In Iowa, the Des Moines Register newspaper reports that Lincolnway Energy has restarted ethanol and CO2 production earlier this month in an effort to provide CO2 to Des Moines Water Works. The utility was at risk of having no access to CO2 to soften the city’s hard water, improving the quality of water, following the […]
In Washington state, the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service reports that the Office of Secretary of Defense awarded Naval Base Kitsap in the Sustainability, Industrial Installation category of the 2020 SECDEF Environmental Awards for its biofuel use. In addition to biofuel use in base vehicles, personal vehicle use of military personnel of E85 and biodiesel […]
In South Dakota, AgWeek reports that Glacial Lakes Energy is determined to keep producing ethanol despite the drop in demand but has reduced its run rates at its four ethanol plants by 80%-90%. The four facilities’ total annual production is 350 million gallons. The coop says corn farmers depend on it to keep their buy […]
In Australia, the North Queensland Register newspaper reports that the Sarina distillery has doubled its ethanol production due to COVID-19. The Wilmar-owned sugar mill has ramped up production and sales to front-line medical services including Queensland Health with Q1 industrial ethanol sales increasing 80% on the year. Sales to cleaning and hygiene product manufacturers has […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that Cosan’s CEO expects many sugar mills are going to suffer this year as a result of COVID-19’s impact on ethanol demand. He said low prices are likely to lead to consolidation in the market as weaker players are forced to sell but that he wasn’t currently looking at acquisition opportunities. […]
In Oregon, an international research collaboration has taken an important step toward the commercially viable manufacture of biobutanol, an alcohol whose strong potential as a fuel for gasoline-powered engines could pave the path away from fossil fuels. The key breakthrough is the development of a new metal organic framework, or MOF, that can efficiently separate […]
In the Ukraine, Reuters reports that the government is thinking of limiting its corn exports to 29.3 million metric tons for the 2019/20 crop despite expected lower demand for ethanol production. Exports are also beginning to be hit as demand for imports falls. The country has already exported 25.2 million tons this season. Russia and […]
By Elizabeth R. Nesbitt, Senior International Trade Analyst (Pharma/Biotech/Nanotech), U.S. International Trade Commission Special to The Digest Using waste carbon from industrial emissions as a feedstock for chemical manufacture appears to be a viable complement to ongoing abatement efforts. For one thing, such processes can reduce the amounts of CO2 emitted to the atmosphere, helping […]
Cow poop. It’s a problem for farmers across the country, something that has to be dealt with, something that environmentalists and vegetarians often cite as a reason to cut your steak intake, but Vanguard Renewables is capturing the latent methane in animal manure, converting it into renewable natural gas, and reducing GHG emissions. Sounds like a win-win-win, so […]
In Germany, for the first time, scientists from Ruhr University Bochum were able to fully observe all movements between water molecules, the so-called intermolecular vibrations. The findings help, among other things, to better determine the energy landscape of the molecules and thus to better understand the strange properties of water. Of particular importance is a […]
