In Minnesota, Cargill and Virent, Inc. are working together to evaluate the use of Cargill’s corn dextrose as a feedstock to Virent’s BioForming technology for the production of “drop-in” low-carbon biofuels and biochemicals. Virent’s BioForming technology uses sugars found in plants as a feedstock to produce drop-in renewable gasoline and jet fuel, as well as […]
In Finland, Neste is committed to reaching carbon-neutral production by 2035. The commitment complements Neste’s other strategic climate commitment of reducing customers’ greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 million tons annually by 2030. All aspects of greenhouse gas emissions in Neste’s production will be analyzed. The company has already identified more than 50 different […]
In California, biosynthetic research is being done in China Lake, California, by Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division and Amyris, Inc. Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Living Foundries: 1000 Molecules Program, NAWCWD and Amyris’ project starts with specially developed yeast cells and ends with a high-density missile fuel. Through the Living Foundries […]
In Scotland, the Falkirk Herald newspaper reports that Celtic Renewables has set a goal of hiring 80% local talent for its isobutanol from whiskey residue facility that is set to come online early next year. Although the company expects that it will be difficult to achieve the goal it first, it has committed to working […]
In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs is expected to soon approve an increase for ethanol prices from all three categories (B-molasses, C-molasses and sugarcane juice) at between 3 and 4 cents per liter. The increased price won’t be applied to ethanol produced from broken grains. Ethanol blending is […]
In the UK, University of Leeds researchers have joined forces with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to conduct research into the plants and fungi that could be used as a source of energy as well as assessing the species with the potential to be scaled-up with innovative technologies. This research forms part of a joint […]
In Australia, consultation has recently closed on the Tasmanian Government draft Renewable Energy Action Plan, which identifies renewable energy as a key economic driver to rebuild a stronger Tasmania in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But Bioenergy Australia says Tasmania could be missing a trick by too narrowly focusing on renewable electricity, overlooking the […]
The 106-billion-gallon global (21-billion-gallon domestic) commercial jet fuel market is projected to grow to over 230 billion gallons by 2050. Cost-competitive sustainable alternative jet fuels for aviation are needed to decouple carbon growth from market growth. With this in mind, the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) just released a report, “Sustainable Aviation Fuel: […]
In Mexico, sporting goods firm Sanabul has created boxing gloves made from cactus leather produced by startup Desserto. Dubbed Los Cactus, the gloves are available on Sanabul’s online store for $250 and are partially biodegradable. “There’s a misconception that a traditional cowhide boxing glove is the ideal glove. And we’re looking to change that,” Imran […]
In the Netherlands, lignin will replace bitumen as an asphalt binder on a stretch of road being constructed in Vlissingen. Road construction uses large amounts of bitumen, a mixture of hydrocarbons generated during oil refining that binds and strengthens asphalt. Bioasphalt firm H4A will use lignin sourced from Finland’s Stora Enso for the test patch, […]
