In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association has sent a letter to the Senate’s Committee on Environment and Public Works refuting claims made by anti-biofuel organizations including ActionAid that they say misrepresent recent studies on US biofuel policy. The RFA claims that the organizations may not have even read the reports from the National Academies of […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, slipped 0.23 percent to 73.07 as advanced biofuels stocks waned. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) fell 0.17 percent to $29.55, while Solazyme (SZYM) dropped 2.54 percent to $12.66. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) slumped 2.28 percent to $10.70. Overall, declines led advances […]
Can PetroAlgae find a market for its feed among the aficionados of alfalfa and fishmeal, with fuels on the side? In its recent IPO revision, it says “sure can”. In Florida, PetroAlgae has filed a massive revision to its S-1 registration for a proposed initial public offering. The company is currently ranked #55th in the […]
Can PetroAlgae find a market for its feed among the aficionados of alfalfa and fishmeal, with fuels on the side? In its recent IPO revision, it says “sure can”. In Florida, PetroAlgae has filed a massive revision to its S-1 registration for a proposed initial public offering. The company is currently ranked #55th in the […]
Can PetroAlgae find a market for its feed among the aficionados of alfalfa and fishmeal, with fuels on the side? In its recent IPO revision, it says “sure can”. In Florida, PetroAlgae has filed a massive revision to its S-1 registration for a proposed initial public offering. The company is currently ranked #55th in the […]
In Iowa, POET says that it will produce enough corn oil by the end of the year to produce 12 million gallons of biodiesel annually, or 100 million pounds of corn oil. Already the corn oil extraction technology has been added to six of POET’s plants with more expected to come online next year. The […]
In Missouri, the St. Joseph City Council will decide on Dec. 12 if it will provide Colorado-based Blue Sun Biodiesel with up to $25.5 million in industrial development bonds to kickstart the Terra Bioenergy biodiesel facility that started and stalled in 2008. In order to qualify for the bonds and property tax abatements, Blue Sun […]
In North Dakota, beet team members at NDSU and Green Vision Group have applied for classification of energy beets as an advanced biofuel feedstock from the Environmental Protection Agency. In 2008, sugarbeets were listed as advanced biofuel feedstocks along with sugarcane but since 2009 they haven’t been. The group has also applied for a grant […]
In the UK, Transport for London is launching a one-year trial that will see 12 of its ‘Dial-a-Ride’ minibuses run on B30. The used cooking oil-based biodiesel will be supplied by Argent Energy and if the trial is successful, which expects to reduce vehicle carbon emissions by 25%, then the B30 could be extended to […]
In the UK, Transport for London is launching a one-year trial that will see 12 of its ‘Dial-a-Ride’ minibuses run on B30. The used cooking oil-based biodiesel will be supplied by Argent Energy and if the trial is successful, which expects to reduce vehicle carbon emissions by 25%, then the B30 could be extended to […]
