In Washington state, Zymergen and Arzeda have signed a multi-year agreement to develop strains and processes to manufacture novel, high utility molecules and materials utilizing Arzeda’s pathway and enzyme design and Zymergen’s strain construction capabilities. “The development of new materials was a major driver of technological development over the course of the 20th century. Biology has the […]
Turns out that even in a genome stripped down to only those genes absolutely essential for human life, some 16% of the matter in there is completely mysterious to researchers in terms of its purpose or function. They know it’s there, they know it plays a role. They have no idea what that role is. […]
In Tennessee, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have made “a better thermoplastic” by replacing styrene with lignin, a brittle, rigid polymer that, with cellulose, forms the woody cell walls of plants. In doing so, they have invented a solvent-free production process that interconnects equal parts of nanoscale lignin dispersed in […]
In Washington, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) along with 17 other senators sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging them to follow the congressional intent of the Renewable Fuel Standard by increasing blending targets under the RFS for 2017. POET, Growth Energy, BIO, ADM, the Advanced Biofuesl Business Council, the […]
In Washington, according to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol production averaged 995,000 barrels per day (b/d)—or 41.79 million gallons daily. That is down 4,000 b/d from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 989,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 15.16 billion gallons. Production has averaged […]
In Missouri, North America’s top fleets say number one choice for greening their fleet operations is biodiesel, ccording to a new 2016 Fleet Purchasing Outlook study conducted by the NTEA. Survey data shows 18 percent of fleets use biodiesel now – up from 15 percent in 2015. And in terms of future alternative fuel interest, […]
In South Africa, the Energy and Environment Partnership Programme with Southern and East Africa (EEP S&EA) is seeking high-quality applications for projects in the two regions that can contribute to the reduction of poverty by promoting inclusive and job-creating green economy and by improving energy security while mitigating global climate change. EEP is jointly funded […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that quotes for rapeseed in Paris registered heavy losses in the wake of weak crude oil prices and a stagnant market. Currently, an upward trend is looming on the horizon, driven by firm soybean and vegetable oil prices. Harvest delays in South America caused by poor weather and buoyant demand for […]
In California, Aemetis announced revenues of $147 million in 2015, down from $208 million in 2014. The company also announced adjusted EBITDA of $(3) million in 2015, down from $30 million in 2014, and $22 million of EB-5 funding released to the company from escrow during 2015. “In 2015, our financial and operational performance was […]
In Louisiana, the Keep it in the Ground movement leaders said that “Hundreds of people marched around the Superdome in New Orleans on Wednesday and then headed inside to disrupt a federal oil and gas auction held by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on behalf of the Obama administration”. “The keep it in the […]
