Archive for 2019

University of Minnesota researchers find prairies could provide high GHG savings as bioenergy feedstock

University of Minnesota researchers find prairies could provide high GHG savings as bioenergy feedstock

January 29, 2019 |

In Minnesota, in an ongoing effort to discover the ideal conditions to grow alternative biofuels that offer more environmental benefits, University of Minnesota scientists applied their research on native prairies in the Upper Midwest to understand marginal lands—particularly abandoned and degraded agricultural fields. In the 10-year study published in Nature Sustainability, researchers utilized 36 plots […]

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ACE sends letter to Senators wanting confirmation of year-round E15 and reallocation of RINs

ACE sends letter to Senators wanting confirmation of year-round E15 and reallocation of RINs

January 29, 2019 |

In South Dakota, American Coalition for Ethanol sent a letter to U.S. Senators Tuesday encouraging they secure tangible documentation on two critically important ethanol issues from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler before casting their confirmation vote: finalizing a legally-defensible Reid vapor pressure (RVP) rule to allow E15 use year-round before the summer driving season, […]

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Green guns, poop plastic, kenaf cars, wildflower jacket insulation, leaf extracts that fight blue light damage and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of January 30th

Green guns, poop plastic, kenaf cars, wildflower jacket insulation, leaf extracts that fight blue light damage and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of January 30th

January 29, 2019 |

The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of January 30th. In today’s Digest, green guns, poop plastic, kenaf cars, wildflower jacket insulation, leaf extracts that fight blue light damage — these and more, ready for you now at The Digest online. #1 […]

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Year-Round E15: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to POET

Year-Round E15: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to POET

January 29, 2019 |

POET has over 28 ethanol plants in the U.S. with more than 2,000 team members, 2.0 billion gallon production capacity, and $8 billion in annual revenue. Doug Berven, Vice President of Corporate Affairs at POET gave this illuminating overview of POET, the impact of year-round E15 for grain growers and others, new market opportunities for […]

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Bio-based lingerie? Of course, in Paris!

Bio-based lingerie? Of course, in Paris!

January 28, 2019 |

In Tennessee, Naia™, Eastman’s cellulose acetate yarn, showcased its sustainability and versatility at Interfilière Paris, the international event for lingerie, activewear materials and accessories, Jan. 19-21. At the show, Naia™ partnered with Jos Berry, founder and CEO of Concepts Paris, to present a session on consumer insights and emerging opportunities for apparel manufacturers in the bio-economy. “Sustainable […]

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Gevo develops proprietary catalytic process to produce renewable isoprene

Gevo develops proprietary catalytic process to produce renewable isoprene

January 28, 2019 |

In Colorado, Gevo announced that it has developed a proprietary, breakthrough catalytic process that transforms low-cost commercially available, or even waste by-product, renewable alcohols into renewable isoprene that would be expected to compete head-to-head on price with natural and petroleum-based chemical equivalents while reducing CO2 emissions. Isoprene is predominantly used in the production of synthetic-based […]

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Avantium retakes full ownership of plants-to-plastics technology

Avantium retakes full ownership of plants-to-plastics technology

January 28, 2019 |

In the Netherlands, Avantium has retaken full ownership of its YXY plants-to-plastics technology through the purchase of BASF’s shares in the Synvina joint venture. Avantium has appointed Marcel Lubben as Managing Director of Synvina to lead the commercialization of the YXY technology, effective February 1, 2019. Synvina has become a new business unit of Avantium, […]

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Analyst says China’s big R&D push for electric vehicles could erode future ethanol demand

Analyst says China’s big R&D push for electric vehicles could erode future ethanol demand

January 28, 2019 |

In Illinois, an S&P Platts analyst told AgDay that with $150 billion earmarked by China in electrical vehicle R&D over the next several years, demand for 10% ethanol blending from China could be eroded in the longer term. As such, the Chinese market shouldn’t be seen as a “savior” for the US ethanol industry. In […]

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Delaware ethanol transshipment project gets challenged again

Delaware ethanol transshipment project gets challenged again

January 28, 2019 |

In Delaware, the Associated Press reports that the saga over the proposed 10,000 bpd ethanol transshipment project along a protected part of the Delaware coast continues after the Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board decided to allow Delaware Audubon Society and the League of Women Voters of Delaware to challenge the project’s permit application from 2016. […]

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Chinese December ethanol imports slide 73% from November

Chinese December ethanol imports slide 73% from November

January 28, 2019 |

In China, Platts reports that December 2018 ethanol imports hit 25,178 cu m, a far cry from just the 33 cu m imported in December 2018 but also a 73% slide from November but the reason for the major swing was not reported. More than 19,000 cu m of the volume was undenatured ethanol from […]

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