In Washington, the USDA lowered its forecast for the 2010-2011 global corn crop to 814.26 million metric tons, a drop of nearly 2 million tonnes from the last forecast in January. The crop declines are being attributed to poor weather conditions in Argentina, still compares favorably to the world record harvest of 812.34 million tonnes […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association is teaming with the DOE’s Clean Cities Coalitions to host nine ethanol safety training seminars across the country. While primarily targeting first responders, hazmat teams, safety managers, and local emergency planning committees, the free seminars are also open to the general public. A majority of this training, funded through […]
In Brazil, Archer Daniels Midland announced plans to invest in sustainable palm production in Brazil. Spanning five years, the ADM investment will encompass approximately 12,000 hectares of palm production in the state of Pará and include the construction of a palm processing plant. Construction of the processing plant near São Domingos do Capim—approximately 100 miles […]
In Sweden, Scania has received an order for 158 ethanol and biodiesel buses from Keolis Sverige with 123 being urban and suburban buses that will service the greater Stockholm area, while the remaining buses will be for intercity routes. By the second half of 2011 Keolis’ vehicle fleet in Sweden will consist of approximately 2,000 […]
In the UK, Dave Knibbs, CEO of Vireol told Reuters that the UK can supply enough wheat for its food, feed and fuel needs, saying that UK agricultural was running at 60 percent of its capacity. Vireol is constructing a wheat biorefinery that will produce 55 million gallons (200 million liters) of ethanol, 175,000 tonnes […]
TheEconomist: Why don’t Americans believe in global warming? The US is less exercised about climate change than a lot of countries soulfulmess: “Debunker” Michael Shermer Says Biodiesel Should Stand Tall In The Face Of Junk Science DomesticFuel: Elixir Bio-Tech Wins Award: A New Mexico Algae Biotech company, Elixir Bio-Tech Inc. (EBT), has been named one […]
In Norway, controlled experiments with irrigation and fertilisation of jatropha have been conducted at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), which is an institute in Niger under the auspices of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). In this project, studies and field trials were conducted with jatropha in Ghana […]
In Washington, the California Air Resources Board has appointed BIO’s Manager of State Policy, Stephanie Batchelor, and the Renewable Fuels Association’s vice president for research and analysis, Geoff Cooper, the to sit on the advisory panel of the state’s Low Carbon Fuels Standard program. California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) encourages deployment of technology for […]
In Washington, 25×25 appointed a slew of new members to its steering committee. New members include Len Bull, past chairman of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture; Brian Dubie, former Lt. Governor of Vermont; Retired Vice Admiral Denny McGinn, a former Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Requirements and Programs at the Pentagon and […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, inched up 0.02 percent to 88.34 as Gevo opened strongly on its first day of trading. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) slipped 0.19 percent to $36.02, while Gevo (GEVO) jumped 9.60 percent in initial trading and closed at $16.44. Among other equities, […]
