In Georgia, Renmatix announced that Ian Purtle has joined their Scientific Advisory Board. Purtle retired from his post as Cargill’s Chief Scientist and Director of Sustainable Energy this past June after 39 years with the company. The SAB is led by Dr. Colakyan and guides Rematix’s work in coverting cellulose containing biomass to sugar for […]
Today on Twitter. benlubbon: @ariannahuff #Congress do your job; Transportation Authorizations occur 6 yrs 1.usa.gov/o0LdZE Time 2 fund asphalt #HSR #biofuels #JobsBill BiocomInstitute: Biofuels certificate program at UCSD trains workers via EDGE Grant Funding http://t.co/GfG0ujg climate_justice: Breaking News – EU to delay action on biofuels’ indirect impact (http://t.co/bUWxDok cberrl: But arent the other biofuels like […]
In Texas, the Southwest Research Institute launched a collaborative effort to assist clients to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and to address governmental mandates for alternative fuel production and tightened emissions standards. SwRI’s new International Alternative Fuel Technology Center (IAFTC) will maximize the Institute’s decades-long expertise in fuels and fluids. SwRI laboratories are outfitted with […]
In the EU, Reuters is reporting that the European Commission has agreed to delay implementation of indirect land use change (ILUC) penalties until 2018. Reuters reports that the com promise is intended to safeguard the EU farm sector as well as the large, existing investments in biofuels, which has become a $20B+ business in the […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, dropped sharply 2.36 percent to 70.41 on a broad equities fall. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) fell 1.64 percent to $27.11, while Gevo (GEVO) plunged 8.84 percent to $8.77. Among other equities, Lignol (LEC.V) jumped 14.29 percent to $0.16. Overall, declines led […]
Voting in the third round (Sweet 16) of the Transformative Technologies 2011 tournament begins Monday, August 29 and will close on Friday, September 2 at 5pm ET. Here are the match-ups, with links to previews of the contests and data on each company’s technologies and progress towards commercialization. Solazyme vs Joule Unlimited Novozymes vs Terrabon […]
Elite Eight (round four) voting finished on Friday in the Transformative Technologies 2011 tournament. Once again, favorites did not fare well, with three falling – including a #1 regional seed (Gevo) and a regional #2 seed (LS9) . What went right and wrong? 1. Nearer to commercialization. As with last week, the companies that were […]
Background: This is a Final Four (semi-final), match-up between International Regional Champion Novozymes and Central Regional Champion Terrabon in the 2011 Transformative Technologies tourney, from Biofuels Digest. Voting: Open to all Biofuels Digest subscribers. Voting links are in the Biofuels Digest daily newsletter. To subscribe (free), visit here. The winner gets: Most votes advances to […]
Background: This is a Final Four (semi-final), match-up between Western Regional Champion Solazyne and Eastern Regional Champion Joule Unlimited, in the 2011 Transformative Technologies tourney, from Biofuels Digest. Voting: Open to all Biofuels Digest subscribers. Voting links are in the Biofuels Digest daily newsletter. To subscribe (free), visit here. The winner gets: Most votes advances […]
9/11 put energy security front and center of the political agenda. It also inspired the development of exotic biofuels feedstocks and technologies, and expanded the field of end-use customers, investors and geographies. Whether it is in the way people experience air travel, applying for a passport, go through background checks, or just how we talk […]
