You got no troubles, right here in River City, friend, if building a sustainable business or a biorefinery is on your mind. The secret of the economics of the bioeconomy is in the riverside cities and towns, if you think about it. Now, all cities are close to rivers, but here we think of them […]
In Canada, CHAR Technologies Ltd. announced it has successfully commissioned its biocarbon production facility. CHAR creates two types of biocarbon, an activated charcoal “SulfaCHAR” and a solid biofuel (bio-coal) “CleanFyre.” At full capacity, the facility will be capable of producing up to 5 tons per day of biocarbon. The completion of commissioning is the next […]
In Sweden, Valmet has agreed with Clariant on the delivery of a BioTrac biomass pretreatment system for their sunliquid ®cellulosic ethanol plant in Romania. The order is included in Valmet’s third quarter 2018 orders received. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The start-up is planned for 2020. The new plant, with an […]
In Minnesota, Reuters reports that Marathon Petroleum is looking to boost its ethanol blending at gas stations in the state following its acquisition of Andeavor earlier this month. The plan to supply E15 is an effort to compete with other companies already retailing the fuel in the state, competition that could become stronger now that […]
In Indiana, Western Journal reports that corn farmers carved a thank you message to President Trump in their fields in response to the President’s move to make E15 sales year-round. The agriculture secretary tweeted a photo of the thank you message that was mechanically harvested out of a 60-acre field. The secretary says the message […]
In Germany, record low levels on the Rhine river are impeding biodiesel and ethanol production and trade, among challenges for a host of other energy and agri commodities. Without ethanol able to move, stocks are building and pushing prices to five-month lows in the ARA region. Movement of rapeseed to biodiesel producers has drawn to […]
In India, Punjab is looking to revitalize mothballed cooperative sugarcane mills and take advantage of the stranded assets for upgrading into biorefineries. Growing demand for ethanol and power are seen as key drivers to bring these mills back online though more sugar isn’t needed due to the global surplus that is driven by out of […]
In Ireland, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD launched the new EUR22.2 million BEACON Bioeconomy SFI Research Center at the EUR5.75 million National Bioeconomy Campus in Lisheen, Co. Tipperary. The event also saw the launch of the Irish Bioeconomy Foundation (IBF), as part of the inaugural Bioeconomy Ireland Day, which aims […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that the acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency says it has the right to allow year-round E15 sales without having to go through Congress. He voiced his hope that the oil industry would drop its threats of a lawsuit to stop implementation of the policy that the ethanol industry and […]
By CJ Evans, Member, Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc. Special to The Digest This the second installment of an article that breaks down all of the many federal funding opportunities that are available to promote innovation into the nine Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) through which new technologies, concepts, and approach must progress to reach full commercialization. […]
