In Spain, Abengoa inaugurated its demonstration waste-to-biofuels plant, with a capacity to treat 25,000 tons of municipal solid waste from which it will obtain up to 1.5 million liters (400,000 gallons per year) of ethanol. The demonstration plant, located in Babilafuente (Salamanca, Spain) uses waste-to-biofuels technology developed by Abengoa to produce second-generation biofuels from MSW […]
For every 5% in global shift to aviation biofuels — create 72,000 jobs and avoid 3 million tons of carbon emissions. How to get from available field to affordable fuel in 14 steps In Illinois, the Midwest Aviation Sustainable Biofuels Initiative released their recommendations from MASBI’s year-long study of the potential for aviation biofuels in […]
Forget Purple Haze. Let’s celebrate the wonders of Purple Slime, and tunicates. And while we’re at it, let’s look beyond the metabolic pathway and towards the fuelabolic pathway. Consider the tunicate. No, it’s not a garment you wear to a fraternity toga party. No, not what you use in case of a snake bite. It’s […]
Courtesy of Webalyzer, we’ve combed through the Digest stats to find the biggest reader hits — for those who missed them. Here, in a reprise, are the 20 Chart-Toppers for May 2013. 1. 63481 hits. Out of the Shell: Oil giant’s big biofuels ambitions 2. 41234 hits. Go bionic: Top 10 bolt ons retrofits adding […]
Not crazy about reading the President’s 6,000 word speech on climate change? The 9,000 word Climate Plan got you down? Try our Digest version. 80% less fat, and all the nutrition. The 12 warmest years in recorded history have all come in the last 15 years, ice in the Arctic shrank to its smallest size […]
Major push from Obama on climate change. Following on from March’s Energy Plan. LCFS = Low Carbon Fuel Standard Less Coal, For Sure What’s up? What’s the 6-point plan – what does it mean for you, and for biofuels? The Digest’s 5-Minute Guide tells all. In Washington, US President Barack Obama presented his sweeping climate change […]
Solazyme and Roquette dissolve their nutritionals JV; Solazyme to accelerate under its own flag; stock plunges. What’s up? Who said “sorry?” on the way out the door? It was a terse announcement that crossed the wire early yesterday morning from Fortress SZYM, without warning except perhaps to equity analysts that hopped on a hastily-arranged call. […]
First production of bio-based polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) in a world-scale plant using 1,4-butanediol (BDO) made from renewable feedstock Product quality of bio-based PBT fully within specification and equivalent to petro-based PBT In Germany, Lanxess has run a production campaign of bio-based PBT in Lanxess’ world-scale production plant using 20 metric tons of bio-based BDO made […]
SuperData just became more super. Every project around the world is now available, operating and planned (through 2018) — including complete project, technology, feedstock, product, and contact data. Plus, the SuperData wiki launches today – add or modify up-to-the-minute data on yours or partner projects, in real-time. Astute readers of the minutiae of conference announcements […]
Landmark flight for sugar-based renewable jet fuel — what’s the future? As the technology and downstream market matures, the big question is feedstock costs. And they’re trending nicely. In France, Amyris and Total announced a successful demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show its renewable jet fuel made from Amyris Biofene and, ultimately, from plant […]
