In Sweden, SAS and Preem have signed a letter of intent to produce renewable aviation fuel. SAS has the ambition to replace today’s fuel volume for domestic aviation with biofuel by 2030. The letter of intent means that SAS and Preem will collaborate to jointly ensure the production of biojet (renewable aviation fuel or so-called […]
In South Carolina, the search for farmers to grow hemp is on with more than 100 applying for the license to grow 40 acres. Only 40 farmers will be selected from the 133 that have already applied and potentially more that come in before Friday’s deadline. Last year’s hemp trial granted 20 farmers licenses to […]
In Virginia, last month a rocket thundered off a NASA launch pad, destined for the International Space Station. Nestled among the 7,400 lbs. of supplies was a handful of seeds designed to open new windows into our knowledge of how plants grow in space – information that could lead to growing fresh food in space […]
In India, Praj expects the new national policy to promote second-generation ethanol production and consumption to go a long way towards achieving higher ethanol blending goals. The company has invested extensively over the last several years in developing the technology in order to get it ready for commercial roll out. It expects to start seeing […]
The pace of invention and change is just too strong, we’ve realized, to highlight annual or even quarterly or monthly rankings and summaries of significant product and service advances. For now, we’re going to be tracking these on a weekly basis to keep pace with the changes. Here are the top innovations for the week […]
A few years back, Research & Markets startled the bio world when they projected that the “Nanocellulose Market by Type (Cellulose nanocrystals, Cellulose nanofibrils, cellulose nanocomposites, and others) would reach $250 Million by 2019, signifying annualized CAGR of 19% between 2014 and 2019. Heft growth indeed, and a survey of the patent apps showed sharp activity levels that […]
In Washington, according to AAA, a record 39.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more by automobile for Independence Day—5 percent more than a year ago. Those drivers will be paying at least 12 percent less for gasoline—or $0.26 per gallon—thanks to ethanol, according to a new analysis by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). […]
In France, banning palm oil would most likely increase the production of other oil crops to meet demand for oil, displacing rather than halting the significant global biodiversity losses caused by palm oil, warned an IUCN report published last week. The IUCN report, Palm Oil and Biodiversity, is an objective analysis of palm oil impacts […]
In Japan, Platts reports that May ethanol imports fell nearly 2% on the year but were up 12% over April at 70,313 cu m. More than 42% of 58,384 cu m of undenatured ethanol imports came from Pakistan, while Brazilian imports accounted for more than 38%. The two origins bounce back and forth as to […]
In Indonesia, the Jakarta Globe reports that the Dutch foreign minister met with his Indonesian counterpart to discuss how to keep the European market and particularly the Dutch market open to palm oil imports despite a tripartite agreement made two weeks ago by the European Parliament, European Commission and European member states to ban its […]
