In India, Cogencis news agency reports that the government’s plan to boost use of rice held in national stores as feedstock for ethanol production may backfire because the price it is likely to set will be more expensive than what distillers can secure on the spot market. Currently, nearly 25 million metric tons of rice […]
Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity? Our company was founded in 2012 to sharply enhance algae growth by completely dissolving CO2 gas into water versus competitors […]
As a world leader in polymers from itaconic acid, it’s no mystery how Itaconix got their name. But it may still be a mystery to some how they are turning their chemistries into global products. Well, mystery solved with this illuminating presentation from John Shaw, CEO at Itaconix who shared their strategy, how new economics […]
Iowa State University is working on fast pyrolysis, and Robert Brown, Director of the university’s Bioeconomy Institute looks at how their work is making us rethink thermochemical processing. By looking at autothermal pyrolysis, and more, Brown shared this presentation at ABLC NEXT in San Francisco.
From what is an advanced biofuel to why, we take a look at the gallons, the ethanol blend wall, the residue capacity, and over 30 advanced biofuels projects from around the world to watch. In today’s Digest, a Digest 2020 Multi-Slide Guide on advanced biofuels that you won’t want to miss.
In South Dakota, local radio reports that Glacial Lakes Energy has finalized its purchase of the ethanol plants formerly owned by Advanced BioEnergy in Aberdeen and Huron for $47.5 million, a deal first announced in August, bring Glacial Lakes’ total installed production capacity to 350 million gallons across four facilities. Though the deal was expected […]
In Canada, the Canadian Press reports that a school board in a small Saskatchewan community had to issue an apology following the annual Christmas school play that had the reindeer, elves and Mrs. Claus working to convert Santa “green” including using ethanol to fly the sleight. The community is in the heart of the province’s […]
In Iowa, the state’s renewable fuel association says the government needs to invest a lot more in converting gasoline pumps to E15, 66% more in fact, to $5 million compared to $3 million spent this year. Currently there are around 230 E15 pumps in Iowa compared to 2012 when there were none but the IRFA […]
In Pakistan, the Tribune newspaper reports that the national competition commission has ordered an end to the use of wheat straw as feedstock for power generation because the demand for use in biofuel has led to a shortage that is in turn negatively impacting the pulp and paper industry that relies on wheat straw as […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that the national supply agency CONAB has increased its ethanol production estimate for 2019/20 crush in the center-south region to 31.57 billion liters compared to its August estimate of 27.35 million liters. The estimate for the overall sugarcane crush was also increased to 589 million metric tons from 571 million tons […]
