In California, researchers with the Joint BioEnergy Institute have engineered the first strains of Escherichia coli bacteria that can digest switchgrass biomass and synthesize its sugars into gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. What’s more, the microbes are able to do this without any help from enzyme additives. The E. coli were further engineered with three […]
In Iowa, presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann is pushing for a subsidy to offset the cost of converting traditional gasoline cars to flex-fuel cars in order to boost E85 consumption, rather than subsidies like the blenders credit. She says the cost is only about $80 per car but that’s likely just the equipment required for the […]
In California, Aurora Algae announced that Connie Sandusky will join the Company as senior vice president of sales, responsible for developing sales and marketing strategy, while Thomas Willardson will serve as chief financial officer, overseeing Aurora Algae’s finance and accounting functions.
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 0.55 percent to 73.15 on big jumps by Codexis and ethanol stocks. For the day, Codexis (CDXS) soared 21.78 percent to $5.87, while Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) advanced 28.57 percent to $1.35. Among other equities, Aventine Renewables (AVRW) recovered 12.50 percent to $6.75. Overall, […]
Focused on RFS, RIN, or VEETC? Have no idea what RMN, ATM, GDD, STT or LCW stand for? Amyris and Total do, and they are getting down the street towards serious scale. Are you? Yesterday’s Digest looked at the theme of getting stronger through beefing up management teams and raising cash, cash and more cash. […]
In Washington, the Energy Information Agency says that as of Jan. 1, the US had 193 ethanol plants with installed capacity of 14.2 billion gallons while the RFA says that as of Nov. 16, there were 209 plants with installed capacity of 14.7 billion gallons but were currently producing 14.2 billion gallons.
In Ohio, the case of the City of Coshocton vs. Coshocton Ethanol and its original project developer is set to go to trial on May 11 following the company’s default on a $7 million loan from the Ohio Water Development Authority that it had jointly taken out with the city in 2007. The company is […]
In California, Pacific Ethanol received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market on November 29, which contained a NASDAQ compliance determination that the Company has regained compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), which requires that listed securities maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share. The company’s common stock has subsequently maintained a […]
In Sweden, Scania has received an order for 121 biofuel buses from Nobina, the largest Nordic passenger traffic operator for buses. Of the 121 buses for Nobina, 109 will be run on biogas and the rest on biodiesel. They will be put into service in public transport in Uppland and Skåne provinces in the summer […]
In Denmark, Inbicon has certified Poyry as meeting all quality, reliability, and professional standards necessary for engineering projects involving Inbicon Biomass Refineries. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Poyry employs 7,000 people worldwide in 50 countries, including the American office in Appleton, Wisconsin. In a typical Inbicon project, 1200 metric tons per day will be converted into […]
