollar investment by federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) governments and the foundation for government agricultural programs and services over the next five years. GF2 programs will focus on innovation, competitiveness and market development to ensure Canadian […]
In Canada, Sustainable Technology Development Canada announced that SDTC’s SD Tech Fund is accepting proposals until April 17, 2013 for assistance in bringing clean technologies to market. On behalf of the Government of Canada, SDTC supports the commercialization of clean technologies by Canadian companies through the critical juncture when capital and scaling costs become challenges […]
In New York, Bloomberg is reporting that jatropha 2.0 developer SG Biofuels is “seeking a partner in Southeast Asia or Africa and expects to complete a cooperation deal within 180 days” to expand its growth in the hot, “growing zone” for jatropha. SGB has signed up [artners with more than 250,000 acres signed up in […]
In Washington, the Federal Register reports that the following eight categories will be added to the USDA’s Biopreferred Program: aircraft and boat cleaners, automotive care products, engine crankcase oil, gasoline fuel additives, metal cleaners and corrosion removers, microbial cleaning products, paint removers and water turbine bearing oils. A new subcategory, countertops, was added to the […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy today announced it would fund its three Bioenergy Research Centers for an additional five-year period, subject to continued congressional appropriations. The three Centers —including the BioEnergy Research Center (BESC) led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications for federal REAP funds to help gasoline retailers install blender pumps designed to give consumers flexibility and choice in the ethanol blends they use. This is the third year that blender pumps have been authorized as part of the REAP program. Agriculture Secretary […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, edged up 0.31 percent to 68.22 as advanced biofuels rebounded. For the day, Biofuels Energy (BIOF) dropped 3.39 percent to $4.85, while Monsanto gained 1.17 percent to $105.70 on strong earnings. Among other equities, Codexis (CDXS) jumped 3.24 percent to $2.23. Overall, advances led […]
We go through the renewable fuels math — and find that the nattering nabobs of negativism might have crowed too soon. Sometimes you wonder what former US Vice-President Spiro Agnew would make of the current political landscape, and the hoo-haw over the US Renewable Fuel Standard. Back in 1970, he decried the “nattering nabobs of […]
In Washington, Niagara Mist Marketing Division’s 1000+ Stain Remover has has earned the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label. Niagara Mist is a division of Winning Brands, manufacturer of advanced cleaning solutions including 1000+ Stain Remover. The innovative stain remover and multi-cleaner was known during early marketing as Winning Colours. More on the story.
