Little Guy Beats Up Big Guys in Biofuel Race, Shares Skyrocket

Source: 24/7 Wall St. (6/20/12)

"The fuel in question is isobutanol, which could be a substitute for corn ethanol. Gevo's fermentation process can produce isobutanol at a cheaper price than other makers."

24/7 Wall St.

Biofuels maker Gevo Inc. is seeing its share price skyrocket today following a court ruling that the company probably did not infringe on a competitor’s patents. Gevo is now free to sell its renewable fuel products to any company or person willing to buy it.

The decision came in a patent infringement case brought in 2011 by Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, a joint venture between E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. a nd BP plc. French oil giant Total SA supported the Butamax side in the suit. Butamax has said it will appeal the ruling.

In mid-February Gevo filed a patent infringement suit against Butamax on the same day that Gevo received the patent on its fermentation process.

The fuel in question is isobutanol, which could be a substitute for corn ethanol. Gevo’s fermentation process can produce isobutanol at a cheaper price than other makers. Isobutanol also contains more energy than ethanol, about 80% of the energy contained in the same amount of gasoline. Ethanol contains less than 70% of gasoline’s energy.

While large scale production of isobutanol is some years (decades?) off, Gevo stock is up more than 35% today, at $8.03 in a 52-week range of $4.84-$18.75. . .View Full Article

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Source: Streetwise Reports (01/26/2021)

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Source: Streetwise Reports (01/24/2021)

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Source: Streetwise Reports (01/15/2021)

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Source: Streetwise Reports (01/12/2021)

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Source: Streetwise Reports (01/06/2021)

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Source: Matt Badiali for Streetwise Reports (01/05/2021)

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Source: Streetwise Reports (12/22/2020)

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Source: John "Jack" C. Hurley for Streetwise Reports (12/08/2020)

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