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Myth Busting – Republicans and Algae
Tweet By Mary Rosenthal, Executive Director, Algal Biomass Organization Biofuels Digest columnist I’m sure many of you remember that algae became a bit of a political football during the Republican primary campaign. It certainly was hard for me and others in the industry to see algae technology belittled. And based on that experience one might be [...]
On the Move in Biofuels: SG Biofuels
Tweet In California, SG Biofuels has expanded its science team with the addition of Benito Juarez as director of breeding. Juarez joins SGB’s breeding and biotechnology team as it ramps its global development and deployment of improved hybrid varieties of Jatropha.
Ecofys surveys Euro airlines and biofuels
Tweet In the Netherlands, Ecofys released a report on the entry of European airlines into the biofuels market. “Biofuels are the most important option to sustain growth in aviation sector under carbon constraints for coming decades,” the report finds. “Focus on biofuels provide airlines an opportunity to by-pass traditional fuel suppliers and to opt for [...]
Biofuels Digest Index drops to 73.89 as EPA’s palm oil biodiesel ‘no” bites
Tweet The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, fell 0.47 percent to 73.89 as Mission NewEnergy and Aventine plunged. For the day, BP dropped 2.39 percent to $43.70, while Mission NewEnergy (MNEL) dropped a whopping 30.91 percent to $1.52 after palm oil biodiesel outlook for the US darkened. Among other equities, [...]
EPA set to nix palm oil as advanced biofuel feedstock
Tweet In Washington, Friends of the Earth relates that the EPA is expected to announce tomorrow that diesel produced from palm oil releases too many greenhouse gas emissions to qualify as a renewable fuel. “EPA gets it right: Palm Oil is not “renewable”, said FOE’s Michal Rosenoer, adding, “Friends of the Earth applauds the EPA [...]
A new era of domestic energy
Tweet By Mary Rosenthal, Executive Director, Algal Biomass Organization As we move into 2012, I think everyone is in agreement the world needs more fuel – of any type. Cambridge Energy Research Associates, the leading analyst group for the petroleum industry, estimates that by 2030, the world will demand 35 million barrels per day of [...]
USDA gives ZeaChem conditional commitment on $232M loan guarantee
Tweet In Colorado, Zeachem has received a conditional commitment for a $232.5 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 9003 Biorefinery Assistance Program. The total project cost for the 25 million gallon per year biorefinery is estimated to be $390.5 million, and the remainder of the project cost will be covered through equity [...]
Ceres revises IPO, aims to raise $132M at $21-$23 per share, as roadshow begins
Tweet In California, seed maker Ceres has filed with the SEC in a bid to raise up to $132 million in an IPO. The company will offer 5 million shares for sale at $21 to $23 per share. Underwriters, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Piper Jaffray, Raymond James Financial, and Simmons will be allowed to purchase an [...]
Gevo says its patent process predates work by Brazilian research team
Tweet In Colorado, Gevo responded to a claim by a researcher at the University of Campinas in Brazil that Butamax and Gevo “are fighting over a fermentation technology (integrated flash separation) which was firstly developed by our research group (University of Campinas – Brazil).” The researcher, Adriano Marino, wrote that “Gevo filed its patent (US [...]
Celtic Renewables debuts; biobutanol from Scottish whiskey byproducts
Tweet In Scotland, Napier University’s Biofuel Research Centre has spun-out a new start-up, Celtic Renewables to develop biobutanol sourced from the £4 billion malt whisky industry in Scotland. Celtic Renewables, Scotland’s first biobutanol company, is now working with Scottish Enterprise to produce the fuel from sustainable resources on an industrial scale. Its fermentation process uses [...]
