In the Philippines, San Carlos Bioenergy will be expanding its ethanol distillery to produce at least 40 million liters/ year from its current production, around 3.35 million liters/ year. The plans had been shelved temporarily after Brazilian imports threatened local producers, but since the government compromised to encourage investments in the local ethanol industry. More […]
In Florida, a team from the University of Florida has been selected for a $125 million project with the DOE and India. The research focuses on renewable resources, including deriving biofuels from inedible plant material including sorghum, sweet sorghum, pearl millet, bamboo, and switchgrass, but will also investigate their capacity to utilize waste streams. The […]
In Washington, as the RFA advocates for the Domestic Fuels Protection Act, President and CEO Bob Dinneen has submitted written testimony to the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Environment and Economy in support. “[T]he current regulatory structure provides no pathway to certify existing equipment for anything other than fossil fuels, even when test […]
In Massachusetts, Qteros has closed its Chicopee fermentation facility. “The company has made significant advancement in the technology, but there are always these issues of continuing the flow of investment funds,” she said.,” said Susan Leschine, whose research founded the company, told MassLive.com. According to reports, the company’s offices have been locked, and have been […]
In Iceland, biodiesel could be the answer to imported fuel. Because of the algae potential of the country, the managing director of Vistvæn orka ehf, one of Iceland’s most prominent bioenergy companies, said “Iceland even has the potential to export biodiesel.” Ásbjörn Torfason indicated that the company is looking into potential in the southwest and […]
In Canada, this year’s canola crush is expected to be in the record-breaking 6.8m metric-ton range. This jump in production is in response to increased demand from the US and China as the soybean crop in South America falters this growing season. In 2011-12, the U.S. is expected to buy 2.4 million tons of Canadian […]
In Florida, combining the planting of a biofuels crop with a legume and a short-season oilseed crop may make an intensive and short rotation of crops economically profitable, according to research performed by plant pathologist Dan Chellemi. During 2010, he added a legume cover crop, which would supply part of the nitrogen, into the rotation […]
In California, Regus Advisors has completed an agreement to provide advisory services with AIGI, Algae International Group, for their $2m venture in California, Algae2BioFuel. President Mervyn Price, said, “Many companies have explored the opportunity of creating Biofuel from Algae like Bill Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation and the US Government. We feel AIGI has the right […]
In California, Codexis is putting pressure on Shell to make a decision regarding the expansion of the research partnership between the two companies and Raizan. Although he pact expires in October, interim CEO Peter Strumph is confident that the partnership would continue. Codexis and Shell’s research into cellulosic ethanol is more than halfway completed, he […]
In Illinois, Chicago Board of Trade corn prices have risen sharply after Reuters conducted a poll of analysts which indicated corn stocks will drop to a 16-year low. The drought in South America has reduced supplies and will result in an increased demand for feed and ethanol. The USDA’s forecast in March of nearly 800 […]
