In the Netherlands, the Dutch-based R&D subsidiary of Dyadic International has entered into an research agreement with Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis Group, and EnGen Bio, Inc. Under the agreement, Sanofi Pasteur will fund collaborative research at Dyadic Netherland’s research and development facility in Wageningen, The Netherlands, which will utilize Dyadic’s proprietary and […]
In China, the central government has decided to limit alcohol, biofuel and other non-animal-feed projects that use grain and edible oils in order to ensure sufficient grain stocks.
In Washington state, Verdezyne chief scientific officer Dr. Stephen Picataggio will be presented with the Charles D. Scott Award at the 33rd Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals in Seattle, the premier meeting in its field. In California, Keith Kinkead Reiling resigned from the Amyris, Inc. Board of Directors and Geoffrey Duyk notified the […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, fell 0.33 percent to 94.11 as ethanol stocks dropped. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) slipped 0.05 percent to $37.00, while Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) slumped 8.51 percent to $0.43. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) jumped 5.48 percent to $20.41. Overall, declines led advances […]
Advanced Biofuels Project Database; 128 projects now tracked; 33 project updates in this (v 1.8) May 2011 release. In Florida, Biofuels Digest is reporting that global advanced biofuels capacity will reach 4.368 billion gallons by 2015, up from 3.953 billion gallons reported in January, based on company announcements to date. Today, the Digest released version […]
You may have noticed that a number of biotechnology companies in the biofuels arena have been changing their names in recent years? Here’s the list: Cobalt Biofuels to Cobalt Technologies (2010) – the full story. Bluefire Ethanol to Bluefire Renewables (2010) – the full story. Blue Marble Algae to Blue Marble Biomaterials (201) – the […]
In North Carolina, Avjet Biotech states they are negotiating a strategic relationship with BioJet International, an international supply chain integrator for renewable jet fuel and related co-products. Under the agreement with ABI, BioJet will use the patented RWR System to build refineries that will produce aviation biofuels from native feedstocks at locations around the globe. […]
In Montana, Gary Hebener, president of Montana Advanced Biofuels, said that the company’s ethanol project has met Part II criteria for an $400 million DOE loan guarantee, and “We have moved to the final due diligence phase of the process,” Gary Hebener told the Great Falls Tribune. The project, which stalled back in 2006 over […]
In Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric Company issued an RFP for sustainably produced, renewable biofuel for the Kahe Power Plant in Leeward Oahu. The request for proposals seeks up to 42 million gallons a year, beginning as early as mid-2014. Hawaiian Electric encourages biofuels from feedstocks originating in Hawaii. Bidders may propose a combination of local biofuel […]
In Brazil, Bunge Alimenta, Bunge’s Brazilian unit, has been issued their permit for a biodiesel plant in Mato Grosso. The facility is currently planned for 109,400 gallons a day, with soybean oil as feedstock. The company, which operates a soy crushing plant in Nova Mutum, announced plans in February to invest $36M in Mato Gross-based […]
