Today on Twitter: geekwithsoul @toxicpath I agree when it comes to ethanol, but that study completely ignores biodiesel. All biofuels are not created equal 😉 AlisonLJones @deccgovuk I believe the rainforests and the animals that inhabit them are far more important than the use of biofuels. No palm oil please. AmericanEthanol Great piece #biofuels #sustainability @JonSchwartz1: Five Years […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, dropped 0.82 percent to 69.84 as advanced biofuels fell. For the day, Renewable Energy Group (REGI) plunged 20.92 percent to $6.02 after releasing earnings, while KiOR (KIOR) fell 4.28 percent to $5,14. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) dropped 3.63 percent to $1,86. Overall, advances […]
Take some process heat and steam and CO2 from an ethanol plant — add a greenhouse, then stir and bake — what do you get? A whole bunch of healthy food, and fuel, and you get to see what Canadians look like when they get animated. It was one of the those mornings when the […]
In Washington, President Barack Obama nominated MIT professor Ernest J. Moniz as US Secretary of Energy, replacing Steven Chu, and nominated Gina McCarthy as EPA Administrator. Moniz is currently serving as the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems, as well as the director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) and the […]
In India, some three dozen companies on the Indian subcontinent are currently testing Cereplast bioplastic resins, including Cereplast Compostables resins and Cereplast Biopropylene grades for a variety of different applications. Compostable applications include blow-molded water bottles, blown film garbage bags and single-use grocery bags by companies including Jeevan Polmers of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh and Back […]
Today on Twitter: greenrbiz: #REA REA welcomes Ed Davey’s support for biofuels in Europe lawyerThomas: @virgehall While they champion biofuels causes food shortages that cause people to starve to death; nice people enviroEdgeNews: How your fuel bills are driving #deforestation-what you can do!, via @OrangutansSOS nGFA: FAO Report Reveals Biofuels Certification Creates Trade Barriers
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 0.72 percent to 70.42 as large caps were up. For the day, Syntroleum (SYNM) dropped 4.65 percent to $0.41, while Ceres (CERE) recovered 6.40 percent to $3.99. Among other equities, Valero (VLO) surged 4.03 percent to $48.51. Overall, advances led declines 7 to […]
Are supporters of the oil industry grasping at straws to keep the U.S. military addicted to oil? By Brent Erickson, executive vice-president, Biotechnology Industry Organization; head, Industrial & Environmental Section Achieving energy security is critical not only for civilians, but also for U.S. military readiness and national security reasons. Our reliance on foreign oil has […]
By Brad Krohn Big Oil’s best kept secret from the American consumer is Brazil’s fuel ethanol mandate, which started during the 1970s as a result of the OPEC oil embargoes. In Brazil, where ethanol is made from sugar cane, all gasoline contains 20 percent to 25 percent ethanol (E20-E25). At retail stations, consumers can choose […]
In the Netherlands, Mercedes-Benz has chosen DSM’s high performance polyamide largely made from renewable resources for the engine beauty cover of the brand-new Mercedes-Benz A-Class. Around 70% of the raw materials used to make the polyamide 410 in DSM’s EcoPaXX Q-HGM24 reinforced compound are derived from the castor plant. BBP Kunststoffwerk Marbach Baier GmbH is […]
