Biomass Week - June 20, 2018

June 20, 2018

EU reaches deal on REDII, sets new goals for renewables On June 14, negotiators from the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Council reached a deal on a revised Renewable Energy Directive (REDII) that sets new targets for renewables. READ MORE SHARE
EPA approves isobutanol fuel registration filed by Butamax The U.S. EPA has issued a letter of notification to Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC registering isobutanol as a fuel additive for blending into gasoline at levels up to 16 percent. The approval could lead to more widespread blending of the biofuel. READ MORE SHARE
	Senate ag committee restores 2018 Farm Bill Energy Title funding The Senate ag committee has approved its version of the 2018 Farm Bill with bipartisan support. The legislation includes an amendment offered by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., that restores mandatory funding to Farm Bill Energy Title programs. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: Bioenergy capacity, generation to increase in 2019 The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the June edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting nonhydropower renewables will provide more than 10 percent of electricity generation in 2018, up from less than 10 percent in 2017. READ MORE SHARE
Ørsted, Bigadan inaugurate biogas plant in Denmark Ørsted and Bigadan are inaugurating their first jointly-owned biogas plant. The plant will convert residues from Novo Nordisk and Novozymes into bio-natural gas and fertilizer. Construction on the project began in spring 2017. READ MORE SHARE
DOE: 31 projects will advance fundamental science for bioenergy On June 18, the U.S. Department of Energy announced $40 million in funding for 31 projects to advance research in the development of microbes as practical platforms for the production of biofuels and other bioproducts from renewable resources. READ MORE SHARE
UK-produced green gas now being used to fuel vehicles The U.K. Renewable Energy Association has announced the first transport fuel supplier has succeeded in earning Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates for biogas-based transportation fuel produced in the U.K. READ MORE SHARE
BASF invests in carbon recycling company LanzaTech BASF Venture Capital GmbH has announced plans to invest in LanzaTech. Using special microbes, LanzaTech has developed a technology for gas fermentation that first enables ethanol to be produced from residual gases. READ MORE SHARE
California fuel carrier switches to Neste MY Renewable Diesel Fuel Delivery Services Inc., a bulk transporter of refined petroleum products based in Stockton, California, recently switched its Stockton-based fleet of trucks to Neste MY Renewable Diesel . READ MORE SHARE
PNNL technology clears way for ethanol-derived jet fuel ASTM International recently revised ASTM D7566 Annex A5, Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons, based on fuel produced by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory partner LanzaTech. READ MORE SHARE
DuPont celebrates opening of Industrial Biosciences’ headquarters DuPont Industrial Biosciences officially opened the doors of its renovated global business headquarters June 8 in Wilmington, Delaware. This new center of technological innovation, known as Building E353, is part of DuPont’s Experimental Station. READ MORE SHARE