In Colorado, local press reports that the Red Rock Biorefinery is on track to complete construction in Spring 2021. COVID-19 led to unexpected impacts on the facility’s construction, pushing back the completion date from mid-2020 but things are now fully back on track. The global pandemic forced some equipment manufacturers to shut down for a […]
In Kansas, Reuters reports CVR Energy is jumping onto the renewable diesel bandwagon like many other refiners, exploring the possibility to produce the fuel at its Coffeyville refinery if production at its Wynnewood, Oklahoma refinery is successful. The Coffeyville facility has excess hydrogen capacity which could be retrofitted to produce renewable diesel. The Wynnewood retrofit […]
In Colorado, popular wisdom holds that tall, fast-growing trees are best for biomass, but new research by two U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories reveals the size of trees is only part of the equation. Of equal economic importance, according to scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Oak […]
In Belgium, ePure says the European Commission’s decision to introduce surveillance measures on imports of renewable ethanol for fuel from third countries is an important step towards preventing a surge in imports from causing further injury to the EU renewable ethanol industry. The decision, taken at the initiative of France and supported by an overwhelming […]
The Associated Press reports Iowa went to President Trump this election, but this slide guide from Iowa State University will give you a break from politics with its focus on the hottest next-generation agricultural sensors, how they can accelerate crop breeding, details on Iowa State’s crop sensors and how it improves crop yields, and more.
As of early Wednesday evening, we do not have a clear winner in the 2020 US Presidential election, yet we do have significant results to share from down-ballot races and the latest on the Presidential stakes. Here’s a recap of what we know so far: The Presidency 8 states are still outstanding in the Presidential elections […]
Big news from big companies this week with mega-brand Coca-Cola revealing an initial prototype for a paper bottle it hopes can be recycled with household paper recycling streams, Pampers diaper-brand’s new Pampers Pure line features a plant-based liner enriched with 100% renewable shea butter, Twist Bioscience converts art into DNA for launch into space, and […]
What’s in a name? So many re-naming and brand extension efforts are underway this week, let’s look at those to see what’s working, what’s popular, when it comes to building trusted brands. It’s not a story of technology, but it’s a story of technology acceptance, or as has been often observed elsewhere “Things go Better […]
In Germany, as part of a strategic collaboration, Covestro received a first delivery of 1,000 tons of renewable phenol from Borealis, produced with renewable hydrocarbons from Neste. Neste produces these ISCC Plus certified hydrocarbons entirely from renewable raw materials. The hydrocarbons are then converted into ISCC Plus mass balance certified phenol by Borealis and finally […]
In the Netherlands, Neste will acquire the Bunge Loders Croklaan’s refinery plant located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands for a purchase price of EUR258 million. The refinery plant is located next to Neste’s existing biorefinery and it consists of a pretreatment facility, tank farm, jetties and has a pipeline connection to Neste’s site. The closing of […]
