How do you convert an oil refinery to a biorefinery? In this presentation given at an IEA Bioenergy Task 43 workshop, the research team examines the case of Hungary’s INA oil refinery and a project called BIO-CCUS.
Cyclotron Road is a fellowship program affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory that supports leading entrepreneurial scientists as they advance a project with the potential for global impact. Since 2015, more than $15 million has been awarded to 41 fellows who have gone on to generate more than $75 million in early stage funding […]
Yield10 Bioscience is an agricultural bioscience company focusing on the development of disruptive technologies to produce step-change improvements in crop yield for food and feed crops to enhance global food security. Experts forecast that food production must be increased by over 70% in the next 35 years to feed the growing global population, which is […]
In Texas, Phillips 66 and Renewable Energy Group, Inc. announced that planning is underway for the construction of a large-scale renewable diesel plant on the U.S. West Coast. The plant would utilize REG’s proprietary BioSynfining® technology for the production of renewable diesel fuel. Planned feedstocks include a mix of waste fats, oils and greases, including […]
In Norway, a group of Nordic-based CEOs announced a joint initiative to speed up the realization of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Representatives from the group presented their shared ambitions to Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg during the 70th Nordic Council session in Oslo. “SAS takes ambitious steps to reduce the negative impact from […]
In California, Reuters reports that in light of high ethanol inventories nationwide that have pressured prices along with margins, Pacific Ethanol cut production by 10% across its 605 million gallons of installed capacity at nine plants, but how much at which plants was cut was not indicated. The company’s CEO said that other companies were […]
In Washington, Platts reports that Energy Information Administration data shows that ethanol production rose yet again in the week ending October 26 after several weeks of falling volumes that weren’t low enough to make a dent in swelling inventories. Production rose 1.059 million b/d, up 35,000 b/d on the week and 3,000 b/d higher than […]
In Belgium, researchers from the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) have determined that over 50 per cent of any fish caught or farmed is not consumed directly and that in the case of tuna, as much as 70 per cent of the animal ends up as waste or by-product. According to […]
In Delaware, a University of Delaware start-up company, called RiKarbon, Inc., is combining plant scraps and natural oils, through chemistry, to engineer a bio-based oil that can be used as a renewable alternative to typical petroleum-based resources used in everything from popular skin lotions and sunscreens to lubricants for shipping, agriculture, food processing and hydropower […]
In Lithuania, scientists of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) are developing methods for producing concrete without cement, using industrial waste – fly ash. The final product is as strong as the traditional concrete, is more resilient to damaging effects of acid, and more stable in cases of expose to extreme heat and cold. In order […]
