ARPA-E aims to drive liquid fuel production from abundant, affordable methane — and sees biobased technology as the path forward. In Washington, ARPA-E released its long-awaited funding opportunity announcement for Project REMOTE – Reducing Emissions using Methantrophic Organisms for Transport Energy. If that seems like a mouthful – think “bioconversion of natural gas to liquid […]
In Canada, BioNitrogen will be conducting a feasibility study to build biomass to urea fertilizer plants. BioNitrogen has signed an agreement with the Battle River Agri-Ventures Co-op in Killam, Alberta to conduct the feasibility study for one or more plants. If the study concludes that constructing a plant is feasible in Alberta, BioNitrogen will work […]
Today on Twitter: panich52 More corn for #biofuels means fewer #grasslands and #wetlands | #ecology | Earth | EarthSky youngnata Ministers block EU proposal to limit some biofuels deforestation and food insecurity in other parts of the world iERenergy Simmons: RFS: Bad Policy Built on False Premises #ethanol @fuelfreedomnow expertsenergy: Lively debate unfolding at @nationaljournal expert blog […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, rebounded 0.81 percent to 70.04 as large caps advanced. For the day, ADM jumped 0.80 percent to $32.83, while KiOR (KIOR) dropped 4.72 percent to $4.85. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) soared 9.40 percent to $3.26. Overall, advances led declines 7 to 6 for […]
In Part I of our special two-part series, we looked at changing financial structures. Today in part II, we look at a new set of technologies coming along that are redefining our ideas about scale and cost. As seen in part I of Biorefinery 2015: the first wave of cellulosic biofuels projects are now reaching […]
In New Hampshire, Mascoma Corporation applied to the SEC for the withdrawal of its S-1 Registration Statement, thereby abandoning its contemplated IPO. “The Company has determined at this time not to proceed with the offering due to market conditions,” the SEC notice said, and noted that “The Company may undertake a subsequent private offering. In […]
In Massachusetts, Myriant Corporation and Bayegan Group, an international chemical production and trading company headquartered in Turkey, today announced a broad collaboration agreement to commercialize Myriant’s bio-succinic acid in markets across the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa. Under the terms of the agreement, Bayegan has committed to annually purchase a pre-determined amount of Myriant’s […]
Today on Twitter: ahujachand #RINs #Biofuels: Difference Engine: End the ethanol tax | The Economist . Only Time magazine has not chimed in greentechmedia: Mascoma Withdraws Its Big Biofuels IPO CraigShields Biofuels’ Dubious Efficiency – URINYC Big Oil feels threat from growing biofuels sector
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, fell 0.22 percent to 69.48 despite an advanced biofuels recovery. For the day, BlueFire Renewables (BFRE.OB) rebounded 40.00 percent to $0.07, while Codexis (CDXS) dropped 4.47 percent to $2.35. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) soared 7.19 percent to $2.98. Overall, declines led advances 3 […]
The first wave of cellulosic biofuels projects are now reaching completion. But what does the next wave look like – from technology to financing? We explore the trends in our two-part Biorefinery 2015 series. It’s a remarkable story of expansion. According to a report from Tristan R. Brown and Robert C. Brown at the Bioeconomy […]
