In Argentina, Carbio wants the government to take the US to the World Trade Organization and demand a reversal of the anti-dumping duties of up to 72.28% lobbed on their biodiesel that has all but closed off that market to them in no time flat. On the back of winning a similar case against the […]
This week we reported that Fiberight has secured $70 million for a municipal solid waste center that should be in operation by this May. The high-tech facility will convert 180,000 tons of trash each year from more than 100 Maine towns into biofuel at a 144,000-square-foot steel frame facility that began construction last July. We […]
Fiberight is a privately held company founded in 2007 with current operations in Virginia, Maryland and Iowa. The company focuses on transforming post-recycled municipal solid wastes and other organic feedstocks into next generation renewable biofuels, with cellulosic ethanol and renewable compressed natural gas as core products. Pilot plant facilities began in 2008-2009. This week we […]
Synvitrobio accelerates bio-discovery through cell-free systems. Synvitrobio’s Next Generation Expression platform allows for high-throughput data collection that is real and experimentally validated at speeds of simulation based approaches. A cell-free system is a mixture that contains only the functional machinery of a cell. Cell-free systems allow us to do complex biochemistry without any of the limitations of […]
As temperatures across much of the Eastern United States have been unbearably and dangerously low thanks to a bomb cyclone and scary sounding meteorological talk, we look to Finland – where temperatures are surprisingly warmer than much of the Eastern U.S. and biofuels are being adopted by cities left and right. So grab a blanket […]
In Maine, Fiberight secured $70 million for a municipal solid waste center that should be in operation by this May. The high-tech facility will convert 180,000 tons of trash each year from more than 100 Maine towns into biofuel at a 144,000-square-foot steel frame facility that began construction last July. Craig Stuart-Paul, CEO of Maryland-based […]
In Florida, a report by Zion Market Research predicts the global biofuel market will grow at a CAGR of 4.5% between 2017 and 2022, reaching $218.7 billion by 2022. Asia Pacific biofuels market dominated the overall demand in 2016 and accounted for a significant share in the market. Production in the region increased significantly in […]
In Uganda, engineering graduate Lawrence Okettayot is addressing food waste with his new Sparky Dryer, which is a food dehydrator that runs on biofuel from a farmer’s garden and burns with zero-carbon emissions. The dehydrator helps farmers avoid food loss and food waste due to spoilage, which is an issue in Uganda for many farmers. […]
In Washington, D.C., agriculture industry advocate Jessica Bennett joined the Renewable Fuels Association as vice president of external affairs. Bennett will primarily focus on building stakeholder support through policy and messaging at the RFA. She was most recently director of renewable fuels for the National Corn Growers Association, where she also previously served as director […]
In Washington, D.C., U.S. ethanol exports totaled 107.2 million gallons (mg) in November, up 14% from October shipments, according to government data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Despite the imposition of a tariff rate quota and 20% tariff in September, Brazil was the leading destination for U.S. ethanol exports for the first time in […]
