In Washington, D.C., Reuters reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is looking to the White House for guidance on the biofuel waiver program’s future after a court ruling cast doubt over its legitimacy. The EPA aims to announce a decision by early next month, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that the forecasts for Canadian rapeseed and soybean sotcks have been lowered. However, both figures exceed the long-time averages. Statistics Canada recently published an estimate of its grain and oilseed stocks as at the end of the year 2019. The statistics agency put total oilseed stocks at 18.5 million tonnes. This […]
In California, Biossance, clean skincare brand from Amyris, Inc., said their educational platform, The Clean Academy, is back in session. This season, The Clean Academy takes a deeper look at ingredients in some of the most common skincare formulas, such as cleansers, moisturizers, and sunscreens. Each video – hosted by the beauty industry’s leading experts […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production dropped 4.4%, or 48,000 barrels per day (b/d), to 1.033 million b/d—equivalent to 43.39 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. The four-week average ethanol production rate declined 1.4% to 1.048 million b/d, equivalent to an annualized rate of 16.07 billion gallons. Ethanol stocks […]
In France, a new IEA Bioenergy report, “Advanced Biofuels – Potential for Cost Reduction” to be launched on February 20th and carried out by an experienced international team, uses as its starting point a study on the costs of advanced biofuels carried out within the programme of work of the Sub-Group on Advanced Biofuels (SGAB) […]
In California, Pulse 2.0 reports that venture firm Finistere Ventures closed its new $150 million Agtech Fund called Finistere II which primarily focuses on North American opportunities from companies in “global centers of excellence” in Agtech. Finistere is collaborating with Bayer CropScience, AVAC Ltd., and other partners for identifying and investing in such technologies across […]
In Georgia, Kim Nelson from Brazil-based GranBio gave a “TED-style” educational talk on the marvel and potential of nanocellulose at a “TED for Trees” event sponsored by the U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities. She talked about nanocellulose’s potential, with a particular focus on how nanocellulose can help solve our plastic waste problem. Watch the […]
In California, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency met with federal and state agencies and leaders from the region’s agriculture and food production industries make progress on on-farm composting and to launch an interagency collaboration between 15 federal, state, and regional agencies that is committed to developing a regulatory pathway to address permitting challenges and create […]
In Germany, a research team from Ruhr-Universität Bochum revealed the secret of how cyanobacteria converts CO2 which makes it possible to use the information to improve the production of sustainable fuels for example. By analyzing the molecular structure of the complex using cryo-electron microscopy in combination with computer simulations and other biochemical experiments, the team […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production rose 5.1%, or 52,000 barrels per day (b/d), to 1.081 million b/d—equivalent to 45.40 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. The four-week average ethanol production rate rose 0.4% to 1.063 million b/d, equivalent to an annualized rate of 16.30 billion gallons. Ethanol stocks […]
