Today on Twitter: CanGreenfuels Growing Forward 2 great news for #biofuels producers & farmers alike. Read why here: C2_Conor More cool science, biofuels from atmospheric CO2 bugis Destroying the future of Africa: Companies invest in biofuels: buying farmland and freshwater usage rights in Africa caafiaviation: A World Bioenergy Association paper shows there is enough land available to […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, fell 1.39 percent to 68.01 as advanced biofuels tanked. For the day, Valero (VLO) dropped 4.27 percent to $40.60, while KiOR (KIOR) lost 4.43 percent to $4.10. Among other equities, Codexis (CDXS) slumped 4.42 percent to $2.16. Overall, declines led advances 5 to 1 […]
As bio, solar and computing inaugurate a spectacular Age of Convergence — the long-term opportunities in energy may well lie at sea. One of the perplexities of our time: why solar systems are so photon-efficient and so troubled in energy storage; conversely, how biomass systems are so photon-inefficient yet have magnificently dense energy storage options […]
In California, Algenetix, an industrial biotech company incubated from the pipeline of Kapyon Ventures has closed $2.0M in Series A-1 funding to further commercialize its PhotoSeed platform. The groundbreaking technology vastly improves oil productivity in microbes by accelerating oil accumulation and subsequently preventing its degradation in the cell. The company’s funding is led by Two […]
In California, Marrone Bio Innovations announced the submission of a patent application encompassing a new Bacillus sp. strain F727, to the USPTO. This strain was first discovered from soil collected in California by one of MBI’s employees. The anti-fungal compounds produced by this new strain are different than the current commercial Bacillus biofungicide products. In […]
Today on Twitter: Energy_Risk: Biofuels Producer Ensus Takes UK Plant Offline Due To Poor Wheat Quality: Biofuels producer Ensu… timportz: Dirt work has begun in Nevada @dupont’s cellulosic facility. Exciting. #biofuels. Tgarciaazcarate: Sustainable biofuels and the indirect land use change (ILUC) issue BloombergView: Why have gas prices jumped? Blame the fed mandate on ethanol |
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, shed 0.63 percent to 68.97 despite an advanced biofuels recovery. For the day, Valero (VLO) dropped 5.69 percent to $42.41, while KiOR (KIOR) sagged 4.67 percent to $4.29. Among other equities, Ceres (CERE) gave up 3.26 percent to $3.26. Overall, declines led advances 7 […]
HydroMan may do his hydrogen-shift thing via water, at will – but outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we have some hydrogen issues. Psst! Like cutting out a fossil hydrogen dependency for many biofuels. But, new pathways ensure that the status hydroquo may not last for long. A numbers of readers responding to “Biofuels from […]
In China, World Bank Group member, International Finance Corp., has agreed to buy shares worth of $8.5 million in Jiangxi Tianren Ecology Co.. Tianren plans to use the money to increase its manufacturing capacity and strengthen its spray service both on land and in the air. Tianren will thus be able to supply biopesticide for […]
Today on Twitter: TheEconomist: American farmers want the amount of ethanol used in petrol to be increased SecureOurFuels Secure Our Fuels featured in National Journal @expertsenergy – #LCFS Not an Answer E_NILI: This is a great read. ex. fact:”..or insisting on biofuels despite the damage they do” SmCapStrategist: Congress and Ethanol: Biofuels Love Gone Wrong? –
