ReadiJet contains the same molecules and has the same performance as petroleum jet fuel, all while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It meets Jet-A, Jet-A1, JP-5, JP-8 fuel specifications without the need for blending with petroleum. ReadiJet is undergoing ASTM certification for commercial use and MILSPEC certification for operational use by the US Navy. On October […]
In France, much in the same way Brazilian truckers brought its economy to a halt by blocking ports in protest of high oil prices, Reuters reports that French farmers have called for a protest to block oil refineries as of June 10 to show their displeasure that Total will import 75% of the feedstock required […]
In Norway, dairy giant TINE is looking to spin off his biogas production into a separate business that would provide transportation energy for its delivery fleet along with powering its dairies following a report from Turnbøll that showed likely economic benefits. The report also indicates the possibility to sell surplus energy to third parties. Using […]
In Thailand, the government is calling on consumers to look towards using B20 as a way to combat higher fossil diesel prices that have increased significantly over the past few months, reflecting higher global oil prices. B20 is offered at a 9 cent discount to fossil diesel at the pump that is blended with just […]
In the UK, Ingenza announced a collaboration with the University of Dundee and Drochaid Research Services on a highly innovative project that aims to reduce the waste carbon dioxide generated by industrial biotech manufacturing applications. Funded by Zero Waste Scotland, the proposal involves capturing and recycling the emerging CO2 waste streams that evolve during fermentative […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that palm oil exports to the European Union fell drastically by 13% during the first four months of 2018 on the back of anti-palm oil campaigns as well as higher canola stocks. Seasonal exports to India ahead of Ramadan also fell, with the drops in two major markets contributing to a […]
In Washington, Platts reports that Energy Information Administration data showed a 13,000 bpd jump on ethanol production over the previous week to 1.041 million bpd. Yet despite the return to higher production volumes, stocks still fell in four out of five regions to 21.263 million barrels, down 866,000 barrels from the week prior. The Rocky […]
In California, Scientists from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a way to use machine learning to dramatically accelerate the design of microbes that produce biofuel. Their computer algorithm starts with abundant data about the proteins and metabolites in a biofuel-producing microbial pathway, but no information about how the […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that the Environmental Protection Agency has awarded HollyFrontier nearly $34 million worth of RINs to make up for a hardship waiver application denied in 2015 and an undisclosed amount of RINs for Sinclair to compensate for waivers denied in 2014 and 2015 for two of its refineries. All three refineries are […]
It may surprise some, who have been planning on funding their retirements for a couple of decades, to learn that there is a science of immortality at all. It will shock most to discover that work is progressing on specific age-defying technologies from mice to dogs, and that human trials may be on the radar […]
