In the Netherlands, Wetlands International has announced that two studies are showing that an increasing part of Malaysia’s palm oil is produced at the expense of huge areas of tropical peat swamp forests. Especially in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, expansion of oil palm plantations may lead to the complete loss of these vast, unique […]
In Oregon, the Oregon Department of Agriculture has issued a letter that Oregon’s in-state biodiesel production capacity has reached at least 15 million gallons on an annualized basis. In compliance with Oregon’s Renewable Fuel Standard, effective April 1, 2011, all diesel fuel sold or offered for sale in Oregon must contain a minimum of 5% […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, dropped 0.64 percent to 88.21 as oil stock dipped. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) gained 0.34 percent to $35.45, while BP dropped 1.17 percent to 46.58. Among other equities, Valero (VLO) fell 1.21 percent to $26.11. Overall, declines led advances 7 to […]
One week ago, the RAND organization published a report assaying and critiquing the military efforts to develop advanced biofuels – in particular focusing on Fisher-Tropsch renewable fuels, fuels from algae and fuels from oilseed crops. The renewable fuels industry and the US Navy were, in particular, aghast at the report’s findings. In particular, the algal […]
In Iowa, POET is reporting that farmers are now allowed to deliver bales of biomass to the company’s storage site in Emmetsburg that will supply the company’s future cellulosic ethanol plant. When operational, the facility will accept 300,000 tons of biomass but for now, area farmers harvested 56,000 tons of corn cobs, leaves, husks and […]
In Brazil, Vale—one of the world’s largest mining companies—is boosting its investment in biodiesel for use in its machinery and trains, with the acquisition of the palm oil producer Biopalma, paying $173.5 million for the remaining 70 percent of the company’s stock. By 2014 it expects to produce 160,000 tons per year from locally produced […]
In Iowa, BioProcess Algae is reporting that it has commenced operation of commercial-scale bioreactors at the Green Plains Renewable Energy ethanol plant in Shenandoah. BioProcesss CEO Tim Burns told Ethanol Producer that the goal of Phase II of the $11.5 million project, funded by GPRE, Clarcor and NTR as well as grants from the state […]
In Washington, the Energy Information Agency says that November ethanol production hit an all-time high of 4.412 billion liters, bring the year-to-date total to 45.6 billion liters. That’s up from 36.8 billion liters during the same period in 2009. More on the story.
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 0.28 percent to close at a 30-month high of 88.78 as ethanol stocks advanced. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) jumped 1.82 percent to $35.33, while BP dropped 1.77 percent to 47.13. Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) soared 5.02 percent to $33.82. […]
In the Czech Republic, sugarbeet is regaining popularity as a feedstock for ethanol. About half a million metric tons of beet was used for ethanol during the 2010 crop, which ended in January, up from 446,950 tons and 461,471 tons during 2009 and 2008. The record was in 2007 with 566,166 tons. More on the […]
