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Ciao, Western Biomass Energy, formerly Blue Sugars, formerly KL Energy.
Tweet You can sum it up in 10 words: Studebaker, Maxwell, Hudson, Checker, DeSoto, Duesenberg, LaSalle, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Tucker. The names of beloved auto brands that went by the wayside — great in their day, but unable to adapt to modern times. The passing of a great brand is a sad thing, but it doesn’t [...]
New recycled cooking oil report shows continued exposure to soy and cane
Tweet In California, recycled cooking oil is anticipated to maintain its position as a significant biofuel input; however, the industry will continue to be exposed to external competition from alternative biofuel inputs, including soybeans and sugarcane. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has added a report on the Cooking Oil Recycling industry to its [...]
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 [...]
KiOR shipping cellulosic biofuels; releases Q1 results
Tweet In Texas, KiOR announced a Q1 2013 net loss of $31.3 million, or $0.30 per share, compared to a Q1 2012 loss of $16.8 million. The company reported revenues of $71,000. “Building on the first gallons of cellulosic diesel we shipped in March, we continue to make progress with operations at our Columbus facility,” [...]
Canergy taps Beta Renewables for 25M gallon advanced biofuels project in California
Tweet Energy cane for California’s Imperial Valley? Canergy lines up Beta, CHS, Certis as partners for greenfield low-carbon fuel project slated for 2016 opening. In California, Canergy announced that it has selected Chemtex and Beta Renewables for the development of their 25 million gallon per year cellulosic biofuels facility to be located in the Imperial [...]
Biofuels and the Problem of Tropical Islands, Part II of II
Tweet Peril and Promise from Haiti to Hawaii: a two-part series Geology denies them fossil fuels for cheap fuel, powerful export incomes, or fertilizers. Isolation brings them thin soils better suited to growing wood than staple crops. Deforestation is often rampant. Energy dependency leads to trade imbalances and weak currencies that make importing foreign technology [...]
Tamil Nadu government to invest in ethanol distillery at coop sugar mill
Tweet In India, the Tamil Nadu government wants to see the development of an ethanol distillery in Thanjavur, co-located at the Aringar Anna Sugar Mills. It has already ordered the development of a 450,000 liter ethanol distillery at Cheyyar Co-operative Sugar Mills. The government has boosted the sugarcane price for farmers in hopes of encouraging [...]
Amyris selects Laserson as squalane distributor in Europe
Tweet In California, Amyris announced it has selected Laserson, S.A. as the new exclusive distributor of Amyris Squalane in the European market. The joint announcement was made in Paris at In-Cosmetics, a trade show for the personal care ingredients industry. Squalane is an emollient that prevents skin moisture loss while restoring the suppleness and flexibility [...]
NexSteppe launches purpose-designed crops for biofuels, biopower and biobased products
Tweet Malibu and Palo Alto Sorghum Hybrids Provide Scalable, Reliable, and Sustainable Feedstock Options for the Biobased Industries In Washington, at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference (ABLC), NexSteppe announced the launch of its first sorghum hybrid products in the U.S. and in Brazil. NexSteppe’s new Malibu sweet sorghum hybrids and Palo Alto high biomass sorghum [...]
Ground prep under way for country’s first sweet sorghum ethanol plant
Tweet In Florida, ground preparation has begun for the 20 million gallon per year sweet sorghum to ethanol facility 15 miles from Clewiston in sugarcane country. The facility uses technology supplied by Uni-Systems do Brasil and will produce 25MW of electricity from the bagasse as well as supply 65,000 tons of CO2 to a co-located [...]
