In the Netherlands, University of Groningen microbiologists and their colleagues from Lithuania have discovered a new glycocin, a small antimicrobial peptide with a sugar group attached, which is produced by a thermophilic bacterium and is stable at relatively high temperatures. They also succeeded in transferring the genes required to produce this glycocin to an E. […]
In Kenya, KOKO cut the ribbon on its state-of-the-art technology production facility in Ruaraka, Nairobi, in an event attended by senior politicians, business leaders and KOKO’s partners from Vivo Energy Kenya. KOKO is mainstreaming bioethanol cooking fuel in Kenya, starting in Nairobi, in partnership with Vivo Energy and a network of KOKO Agent shopkeepers across […]
In Colorado, DTN reports that the Environmental Protection Agency is trying to ensure its opening brief in a case currently being heard in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver regarding small refinery waivers be sealed, claiming that some of the information being provided is commercially sensitive. The Renewable Fuels Association, National Corn Growers […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that the agriculture minister plans to bring up access of US ethanol to the Brazilian market during a heads of state meeting next week as part of wider discussions that will also include beef and sugar. The current rules that provide duty-free access to a maximum of 150 million liters of […]
In New Zealand, Fonterra is now using tallow-based biodiesel produced by Z Energy in 150 of its milk tankers in an effort to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of its products. Although there is a small premium paid for the biodiesel versus fossil diesel, the dairy cooperative was one of the biofuel producer’s foundation clients […]
In Washington state, the House passed a Clean Fuels Standard (H.B. 1110) that would institute a low carbon fuel program by 2020. The program is designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation fuels 10 percent below 2017 levels by 2028 and 20 percent below those same levels by 2035. Supporters share that the […]
In California, renewable diesel fuel is soon to be much more accessible to fleet drivers looking to fuel up in northern and central California, thanks to four cardlock locations that will be offering Neste MY Renewable Diesel, made by the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel fuel. Cardlock locations are unstaffed fuelling stations designed to […]
The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of March 14th. In today’s Digest, Light My Fire and prickly pear bioplastics, biobased paraxylene, black phosphorus biocomposite, Tide and Terracycle’s eco-box. #1 Light My Fire moves entire product line to biobased plastics In Sweden, […]
Here are our 30 favorite Photo Votes submitted in the past month in the 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy voting, which concludes March 15th.
In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed regulatory changes to allow gasoline blended with up to 15 percent ethanol (E15) to take advantage of the 1-psi Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) waiver for the summer months that has historically been applied only to E10. EPA is also proposing regulatory changes to modify elements of the renewable […]
