In Brussels, the BEAUTY project, the (‘Bio-Ethanol engine for Advanced Urban Transport by light commercial and heavy-duty captive fleets’), aimed at developing new engines, combustion technologies and fuels that will allow a substantial increase in the use of biofuels. Andrea Gerini of Centro Ricerche Fiat and coordinator of the EU-funded project announced that while experimentation […]
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In Washington, Scientists with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service have found that barley grain can be used to produce ethanol, and the leftover byproducts-barley straw, hulls, and dried distillers grains (DDGS)-can be used to produce an energy-rich oil called bio-oil. The bio-oil could then be used either for transportation fuels or for producing heat and power […]
In Brussels, the EU Commision adopted a report on indirect land use change related to biofuels and bioliquids. The Commission’s report acknowledges that indirect land use change can reduce greenhouse gas emissions savings associated with biofuels, but also identifies a number of uncertainties associated with the available models. The Commission will conduct an impact assessment, […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, edged up 0.04 percent to 79.04 as oil stocks advanced. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) fell 1.24 percent to $30.21, while Amyris (AMRS) dropped 0.29 percent to $24.11. Among other equities, Valero (VLO) gained 1.32 percent to $23.02. Overall, declines led advances […]
DSM acquires Martek for $1.08 billion In Maryland, Royal DSM agreed to acquire algal-based pioneer Martek Biosciences for US$1.087 billion in an all-cash transaction. Subject to customary conditions, the tender process is expected to close in February 2011, and the transaction is expected to close in the first or second quarter of 2011. The agreed […]
In Illinois, Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings announced today that it has obtained a new senior secured term loan of $200 million from Citibank and Jefferies Finance. The Company intends to use the proceeds of the Term Facility to refinance their 13% senior secured notes due 2015, to pay related transaction costs, fees and expenses, and […]
In Nebraska, Novozymes said it doesn’t expect the US to have another major breakthrough in next generation biofuels for another five years. Earlier the company had thought cellulosic ethanol would be commercially available by 2012 but now see that delayed through 2014 or 2015. More on the story.
In Utah, Compact Contractors for America (CCA) has developed a dry process biofuel from algae which the company says is a serious contender for JP-8 replacement in military aircraft. CCA’s dry process biofuels is essentially a powder that can be fluidized and combusted in jet turbine engines. It says its Turbine Bio Fuel could revolutionise […]
In Germany, domestic biodiesel consumption fell for the third month in a row in September at only 228,800 metric tons. B100 consumption only accounted for 32,000 tons of the total demand, with the rest blended with diesel for retail pump sales. Total demand in August was 235,800 tons. More on the story.
