In the Digest, we generally look at the what, how, who and why of bioenergy. In this occasional series, we look at another vital topic: Where? To be an ideal location for bioenergy projects, a site must have an advantaged combination of feedstock, infrastructure for production and distribution. Access to local markets is a plus, […]
In California, Propel held a grand opening of its first renewable fueling station on the Bay Area’s Peninsula, located in the company’s hometown of Redwood City. To show support for expanding access to renewable fuels, Propel was joined today by Redwood City Mayor Jeff Ira, Jack Broadbent, Executive Officer of the Bay Area Air Quality […]
In Ohio, EQM reports that they have raised an additional $500,000 in capital, closing their second and final closing of its previously announced $3.0 million private placement of 10% subordinated convertible notes. EQM will use all of the net proceeds for the working capitol needs of its Cleburne, Texas biodiesel plant. EQM previously reported in […]
In Oregon, word comes of Portland area Sea Scouts converting a mine sweeper launch to biodiesel. The Tsunami Sea Scout group just won the position of National Flagship, an award given to one ship of over 500 in the national Sea Scout program. O ne of several reasons that the Tsunami team won was their […]
In Malawi, Bio Energy Resources of Malawi is planning an $18 million facility to convert jatropha seeds to biodiesel. Lourie Webb, CEO of Bio Energy states that his company will start trial runs prior to commercial production in 2016. Webb is quoted as having stating that Bio Energy has 30,000 farmers to grow jatropha. There […]
In Brazil, Da Mata Sa – Acucar e Alcool reports they will be building a second ethanol plant. This is the second new plant construction project announced in nearly a year. The plant will be built in Sao Paulo state with an initial production expected to be 26.4 MGy. The cost of the plant was […]
In Israel, Rosetta Green reports they have discovered new corn plant microRNA sequences that were identified through using its improved proprietary technology platform. Rosetta has identified dozens of unique genes that may contribute to improved tolerance to environmental stress, including resistance to salinity and temperature; as well as increased fertilizer use efficiency. This follows the […]
georgedearing: Dorsan Biofuels CEO: “need to re-think economies of scale..think small, self-sufficient models / there’s a global market for that #ATCSUMMIT hayandforage: Sweet #sorghum can produce yields of 20+ tons/acre – no wonder funding to study it as #biofuel was okayed: GreenEnergyNews: Agrivida Teaches Biofuel Crops To Self Destruct: Seeking out cheaper biofuels Ravenpjfy: Food […]
In South Africa, a team of international researchers, led by Prof Zander Myburg with the University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the US DOE Joint Genome Institute, made available the complete genome sequence of the forest tree species, Eucalyptus grandis. It took the team, who had the support of a network of more than 130 […]
In Washington, the DOE announced that they have committed $25 million over the next five years to support the U.S.-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center (JCERDC). This was the result of the Partnership to Advance Clean Energy announced by President Obama and Prime Minister Singh of India last November. This first-of-a-kind effort is […]
