In Brazil, after reaching a record volume of biodiesel sold at an ANP auction of 1.08 billion liters, BiodieselBR reports that the auction was suspended automatically Wednesday night until Thursday morning when it was expected to resume. A total of 1.2 billion liters were expected to be sold during the auction for use during September […]
In New Jersey, scientists have discovered how diatoms – a type of alga that produce 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen – harness solar energy for photosynthesis. The Rutgers University-led discovery, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could help lead to more efficient and affordable algae-based biofuels and combat climate […]
In Zimbabwe, local press reports that the government is moving forward with its long-awaited national biofuels plan that looks to promote sugarcane and jatropha as key feedstocks for ethanol and biodiesel production while also exploring other potential feedstocks such as cassava and sweet sorghum. The policy aims to take the country through 2030 as it […]
Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity? The technology was developed to provide a way to address two growing problems that exist in both the developed and […]
By Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and former Sen. Timothy Wirth (D-Colo.) Special to The Digest The question of how best to address environmental challenges has increasingly become a partisan flashpoint. So, when there is a green solution on which many Republicans and Democrats see eye-to-eye, as we do, it’s worth paying attention. It’s time to […]
Scars are a sign you’ve been there and survived. You overcame. You learned something, maybe the hard way. And Patrick Gruber, CEO of Gevo, a company that produces low-carbon, renewable, high-performance fuel products, shows us just how beautiful scars can be. Check out his illuminating presentation where he shares what Gevo has learned over the […]
Dawn Technology has nothing to do with the dish soap and everything to do with the biorefinery process for industrial sugars and lignin from non-food biomass by Avantium. Mekong Technology is all about Avantium’s Catalytic, single-step process for producing plant-based (MEG) from industrial sugars. And why is it a new day with these breakthrough technologies […]
LanzaTech has produced 5.5 million gallons of ethanol since start up and has compelling project economics to back it up. Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech gave this ‘Carbon Smart’ overview of how LanzaTech is recycling carbon from industrial off gas biomass and MSW syngas and turning it into valuable product, how their genome-scale model guided […]
Like many other companies in the agriculture and food ingredient markets, ADM is affected by the weather. But bad weather isn’t stopping this company as indicated in their Q2 presentation especially with health and wellness and animal nutrition up on year over year numbers. Check out their highlights from the second quarter as well as […]
By David Kaminski, Senior Vice President, Vice President of Technology, QED Environmental Systems, Inc. Special to The Digest In all types of environmental testing, using proper sample collection methods is vitally important, as the data analyzed in the laboratory is only as good as the quality of samples collected in the field. Soil testing and […]
