In California, EdeniQ has reached a deal with IKA Works to advance EdeniQ’s front-end biomass conversion technology. A successful partnership between the two companies in 2009 produced the Cellunator, which has increased ethanol plant yield by up to 5 percent in various facilities with minimal maintenance or negative impact on other plant processes. The companies […]
In Washington, Tim Bombaci has successfully run his 1990 Ford pickup on an ethanol he made in his own home out of apples that were slated for burial. Bombaci, who used a bin of apples, a wood splitter, a washing machine, and a still in his backyard to produce enough ethanol to run his truck […]
In China, Suzhou Hipro Polymers reports that since launching a line of nylon products made with castor oil at ChinaPlas 2010, its plant is running at full capacity of 5,000 tonnes per year. In June, Hipro started construction of a plant to bring annual production to 15,000 tonnes per year, which they expect to start […]
In Brazil, BioVerde is planning to retrofit a Sorocaba plant to produce 26MGy of biochemicals. BioVerde is spending USD $96 million, and expects the plant to produce 400 million liters of biodiesel and 400 million liters of chemicals, such as a pesticide additive from soy feedstock. Biochemical production is expected to start in 2013 at […]
In the UAE, the Organising Committee for the Investment Map Conference plans on opening offices in Italy, South Korea, Spain and the UK to attract US $100 billion in investments for sustainable and alternative energy projects. First Deputy Chairman, Feras Dahlan, stated, “The IMC seeks to achieve ecological balance and sustainable development, to strengthen the […]
In Brussels, the EU will proceed with investment in the biodiesel sector despite a series of leaked EU reports that indicated palm oil, soybeans and rapeseed based biodiesel had a bigger overall impact than conventional diesel on climate change due to the forests and wetlands being destroyed to grow replacement food. The EU, whose biofuel […]
In India, a regular diesel vehicle was successfully test-driven on B20 biofuel derived from marine microalgae. The car achieved a mileage of 12.4km/ liter, which exceeds the average mileage of the same car run on regular diesel. A coordinator for the study explained the next step of the project, known as New Millennium India Technology […]
In Brazil, data from Brazilian derivatives clearing house BM&F Bovespa shows that ethanol prices may have already reached bottom for 2011/12, based on the swap curve for hydrous ethanol. Cash settles have reached $786.85/cu m vs $743 for July 2011, when the current season hits its peak and should demonstrate the lowest prices available.
In Washington, the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA) launched the first in a series of online advertisements promoting the successful uses of advanced biofuels across the United States. ABFA President Michael McAdams said of today’s launch, “As Washington confronts our nation’s energy and economic challenges, we must demonstrate that advanced biofuels are real and successfully being […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, rallied 0.39 percent to 89.02 as ethanol stocks recovered. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) gained 1.37 percent to $30.30, while Amyris (AMRS) advanced 2.62 percent to $26.6q. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) jumped 4.21 percent to $0.99 . Overall, advances led […]
