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Red Rock Biofuels gets option to double FT Capacity from EFT reactors at Oregon diesel/jet project

Red Rock Biofuels gets option to double FT Capacity from EFT reactors at Oregon diesel/jet project

March 1, 2019 |

In Oregon, Emerging Fuels Technology, has amended their license agreement with Red Rock Biofuels LLC under which EFT will provide its TL8a Fischer-Tropsch technology to provide additional FT capacity for RRB’s Bio-Refinery in Lakeview, Oregon, USA.  The amendment doubles the FT capacity to be provided by EFT. The new capacity will be incorporated immediately in the […]

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Clean Energy Fuels to offer Zero-Carbon Redeem renewable natural gas at all of its fueling stations by 2025

Clean Energy Fuels to offer Zero-Carbon Redeem renewable natural gas at all of its fueling stations by 2025

March 1, 2019 |

In Arizona, Clean Energy Fuels Corp.has set goals to offer Zero-Carbon1 Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG) at all of its fueling stations by 2025, summarized in its Corporate Sustainability Report unveiled at the GreenBiz Conference. By transitioning exclusively to Redeem by 2025 and by achieving Zero-Carbon intensity, Clean Energy would outdistance other alternative fuels, including […]

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Low carbon biofuels are key to Canada’s goal of reducing fuels carbon intensity by 11 percent, say experts

Low carbon biofuels are key to Canada’s goal of reducing fuels carbon intensity by 11 percent, say experts

March 1, 2019 |

In Canada, Growth Energy, the U.S. Grains Council, and Renewable Fuels Association jointly submitted comments to Environment and Climate Change Canada supporting their goal of reducing the carbon intensity of Canada’s fuel stream through the Clean Fuel Standard. The comments offered recommendations on how biofuels, like ethanol, can help reach the ECCC Regulatory Design Paper’s […]

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CRISPR reveals the secret life of antimicrobial peptides

CRISPR reveals the secret life of antimicrobial peptides

March 1, 2019 |

In France, scientists from the lab of Bruno Lemaitre at EPFL’s Global Health Institute have used CRISPR, the gene-editing technique, to delete no less than 14 AMPs from the fruit fly Drosophila. By deleting single AMP genes, various combinations of genes, or even all 14 genes, the scientists were able to remove their corresponding AMPs […]

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Looking for partners: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to NatSurFact

Looking for partners: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to NatSurFact

March 1, 2019 |

NatSurFact is the rhamnolipid-based biosurfactant product that Logos has developed in recent years. Rhamnolipids are a naturally occurring class of compounds that have surface active (surfactant) properties. In nature, many species of single-celled organisms produce rhamnolipids to help them survive. The NatSurFact Team is harnessing these organisms to produce rhamnolipids efficiently in order to help […]

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World’s 1st for product carbon footprints, polyhydroxyalkanoates bioplastic, BASF shoe shanks, bacteria-infused knits, Eastman’s cellulosic yarn and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of February 28th

World’s 1st for product carbon footprints, polyhydroxyalkanoates bioplastic, BASF shoe shanks, bacteria-infused knits, Eastman’s cellulosic yarn and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of February 28th

February 28, 2019 |

The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of February 28th. In today’s Digest, world’s 1st for product carbon footprints, polyhydroxyalkanoates bioplastic, BASF shoe shanks, bacteria-infused knits, Eastman’s cellulosic yarn — these and more, ready for you now at The Digest online. #1 […]

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BioSNG Bulletin: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Biomass to Synthetic Natural Gas (BioSNG)

BioSNG Bulletin: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Biomass to Synthetic Natural Gas (BioSNG)

February 28, 2019 |

Lee Enterprises Consulting is the world’s largest bioeconomy consulting group with over 100 subject matter experts (SME’s) in all areas of the bioeconomy. Mark Robertson, from Small Planet Engineering and a member of Lee Enterprises Consulting offers this illuminating overview of renewable natural gas via biomass gasification and methanation, biogas upgrading to RNG, BioSNG developments, […]

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The Competitive Edge: Benefuel Inc.

The Competitive Edge: Benefuel Inc.

February 27, 2019 |

Benefuel Inc. Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity? Benefuel recognized that biodiesel production from virgin oil seeds was neither profitable nor sustainable long term. However, to […]

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Cellulosic Commercialization: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Cellulosic Ethanol

Cellulosic Commercialization: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Cellulosic Ethanol

February 27, 2019 |

Lee Enterprises Consulting is the world’s largest bioeconomy consulting group with over 100 subject matter experts (SME’s) in all areas of the bioeconomy. Douglas B. Rivers, PhD, from Sunflwr Consulting and a member of Lee Enterprises Consulting offers this illuminating overview xxxxx and more

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High Tide for Brontide – Genomatica’s Butylene Glycol and its markets

High Tide for Brontide – Genomatica’s Butylene Glycol and its markets

February 26, 2019 |

If forced to guess in a game of Balderdash, the average citizen might well describe Brontide as a detergent used by the Flintstones back in Bedrock City, right up there name-wise with the BrontoBurger — a memorable chemical indeed it is, but not that one. It’s the marketing name for Genomatica’s butylene glycol, and 21 […]

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