In Germany, UFOP reports that with exports amounting to approximately 2.33 million tons and an export surplus of approximately 0.9 million tons, Germany underlines its importance for the production and marketing of biodiesel in the European Union. In 2020, Germany imported and exported more biodiesel than ever before. German biodiesel imports totalled approximately 1.45 million […]
In California, Codexis’s 2020 full year product gross margin exceeds 50% for the first time in company’s history and expects 2021 to be strong as well with projected total revenues of $82-85 million and product revenues of $36-39 million, especially thanks to its enzyme engineering platform, CodeEvolver. “Codexis delivered strong results in 2020, despite the […]
In California, synthetic biotech company Amyris expanded its Pipette clean baby care brand into more than 600 Target brick and mortar retail stores across North America beginning in March 2021, which comes on the heels of their recent news on RNA COVID-19 vaccine platform progress. Pipette is 100% nontoxic, hypoallergenic, dermatologist and ophthalmologist tested, and […]
In Washington, D.C., American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and other airlines met virtually on Friday with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, and National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy to discuss economic recovery, climate crisis, COVID-19, and safety protocols, with airlines urging The White House’s help on greener fuels. […]
In Colorado, a study conducted by scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) shows for the first time that white-rot fungi are able to use carbon captured from lignin as a carbon source, which could be further exploited to simultaneously convert the biopolymer into value-added compounds. The research confirms a hypothesis from Davinia Salvachúa […]
News came in late Friday from Washington state that the state House passed Bill1091 – a statewide clean fuel standard bill – and now is headed to the state Senate for voting. It passed the House with a vote of 52-46 and is the third year the House chamber has voted in support of the […]
What do Bill Gates and Robert Downey, Jr. have in common? Apparently, they both are looking for ways to alleviate climate change by getting involved in the bioeconomy. Bill Gates is talking about plant-based or lab-grown beef as a way to save the world since cows burp, fart, and poop too much methane. And Iron […]
In Canada, Siemens Energy signed an agreement with Canada-based TC Energy Corporation to commission a novel waste heat-to-power pilot installation in Alberta. The facility will capture waste heat from a gas-fired turbine operating at a pipeline compression station and convert it into emissions-free power. The electricity produced will be put back into the grid– resulting […]
In Canada, Greenlane Renewables Inc.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas North America Ltd., signed two contracts together worth $3.6 million (US$2.8 million) for new renewable natural gas projects – one in the Midwest U.S. for upgrading biogas to RNG from dairy operations and the other in Brazil to supply biogas upgrading equipment. The Brazilian contract win […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production slowed by 2.8%, or 26,000 barrels per day (b/d), to a 20-week low of 911,000 b/d—equivalent to 38.26 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production remained 12.4% below the same week last year. The four-week average ethanol production rate decreased 1.0% to 929,000 […]
