In the UAE, Zawya news agency reports that Green Biofuels Ireland is on the hunt for new feedstock supplies and as part of that has opened an office in Dubai to help boost its supply chain. The company currently uses tallow and used cooking oil to feed its 34,000 metric ton per year biodiesel facility […]
In Kentucky, sulfur found in biofuel feedstock poses serious problems to the industry, because it causes pollution, is toxic to the catalyst and corrosive to biorefinery equipment. A national group of scientists and industry partners led by researchers at the University of Kentucky is studying ways to reduce sulfur levels in pine byproducts used to […]
In Portugal, the Portuguese government, in the context of discussion of the State Budget for 2021, decided that during 2021 steps should be taken to restrict the commercialization of fuels and the production of biofuels containing palm oil from January 1, 2022. The shift is in line with the European decision to ban the use […]
Q3 2020 was rough for many companies, but not for Neste who recorded a solid quarter despite COVID-19. “Renewable Products was very resilient and improved its sales margin and sales volume compared to the corresponding period last year. Oil Products continued to suffer from a very weak refining market caused by the global COVID-19 related […]
As reported in The Digest recently, ADM (Archer Daniels Midland) and Japan-based Spiber partnered up to expand production of biobased polymers, called Brewed Protein polymers, produced through a fermentation process that utilizes sugars and microbes instead of petrochemical or animal-derived raw materials, for use in apparel, auto parts, high-performance foams, and other consumer products. In […]
What’s the bottom line of the election results for the bioeconomy? Get the latest look at the U.S. election results and what they mean for bioeconomy mandates, regulatory policy, EPA, carbon prices, financing, R&D, key legislators, ballot measures, state races, a look at potential new Cabinet officials in the New Year, policy stability for the […]
Did the bioeconomy win or lose? If you missed the conversation on Thursday at DigestConnect, check out this slide guide from Mike McAdams, President of Advanced Biofuels Association for his post-election analysis from the Presidential race to key House and Senate races, the COVID-19 focus, what leadership changes mean, and more.
In Washington, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has helped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center take their algae bloom research a step further by investigating blooms as a viable source of biocrude fuel and fertilizer using hydrothermal liquefaction. The team demonstrated a three-step approach that “cleans” the water, removes the algae and […]
In Canada, the National Law Review reports that the government of Manitoba is working to amend three regulations under the Biofuels Act which will update clean fuel standards by increasing the ethanol and renewable fuel content in gasoline, including increase ethanol content from 8.5% to 10%, increase renewable fuel content of diesel from 2% to […]
In Germany, BASF and TECNALIA, a European center for research and technological development, are collaborating in digitalization to accelerate the global research and development of new crop protection products which will help contribute to a faster development of innovations that respond to farmers’ needs worldwide to control weeds, fungal diseases and insect pests in their […]
