In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association and the National Boat Racing Association have announced that they will provide all powered boats competing in the 2011 NBRA series event races with E10. While the blogosphere is filled with complaints about two stroke motors being damaged by E10 ethanol blends, Robert White, RFA Director of Market Development, […]
In Colorado, Dow Chemical and OPX Biotechnologies announced that they are collaborating to develop an industrial scale process for the production of bio-based acrylic acid from renewable feedstocks. Dow and OPXBIO recently signed a joint development agreement to prove the technical and economic viability of an industrial-scale process to produce acrylic acid using a fermentable sugar (such as corn and/or cane sugar) […]
In the Czech Republic, biodiesel demand is soaring thanks to the recently introduced blending mandates as part of the country’s response to the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive. Last year biodiesel consumption rose to 184,189 metric tons up from 141,262 tons in 2009 and 88,121 tons in 2010. More on the story.
In New Zealand, the national government said it may scrap a $36 million biofuels subsidy program because, with only $700,000 paid out in tax credits, it is concerned that biofuels are uneconomic, according to Hekia Parata, the New Zealand energy minister. However, Gull New Zealand manager, Dave Bodger, said that there was public interest in […]
In Brazil, the Latin America Aerospace and Defense 2011 is showing off the latest in technology and Boeing is there pushing its expertise to expand its market share in the region, in part by offering expertise on biofuels and seeking to help Brazil achieve dominance in the air as well as on the ground. More […]
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In Washington, Geoff Cooper, VP of Research and Analysis for the Renewable Fuels Association, published analysis of the February 2011 ethanol export reports, noting that sharp increases are continuing for ethanol exports, even though exported ethanol generally is not blended with gasoline prior to exportation, and does not qualify for the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax […]
In Washington, Propel Fuels’ CEO Matt Horton explained to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources how the federal government must participate in establishing the alternative fuel infrastructure of the future. “With the primary location of the existing E85 and biodiesel fueling sites in the upper Midwest, much of the balance of the nation […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, fell for the seventh consecutive session, by 0.18 percent to 91.84 as early-stage stocks continued their slide. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) fell 0.60 percent to $34.83 while Gevo (GEVO) dropped 2.73 percent to $20.34. Among other equities, Verenium (VRNM) fell 1.03 […]
It is springtime in Washington, and the lunatics have come out for their annual airing. But some sober, reflective voices are offering a vision of advanced biofuels policy well worth considering. In Washington, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has been holding hearings on Capitol Hill this week on the future of renewable […]
