In China, researchers have developed a nanowire-based biofuel cell (NBFC) based on a single proton conductive polymer nanowire for converting chemical energy from biofluids into electricity, using glucose oxidase and laccase as catalyst. More on the story.
In Paraguay, industrial and policy leaders are gathering this week to solve the problem faced by biodiesel producers: low biodiesel prices. The national petroleum company is offering producers prices far below production costs, so policy suggestions include increasing the blend to 5% from the current 1%, as well as exporting animal fats to Brazil for […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, started the new year with a 1.12 percent leap to 81.44, a 29-month high. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) gained 1.67 percent to $30.40, while Amyris (AMRS) gained 2.44 percent to $27.28. Among other equities, Cosan (CZZ) recovered 1.02 percent to $13.86. […]
In Australia, Qantas and Solena Group have announced that they expect to finalize a partnership in the next two weeks to determine the feasibility of a Fischer-Tropsch based biofuels plant in Australia that will produce aviation biofuels from waste. Early last year, Solena inked a $309 million partnership with British Airways to construct a 16 […]
In Illinois, Corn futures took a break from a relentless fall rally, but still reached a 29-month high of $6.29 per bushel last week, the high point since the onset of the global financial crisis in late summer 2008. Tight global supplies are being threatened by lower-than-usual yields from Argentina, which is a key corn […]
In Nebraska, South Sioux City officials have given the green light to the issue of $25 million in municipal bonds to support a 60 million gallon biodiesel plant proposed by Nature’s BioReserves, which will use beef tallow from the Beef Products Inc rendering plant. The $100 million project is expected to provide between 30 and […]
In Florida, American Biofuels Now has been organized as a coalition of producers, military, energy activists, political leaders and energy users “who think that the time for American Biofuels isn’t “someday”, it’s now.” Supporters of the coalition, which plans to educate consumers, public officials and media, among other constituencies, on the benefits of biofuels, include […]
In the Philippines, Eastern Renewable Fuels Corp. has put on hold the construction of its cassava ethanol plant in Isabela until the price of cassava falls. Eastern’s original plan was to put up three ethanol plants in Isabela, each with a capacity of 30 million liters a year with total investment seen at $30 million. […]
In China, the national government has launched a probe into potential dumping of US-grown dried distillers grains (DDGS) after imports from the US soared to 3.1 million tonnes in 2010, up from 650,000 tonnes in 2009 and less than 10,000 tonnes in 2008. The overall trade in DDGs has risen to more than $600 million, […]
In Malaysia, Sime Darby Plantation and Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding, of Japan, have announced a partnership that will produce cellulosic ethanol from up to 1.25 metric tons of palm fruit waste per day, in a pilot-scale project that will produce an estimated 35-50,000 gallons per year of ethanol on an annualized basis and will be […]
