In Canada, researchers funded by Genome BC, Natural Resource Canada’s Genomics Research and Development Initiative and the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation are working to identify genes that control how rust fungi infect plants and hosts, and which genes in the host can help fight rusts. These efforts will help end-users in the agriculture […]
In Spain, the government has published in its national journal the biofuel blending target for 2011 at 6.2% and 6.5% for 2012 and 2013, bringing the new law into force. Minimum blending targets for biodiesel specifically are 6%, moving up to 7% for 2012. More on the story.
In New Hampshire, Mascoma has named Stephen Kennedy as Executive Vice President of Research and Development. Prior to joining Mascoma, Mr. Kennedy was most recently at Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the Executive Director, Novartis/MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing. In Washington, BIO announced that Royal DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma will be presented the annual […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, fell 0.38 percent to 93.47 as ethanol stocks dipped. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) recovered 0.85 percent to $35.57, while Biofuels Energy (BIOF) dropped 5.26 percent to $0.72. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) fell 1.92 percent to $0.51. Overall, declines led […]
So you own some high-flying Gevo shares, or are considering an investment. What are the targets, the milestones, the inflection points? The bulls continue to run on Gevo, and at the Digest we continue to plumb the depths of the business model, looking for answers – the secret sauce of its success. Is the rampaging […]
In Washington, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a financial assistance initiative for gas stations who install E85 pumps. The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) is moving to meet a goal set by President Obama: 10,000 new blender pumps in five years. USDA is issuing a rule to clarify that the definition of renewable energy […]
In Washington, Growth Energy looked at the latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate from the USDA, and noted that world stocks of corn are on the increase, despite tight US supplies. “Fear in the market that the carryout number would go down didn’t come to fruition,” said Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis. “Now there […]
In Louisiana, SAIL Capital Partners and SAIL Sustainable Partners of Louisiana announced the creation of The Louisiana Sustainability Fund, a new private capital fund dedicated to building a sustainable economic future in Louisiana by investing in clean technology and sustainable industry. The Fund is expected to impact green jobs and businesses in Louisiana through the […]
In Belgium, the Brazilian Companhia Brasileira de Logistica (CBL), one of the major transport giants in Brazil, is investing $98.5 million in the building of a terminal for the storage of biodiesel, diesel oil, benzine ethanol and vegetable oils in the Ghent harbour. More on the story.
In Germany, BioPetrol Industries will close its 150,000 metric ton per year biodiesel plant in Schwarzheide in June because it is too far inland to be able to export and the local biodiesel market is saturated. The company, which is controlled by Glencore, also has a 200,000 tonne biodiesel plant in the east German port […]
