In Singapore, Clariant Ltd and Wilmar International have teamed up and signed an agreement for a 50-50 joint venture for production of amines and amines derivatives. The specialty chemical company and agribusiness groups, respectively, will headquarter their operations in Singapore as they prepare the venture to be operational by spring. Clariant will contribute its Industrial […]
In California, Google has run their biofuel car for more than 2400 miles on a 5% Cool Planet “carbon-negative” fuel blend. GRide, as the car is called, passed five smog checks, and the mileage of the test car evened out with the control car, run on 100% regular gasoline. Cool Planet calls the Google test […]
In Washington, D.C., a recent Huffington Post article slammed the presidential candidates’ failure to discuss climate change in the 3rd debate, which focused on foreign policy. Of biofuels, the article discussed a letter sent to the Obama administration from 200 scientists who are protesting the use of invasive grasses for advanced biofuel feedstock. According to […]
In California, Biodico has signed an agreement with the US Navy to build a sustainable biorefinery at the Ventura Country Naval Base that aims to produce biofuel and biopower competitively with unsubsidized conventional fuel and power. The company’s aim is to produce biofuels by integrating sustainable agriculture with renewable combined heat and power produced on-site. This […]
In California, Aemetis has announced an expanded, global license agreement with Chevron for renewable jet and diesel fuel. The expanded license grants Aemetis the use of an isoconversion process to produce fuels that meet the necessary ASTM requirements for 100% replacement, renewable jet fuel, and diesel in Aemetis biorefineries. “This agreement will enable Aemetis to […]
In Texas, Texas A&M executive associate director of AgriLife Research Bill McCutchen, made a presentation indicating that the southeast has the potential to become the “Saudi Arabia” of energy crops. He emphasized the importance of the Texas Gulf Coast as the “sweet spot” for growing energy crops that are drought tolerant and for production biofuels. […]
In India, Steen Riisgaard of Novozymes asserted that India will be able to meet up to 59% of its gasoline demand with second generation biofuels as of 2020. “Second generation biofuels have the ability to help India meet its growing energy needs while providing reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the opportunity for economic and […]
In Germany, the German Federal Environmental Ministry has released an environmental technology atlas with promising data for the biofuel sector: demand for biofuels has gone up, and ethanol was the fastest growing biofuel segment in the economy with a 28% increase. The report also acknowledged Sud-Chemie AG’s demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Barvaria. The data […]
In Canada, Milligan Biotech has recently changed its name to Milligan Biofuels, following tremendous success in the Canadian biofuels industry. Primarily a producer of canola-based products, particularly biodiesel, the company has experienced a 700% demand increase in the domestic market since 2001, when it first began commercializing biodiesel. Milligan’s process uses damaged and off-grade canola […]
In New York, the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry will participate in a $10 million USDA-sponsored research program that establishes a regional network of universities, businesses, and governmental organizations in order to develop biomass supply chains. Four professors from ESF will contribute research in areas of sustainability, logistics, and social sciences. The project, […]
