In Germany, UFOP reports that the German Bundestag (the federal parliament) decided to increase the greenhouse gas reduction obligation for fuels. The law provides for an even increase from 6% today to 7% in 2022 and to 25% in 2030. UFOP had repeatedly called for a more ambitious GHG quota system. The aim was to […]
In Iowa, the Iowa Legislature ended its legislative session without taking action on the proposed Iowa Biofuels Standard, a bill introduced by Governor Kim Reynolds to set a minimum standard of biofuels in the state’s fuel supply. Although the bill (HF 859) passed out of several committees and remains active for the next session, the […]
In Germany, a research team from the Technical University of Munich, the RUB, the Center national de la recherche scientifique Marseille and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion in Mülheim an der Ruhr succeeded in incorporating the sensitive enzymes into a protective polymer in such a way that they can also be used […]
SHV Energy and UGI International are launching a joint venture to advance the production and use of Renewable Dimethyl Ether, rDME, a low-carbon sustainable liquid gas, to accelerate renewable solutions for the LPG industry and is aiming to develop the full potential of rDME as a sustainable solution. In today’s Digest, why this is a […]
Competitors coming together – Adidas and Allbirds – both shoe manufacturers are working together on green sneakers, a company working to commercialize biobased silk polymers, the European Union looking at waste feathers from poultry into usable materials, and three companies moving forward with lab-grown chicken fat, lab-grown pork, and cell-based fish. In today’s Digest, check […]
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Energy announced $35 million in funding that will help slash carbon emissions and scale up the volume and efficiency of renewable biofuel. The 15 awarded research projects are housed at colleges, universities, and labs across nine states and will advance new technologies to decarbonize biorefining processes used across […]
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Grains Council checked in with corn checkoff organizations and U.S. farmers around the country to get a read on the collective planting progress being made with the U.S. corn crop at the beginning of the 2021 growing season. As of May 9, collective corn planting progress exceeded the five-year average […]
In Canada, Greenlane Renewables reported a third consecutive record revenue quarter with growth of over 300% in Q1 2021 over the same period last year and second consecutive quarter of positive Adjusted EBITDA. Their record revenue of about $10 million (CAN$12.2 million) was an increase of 317% over the $2.3 million (CAN$2.9 million) reported in […]
In Florida, Transform Materials LLC, a chemical company with a patented net-carbon-negative process to cost-effectively produce commercial acetylene and hydrogen, reached a key milestone in scaling its global production capability. Transform and DSM Nutritional Products began discussions for global-scale commercial production. Transform in alignment with its licensing partner, DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, part of Netherlands-based […]
In Colorado, DMC Biotechnologies has completed downstream processing for its first product, the amino acid L-alanine. The downstream processing was done at EW Biotech in Leuna, Germany following the successful demonstration of commercial scale fermentation at the same site in March. The purification of L-alanine from the fermentation broth was successfully completed for more than […]
