In the US, ethanol production averaged 944,00 barrels per day for the first week of June, which amounts to 39.65 million gallons daily. Up 6000 barrels per day from the week before, the number raises the four-week average for ethanol production to 934,000 b/d, or 14.32 billion gallons annually. Imports were up 10,000 b/d, and […]
In Washington, SCD-iBIO (the Society for the Commercial Development of Industrial Biotechnology) is seeking industry professionals who are interested in helping to develop standardized nomenclature and definitions of terms, recommended practices, guides, test methods, specifications, and performance standards for industrial biotechnology. A subsidiary of SOCMA (the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates), SCD-iBIO strives to […]
In Israel, Bluesphere has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to co-develop a waste-to-energy project with a Boston developer operating in the recycling and compost business. Per the terms of the MoU, Bluesphere will take advantage of the site’s existing operations to build and operate a 5.2 MW waste-to-energy plant on the same premises in […]
In Florida, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will begin accepting applications for the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficient Technologies Grant Matching Program next week. This program will provide matching funds to conduct demonstration, commercialization, research, and development projects relating to renewable energy technologies and innovative technologies that significantly increase energy efficiency for […]
In North Carolina, Phytonix Corporation has been awarded a US patent for its biobutanol production technology entitled “Designer Organisms for Photobiological Butanol Production from Carbon Dioxide and Water. In addition, Phytonix’s IP portfolio includes biosafety guarded technology, which uses a number of redundant mechanisms to prevent the proliferation of our organisms outside of a chemicals […]
In Washington, ITIF’s Center for Clean Energy Innovation (CCEI) has published an op-ed on carbon pricing. The piece, written by Matthew Stepp and Megan Nicholson, argues that putting a price on carbon to combat climate change is not a viable solution by itself because no one wants to pay higher costs for energy. Instead governments […]
In Chicago, Boeing has released its annual Environment Report, setting new 2017 targets for greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, solid waste to landfill and hazardous waste generation. According to the report, the company will continue develop and bring sustainable aviation biofuel to market commercialization. The report also detailed the company’s plan to launch two new […]
In Kansas, ICM and Patriot Holdings have entered into a Letter of Intent for ICM’s Fiber Separation Technology and Generation 1.5 Grain Fiber to Cellulosic Ethanol Technology, both of which currently have patents pending. According to ICM President Chris Mitchell, the technology enables Patriot to set itself up to lead the industry into cellulosic ethanol, […]
In Switzerland, Ennovor Group has earned the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) sustainability certification for their used cooking oil methyl ester (UCOME) biodiesel. The certification demonstrates Ennovor’s strict compliance with EU sustainability standards. A recent report by the World Wide Fund (WWF) ranked RSB as the best performing scheme out of the 13 schemes included […]
In the US, ethanol production last week averaged 938,000 barrels per day, or 39.4 million gallons daily, up 11,000 b/d from the week before. Gasoline demand for the week averaged 382.4 million gallons daily. Expressed as a percentage of daily gasoline demand, daily ethanol production was 10.30%. On the co-products side, ethanol producers were using […]
