In Denmark, A.P. Moller – Maersk alongside with Wallenius Wilhelmsen, BMW Group, H&M Group, Levi Strauss & Co. and, Marks & Spencer to explore LEO – a blend of lignin and ethanol – that could be part of the future solution for sustainable shipping. Copenhagen University is currently running the laboratory-scale development of this potential […]
In California, Vertimass LLC announced that Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy will receive a cost-shared award of up to $1.4 million to optimize jet fuel production. The cooperative agreement would aid Vertimass in its mission to commercialize “green” catalyst technology that converts ethanol […]
In Norway, on the way to the goal of becoming completely emission free, Hurtigruten has as the first Norwegian cruise line started testing biodiesel on board the ship MS Polarlys. This fuel can potentially reduce emissions with 95 percent. MS Polarlys has successfully been testing the use of Biodiesel the last few weeks and will […]
In California, Platts reports that after waiting for more than two weeks to offload ethanol in San Francisco, the Eco California mid-range tanker left for Los Angeles last Friday while as of the same day, the Sadah Silver was still sitting patiently in the San Francisco Bay to offload. Both vessels were carrying Brazilian ethanol […]
In Brazil, a study conducted in Brazil and published in the journal BioEnergy Research shows that removing straw instead of leaving it on the ground after the harvest could double the amount of fertilizer required by Brazilian sugarcane plantations by 2050. For the first time, researchers calculated the amount of nutrients retained by sugarcane straw […]
In Washington, 23 Republican representatives from Midwest states sent a letter to the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency asking him to come up with a new proposal to compensate ethanol producers, and therefore farmers who have suffered from low corn prices due to a lack of ethanol demand, because they don’t feel recent proposals […]
It’s Halloween and things are getting pretty scary out there with stinky, petroleum based, disposable, plastic diapers and plastic toothbrushes being discarded all over the world but have no fear, for a new seaweed-based reusable diaper and Colgate’s new bamboo toothbrush is here to save the day! But wait there’s other news that will calm […]
It’s ABLC Week and the semi-annual State of the Industry Address and a host of industry outlooks will be forthcoming in two Industry Horizons Forums and two Next Technologies Summits taking place on Thursday and Friday. We’re rounding out our coverage with the annual long-range forecasts from the oil majors Shell, BP and ExxonMobil — […]
In Pennsylvania, Because Animals Inc., a bioscience startup making pet food without animal meat, announced they have closed their seed round of funding with investment from KEEN Growth Capital, Draper Associates and SOSV. These partners bring years of experience building, launching and supporting world-changing startups and immensely successful CPG brands, and their support will be […]
In France, Tuesday morning around 6 am, some 20 activists from Greenpeace France entered the site of La Mède, near Martigues, in the south of France, to denounce the deforestation generated by this plant Total. Using two containers displaying “Total deforeste, Emmanuel Macron accomplice”, they blocked the access of vehicles to the plant, while other […]
