In California, the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition will be launching to obtain continuous funding for the low carbon fuels industry through California legislation until 2016. The target legislation would establish multiple programs including rotating loans, funding for loan guarantee reserves, grant funding, and cost abatement for low-income citizens. These programs will facilitate the rapid expansion […]
In Massachusetts, Joule has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate the global production of CO2 with DNV GL, a technical assurance and advisory service provider for the energy industry. Through the terms of the MoU, DNV GL will provide technology qualification and verification services, including assessments from a commercial perspective to facilitate Joule’s global […]
In Illinois, Elevance has announced a collaboration with E-360 to offer expanded customer support and service capabilities for Elevance Clean 1200 customers. E-360 combines a dedicated team of sales, technical and logistics professionals with a robust web presence, including the ability to place web-based orders, and access to expanded logistics support and services designed to […]
In Missouri, Blue Sun has received BQ-9000 producer status from the National Biodiesel Accreditation Commission and National Biodiesel Board. This places Blue Sun in a select group of fewer than 50 companies that have received the certification. The NBAC’s National Biodiesel Accreditation Program, BQ-9000®, is a cooperative and voluntary program for the accreditation of producers […]
In Washington, Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) and Dave Loebsack (IA-02), along with 16 other members of Congress, introduced HR 5559, the Bridge to a Clean Energy Future Act of 2014, last week. The bill would extend critical incentives to provide market certainty and to strengthen investment in clean energy such as extending Production Tax Credit […]
In Washington, the Advanced Ethanol Council and BIO are running a full-page ad in the New York Times aimed at the White House. The ad asserts that if the administration accepts the EPA’s proposal to alter the RFS, President Obama will have “ inadvertently done more to damage [his] climate legacy than [his] worst enemies.” Running […]
In California, analyst Pavel Molchanov reported on a number of trends identified at the Biobased Chemicals Commercialization and Partnering Conference earlier this month. Highlights from the analysis include the enormity of the opportunity in the renewable chemicals industry ($500+ billion globally, depending on the estimate) especially for producers of both fuels and chemicals. Snippets from […]
In Scotland, Celtic Renewables won the top motor industry sustainability award for their technology, which produces biobutanol from whisky byproducts. The company received the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership’s Low Carbon Champion award last week. Celtic Renewables is a spin-out company from the Biofuel Research Centre at Edinburgh Napier University which converts two key by-products of […]
In Finland, Chempolis and Numaligarh Refinery Limited have signed an MOU to jointly study to build a biorefinery in Northeastern Indian (Assam) to produce ethanol from bamboo with furfural and acetic acid produced as co-products. The announcement comes almost a year after Chempolis signed an MOU with ONGC, India’s leading oil & gas exploration company. […]
In Montana, Gerry Nuovo has joined Rivertop Renewables as the Vice President for Market Development- Consumer Products. Nuovo has more than 30 years’ experience in the specialty chemicals and biotechnology industries working for a range of leaders, including Henkel, Firmenich, Codexis and Segetis. Rivertop’s products included the new Riose™ detergent builder to meet the performance, […]
