In Washington, D.C., ethanol production eased by 14,000 barrels per day (b/d), or 1.4%, to 1.014 million b/d, equivalent to 42.59 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production was 5.8% above the same week last year but was 1.6% below the 2019 level. The four-week average ethanol production […]
In Iowa, the U.S. Grains Council is holding its annual meeting in person in Des Moines, Iowa, and online, for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic and was joined by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary in the Biden Administration, Tom Vilsack, who addressed meeting attendees about the future of U.S. agricultural trade. […]
In Washington, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers are forming a clearer picture of how plant matter is transformed in the microbial gardens the ants create. This detailed understanding of how fungus degrades biomass could one day help scientists develop microbial systems for sustainable bioproduct production, such as biofuels or renewable chemicals. In the latest of […]
They are the building blocks of life. Proteins. Can you imagine solving the protein structure prediction problem? Who would have thought a company that started in 2010 with testing AI on 49 different Atari games and being the first AI program to beat a professional Go player, a feat described as a decade ahead of […]
It’s summertime for some around the globe right now, and what better way to relax on National Tequila Day than with agave straws from tequila giant Jose Cuervo. And enjoy some pineapple knowing the leaf fibers are going towards vegan leather in a partnership with Dole. Don’t forget your Crocs, which aims to be 100% […]
In California, ReCarbon, Inc., the developer of the patented Plasma Carbon Conversion Unit, a combustion-free, climate-positive greenhouse gas utilization technology, executed a supply agreement with Cleveland, Tennessee-based landfill gas to hydrogen project developer, H2Renewables, LLC to develop five large landfill gas to carbon-negative green hydrogen. ReCarbon CEO and Founder, Dr. Jay Kim said, “ReCarbon is […]
In Sweden, Eco Wave Power Global AB, an onshore wave energy technology company, closed its underwritten public offering of 1,000,000 American Depository Shares, representing 8,000,000 common shares at a price to the public of $8.00 per ADS, now trading on the Nasdaq, with gross proceeds from this offering at approximately $9.2 million, before deducting underwriting […]
In Texas, Ameresco, Inc. achieved commercial operations at its landfill gas to renewable natural gas plant at Republic Services’ McCarty Road Landfill in Houston, Texas. This facility has a gross nameplate in excess of 1.1 million Dekatherms per year and is capable of processing 4,500 scfm of raw landfill gas. After breaking ground on the […]
In Switzerland, the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials published the outcomes of RSB’s Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) in 2020 in a report highlighting certification data, project work, advisory services, Standard development and more, to demonstrate where and how RSB is creating impacts. “The new report highlights that 2020 was a year like no other — for […]
In Texas, Kinder Morgan, Inc. agreed to acquire Indianapolis-based Kinetrex Energy from an affiliate of Parallel49 Equity for $310 million. Kinetrex has a 50% interest in the largest RNG facility in Indiana as well as signed commercial agreements to begin construction on three additional landfill-based RNG facilities. Once operational next year, total annual RNG production […]
