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India Rising to the Top of the Bioeconomy

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) To measure the impact that advanced biofuels are having in India, consider that the World Biofuels Day program featured, on stage, Prime Minister Modi, the minister for agriculture, the minister for road transport & highways, shipping and river development; the minister of consumer affairs and food; the minister of science & technology and climate change; the minister of finance, the minister of petroleum & natural gas and entrepreneurship.

For star-studded drawcards, it is the most glamorous national event ever held solely for the advanced bioeconomy.

Specifically, they were gathered to celebrate World Biofuels Day and to inaugurate an advanced methanation plant and a CO2 to lipids technology. But the event has more significance, as they always do when so many gather in one place, at one time, for real dialogue on the real issues.

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For many of the issues that face India, not all, find solutions in the bioeconomy. The search for jobs, for mitigation of the net emissions created by transport, and the goal of creating more insulation for the Indian economy against the rollercoaster of petroleum prices via diversification of the energy supply.

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Now, India is a refining nation and a consuming nation when it comes to petroleum, but not really a producer. So, the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is more open to alternatives than ministries in producer nations.

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The goals of that unit at the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas are worth noting. They are:

1) To Take forward the Bio Ethanol, Bio Diesel & Waste to Bio Fuel programs in India
2) Suggest initiatives for Oil Marketing Companies in India to promote Bio Fuels
3) Suggest areas of Research &Development by IOL/BPCl
4) To study current status of Bio fuel blending program, suggest ways to overcome the hurdles, suggest field studies and pilot program for higher % blends
5) To Study the blending programs of leading countries and suggest best practices to be adopted by India for sustainable Bio Fuel Program
6) To achieve total co ordination between Bio Diesel and Ethanol Industry to enhance production.
7) To co ordinate with bulk users such as Road Transport Corporations, Indian railways, Indian Defense, Shipping Industry and achieve reduction in consumption of fossil fuels
8) To achieve inter ministerial co ordination with other ministries such as Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Panchayat Raj, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Minister of Environment & Forests, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Department of Chemical & Fertilizer, Ministry of Agriculture for feed stock production and supply chain Management
9) To conduct Road Shows, Workshops, Seminars and other such awareness programs to popularize and increase bio fuel consumption
10) To suggest Road Map for effective implementation of Bio fuel policy in India
11) To Collate and recommend the efforts being made by various other Ministries, Industry, Academia, Research Institution and put forth to the steering Committee

The Top 10 Developments in India this year

#1 … With 12 locations identified by the oil marketing companies to produce biofuel, the three companies will invest $2 billion in R&D to help achieve the national goals of reducing fossil fuel imports by 10% by 2022. Indian Oil Corp said it would boost production at its biofuels plants to 100 metric tons per day from the current 12 tons.

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#2 … LiveMint reports that a whopping $655.25 million will be destined to helping sugarcane mills invest in ethanol production capacity that will allow them to reduce sugar production surpluses.

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#3 In June we reported that Indian Oil plans to invest $132.6 million in second-generation ethanol facility that will use crop waste, likely sugarcane, as feedstock in Uttar Pradesh. READ MORE

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

In a Time Magazine article, Justin Worland reminds us that “For many farmers, Trump appears to have sided with the oil industry, which they believe exerts undue influence on ethanol policy. It’s an argument that Trump himself once used when campaigning against Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the GOP primary.

‘He will destroy your ethanol business 100%,’ Trump told voters ahead of the Iowa caucuses in 2016. ‘And look, I’m not really blaming him because he’s financed by oil people. The oil people don’t want ethanol, it’s very simple.‘” READ MORE

University of Rhode Island Energy Fellows Program: Applications for 2019 Now Open! DEADLINE: November 12, 2018

(University of Rhode Island Extension) In response to a growing need for student experiential learning opportunities in energy, URI Cooperative Extension

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National Biodiesel Conference and Expo — January 21-24, 2019 — San Diego, CA

The National Biodiesel Conference & Expo is the place to see and be seen in the world of biodiesel. Now

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Marshall High School Tours ADM Corn Processing

(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Twenty-two students from Marshall High School toured the ADM Corn Processing ethanol plant today to get a better

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New E15 Push Expected from White House: Update

(Argus Media) President Donald Trump’s administration will within weeks renew efforts to allow the year-round sale of higher-ethanol gasoline blends, according

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China New Energy Interim Profit Rises With Positive Policy Changes

by Dayo Laniyan (Morning Star/Alliance News) Engineering and technology solutions provider China New Energy Ltd said it has seen continued success

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New Method More than Doubles Sugar Production from Plants

(SwissInfo.ch) Chemists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a method that can significantly increase the yield

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Cellulosic Biorefinery to Break Ground in North Dakota

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A biorefinery that will produce 16 MMgy of cellulosic ethanol and 120,000 of lignin pellets

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Determining the Renewability of Co-Processed Fuels

(UFOP/ECOFYS) To report the biofuel content (i.e. the renewable share) of the outputs when biogenic and fossil components are coprocessed, a

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Chemists Demonstrate Sustainable Approach to Carbon Dioxide Capture from Air

(Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Chemists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a practical, energy-efficient method of capturing

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UFOP Position Paper Says Time Is Now for Biofuels

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In Germany, UFOP published a position paper intended to appeal to decision-makers in politics, business and science

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Circular Biobased Economy: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to the Biobased Delta

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In a biobased economy renewable raw materials take over the role of fossil raw materials, such

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India Rising to the Top of the Bioeconomy

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) To measure the impact that advanced biofuels are having in India, consider that the World Biofuels

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Gov. Brown Signs RNG Pipeline Integration Bill into Law

by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) On Thursday, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that requires state regulators to open

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Power of Waste: Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) for California — October 2, 2018 — Downey, CA

by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) Renewable natural gas (RNG) stakeholders will gather in Los Angeles on Oct. 2 to share the keys

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Six Green Fleets in Tennessee Prevent 575 Tons of CO2 Annually

by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) … The Tennessee Green Fleets Certification Program, developed by Middle-West and East Tennessee Clean Fuels, uses

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United Airlines Commits to More Biofuels

by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) United Airlines has committed to reducing its own greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions 50% by 2050, further strengthening

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Land Where Sugar-Ethanol Is King Pushes Into Corn Biofuel

(Bloomberg) The processing plants peppering the agricultural heartland of Brazil attest to the country’s position as the world’s biggest sugar-cane producer

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Smith Awarded “High Octane Champion” Award from Nebraska’s Ethanol Industry

by Chad Moyer (KTIC Radio) Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) has been recognized as a 2018 High Octane Champion by Renewable Fuels

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Grand Forks Officials Seek Biofuel Connections in Poland

by Tess Williams (Grand Forks Herald) Mayor Mike Brown is heading to Poland with Keith Lund, president of the Grand

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California Urges Trump Administration to Abandon Fuel Rule Plan

by David Shepardson (Reuters) California’s top air regulator urged the Trump administration on Sunday to abandon a plan to freeze fuel

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IVECO Displays 100% Diesel Free and Clean Fuel Vehicle Stand at IAA 2018

(IVECO/NGV Journal) … In addition, natural gas offers the possibility for a seamless transition to biomethane and renewable energy, achieving zero

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Biofuel Collaboration: Mascoma and NextFerm Technologies Enter Partnership on Yeast-Based Innovation

by Elizabeth Green (Food Ingredients First) Mascoma LLC, a subsidiary of Canadian business Lallemand Inc., and NextFerm Technologies have signed a new

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C/River Workers to Pay N55,456 Each for Biofuel Cookers, Lamps

(Sahara Reporters) This was sequel to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Alvila Technologies Limited said to be owned

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A Switchgrass Sugar Situation

by Paige Short (Michigan Technological University) Switchgrass is a promising biofuel alternative to corn, but farmers, environmentalists and biofuel developers, find

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Feature: Bunkering Sector Mulls Biofuel Use in New 2020 Sulfur Standards

by Emma Kettley, George Griffiths, Tamara Sleiman (S&P Global Platts) As the bunkering industry gears up for the International Maritime Organization’s

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Delhi Gurudwaras to Set up Biofuel Plant for Kitchen Waste

(DNA India) Following the footsteps of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) in Amritsar the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee will now

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Industrially Important Molecules: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Constructive Biology

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Berkeley legend Jay Keasling gave this illuminating overview of the promise and progress of a new

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Indonesia Halts All New Palm Oil Plantations for 3 Years

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) … The battle continues between the European Union and its anti-palm oil stance due to deforestation

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Midterm Elections, RVO Decisions, and Lame Duck Tax Relief

by Michael McAdams (Advanced Biofuels Association) … When testifying recently before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, the acting administrator

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Company Ordered to Pay $31.9M to SEC for Biofuel Fraud

by Dave Stafford (The Indiana Lawyer) Evansville-based Imperial Petroleum Inc. has been ordered to pay nearly $32 million to the Securities and

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PLN Told to Convert Fossil Diesel Power Plants to CPO-Diesel Fuel

(Jakarta Post) Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan called on state-owned electricity firm PLN on Monday to covert energy plants

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Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Plans to Use Biodiesel in 220 Buses

by S Lalitha (Indian Express) To tackle the soaring fuel prices, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is set to fuel

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NBB, ASA Ask President Trump to Support Biodiesel Producers, Soy Farmers

(National Biodiesel Board) Allowing year-round use of E15 is a positive step for ethanol, but doesn’t support biodiesel — Today, the National

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Transforming Waste to Advance the Circular Economy — October 25, 2018 — Washington, DC

SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, October 25, 2018, 9 – 11:30 am. Event hosted by the Embassy of Canada and the Quebec Government Office

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Wanted! Inspirational Startups for Our 2019 Bio-Stars Programme at World Bio Markets. DEADLINE: October 19, 2018

(Bio-Based World News) We are offering startups working within bio-based an exclusive platform to share their business with 500 professionals from

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Coffee Waste Biofuel Plant in South Africa Expects 2019 Construction

(Biofuels International) South African recycling company Verda Waste is to build a plant that will process coffee waste into biofuel. The

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Brazil Pushes for 15% Biodiesel under Paris Agreement

(Biofuels International) The Chamber of Commerce in Brazil published an article detailing a public hearing where the Ministry of Mines and

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Enerkem Commits to Turning Marine Waste into Biofuel

(Biofuels International) At the G7 Environment, Energy and Oceans Ministerial Meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia, global waste-to-biofuels and chemical producer Enerkem

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Seattle University Will Become First College in State to Divest of Fossil Fuels

by Katherine Long (Seattle Times) The university says it will become the first among the nation’s 28 Jesuit universities to divest

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UPDATE 2-EPA Details Broad Expansion of Biofuel Waiver Program

by Chris Prentice, Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published new data detailing how it drastically expanded a biofuels

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Mushrooms Could Solve the War on Plastic, Says Kew Gardens

by Jamie Johnson (Telegraph) Fungi could be the key to winning the war on plastic, leading scientists at Kew Gardens has said. The first

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GoodFuels Marine and BLOC Announce World’s First Bunker Delivery Using Blockchain Technology

(GoodFuels Marine) GoodFuels Marine, the world’s first supplier of sustainable low carbon marine fuels, and blockchain technology and governance experts Blockchain

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Reaping Profits from Microalgal Biorefineries

by Annie Megan Santamaria (Research Matters) Biorefineries which run on microalgae make for unconventional alternatives to satisfy our ever-growing thirst for energy.

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Letter to Editor: Legislators, Please End Renewable Fuel Restrictions

by Bob Bowman (Clinton Herald) The ethanol industry is critical to the Midwest, supporting thousands of jobs and adding billions of

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Farm Bill Delay Possible as Deadline Looms

(NAFB News Service/Hoosier Ag Today) The farm bill deadline at the end of the month could pass without a new farm

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On the Origin of the Elusive First Intermediate of CO2 Electroreduction

by Irina V. Chernyshova, Ponisseril Somasundaran and Sathish Ponnurangam (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) The understanding of a catalytic

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Neste Signs Biojet Agreement with Alaska Airlines as Plans are Dropped for Geneva Airport Project

(GreenAir Online) … The Geneva pilot project was cancelled after an application to the Swiss authorities for project facilitation funding

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Green Careers for a Changing Climate

(Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy) Preview a clip from Green Careers for a Changing Climate, a new documentary from Climate Generation:

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LanzaTech’s Low-Carbon Jet Fuel Ready for Take-Off as Virgin Atlantic Plans for First Commercial Flight in October

(GreenAir Online) Virgin Atlantic will undertake a passenger flight in October using for the first time low-carbon fuel produced through its partnership

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Airlines and NGOs Spell out Differing Positions over CORSIA Implementation and the Future of the Aviation EU ETS

(GreenAir Online) International airline associations have written a joint open letter to the European Commission urging it to ensure the ICAO

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GACSA Strategic Plan Underscores Importance of Climate Smart Agriculture

(Solutions from the Land) The Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco brought much attention to the efforts underway by the

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UK Biodiesel Producer Greenergy Makes Major Int’l Investments

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) U.K. biodiesel producer Greenergy has just acquired Singapore-based used cooking oil exporter Rexon Energy. The acquisition

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Energy Security Group Makes Case for Car Rules as Trump Tweets

(Washington Examiner) The military cost of defending oil trade routes makes a solid case for keeping in place strong fuel-economy

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EPA to Make RFS Waiver Info Public

by Anna-Lisa Laca (AgWeb) Over the past year, farmers and ethanol advocates alike have pressed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to

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‘Next Gen Scientists for Biodiesel’ Program Selects Two New Leaders

(National Biodiesel Board) Rowan University and Missouri University of Science and Technology students chosen as co-chairs — Shyam Paudel’s interest in energy

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Vietnam : Use of Biofuels: Economic and Useful Value for the Environment, Health

(Euclid Infotech Ltd via COMTEX/Futures Trading Charts) At a conference on Propagation and Development of Biofuels held in the morning of

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Growth Energy, USGC, RFA Express Support for E10 in the UK

(Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy, U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Earlier this week, Growth Energy, the U.S. Grains Council, and the

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Now, Biofuel from Barapullah Drain Wewage

(Hindustan Times) Though this is a demonstration project, ICT scientists say its capacity can be increased to treat the entire Barapullah

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WEBINAR: Biogas Upgrading to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) — September 20, 2018

If your organization has access to biogas from landfills, wastewater or industrial waste, you need to attend this free 1-hour

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iSEE Helps Secure $6M+ in New Research Grants for U of I Agriculture Studies: $5M DOE Grant for Energy Crops Study

(Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment) … A U of I Crop Scientist will lead a team of researchers on a

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Port Authority´s First Ever Sustainable Fuels Forum — September 28, 2018 — New York, NY

In the past few years, transportation sector decarbonization has been heavily oriented towards electrification. However, for aviation, shipping and the

September 20, 2018 Read Full Article

JetBlue and Airbus Take to the Sky Using Renewable Jet Fuel

(JetBlue/Airbus/Business Wire) The Delivery Flight for JetBlue’s Newest A321 Aircraft Becomes the Airline’s First-Ever Flight Powered by Renewable Jet Fuel Blend

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Resilience through Regional Partnership: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to the SPARC Consortium

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Southeastern Partnership for Advanced Renewables from Carinata (SPARC) is a consortium consisting of the University of Florida

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Biosteel for Airplanes, Chemicals from Sunlight, Water and CO2, Automated Tractors, Cloud Biology, Biodegradable Straws: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the Week of September 21st

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The pace of invention and change is just too strong, we’ve realized, to highlight annual or

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PROPOSALS WANTED: Electrical Storage Start-ups

(EIT InnoEnergy) Got a brilliant innovation idea in the electrical storage area, and want to take it to market or

September 20, 2018 Read Full Article

Incentives Watch: Oregon’s Bovine Manure Tax Credit Isn’t the Only “Crappy” Credit That Exists

by Lauren Colandreo (Bloomberg) … Last fall, Oregon enacted the Bovine Manure Tax Credit, which offers bovine manure producers and collectors a

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With Summertime Restrictions Over, Minneapolis Drivers Choose E15

(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Biofuels) and KS95 FM teamed up today to mark the end of the

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Shell-backed Startup Creates Fuel from Carbon Dioxide and Fake Sunlight

by Cole Latimer (Sydney Morning Herald) startup company backed by energy giant Shell has developed a method to turn carbon dioxide into

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Bacteria That Turn Sugar into Hydrogen Being Engineered by Researchers

by Joanna Sampson (Gasworld) Macquarie University researchers have teamed up with BOC Australia and Bioplatforms Australia to genetically engineer bacteria

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Continued Testing, Cleaner Fuel Proposed for Diesel Engines

by Roger Gilroy (Transport Topics) Diesel fuel still has a large role to play in achieving greater emissions reductions in heavy-duty

September 18, 2018 Read Full Article

“LabPats” “Lose Yourself” Video, Especially for Biologists, the iGEM Edition

LabPats (Carroll High School) Just some Syn. Bio nerds dropping some sick beats to the tune of Lose Yourself. WATCH VIDEO

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Eliminating Biofilms in Biofuels: A Bacterial Approach

by Anna Bete, Yazmin Camacho, Jonah Carter, Jason Dong, Christopher Guptil, Max Herrmann, Hayley Jesse, Peter Menart, Travis O’Leary, and Laura

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Global Carbon Prices Too Low to Combat Climate Change – OECD

by Susanna Twidale (Reuters) Carbon prices in major advanced economies are too low to cut greenhouse gas emissions and stave off

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A Worldwide Oil Mandate

by Orrie Swazye (Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan) Our gasoline market today is 90 percent gasoline and Brazil’s 75 percent

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Renewable Fuel Standards Boosts Air Quality

by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/My San Antonio) The Express-News Editorial Board recently missed the mark, claiming that the Renewable Fuel

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SoCalGas Offering RNG at Natural Gas Fueling Stations for the First Time

by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) For the first time, Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) will begin offering renewable natural gas (RNG)

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EPA’s SAB to Address Biogenic CO2 Framework at Sept. 26 Meeting

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. EPA has announced its Chartered Science Advisory Board will hold a teleconference Sept. 26

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US Court Dismisses Industry Challenge to Oregon Fuel Standards

by Brian Scheid (SP Global/Platts) A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Oregon’s low-carbon fuel standards, dismissing a challenge brought by

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Town, United Riverhead Terminal Reach Agreement on Permit for Biofuel Tanks at Northville Facility

(Riverhead Local/Tank Terminal) Riverhead officials have reached agreement with United Riverhead Terminal to allow the company to install six tanks

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Red Goes Green

(Red Funnel Ferries) ‘Red Goes Green’ is the name given to Red Funnel’s new long-term Environmental Strategy announced today. It seeks to

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Firm to Generate Power from Solid Waste in Patna

Faryal Rumi (Times of India) The empowered standing committee of Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Thursday approved a proposal to hire a

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Green Plains Mothballs 20% of Production Capacity Due to Trump’s Trade War

by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Minnesota, Reuters reports that Green Plains is mothballing its ethanol production plants in Superior, Iowa and

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Opportunities and Challenges in Anaerobic Digestion: Maryland and the Northeast US Experience — October 2, 2018 — Annapolis, MD

In the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic US, anaerobic digestion (AD) is set to become increasingly important as a source of renewable

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The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant Biotechnology

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Clariant’s Group Biotechnology — responsible for the Technology Platform Biotechnology — develops tailor-made biotechnological processes for the economic

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The Idaho Team that Lopped $1 a Gallon off the Cost of Fuel, and How They Did It

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Idaho, researchers at Idaho National Laboratory have have cut the modeled cost of harvesting, storing,

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The National Biofuels Policy: The Impact of RenovaBio — October 16, 2018 — Goiás, Brazil

On October 16, from 9 am to 6 pm, the Federal University of Goiás holds the event “The National Biofuels

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5th Biotechnology World Conference — February 13-15, 2019 — Bangkok, Thailand

5th Biotechnology World Conference that will continue for three days, will provide you an opportunity to both foster collaborations and learn

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Gasification 2019 — March 12-14, 2019 — Brussels, Belgium

ACI’s 8th Gasification conference will be taking place on the 13th and 14th of March in Brussels, Belgium. Gasification offers

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Lignofuels 2019 Conference — February 12-14, 2019 — Oslo, Norway

Now on its 11th edition, this two day conference will once again bring together key lignofuels stakeholders to join our

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International Symposium on Green Chemistry — May 13-17, 2019 — La Rochelle, France

The main objective of ISGC-2019 is to gather the most eminent scientists involved in the field of green chemistry to debate

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World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit — October 16-17, 2018 — London, UK

This year’s hottest new crop of agtech entrepreneurs is revealed… See who you’ll meet at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit.

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Biomass Trade Summit Europe 2019 — January 16-17, 2019 — Rotterdam, The Netherlands

ACI is pleased to announce the 4th edition of a successful series of events, now with a more specific focus

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Houston Energy Forum at the S&P Global Platts Energy Symposium — October 10-11, 2018 — Houston, TX

Need insights into the oil, natural gas, petrochemicals or biofuels markets? The S&P Global Platts Houston Energy Forum & Workshops will

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Biodiesel Won’t Pose Risk to Vehicle Engines, Says Indonesian Producer

(MalaysiaKini/Bernama) There should be no concern that the use of biodiesel will affect vehicle engines as proven by the implementation of

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A Protective Shield for Sensitive Enzymes in Biofuel Cells

(Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum/Phys.Org) An international team of researchers has developed a new mechanism to protect enzymes from oxygen as biocatalysts in fuel cells.

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Finding Pathways for Biofuels Advocates Say State Low-Carbon Fuel Policies Could Drive More Ethanol Demand

by Chris Clayton (DTN The Progressive Farmer) Just a few blocks from the commotion and crowds at the Global Climate Action

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Research Brief: Researchers Discover How Caged Molecules ‘Rattle and Sing’

(University of Minnesota) A team of energy researchers from the University of Minnesota and University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered that

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Red and White Fleet’s Long Awaited Plug-In Vessel, ‘The Enhydra’ Is Available For Use in San Francisco Bay

(Red and White Fleet/PR NewsWire) The Red and White Fleet, a San Francisco ferry business operating on San Francisco Bay for over 126

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NV Energy Asks Regulators to Levy Pricey charges on Biofuel Company Eschewing Utility’s Service

by Riley Snyder (The Nevada Independent) NV Energy is asking state regulators to levy an expensive combination of charges for an

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The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant’s Sunliquid Cellulosic Technology

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Clariant’s sunliquid technology for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into sugars, followed by fermentation to cellulosic

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Small Refinery Exemptions and Ethanol Demand Destruction

by Scott Irwin (FarmDocDaily) Small refinery exemptions (SREs) represent the latest controversy to engulf the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). When the

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Agrisoma, United Airlines and World Energy Complete Longest Transatlantic Biojet Flight

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Carinata is proving that it is a feedstock to be reckoned with, a compelling catalyst

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

In a Time Magazine article, Justin Worland reminds us that “For many farmers, Trump appears to have sided with the

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Enerkem Develops Biomethanol Byproduct with Potential for Transportation

by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) Montreal, Quebec-based Enerkem Inc., a producer of biofuels and renewable chemicals from waste, has produced a