In Nebraska, Laurel BioComposite announced it has completed construction of its new 12,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility and is ramping up phase one production for Bio-Res PE. The bio-material is a high-performance, cost-effective replacement for traditional petroleum-based resins in a variety of manufacturing processes for plastics. Laurel BioComposite is taking delivery of equipment that includes […]
Today on Twitter: tirepyrolysis Biofuels to boom by 2020 as cellulosic ethanol becomes competitive, reports say: http://t.co/otKMF96TKs Tby_Bruce @FoodSecurityUK climate; environment, sustainability; biofuels, rising demand driving up food price; chronic underinvestment in agriculture E2Wire: Funding bill amendments target military biofuels eyesonthebay Bacterium found in Bay decomposes seagrass and can be useful to produce biofuels & other products.
In North Carolina, the Bioenergy Deployment Consortium is having its Spring Symposium form 22 to 24 March in Greensboro. At the request of members Pyrolysis oil (wood oil or bio-oil) will be featured. Two tours of pilot plants will be included.
Signature camelina developer acquired by GCEH in non-cash transaction, as 2011’s wonder feedstock takes a step forward. In California, Global Clean Energy Holdings announced that it has acquired Sustainable Oils, a leader in Camelina genetics and production. The acquisition includes 100% ownership interest of Sustainable Oils and the ownership of the key intellectual property and […]
In New Mexico, Incitor CEO Troy Lapsys and Executive VP for Business Development Jacob Berman have left the company. Troy Lapsys “is no longer with Incitor. I am not at liberty to disclose any more details at this point in time,” the company said in a terse statement. Is Berman still with the company? “No, […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, rebounded 0.45 percent to 71.80 as enzymes advanced. For the day, Verenium (VRNM) jumped 6.33 percent to $2.52, while Amyris (AMRS) gained 4.11 percent to $3.04. Among other equities, Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) fell 5.95 percent to $10.90. Overall, advances led declines 2 […]
In Washington, 30 governors in the Governor’s Biofuels Coalition have issued a letter to all Members of Congress urging them to stay the course on the federal Renewable Fuels Standard. The Iowa Biodiesel Board praised the move as a bold statement of refusal to back down to the unrelenting false accusations leveled by opponents of […]
In the Netherlands, Royal DSM will propose to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 3 May 2013 to appoint Mr. Dimitri de Vreeze to the Managing Board of DSM with responsibility for DSM’s Materials Sciences clusters, with effect from 1 September 2013.
Are the go-go years gone-gone? Is it “back on the Chain Gang” from here on in? BP Biofuels chief Phil New offers realism, and a challenge for operational excellence. At World Biofuels Markets, BP CEO Phil New delivered a keynote speech which attempted to turn the industry’s attention towards “the hard yards” of operational excellence, saying […]
Chromatin, Inc., a leading provider of innovative crop breeding technology, sorghum seed products and feedstocks, said today it has entered into an agreement with POET, LLC, one of the world’s largest ethanol producers, to use sorghum grown in South Dakota in the production of ethanol. Chromatin said the agreement covers up to 4,400 acres of […]
