In Texas, Terrabon has exceeded its goal of producing 70 gallons of renewable gasoline per ton of MSW using its patented acid fermentation technology, MixAlco, paired with CRI/Criterion’s renewable fuel catalyst technologies. The company’s demonstration plant in Bryan used cafeteria waste and paper shreddings from Texas A&M University for the trial. More on the story.
In Washington, former House speaker Newt Gingrich called for the replacement of the Environmental Protection Agency with a new agency he dubbed the Environmental Solution Agency. “I think you have an agency which would get up every morning, very much like the National Institutes for Health or the National Science Foundation, and try to figure […]
In Brazil, San Diego-based SG Biofuels has opened operations in Sao Paolo and introduced Brazilian entrepreneur and genomics innovator Fernando Reinach as its senior advisor for the market to further its breeding and use of biotechnology to develop elite seeds of Jatropha. Reinach serves as a board member of Amyris. He is one of the […]
Enigmaticrss: The Future of #Algae Fuels Is … When? DomesticFuel: Sen. Harkin Introduces “Biofuels Market Expansion Act” GreenpeaceEU: Worst company of 2010? Finnish energy company Neste Oil: its biofuels are wrecking forests Greenpeaceafric. Ahh, biofuels: from panacea to pariah in 5 years. Didn’t FoE and others hail them as saviours??? #PublicEyeAwards WATTPoultry: Jerusalem artichokes emerging […]
In Illinois, University of Illinois researchers have discovered that up to 15% biodiesel byproduct glycerin can be successfully fed to pigs, mimicking a corn/soybean diet. Researchers didn’t test it at higher levels because the efficiency of use of the energy may decrease so they don’t recommend using glycerin at levels higher than 15%. More on […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, dropped 0.60 percent to 86.07, on enzymes weakness. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) fell 0.24 percent to $33.34, while Novozymes (NZMB) fell 2.08 percent to $141.25. Among other equities, Syngenta (SYBF.OB)jumped sharply 4.34 percent to $65.22 after DuPont posted higher-than-expected fourth quarter […]
Note to readers: Tonight, President Obama gives the annual State of the Union address, and, following high-profile meetings with Chinese president Hu Jintao, is expected to propose a long-term strategy for federal investment in education, research and infrastructure to match Chinese investment and advances in these areas. Today, we are delighted to welcome Renewable Fuels […]
In Nebraska, Green Plains Renewable Energy says that this year’s corn crop was of such high quality that it will likely take less corn than usual—as much as 150 million bushels less— to produce the same amount of ethanol. Tight global corn reserves have people concerned about the competition of ethanol for corn but lower […]
In Texas, Endicott Biofuels has signed an agreement with KMTEX to construct a 30-million gallon-per-year biorefinery in Port Arthur that will employ Endicott’s proprietary technology for the production of high-purity G2 Clear™ biodiesel from waste fats, oils and grease. More on the story.
In Illinois, John Deere has launched woodybiomass,com, a site where “site visitors can influence friends, family, co-workers or their local legislators about the benefits of woody biomass by just a few clicks through the “Making It a Reality” tab”. Via the tab, visitors can email the site link, or send messages to local legislators in […]
