In Sweden, researchers from Karolinska Institutet have developed a quick and non-destructive method to map the carbohydrates of plant matter. By making composition analysis more easy and accessible, this method will help to understand where inefficiencies lie in many processes from paper recycling to the production of biofuel and will eventually lead to less waste […]
In Washington, federal forecasts in the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) newly released Annual Energy Outlook 2018 (AEO2018) demonstrate a clear and growing need for U.S. biofuels says Chris Bliley, vice president of regulatory affairs at Growth Energy. The EIA “reference” case, which contains projections through 2050 based on current trends and regulations, predicts an […]
By Mark Warner, PE, Founder, Warner Advisors LLC Special to The Digest Not enough time or money to scale-up following the traditional rules of advanced biotechnology (10:1 scale-up factor, 1,000 hours of integrated pilot/demo operation, etc)? Welcome to the reality of the biotechnology start-up world. The common question in that situation is: if I do not […]
DSM and Evonik have given a name to their joint venture to produce omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA from natural marine algae for animal nutrition — something that’s been traditionally been made from wild-caught fish oil. They’re calling it Veramaris — and they’re cutting out the middlefish, more or less, as Cellana CEO Martin […]
DSM and Evonik have given a name to their joint venture to produce omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA from natural marine algae for animal nutrition — something that’s been traditionally been made from wild-caught fish oil. They’re calling it Veramaris — and they’re cutting out the middlefish, more or less, as Cellana CEO Martin […]
In California, Biofuels International reports that Sylvatex has teamed up with Valicor—known for its recycling and recovering technologies including corn oil extraction from ethanol production—to jointly develop, build out and commercialize Sylvatex’s MicroX technology. MicroX creates renewable nanoscale emulsion systems using distillers corn oil and other bio-based oils as feedstock. The systems have applications in […]
In Texas, ICIS reports that the boost biodiesel producers have benefited from over the cold winter months thanks to demand for crude glycerin used to de-ice roads will now begin to wane as spring approaches. The bump in demand typically slows down by mid-March and buyers see no reason why this year should be any […]
In Brazil, Agrimoney reports that San Martinho and Biosev see a big push towards more ethanol production in the cane crushing season that officially starts April 1, though many are likely to start up earlier in March. Between October and December, both companies already shifted their crush heavily towards ethanol, with San Martinho using 53% […]
In Nebraska, Platts reports that Green Plains got caught short during Q4 2017, along with much of the rest of the industry, as prices sank further than anyone expected and squeezed crush margins. The company’s acquisition of three ethanol plants last year as well as upgrades to a fourth plant squeezed its financial results even […]
In Washington, the Energy Information Agency said ethanol production fell 1.061 million barrels per day in the week ending February 9, 41,000 bpd lower than the week prior and the second-lowest level seen so far in 2018. Stock levels also fell to 22.8 million barrels, 604,000 barrels lower than the previous weeks, as stocks fell […]
