A reduced but still robust $881 million Energy Title is one of the highlights, as the Farm Bill emerges from a House-Senate conference and is set for passage. What’s in it? The Digest has a complete guide. In Washington, the US Senate and House of Representatives, in a joint conference report, reached a compromise that […]
Draws fire from biofuels, environmental groups for emphasis on fossil fuels, back-off on renewables; 110,000 sign VoteVets.org petition in support of RFS In Washington, US President Barack Obama delivered the 2014 State of the Union speech, and declared that “the all-of-the-above energy strategy I announced a few years ago is working.” The complete text of the […]
Tired of corn, corn, corn or cane, cane, cane? There are 101 feedstocks in the biofuels canon. Here’s what’s up with each of them, and all of them. In Florida, Biofuels Digest released its annual Guide to biofuels feedstocks, tracking 10,658 items published in the Digest in the past 48 months on 101 feedstocks for […]
In Washington, today is the final day to submit comments to the EPA regarding the 2014 proposed volumes for the Renewable Fuel Standard. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0747 via here or email to [email protected]. You can also fax comments to (202) 566–1741. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that […]
As Dr. Johnson said, “Nothing focuses the mind like the prospect of a hanging”. Now, 2014 really gets underway, complete with a stock market plunge. So, have you identified every piece of a fortress-like strategy, secured the resources, tied up partners needed for success in the bioeconomy? If not, read on. The economy of 2009-2013 […]
So, NBB packs it up and the delegates go home. What are the trends — what’s are the takeaways? The Digest’s overall take — and items heard on the floor this week. In California, NBB is now officially over. Key trends? We saw four. 1. In general, traffic and spirits were down from previous years. […]
In Canada, Iogen Corporation announced it has developed and patented a new method to make drop-in cellulosic biofuels from biogas using existing refinery assets and production operations. The company estimates there is refining capacity in place to incorporate 5-6 billion gallons per year of renewable hydrogen content into gasoline and diesel fuel. Iogen will initially […]
“I’m not a bacterium, I’m a one-celled Clooney.” Mike tweets: “To you, its the dread GMO. To me, it’s a nip-and-tuck. So I was thinking about checking in at RASEI for some work on my chin.” Has Mike visited your project lately? Tweet your photos with Mike at #MikeRobeDigest, then see them in the Digest.
A stunner at NBB. Renewable Energy Group deploys its balance sheet — and takes aim at renewable chemicals — as it acquires the storied LS9. In Iowa, Renewable Energy Group announced it has acquired LS9 for a purchase price of up to $61.5 million, consisting of up front and earnout payments, in stock and cash. […]
NBB chief Joe Jobe blasts Big Oil for “misleading Americans about fuel policy,” and operating a “propaganda machine” to “kill diversity and choice” in transportation fuels. In California, National Biodiesel Board CEO Joe Jobe blasted the petroleum industry for “misleading Americans about fuel policy”, and he called on President Barack Obama to stand firm behind […]
