In India, GNE-India, World Health Holdings has reached a Memorandum of Understanding with David Lobo from Deejay Coconut Farm PVT via a joint venture to initially build a 2.5-acre commercial algae farm in Bangalore, India. The projects will utilize the GB3000, an Algae Enhancement Technology used for the efficient production of rapidly growing algae.
In Spain, CEPSA has developed a new process to manufacture biofuel from vegetable oil using hydrogenation based on a research project it began in 2007. The company will begin producing 100,000 cubic meters annually of the hydrobiodiesel at its three facilities with production starting in Huelva in July and in Cadiz in November.
In Texas, Darling International announced that Diamond Green Diesel LLC, its previously announced joint venture project with Valero Energy Corporation, has secured financing for the planned construction of its renewable diesel facility in Norco, Louisiana. Financing will be provided internally by a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation. With this, the company abandoned a lengthy quest […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 0.70 percent to 92.70 as Solazyme (SZYM) and Rentech led an advanced biofuels rally. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) advanced 0.62 percent to $32.41, while Solazyme (SZYM) soared another 8.79 percent to $22.53 on its second day of trading. Among other […]
Company name: OPX Biotechnologies, Inc Company description: OPXBIO is a Colorado-based company using its proprietary, leading EDGE™ (Efficiency Directed Genome Engineering) technology to manufacture renewable bio-based chemicals and fuels that are lower cost, higher return and more sustainable than existing petroleum-based products. In 18 months OPXBIO developed and piloted the microbe and bioprocess that will […]
Today, subscribers can begin to cast their ballots for the 30 Hottest Companies in Renewable Chemicals and Biomaterials, for 2011-12. For a free Digest subscription, visit here. Balloting will be open to the registered subscribers of the Biofuels Digest, Biofuels Digest Asia, and Renewable Chemicals Digest e-newsletters, through July 20, 2011 at 5pm EDT. 33 […]
Note to Community members: Welcome to the sneak preview of the 30 Hottest Companies in Renewable Chemicals competition. This month, we are profiling nominees (not winners). Here, we are asking you to rate the companies. Digest Community member ratings will form 33 percent of the overall ballot for this years Hot 30. Company name:: Genomatica […]
Stop moving the goal posts, and two more principles for an advanced ethanol policy that works By Brooke Coleman, Executive Director, Advanced Ethanol Council This is a critical time for the biofuels industry. We’re up against a precarious financial and business climate and face major legislative and regulatory obstacles. It is a common refrain these […]
In Washington, the International Trade Commission has decided that as of January 1, 2011, ethanol imports from Peru will be duty-free which will be an extension of the 1996 US/Peru Free Trade Act. This will benefit projects such as Maple Energy directly.
In Washington, US soybean farmers are disputing the European Commission’s greenhouse gas emissions limits on biofuels allowed to enter the European market under the Renewable Energy Directive, claiming it as an unfair trade barrier that sets unfair precedents. The EC’s representative in Washington says new GHG figures for US and Argentine soybean-based biodiesel are under […]
