In India, as part of a Memorandum of Understanding, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Adani Group, BASF SE, Germany and Borealis AG, completed a Joint Feasibility Study for a chemical complex that comprised of a propane dehydrogenation plant, a polypropylene production and an acrylics value chain complex, but the project has been put on hold […]
In Spain, Bioo, a biotech startup that generates electricity from nature, has developed Bioo Panel, which collects the electrons liberated in soil from the breakdown of organic substances by its natural microorganisms. Installed underground, Bioo Panel visually fits into the landscape of any yard, garden or park and constantly produces electricity during day and night, […]
In Iowa, Renewable Energy Group shared tips for fleets as cold weather approaches many regions to help determine what the right biodiesel blend is for the winter, what properties to look for in the biodiesel, how easy is it to switch blends, and other tips. A common question Renewable Energy Group hears from fleet customers […]
In India, Tribune India reports that Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati researchers have formulated efficient ‘pincer’ catalytic systems that transform industrial/biomass wastes into valuable chemicals like lactic acid and hydrogen. Such catalysts also efficiently convert bioethanol, a low-energy density fuel, into high-energy density butanol. “Pincer catalysts are complex molecules in which, an organic moiety holds […]
In China, Argus Media reports that a new free-trade agreement between 15 Asia-Pacific countries will phase out tariffs on a host of biofuels and feedstocks, although existing trade flows may limit the immediate market impact. “The Regional Economic Comprehensive Partnership (RCEP) was signed by China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and the 10 members […]
By Jacqueline Greenberg Vogt, Esq. and Robert C. Epstein, Esq., both with Greenberg Traurig LLP Special to The Digest These Ten Steps May Help Biofuels Companies Avoid Headaches, Delays, Higher Costs and Legal Complications Bioenergy accounts for about 10 percent of the world’s total primary energy supply. The International Energy Agency projects that global biofuels […]
W2X sounds like a new rock band name, but it’s what Brightmark’s CEO, Bob Powell, talked about at last week’s DigestConnect on fuels and plastics from dairy and MSW wastes. How do the technologies work? What are the economics? Where are the markets? When are projects coming online? Who’s joining in on the RNG and plastics-from-waste future?
In Colorado, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), developed a method to isolate organic compounds, specifically the monomers which are precursors to everyday materials like plastics, out of biorefinery aqueous waste. The NREL team addressed the thermochemical conversion strategy of catalytic fast […]
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Grains Council submitted comments to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative highlighting significant trade barriers facing exports of U.S. coarse grains, ethanol and co-products. The Council has contributed comments on this topic to USTR for more than a decade, detailing constraints the organization works to address in its export […]
In Washington, D.C., the Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines (Co-Optima) National Laboratory consortium is overseeing a Directed Funding Opportunity (DFO) which seeks proposals to advance foundational knowledge at the fuel-engine interface, as well as applied research and development focused on advancing technologies that move promising bio-blendstocks and combustion approaches identified in Co-Optima closer to commercial […]
