In Mozambique, the World Wildlife Fund has urged countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to put in place sound policy and legal mechanisms to foster responsible investments in biofuels. Without good policy in place, there could be environmental, economic and social risks due to poor coordination of biofuels activities between government institutions the […]
In Illinois, Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings announced that John Castle has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Company also announced today the appointment of Calvin Stewart as Chief Financial Officer. Both officers had been serving in an interim capacity since August.
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, inched forward 0.12 percent to 70.73 despite large cap drops. For the day, Monsanto (MON) fell 1.85 percent to $69.38, while Aventine Renewable Energy (AVRW) dropped 21.95 percent to $8.00. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) dropped 6.66 percent to $6.03. Overall, declines led advances […]
FIRST PRIZE. Qteros fermenter at the Company’s facility in Marlborough, MA. Photographer: John Rae, Art Direction: Tony Catlin, Fassino Design Biofuels Digest adds: “A very cool photo, showing advanced fermentation in all its high-tech glory. An image that just says “crazy, advanced goings on here.” More on the “Day in the Life of Biofuels” photo […]
FIRST PRIZE: Wheat straw fresh out of a baler in Southern Wisconsin. A wide array of agricultural and forestry residues are high in cellulose and have the potential to be an economic source of feedstock for the production of biofuels. Photo by: John Greenler Biofuels Digest adds: “An image from Wisconsin that typifies the globe […]
Finding it hard to spare that $350 million for your cellulosic ethanol project? Here’s a system, available for licensing in 2012, that can bring down the upfront cost by a factor of three. So, the obituary desk has been hard at work the last few months, writing notices on the death of cellulosic biofuels and […]
In Iowa, Green Plains Renewables says that the days of snapping up cheap ethanol assets are over, as all opportunities for buying up the right equipment at the right location for under $1 per gallon of installed capacity have been bought up. The company hopes to break ground by the end of the year on […]
In Nebraska, Novozymes is investing between $160 million and $200 million in an enzyme factory in the eastern part of the state that will open in the second quarter of next year in order to serve the biofuel industry and expects demand to remain steady despite the end of the ethanol blending credit. The company […]
In Saudi Arabia, speaking at the opening of a petroleum research center, ExxonMobil’s CEO said that biofuels need a breakthrough before they will be competitive and that subsidies discourage innovation. He said that even though alternative energies such as biofuels will register double-digit growth, they will still only account for single-digit use of energy in […]
In Canada, a new study from Queen’s University says that processing costs for second-generation ethanol will remain prohibitive until 2020 due to the extra infrastructure necessary for significant and costly pre-treatment of cellulosic feedstocks.
