In Minnesota, Enogen, from Syngenta, has been honored as Agri Marketing Magazine’s 2014 Product of the Year. Lynn Henderson, publisher of Agri Marketing, said that the product was chosen because of the benefits it delivers to farmers, ethanol plants and rural communities. “Nominations are judged on criteria that include sales and marketing goals, competitive pressure […]
In the EU, Airbus has signed an MOU with Emerging Fuels for US sustainable aviation fuels production. EFT has developed an Advanced Fixed Bed F-T reactor and catalyst system that can convert synthesis gas from, it claims, virtually any carbonaceous feedstock into transportation fuels such as renewable diesel and sustainable jet fuel. The company recently […]
In Germany, the bioliq pilot plant at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has launched successfully after EUR 64 million in investment. All of the plant’s stages, which produce synthetic fuels from residual biomass, have been successfully connected: flash pyrolysis, high-pressure entrained flow gasification, hot gas cleaning, and synthesis. As the bioliq process is based on […]
In Washington, China’s Vice Premier Wang Yang has committed to USDA Secretary Vilsack that China’s ban on U.S. DDGs containing the MIR 162 trait will be dropped. Tom Buise, CEO of Growth Energy, responded positively to the tentative event, saying “China has been the largest market for U.S. DDGs and with the restriction removed, we […]
In Malaysia, Verdezyne and Bio-XCell Malaysia have reached an agreement to construct Verdezyne’s first commercial-scale renewable chemicals manufacturing facility in Bio-XCell’s premier biotechnology and ecosystem park in Nusajaya, Iskandar, in southern Malaysia. The multi-faceted agreement includes the 13-year, renewable lease of a 6.9-acre site, as well as a loan of approximately $75 million from Bio-XCell. […]
In Japan, the Kyocera Corporation’s Kagoshima Kokubu manufacturing plant has received the 2014 Energy Minister’s Award for Global Warming Prevention Activity. This is a record fifth consecutive year that Kyocera has been a recipient of the award. In addition to measures such as improving the energy consumption basic unit*, alleviating electricity demand and reducing CO2 emissions […]
In the UK, the Department of Transportation has launched a £25 million competition to build advanced biofuel plants. The funds, supported by significant private investment, will enable the construction of up to three demonstration plants. The fuel produced by the chosen technology must show a minimum of 60% greenhouse gas emissions reductions compared with fossil […]
In Georgia, MHG and BASF met last week to discuss next steps in a series of initiatives as MHG produces its biodegradable plastic. BASF is the world’s leading chemical company. MHG expects their facility, which produces 100% biodegradable plastic, to be completed by mid-2015, in time for the next canola harvest. “The meeting with BASF […]
In New York, the state government has awarded $2 million to Kodak’s Eastman Business Park Bioscience Manufacturing Center to construct a new facility to convert sugars into biochemicals, bioplastics, and biofuels. The facility, a 60,000 square foot plant, has already cost the state $3 million, bringing its commitment up to $5 million. The EBP Bioscience […]
In New York, POET has been named a Platts Global Energy Award finalist for the Industry Leadership Award for the biofuels industry. The Industry Leadership Award recognizes “the organization that has demonstrated the strongest commitment to creativity and game changing solutions” and “takes aim at sustainably producing and delivering fuels from renewable sources.” “It’s an honor […]
