In Sweden, Taurus Energy and the Swedish Trade Council are initiating a collaboration regarding the Chinese market. Hopes are high that China will be the next big ethanol market for Taurus’ fermentation technology. Potential customers and partners will be identified and assessed, using the Swedish Trade Council’s broad network of contacts. The project involving Taurus […]
In Canada, Humboldt Member of Parliament Brad Trost announced today an investment of over $150,000 to determine the economic feasibility of producing renewable bio-based jet fuel. The project, led by Saskatchewan-based Ag-West Bio Inc., will assess the feasibility of using dedicated industrial oilseed crops Camelina sativa and Brassica carinata to produce renewable jet fuel. The […]
In England, Reuters reports that Greenergy is switching from virgin oils to using waste products to produce biodiesel. Andrew Owens, founder and chairman of Greenergy, stated, “We get pork pies, crisps, cakes, dairy products that are not suitable for sale anymore because they have got too old or been damaged in the factory and we […]
In Brasil, Lanxess plans to use ethylene derived purely from the renewable resource sugar cane, to produce the the first bio-based EPDM rubber in the world. Braskem S.A. will supply the bio-based ethylene via pipeline to LANXESS’ existing EPDM plant in Triunfo, Brasil. EPDM is used above all in the automotive industry but also in […]
Today on Twitter. marla_rae32: Partnering to produce energy from stover could be an attractive option for corn #ethanol plants AirportWatch: Thomson’s position paper on biofuels wants government biofuel and biofuel infrastructure subsidies, help on research,etc. From the taxpayer SWANCCTweets: Microwaving waste food products could be used to produce important chemicals and biofuels, new technology has […]
In California, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab researchers have identified a new terpene that could replace standard fuel for diesel – bisabolane. Using synthetic biology, a JBEI research team engineered strains of two microbes, a bacteria and a yeast, to produce a precursor to bisabolane, a member of the terpene class of chemical compounds that are […]
In Washington, Sen. Maria Cantwell joined Sen. Dick Lugar in introducing a bill to break oil’s monopoly over the U.S. transportation fuel industry by ensuring that most new vehicles in the United States are capable of running on a range of domestically produced alternative fuels starting in 2015. The Open Fuels Standard Act requires that […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, rebounded 1.99 percent to 69.59 after a jatropha and thermochemical equities advance. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) gained 2.63 percent to $25.77, while Codexis (CDXS) recovered 4.60 percent to $4.78. Among other equities, Mission NewEnergy (MNEL) jumped 11.25 percent to $4.45. Overall, […]
8 billion gallons of new cellulosic biofuels capacity is mandated for 2016-2019 – here’s a sneak peek at technology that could transform the economics. With ethanol trading at $2.53 per gallon for the October contract on the Chicago Board of Trade, fans (and stakeholders) of cellulosic ethanol have reason to be hugely excited by the […]
In Nevada, Oregon-based InEnTec has partnered with Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. to provide plasma-enhanced melters at a Reno facility. The process will convert landfill trash to ethanol in one facility. Construction of the $180 million gasification plant is planned to begin at the end of 2011. The InEnTec melters are capable of taking waste material, including […]
