In Qatar, a report indicates that the pongamia pinnata tree may be replacing jatropha as the new wonder-feedstock of biofuels. Although the crop can take a year or two longer than jatropha to mature, the yield double of that of jatropha at up to 60 kilograms of oil per tree per year; and the trees […]
In Massachusetts, Novomer was selected for the prestigious 2011 ICIS Innovation Award. Lauded as the “Innovation with Best Environmental Benefit,” for their work in pioneering a family of plastics, polymers and other chemicals from renewable feedstocks such as carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. The award recognized Novomer in particular for their use of carbon dioxide […]
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In Ireland, Research and Markets will be adding to their offerings “Biofuel Consumption in Germany – Industry and Country Analysis.” The report will feature analysis of market value, market volume, buyer power, supplier power, and more as it attempts to predict Germany’s current challenges, future prospects, and risk in the biofuel sector. In addition to […]
In Washington D.C., Washington Post columnist George Will came down hard on the current ethanol policy of presidential contender Mitt Romney. Since Romney committed in May to support ethanol subsidies, he has begun to waver, telling Iowans that he is “a business guy” and is interested in a bipartisan review of ethanol subsidization, indicated that […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, slipped 0.33 percent to 78.64 on profit-taking following a strong week for equities. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) gained 1.30 percent to $30.34, while Biofuel Energy (BIOF) soared 52.00 percent to $0.38. Among other equities, Syntroleum (SYNM) fell 5.49 percent to $0.86. […]
As the new Hot 50 looms, we look at how much hotter, colder the current Hot 50 have been this year. Who will stay on the island, who is waiting in the wings? Readers: Subscriber and selector voting in the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy for 2011-12 winds up shortly, and we will announce the […]
In Texas, Vogelbusch reports they have been awarded a contract to supply the ethanol distillation and dehydration equipment for INEOS Bio’s first-of-its-kind waste-to-bioenergy facility near Vero Beach, Florida. Operations are on schedule to start in the 2nd Quarter of 2012. The plant will use a combination of gasification and fermentation technologies, to turn different types […]
In Nebraska, The JournalStar.com is reporting that York County may be either on a short list or at the top of a list for a second Abengoa Bioenergy cellulosic ethanol plant, using cornstalk, as well as other plant residues for feedstock. York County Development Corporation executive director, Cassie Seagren is listed as confirming that the […]
In California, BioSolar, developer of a technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of photovoltaic solar modules, today reported that the company received the long awaited provisional Relative Thermal Index recognition from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for its BioBacksheet. RTI is the temperature below which a material will not be […]
