In Washington, to bring ethanol buyers from around the globe together with U.S. suppliers in a time when business continues but crossing borders poses many challenges, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) co-sponsored the Virtual Ethanol Buyers Conference (VEBC) on Sept. 23. The goal of the event was […]
In Sweden, Hydrocarbon Engineering reports that Preem has cancelled plans to expand refinery capacity at Lysekil intended for producing low sulfur petroleum products and will instead redirect the would-be investment towards expanding renewable fuel production. The company is already the country’s largest renewable fuel producer and aims to increase that position. It plans to submit […]
In Illinois, Illinois State University researchers in the School of Biological Sciences are genetically modifying pennycress as part of a multistate, multi-institutional effort funded by a five-year, $10 million USDA grant and a $13 million Department of Energy grant. The researchers are attempting to transform the plant into a commercially grown cover crop that would […]
In Washington, Growth Energy applauded the inclusion of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Integrity Act in clean energy legislation (H.R. 4447) that passed the U.S. House on Friday. The RFS Integrity Act, authored by Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture Collin Peterson (D-MN), along with Reps. Dusty Johnson (SD-At Large), Dave Loebsack (IA-04), […]
At ABLC Digital in July, Jim Dooley, Chief Technology Officer at Forest Concepts shared this illuminating presentation on the latest innovations in biomass pretreatments, how they maximize flowability, their crumbler solutions that can handle any moisture content and a wide range of materials, how they minimize energy consumption, advanced drying technologies, and more.
Renewable hemp diesel – who says there’s no hope in dope, or rope? Steven Fance shred this update on Emerald. Björn Heijstra shared this account from Nikkei.com of how the Chinese Steel industry is pivoting towards a fuel business based on LanzaTech technology. Jigar Shah shared this article from CleanTechnica looking deeper into the economics […]
By Mark Bustard, CEO at Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) Special to The Digest The idea of a net zero carbon emissions and zero waste economy isn’t as far-fetched as some may think. The key promise of a bio-based economy is that we can grow the sources of raw materials for every day products. Industrial […]
Bio2Oil takes biomass to crude oil, like our planets process, just faster. Their technology can convert sewage sludge, municipal solid waste, industrial waste biomass, and other biomass streams into fuel. While they have a continuously operating pilot plant currently, they plan on commercial rollout in Q1 2022. Ib Johannsen, CEO of Bio2Oil, shared this stimulating presentation recently […]
From fermentation ingredients to fermentation technology for fuel alcohol and distilled beverage production, Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits has an interesting story and even more interesting path ahead. Check out this slide guide from a recent DigestConnect webinar on how the convergence of the two worlds of yeast and enzymes can have implications for chemicals, advanced foods […]
In Colorado, through a novel chemistry using nontoxic resources like linseed oil, waste grease, or even algae, scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory developed a groundbreaking method for producing renewable polyurethane without toxic precursors. It is a breakthrough with the potential to green the market for products ranging from footwear, to automobiles, to mattresses, […]
