In Iowa, RINAlliance earned the designation as the Best in the U.S RIN Trading Program through a nationwide survey of petroleum marketing executives conducted by the Petroleum Marketers of America Association. RINAlliance, headquartered in Urbandale, Iowa, is a web-based renewable fuel compliance program open to qualified blenders and marketers registered under the Environmental Protection Agency’s […]
Leading aerospace companies share commitment to research, develop biofuel in Brazil In Brazil, Boeing and Embraer announced that they will open a joint research center to advance a sustainable aviation biofuel industry in Brazil. Under a memorandum of understanding, the two companies will perform joint biofuel research, as well as fund and coordinate research with […]
Kullman Accepts 2014 George Washington Carver Award at BIO World Congress in Philadelphia In Pennsylvania, at the 11th Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology today, DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman called on Congress and the administration to ensure regulatory stability for the renewable fuel industry by preserving the Renewable Fuel Standard, regulations ensuring renewable fuel makers market […]
In Pennsylvania, the 11th World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology, produced by BIO, opened today with a flurry of announcements and presentations. Here are hot slides from Coca-Cola – looking at the Plant Bottle technology. You can download the complete presentation here. And this presentation from the Canadian Government on investment opportunities. You can […]
The following is excerpted from KiOR’s most recent 10-Q quarterly report, as filed with the SEC. “We have substantial doubts about our ability to continue as a going concern. To continue as a going concern, we must secure additional capital to provide us with additional liquidity. On March 31, 2014, we entered into a Senior […]
The Spandex, Lycra kings aim to make product from those invidious, insidious, nefarious greenhouse gases. Addressing the anarchy of petroleum pricing. Partnering with the advanced bioeconomy’s #2 Hot company. What’s not to like except waiting until 2018 for products for markets? In Kansas, INVISTA and LanzaTech signed a research and development agreement focused on the […]
In a letter to President Obama, leaders of America’s renewable fuel industry urge the Administration to rethink its proposal to weaken the bipartisan Renewable Fuel Standard – a proposal that is at odds with the National Climate Assessment the White House released earlier this week. The letter is signed by Abengoa Bioenergy, the Advanced Ethanol […]
In Washington, the Department of Energy is seeking stakeholder input regarding the eight representative biofuel pathways that the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office has selected to guide its Research and Development strategy in the near-term. DOE also seeks input on other pre-commercial pathways that they should consider in the near- to […]
In California, Amyris announced net income of $16.4M on revenues of $6.2M for Q1 2014, after reporting a $32.6M loss in Q1 2013 on revenues of $9.0M. The change in net income was primary due to a non-cash benefit relating to outstanding convertible notes, a result of a decrease in the Company’s stock price at […]
In Iowa, Renewable Energy Group reported a loss of $2.0M on revenues of $219.0M, a 17% drop in revenues in Q1 2013. The company reported net income of $38.4M for Q1 2013. REG noted that the decrease in gross profit was primarily due to the retroactive biodiesel tax credit benefit included in first quarter 2013, as […]
