The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, recovered 0.51 percent to 88.76 despite an ethanol drop. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) fell 0.85 percent to $31.49, while Bluefire Renewables (BFRE) tumbled 13.16 percent to $0.33. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) jumped 3.83 percent to $20.62. Overall, advances led declines […]
In Texas, PAC has developed a fuel analyzer that can detect the presence of FAME in aviation fuel, reducing the chance of contamination when different fuels are blended in the same facility. The equipment can be used by a technician and does not require the skills of a chemist.
In our new three-part series, we look at attitudinal changes powering the huge growth in Brazilian renewable energy. In part 3, we look at 12 companies and compare and contrast the Brazilian and US paths to advanced biofuels. Does Brazil have a “must emulate” model? As BP Biofuels chief Phil New put it, “People frequently […]
In Washington state, EarthWise Ventures Inc.’s will finally see its first biofuel-powered ferry boats in Uganda when the government commissions the boat on May 28. Simple logistics and lack of infrastructure have led to the two-year delays as the Washington-built boat was re-assembled on the shore of Lake Victoria. The second boat is nearly finished […]
In Maryland, two of the Air Force’s Thunderbirds will perform their public air show this weekend at Andrews Air Force Base flying for the first time on biofuels—in this case on camelina-based Hydrotreated Renewable Jet. More information including a schedule of the air show can be found here.
In the Ukraine, the country’s parliament has voted to regulate the national biofuel market to facilitate biofuel production, sale, processing and supply to end consumers.
In Vietnam, 75% of the construction of PetroVietnam’s 100 million liter Dung Quat ethanol plant is complete, meaning an on-time start-up in October. The cassava-based facility is expected to double its production in the next few years.
In India, new analysis shows that gasoline imports could be completely replaced by ethanol by 2020 thanks to enough bagasse, rice husk and sugar waste to produce as much as 50 billion liters (13 billion gallons) of ethanol without relying on food crops or disrupting agricultural land-use. With the right policies and infrastructure in place […]
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In Michigan, a new study from Michigan State University analyzing crop area, commodity exports and land use since 2007 shows there is no link between biofuel expansion and Indirect Land Use Change—or at the most, very negligible. The study shows that additional demand for biofuels was made up by production efficiencies and not by additional […]
