In Canada, researchers at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique developed a new approach to biodiesel production that uses microbes, sewage sludge, and glycerol, a biofuel byproduct and were able to lower the production cost down to $0.72/L with their new innovative new process. Processing sludge reduces GHG. “It keeps sludge out of landfills, […]
In Minnesota, a new state legislative bill was introduced, HF 3699 in the House and SF 3605 in the Senate, that proposes increasing Minnesota’s biofuel standard from 10% to 15% for all gasoline sold in the state. If passed, Minnesota would be the first state to put into a law an increase in the biofuel […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that German foreign trade in biodiesel was very brisk last year. The total volume of 3.7 million tonnes exceeded the previous year’s level by nearly 20 per cent. In the calendar year 2019, German foreign trade in biodiesel reached new record levels both in imports and exports. Above all, exports were […]
In Washington, D.C, U.S. ethanol exports accelerated to a fifteen-month high in January, increasing 3% to 151.2 million gallons (mg), according to data issued today by the government and analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). Brazil purchased nearly twice as much U.S. ethanol as in December, solidly outpacing shipments to Canada. Two-thirds of all […]
In Finland, Neste acquired a minority stake in Sunfire GmbH, a Germany-based developer of high-temperature electrolysis technology. The company’s patented technology allows the production of renewable hydrogen as well as the direct conversion of water and CO2 into raw material for petrochemical products. In addition to Neste’s equity investment in Sunfire, both companies will work […]
In Minnesota, Calyxt, Inc., a plant-based technology company, expanded their product pipeline to 9 crops and 14 projects under development, compared to 5 crops and 6 projects under development one year ago. The company expects 2020 revenue to nearly double and reports that revenue for 2019 increased to $7.3 million driven by the launch of […]
In Finland, Finnair’s anti-carbon program lifts the ambition-level in the aviation industry by revealing its intention to reduce its net emissions by 50% by the end of 2025 from the 2019 baseline and achieve carbon neutrality latest by 2045. The plans clearly exceed the industry’s common targets. The new strategy includes a holistic approach to transform Finnair’s operations to bring the company’s climate footprint dramatically down. The main actions to tackle the carbon challenge are: […]
In New York, Reuters reports that U.S. renewable fuel credits fell more than 15% on Friday after news the Trump administration plans to appeal a federal court decision that cast doubt on a program exempting small oil refineries from biofuel blending laws. “The administration had previously intended to respond to the court decision by scaling […]
Early ballots are in, Praj, LanzaTech leading in “Best Places to Work in the Bioeconomy” voting In Florida, The Digest has released the results in the “Best Places to Work in the Bioeconomy 2020” voting through March 2nd, as we reach the last 2 weeks of voting. “It’s still quite early and there will be […]
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