In China, Gushan Environmental Energy announced that it intends to resume biodiesel production at Fujian Gushan, and to commence production at Chongqing Gushan, and to commence production at Chongqing Gushan, in the second quarter of 2011 following a clarification by the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China, or the Ministry of Finance, […]
In the United Arab Emirates, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, the Boeing Company, Etihad Airways, and Honeywell’s UOP announced completion of a Sustainability Assessment of the Integrated Seawater Agriculture System production of aviation biofuels and other bioresources. This study makes a significant contribution to current knowledge on the viability of using salt-tolerant plants irrigated […]
In Washington, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA Rural Development has selected for funding 68 study grants nationwide to determine the feasibility of renewable energy projects. The grants cover all five regions identified by the Secretary in his October speech to the National Press Club. The regions include the Northeast, Central/East, Southeast (including […]
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In New York, Accenture has concluded in a new report that China will scale-up faster than the US in alternative vehicles, but the US could lead a global biotechnology-based agricultural revolution that will generate a greater range of biofuel breakthroughs. The reduction in gasoline demand in the US could be up to 22 billion gallons […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, dropped 1.03 percent to 85.60, on a broad-based renewables retreat. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) fell 1.59 percent to $33.39, while Codexis (CDXS) fell 3.28 percent to $10.02. Among other equities, Biofuels Energy (BIOF) plunged 11.72 percent to $1.13. Overall, declines led […]
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the offer of a conditional commitment to Diamond Green Diesel, LLC, the proposed joint venture between Valero Energy Corporation and Darling International Inc., for a $241 million loan guarantee. The loan guarantee will support the construction of a 137-million gallon per year renewable diesel facility in Norco, Louisiana, […]
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that biofuels and biomass energy projects across America have been selected for funding to continue the Administration’s support for the development of renewable fuels. Vilsack highlighted the various investments USDA made since he laid out a broad vision to spur rural revitalization through renewable energy production in a speech […]
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA Rural Development has selected for funding 68 study grants nationwide to determine the feasibility of renewable energy projects. The grants cover all five regions identified by the Secretary in his October speech to the National Press Club. The regions include the Northeast, Central/East, Southeast (including Hawaii), West […]
At a series of public and private meetings this week on the Rodeo Drive of algae, North Torrey Pines Road in La Jolla, California, Qantas confirmed that it is in advanced talks with an unnamed algal biofuels producer (“with strong ties to Australia”) that are expected to result in a letter of intent for an […]
