In Wisconsin, an unprecedented comparison of hundreds of species of yeasts has helped geneticists brew up an expansive picture of their evolution over the last hundreds of millions of years, including an analysis of the way they evolved individual appetites for particular food sources that may be a boon to biofuels research. Researchers led by […]
Duckweed is some pretty amazing stuff. And no, we aren’t talking about that kind of Daffy Duck duck weed. We are talking about the green stuff that grows in ponds and floats on the surface of water, often mistaken for algae. Why is this green goodness so good? Duckweed, also referred to as lemna or […]
In Japan, Euglena has completed its new biofuel refinery plant and launched the production of algae and waste oil based biojet fuel and biodiesel in order to achieve their goal of being the first company to provide biofuel for commercial flights in Japan by 2020. The 60 million yen, or about $53 million, facility can […]
In Italy, Swiss-based Climeworks launched a second-generation Direct Air Capture plant (DAC-3) in Troia, Apulia, it’s third carbon capture plant so far. Installed in July and now in operation, this plant is part of the Horizon 2020 research project STORE&GO and will demonstrate the viability of large-volume energy storage through Power-to-Fuel technology in real life […]
In California, Pacific Ethanol, Inc., a leading producer and marketer of low-carbon renewable fuels and high-quality alcohol products, reported its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 which included an increase in cash and cash equivalents over 2017 but a decline net sales from $445.4 million to $370.4 million for […]
In the United Kingdom, Celtic Renewables Founder and Edinburgh Napier University scientist, Professor Martin Tangney, was awarded an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to engineering and energy, and more specificially for developing a process to convert the residues of the whisky industry into advanced sustainable biofuel, […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that wholesale prices for rapeseed oil and palm oil have been moving in opposite directions for 7 months. The price difference between rapeseed oil fob Germany and palm oil cif Rotterdam rose from 87 EUR/t to more than 300 EUR/t between April and the end of October. Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft mbH (AMI) […]
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Grains Council is encouraging countries without the ability to produce their own feedstock to develop biofuels policies that include a role for ethanol imports in their latest publication that discusses the blending octane ratings of various gasoline components. USGC wants countries around the world to look to ethanol when their […]
In Japan, results from a collaborative study by Tokyo Tech and Tohoku University raise prospects for large-scale production of algae-derived starch after scientists found a “switch” controlling the level of starch content in algae. The study focused on the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae and researchers demonstrated that starch content could be dramatically increased in […]
In Malaysia, Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok said the government will save a significant amount of money in subsidy savings with the implementation of the B10 biodiesel mandate that goes into effect in mid-2019. The lower biodiesel price, as compared to current biodiesel price, per liter is expected to help that cost savings as the […]
