In China, Bloomberg reports that increased demand for corn as animal feed for pigs has led to an ethanol shortage that has seen Sinopec pull back from E10 in the eastern region where the ethanol blend had taken its strongest hold. Although there have been questions regarding Beijing’s intentions to continue with its E10 plans […]
In Germany, Reuters reports Bayer has made $10 billion in writedowns against its new Monsanto acquisition in part due to farmers hit by low biofuels prices that in turn weighed on demand for its products. Depreciation of the Brazilian real amongst other FX issues and interest rates were the majority of the writedowns while the […]
In Minnesota, Governor’s Council on Biofuels has given Gov. Tim Walz its consensus report on the steps needed to grow Minnesota’s biofuels industry and get the state back on track to meet renewable energy goals. Walz charged the 15-member council to recommend policies to accelerate achievement of Minnesota’s biofuels and greenhouse gas reduction goals. The […]
In Ohio, Marathon Petroleum says the Dickinson, North Dakota renewable fuels facility is starting up. At full capacity, the facility is expected to produce 12,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel from corn and soybean oil. MPC intends to sell the renewable diesel into the California market to comply with the California Low Carbon Fuel […]
In Washington state, researchers at Washington State University are taking a closer look at the genetics and physiology of pennycress, as part of a multi-institutional, $12.9 million research project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, and led by Illinois State University. Their five-year goal: to help develop a winter cover crop that can thrive […]
In Canada, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced approximately C$100 million from the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund to support initiatives in Alberta aimed at growing the clean economy. As a direct result of this funding, approximately 3,100 jobs will be created in the areas of construction, energy efficiency retrofits, clean technology innovation, industrial […]
Hydrofaction is Hot! Don’t take our word for it – dive into this new slide guide from Steeper Energy’s CEO Perry Toms who takes us through the progress towards commercial scale of Steeper’s hydrofaction technology as it cracks low-value waste feedstocks into high-value fuels. Find out the latest from this emerging company on hydrothermal liquefaction […]
In New York, startup Lab Farm Foods has launched in the rapidly growing cell-based meat market with a tasting showcase of its first three products: two varieties of chicken nuggets and pork liver pâté. One nugget variety was a 50-50 combo of cultured cells and plant-based proteins, while the second was a combo of conventional […]
In California, Twist Bioscience has collaborated with Beyond Earth, an artist collective, on the To Space, From Earth project to send art into space in the form of DNA. The synthetic biology powerhouse will encode artwork into silicon-based synthetic DNA to send into the final frontier by 2022. Beyond Earth artists that will contribute work […]
In Atlanta, mega-brand Coca-Cola has revealed an initial prototype for a paper bottle it hopes can be recycled with household paper recycling streams. Developed in partnership with Paboco (PAper BOttle COmpany), the prototype does contain a closure and liner made from recycled plastic, but the pop manufacturer aims to eventually develop packaging without a liner. […]
