In Washington, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (the Agency) Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) has been issued prior to passage of a final appropriations act to allow potential applicants time to submit applications for financial assistance under Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, and give the Agency time to […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association has joined forces with Paul Jr. Designs to conceive of and fabricate a signature motorcycle that thrusts American-made fuel ethanol into the spotlight. Known for innovative designs that push creative limits, Paul Teutul, Jr. and his talented team are dedicating their energies into developing a themed chopper that runs […]
In Canada, Enerkem Inc. announced it had succeeded in producing a new high-performance biofuel that could improve the octane rating of fuels sold on the market and reduce their carbon footprint. The chemical engineering expertise at Enerkem’s Innovation Centre in Westbury, Quebec, allowed the company to successfully develop a process that uses its proprietary waste-to-biofuel technology […]
In Luxembourg, Reuters reports that Indonesia has won its appeal against the European Commission regarding the legality of anti-dumping tariffs on its biodiesel with the European Court of Justice ruling that all AD duties—currently between 8.8% and 23.3%–must be eliminated as of March 16. Although an estimate was not given by the Indonesian biodiesel industry […]
In the United States, NCAA basketball teams are proceeding from the Sweet Sixteen to the Final Four; we have a mash-up today in the advanced bioeconomy where the Sweet Four have emerged, as Cargill, Evolva, S2G and Fortress Global have big news to share relating to scaling some of the more critical sweetener technologies. Cargill […]
On January 29th, 2018 Fortress Paper announced it had changed its name to “Fortress Global Enterprises” in order to better reflect its existing business and future prospects. Fortress Global Enterprises operates its dissolving pulp business at the Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill located in Canada, which also operates in the renewable energy generation sector through its […]
The United States Department of Energy’s Sustainable Transportation sector, part of EERE, includes the Vehicle, Fuel Cell, and Bioenergy Technologies offices. This portfolio focuses on research and development to increase access to domestic, clean transportation fuels and improve the energy efficiency, convenience, and affordability of transporting people and goods to support U.S. energy security, economic […]
If you haven’t been to Ankeny, Iowa in recent years — situated between Des Moines and Ames, which is to say between the political and financial capital of the state and Iowa State University and its ag-intellectual engine — you’ll find that it has become one of the fastest growing smaller towns in the nation. […]
In Brazil, a prototype of the world’s first hybrid flexible-fuel vehicle (Hybrid FFV), debuted in an event Toyota held Monday in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Stakeholders including the state government, universities, and the sugarcane association (the Sugarcane Industry Union: UNICA) attended the event. The prototype is the combination of a flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV) that can be […]
In Thailand, natural gas company Sakol Energy has jumped into renewables following its IPO in November. Recently it received the last of the required licenses for its 9.9MW biomass power projects in Prae Province, a project that it now owns 80% of. It will use pellets as feedstock and sell power to the local grid […]
