In Indonesia, the country’s biofuels association says the country only produced 400 million liters of biofuels during 2010—of which 60 million liters were ethanol and the rest biodiesel—compared to the 540 million liters it expected to produce. Only five biodiesel producers were supplying the national oil company this year compared to 20 producers a few […]
In Brazil, Total has said that it will enter the Brazilian cane industry through its technology partner Amyris—who is in turn teamed with Sao Martinho—and hopes to secure 5%-10% of Brazilian cane by 2020. The country intends to produce to produce chemical products like biolubricants, jet biofuel, biochemicals, biodiesel out of sugarcane. More on the […]
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In Wisconsin, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have genetically altered yeast cells to survive higher ethanol concentrations, addressing a bottleneck in the production of ethanol from cellulosic material in quantities that could make it economically competitive with fossil fuels. They concluded that many wild strains of yeast respond to ethanol much differently than do […]
In Washington, Reps. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) and Mike Castle (R-Del.) introduced the “Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act of 2010,” which will help the United States achieve energy security goals and create jobs. Proposed legislation would create or extend a diverse array of federal programs necessary to help advanced biofuel producers secure financing for […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, edged up 0.10 percent to 78.99 on advanced biofuels gains. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) was up 1,46 percent to $30.59, whileAmyris (AMRS) jumped 6.71 percent to $24.18. Among other equities, Codexis (CDXS) gained 1.22 percent to $10.76. Overall, advances and declines […]
“I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes, I saw the sign.” Ace of Base, The Sign The Signs. In Washington, the courts yesterday denied a challenge to the Renewable Fuel Standard from the oil industry. LS9 raised $30 million in Series D financing and is headed for Brazil. Noble Group announced a […]
In North Carolina, Butamax was granted a patent for its isobutanol producing biocatalyst. The patent entitled “Fermentive Production of Four Carbon Alcohols” is a further demonstration of Butamax’s pioneering science in industrial biotechnology and its application to the biofuel market. Butamax has filed an extensive patent portfolio for its proprietary technology across the biofuel value […]
In Nebraska, OSHA has fined Next Step Burell LLC, a local biofuel company, with $60,000 in fines after finding five serious citations and one willfull violation as a result of a subcontractor’s death due to electrocution. OSHA said two other Next Step employees workers were shocked cleaning out the same cable tray and that Next […]
In Washington State, the Department of Natural Resources has selected the University of Washington, School of Forest Resources as part of the research team to study the supply prospects of Washington’s working forests. It will be the first study of its type in the nation to examine the economic and environmental aspects of a state’s […]
