Biofuels Digest

Aviation Biofuels review published in report on European emissions trading scheme

In France, a team from Airbus, Aeroflot and KPMG has prepared a report on the “The European directive to include aviation in the European CO2 Emission Trading Scheme: Consequences and strategic options for the aviation industry,” including a review of remediation options offered by biofuels and a review of progress in aviation biofuels to date. [...]

Biofuels Digest Index edges up 0.53 percent to 66.16 on Big Grain advance

The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, edged up 0.53 percent to 66.16 on Big Grain and ethanol advances. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) gained 0.16 percent to $31.62, while BP dropped 1.36 percent to $57.83.  Among smaller caps, Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRED) gained 23.29 percent to $11.70. [...]

Bioenergy PROFITS Principals: Obtaining Vital Information, and Verenium, Dyadic, Coskata

INFORMATION OVERLOAD – What’s the Solution to my Problem?
Obtaining Vital Information – Part III
How do you sift all the available information to find only what you need to help you make sound decisions?  It is worthwhile to know the best sources of information for your business.  Many industries have websites, research reports or other sources [...]

50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy: Amyris takes leads in selector balloting as 11/23 vote deadline nears

All this week, subscribers are casting their ballots for the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy.
Balloting will be open to the registered subscribers of the Biofuels Digest, Geothermal Digest and Biomass Digest e-newsletters, through Monday November 23rd at 5pm EST. To cast your vote, click here.
To download your free copy of the Selectors Data Book for [...]

GEM Biofuels: 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy candidate profile

GEM Biofuels
Based in: Madagascar
2008-09 ranking: 47

Business: GEM BioFuels is initially focusing on the establishment of ‘company managed’ plantations of Jatropha trees in Madagascar and the extraction of the vegetable oil that is produced from its seeds as this oil is well suited to use in the production of biodiesel.
GEM BioFuels has been established to supply jatropha-based [...]

Today in Biofuels Opinion: “If you don’t have a big brother with deep pockets, like a BP, Exxon, Shell, or a Chevron, it’s going to be very difficult.”

Verenium executive vice-president William Baum: “We’ve got hundreds of biofuel companies that are trying to get to the next stage. If you don’t have a big brother with deep pockets, like a BP, Exxon, Shell, or a Chevron, it’s going to be very difficult.”
National Research Council: “The report found that, in 2005, the hidden costs [...]

Algae to biocrude, using wastewater, demonstration project opens in New Zealand

In New Zealand, Minister of Energy Hon Gerry Brownlee opened a wastewater algae to bio-crude oil demonstration project. The project combines NIWA’s scientific expertise on advanced wastewater treatment and algal production pond technology with Solray’s bio-crude oil conversion technology and is hosted by Christchurch City Council at the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The process creates value [...]

Nigerian Cassva Growers Association signs 8 million ton delivery contract; ethanol for cooking stoves envisioned

In Nigeria, the Cassava Growers Association signed a $371 million, 8 million metric ton supply contract with Cassava Agro Industries Services. The Cassava Agro project will supply ethanol for home cooking, lighting and power generation for 4 million families, via 10,000 small scale installations.

Petrobras acquires 50 percent stake in BSBIOS biodiesel plant in Brazil

In Brazil, the biofuels arm of Petrobras acquired a 50 percent stake in the BSBIOS biodiesel plant in Parana. The project is expected to open with a30 Mgy capacity in Q2 2010. With this acquisition, Petrobras has four biodiesel plants with 85 Mgy in capacity. The acquisition is Petrobras first biodiesel operation in the southern [...]

Research team publishes the completed corn genome; genome data available

A team of scientists led by The Genome Center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis published the completed corn genome in the Nov. 20 journal Science. The corn genome is a hodgepodge of some 32,000 genes crammed into just 10 chromosomes. In comparison, humans have 20,000 genes dispersed among 23 chromosomes. The [...]