In Swaziland, the Royal Swaziland Sugar Corporation is redirecting ethanol exports traditionally sold into Europe into the Southern African Customs Union instead in an effort to compensate for weak prices in Europe and unfavorable exchange rates. A hailstorm earlier in the season damaged 200 hectares of young cane and 3,500 hectares of mature cane. The […]
SustainableNet: Mozambique: Major Biofuel Project Under Way – AllAfrica.com IowaBiodiesel: Vilsack says biofuels make us more reliant, and Obama understands that ending tax incentives abruptly is a killer. eTurboNews: ATA applauds President Obama’s directive for further advanced biofuels development MatthewSpoor: Broin, Dale testify in support of biofuels at Senate ag hearing. MaterialsToday: Key plant traits […]
In California, NASA’s Langley Research Center is working with researchers at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center near Edwards Air Force Base testing 8,000 gallons of Hydrotreated Renewable Jet Fuel—using chicken fat as a feedstock—on a NASA DC-8. The Air Force bought ‘many thousands of gallons’ of the fuel and gave some to NASA for their […]
In Washington, the DOE announced that it will be accepting applications for $12 million in funding for laboratory or small pilot-scale projects that support the development of refinery feedstocks, or drop-in renewable gasoline, diesel, or jet fuels. The funding opportunity will provide up to $12 million over the next three to four years to support […]
In Texas, Glycos Biotechnologies has appointed Werner Bussmann as Vice President of Program Management. Bussmann will be responsible for leading the construction and production planning for GlycosBio’s biotechnology and biochemical plant in Malaysia. In Washington, former Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, a nationally recognized and respected leader in federal agricultural and energy policy, has accepted a seat […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, advanced 0.56 percent to a 32-month high of 92.25 as advanced biofuels and ethanol stocks jumped. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) was up 0.62 percent to $35.94, while Lignol (LEC.V) jumped 12.50 percent to $0.09. Among other equities, Gushan (GU) soared 13.07 […]
34 Cleantech CEOs launch a rearguard effort to save the DOE Loan Guarantee Program. Will it survive? Should it? Who’s at risk? What’s at stake? In Washington, 34 cleantech CEOs, are trying to make sure the DOE doesn’t drop its loan guarantee program despite threats of budget cuts from Congress. Signatories to the letter include […]
By Biofuels Digest columnist Bob Dinneen CEO, Renewable Fuels Association This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will release a couple of very important reports about the supply of corn currently being stored in America as well as the planting intentions of farmers for the upcoming growing season. No matter the reporting, critics of ethanol […]
In the Midwest, the US is set to harvest the most corn since 2007—and before then since World War II—but analysts at Standard Chartered Bank say that still won’t be enough to supply demand for feed and fuel, which will keep prices at their 34-year highs. Corn will rise 5.7 percent to average $7.15 a […]
In Wisconsin, Briggs & Stratton Co. and other engine manufacturers represented by the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute and 11 other trade groups, are pushing the EPA to make sure that low ethanol blends will still be available once E15 is available at the pump. Overheating and engine performance are among the problems that face owners […]
