In Israel, BASF Venture Capital is the lead investor in a funding round for Israeli AgTech startup Equinom. Equinom’s computerized breeding technology provides optimized seeds for the food industry to help it meet growing demand for plant-based products used as ingredients, clean label packed goods and healthier lifestyle cuisine. With this investment, BASF Venture Capital […]
In South Korea, Reuters reports that biofuel maker SK Chemicals, has started tests on blending its biodiesel with petroleum-based fuels to create low-sulphur marine oil that will comply with new International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) green shipping fuel rules set to kick in in January 2020. SK Chemicals is also looking at increasing biofuels output by […]
In New York, Caribou Biofuels, a company that develops hardware and systems to process biomass, entered into an agreement with the Research Foundation for SUNY, on behalf of SUNY Cobleskill, to develop and commercialize a rotary gasifier that turns combustible waste into biofuel and a soil supplement. The patent-pending technology was invented at SUNY Cobleskill […]
In California, Amyris launched PURECANE Brand Sweetener, also known as fermented sugarcane Rebaudioside M, on its new website, www.purecane.com for consumers. The sweetener is made through a patented fermentation process, that starts with sugarcane and then converts it to a pure, no-calorie sweetener without any artificial chemicals. The scientists at Amyris have used their technology […]
1st nationwide network of dairy waste-to-energy projects coming soon! Vanguard Renewables and Dominion Energy partner up to convert methane into RNG Ughhh, smell that smell? Maybe you won’t anymore! Cows, pigs, humans, we all do it. We fart, we poop, we emit putrid waste products, yes, we are one with nature in many ways. The […]
We love cookies as much as the Cookie Monster, but make them from sustainable ingredients and a water-based technology and that’s even more exhilarating. Functional food ingredients from unused plant materials is just what Renmatix and Cargill are aiming to explore with their new joint development agreement, but what makes this breaking news even more […]
In New York, breaking news arrived that Anellotech is significantly expanding its program with Plas-TCat, a new process technology aiming to convert a wide range of plastic waste directly into chemicals – which can then be used to make new, virgin plastics. 95% of plastic packaging material is annually lost to the economy after a […]
In France, AMOÉBA, producer of a biological biocide, capable of eliminating bacterial risk in water and human wounds, and a biocontrol product for plant protection, reports the complete sequencing and genome analysis of the Willaertia magna C2c Maky amoeba. The project was completed with the collaboration with the Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire de Méditerranée Infection in Marseille. […]
In Iowa, Governor Kim Reynolds issued an Executive Order requiring state agencies to purchase diesel engines and vehicles with manufacturer support for at least a 20 percent blend of biodiesel (B20). The move is hailed as a potential driver of increased support for B20 and higher blends with diesel equipment and engine companies in the […]
In Washington, DC, the Renewable Fuels Association reports that ethanol production ticked 1,000 barrels per day (b/d) higher, or 0.1%, to 1.060 million b/d—equivalent to 44.52 million gallons daily and the tenth consecutive week of expanded output. The four-week average ethanol production rate rose by 1.2% to 1.046 million b/d, equivalent to an annualized rate […]
