In France, Amoeba, producer of a biological biocide capable of eliminating the risk in water and human wounds, and of a biocontrol product for plant protection, signed a Material Transfer Agreement with STÄHLER SUISSE SA and another MTA with BASF. The purpose of the BASF research partnership is related to the amoeba lysate Willaertia magna […]
In Washington, D.C., the Department of Energy is extending the application deadlines for the “BOTTLE: Bio-Optimized Technologies to Keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment” funding opportunity. The funding opportunity was announced on March 16, 2020, and will support high-impact R&D for developing new plastics that are capable of efficient recyclability and improving recycling […]
COVID-19 is creating a rocky road for everyone but is it all gloom and doom? RFA told The Digest that about 4.4 billion gallons of capacity has come offline since March 1, plus what was already idle, the total is about 5.2 billion gallons idle – that’s approximately 30% of the industry’s total. Growth Energy […]
Amidst a tsunami of wall-to-wall ‘Rona coverage, a series of storylines have been lost in the shuffle that will have impacts near and wide-ranging for the bioeconomy, some of them relating directly to testing, scale-up and deployment of health remedies — some in the broader bioeconomy. Out of reporter’s notebook and into your hands, here […]
In Washington, Biofuels International reports that Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production suffered the largest week-on-week drop since the EIA began tracking 10 years ago as it fell to just 840,000 barrels per day last week, the lowest seen in six years and 16.4% lower than the week before, as the industry slows down […]
In Illinois, Platts reports Chicago Argo ethanol prices fell to a new record low of 84.8 cents per gallon earlier this week, falling from the previous low set on March 23, the fifth time a new low has been hit in the past three weeks. Demand for ethanol continues to slump as drivers stay home […]
In Colorado, Gevo announced the engagement of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. to assist Gevo in exploring financing for its operations, including its projects. Gevo is seeking financing to expand its production capabilities to supply its renewable jet fuel and isooctane pursuant to Gevo’s “take or pay” contracts with Delta Air Lines, Inc. and HCS Group […]
In Luxembourg, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU bank, announced the launch of a new financing initiative that aims to unlock close to €1.6 billion of investment in the agriculture and bioeconomy sector. The financing aims to support private companies operating throughout the value chains of production and processing of food, bio-based materials and […]
In the Netherlands, within the Green Maritime Methanol project a new milestone has been achieved, the successful start of the engine test program on 100% methanol. New tests are being planned and two important new partners have joined the consortium recently. In January 2020 Pon Power started its engine testing program with a Caterpillar 3508 […]
In Washington, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting comments and suggestions on objectives and opportunities leading to research goals and informed product goals to facilitate transformative breakthroughs to enable U.S. agriculture to meet the Department’s goal of increasing agricultural production by 40 percent to meet the needs of the global population in […]
