Archive for 2018

It’s Entirely About Character: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Characterizing Lignocellulosic Biomass

It’s Entirely About Character: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Characterizing Lignocellulosic Biomass

March 1, 2018 |

Why characterize biomass? Lignocellulosic biomass is a complex biopolymer and its properties vary depending on its species, growth environments and conversion processes. Characteristics of biomass provide valuable insights for biomass utilization. Diverse characterization methods have been developed to elucidate physicochemical, thermal and morphological properties of biomass and its products. Art Ragauskas of The University of Tennessee‐Knoxville (and Oak Ridge) and Hugh Michael O’Neill and Timothy J. Tschaplinski of […]

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Heard on the Floor at ABLC 2018

Heard on the Floor at ABLC 2018

March 1, 2018 |

There was high drama in Washington, DC as the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference got underway and President Trump readies to meet at the White House with a number of biofuels leaders about the RFS and bioeconomy policy in a session currently scheduled for 2pm ET today. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue reiterated the […]

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Boeing delivered TUI new aircraft flying on 30% biofuel

Boeing delivered TUI new aircraft flying on 30% biofuel

February 28, 2018 |

In Sweden, TUI welcomed the first ever 737 MAX delivery flight on bio-jet fuel, an important part of TUI’s commitment to the future of sustainable aviation. The flight from the Boeing manufacture in Seattle to Stockholm was performed with 30% blend biofuel. This was one of the most carbon-efficient flights ever accomplished by this aircraft […]

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UK biomass power company gets wrists slapped for advertising 0g/kWh of CO2 emissions

UK biomass power company gets wrists slapped for advertising 0g/kWh of CO2 emissions

February 28, 2018 |

In the UK, the Press Agency reports that biomass power producer and supplier Good Energy had its wrist slapped by the Advertising Standards Authority for its claim that its energy produces 0g/kWh of CO2 emissions. The government agency told the company that it must include CO2 emissions along the entire lifecycle of the energy it […]

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Fox River Valley Ethanol installs Whitefox ICE™ bolt-on technology

Fox River Valley Ethanol installs Whitefox ICE™ bolt-on technology

February 28, 2018 |

In Wisconsin, Fox River Valley Ethanol LLC completed the installation of its Whitefox ICE™ bolt-on solution at its ethanol plant in Oshkosh in December and is already seeing a positive impact at the gas meter and improvements to its operations. Neal Kemmet, Fox River President & General Manager, stated: “Following a smooth start-up of the […]

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Former Indian River ethanol plant to be converted in eco-district

Former Indian River ethanol plant to be converted in eco-district

February 28, 2018 |

In Florida, a consortium of investors and project developers led by Frankens Energy has recently acquired the Indian River Bio-Refinery in Vero Beach and is currently initiating plans to convert the site into an innovative Eco-District. Once completed, the project aims to become one of Florida’s largest integrated eco-districts, harmoniously integrating a series of businesses, […]

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ADM wants to buy Bunge for Argentine soy crushing assets

ADM wants to buy Bunge for Argentine soy crushing assets

February 28, 2018 |

In Argentina, Reuters reports that Archer Daniels Midland may not be interested in Bunge’s sugar assets but it certainly wants the company’s four soybean crushing facilities with 18,000 metric tons of daily capacity, along with those in Brazil. A full year of losses for the world’s largest soybean crusher is seen as too difficult to […]

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Chinese ethanol imports soar to 120,702 cu m in January thanks to cheap ethanol

Chinese ethanol imports soar to 120,702 cu m in January thanks to cheap ethanol

February 28, 2018 |

In China, Platts reports customs data showing ethanol imports in January soared to 120,702 cu m, the highest in 13 months and on the other end of the spectrum from the 33 cu m imported in December. The 30% import duty on ethanol imports implemented in January 2017 brought trade almost to a halt but […]

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Colorado State University study shows switchgrass holds promise for biofuels

Colorado State University study shows switchgrass holds promise for biofuels

February 28, 2018 |

In Colorado, a study from Colorado State University finds new promise for biofuels produced from switchgrass, a non-edible native grass that grows in many parts of North America. Scientists used modeling to simulate various growing scenarios, and found a climate footprint ranging from -11 to 10 grams of carbon dioxide per mega-joule — the standard […]

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IATA wants one billion passengers to fly on biofuels by 2025

IATA wants one billion passengers to fly on biofuels by 2025

February 28, 2018 |

In Switzerland, the International Air transport Association (IATA) set out an aim for one billion passengers to fly on flights powered by a mix of jet fuel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2025. This aspiration was identified on the tenth anniversary of the first flight to blend sustainable aviation fuel and ordinary jet fuel. The […]

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