Archive for 2020

Biodiesel production, policy and quota regulations report published by UFOP

Biodiesel production, policy and quota regulations report published by UFOP

October 18, 2020 |

In Germany, UFOP published a nearly 40-page progress report “Biodiesel & Co. 2019/2020” that provides information on national and international biofuel policy issues, the latest statistics on biodiesel production and current biofuel quota regulations in a variety of EU member states. The report is supplemented by comprehensive statistics on national and international biodiesel production, on […]

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Ethanol production up 1.5% from previous week

Ethanol production up 1.5% from previous week

October 18, 2020 |

In Washington, D.C., ethanol production expanded 1.5%, or 15,000 barrels per day (b/d), to 937,000 b/d—equivalent to 39.35 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. The four-week average ethanol production rate increased 0.3% to 912,000 b/d, equivalent to an annualized rate of 13.98 billion gallons (bg). Ethanol stocks grew […]

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DOE issues RFI related to enhanced weathering as mechanism for CO2 removal

DOE issues RFI related to enhanced weathering as mechanism for CO2 removal

October 18, 2020 |

In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Energy issued a request for information seeking viewpoints regarding research and development needs associated with specific challenges to enhanced weathering (EW) as a mechanism to capture and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This RFI seeks to understand the current state of the art for EW including: Disposition […]

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New flagship EU project focused on replacing toxic solvents with renewable alternatives

New flagship EU project focused on replacing toxic solvents with renewable alternatives

October 18, 2020 |

In the United Kingdom, ReSolute, the Flagship EU project focused on creating sustainably-sourced alternatives to fossil-based solvents, just launched, is led by Circa Group, and will build a flagship plant to create levoglucosenone, a chemical building block that can be used to produce bio-based solvent Cyrene in one step, using feedstock from non-food renewable biomass. […]

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Calyxt Announces $15 Million Registered Direct Offering

Calyxt Announces $15 Million Registered Direct Offering

October 18, 2020 |

In Minnesota, Calyxt, Inc., a plant-based technology company, entered into definitive agreements with institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 3,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a purchase price of $4.00 per share, in a registered direct offering, with net proceeds going towards current product development pipeline advancement and more. Cellectis S.A., […]

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Neste, Recycling Technologies and Unilever to test systems to chemically recycle waste plastics

Neste, Recycling Technologies and Unilever to test systems to chemically recycle waste plastics

October 18, 2020 |

In the United Kingdom, Recycling Technologies, a plastic recycling technology provider; Neste, provider of renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, and drop-in renewable and circular chemical solutions; and Unilever, the consumer goods manufacturer, will collaborate to further develop chemical recycling to recover and reuse plastic packaging that is currently either incinerated, buried in landfill or exported […]

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U.S. Department of Energy announces $27M in plastics R&D, LanzaTech, Algenesis, BASF, Pepsi, Stora Enso, ADM, AltAir included

U.S. Department of Energy announces $27M in plastics R&D, LanzaTech, Algenesis, BASF, Pepsi, Stora Enso, ADM, AltAir included

October 18, 2020 |

What does plastic have to do with the bioeconomy? Well, everything. It’s about taking plastic waste, breaking it down into building blocks and converting it into a valuable treasure and it’s about creating biobased plastics. News from the U.S. Department of Energy on their $27 million in funding for plastics recycling and new biobased plastics […]

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FMO invests $5M in Husk Power Systems for African minigrid projects

FMO invests $5M in Husk Power Systems for African minigrid projects

October 15, 2020 |

In Colorado, Husk Power Systems announced that Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO has invested $5 million in the company. The $5 million investment from FMO, which was deployed from its Infrastructure Development Fund, followed a $20 million investment in 2018 by Shell, Swedfund, ENGIE Rassembleurs D’Energies. In its latest publication, FMO also spotlighted Husk Power, […]

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Eastern Pacific Shipping bunkers tanker with GoodFuels’ marine biofuel

Eastern Pacific Shipping bunkers tanker with GoodFuels’ marine biofuel

October 15, 2020 |

In Singapore, Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has appointed GoodFuels to supply biofuel bunkers for its 2010-built 47,377 deadweight ton MR tanker M/T Pacific Beryl. The successful bunkering, which took place on October 9 in Dutch waters is in line with EPS’ Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Policy. GoodFuels supplied EPS with a residual-fuel equivalent Bio-Fuel Oil […]

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Cielo production runs far higher than originally planned at Aldersyde facility

Cielo production runs far higher than originally planned at Aldersyde facility

October 15, 2020 |

In Canada, Cielo says its initial goal was to start the Aldersyde facility slowly after the latest improvements, with expectations between 200 to 500 liters per hour, the Facility produced 800 liters per hour of distillate. After approximately four hours of continuous operation, Cielo scaled back production to allow its engineers the opportunity to analyze […]

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