In Illinois, a new study from the University of Illinois shows that the unobtrusive perennial vine native to Australia, called Glycine tomentella, could hold the key to substantially increase soybean yields. “We saw yield increases of 3.5 to 7 bushels per acre in soybean lines derived from crossing with Glycine tomentella,” said Randall Nelson, study […]
Parents may tell their kids to eat all the food on their plate, we may know all the lyrics to Weird Al Yankovic’s “Just Eat It” satire song, or even watched the movie about foods waste called “Just Eat It,” but according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, food waste is still […]
In Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Energy Solutions lauded the outcome of Wednesday’s court hearing confirming the settlement reached with the United States Department of Justice on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency. “We are pleased with the Court’s decision today to approve the agreement to alleviate a portion of PES’s RINs burden from 2017, and appreciate the […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association on Thursday submitted Freedom of Information Act requests to both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy in pursuit of more information and transparency regarding the recent issuance of Renewable Fuel Standard compliance exemptions to dozens of oil refineries. The FOIA request follows a January letter to […]
In France, for the first time, Global Bioenergies will use an EN228-compliant gasoline blend containing over 34% of renewable, isobutene-derived, compounds to fuel a car on a circuit. Global Bioenergies will also present the results of preliminary engine testing conducted these past months by FEV, a European leader in engine testing. In preparation of commercial […]
In Washington, a controversial new video was released Thursday, addressing fuel retailer concerns about potential liability for vehicle damage from the new E15 fuel on the flexfuelforward.com website. The video features current E15 marketers talking openly about customer E15 complaints and includes a collection of consumers who have had damage or had warranties voided by […]
In Florida, Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc announced that it has signed a sublicense agreement with Phoenix Biomaterials Thomaston, LLC for the use of their licensed and patented CTS process, in a plant Phoenix intends to build in Thomaston, Georgia. Phoenix paid a substantial deposit, against the first sublicense fee payment, to grant them 60 days […]
In California, the folks at OriginOil have been evolving their technology and applications into industrial water treatment as interest in algae biofuels died down earlier in the decade and are now evolving further by integrating blockchain technology into their new business WaterChain in an effort to offer wastewater treatment for industry powered by their own […]
In Illinois, the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture has announced a grant for $1 million to support research led by a University of Illinois scientist. The research will address the need for better-adapted and higher-yielding biomass cultivars ready to plug into the biofuel supply chain in the United States. Researchers at U of […]
In Washington, on the back of concerns about hardship waivers granted to at least 25 refiners by the Environmental Protection Agency that lets them out of their ethanol blending or RIN obligation and has sent RIN prices crashing as a result, the White House will meet on Monday with staff from the EPA and the […]
