In Illinois, Archer Daniels Midland Company reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 including net earnings of $235 million and reported that their executed aggressive interventions amid challenging industry conditions like unfavorable weather impacts of approximately $65 million to segment, have helped them manage those challenges. Juan Ricardo Luciano Archer-Daniels-Midland Company – […]
In Finland, Thorsten Lange has been appointed as Executive Vice President for Renewable Aviation of Neste Corporation and member of the Neste Executive Committee. He will join Neste on February 2020, at the latest, and will report to President and CEO Peter Vanacker. Thorsten Lange will transfer to Neste from Lufthansa Group. Neste’s President and […]
In New Hampshire, a forum was held last week to get feedback on locations for Dartmouth College’s proposed biomass heating facility but instead, it drew critics that were vocal about the potential negative environmental impacts of the facility. Currently, the college’s heating plant uses No. 6 fossil fuel oil. Several community members and scientist college […]
In France, Amoéba, producer of a biological biocide, still in the testing phase, capable of eliminating bacterial risk in water and human wounds, and a bio-control product for plant protection, announced an efficacy of its amoeba lysate Willaertia magna C2c Maky in the field against grapevine downy mildew. The intermediate results of the 13 field […]
In California, Pacific Ethanol, Inc., a producer and marketer of low-carbon renewable fuels and alcohol products, reported its financial results for Q2 2019 and said they are “actively engaged in discussions which could lead to the sale of production assets, new financing arrangements, the formation of new strategic partnerships or some combination of these alternatives,” […]
In Washington, D.C., Senator Joni Erst, R-Iowa, and Senator Mike Rounds, R-SD, told the Roll Call that the surface transportation bill that would help pay for charging and refilling stations for zero- or low-emissions vehicles should also support more stations for biofuels like ethanol. And if doesn’t, then do away with the program entirely. The […]
In California, researchers at University of California combine supercomputing with nano-imaging to reveal how to efficiently break down plant biomass and transform it into transportation fuels. In a leap forward that could be a game changer for understanding how plant biomass can be more efficiently broken down, the UC researchers joined forces with teams at […]
Midorimushi – other than being a cool sounding Ninja name, it’s scientific name is Euglena. No, it’s not the latest superhero in a manga comic. It’s a kind of algae. In a magical sort of hybrid way, it has both plant and animal properties and has 59 types of nutrients such as unsaturated fatty acids […]
In Florida, Alliance BioEnergy Plus Inc. announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida has approved its Chapter 11 Disclosure Statement. A hearing is set for September 12 to confirm the Chapter 11 Plan, and Alliance has already placed in an escrow account all of the funds necessary to pay its […]
In Canada, Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Renewable U Lethbridge Inc. to build a renewable diesel refinery in the City of Lethbridge, Alberta. Renewable U LA and Cielo are now working towards entering into a joint venture agreement that will provide the framework to build and operate a […]
