In Washington, members of the aviation industry testified at a Senate Aviation operations, safety and security subcommittee hearing. Among those testifying, John Plaza, Imperium CEO, asked that the Pentagon be allowed to sign long-term contracts for as long as fifteen years as opposed to the current five-year limit. Billy Glover, Boeing managing director for environmental […]
In Delaware, Butamax Advanced Biofuels appointed Peter Matrai as Chief Operating Officer. Matrai will be responsible for the development and implementation of Butamax strategy and business plans, and will lead the company’s global commercial team which is currently engaged in activities in the United States, Brazil, Europe and Asia.
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, plunged 6.37 percent to 77.14, down nearly 15 percent in 2 weeks, as global equities melted on recession fears. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) plummeted 5.08 percent to $8.05, while Valero (VLO) rocketed down 9.72 percent to $21.00. Among other equities, Gushan […]
On the road from Pilot to Player, three Khosla companies have gone far and fast – but now, the differentiating points become clearer. Who’s better now? They share Khosla Ventures in their DNA, and are next-gen companies – but there, the similarities begin to fade. KiOR – making biocrude from woody biomass. Gevo, making isobutanol […]
In Florida, TCPalm.com reported that INEOS New Planet BioEnergy’s waste-to-energy facility under construction in Indian River County was a few months behind schedule but the company still hopes to be up and running by summer 2012 rather than April. Originally, the paper quoted INEOS New Plant Energy CEO Peter King in saying that that the […]
In Pennsylvania, Pittsburg-based GTECH is partnering with the local community to grow sunflowers on vacant land for biodiesel production as part of an ongoing vacant land redevelopment project. It has also developed the ReFuel Pgh project which aims to collect waste cooking oil from restaurants and churches and other entities and then sells the oil […]
In California, Propel Fuels is adding B20 to locations in Berkeley and two locations in San Jose in response to growing consumer demand for higher blends of renewable fuels. Sourced from recycled vegetable oils, Propel’s B20 provides significant performance and efficiency benefits to diesel engines, reduces harmful emissions and is compatible with current diesel vehicles. […]
In the Netherlands, AkzoNobel is acquiring China’s Boxing Oleochemicals, which will be integrated into AkzoNobel’s Surface Chemistry unit. The unit manufactures bio-polymer and synthetic additives with uses ranging from home and personal care to asphalt road paving. The completion of the transaction is subject to closing conditions, including the approval of the Chinese authorities, and […]
In Canada, Azule Fuels in Ontario has received a $1.6 million grant from the federal government’s Sustainable Development Technology Canada fund to further develop its new diesel catalyst program. The firm is working with Lanxess to set up a demonstration site near Sarnia within the next year. It also received $500,000 in investment from The […]
In Malaysia, Lestari Pasifik Bhd has entered into a joint venture with Russia’s Artur Group to develop second-generation ethanol facilities in Malaysia and Indonesia with project financing from the Chinese government. Exports will focus on the Chinese market, while the JV expects to reach 45% market share in Malaysia and Indonesia. The plan sees 616 […]
