The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 0.32 percent to a 32-month high of 91.72. The BDI has jumped more than 100 percent since its all-time low of 42.84 on 3/3/09. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) climbed 0.45 percent to $36.04, while Bluefire Renewables (BFRE.OB) soared 18.42 percent […]
If we were to suggest one additional product for the yeast-sorcerors at Amyris, it would be inks made from renewable biomass instead of petroleum. The company is signing production and distribution agreements so fast that, sticking to inks made from petroleum, they may well constitute a material threat to California’s oil supply. We have lost […]
In Nevada, Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki announced that Green Fuels America will manufacture its line of commercial biodiesel processors in Nevada. These jobs are being imported from the UK because of the tax and business friendly environment, and vendor skill base here in Nevada. Green Fuels’ 5000 gallon per day FuelMatic biodiesel processor sells for […]
Deluged by biofuels invention, we all struggle to separate the real from the surreal There are no shortage of reasons why high-yield biofuels, particularly microalgae, continue to fascinate practically everyone in the pursuit of alternative energy. Carbon fixation, water remediation, and local economic opportunity are among the many offered fruits. But those exotic yields, and […]
In Washington, the Energy Information Agency is reporting that weak demand and a rebound in production helped to push fuel ethanol stocks to an eight month high in the week ended March 11. Ethanol production rose to 895,000 barrels a day from 883,000 the week before, while refiners and blenders net inputs continued to fall […]
In Peru, Maple Energy says it is on track to launch commercial operations at its $254 million sugarcane ethanol venture during the second half of 2011. Uni-systems, Inc. has manufactured about 85% of the sugar cane handling, juice extraction, and juice treatment equipment required for the plant. Contractor Haug S.A. has completed about 48% of […]
In Delaware, Syngenta says it is preparing to trial its new GMO energy corn on 20,000 acres in a contracted growing arrangement this spring. More on the story.
In Missouri, a coalition of 34 U.S. governors have called on U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to alter the way his department reports the use of corn for ethanol production. They argue that it downplays the growing importance of distillers grains to meet livestock feed demand and provides an inaccurate rhetorical weapon for ethanol opponents. […]
In the UK, Vivergo—the biofuels joint venture between BP, British Sugar and Dupont—has axed its $22.8 million engineering contract with Redhall Group despite it only being 69 per cent complete – or 78 per cent finished according to Redhall. In doing so, it risked the project missing its launch date. Vivergo blamed “unacceptable” performance by […]
In the UK, amendments to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) proposed by a Department for Transport (DfT) consultation could see waste-derived biofuels eligible for two RTFCs per litre of renewable fuel (or kg of renewable gas). Doing so would bring the RTFO into line with the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive that gives preference to […]
