In North Carolina, the city of Raleigh has teamed up with Key Energy to collect grease from residents during the upcoming holiday season. They plan on using the used oil for recycling into biofuel to power cars and heat homes in the area. They are collecting any used cooking oil or cooking grease in a […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that the volatility of German ex-farm prices of rapeseed was very low over the first four months of the 2017/18 marketing year. Wheras July and August producer prices clearly exceeded the previous year’s level, asking prices remained virtually unchanged in the weeks that followed. The difference from the previous year ranged […]
In Washington, D.C., U.S. ethanol exports totaled 86.4 million gallons (mg) in September, down 16% from August shipments, according to government data released and analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Canada was again the top destination for U.S. exports at 28.8 mg (one-third of total exports), a decrease of 5% from August. India increased its […]
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the Utah Department of Environmental Quality a $2.3M grant under the National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program to reduce diesel emissions from heavy-duty trucks and school buses based in several counties along the Wasatch Front, an area challenged by levels of particulate matter that exceed federal […]
In India, a new low-cost method for producing biofuels using crude glycerol was developed thanks to researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. The team used the algal based crude glycerol, which is a low-cost organic carbon source and the main by-product of the biodiesel production process as a main feedstock for microalgae cultivation […]
You may know cyanobacteria by some more common forms like Spirulina, but researchers at Michigan State University are combining these handy microorganisms with natural bacteria to make a 100% biologically derived and biodegradable bioplastic. Making bioplastics from bacteria isn’t anything new, but what is new is MSU scientists’ new production method which allows them to […]
In Georgia, Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits, acquired Lactic Solutions LLC. Lactic Solutions has been developing genetically modified lactic acid bacteria products specifically for the biofuels industry. According to their press release, these new products will create value for fuel ethanol producers through higher ethanol production yields and reduced consumption of antibiotics. This acquisition will […]
In Florida, Dioxide Materials was issued a patent for preparing a process for forming acrylic acid that does not use propylene as a feed stock. As described in the patent, shortcomings and limitations of existing processes are overcome by a process for the production of organic acids having at least three carbon atoms. The process […]
In Germany, H&R USA, a company of The Hansen & Rosenthal Group, of Hamburg (Germany), and Novvi LLC (California) today announced that H&R has made an equity investment into Novvi LLC, a joint venture of Amyris, Inc., Cosan S.A., American Refining Group and Chevron USA. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Novvi’s products and […]
In the Netherlands, the €25 million (about $29 million) EU project called PEFerence was officially launched. Led by Synvina, the partners will be cooperating for the next five years to establish an innovative value chain for FDCA (2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid) and PEF (Polyethylene furanoate), including the intended construction of a 50,000 tons reference plant in Antwerp. […]
