In Kenya, the National Environmental Management Agency is only allowing Kenya Jatropha Energy Ltd., 100% owned by Nouve Iniziative Industriali Sri of Italy, to plant jatropha on 10,000 hectares rather than the entire planned 50,000 hectares until the agency has determined the environmental effects of growing jatropha in the local area. More on the story.
In Germany, despite ongoing confusion at the pump regarding the recent introduction of E10, CropEnergies expects its profits to rise this year to $56 million, up 230% on the year. The company’s stock was up more than 5% on the day on Tuesday at the Frankfurt Exchange. More on the story.
Nouriel: Why low supply in spite of rising food prices? Many small farms; land diversion to biofuels; rising input costs (water, fertilizers, energy) pbneditor: We blog about what the PUC’s recent denial of an Islandwide biofuels surcharge could mean for Big Island project. SustainableNet: Aquaponics Oyster Farming Algae Energy Production & You – Updated Daily […]
In Ohio, researchers at Ohio State University have developed a brand new process for producing polyurethane foam using crude glycerine as a feedstock for the polyoil. The product is 5%-10% cheaper than fossil fuel-based as well as other organic-based polyurethane foams. More on the story.
In the UK, the Advertising Standards Authority has pulled an ExxonMobil TV ad off the air because a viewer complained that burning algae-based biofuels did indeed release carbon emissions whereas the commercial insinuated that using algae as a feedstock absorbs CO2. ExxonMobil said it did not study algae specifically but felt that it was generally […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, dropped 0.76 percent to 89.07 as biofuels retreated across the board. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) shed 1.05 percent to percent to $36.60, while CBiofuel Energy (BIOF) plunged 5.10 percent to $0.93. Among other equities, Monsanto (MON) lost 3.33 percent to $69.40. […]
“Crop giant partners with algal biofuels pioneer.” That’s cool. But what are the Hidden Mickeys – what really is this partnership all about? The news crossed the wires early enough yesterday to have spilled over a considerable portion of the twitterverse. Items like “Monsanto Backs Algae Startup Sapphire Energy,” and “Sapphire Energy Anticipates […]
In California, Solazyme has signed agreements with leading beauty retailer Sephora and leading global multimedia retailer QVC to launch Algenist, Solazyme’s microalgae-based prestige anti-aging skincare line, in the U.S. and internationally. Solazyme’s biotechnology scientists unexpectedly discovered alguronic acid, a breakthrough in the anti-aging market, after studying thousands of microalgae strains for renewable energy solutions. Beginning […]
In Missouri, researchers at the University of Missouri say that corn stocks at the end of the 2011/12 marketing year will reach 1.247 billion bushels, 44 percent above the 865 million bushels forecast by the U.S. Agriculture Department, if the VEETC ethanol tax credit is allowed to expire. More on the story.
In Missouri, the National Biodiesel Board has released a new study showing how livestock producers benefit from cheaper feed thanks to soybean biodiesel production. It says that without America’s advanced biofuel in the marketplace higher soybean meal prices could have cost the livestock industry $4.8 billion from market years 2005 through 2009. More on the […]
