In Delaware, DuPont Industrial Biosciences launched SYNERXIA THRIVE Fermentation System, the newest innovation in the company’s synergistic fermentation system technologies. The new fermentation system will deliver higher ethanol yields, incomparable robustness during thermal excursions and improved performance, according to their press release. “With the new DuPont SYNERXIA THRIVE Fermentation System, ethanol producers can now expect […]
In New York, a federal court jury recommended that Utah-based Washakie Renewable Energy pay over $25.3 million to Lifetree Trading PTE for breaching a $90 million deal agreement with Lifetree. The lawsuit began in 2014 after Washakie officials signed a contract with Lifetree to import 90,000 metric tons of Argentine soy methyl ester for biofuel, but […]
In New York, Western New York Energy celebrated its 10th anniversary from when it began production at its 62-million gallon per year ethanol plant in Medina, being the first ethanol plant in New York. The ethanol plant had an initial production capacity of 50 million gallons per year and today is capable of producing 30% […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that world rapeseed stocks are likely to dwindle further in the 2017/18 marketing year, falling to the lowest level in five years. The reason is that more rapeseed is being consumed than produced. In its latest estimate of the global rapeseed market published in November, the USDA revised the figures for […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production was down 9,000 b/d from last week’s record high, according to government data released and analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Ethanol production averaged 1.066 million barrels per day (b/d)—or 44.77 million gallons daily. The four-week average for ethanol production increased to a record 1.063 million b/d for an annualized […]
In Germany, UFOP published the “Biodiesel 2016/2017 – Report on Progress and Future Prospects” which provides information on the most important aspects of the national and European biofuel policy and the biodiesel markets including an overview about the legislation in the EU and Germany. Expected measures for reforming the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) in […]
In North Carolina, Duke University researcher, Sarah Loftus, found that what kind of algae used the water last matters when growing algae for biofuels. She found that the type of algae previously grown in the reused water made a difference in algae cultivation. Algae secrete molecules into the water as they grow and the build-up […]
In the Netherlands, ARLANXEO is scoring big goals with its new Keltan Eco soccer ball that will be used as the official match ball for the soccer 2018 World Cup. The rubber layer in the adidas soccer ball is made from bio-based EPDM rubber. The rubber is made with bio-based ethylene extracted from sugarcane – […]
In Oregon, an Oregon State University study has been turned over to the Oregon Department of Agriculture so they can make recommendations for canola cultivation in the Willamette Valley region. The study says canola doesn’t pose any greater threat to specialty seed producers than other species and that canola production can coexist with the specialty […]
In South Dakota, POET CEO Jeff Broin responded to the EPA’s decision to maintain the current point of obligation under the Renewable Fuel Standard. “By maintaining the point of obligation for the RFS, the EPA is allowing the system to continue to work as designed,” Broin said in their press release. “Under the RFS, infrastructure […]
