In Washington, D.C., exports of distillers grains (DG)—a high-protein co-product of dry mill ethanol production used in feed for livestock and poultry—were the second-highest on record in 2018, totaling 11.88 million metric tons (MMT), according to a summary of 2018 ethanol co-product trade data published by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). An estimated 31 percent […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that at the beginning of March, farmers have to fork out less for biodiesel than for agricultural diesel for the first time in just less than one year, although diesel is cheaper than a year ago. Biodiesel prices first and foremost depend on vegetable oil prices – rapeseed oil in the […]
In Texas, the School of Science, Engineering and Technology at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio is launching a new Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics. Students can enroll in the program in Fall 2019. Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary and growing field in science for solving biological, biomedical and biochemical problems by incorporating elements of computer […]
In Washington, D.C., the Algae Biomass Organization reports that Congress has just begun to develop more programs that can give their efforts a boost. One that will be of interest to algae cultivators, product developers and researchers is the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA), a new program created in the 2019 Farm Bill […]
In Australia, Southern Oil is trialing the production of renewable diesel fuel made from plastic waste, old tires, agriculture and forestry waste and biosolids, for up to 18 months. The trials will use the fuel for heavy machinery, trucks and marine engines and will lead to a new fuel refinery being constructed within the next […]
In Norway, waste fuels and resource management company Geminor acquired the Norwegian biofuel producer Bøn Biobrensel AS, strengthening its position in the Nordic secondary fuels market. The acquisition means that Geminor doubles its capacity in the production of wood chips for fuel in waste-to-energy facilities. Geminor is currently England’s biggest exporter and Norway’s biggest importer […]
Biobased solvents are on the rise with more demand for them now than ever before. What used to be an alternative to petroleum-based solvents, biosolvents are now looked at as an environmental win-win as well as a win for better performance and safety with lower toxicity issues. Just recently, United Kingdom based Circa Group’s biobased […]
In Sweden, researchers from Linköping University conducted a study that concluded that huge gains can be made by using waste from the food industry for biogas production, no matter whether the biogas is used in vehicles or to produce electricity and heat. “Much of the waste is used as animal fodder, and some goes to […]
In Indonesia, both presidential candidates, Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto, pushed for increasing the production and consumption of palm oil in their recent presidential debate. Both the incumbent President and the challenger said that increasing the use of palm oil in biofuels will help the country reach self-sufficiency and rely less on imports for energy […]
In Washington, D.C., in its Crop Production—2018 Summary report this month, USDA estimated the 2018/19 U.S. soybean crop at 4.544 billion bushels, a decline of 56 million from the previous estimate. The crop, coupled with a large September 1 carryover, swells total supplies for 2018/19 to a record 5 billion bushels. The U.S. export forecast […]
