In Portugal Ecoslops has commenced industrial production of recycled marine fuels from marine oil residues, known as slops, at its refinery in the Port of Sinès, Portugal, and delivered the first volume of marine fuel products compliant with ISO8217. In Q3 2015, 3,200 tonnes of slops were imported from Northern Europe, in conjunction with slops […]
In Washington, the National Biodiesel Foundation elected Mike Cunningham as president, Mark Caspers as Vice-President and Jeff Lynn as Secretary/Treasurer. Cunningham is is currently a director on the American Soybean Association Board, representing the state of Illinois. Mike is a corn and soybean farmer from Bismark, Illinois. He has been involved with soybean association work […]
Q. We’ve heard a lot about carbon capture, but what about carbon capture and conversion (to a more soluble, transportable and storable form), for example conversion to bicarbonate? A. To date, all ventures in the carbon capture and use field have contemplated co-location with a point carbon source. To some extent, logistics dictate this, since […]
In New York, NASDAQ shares in Abengoa SA plunged 49% in Wednesday trading after the embattled renewable energy developer said it would seek bankruptcy protection as it seeks to reorganize nearly $9.4 billion in debt. The protective filing was announced after an expected infusion of nearly $300 million from Spanish steelmaker Gonvarri did not materialize. […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, edged up 0.32 percent to 53.71 despite an Abengoa bankruptcy protection filing plunge. For the day, Abengoa (ABGB) plummeted 49.89 percent to $2.33, while Renewable Energy Group (REGI) rebounded 5.38 percent to $8.42. Among other equities, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) soared 6.82 percent to […]
From Georgia, we received the news that U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a 25th patent to American Process — this one is a doozy. It covers API’s process for producing a nanocellulose material, as well as many downstream applications using the nanocellulose. The process includes fractionating a biomass feedstock with an acid, a solvent […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, gained 0.89 percent to 53.54 as ethanol equities rose. For the day, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) jumped 5.22 percent to $4.03, while Green Plains (GPRE) soared 8.23 percent to $22.22. Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) rebounded 4.18 percent to $2.99. Overall, advances led declines […]
In Switzerland, 11 leading low carbon fuel companies present a comprehensive guide that identifies a variety of available and accessible low carbon fuel solutions. The guide can be downloaded here. Today, only 3% of transportation fuels are low carbon. According to the International Energy Agency, 10% of fuels must be low carbon by 2030 if […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, was flat at 53.07 despite an advanced bio rally. For the day, Global Bioenergies rocketed up 10.66 percent to $33, while Gevo (GEVO) jumped 7.46 percent to $1.44. Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) dipped 4.33 percent to $2.87. Overall, declines led advances by […]
Butadiene is beginning to emerge from the Braskem Genomatica collaboration. But could it be that the real significance lies not in progress with butadiene, but in Big Data itself, the harnessing of complex mathematics to make products that are possible, but not currently produced, in Nature. News has arrived from California and Brazil that Braskem and Genomatica […]
