In Australia, chemical engineers from UNSW Sydney have developed new technology that helps convert harmful carbon dioxide emissions into chemical building blocks to make useful industrial products like fuel and plastics. And if adopted on a large scale, the process could give the world breathing space as it transitions towards a green economy. The researchers, […]
In Washington, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined his colleagues, Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) in sending a bipartisan letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reject petitions for Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for past compliance years. In the letter, the senators warn […]
By Russ Freeman, PE Retired Special to The Digest Governments at all levels will face a double-edged economic recovery dilemma driven by business closures and job losses: (1) loss of income, sales and property taxes; and (2) a significant increase in demand for services such as food, shelter, and healthcare. One possible answer lies in […]
This slide guide offers a vision and roadmap — a ‘blueprint’ — for the Pacific Northwest to transform its increasingly outdated solid waste management system by 2040, at a time when waste leaders are grappling with the most profound set of challenges they have faced in 40 years. The 2040 Blueprint for Clean Materials offers 5 […]
What can you do with crappy land? Land that deals with long periods of drought, or that is so degraded not much can grow on it, or that has been deforested and needs to bring back life and wildlife into it. How can Macaúba help? Macaúba is known for its high productivity and adaptability to […]
In Colorado, an analysis from NREL researchers suggests hydrogen has the greatest potential among technologies for seasonal energy storage in the future. They developed a multi-model approach that considers both the estimated cost and value of storage technologies in determining cost-competitiveness. They analyzed 80 scenarios involving hydrogen, pumped hydro, and compressed air in making their […]
In Brazil, S&P Global Platts reports that the new Brazilian carbon credit, called CBIOs, had their first trade of 100 units at a cost of Real 50/CBIO ($10/CBIO), in which the Datagro Conference company was the buyer and an ethanol producer Adecoagro was the seller. Brazil´s Minister of Mines and Energy released the proposal to […]
In Missouri, Pluton Biosciences, a microbial testing and discovery research company dedicated to finding unique microbes to replace synthetic chemical applications in agriculture and pest control with eco-friendly natural products, was chosen for Illumina Accelerator, which partners with global entrepreneurs to build breakthrough genomics startups. Pluton uses Micromining, its high-throughput microbial discovery platform, to identify […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that demand for biodiesel picked up and prices climbed, drought and harvest concerns paralyzed the rapeseed business, and vegetable oils consistently firmed in May, driven by rising fuel consumption. German rapeseed imports dropped significantly in March, U.S. soybean prices lacked clear orientation; abundant supply from, South America and favorable US crop […]
In Massachusetts, Cellink, the company that commercialized the world’s first bioink, was granted a patent for “3D bioprinter and a 3D bioprinter system” from The Swedish Patent and Registration Office. “CELLINK has been granted a patent for its unique intelligent printhead bioprinting technology enabling our bioprinting users to easily exchange and utilize their printhead and […]
