In Canada, Grain Discovery, in partnership with the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association have leapt into the future of farm-to-table traceability with a pilot that used blockchain to follow locally produced Certified soybean seed through production and processing, ending with freshly packed tofu hitting grocery store shelves. This first-of-its-kind pilot was supported by an investment of […]
In Germany, VERBIO Diesel Canada Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG, signed a contract with Atlantic Biodiesel Corporation to purchase a biodiesel plant located in Dain City, Ontario, Canada. The plant has an annual production capacity of approximately 150,000 tons of biodiesel and 18,000 tons of raw glycerin. The North American […]
We hear the theme song to Disney’s Carousel of Progress… “It’s a great big beautiful tomorrow…” but it’s also a great big beautiful today because the viability of Anellotech’s Bio-TCat technology has been proven by achieving commercially-targeted yields in its TCat-8 pilot unit in Silsbee, Texas during six months of continuous process operations. Anellotech’s website […]
In Germany, a research team from Ruhr-Universität Bochum has shown that operation in an oxygen-free environment significantly prolongs the life of the bioelectrode. “In order to generate energy sustainably and efficiently, we must not only understand but also overcome the processes that limit the lifetime of renewable energy conversion technologies,” says Wolfgang Schuhmann. The use […]
In Washington, D.C. the U.S. Grains Council strongly supports a decision made by the World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body determining China administered its tariff-rate quotas for wheat, corn and rice inconsistently with its WTO requirements. The report found that China’s TRQ administration is not transparent, predictable or fair and that it ultimately inhibits TRQs […]
In Canada, Advanced Biofuels Canada released the Biofuels in Canada (BIC) 2019 report, which updates and expands upon previous reports by Navius Research. The 2019 report’s open-source database catalogs 2010-2017 biofuel blending rates, biofuel types, and feedstocks utilized at the provincial level, with aggregated Canadian results. GHG reductions are assessed annually by fuel type, with […]
In Maine, Biobased Maine, a membership organization whose mission is to achieve a sustainable biobased manufacturing industry in the state of Maine, said their Executive Director, Charlotte Mace, has been appointed to direct the Office of Business Development for the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development. She will move on from her role with […]
In Ireland, ClonBio Group reported record levels of ethanol, animal feed and corn oil sales, profits before tax that increased by 10% to €39 million (about $43.5 million), and more. ClonBio states in their press release that prospects for ethanol demand are good despite regressive EU policies and that a €20 million capital investment further […]
In the Netherlands, IEA Bioenergy released its latest report, Biomass Pretreatment for Bioenergy which summarizes the efforts of an inter-task project designed to demonstrate how the application of certain biomass pre-treatment technologies could make existing bioenergy supply chains more fuel flexible, more efficient, and more cost-effective. By applying biomass pre-treatment activities such as washing, drying, […]
In Finland, Neste published their Interim Report for January through March 2019 which showed their renewable products delivered “outstanding results,” according to their press release. The renewable diesel market continued to be favorable, and their margin optimization yielded good results. Renewable Products posted a comparable operating profit of EUR 337 million (EUR 296 million). Renewable […]
