Like MSW? You’ll love bagasse. Lot of the advantages of waste, and there’s a lot more available. Sugar’s the new oil, DOE Secretary Steven Chu is fond of saying. Codexis agrees, but argues that sugarcane residue (instead of competing for cane syrup) is the path to the real riches. Petroleum – we all know what […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, slipped 0.63 percent to 68.27 as advanced biofuels sputtered. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) gained 0.40 percent to $27.90, while Biox (BX.TO) fell 8.57 percent to $0.96. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) shed 5.47 percent to $5.18. Overall, declines led advances 8 […]
Global Bioenergies and LanzaTech attempt a mash-up of their technologies – to produce isobutene from carbon monoxide gas – can it be done? Is this a pathway for future mash-ups? What exotic materials may result from this post-carbohydrate partnership? In France, Global Bioenergies and LanzaTech announced that they will be collaborating on a feasibility study […]
In Colorado, Sundrop Fuels announced that they have agreed to purchase about 1,200 acres of land near Alexandria, Louisiana to build their first plant. Using forest waste and hydrogen from natural gas, their plant will produce up to 50 MGy of renewable gasoline. The plant will cost $450 to $500 million to build and will […]
In Colorado, the National Marine Manufacturers Association released a report stating that isobutanol-gasoline blend is superior to E15 fuel for boaters. The NMMA used isobutanol supplied by Gevo, comparing a 16.1 percent isobutanol blend to indolene, the standard gasoline used for engine testing, finding a reduction in C0 emissions. The testing also showed that unlike […]
In Houston, CME Group has listed the first-ever US biodiesel swap future, based on Houston biodiesel prices published by international energy price reporting agency Argus. The new swap future is available for trading on the NYMEX trading floor and for submission for clearing through CME ClearPort as of 21 November. The new swap future is […]
In Brazil, W.R. Grace celebrated the expansion of its silica gel manufacturing facility in Sorocaba with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by community leaders, customers and employees. The expansion enables Grace to increase production of silica gel for the renewable fuels industry, particularly for biodiesel and renewable diesel. Grace states that their TriSyl silica improves […]
In Canada, AMG Bioenergy hit another snag in its acquisition of a 133 hectare jatropha plantation and a 201 hectare eucalyptus plantation, and the associated land use rights in the People’s Republic of China. AMG previously reported that they anticipated the acquisition would be closed on or about October 21. Instead, AMG reports that new […]
In Italy, director general of the industry body Assocostieri-Unione Produttori Biocarburanti, Maria Rosaira Di Somma, has lowered her forecast for Italian biodiesel production from 600,000 tonnes to just 500,000 tonnes at most – a 32% drop. Italian biodiesel production in 2010 was 731,844 tonnes. In an interview with Reuters, Di Somma stated, “This year we […]
In Germany, BASF reports their biodegradable plastic passes the test under real-world conditions. The study took place in Bad Dürkheim, from April to June 2011. Around 65,000 households each received ten Ecovio FS bio-waste bags free of charge, and could buy more if needed. IBK-Solutions was responsible for analyzing the compost. BASF credits Ecovio’s compostability […]
