In California, Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov affirmed Rentech’s Market Perform rating after Rentech reported a fiscal 4Q10 net loss of $0.04 per share, below consensus of $(0.02) and our EPS estimate of $0.01. “Revenue of $34.5 million was 37% lower than our estimate of $54.6 million, while gross margin of 23.6% was also weaker […]
In California, major announcements from Rentech, SG Biofuels and Bunge were among the highlights as the second day of Advanced Biofuels Markets gets underway in San Francisco. Day one at ABM On the first day, the morning session on scale-up issues, as well as renewable chemicals and other co-products featured major addresses from Codexis, Solazyme, […]
In California, two new Audi A3 TDI running on RenDiesel fuel (Rentech Inc.) achieved a “flawless” performance during a 1,000-mile test spanning the length of California. There were no noticeable performance differences when compared to traditional fuels. During the test, one vehicle achieved 39.7 mpg while the other attained an average of 43 mpg. The […]
By Gerald Kutney, Special to The Digest The 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation arrived on July 1st of this year — it is a time to reflect upon the country’s achievements; this article covers the evolution of the Canadian biofuel industry – including gaseous, liquid and solid biofuels, and biomass power – from 1867 to 2017. The […]
OK, you have a carbon strategy, and that’s good. But how’s your hydrogen strategy coming along? In our “100 Fortune Cookies,” we put it as plainly as we could: “You will never have enough affordable hydrogen.” Perhaps that is the attractor in the news from little-known Solarvest Bioenergy, when they announced third party confirmation of […]
I’ve been meaning for some time to organize a comprehensive look at the turbulent journey towards cleaner fuels and the clean economy – something dramatically more dynamic, visual, and comprehensive than we’ve ever done. Today, Wipe Me Daddy, I’m Dirty: the Turbulent Journey Towards Cleaner Fuels debuts at biofuelsdigest.com. What’s it about? It’s about you […]
Voting begins in the annual rankings competition for the hottest companies in the sector; who will be #1 – who will get your vote? Voting by Twitter expanded this year; Facebook voting added. Hottest Industry Partners, Hottest Bioenergy Places; Hottest R&D Partners in Bioenergy now joined to the main competition. In Florida, Biofuels Digest announced […]
In the UK, the country continues to strengthen its claim as the primary destination for North American pellets with over two-thirds of the export volume from the U.S. and Canada going to the UK in the first quarter of 2013. The story of Drax’s plans for its large power plant conversion from coal to biomass […]
The annual rankings competition opens up for the hottest companies in the sector; who will be #1 – who will get your vote? Voting by Twitter expanded this year; Facebook voting added. Hottest Industry Partners, Hottest Bioenergy Places; Hottest R&D Partners in Bioenergy now joined to the main competition. In Florida, Biofuels Digest announced the […]
Here are the 200 Top Moments in Aviation Biofuels, 2006-2013, organized in a timeline, as reported through the years by Biofuels Digest. 1 Civil Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative formed 12/1/06 2 TEST FLIGHT: Virgin Atlantic 2/24/08 3 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group formed 9/15/08 4 TEST FLIGHT: Air New Zealand 12/30/08 5 TEST FLIGHT: […]
