By Mark Warner, PE, Founder, Warner Advisors LLC Special to The Digest On a biotechnology project years ago, one of the team members responsible for biological advancement referred to themselves as the microbial organisms “shop steward”, a reference to union representation. While it was somewhat in jest, it did imply that to get the most […]
Cummins is conducting diesel research on mixing controlled compression ignition and advanced compression ignition with low reactivity fuels. John Deur from Cummins gave this illuminating overview of biofuel opportunities and challenges for heavy duty diesels at ABLC Global 2018 in San Francisco – and it’s ready for you now at The Digest online.
A mere “The Year in Rewind” as we sail into 2019? Not the good ship Digest! Instead, we dust off our crystal ball and offer our predictions for the year ahead. As the sunset of 2018 gives way to the dawn of 2019, once again roll the dice as we list the Digest’s 10 Top […]
In Massachusetts, Enerkem is said to be looking at the state’s southern coast as a potential site for a waste-to-ethanol project using material from the local waste disposal company ABC Disposal’s new recycling center near Rochester. Enerkem told a local newspaper that new facilities would have two production lines rather than the single one its […]
In Japan, Japan Airlines (JAL) will take another step forward in its commitment to invest and realize the operation of an aircraft utilizing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). By the end of January, JAL plans to operate select flights from San Francisco to Tokyo (Haneda) with SAF supplied by Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. In the past […]
In France, Global Bioenergies welcomed the French deputies’ vote for the country’s 2019 finance bill, which stipulates an increase in the minimum amount of biofuels to be incorporated into motor vehicle fuel. This minimum will rise from 7.5% in 2018 to 7.9% in 2019 and then 8.2% in 2020. France’s roadmap provides for an incorporation […]
In Brazil, Renewables Now reports that the Brazilian Nation Development Bank BNDES has approved a $484.5 million loan to Cosan’s Logum Logistica to build 128 km of ethanol pipelines, adding three cities in Minas Gerais and the interior of Sao Paulo state to its existing 353 km of pipelines already in place that ships ethanol […]
In Argentina, Platts reports that Molinos Agro has bought a 33% stake in Patagonia Bioenergia likely in order to help it finance expansion from its current 250,000 mt/year of production capacity. Local press reports that Molinos Agro has been working with the company since 2011, including providing financing and know-how. Both companies have biodiesel facilities […]
In India, despite the country failing to put together a plan to commercialize the use of aviation biofuel following successful commercial and military flights, the Indian Air Force continues to demonstrate the fuel’s use. It will use 10% aviation biofuel in one of its AN-32 transportation planes during its annual flypast on Republic Day January […]
In the Netherlands, University of Groningen scientists think they have figured out why some yeast cells produce ethanol: yeast cells produce ethanol as a ‘safety valve’ to prevent overload when their metabolic operation reaches a critical level. The new theory, which was published in Nature Metabolism on 7 January, could have far-reaching implications, as it […]
