In Finland, a doctoral student used optical coherence tomography, an imaging technology commonly used in medical imaging of eye, to research the flow properties of aqueous microcellulose suspensions. The measurement methods developed in the doctoral thesis can also be utilized in developing the material properties of microfibrillated celluloses, e.g in textile innovations. Microfibrillated cellulose is […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that the country’s fuel regulator the ANP has approved an increase in biodiesel blending of 11% as of September 1 from the current 10% while also allowing fuel retailers to offer up to 15% blends. The B11 mandates was meant to come into effect on June 1 but motor tests for […]
By Michael Newman, Chief Operating Officer, Parhelion Underwriting Inc. Special to The Digest Trading in the climate finance market – the systems designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – sometimes create areas of uncertainty. The risk of invalidation of credits worry market participants – but insurance risk capital can be used to mitigate these concerns […]
Fluid Quip Process Technologies provides integrated custom technologies and services to bridge the GAP for dry-grind ethanol and biochemical facilities which include full plant design, process optimization studies, yield improvement technologies, new co-product technologies, and turnkey EPC capital projects. Jeff Robert, Director of Fluid-Quip Process Technologies gave this illuminating overview of the U.S. sugar supply, […]
Gevo produces and sells low-carbon, renewable, high-performance fuel products. From ethanol to isobutanol, jet fuel, isooctane, oxygenate blendstocks, and more, Gevo is on a mission to replace fossil based products and decarbonize products for large markets. Tim Cesarek, Executive VP and COO of Gevo gave this illuminating overview of Gevo’s crusade to decarbonize fossil fuels, […]
From Chicago and also Copenhagen arrives the pleasant news that Novo Holdings is making a $72 million investment in LanzaTech’s Series E financing, and Senior Director Anders Bendsen Spohr will join the LanzaTech board. Novo — the parent of both Novo Norsk and Novozymes — is best known for making investments in the therapeutics and […]
In Minnesota, Advanced BioEnergy, LLC announced that, together with its subsidiary ABE South Dakota, LLC, it has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Glacial Lakes Energy, LLC, based in Watertown, South Dakota, under which the company will sell its Aberdeen and Huron South Dakota ethanol plants to GLE for $47.5 million, plus the value […]
In Azerbaijan, Azer News reports that the country’s only methanol producer, SOCAR, plans to produce 350,000 metric tons of the fuel by the end of this year, up from last year’s 230,000 tons. It has produced more than 710,000 tons since commissioning in 2015 and is continuing to increase its production annually. The company has […]
In Italy, the acquisition of 100% of the shares of BTS Biogas Srl by Virtual Equity Partners LLC (VEP) has been successfully brought to completion. The new corporate structure consolidates the company’s position as technological leader in the biogas sector and guarantees the company’s financial strength. VEP invested equity in the company back in 2017. […]
In Minnesota, four grants from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) will expand biofuel access and production to advance renewable energy efforts around the state. The MDA’s Agricultural Growth, Research and Innovation (AGRI) Program recently awarded grants totaling more than $500,000 to four recipients, through two separate competitive review processes. A Bioenergy/Biochemical Pilot Project Grant […]
