In Missouri, an updated third-party study funded by the United Soybean Board shows that the biodiesel industry’s demand for US soybean oil supported US soybean prices by as much as 27 cents per bushel over the past five years, bringing US soybean farmers an additional $2.7 billion in net returns. More on the story.
In Sweden, Volvo is equipping its new electric SUVs, the C30, with engine heaters run on ethanol to help warm up ambient temperatures for the electric engines to make sure they’re running at top speed. Volvo also came up with new test methods for its EVs, making sure that they will be able to run […]
In Thailand, the energy ministry is ready to raise the mandatory biodiesel blend to 3% in April from the current 2% if there will be enough supply of crude palm oil available. The increased demand from the blending policy would require an additional 40,000 metric tons of CPO per day. The current policy expires on […]
drivingethanol: The Convergence of First & Second Gen Biofuels: Often times, it appears that people pit first generation biofuel… inventorspot: Could Increased Reliance On Biofuels Be More Detrimental To Our Health Than Global Warming? blend_ethanol: Tonsager: “I am focused on 16 different projects right now, and number one is Biofuels and Blender Pumps.” ICISNewsAmerica: Argentina […]
In Brazil, despite being a sugarcane powerhouse, experts are criticizing the sugar industry for being lax on cellulosic R&D, allowing countries like the US to dominate the research agenda and be first to market with commercial technologies. The Cane Technology Center ran a cellulosic ethanol pilot plant with Dedini, Brazil’s largest supplier of equipment for […]
In Belgium, the European Commission is preparing to widen punitive taxes on the US for biodiesel dumping and plans to extend the tariffs to Canada as well. Some biodiesel blends from Canada and all biodiesel blends from the US will face an additional $566.4 per metric ton. The policy still requires signoff from the EU’s […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, recovered 0.88 percent to 91.74 as advanced biofuels jumped sharply. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) gained 1.05 percent to $35.72, while Amyris (AMRS) rebounded 3.01 percent to $28.07. Among other equities, Gevo soared 5.54 percent to $19.80. Overall, advances led declines 2 […]
Solix raises $16M, some key investors are back in, others have not yet re-upped; as the company changes its name and management team, where is it heading? In Colorado, Solix Biofuels announced it has secured more than $16 million from Bohemian Ventures, The Southern Ute Alternative Energy Fund and I2BF Global Ventures, as the first […]
In Florida, PetroAlgae announced that it has inked a deal with Haldor Topsoe to provide technology and catalysts to upgrade oils produced from PetroAlgae’s biomass through refinery coking processes and pyrolysis into drop-in renewable fuels, including diesel and jet fuels. Under the agreement, the two companies will work together to apply Haldor Topsoe catalysts, equipment, […]
In Michigan, the Sierra Club has called on Rep. Dan Benishek (R-Crystal Falls) to honor a promise on cutting federal spending by blocking $58 million in DOE funding for the proposed Mascoma cellulosic ethanol plant in Kinross. The Club claims that the proposed project will generate excessive emissions, and will burn 33 percent more energy […]
