In New York, popular lifestyle shoe company Soludos has launched a sneaker made entirely of natural or recycled materials. Dubbed Yebo, the upper is made from corn extract while the outsole is produced from recycled rubber and cork. “We quite literally searched all over the world for the highest quality ingredients,” the company says in […]
In Washington, Platts reports Environmental Protection Agency data shows RIN production for conventional ethanol rose nearly 28% in June at 1.073 billion RINs compared to the month prior. Of that total, 387.39 million RINs biomass-based diesel (D4) RINs were generated, nearly 5% higher on the month, while Advanced biofuel (D5) RIN generation fell by more […]
In Ohio, local press reports that property records show Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s Corn Oil Renewable Energy bought the Duonix Beatrice biodiesel plant for $11.7 million. Marathon says will be used as a renewable diesel feedstock pretreatment aggregation and processing center for corn oil, soybean oil and rendered fats. The pretreated feedstocks will then be shipped […]
In the Netherlands, Titan LNG has been granted EUR11 million in funding from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF); the EU’s grant scheme supporting transport infrastructure, connectivity and the switch to greener fuels for transport. It Bio2Bunker project develops and expands a (Bio)-LNG (BLNG) bunkering supply chain by introducing three bunker barges in Zeebrugge, Rotterdam, […]
In Russia, KFC is taking the next step in its innovative concept of creating a “restaurant of the future” by launching the development of innovative 3D bioprinting technology to create chicken meat in cooperation with the 3D Bioprinting Solutions research laboratory. The idea of crafting the “meat of the future” arose among partners in response […]
In Malaysia, Reuters reports that the government’s restrictions on foreign labor in response to COVID-19 has exacerbated the tight labor situation for the palm oil industry which could cut yields by as much 25%. The national palm oil association says the industry was already in need of 36,000 workers before COVID-19 and the associated travel […]
In Canada, Dimension Five Technologies Inc. has entered into a binding letter of intent with Aduro Energy Inc. to acquire 100% of the company. Aduro Energy, established in 2012, is an Ontario-based private company that has developed a highly flexible clean energy platform featuring three water-based technologies: Hydrochemolytic Plastics Upgrading (“HPU”); Hydrochemolytic Renewables Upgrading (“HRU”); […]
In Colorado, a new single-phase catalyst that enables the conversion of renewable and waste carbon into sustainable diesel fuels has been developed through a unique collaboration between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) consortia, Chemical Catalysis for Bioenergy (ChemCatBio) and the Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines (Co-Optima) initiative. […]
In Washington, the Hagstrom Report says that as Congress begins to look at further economic stimulus to help the post-COVID-19 recovery, Iowa’s Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are looking for ways to ensure the ethanol industry is included. With corn prices low, the Senators want to find a way to help get ethanol producers […]
By Donnell Rehagen, CEO, National Biodiesel Board Special to The Digest If you’re craving the excitement of live sports played by highly paid professionals, perhaps you’ll want to watch the back and forth in Washington’s annual Renewable Fuel Standard game. On the other hand, if you’re looking for something where the rules are clearer and […]
