In Washington, retail gasoline prices from 2013 through the first quarter of 2015 were unaffected by prices for “RIN credits” (Renewable Identification Numbers) that are used to demonstrate compliance with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), according to a new detailed statistical analysis conducted by Informa Economics, Inc. The study found that “Changes in prices of […]
Novozymes, Bloomberg, KLM, Boeing, RSB, Carbon War Room, FAO, UN Foundartion, PANGEA, NEPAD, ICAO, Sky NRG, and the Inter-American Development Bank aim to “facilitate the development and deployment of sustainable bioenergy solutions…and doubling the use of renewable energy.” Seven projects underway in Bioenergy and Food Security, Sustainable Aviation, Policy Tools, Sustainability Certification and Sustainable Bioenergy […]
By James Evangelow & Sam Nejame, Special to the Digest If an advertising professional were writing the copy, renewable isobutanol would be called “The new and improved ethanol”. It overcomes essentially all the major deficiencies of ethanol as a fuel and can be produced in an ethanol plant. However, relentless litigation, waning interest in biofuels […]
New physical materials — stronger than steel, stiffer than Kevlar, lightweight, conductive, non-toxic, and highly absorbent. New liquid fuels and chemicals — strong on performance, price, and emissions. New edible materials — lighter in unhealthy fats, and delivering more targeted nutritional benefit with fewer side effects from obesity to diabetes. A revolution in physical materials is occurring […]
What’s the latest with such projects such as Frontline BioEnergy, Myriant, POET-DSM, INEOS Bio, Sapphire Energy, Abengoa, Haldor Topsoe, UOP. ZeaChem, Mercurius, and American Process, among others? In Washington this June 25th, the Department of Energy will publish its annual 2015 Project Peer Review final report, at its annual Program Management Review, which immediately follows […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rebounded 0.39 percent to 68.80 despite an advanced biofuels slump. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) plunged 15.14 percent to $3.85 following a capital raise, while Ceres (CERE) lost 11.29 percent to $2.13. Among other equities, Dyadic (DYAI) rallied 4.95 percent to $1.06. Overall, advances […]
Electrics, fuel cell vehicles, smart cars, biofuels for road and sky, and greening the grid come under the microscope Down Under. In Sydney this week, a number of US and Australian leaders gathered at the Australian Technology Park to debate the models and options offered by the cleantech revolution in decarbonizing road transport. “Road transport […]
A period of lower-cost oil has, famously, descended on the market, reminding us that business models should always take into account “black swan” economic events such as the battle between OPEC and unconventional oil producers over some 10% of global market share, which has tumbled oil prices some 20% down, with US currency strength causing […]
In California, Pacific Ethanol reported a net loss for Q1 2015 of $4.7 million, compared to $11.1 million for the first quarter of 2014. Net sales were $206.2 million forQ1 2015, a decrease of 19% when compared to $254.5 million for Q1 2014. The decline in net sales was attributable to a decrease in the […]
In Colorado, Gevo announced a net loss of $7.3 million for Q1 2015 compared to $12.0 million in Q1 2014. The company ended the first quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $4.4 million, and the exercise of warrants since the beginning of April 2015 is expected to result in net proceeds of $6.2 million. […]
