In Florida, The Digest is announcing the debut of DigestData, an integrated database of 900 bioeconomy projects in operation or in planning around the world. DigestData is brought to you by Nuu Media and its Nuu and Digest brands and teams, in partnership with the National Corn Growers Association and Global Biofuture Solutions and its […]
The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of November 7th. #1 Biobased bridge constructed with basalt fibers and polyester resin in innovative design In The Netherlands, FiberCore Europe built a biobased footbridge made from never before used ecologically sustainable composite materials in […]
In Belgium, Ethanol Facts, a new online resource for information about renewable ethanol, launched as part of an effort to help inform the public about the production, use, sustainability and importance of ethanol as a renewable fuel. The ethanolfacts.eu website has been created by ePURE, the European renewable ethanol association, as a one-stop-shop for information […]
In Spain, AlgaEnergy and Yokogawa Electric Corporation have announced the signing of a partnership & equity participation agreement. The strategic agreement involves an approximately EUR10 million investment by Yokogawa to acquire newly issued shares of AlgaEnergy, making the Japanese company a reference shareholder. AlgaEnergy has been a pioneer in the microalgae biotechnology field since 2007. […]
In California, an international coalition of more than 120 organizations from 40 countries warn that the rapid global growth of the so-called bioeconomy poses a grave risk to the climate, nature, and human rights. In addition to publishing an Open Letter, a petition was launched to coincide with the International Day of Action on Bioenergy […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that FCStone expects ethanol production to fall by nearly 9% on the year in 2019/20 to 27.4 billion liters as sugar mills switch to using more sugarcane for sugar production rather than ethanol. During the current season which is coming to an end, mills focused on ethanol production in response to […]
In Pennsylvania, biofuels and other renewable energies appear to be the next target for “entrepreneurs” as BizPlanComplete.com says over the next 12 months it intends on developing and releasing more than 1,000 additional business plans. A heavy focus of this upcoming new business plans will be environmental and alternative energy in nature. This includes business […]
In Texas, Conestoga Energy Holdings, LLC, announced that it is temporarily halting production at Diamond Ethanol, LLC located at Levelland, Texas. “Given current ethanol production economics, we felt it in the best interest of our company and the industry to take gallons off the market until demand is comparable to supply,” said Tom Willis, Chief […]
In India, the Hindu newspaper reports that the Department of Biotechnology and The Energy and Research Institute will collaborate on a three-year, $1.5 million research program on advanced biofuels and bio-commodities with the aim of developing as well as commercializing technology. The research center created to implement the program is the fifth such bioenergy R&D […]
In Spain, Renewable Energy Magazine reports that the national renewable energy business association APPA is calling on the government to increase its support for biofuels, saying that they are the only real option for reducing the carbon intensity of fuels for light vehicles even if the goal to have 5 million electric vehicles on the […]
