In the UK, Velocys and ThermoChem Recovery International signed a strategic alliance under which TRI will be Velocys’ preferred supplier of gasification systems for its biomass-to-liquids plants. The agreement will see the alliance partners rapidly deploy an integrated biorefinery offering that combines Velocys’ Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology with TRI’s proven gasification technology. The partners have already […]
In Washington, the states of Kansas and Nebraska joined the Urban Air Initiative (UAI) and the Energy Future Coalition as they petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to correct the agency’s flawed models that limit the use of higher blends of ethanol. According to UAI representatives, for years, the EPA has published inaccurate data claiming […]
In Washington, according to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol production averaged 1.051 million barrels per day (b/d)—or 44.14 million gallons daily. That is down slightly by 3,000 b/d from the previous week’s all-time record high and the 13th straight week over 1 million b/d. The four-week average for ethanol production […]
In Washington, 133 organizations and companies from the food and agriculture sector, representing more than 15 million jobs nationally, sent President Donald J. Trump a letter this week expressing their eagerness to work with his Administration to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement while preserving and expanding the gains achieved to date. “U.S. food […]
In the UK, the national government has published a Green Paper on ‘Building Our Industrial Strategy’ and the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association said it will be setting out over the next few months how AD can play a central role in helping UK industry to flourish. The Association said that “In return for long-term […]
In Germany, in new report “Bio-based economy and climate change,” scientists found “a clear link between bio-based economy and sustainability as well as green economy.” This new paper by nova-Institute, prepared for the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), examines the relationship between the bio-based economy and climate change. The report gives a comprehensive overview […]
Among biodiesel’s amazing growth stats is word from LMC International that the 2.1 billion gallons of biodiesel and renewable diesel used by Americans in 2015 supported $8.4 billion in economic impact across a wide variety of economic sectors. But here was the weird news. There were 47,400 jobs. It reminds us of a trend in […]
The REG Okeechobee facility is now “open for business” as a contract manufacturing site, and that’s a fascinating development worth exploring, even if you don’t have a microbe you would like to manufacture without the expense and hassle of building your own fermentation capacity. From Europe to the United States, we’ve seen the rise of […]
by Bruce Comer, Ocean Park Advisors Special to The Digest The North American biofuels industry continues trend of increased mergers and acquisitions activity. For the second straight year, the North American biofuels industry experienced year-over-year growth in merger and acquisition transactions. In 2016, we saw 12 M&A transactions, the most in 5 years. In total, […]
This week we reported from Thailand: “The government launched its 10-year plan to build a bioeconomy hub for the region with private and public sector investment expected to reach $11.3 billion as it focuses on sugarcane and cassava to feed modern biorefineries that will produce biofuels and biochemical as well as biopharmaceuticals, “future” food and […]
