By Cynthia Thyfault, Founder & CEO, Global Biofuture Solutions Special to The Digest The USDA Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program, also known as the “9003” program, provides loan guarantees up to $250 million to assist in the development, construction, and retrofitting of commercial scale biorefineries using eligible technology and of biobased […]
Vertimass had 300x scale-up in 12 months and increased liquid hydrocarbon yields from 36% to 80% in 8 months. And their tech can convert ethanol into jet fuel as well as diesel fuel additives and high value chemicals without adding hydrogen. Charles E. Wyman, PhD, President and CEO of Vertimass shared these impressive stats and […]
In California, Oberon Fuels and SHV Energy are partnering to accelerate the use of renewable DME to reduce the carbon footprint of transportation fuel. For Oberon’s path to scale, the partnership will include funding to augment a recent $2.9M grant from the California Energy Commission grant to further develop DME fueling infrastructure and vehicle development. […]
In the Channel Islands, Rubis is launching renewable diesel as an immediate solution towards Jersey’s objective to reduce carbon emissions. After Scandinavian and Baltic countries, the Channel Islands will become only the 11th jurisdiction in the world to offer the new fuel, which is branded locally RD100. RD100 has been on trial in Jersey with […]
In Minnesota, the Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) is building a future of better transportation fuels for all Minnesotans by launching the Better Fuel Initiative. The initiative will promote the adoption of state policies, raise awareness, drive research and increase infrastructure with the aim to meet environmental goals through the use of biofuels. The Better […]
In New York state, Reuters reports that 2019 D6 RIN prices have more than doubled in value to 19 cents since an US appeals court told the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider the issuance of three hardship waivers a few weeks ago, with Phillips 66 and Valero actively in the market buying credits. At the […]
In Canada, Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. announced that it has closed another tranche of its private placement offering of unsecured convertible debenture units, raising gross proceeds of C$690,000 in this tranche, for combined total gross proceeds of C$2,532,000 to date pursuant to the Offering. It also announced that for approximately the last 5 weeks, the […]
In Washington state, local press reports that county and other local officials aren’t taking Phillips 66 and Renewable Energy Group’s cancelation of their proposed renewable diesel plant lying down and are scrambling to find ways to bring the partners back to the table. The joint venture partners had said that they backed out of the […]
In India, the Daily Pioneer newspaper reports that Chhattisgarh’s chief minister has written to the prime minister pushing for approval of a rice-based ethanol plant as well as requested a price for rice-based ethanol be set in line with ethanol produced for sugar and molasses. The state has prioritized rice feedstock for ethanol due to […]
In Canada, fuel cells turn chemicals into electricity. Now, a University of Toronto Engineering team has adapted technology from fuel cells to do the reverse: harness electricity to make valuable chemicals from waste carbon (CO2). In a hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen and oxygen come together on the surface of a catalyst. The chemical reaction releases […]
