In Washington, American Ethanol is again partnering with NASCAR for the NASCAR Race to Green initiative. The goal of NASCAR Race to Green is to highlight the accomplishments of green programs that NASCAR and a wide range of partners have in place to help reduce the sport’s carbon footprint. The NACAR Race to Green program […]
In Washington, the American Biomass Council applauded the Obama administration’s newly unveiled national plan to reduce methane emissions. The construction of new biogas systems is supported in the plan, as biogas systems convert organic materials which might otherwise be the source of methane emissions into renewable electrify and fuel, as well as soil amendment that […]
In Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) has opened its 2014 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program for applications through May 5, 2014. The program expects to offer about $300,000 to fund Louisiana projects, with individual project annual budget limits set at $100,000. Projects lasting up to two years and 11 months will […]
In Switzerland, Clariant has joined the Together for Sustainability (TIS) chemical industry initiative aimed at improving sustainability practices within the supply chains of the chemical industry. The initiative jointly conducts supplier assessments and audit programs, avoiding the need for individual members to conduct their own scoring programs. Clariant becomes the eighth member in the initiative […]
In Washington, the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has debuted an updated Integrated Biorefineries (IBR) Map, which displays the locations of BETO-supported IBRs and illustrates U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) investments in states across the country. The map’s new interactive features reveal additional information about each state’s IBR projects by identifying the types of technology used […]
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Joint BioEnergy Institute have engineered a bacterium to synthesize pinene, a hydrocarbon produced by trees that could potentially replace high-energy fuels, such as JP-10, in missiles and other aerospace applications. With improvements in process efficiency, the biofuel could supplement limited supplies of petroleum-based JP-10, and might […]
In Washington, the Algae Biomass Organization’s annual survey of the algae industry shows that the industry that is growing, from increased production of biomass and oils, to increased hiring, to a wider variety of end products. As in the previous two annual surveys, respondents this year continued their optimism that algae-derived fuels are likely to […]
In Indiana, Valero has purchased a corn ethanol plant in Mount Vernon, Ind. from Aventine Renewable Energy-Mt. Vernon. The Mount Vernon plant is the 11th corn ethanol plant in Valero Renewables’ system and its second in Indiana. With an annual capacity of 110 million gallons, the addition will give Valero more than 1.3 billion gallons […]
In Africa, the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) is co-organizing the Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (AFRICEF-3) Business Plan Competition. The aim of the competition is to identify and nurture entrepreneurs, start-ups and existing companies with green ambitions in Africa, and serve as a conduit between them and financiers. To be considered, projects […]
In California, Rennovia and Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies have announced a collaboration to develop, demonstrate, and commercialize catalytic process technologies for the production of bio-based glucaric acid and adipic acid. Under the collaboration, Rennovia and JM Davy will work together to develop and demonstrate the processes based on Rennovia’s technology for the catalytic aerobic oxidation […]
