Archive for 2019

Robocar’s biobased seat cushions, miscanthus bedding, churro waste fat based diesel, edible spoons, cellulose-based fabric, sausage without the sausage, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of August 15th

Robocar’s biobased seat cushions, miscanthus bedding, churro waste fat based diesel, edible spoons, cellulose-based fabric, sausage without the sausage, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of August 15th

August 14, 2019 |

As the end of summer approaches, county fairs are popping up around the U.S. and with it, churros and other waste. But innovators are turning churro waste fats into renewable diesel, using edible flavored spoons to avoid fair waste, rain ponchos made from sugarcane-based bioplastic, packaging from cornstarch and spruce wood, and more. Here are […]

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DOE looking for information on four biofuel research areas

DOE looking for information on four biofuel research areas

August 14, 2019 |

In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) is requesting information on the following research opportunities to help inform its priorities and funding strategies: advanced processes and retrofits to co-produce cellulosic biofuels and other products at existing corn-starch ethanol production facilities; the utilization […]

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Europe’s first proposed carbon neutral mine to use biodiesel as part of energy supply

Europe’s first proposed carbon neutral mine to use biodiesel as part of energy supply

August 14, 2019 |

In the UK, local press reports that the proposed gold and silver mine in the Sperrins in Northern Ireland will be the first carbon neutral mine in Europe in part due to its use of biodiesel among other types of renewable energy for power, fuel efficiency measures that will reduce fuel consumption by 25% and […]

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Gevo teams with Air Total to supply aviation biofuel in Europe

Gevo teams with Air Total to supply aviation biofuel in Europe

August 14, 2019 |

In Colorado, Gevo announced that it and Air TOTAL International have entered into a partnership agreement to produce and supply sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) for use and distribution in France and other parts of Europe. With the finalization of this new supply contract, Gevo will initially supply Air Total sustainable aviation fuel from its facility […]

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Braskem teams with Ledesma on notebooks produced entirely from sugarcane

Braskem teams with Ledesma on notebooks produced entirely from sugarcane

August 14, 2019 |

In Brazil, Braskem and Ledesma have created Ledesma +Bio, a line of 100% sustainable notebooks made entirely from sugarcane. An innovation in the industry, the cover and back cover of the notebooks are made from bioplastics derived from I’m greenTM polyethylene. Meanwhile, the paper of the notebooks is made from sugarcane bagasse and has a […]

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SoCalGas commissions first scalable biomethanation reactor system at NREL

SoCalGas commissions first scalable biomethanation reactor system at NREL

August 14, 2019 |

In California, Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and Electrochaea announced the commissioning of the nation’s first scalable biomethanation reactor system at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Energy System Integration Facility in Golden, Colo.  The technology uses renewable electricity to convert hydrogen into pipeline quality methane for use in homes, businesses […]

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Floods and rain saw 11.2 million acres of corn go unplanted this year

Floods and rain saw 11.2 million acres of corn go unplanted this year

August 14, 2019 |

In Washington, Farms.com reports that Farm Service Agency’s Crop Acreage Data Report data shows 11.2 million acres of land planned for corn this season went unplanted due to rain and flooding. Soybeans also suffered from the weather, losing 4.35 million acres. Despite the drop in corn numbers, analysts still expect corn prices to remain low […]

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Serbian researchers boost microalgae lipid content to 30% using stress methods

Serbian researchers boost microalgae lipid content to 30% using stress methods

August 14, 2019 |

In Serbia, local press reports that after two years of work, researchers from the University of Belgrade’s Institute for Multidisciplinary Research have developed a way to boost lipid content in microalgae to around 30% by stressing the organisms. The increased oil content could have a major impact in the economic viability of algae as a […]

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Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg stands behind RFS as it is

Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg stands behind RFS as it is

August 14, 2019 |

In Indiana, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has come out swinging against the Trump Administration’s position on hardship waivers for small refiners under the Renewable Fuel Standard, saying in his strategy to support rural America that he will “stop the abuse” of the waivers and stand by the RFS as written. He says by allowing […]

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GasBuddy app now tracking E15 availability nationwide

GasBuddy app now tracking E15 availability nationwide

August 13, 2019 |

In Washington, Growth Energy and GasBuddy announced that drivers across the nation can now take advantage of Unleaded 88’s affordable prices through GasBuddy’s database and app. Unleaded 88 is a fuel with 15 percent renewable biofuel approved for cars 2001 and newer, and thanks to the recent lifting of outdated government regulations, is now available for sale at the pump all year-round. GasBuddy is […]

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