In Florida, OriginOil, Joule Unlimited, Terrabon and Novozymes took leads in the Elite Eight quarterfinals in the 2011 Transformative Technologies tournament. “It’s early days, ” commented Digest editor Jim Lane, “but its stunning to see how companies like Terrabon and OriginOil have assembled such dedicated cadres of supporters amongst the Digest’s subscribers. Solazyme and Gevo, […]
In Florida, Air Products (NYSE: APD) announced it has been awarded a contract to supply onsite oxygen, compressed dry air, and nitrogen to INEOS Bio’s joint venture project for the first-of-its-kind waste to ethanol facility in Vero Beach. Air Products will supply gaseous oxygen from a PRISM VSA Oxygen Generation System as well as bulk […]
In Montana, an Illinois investment company, Green Investment Group, Inc., purchased an old container manufacturer west of Missoula, once owned by Smurfit-Stone, in order to turn the 3,200-acre site along the Clark Fork River into a hub for green jobs producing biofuels, bioenergy and wood pellets. The Company has also purchased seven other Smurfit-Stone sites […]
In the Philippines, Green Future Innovation, a joint venture led by Itochu Corp. and JGC Corp. of Japan plans to start commercial operation of its P6-billion ethanol and cogeneration facility in Isabela early next year. According to Green Future, construction of the bioethanol project is 75 percent complete. The bio-ethanol and cogeneration plant is equipped […]
In the United Kingdom, Biome Technologies announced that both the Bioplastic and RF Technologies divisions were profitable for the first time. In reporting their interim results for the six months ending on June 30, Biome reported 49% growth in their Bioplastics Division with 131% sales grown by Biome Bioplastics in the UK, with the division […]
Today on Twitter. cownutritionist: Q5: Corn seems to go to the highest bidder, unless it’s home grown for livestock. Not sure if genetics are geared for biofuels yet. mksoley: Microalgae Oil: 07.09.2011 price is 0.48$/Liter. Today production is 2400 Barrels/day JackyMoso: Fresh on MoSo Technology Blog: Basic Biofuels Canada Agrees to Obtain Land in the […]
In the UK, a new €14 million (US$19.7 million) initiative was announced which will gather experts from across North West Europe to develop the potential of algae as a source of sustainable energy. Several leading European organisations, including the UK’s National Centre for Biorenewable Energy, Fuels and Materials (NNFCC) will be involved in a four […]
In Canada, citizens concerned with balancing the need for sustainable energy, and the need for sustainable food supplies are putting pressure on policy makers to cut red tape and increase investment and productivity in agriculture. According to Food & Consumer Product of Canada, food industry regulations have not been significantly updated since 1953 and do […]
Elevance Renewable Sciences announced today that David Kelsey has been named chief financial officer. Kelsey was most recently senior vice president and CFO at Sealed Air Corporation, a Fortune 500 company and a leader in global manufacturing of a wide range of food, protective and specialty packaging materials and systems. www.elevance.com Flint Hills Resources tapped […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, fell 1.18 percent to 71.01 as oil stocks and ethanol dropped on economic fears. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) fell 1.20 percent to $27.10, while Gevo (GEVO) recovered 3.63 percent to $9.99. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) fell 8,51 percent to […]
