In the UK, to help customers prepare for the potential impact of increased FAME content, Certas Energy has developed a free guide that covers the problems caused by FAME, best practice maintenance and storage guidance, and FAME-free alternatives to gas oil and road diesel. The UK’s RTFO requires all fuel suppliers to increase the volume […]
In India, the Press Trust of India reports Indian Sugar Mills Association data shows that as many as 20 sugar mills in Maharashtra are diverting B-heavy molasses to ethanol in line with the government’s intent to not just reduce sugar production in the face of low global and domestic sugar prices but also to increase […]
In Virginia, CRDF Global and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MES) are currently accepting proposals from joint teams of U.S. and Ukrainian researchers for the 2020 U.S.-Ukraine Alternative Energy Research Competition. CRDF Global is currently accepting proposals from joint teams of U.S. and Ukrainian researchers focusing on alternative energy as it applies […]
In Estonia, the Baltic Course reports that Estonia has increased its biofuel blending mandate to 10% in line with the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive with a minimum of 6.4% of biofuel in any given liter of fuel. Although the new policy has just come into effect, already amendments to the law have been approved […]
The bioeconomy is kickstarting 2020 with a flurry of innovations, like a millennial entrepreneur who developed a method to convert invasive toxic algae commonly called “rock snot” into various materials including paper, fabric and bioplastic. Another entrepreneur developed thermal insulation made from sisal, a plant found in east Africa. And a for sure way to […]
By taking a low pH yeast platform and adding in some BioFab and software, machine learning and artificial intelligence, you get new materials development, said Eric Steen from Lygos during his presentation at ABLC NEXT in San Francisco. Check out this slide guide to get the latest on how they are converting sugar to multiple […]
A mere “The Year in Rewind” as we sail into 2020? Not the good ship Digest! Instead, we dust off our crystal ball and offer our predictions for the year ahead. As the sunset of 2019 gives way to the dawn of 2020, once again roll the dice as we list the Digest’s 10 Top […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that Energy Information Administration data shows October biodiesel production at 144 million gallons, 2 million gallons more than in September. Of the total feedstock used, about 51% came from soybean oil, about 558 million pounds. In September, however, 599 million pounds of soybean oil was used as feedstock. Biodiesel production is […]
In India, the Hindu newspaper reports that the government has launched an online portal to help facilitate tracing the source of used cooking oil, Repurpose Used Cooking Oil (RUCO). The project was announced in August in an effort to help increase UCO collection for biodiesel production as well as to remove UCO from the food […]
In Denmark, a passenger car was the first in the world to drive 80 kilometers on a blend containing biofuel from seaweed. Wageningen Food & Biobased Research produced the biobutanol from sugars from seaweed. The successful experiment stems from the Horizon 2020 project MacroFuels. Wageningen Food & Biobased Research worked closely on this development with […]
