In Rhode Island, 13-year-old Cassandra Lin is being recognized by the United Nations for the organization she (presumably along with her parents) founded two years ago to produce biodiesel for heating from waste cooking oil that is then in part donated to the needy. The project called TGIF (Turning Grease into Fuel) will be highlighted […]
In the UK, Avantium, BioAmber, Chemrec, Elevance, Genomatica, Harvest Power, LanzaTech, LS9, Novomer, Synthetic Genomics and ZeaChem were named to the Global Cleantech 100 by the Guardian (UK) and the Cleantech Group. 2011 is notable as a “coming out” of sorts for renewable chemicals. Last year, Amyris, Chemrec, Coskata, Enerkem, Gevo, Green Biologics, Joule Unlimited, […]
In Uruguay, Abengoa plans to invest $120 million in a 70 million liter per year ethanol plant in Paysandu department in western Uruguay that will use sorghum, as well as corn, barley and wheat as feedstock. The facility is expected to come online by the end of 2013 and will include an 8MW co-generation plant.
In India, sugar mills are pushing for the government to set up ethanol pricing policies that would help ensure the needed investment in local production. The policy set up in August 2010 sets ethanol mill gate prices at INR27 per liter but rectified spirit sells at INR34 and import parity for ethanol is INR40. The […]
In California, Solazyme announced the expansion of its relationship with Unilever, one of the world’s leading consumer goods companies. The Commercial Development Agreement, which is funded by Unilever, expands the companies’ current research and development efforts and is the fourth agreement the parties have entered into. Upon successful completion of the development agreement and related […]
Today on Twitter. britlighthouse: New sources near for biofuels: Researchers are making progress in creating a biofuels process that will a… EINBiofuelNews: Indian Biotech Sector to Grow 20% in Foreseeable Future tommilaitio: US Ambassador Oreck: world’s biggest consumer US Army projects biofuels being cost competitive w/ fossil fuels in 3—5 years. TheTruthMonster: Biofuels About to […]
In Massachusetts, researchers at Harvard Medical School are working to use a deepwater bacteria to create octanol, which can be refined into a number of transportation fuels. The bacteria, Shewanella oneidensis, which produces electricity when feeding on carbon poor foods. The researchers hope to reengineer the bacteria so that with electricity and carbon dioxide, the […]
In Belgium, the European Union’s Customs Code Committee has agreed to raise import taxes on high ethanol blends from E70-E100 to $140/cu m up from the current 6.5% tax that is currently running at $44.4 /cu m with a third of the EU’s member states voting in favor, a third against, and the remaining abstaining. […]
Koch Membrane Systems has promoted Carlos Rodrigues to Business Development Manager, Industrial & Life Sciences for South America. He will be responsible for all aspects of the continued development and expansion of KMS’ industrial & life sciences business in the region.
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, slipped 1.71 percent to 70.21 as biodiesel retreated. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) fell 2.63 percent to $27.02, while Gevo (GEVO) slumped 8.63 percent to $7.52. Among other equities, Gushan (GU) shed 10.08 percent to $2.23. Overall, declines led advances 2 to […]
