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Out of the Shell: oil giant’s big biofuels ambitions
Tweet One thing to remember about Shell – it’s not your Dad’s oil company. In an exclusive Digest interview, Shell’s VP for Alternative Energy, Matthew Tipper, reveals the company’s thinking about RFS2, their increasing re-focus on North America and the EU. Plus, Shell’s ambition to “build, own and operate” a global biofuels business “to complement [...]
Amyris secures funding from Total and Biolding for reaching milestones
Tweet In California, Amyris announced three major milestones. Amyris has received confirmation Total will provide $30 million of funding to Amyris by July 2013, as anticipated in the revised collaboration agreement announced last year. In addition, as a result of the continued success of Amyris’s existing technology collaboration with Total, the two parties intend to [...]
Raizen to invest $102 million in cellulosic ethanol plant
Tweet In Brazil, Raizen will invest $102 million in an add-on cellulosic ethanol plant that will be attached to its Costa Pinto facility in Piracicaba. The 40 million liter per year bagasse-based facility may begin production as soon as next year. Shell, who owns half of the Raizen JV with Cosan, has been investing in [...]
Biofuels Digest Index jumps to 69.86 as ethanol equities sizzle
Tweet The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, jumped 1.03 percent to 69.86 as ethanol equities recovered. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) sagged 3.62 percent to $2.93, while Cosan (CZZ) gained 3.47 percent to $20.58. Among other equities, Renewable Energy Group (REGI) advanced 2.78 percent to $2.73. Overall, advances led declines [...]
Biofuels Digest Index slips to 68.48 as enzymes retreat
Tweet The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, slipped 0.71 percent percent to 68.48 as enzymes retreated. Cosan (CZZ) advanced 1.44 percent to $19.73, while KiOR (KIOR) dropped 4.81 percent to $5.54. Among other equities, Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) sagged 4.65 percent to $2.33. Overall, declines led advances 2 to [...]
5 Biofuels Trends for 2013
Tweet Oil Majors, capacity building shortfalls, green diesel, waste to energy, and sustainability on the radar for 2013 By Mackinnon Lawrence Despite a relatively down year with respect to investment and production capacity expansion, the biofuels industry grew modestly in 2012, continuing a shift from first generation facilities to next generation, advanced biorefineries. Although it [...]
Amyris hits the comeback trail
Tweet Biofene production starts up in Paraiso, Brazil – sales expected to commence in Q1 2013 – Total, Temasek, Biolding inject fresh capital. What’s next for biofuels’ “Comeback Kid”? By now, most of the “smart set” that found itself excited about Amyris, and about advanced synthetic biofuels during the IPO fever, have moved on. They [...]
Biofuels Digest Index flat at 62.87 despite large cap advance
Tweet The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, was flat at 62.87 as large caps advanced. For the day, Biofuel Energy (BIOF) dropped 5.00 percent to $4.75, while Cosan (CZZ) gained 2.71 percent to $16.77. Among other equities, Gevo (GEV) retreated 4.65 percent to $1.38. Overall, advances led declines 7 to [...]
New report outlines policies driving global biofuel markets
Tweet In New York state, Reportlinker.com announced a report titled “Global Biofuel Market Outlook to 2016 – Going Mainstream Through Government Support” which provides a comprehensive analysis of market size of the biofuel industry on the basis of regions such as Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and Central and South America, as well as market [...]
Raizen to commence commercial scale cellulosic biofuels production in 2014
Tweet In Brazil, Reuters is reporting that Raizen CEO Vasco Dias is projecting that the Shell-Cosan joint venture will begin producing commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol in 2014 at its Costa Pinto plant in Piracicaba in Sao Paulo state. Construction is expected to cost $90 million and capacity of the project is expected to be 10.58 million [...]
