By Brent Erickson, executive vice president, Biotechnology Innovation Organization Special to The Digest BIO continues to be the champion of federal and state policies that help build the biobased economy. Biobased production encompasses a value chain from agriculture, through industrial biotechnology, to the manufacture of consumer goods. Biobased manufacturing generates measurable economic benefits, including new […]
The IH2 process was developed by Gas Technology Institute of Des Plaines, Illinois—a research, development, and training organization serving energy markets. GTI experts invented, tested, and patented IH2 technology and are providing ongoing commercialization support. Twelve US and seven international patents have been issued on the technology. CRI Catalyst Company of Houston, Texas has been granted exclusive […]
In Washington, as the advanced bioeconomy’s leadership headed into town for the annual Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference, rumors of a deal surfaced between the Renewable Fuels Association and Carl Icahn, shifting renewable fuel obligations away from oil refiners, in return for Icahn’s support for a Reid Vapor Pressure waiver for E15 ethanol that has been holding up […]
Here is a link to a thought-provoking document that you might like to read – the sad tale of how oil refiners reacted in different ways to the advent of the Renewable Fuel Standard. Some developed a strategy, some invested, others sat around wishing for renewable fuels to go away. It’s a long document, but […]
So there’s this gap, say researchers at Utrecht University in their report on aviation biofuels, between the emission goals that airlines have set themselves (call this, carbon-neutral growth), and what is going to be achieved through operational efficiency. Totaling 232 million tonnes of CO2 over the period 2020-2030. Let’s put that in perspective, that’s the […]
In Germany, the trade assocaitino UFOP reports forward-contract price gap between wheat and rapeseed currently amounts to around EUR 220 per tonne, virtually reaching the seasonal high. “The gap between forward-contract prices of soft wheat and rapeseed from the 2017 crop has increasingly widened in eastern Germany over the past several months,” the association noted. “Whereas […]
In Germany, nova institut reports that production capacity for bio-based polymers grew by 4% to 6.6 Million tonnes from 2015 to 2016. This represents a share of 2% of the global polymer market. The bio-based polymer turnover was about €13 billion worldwide in 2016 compared to €11 billion in 2014. Production capacity of bio-based polymers […]
In Washington, a diverse group of more than 35 organizations and companies representing downstream blenders, fuel retailers, marketers and end users at the federal and state levels expressed support to keep the current compliance structure under the RFS. “NATSO is heartened by the overwhelming number of stakeholders who are urging the EPA to keep the […]
In California, Amyris’s biotechnology-backed beauty brand Biossance launched on Sephora.com on February 17 and in select SEPHORA stores nationwide beginning in February through this Spring. Known for pioneering the first renewably-sourced 100% plant-based squalane, the mega-moisture molecule that keeps skin healthy and hydrated, Biossance has made a commitment to providing sustainable solutions for the personal […]
In Iowa, Iowa State University is reporting that it will bring its expertise in biorenewable technologies and pilot plant operations to the country’s 10th Manufacturing USA Institute. The recently announced advanced manufacturing institute is dedicated to improving the productivity and efficiency of chemical manufacturing, and could save the chemical industry more than $9 billion annually, […]
