Prosperity arrives not just via “all of the above” with energy sources; but with agriculture markets, too, say Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Senate Agriculture Committee chairwoman Debbie Stabenow in impassioned addresses in Michigan “We don’t have an economy unless we make things and grow things,” begins Senator Debbie Stabenow, addressing the Biobased Stakeholders meeting. It’s […]
Creative financing keeping numerous advanced biofuels companies on the march, despite political uncertainty. Fiberight, Zeachem in focus. Which strategics are next? What rule changes can USDA make to accelerate commercialization? Although the USDA is trying to inject some mystery into the announcement, tomorrow USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager and Senate Majority Leader […]
Here in Digestville, we debut this week a content collaboration with Consumer Energy Report, a must-see content site that we recommend you check out and bookmark. Twice a month, we’ll check in with CER and excerpt their latest and greatest – including contributions from CER and Energy Trends editor and noted biofuels commentator Robert Rapier. […]
Advanced biofuels make a stunning comeback in Washington with three quick committee-level touchdowns on military biofuels, tax credits and algae parity; full Senate vote, conference with House by September? In Washington, the US Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Finance Committee handed the advanced biofuels industry three of its most significant wins on Capitol […]
Despite oil industry claims of “$10 million in fines for non-existent fuels” – they paid exactly $19,010.16 for cellulosic ethanol waivers in 2010, costing US consumers 14 millionths of one penny per gallon. So why exactly are refiners and their surrogates investing millions in an all-out effort to disable the RFS? By Brent Erickson Executive […]
In Florida, registration opened August 1, 2012 for the 30 Hottest Companies in Renewable Chemicals and Biobased Products rankings, complied and published by Biofuels Digest and Biobased Digest. All registered companies will appear automatically on the Hot 30 ballot which will be distributed to 30,000 Digest subscribers and 1,000 invited international selectors. Registered companies also will […]
In Florida, registration opened August 1, 2012 for the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy rankings, complied and published by Biofuels Digest. All registered companies will appear automatically on the Hot 50 ballot which will be distributed to 30,000 Digest subscribers and 1,000 invited international selectors. Registered companies also will have the opportunity to provide company […]
What is the role and scope of biofuels in a world potentially awash in newfound oil & gas? Since its inception, the bio-based economy — a multifaceted effort aimed at supplanting fossil fuels with biomass resources as the engine of the global economy — has been squarely focused on the issue of Peak Oil. Bio-based […]
In Washington, the US Senate defense appropriations subcommittee, part of the Senate Appropriations committee, passed a $604 billion defense funding bill that will continue funding for the Navy’s Green Strike Group biofuels program. In comments to reporters, subcommittee chairman Senator Daniel Inuoye of Hawaii confirmed that the bill included continued biofuels program funding, but declined […]
Arch-critic of the cost of military biofuels — Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe — comes under scrutiny over earmarks for natural gas-based military fuels that cost 29 times more than conventional fuels. In Washington, the battle over advanced military biofuels took a turn for the bizarre this week, amidst revelations that a leading Senate sponsor of […]
