In Washington, D.C., ethanol production pared back by 1.4%, or 13,000 barrels per day (b/d), to 918,000 b/d—equivalent to 38.56 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, but remained 12.2% below the same week in 2019 as a result of the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The four-week […]
In the United Kingdom, Terravesta launched a new animation video to spread the word about building a bio-based future with Terravesta Performance Hybrids, and miscanthus grown from seed rather than the usual rhizomes, allowing it to be upscaled 200 times faster. Terravesta is reducing the world’s dependence on fossil derived fuels and products by utilizing […]
In Massachusetts, Yield10 Bioscience, Inc., an agricultural bioscience company, signed a three-year non-exclusive research agreement with GDM, a company specialized in plant genetics based in Gibson City, Illinois to evaluate novel yield traits in soybean. Under the agreement, GDM plans to work with Yield10 yield traits within its research and development program for soybean as […]
In California, the Electric Power Research Institute and Gas Technology Institute are embarking on a five-year Low-Carbon Resources Initiative to accelerate the development and demonstration of low-carbon energy technologies. The LCRI is targeting advancements in low-carbon electric generation technologies and low-carbon energy carriers, such as hydrogen, ammonia, synthetic fuels, and biofuels. Seeded with $10 million […]
2020 is a doozy for many biofuel and bioeconomy companies but here are 5 companies – several that were voted for The Digest’s Hot 50 companies – that are taking 2020 by the reins and succeeding through all the challenges thrown their way. In today’s Digest, a peek into 5 biocompanies – an ethanol producer, […]
The $850 million California Ethanol + Power project has been years in the making – no wonder, there’s ultra low-carbon fuels, sugarcane and biomass-to-power in the complex value mix. Now, the California Green Rush is on, and the project’s developers believe that 2020 is the year that all the financial pieces come together. Why this project, […]
In California, Phillips 66 plans to reconfigure its San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, California, to produce renewable fuels. The plant would no longer produce fuels from crude oil, but instead would make fuels from used cooking oil, fats, greases and soybean oils. The Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewed project would produce 680 million gallons annually of […]
In Washington, Bloomberg reports the U.S. Court of International Trade has ruled the Department of Commerce must revisit a 2017 decision to add countervailing measures to Indonesian biodiesel imports. Commerce’s original decision was based on an export tax policy system that led to duties of between 34.45% and 64.73%, depending on the producer. However, the […]
In California, Neste is supplying Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and JetBlue Airways with sustainable aviation fuel for flights from San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The low-carbon and high-quality fuel will contribute to each airline’s efforts to reach their climate goals. Neste is now successfully delivering sustainable aviation fuel to SFO via pipeline, a milestone the […]
In California, JetBlue announced it has followed through on its commitment to go carbon neutral on all domestic flights. Earlier this year, JetBlue became the first major U.S. airline to commit to this critical and measurable step toward reducing its contribution to global warming, and is now the first U.S. airline to achieve carbon neutrality […]
