In Brazil, The Rio Times reports that the average prices of hydrous ethanol increased in 13 states and the Federal District in the week ended on Saturday, November 14th, compared to the preceding period, with the price of biofuel falling in 11 states. This is according to a survey by the National Agency of Petroleum, […]
In India, Outlook India reports that Bharat Petroleum, which is the national coordinator for ethanol blending by state-owned refiners, is confident of meeting the new government target of blending 10 percent biofuel with petrol by 2022 with the latest addition of maize to the approved feedstock list for biofuel. “State-run oil marketers are required to […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science announced a funding opportunity under its SBIR and STTR programs. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are highly competitive programs that encourage domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development with the potential for commercialization. BIOENERGY The […]
In Massachusetts, Manus Bio Inc., a company that produces complex natural products through advanced fermentation, and BBGI Public Company Limited, Thailand’s largest fully integrated biofuel producer, formed a new joint venture for the manufacture and distribution of high value natural ingredients in Southeast Asia. The new entity, called WIN Ingredients, will establish additional bio-fermentation manufacturing […]
In Washington, D.C., S&P Global Platts reports that D6 RIN prices have more than quadrupled in 2020, starting at 15.25 cents on Jan. 3 and climbing to an annual high 70 cents on Nov. 9 with a post-election day spike based on the belief that a Biden administration would result in stronger enforcement of biofuel […]
In Australia, CSIRO and Monash University developed a device that captures carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere and its inventors say it’s the most cost-effective method of capturing CO₂ yet devised. In the short term, they hope their Airthena device will be used to produce the 100 million tonnes of CO₂ that Australia imports each […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that Indonesia is unlikely to proceed with plans to raise the bio-content of its palm oil-based biodiesel to 40% next year as it struggles to fund the program, an energy ministry official told parliament on Monday. Instead, the Southeast Asian country will retain its biodiesel B30 programme which makes it compulsory […]
By David F. Peterson, B.S., MBA, Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest This is the first article in a two-part series addressing the challenges of implementing and scaling up hemp production from a biomass management perspective. After the product or products are chosen and the business strategy is developed, biomass scale-up considerations largely sift […]
As part 2 of the seawater-to-fuels discussion from DigestConnect last week, get an insider look at the breakthroughs the U.S. Navy project to produce renewable fuels from seawater using synthetic biology, as shared by Professor Nigel Scrutton of the UK Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub. Details on how synthetic biology is being used to engineer microbes for fine and […]
In New York, “premium, timeless, and elegant eyewear” brand Christpher Cloos has tapped equally timeless NFL star Tom Brady to promote its line of 100% biodegradable eyeglasses. The second Cloos x Brady collection, to be launched in Spring 2021, is made from Italian M49 acetate, a 100% recyclable and biodegradable product made from sustainable wood, […]
