Archive for August, 2007
Biofuels Digest Indexâ„¢ (BDI) up 0.38 points to 102.61 on broad market rally as credit fears ease
The Biofuels Digest Indexâ„¢ (BDI), a basket of 21 major public biofuel stocks, rose 0.4% today to 102.61 as credit crunch fears subsided on the heels of supportive pronouncements by President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
In the biofuels sector, UBS downgraded his ethanol outlook on the strength of reports that price weakness for [...]
Biofuels Digest Editorial: Food vs fuel, sustainability and the jihad against biofuels
From the Editor
We have become concerned by the tone of “food vs fuel” news reporting. It appears to have sent jitters not only through the marketplace but also through the alternative energy movement.
Innumerable reports are appearing with a “when in doubt, blame biofuels” slant, and driving the point home that biofuels are bad for the [...]
100 million gallon ethanol facility breaks ground in North Dakota
Tharaldson Ethanol broke ground on its $200 million project plant near Casselton, North Dakota. The plant includes a number of new features to reduce water usage and impact on local water resources. Steam from the ethanol heating process will be re-purposed throughout the plant rather than released to the atmosphere. A pipeline fro Fargo [...]
China to produce 3.8 million metric tons of ethanol from sweet sorghum stalks.
China released details of its biofuels plan, calling for production of 3.8 million metric tons of ethanol from sweet sorghum stalks.
The selection of sweet sorghum stalks comes amidst increasing scrutiny of biofuel projects that use food stocks as feedstock. Observers have blamed biofuels for price increases in corn, dairy, meats and what. According to the [...]
New 30Mgy biodiesel plant under construction in California
In California, a 30 Mgy biodiesel plant is under construction by Crimson Renewable Energy and will be completed in spring 2008. The plant will increase California biodiesel production by 150%.
The launch comes as California attempts to lead the nation in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The state recently released its new Low Carbon Fuel Standard, to [...]
New Jersey Natural Gas to switch 32 trucks, construction vehicles to biodiesel
In New Jersey, New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) will switch 32 trucks and additional construction vehicles to B20 biodiesel, and switch a further 17 trucks following completion of a biodiesel storage tank.
“As a public utility, we have a large number of vehicles on the road,†said Laurence M. [...]
Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels releases new principles for sustainable biofuels.
An initiative led by the Swiss EPFL Energy Center, the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels, has released a draft of new principles for sustainable biofuels:
•   Biofuel production should not directly or indirectly endanger wildlife species or areas of high conservation value.
•   Biofuel production should not directly or indirectly degrade or damage soils.
•   Biofuel production should not [...]
Indian biodiesel association calls for 12.8 million hectares of jatropha
The Biodiesel Association of India has called for India to dedicate 12.8 million hectares of wasteland to jatropha cultivation. The Association noted that India has 64 million hectares (158 million acres) of wasteland that could be utilized for the hardy, oil-producing tree, and called for 20% of that land to be utilized for jatropha cultivation. [...]
“Sustainability” rises 169% in “buzz” level in Nielsen BuzzMetric report
Nielsen released its Nielsen BuzzMetrics Q2 2007 Sustainability Buzz Report, finding that the term “sustainability,” has increased its buzz levels 169% in the past year. BuzzMetric reports usage of terms in blogs and other online sites. The rise in “buzz” comes as ethanol has met with increasing criticism from past supporters, who attribute higher [...]
Brazil sugar cane harvest up sharply, sugar production down as ethanol effect is felt
Bloomberg reports that Brazil’s sugar output is expected to decline this year despite record sugar cane harvests, as Brazil diverts more sugar to fuel production. Total harvest is projected at 547.2 million tons of sugar cane, up from 474 million tons last year, but sugar production will decline from 30 million metric tons from 30.2 [...]
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21. KL Energy
22. Ineos
23. GreenFuel
24. Vital Renewable Energy
25. LS9
26. Raven Biofuels
27. Gevo
28. St.1 Biofuels Oy
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30. Taurus Energy
31. Ceres
32. Syngenta
33. Aurora Biofuels
34. Bionavitas
35. Algenol
36. Verenium
37. Simply Green
38. Carbon Green
39. SEKAB
40. Osage Bioenergy
41. Dynamotive
42. Sustainable Power
43. ETH Bioenergia
44. Choren
45. OriginOil
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