In Australia, massive economic, social and environmental benefits that can be delivered to Australians through the creation of a strong bioenergy industry could be lost without clear government strategies. Increased use of 10 per cent ethanol-blended petrol (E10) in Australia could create more than 8600 direct & indirect jobs, attract A$1.56 billion in investment and […]
The unit is called TCat-8 but it really should be TopCat, befitting its position astride the world of bio-based catalytic pyrolyis. In the latest update, Anellotech completed two weeks of continuous operation of the seven-story tall TCat-8 pilot plant, just two months after completing commissioning. With the completion of the milestone, the company received an […]
“What would industrial progress be without natural rubber?” asks Rubber Journal Asia. “It’s hardly imaginable.” Listed as one of our four most important natural resources (the others being air, water, and petroleum and rubber), it is used as raw material for the manufacture of about 50,000 products, including tires and >400 medical devices –some are high value […]
Just a few years ago, one might spend $300 million, 10 years, and the work of 100 or more scientists to redesign a metabolic pathway, engineer that into a molecule and industrialize it, and measure that progress in dozens of scientific papers and patents written in a curious mishmash of jargon and hieroglyphics that only […]
“Toward A Thriving Bioeconomy by Mobilizing Our Nation’s Biomass Resources and Addressing Biomass Quality Challenges,” that the ambitious title of this illuminating presentation from the DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office’s Feedstock Supply & Logistics team. The focus, to fully integrate feedstocks into supply chain (multiple interfaces). reform raw biomass into high-quality feedstocks. use innovative technologies to […]
In Massachusetts, Boston-based advanced biofuel producer, World Energy, LLC announced it has partnered to accelerate growth with an investment group led by Halifax, Nova Scotia based CFFI Ventures (CFFI). The deal, with an aggregate value of $345 million, infuses into World Energy substantial fresh capital and merges into it all the shares of Hamilton, ON […]
In India, researchers are looking to sugarcane bagasse to produce methanol, rather than ethanol, that could be used to power tractors. Uptake of the technology developed by the National Centre for Combustion Research and Development could reduce tractor fossil fuel imports by 15% and won’t create competition with the alcohol industry as ethanol does. Currently […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that the US won’t start talking about the recently announced import tariffs on steel until Brazil starts talking about rethinking its stance on ethanol import tariffs. Negotiations between the two countries that includes other issues such as Open Skies and supporting Brazil’s request to join the OECD are also on the […]
In the Ukraine, Platts reports that corn prices are soaring on the back of China’s ethanol drive and increased demand from Egypt, pushing prices up beyond $200 per metric ton during much of March, hitting a 20-month high on March 12 of $209/ton. Late April and May typically brings higher prices for corn as stocks […]
In Japan, the Nikkei reports 7-11 is looking to cut its CO2 emissions in Ehime Prefecture by 5% thanks to transitioning its refrigerator truck fleet to biodiesel produced from used cooking oil, and may extend the practice to its freezer and non-refrigerated trucks as well, or even to other prefectures. The prefecture has more than […]
