In Germany, researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum are looking at the benefits of biopolymers for the targeted introduction of fertilizers into agricultural soils and to develop a method to encapsulate fertilizer and continuously introduce it into the soil. The capsule material forms a barrier to the environment and is intended to prevent a sudden release of […]
In Washington, D.C., The Hill reports that during the politically-charged confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination for the Supreme Court, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) specifically asked Barrett about cases involving renewable fuel standard waivers, which give exemptions to requirements for a certain amount of ethanol to be blended into fuel. Ernst, who has been […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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., […]
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 […]
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 […]
COVID-19 has seen an explosion in disposable items, but now innovators in India came up with a paper based COVID-19 test (that happens to be at much lower cost and gets results in under 30 minutes), and COVID-19 masks from pine needles to simultaneously help the populous nation address its plastics waste challenge and prevent […]
