New South Wales, Australia, could become home to a biorefinery that turns sawmill residues into renewable diesel and renewable bitumen. The Australian government is providing Boral Timber with $500,000 to support the project.
BioBTX B.V. recently announced the official opening of the pilot plant for the production of sustainable platform chemicals in Groningen, the Netherlands. The company is developing a technology to convert biomass into cornerstone aromatic chemicals.
Partnering with the RFA, Growth Energy and USDA's FAS, the USGC has been able to help promote corn ethanol sales globally for a new export record in marketing year 2016/2017 of nearly 1.4 billion gallons.
Researchers study best time to harvest switchgrass
By Paige Short, Michigan Tech
September 25, 2018
Switchgrass is a promising biofuel feedstock, but farmers, environmentalists and biofuel developers, find deciding on the right time to harvest particularly thorny. Researchers at Michigan Tech are working to find some answers.
Switchgrass is a promising biofuel feedstock, but farmers, environmentalists and biofuel developers, find deciding on the right time to harvest particularly thorny. Researchers at Michigan Tech are working to find some answers.
The partnership between Drax Power Station and Davis Wagon Services saw a new fleet of freight wagons designed and built to deliver biomass. Now, the program has been named project of the year by the Rail Freight Group.
A new study by researchers at Iowa State University's Center for Agricultural and Rural Development has determined current trade disruptions are having a significant impact on the state's economy, including its ethanol industry.
On Sept. 23, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 1440, which authorizes a state procurement program for renewable natural gas (RNG). SB 1440 was the second piece of RNG legislation signed by Brown in late September.
USGC: DDGS market continues to diversify
September 24, 2018
Major market disruptions dominate the headlines and often spur negative price trends, but buyers around the world continue to expand purchases of U.S. DDGS, according to data from the USDA and analysis by the USGC.
FutureMetrics has developed a comprehensive model for estimating the cost to produce and ship industrial wood pellets to a foreign port.
NextFerm, an Israeli company that produces fermentation products for the food and feed industries, is venturing into the ethanol industry by partnering with Mascoma, a subsidiary of Lallemand, a leading supplier of yeast to ethanol producers.
Major market disruptions dominate the headlines and often spur negative price trends, but buyers around the world continue to expand purchases of U.S. DDGS, according to data from the USDA and analysis by the USGC.
Atlantic Power to acquire 2 South Carolina biomass plants
By Atlantic Power Corp.
September 24, 2018
Atlantic Power Corp. announced Sept. 20 that it has executed an agreement to acquire two biomass plants in South Carolina from EDF Renewables Inc. for $13 million. Closing of the transaction is expected to occur during the second half of 2019.
A biorefinery that will produce 16 MMgy of cellulosic ethanol and 120,000 of lignin pellets is set to break ground in Spiritwood, North Dakota, in spring 2019. The facility, under development by New Energy Blue, will feature Inbicon technology.
Eqtec plc has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Phoenix Biomass Energy, a California based power company, to supply its proprietary Eqtec gasifier technology (EGT) for two power plants in California.
A biorefinery that will produce 16 MMgy of cellulosic ethanol and 120,000 of lignin pellets is set to break ground in Spiritwood, North Dakota, in spring 2019. The facility, under development by New Energy Blue, will feature Inbicon technology.
Michigan State University scientists developed a biofuel production platform that uses two species of marine algae and soil fungi. It lowers cultivation and harvesting costs and increases productivity.
On Sept. 20, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that aims to facilitate pipeline integration of renewable natural gas (RNG). The bill was supported by the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas.
Fuel ethanol would benefit South Korea's economy and environment, but the nation currently lacks a national blend mandate. A September trade team, organized by the USGC, offered South Korean decision-makers information on ethanol's benefits.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sales of hydrous ethanol set a new bi-weekly record during the second half of August, reaching 1.05 billion liters (277.38 million gallons).
EPFL chemists have developed a method that can significantly increase the yield of sugars from plants, improving the production of renewable fuels, chemicals, and materials.
EPFL chemists have developed a method that can significantly increase the yield of sugars from plants, improving the production of renewable fuels, chemicals, and materials.
Enerkem Inc. announced Sept. 20 at the G7 Environment, Energy and Oceans Ministerial Meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that it will be exploring opportunities to take action on ocean plastics waste and marine litter.
The U.S. EPA has released new data on small refinery hardship waivers confirming the agency has, to date, waived volumes equal to approximately 1.46 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) for 2017 and 790 million RINs for 2016.
The National Corn Growers Association Corn Board recently named Jon Doggett as the organization's new CEO Doggett is the fifth CEO in the organization's 61-year history. The change is effective immediately.
NAES Corp. has been selected by BioMass Solution LLC to operate and maintain Red River Biorefinery in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The facility is designed to produce 16.5 MMgy of ethanol from sugar beet tailings, potato wastes and other byproducts.
Airbus' A320 Family production facility in the U.S. is delivering its first aircraft partially powered by sustainable jet fuel. The latest A321 for JetBlue departed Mobile on Sept. 20 with 15 percent sustainable jet fuel in its tanks.
Enerkem Inc. announced Sept. 20 at the G7 Environment, Energy and Oceans Ministerial Meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that it will be exploring opportunities to take action on ocean plastics waste and marine litter.
The U.S. EPA has released new data on small refinery hardship waivers confirming the agency has, to date, waived volumes equal to approximately 1.46 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) for 2017 and 790 million RINs for 2016.
A new technique for manipulating small cell structures for use in a range of biotechnical applications, including the production of biofuels and vaccines, has been developed by a team of scientists led by the University of Kent.
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