In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association released a pair of reports summarizing 2019 U.S. ethanol and distillers grains export and import data. Through a series of charts and graphics, the reports provide industry advocates, policymakers, the media, and general public with the latest information on the important role U.S. ethanol and distillers grains play on […]
In Finland, the circular economy can utilize surplus wind power to improve profitability of the entire energy system. This was demonstrated by VTT’s new modelling tool that was used to calculate the effects of circular economy in Åland Islands, where the share of wind power is expected to increase rapidly in the next few years. […]
In California, the Air Resources Board together with the state’s Environmental Protection Agency have opened up a public comment period for Red Trail Energy’s application seeking approval for two designed-based starch ethanol pathways to take into account CO2 sequestration. The company already has two approved pathways for corn starch ethanol but if CO2 is sequestered […]
In Kansas, Biofuels International reports that Kansas Ethanol has chosen Whitefox’s ICE™ membrane dehydration system for its 77 million gallon per year Lyons facility, which will bring the technology’s total installed capacity to more than 100 million gallons annually across nine different facilities. Kansas Ethanol said it looked to the technology to help it reduce […]
In Wisconsin, improvement in biotechnology and bioengineering provide new opportunities to produce advanced biofuels from non-food crops; however, it is critical to continue investment in research and development and provide policy incentives for producing bioenergy crops for advanced biofuels. In a new article in the Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy (AEPP), Past President of AAEA, […]
In Washington, new Renewable Fuels Association analysis found that approximately 500 million gallons of E15 were sold nationwide in 2019, setting a new record and proving that the Trump administration’s elimination last summer of an obsolete regulatory barrier is working. However, sales would have been even stronger if not for the Renewable Fuel Standard compliance […]
In South Korea, the Korea Herald newspaper reports that following a $3.2 billion Korea-focused fundraise last year, Korean private equity firm Hahn & Co has purchased SK Chemical’s biofuel arm for more than $322 million. SK Chemical is the country’s largest biodiesel producer but the biofuels unit has now been spun out from the wider […]
In California, Amyris, Inc announced it has entered into definitive securities purchase agreements in a $112 million recapitalization anchored by Foris Ventures, an entity affiliated with Amyris board member John Doerr (of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers), a large mutual fund investor and several other long-term holders. Foris exercised existing warrants to purchase common stock […]
In Finland, Neste and Outotec have jointly verified the viability of applying Neste MY Renewable Isoalkane as a fully bio-based diluent for extracting metals in hydrometallurgical processes. The diluent is based on Neste’s NEXBTL technology and produced entirely from bio-based waste and residue raw materials. Laboratory studies and pilot trials at the Outotec Research Center […]
In Michigan, researchers at Michigan State University are studying a mutant algal strain that degrades TAGs slower than usual as algae try to exit hibernation. Somehow, the algal mutant does not manage the hibernation process in a normal way. The responsible protein, missing due to the mutation, is called Compromised Hydrolysis of Triacylglycerols 7. It […]
