In Washington, the Energy Information Agency says in its Monthly Energy Review that biofuels, including fuel ethanol, biodiesel, and other renewable fuels, accounted for about 20% of U.S. renewable energy consumption in 2019. Biofuels usually are blended with petroleum-based motor gasoline and diesel and are consumed as liquid fuels in automobiles. Industrial consumption of biofuels […]
In Iowa, the Des Moines Register newspaper reports that Poet DSM Advanced Biofuels will not have to pay back financial incentives received from the Iowa Economic Development Authority to build the joint cellulosic ethanol facility in Emmetsburg. The companies decided to temporarily pause production in November but then shut it down completely in July and […]
In South Korea, LG Chem successfully developed a new biodegradable material that could realize mechanical properties equivalent to synthetic resins for the first time in the world. The new material developed by LG Chem is the only material is a single biodegradable material with 100% bio contents using corn-based glucose and crude glycerol and it […]
In Louisiana, The Advocate newspaper reports Houston-based Greentech Materials is preparing to close a lease agreement with the Port of Baton Rouge to lease 164 acres where it wants to build a renewable diesel plant with an investment of between $300 million and $700 million. Negotiations with the company have been ongoing since January but […]
In India, the Economic Times newspaper reports that True North Venture Partners has acquired Synata Bio as an entry way into the Indian market where it hopes to significantly scale up ethanol production from syngas. The company believes it can produce ethanol from syngas coming from coal emissions at 20% to 30% lower cost than […]
In Pennsylvania, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have teamed up with Facebook AI Research (FAIR) to break down one of these barriers. Combining the expertise in machine learning, dataset development, and computing power of FAIR with years of prior research using machine learning techniques for novel catalyst discovery, the team is empowering researchers around the […]
In Kansas, National Sorghum Producers (shared a high-altitude view of a top policy priority with newly released aerial photos of a farm plot in Kansas emblazoned with “#SupportEthanol” spelled out in giant letters of sorghum. Rocky Ormiston, a farmer from Kismet, planted the message using the latest in precision agricultural tools and a mix of […]
American citizens are rich. They own governments that are “of the people, by the people and for the people”. Through them as trustee, citizens own land, water, and air as well as public infrastructure such as transportation, water and energy management assets and land parcels with improvements. Arguably, they even have an earned interest in […]
You’ve probably heard of Honeywell UOP, but did you know they are working on making commercial renewable aviation biofuels a reality? At ABLC Digital, they shared this illuminating slide guide on their latest projects, including ones with AltAir, United Airlines, World Energy, and others. Also take a peak into their renewable jet fuel technologies and process, the […]
In Texas, a cell-based meat startup aims to have a brisket prototype ready in just two years. Katie Kam, cofounder and CEO of the cleverly named BioBQ, tells The Spoon the company grows fat, muscle, and collagen cells using scaffolding to produce the marbling associated with the slow-cooked barbeque mainstay. “With each sheet about two […]
