Today on Twitter: 3DR: EIA: cellulosic biofuels will likely remain well below EISA targets: Planned cellulosic biofuel production b… climate_politix: EPA expands list of advance biofuels eligible for federal incentives. FAOnews: New #UNFAO report says small farmers risk exclusion from biofuels certification schemes: patrickdijusto: If you fuel a robot vehicle with ethanol, will it be […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, recovered 0.39 percent to 68.99 as large caps advanced. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) rebounded 4.83 percent to $3.04, while Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) tumbled 5.41 percent to $0.35. Among other equities, Biofuel Energy (BIOF) dropped 6.46 percent to $4.63. Overall, advances led declines 8 […]
New renewable feedstock OKs. Good news, bad, neutral? The Digest looks in depth at the latest from EPA. In Washington, the US Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule qualifying biofuels produced from camelina oil as biomass-based diesel or advanced biofuel, as well as biofuels from energy cane which qualify as cellulosic biofuel. This final […]
The following is adapted from remarks by Digest editor Jim Lane at the Low Carbon Fuels Conference — Avalon Air Show, Avalon, Australia Distinguished delegates, As journalists, at the Digest our job is to ask the 7 Questions. Who, What, Where, When, How Much, How and Why. In aviation biofuels the task is made easier […]
In Delaware, DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Company announced the winner of the inaugural Zemea Innovation Award. Knowlton Development Corp. was selected as the winner for its patented Natural Zea deodorant stick platform. Zemea propanediol is a natural, 100 percent biobased ingredient made from corn sugar through fermentation and developed for use in the […]
Today on Twitter: EcoJive: Biofuels Policy Helping Destroy U.S. Grasslands At Fastest Rate Since 1930s,… niliz_f: Next Generation Biofuels: Pathways To Production CanGreenfuels: USDA report predicts 40% growth in ethanol production through 2022 & cont global demand for biofuels ethanolbyPOET: POET-DSM’s Project LIBERTY is taking shape.
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, dumped 1.86 percent to 68.72 as advanced biofuels tanked. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) fell 8.23 percent to $2.90, while Gevo (GEVO) lost 8.10 percent to $1.93. Among other equities, Codexis (CDXS) fell 4.09 percent to $2.11. Overall, declines led advances 7 to 1 […]
What is fibre fuel, how does it displace petroleum via supercritical technology, and what does the plant look like? A cryptic note appeared less than two weeks ago in the Bay of Plenty Times, a newspaper servicing the northern tip of New Zealand and its largest commercial port, in Tauranga. “Z Energy and Norske Skog, […]
In California, Cereplast announced the incorporation of a new wholly owned subsidiary, Algaeplast, Inc. The subsidiary’s focus will be the development and manufacture of algae-based bioplastics. Cereplast has been a pioneer in algae-based plastics, helping to bring the first products made from Cereplast Algae Bioplastics to market in 2011, and with the recent commercialization of […]
Today on Twitter: marvmiller: Biofuels Converting U.S. Prairielands at Dust Bowl Rates ethanolt: How many #ethanol jobs in your state? Check out a state-by-state list — GildaFoster: World’s First Genetically Engineered Biofuels Corn Threatens Contamination Of Food-Grade Corn: IERenergy: Would you rather pay $27 a gallon or ~$3.70 a gallon for fuel? The answer isn’t […]
