A new article in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics finds no evidence to support earlier concerns about large indirect land use change effect of corn ethanol causing expansion in cropland and reduction in grasslands and forests.
A new study led by Vatsan Raman, an assistant professor of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, unveils a biosensor that may light the way to the best microbial candidates for biofuel production.
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre published a report in January that details the potential of biobased chemicals in European Union markets and predicts production will grow by approximately 3.6 percent annually from 2018 to 2025.
Avantium has retaken full ownership of its YXY plants-to-plastics technology through the purchase of BASF's shares in the Synvina joint venture, and appointed Marcel Lubben as managing director of Synvina.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy recently awarded nearly $6 million to four projects under its OPEN+ program for the Sensors for Bioenergy and Agriculture cohort team.
Poet has entered the asphalt market with its newest green alternative to fossil-fuel products. Poet's Jive is a proprietary corn-oil-based product now being used by construction companies across the U.S. to modify or rejuvenate asphalt in roads.
Growth Energy and the U.S. Grains Council recently submitted joint comments to the Canadian Province of Ontario supporting the expansion of biofuels blending in the Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan, which calls for the adoption of E15 by 2025.
Xebec Adsorption Inc. has announced that its first project in Italy—a biogas upgrading plant in Modena, Italy—is now operational. The AIMAG installation is successfully producing RNG for injection into the local gas grid.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy recently awarded nearly $6 million to four projects under its OPEN+ program for the Sensors for Bioenergy and Agriculture cohort team.
Gevo Inc. recently announced it has developed a proprietary catalytic process to convert low-value fusel oils into renewable isoprene. Fusel oils are a mixture of alcohols that are produced as a byproduct from fermentation processes.
In Iowa, two companies were recently recognized with biofuel marketing awards. Casey's General Stores received the 2019 Ethanol Marketing Award, while Quick Oil Co. was awarded the 2019 Biodiesel Marketing Award.
Gevo Inc. recently announced it has developed a proprietary catalytic process to convert low-value fusel oils into renewable isoprene. Fusel oils are a mixture of alcohols that are produced as a byproduct from fermentation processes.
Taylor Biomass Energy LLC recently announced its proposed gasification project in Montgomery, New York, has been approved for tier 1 Renewable Energy Standard provisional certification by the New York State Research and Development Authority.
ACE is urging members of the U.S. Senate to secure evidence on Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler's intentions regarding E15 and the RFS's small refinery hardship exemptions before casting their confirmation votes.
HRS Heat Exchangers has announced its biogas dehumidification system (BDS) removes water from biogas, protecting combined-heat-and-power (CHP) engines from corrosion and cavitation. It also comes with a heat recovery section as standard.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced mills in the country's south-central region sold 1.26 billion liters (332.86 million gallons) of ethanol during the first half of January, up 21 percent from the same period of 2018.
Whitefox ICE announces successful startup at United Ethanol
By Whitefox Technologies
January 28, 2019
Whitefox Technologies has announced the successful installation and start-up of its Whitefox ICE system at United Ethanol LLC“s plant in Milton, Wisconsin. The system will allow the plant to increase its annual production to more than 60 MMgy.
The city of Longmont, Colorado, has begun construction on its biogas treatment and RNG fueling station project with CGRS Inc. at the helm. Once complete, the project will convert sewage gas into RNG to fuel the city's trash trucks.
The 2019 season of the Crappie Masters Tournament Trail begins later this week, with the Renewable Fuels Association and the National Corn Growers Association signed on as co-title sponsors for the third consecutive year.
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser recently signed legislation that mandates the district source 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2032. The district's previous RPS called for 50 percent renewables by 2032.
Federal forecasts in the U.S. EIA's newly released Annual Energy Outlook 2019 (AEO2019) underscore the importance of delivering cleaner, lower cost options to the fuel pump, said Chris Bliley, vice president of regulatory affairs at Growth Energy.
In Minnesota, legislation to provide compensation to businesses affected by the closure of the biomass-fired Benson Power Plant has passed a key committee hurdle, according to a statement released by the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus.
The government of France recently announced it is working in conjunction with Électricité de France (EDF), a French electric utility, to study the possibility of converting the 1,200 MW Cordemais power plant from coal to biomass.
Gevo Inc. recently made two announcements regarding its efforts to expand the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The company supplied its fuel to an airport in California and signed on to an existing coalition that aims to expand the use of SAF.
Gevo Inc. recently made two announcements regarding its efforts to expand the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The company supplied its fuel to an airport in California and signed on to an existing coalition that aims to expand the use of SAF.
Construction recently began on a pilot cellulosic biorefinery in Australia. The plant is a collaboration between the University of Newcastle's Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources and Ethanol Technologies (Ethtec).
Attis Industries Inc. has announced a partnership with Iowa State University to develop carbon fibers for use in a wide variety of applications derived entirely or predominately from lignin produced at Attis' planned biorefineries.
Novozymes has released fourth quarter and full year 2018 financial results, reporting strong sales growth for its bioenergy segment. Overall the company's sales grew by 4 percent organically when compared to 2017.
In discovering a mutant gene that "turns on" another gene responsible for the red pigments sometimes seen in corn, researchers solved an almost six-decades-old mystery with a finding that may have implications for plant breeding in the future.
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp. recently announced that its consolidated subsidiary, Sigma Power Ariake Corp., has signed an agreement with the city of Omuta, Japan, for the construction of a new biomass power plant.
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