"We’ve been intervening at every point to say (a) the UN’s Special Report says bioenergy is as important as electromobility for the next four decades and (b) no policy discussion can be meaningful unless it looks at the cost of
What’s the Buzz? Heard on the Floor at the COP24, on Renewable Fuels and More (Biofuture Platform)
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... “Pretty intense I’d say. Good.” notes Climate Ethanol Alliances’s James Cogan. “We’ve been in a dozen transport energy events so far.” The Message Most discussions here about climate progress in transport get to the hand-wringing stage of
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Q&A: RED II Offers Flexibility to EU Member States
(Argus Media) Angel Alvarez Alberdi is secretary general of the European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA). He spoke to Argus about the EU's Renewable Energy Directive (RED) beyond 2020, the role of waste-based biofuels in Europe's future renewable energy mix and legislation on indirect
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A Visit to Advanced Biofuels USA from a Chinese Government and Industry Delegation
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Advanced Biofuels USA was pleased to host a meeting with a dozen government representatives and business leaders from Jiangsu Province, China to discuss implementation of biofuels policies and promotion of biofuels in the US
December 10, 2018 Read Full Article
Biofuels Remain Main Driver of Green Transport by 2023
(Renewables Now) Biofuels will continue to play a much more significant role than electricity in boosting the share of renewables in transport in the next few years, but that share will not increase significantly. Аccording to a new energy market analysis by
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New Energy Presses on with Cellulosic Ethanol
by Mikkel Pates (AgWeek) New Energy Blue LLC is about five months away from finishing engineering and permitting on a $150 million plant project that would turn wheat and corn field residue into ethanol for high-end renewable markets. If everything goes
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RFA, RFF Offering Two Scholarships to National Ethanol Conference DEADLINE: January 7, 2019
(Renewable Fuels Association) For the 10th consecutive year, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) is partnering with the Renewable Fuels Foundation (RFF) to offer scholarships to students who are interested in attending the National Ethanol Conference (NEC), scheduled for Feb. 11-13, 2019
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9th Annual Geneva Sugar Conference --- April 2-3, 2019 --- Geneva, Switzerland
Where the sugar industry connects, shares insight and trades Now in its 9th year, Platts Geneva Sugar Conference (formerly the Platts Kingsman Geneva Sugar Conference) returns to provide unique and unrivalled insights from the supply chain into the sugar market today. Now
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Biofuels and Electromobility Are Key in Portugal’s Transport Decarbonisation
by Sarantis Michalopoulos (EurActiv) EURACTIV.com interviewed José Mendes, Portuguese First Secretary of State for Mobility - Environment and Energy Transition, on the sidelines of COP24 climate talks in Katowice, Poland -- ... Last week, the Portuguese government presented a plan which aims
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Paris Riots over Fuel Taxes Dim Hopes for Climate Fight
by Seth Borenstein and Angela Charlton (Associated Press) The “yellow vests” in France are worrying greens around the world. The worst riots in Paris in decades were sparked by higher fuel taxes, and French President Emmanuel Macron responded by scrapping them Wednesday.
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Norway to Heavily Restrict Palm Oils Linked to Deforestation
by Josh Gabbatiss (Independent) 'The Norwegian parliament’s decision sets an important example to other countries and demonstrates the need for a serious reform of the world’s palm oil industry,' activist says -- Norway is to become the first country to stop its biofuel
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Maersk Sets Net Zero CO2 Emission Target by 2050
(Maersk) Aimed at accelerating the transition to carbon neutral shipping, Maersk announces today its goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. To achieve this goal, carbon neutral vessels must be commercially viable by 2030, and an acceleration in new innovations and
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Better Policy for Better Fuels: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to SEforAll and below50
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Sustainable Energy For All and below50aim to promote bioenergy, especially in developing countries, and grow the demand for sustainable alternative fuels, so that bioenergy can reach its full potential. Gerard J. Ostheimer,Global Lead for Bioenergy at SEforAll
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COP24 Brings New Bioeconomy Strategy from UK, $200B from World Bank and More
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Amid rumors of President Trump’s coal and fossil-fuel side event at COP24 (the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) in Poland this week and a Swedish 15 year old climate
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U.S. EPA Recognizes Kansas Project that Produces Biogas for Vehicle Use
(NGV Journal) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized 30 clean water infrastructure projects (from large wastewater infrastructure projects to small decentralized and agriculture projects) for excellence and innovation within the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program. One of the
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Colombia: Swedish Ambassador Said Cartagena’s Buses Can Run on Biogas
(Transcaribe/NGV Journal) The CNG buses of the Integrated System of Massive Transport of Cartagena (SITM or Transcaribe) can operate with biogas. This was revealed by the delegation of representatives of the government of Sweden, led by the Ambassador of that country
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How a Pennsylvania Trash Company Is Working to Build RNG Infrastructure
by Arlene Karidis (Waste 360) Vogel Disposal Service seeks to eventually fill its 220-vehicle fleet at one of several fueling stations it will own, one day bypassing the utility. -- Vogel Disposal Service has become Pennsylvania’s first waste company to make renewable natural
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Why North Carolina’s Poultry Industry Isn’t Creating Biogas Like Hog Farms Are
by Elizabeth Ouzts (Energy News) Poultry growers are under less pressure and have fewer incentives than hog farms to convert animal waste to energy. As pork producer Smithfield Foods commits to major investments in waste-to-energy projects in North Carolina, don’t expect a similar pledge from
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What's Happening with Biomass?
by Hilary Crisan-Heavilin (Waste Today) When a construction and demolition (C&D) recycling facility separates wood from other processed debris, it can be used as mulch, compost, alternative daily cover (ADC) for landfills and biomass fuel. Biomass fuel is processed wood that can
December 08, 2018 Read Full Article
Meet the Scholar Crafting the 'Green New Deal'
by Hannah Northey (E&E News) Think of it as the policy muscle behind the promised "Green New Deal." A policy group is being formed to support an energized progressive movement that's taken Capitol Hill by storm under the leadership of Rep.-elect Alexandria
December 07, 2018 Read Full Article
New Report Finds EPA Could Be Doing Much More to Unlock Growth of Low-Carbon Biofuels
by Jesse Stolark (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) ... The industry has been unable to produce the volumes called for under the advanced and cellulosic categories due to a variety of reasons – including the pace of technology, falling petroleum
December 07, 2018 Read Full Article
Al-Corn Clean Fuel Support MN FFA
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Al-Corn Clean Fuel has been recognized by the Minnesota FFA Foundation for the company’s support of programing throughout southeast and southern Minnesota. The partnership between Al-Corn Clean Fuel and the Minnesota FFA Foundation allows for scholarship funds to assist 58
December 07, 2018 Read Full Article
Penny for Your Corn? Stingy Trade-War Aid Irks U.S. Farmers
by P.J. Huffstutter and Mark Weinraub (Reuters) ... Federal economists have calculated that the nation’s losses in corn - its largest crop by harvest and export volume - amount to just a penny per bushel, a pittance farmers call absurd. That’s
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NBB Appreciates Proposal for Long-Term Extension of the Biodiesel Tax Incentive
(National Biodiesel Board) Ways & Means Chairman Kevin Brady’s (R-TX) tax proposal includes a multi-year extension and phaseout of the biodiesel incentive -- ... Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, released a proposal to make technical
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New Refinery Floated for Western North Dakota
by John Hageman (The Dickinson Press) A new refinery has been proposed for oil-rich western North Dakota, prompting questions from a local township chairman. AIC Energy Corp. filed an application earlier this month with Williams County planning and zoning officials. It
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Delays in Biofuel Framework Hinder Industry
by Paige Müller (Creamer's Engineering News) Despite the local sugar industry championing a bioethanol fuel subsidy as a potential method to relieve the burden on sugar through demand diversification, Ethanol Producers Association of Southern Africa secretary Alf Stevens suggests that
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Delhi Air Quality May Suffer as State Yet to Allow More Ethanol Storage
by Sanjeev Choudhary (Economic Times) Delhi will run out of environment-friendly ethanol supplies for blending with petrol in the next few days as the capital’s local government is not allowing oil firms to store adequate quantities, raising the risk of vehicular emissions
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Diesel Technology Program Visits Ethanol Plant
(Niagara Frontier Publications) The Diesel Technology students in Wes Blidy's class recently toured the Western New York Energy facility in Medina. The facility is the first ethanol plant in the northeast United States. They are a locally owned company with a mission of
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2019 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit --- January 29, 2019 --- Altoona, IA (Free)
GET ENERGIZED! at the 2019 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit. Hear experts give their perspective on how biofuels will fit into future petroleum markets, the role for biofuels in meeting global clean air policies and overcoming trade and policy hurdles to
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Xebec Will Deliver Multiple Biogas Upgrading Units to France
(Xebec/NGV Journal) Xebec Adsorption Inc. announced strong order activity for France with a C$5.9 million order for multiple biogas upgrading Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) units to be delivered in 2019. Xebec’s French partner has won contracts for biogas upgrading systems where
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Researchers Advance Biomass Transformation Process
(Chinese Academy of Sciences/Phys.Org) ... Thus, it is important to develop a highly efficient water-resistant catalyst to directly and selectively convert crude aqueous oxygenate mixtures to value-added chemicals; water-immiscible ones (easy separation after reaction) are especially of great importance. However, the efficiency
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CM Expressed Determination to Cut Oil-Bill through Generating Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil
(Information Department, Gujarat/CMO Gujarat) Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani today expressed determination to reduce country’s crude-oil bill by generating cheaper bio-diesel from used cooking oil. He was speaking at an inaugural function of the ‘Swasth Bharat Mela’ (Healthy India Fair)
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Top 4 Techs: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Carbon Capture, Gas-to-Liquids, Bio-Based Ethylene Glycol, Biomass to Commodity Chemical Application
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Carbon Capture, Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) Technologies, Bio-Based Ethylene Glycol, and Biomass to Commodity Chemical Application. EPIC Modular Process writes that “through our work scaling technologies for pilot plants or commercial systems, we often get exposed to the up-and-coming processes on the verge of
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Renmatix, Gevo Ink Deal to Develop Cellulosic Hydrocarbons for Jet Fuel, Gasoline Markets
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) We have word bubbling up simultaneously from Pennsylvania and Colorado that Gevo and Renmatix inked a joint development agreement to evaluate the commercial feasibility of creating renewable jet fuel by integrating Renmatix’s Plantrose Process with Gevo’s
December 07, 2018 Read Full Article
C.J.’s Back and REGI’s Got Her: Warner Tapped as New Renewable Energy Group CEO
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Iowa, white smoke has emerged from the REGI conclave: Tesoro EVP and former Sapphire Energy CEO C.J. Warner has been named chief exec of Renewable Energy Group, at a pivotal moment for biodiesel in Washington and
December 07, 2018 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to ARPA-E’s Agro-Energy Programs
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) advances high-potential, high-impact energy technologies that are too early for private-sector investment. ARPA-E awardees are unique because they are developing entirely new ways to generate, store, and use energy. ARPA-E
December 06, 2018 Read Full Article
Bioprocess Capital Costs
by Mark Warner (Warner Advisors LLC/Biofuels Digest) Discussion of biotechnology capital costs is often a controversial topic, on par with discussing politics at the Thanksgiving dinner table; why the facilities are so expensive and a disbelief of the forecasted costs. As
December 06, 2018 Read Full Article
‘A Kind of Dark Realism’: Why the Climate Change Problem Is Starting to Look too Big to Solve
by Steven Mufson (The Washington Post) ... William Nordhaus, the Yale University professor who just won the Nobel Prize for his work on the economics of climate change, recently described his outlook like this: “I never use the word ‘pessimism’; I always use
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Omani Woman Scientist Wins UNESCO Fellowship for Research in Biofuels
(Muscat Daily) An Omani woman scientist is among those honoured at the fifth edition of the L’Oréal-Unesco ‘For Women in Science Middle East Fellowship’. Dr Lamya al Haj from the Sultan Qaboos University was recognised at a ceremony held on Monday
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Preserving and Protecting our Environment for Future Generations: A Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan COMMENTS DUE: January 28, 2019
(Government of Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks) The proposed Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan reflects our government’s commitment to address the pressing challenges we face to protect our air, land and water, reduce litter and waste, and support Ontarians to continue to do
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Increasing the Role of Advanced Biofuels in the US
by Leticia Phillips (UNICA/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...But EPA could still strengthen the RFS in ways that would encourage advanced biofuels to play a greater role greening the U.S. transportation sector. Here are our top two suggestions. • Expect more from advanced biofuels We
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Relieving the Pressure: There’s Movement at Last to Obtain an RVP Waiver for E15 ...
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... “There’s a very tight window between today and June 1,” says Brian Jennings, CEO of the American Coalition for Ethanol. “The big-picture goal is for the proposed rule to be out for public comment
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Social Innovation Summit 2019 --- June 4-5, 2019 --- Los Angeles, CA
The Social Innovation Summit is an annual event that represents a global convening of black swans and wayward thinkers. Where most bring together luminaries to explore the next big idea, we bring together those hungry not just to talk about
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Immovable Objects: Railroad Delays ...
by Matt Thompson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Railroad delays in 2014 forced ethanol plants to slow production or find other ways to move their products. Four years later, the situation has improved, but rail traffic is on the rise again. ... In late 2013
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Closed Doors, Open Windows: Tariffs in China and Brazil ...
by Lisa Gibons (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Tariffs in China and Brazil have deeply affected U.S. ethanol exports, but other markets remain, new ones are opening and opportunities still abound for the world’s lowest-cost octane. Despite a 20 percent tariff rate quota implemented
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ACE Hopes to Help Grow Mexico’s Ethanol Market
by Matt Thompson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Fresh off a trip to Mexico to tout the benefits of ethanol to retailers, the American Coalition for Ethanol’s Senior Vice President Ron Lamberty said interest in ethanol among the country’s retailers is piqued. Lamberty
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NCERC Pumped up with 15 Years of Success
by Karen Binder (AgriNews) While most talk these days about ethanol swirls around fuel credits and marketing needs, the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center has quietly celebrated its 15th anniversary. And what a 15-year run it’s been. “The difference is that as policies, technologies
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British Columbia Details Plan to Shift Homes, Cars to Clean Energy
by Julie Gordon (Reuters) The Western Canadian province of British Columbia on Wednesday outlined the first measures it will take to cut carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2030, including shifting homes and vehicles to clean or renewable energy. ... Some 75 percent
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Harvestone Welcomes First Four Ethanol Plants onto its Marketing Platform
(Harvestone Group/MarketWatch/PR Newswire) Harvestone Group LLC is pleased to announce the commencement of its first four ethanol production facilities making the transition to its marketing, logistics and trading platform. Iroquois Bio-Energy, Siouxland Energy, Red River Energy and Quad County Corn Processors
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OPINION: Putting Consumers in the Driver’s Seat with E85
by Robert White (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) While we eagerly await EPA approval of year-round E15, let’s not forget that roughly one out of every 10 vehicles on the road today is a flex fuel vehicle (FFV) that can use
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Back Food Min to Seek further 74-bln-rupee Loan for 168 Ethanol Projects
By Ashna Mishra (Cogencis) After facilitating a soft loan of 61.39 bln rupees, the food ministry will soon seek Cabinet approval to facilitate additional loans worth around 74 bln to sugar mills to enhance their ethanol production capacity, sources said. The loans
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Argentina Takes Peru to WTO in Biodiesel Row
by Tom Miles (Reuters) Argentina has launched a dispute at the World Trade Organization to contest Peru’s anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on Argentina’s exports of biodiesel, a WTO filing published on Wednesday showed. Argentina’s complaint suggests the two countries have failed to
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Celtic Renewables Signs Deal to Use Pioneering Biofuel to Clean up India's Brewing Industry
by Kenny Kemp (insider.co.uk) The partnership between Martin Tangney's company and Indian renewables firm Dross Energy will help clean up sacred river Ganges -- Celtic Renewables and Dross Energy signed a Memorandum Of Understanding at the Indian Water Summit, a event focused
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What Will it Take?: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Policies for the Biofuture Take-off
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Promote short term deployment of mature options, stimulate the development and deployment of new technologies, deliver the necessary feedstock sustainably, backed by a supportive sustainability governance system, and develop capacity and catalyse investment via a coordinated international collaboration
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Strategic Due Diligence of Emerging Technologies for the Advanced Bioeconomy
By Bob Kodrzycki (Encompass Biotech LLC) and Doug Rivers (Lee Enterprises Consulting Inc./Biofuels Digest) ... It’s the use of the most recent improvements that put the “advanced” in the advanced bioeconomy. So, by definition, the advanced bioeconomy relies on emerging technology.
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BP Sees Brazil's New Biofuels Policy Boosting Investment
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Brazil’s latest policy to boost biofuels use has improved the outlook for ethanol production and should attract new investment in plants, BP Plc’s chief executive for biofuels, Mario Lindenhayn, said on Wednesday. Brazil is advancing with additional regulation for
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UPM and LSB Speak out over Finalised REDll Policy
(Biofuels International) The revised Renewable Energy Directive (REDll) policy, first outlined by The European Commission at the end of 2016, has now been officially adopted by the Council of the European Union. Among other things, it has finalised and set a minimum blending
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WEBINAR: Biomass Production in Sustainably Managed Landscapes --- December 13, 2018 (Free)
IEA Bioenergy invites you to participate in an international webinar entitled, “Biomass Production in Sustainably Managed Landscapes” presented by Oskar Englund and Uffe Jørgensen. This webinar will be held on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 4:00 pm Central European Time / 10:00 am Eastern Standard
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RNG Industry Celebrates Growth, Honors 12 Companies
by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) Today (December 4, 2028) the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) commenced the North American renewable natural gas (RNG) industry’s annual conference program in Dana Point, Calif., by celebrating industry growth and recognizing 12 companies
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Shell, World Energy, SkyNRG, KLM, SAS and Finnair Join Forces to Reduce Carbon Emissions at San Francisco Airport
(SkyNRG) Shell, World Energy and SkyNRG have initiated the supply of sustainable aviation fuel to three major airlines at San Francisco Airport following the strategic collaboration announced in May which involved fuel suppliers, airlines, and airport agencies. Shell Aviation and SkyNRG have
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U.K. Company Lands Timber Permits for Northern Peninsula, Plans for Biofuel Plant
(CBC News) Timberlands Newfoundland has access to 500,000 cubic metres of timber -- Active Energy CEO Richard Spinks is heading up an operation to bring forestry jobs to the northern peninsula. It's been a long time in the works, but the Great Northern
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Demand Destruction from Small Refinery Exemptions is Clear and Continuing
(Renewable Fuels Association) There has been a media blitz lately by the oil industry saying that ethanol demand has been unaffected by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rampant grants of Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) exemptions to small refineries. Recently, even some
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‘CSIR Searching for Commercial Partner to Run Flights on Biofuel’
by Santosh Patnaik (The Hindu) Move will help India reduce oil import bill to almost zero, says CSIR D-G -- The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the largest research and scientific body in the country, is scouting for a
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DA to Lobby for Increase of Biofuel Content in Diesel for Gov’t Use
by Reicelene Joy N. Ignacio (Business World) Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said he will lobby for the increase of coconut oil content in fuel to 5% from 2% for fuel used by the government, bringing the biofuel standard to B5 from
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Government to Raise Target for Ethanol Blending of Petrol
(Economic Times) The government intends to further increase the target level for the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme that aims to bring down India’s imports of petroleum products, as also provide cleaner fuel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. State-run oil
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Ethanol Bio-Fuel: Kebbi Begins Cultivation of Cassava
(PM News) The Kebbi State Government has started the cultivation 47,000 hectares of cassava as raw material for the production of ethanol bio-fuel production in the state. The Kebbi State government and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had on Nov. 23, signed
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18 Trucking Touts Mechanical, Environmental Pluses of Renewable Diesel
by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) 18 Trucking, a construction trucking services company based in Hayward, Calif., is reporting reductions in maintenance costs and less downtime for its fleet after switching to Neste MY Renewable Diesel. Neste MY is a low-carbon fuel produced
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Commercializing 2nd-Gen Biofuels: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Axens
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Following the acquisition of Heurtey Petrochem and the integration of 50% of Eurecat, Axens Group now provides a complete range of solutions including: technologies, equipment, furnaces, modular units, catalysts, adsorbents and services for the conversion of
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Comment: Why BECCS Will Be Critical to Deliver an Affordable Energy System Transition in the UK
by Geraint Evans (Energy Technologies Institute (ETI)/Bioenergy Insight) ... ‘Focus on locking away CO2’ says the CCC about the future of biomass in its report published earlier this month. Bioenergy’s value is unique and greatest when combined with CCS to deliver negative
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Finland: Grocery Store Uses Its Own Biowaste to Power Delivery Truck
(Gasum/NGV Journal) The grocery store chain Lidl and the energy company Gasum are partnering to promote the circular economy. As part of their collaboration, Lidl will deliver its stores’ biowaste to biogas plants where they are used to produce environmentally friendly
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Italy Explores Natural Gas & Biogas Adoption for Armed Forces Vehicles
(Snam/NGV Journal) The Italian Ministry of Defense seeks to promote clean energy and sustainable mobility and has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Snam to explore the possible use of natural gas and biomethane for Armed Forces vehicles with the aim
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Biodiesel By-Product Helps Fuel Come Clean
(King Abdullah University of Science and Technology/Phys.org) ... This work on glycerol carbonate also supports Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 initiative, which aims to diversify the Kingdom's economy from its current reliance on the oil industry. (Binod) Giri explains that this research
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Petrol Companies Have Two Months to Switch to B10 Biodiesel
(Sun Daily) Petroleum companies have two months to switch from the current B7 (a blend of 7% palm methyl ester and 70% petroleum diesel to B10 biodiesel before its mandatory implementation on Feb 1, 2019. Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok said B10
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NREL Industry Growth Forum & Emerging Markets Day — May 8-10, 2019 — Denver, CO DEADLINE: December 7, 2018
Each year, NREL’s Industry Growth Forum recruits the most innovative, emerging clean energy start-up companies from across the globe to present to its investor base. Applicants range from prototype-stage to commercially ready with a renewable energy or energy efficiency technology
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NREL Industry Growth Forum & Emerging Markets Day --- May 8-10, 2019 --- Denver, CO
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) Industry Growth Forum has been the nation's premier clean energy investment event. The Industry Growth Forum features presentations from 30 emerging clean energy companies, provocative panels, one-on-one meetings, and organized networking opportunities. Since our
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To Fulfill Biofuels’ Promise, Scientists Boost Plant Oils with Gene Editing
by Cici Zhang (Chemical and Engineering News) Increasing the fatty acids in crops’ seeds, leaves, and stems could make biofuels more economically viable -- ... Plant scientist Heike Sederoff of North Carolina State University, however, is very familiar with the oils
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Argus South America Motor Fuels Conference --- April 4-5, 2019 --- Sao Paulo, Brazil
Network and get crucial insight at the only motor fuels conference in South America. Join gasoline, diesel, biodiesel and ethanol markets professionals in São Paulo this April. Now in its third year, the Argus South America Motor Fuels Conference will address
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Even in a Carbon-Constrained World, Fossil Fuels Remain Dominant: WoodMac
by Robert Walton (Utility Dive) Even with rapid deployment of electric vehicles and the accelerated development of renewable energy resources, fossil fuels will still play a dominant role in the global economy for decades to come, according to new analysis
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NYSERDA Announces $19 Million Available to Accelerate the Use of Clean Energy Technologies on Farms
(North American Clean Energy/New York State Energy and Research Development Authority) The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority(NYSERDA) announced that $19 million is available to accelerate the use of anaerobic digester gas-to-electricity projects and clean energy technologies to make
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Industrial Biotechnology - for Non-Biotechnologists --- April 10-12, 2019 --- Copenhagen, Denmark
Through presentations, exercises and plenary discussions participants will acquire solid knowledge of fundamental biochemistry and molecular biology and obtain an understanding of essential methods used in the biotech industry. The course enables participants to better understand and communicate with their R&D colleague's and partners,
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Naval Academy Plans to Raise Seawall as Annapolis Sea Level Rise Looms
by Danielle Ohl (Capital Gazette) The Naval Academy will raise one of its walls to combat sea level rise up to 3 feet in three decades, an environmental threat the institution shares with neighboring downtown Annapolis. At the quarterly Board of Visitors
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First Committee Chair Backs Green New Deal
by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) Rep. Nydia Velázquez , the presumptive incoming chairwoman of the Small Business Committee, became the latest House Democrat to back the Green New Deal on Tuesday. "We cannot delay when it comes to addressing this
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Michael Bloomberg Backtracks on Ethanol, Slams Trump in Iowa
by Nolan Hicks (New York Post) Eyeing a possible presidential run, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg reversed his previous harsh criticism of ethanol and blasted away at President Trump, saying that someone should “take away” the president’s keyboard. Bloomberg made the comments after spending the
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Hearing Scheduled on Bill to Sunset RFS, Enact Octane Standard
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A house subcommittee is scheduled to hold a hearing Dec. 11 on the recently released discussion draft of the 21st Century Transportation Fuels Act. The bill aims to sunset the Renewable Fuels Standard and enact a
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Lockheed Martin Invests in FORGE Hydrocarbons' Lipid to Hydrocarbons Technology
(Lockheed Martin) Forge Hydrocarbons Corporation (FORGE) today announced that it has received a $4 million USD investment from Lockheed Martin (LMT) under the Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy. This investment enables Forge, a Canadian, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) company to
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Evonik to Expand Sodium Methylate Capacity at Mobile, Alabama Facility
(Evonik) Evonik Corporation will undertake a significant capacity expansion of its sodium methylate facility located in Mobile, Ala. Upon completion, the Mobile plant will be capable of producing up to 90,000 metric tons per year. The decision to expand capacity follows Environmental
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A Summary of Federal Programs: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Technology Incentives
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A wide array of federal incentives supports the development and deployment of alternatives to conventional fuels and engines in transportation. These incentives include tax deductions and credits for vehicle purchases and the installation of refueling systems,
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The Laws of Biofuels Deployment, and TACs that Whack: Heard on the Floor at the CAAFI Annual Meeting
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... This year, the TAC (Technical Advisory Committee of the Biomass R&D Board) did something about as audacious and rare as shouting loud praise of open markets and democratic values on the streets of Pyongyang. The
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Coffee Sunglasses, Cotton Biofuel Cells, Evolving Yeasts, Biobased Boat Stickers, Microalgae Chemicals, Potato Plastic, Bioplastic Shoes: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the Week of December 5th
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of December 5th. ... #7 Cotton-based hybrid biofuel cell could power pacemakers In Georgia, a glucose-powered biofuel cell that
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Here's Where Incoming Republicans Stand on Climate
by Mark K. Matthews (E&E News) If they stay true to their campaign rhetoric, the class of freshman House Republicans won't be leading any revolutions next year on the issue of climate change. ... In a few cases, there are reasons for climate activists
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Environmental and Energy Study Institute Offers Washington, DC-Based Internships
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) Interns have the opportunity to learn the inner workings of an environmental nonprofit while contributing to our work advancing sustainable energy. EESI is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 1984 by a bipartisan Congressional caucus
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How the Airline Industry Is Cleaning up Its Climate Act
by Adele Peters (Fast Company) At a steel mill outside Beijing, reactors attached to the building capture emissions from the factory. Those waste gases can then be turned into fuel. LanzaTech, a biotech startup that designed a way to turn those
December 05, 2018 Read Full Article
Sorghum Heats up the Track at Texas Motor Speedway
by Shelley E. Huguley (SouthWest Farm Press) Father and son team return to Texas for JAG Metals 350 race. -- Racing in Texas for Texas, Austin, Texas, native Austin Wayne Self, drove the No. 22 Chevy Silverado truck at speeds of up to
December 05, 2018 Read Full Article
Biofuel from Castor Oil: How Thabang Mabapa Is Helping Farmers
by Lesetja Malope (City Press) ... Thabang Mabapa is a self-confessed curious social entrepreneur who might just have a viable alternative to the country’s current fuel price crisis. He makes biofuel from castor oil extracted from castor trees and its growing demand is
December 05, 2018 Read Full Article
WEBINAR: Biomass Production and Water Quality in the Mississippi River Basin --- December 6, 2018
Join the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office on Dec. 6, 2018, at 1 p.m. CST for a webinar on “Biomass Production and Water Quality in the Mississippi River Basin.” In this webinar, Argonne National Laboratory and Oak Ridge
December 05, 2018 Read Full Article
Heading towards Zero Emission Airports – Lapland Airports in Finland Switch to Neste MY Renewable Diesel
(Neste) The Finnish airport operator Finavia has decided to adopt Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ in its vehicles at Rovaniemi, Kuusamo, Ivalo and Kittilä airports. Neste MY Renewable Diesel is produced from waste and residues. The switch to renewable fuel is part of
December 05, 2018 Read Full Article
Four Market and Policy Opportunities to Increase Agricultural Resilience
by Suzy Friedman, Colleen Willard and Stephanie Mercier (Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), the Farm Journal Foundation (FJF) and the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)) In July 2018, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), the Farm Journal Foundation (FJF) and the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) convened, “Market
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
ACE’s Lamberty Discusses the Benefits of E15 for Retailers
by Matt Thompson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... American Coalition for Ethanol’s Senior Vice President Ron Lamberty, discusses some of the myths surrounding E15, as well as its benefits for retailers, consumers and the environment. ... The biggest difference is if you add 5
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
North America Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance (NACSAA) Chairman Fred Yoder called on COP24 leaders to focus not just on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but on all three pillars of Climate Smart Agriculture, which also include sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
Yoder Calls on Global Climate Negotiators to Embrace Climate Smart Agriculture
(Solutions from the Land) North America Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance (NACSAA) Chairman Fred Yoder told global climate negotiators here that climate change is negatively impacting agriculture across the globe and requires a systems-wide solution. Yoder tells COP24 delegates to make farmers
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
EU Proposes Restoring Anti-Dumping Duties on Argentine Biodiesel - Document
(EuroNews/Reuters) The European Commission has proposed reinstating anti-dumping duties on imports of Argentine biodiesel after massive shipments of cheap biodiesel from Latin America into the European Union threatened its industry, an EU document seen by Reuters shows. The plan follows an investigation
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
Nottingham’s Biogas Fuelled Buses
(Bioenergy Insight) Key suppliers of natural gas and biomethane for refuelling station infrastructures in the UK, Roadgas stood alongside Nottingham City Transport (NCT) at the 2018 UK Bus Wards. In 2016 NCT and Roadgas partnered to supply and maintain a refuelling
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
Energy Writer of the Year, 2018 – Nathaniel Rich
(American Energy Society/Energy Today) The American Energy Society selects Nathaniel Rich as the Energy Writer of the Year, 2018, for his article “Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change” (New York Times Magazine, August 1, 2018). The 31,000-word piece
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
Bioenergy Australia Makes Case for Alternative Liquid Fuel
(ATN Fully Loaded) Industrial and economic gains seen along with emissions reductions -- Hard on the heels of a union critique of the nation’s fuel reserves policy, Bioenergy Australia has released a "first state-of-the-nation assessment" of the domestic bioenergy situation – and
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
RFA Releases Updated Brochure Allowing Consumers to Track Latest Flex Fuel Models
(Renewable Fuels Association) More than 24 million vehicles on U.S. roads today are flex fuel vehicles (FFV), capable of running on fuel blends containing up to 85 percent ethanol (E85). Can your vehicle use a cleaner, higher octane flex fuel? The
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
Why a Curious Crustacean Could Hold Secret to Making Renewable Energy from Wood
(University of York/EurekAlert!) Scientists studying the digestive system of a curious wood-eating crustacean have discovered it may hold the key to sustainably converting wood into biofuel. Gribble are small marine invertebrates that have evolved to perform an important ecological role eating the
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
P17-B Ethanol Plant to Rise in Zamboanga
by Antonio P. Rimando (Manila Times) A P17-billion ethanol gas plant will soon be constructed by a consortium in the barangay (villages) of Limaong and Tumitus in this city, former first district Rep. Lilia Macrohon-Nuno said. She said a group of investors
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
Ethiopia: Biodiesel Refinery Plant to Start Production
(AllAfrica.com) A biodiesel refinery plant that has a capacity to produce 12,000 liters of biodiesel per day will start operation soon in Adama industrial zone. The plant owned by a company named API is waiting approvals from the Ministry of Finance and
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
New Regenerative R33 BlueDiesel Fuel Helps Reduce CO₂ Emissions of Fleets
(Volkswagen) CO2 emissions* can be sustainably reduced thanks to R33 BlueDiesel fuel; Old cooking fat is partly converted into fuel; CO2 savings of at least 20 percent compared to conventional diesel fuel; Introduction at major customers such as Bosch Test phase successfully completed: Volkswagen has
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
Turning Grams into Tonnes: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant aims to enable the transition to a sustainable bio-based economy through development, scale-up and custom manufacturing of bio-based product and processes. Hendrik Waegeman, Head of Business Development at BBEU gave this illuminating overview of the
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
Throttled and Greens Sue for Auto Proposal Docs
by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) THROTTLED: An administration official told Pro's Zack Colman that EPA and NHTSA would reduce its projection for saved lives in its forthcoming finalized fuel economy rule. The reason: The agencies are revising estimates for
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
Bernie Sanders Rallies the Climate Faithful
by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) 'THE TIME IS LATE': Sen. Bernie Sanders, a likely 2020 presidential candidate, and a group of climate activists held a town hall Monday evening with a simple message: The world is running out of time to get
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
Kudlow Calls for End to Subsidies for Electric Cars, Renewables
by Megan Keller and Timothy Cama (The Hill) White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday the Trump administration will seek to end subsidies for electric cars and renewable energy sources, according to reports. Kudlow said he expected subsidies for
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
GoodFuels Launches Zero-Emission Heavy Fuel Oil. Ultra-Low Sulphur Marine Biofuels Step Forward.
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) From the Netherlands comes news of a world first: GoodFuels Marine and the shipping company NORDEN have completed successful trials of what they bill as “the world’s first zero emission, ‘drop in’ Heavy Fuel Oil equivalent marine
December 04, 2018 Read Full Article
Rural Development Environmental Regulation for Rural Infrastructure Projects COMMENTS DUE December 24, 2018
(U.S. Department of Agriculture/Federal Register) The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD), comprised of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS), Rural Housing Service (RHS), and Rural Utilities Service (RUS), hereafter referred to as the Agency, is issuing a
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
A Carbon Tax Wave? 7 States Considering Carbon Pricing to Fight Climate Change
by Marianne Lavelle (Inside Climate News) Democratic election victories raised the odds of climate change policies succeeding, activists and analysts say. A national plan was also just floated in Congress. -- At least seven state governments are poised at the brink of
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
SEAT and Snam Join Forces to Boost Sustainable Mobility in Europe
(SEAT/NGV Journal) SEAT President Luca de Meo and Snam CEO Marco Alverà signed a strategic agreement in Milan to promote the use of CNG and biomethane for sustainable mobility, as well as joint research and development projects in this scope. SEAT
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
Setting European Aviation on a Pathway to Decarbonisation by 2050
(GreenAir Online) A new study, one of the first, examines whether a credible pathway to zero or near zero emissions exists for European aviation. The report, published by Transport & Environment (T&E), looks at flights within and departing Europe thus matching
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
International Network of Activists Mount Campaign to Halt Growth of the Aviation Sector
(Green Air Online) ... The Stay Grounded network, which includes Friends of the Earth International, reports it carried out 27 “actions” in 11 countries to raise awareness of what it describes as “the ongoing massive wave of airport infrastructure expansion
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
Dutch Aviation Sector Presents Government with Action Plan to Reduce Gross Emissions by 35 Per Cent by 2030
(GreenAir Online) The Dutch civil aviation sector has pledged to reduce its gross carbon emissions originating in the Netherlands by 35 per cent by 2030. This is in addition to airline commitments required under the EU Emissions Trading System and the
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
Aviation Industry Says It's on Track and Committed to Start Reporting Carbon Emissions from January
(GreenAir Online) With just a month to go before airlines and business aircraft operators with international flights must start monitoring and reporting their CO2 emissions under the CORSIA carbon offsetting scheme, the sector says it is firmly on track to meet
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
Florida ‘Best Site’ for Algae Cultivation
(Biofuels International) New research has evaluated a number of specific regions across the United States and concluded Florida is the best for algae production. According to a statement, the 19 month long study involving scientists from NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) and
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
Algae Biomass Summit --- September 16-19, 2019 --- Orlando, FL
The Summit is the algae industry's premier event, where leading producers of algae products go to network with industry suppliers and technology providers, where project developers converse with utility executives, and where researchers and technology developers rub elbows with venture
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
New Plant at Gothenburg Port Starts Offering Bio-LNG Bunkering to Ships
(Swedegas/NGV Journal) Gothenburg-based shipping company Terntank was the very first operator to take on LNG and bio-LNG at a new bunkering facility at the Port of Gothenburg. “Being able to offer this unique opportunity represents a major breakthrough, not only in
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
New Biocontainment Strategy Controls Spread of Escaped GMOs -- Engineers Safely Control Genetically Engineered Microalgae
(Science Daily) Researchers successfully developed a biocontainment strategy for GMOs. Their new method prevents genetically modified microalgae from surviving outside of their test environment, enabling ways to more safely research the effects of GMOs. Hiroshima University (HU) researchers successfully developed a biocontainment
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
Study Shows Biodiesel Benefits in the Billions
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) A new study shows that the Biodiesel Tax Credit helped the industry support $21.6 billion in economy-wide sales, employment for over 60,000 workers with wages and benefits totaling $3.8 billion, and nearly $2 billion in state and federal
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries — June 3-5, 2019 — Toulouse, France DEADLINE: January 15, 2019
Based on the previous RRB conferences, this conference is expected to welcome about 350 international participants from over 30 countries. Delegates from university, industry, governmental and non-governmental organizations and venture capital providers will present their views on industrial biotechnology, sustainable (green)
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries --- June 3-5, 2019 --- Toulouse, France
Based on the previous RRB conferences, this conference is expected to welcome about 350 international participants from over 30 countries. Delegates from university, industry, governmental and non-governmental organizations and venture capital providers will present their views on industrial biotechnology, sustainable (green)
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
Betting on Ethanol, Brazilian Mills Turn Sour on Sugar
by Ana Ionova and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Brazilian sugar companies are increasing their capacity to produce ethanol in the face of depressed global sugar prices and government policies expected to boost demand for the biofuel. A shift to ethanol in the 2018-19 season
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
SouthCoast a Possible Site Location for Waste-to-Ethanol Company
by Jennette Barnes (The Standard-Times/Herald News) A Canadian waste-to-ethanol company is looking for its first U.S. location, and the SouthCoast is on the list of possibilities. Montreal-based Enerkem confirmed to The Standard-Times Friday that it has been speaking with local officials and with
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
UPDATE 1-Emphasis on Urgency as Climate Talks Begin in Coal City Katowice
by Barbara Lewis and Anna Koper (Reuters) U.N. has year-end deadline to agree ‘rule book’; G20 members, except United States, sign declaration of support; Brazil pulls out of hosting 2019 talks -- Delegates from nearly 200 nations on Sunday began two weeks of talks to
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
How AFD Cracked the Code for Extracting 30 HP More from E85
by Jeff Smith (Hot Rod Network) By now, everybody knows about ethanol and E85. If you don’t, it’s time you caught up with the rest of the world. ... Today, the U.S. Department of Energy defines E85 as actually any blend of
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
Ontario Announces E15 Adoption as Soon as 2025
(Renewable Fuels Association) The U.S. ethanol industry applauds the release of the Province of Ontario’s Environment Plan, which includes a fuel requirement for conventional gasoline to be blended with 15 percent ethanol that could go in effect as early as 2025. Following
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
Bamboo: A Sustainable Alternative for Bioenergy Production in Indonesia?
by Monica Evans (Forest News) Perennial plant grows well on degraded land, allows farmers to diversify income streams -- ... So, say researchers from Australia’s RMIT University and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), it is crucial to start looking for other species that can
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
Long-Term Decarbonisation Strategy: Bioenergy Recognised as a Key Contributor to Achieve a Net-Zero Carbon Economy by 2050
(Bioenergy Europe) Today, the Commission has published its long-term strategy for emissions reduction looking at different options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% with more ambitious scenarios achieving a balance between greenhouse gas emissions and removals by 2050.
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
Enogen® Corn from Syngenta Combined with SMT™ and FST™ Technologies from ICM Help to Provide Added Value to Ethanol Production at Minnesota Plant
(Syngenta) Significant reduction in corn mash viscosity seen to add significant value at Minnesota-based Corn Plus dry grind ethanol facility; Breakthroughs in viscosity reduction directly contribute to increased throughput and yield; SMT and FST are two of ICM’s value-added, patented technology platforms READ
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
Belgium’s First Biomethane Produced in Bright Biomethane System
(Bright Biomethane) Belgium’s first biomethane-to-grid is a fact. The Bright Biomethane installation at Energy Conversion Facility ‘IOK Afvalbeheer’ in Beerse, Belgium successfully produced Belgium’s first sustainable biomethane and injected into the natural gas grid of net operator Eandis. A double first for Bright
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
More Sustainable: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Intensification Response & Landscape Design in Bioenergy Production
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Many prominent bioenergy critiques are feedstock-focused — for example, iLUC (Searchinger et al. 2008), carbon debt. Marginal land strategies identify areas where energy crops likely have competitive advantage for productivity and/or conservation based on Biophysical characteristics
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
Danish Firm Claims First Biofuel Commercial Sea Voyage
by Tom Burridge (BBC News) As things stand, the vast majority of ocean-going vessels that transport goods across the globe run on what is known as "heavy fuel oil". It is thick, black and cheap. Dirk Kronemeiier describes it as the "dirtiest fuel
December 02, 2018 Read Full Article
Double Helping: Maryland Researcher Featured in New Big Ten Network Video Creates Clean Energy While Cleaning Bay
by Samantha Watters (Maryland Today) University of Maryland researchers are helping to keep pollution out of the Port of Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay while providing a pollution-free source of renewable energy. Stephanie Lansing, associate professor of environmental science and technology,
November 30, 2018 Read Full Article
Newsletter IEA Bioenergy Task 37: 11/2018
(Netzwerk Biotreibstoffe) The recent Newsletter of IEA Bioenergy Task 37 has been released in November 2018. News on reports, studies and more were presented: The future role of gas from a regulatory perspective CO2-based synthetic fuels ILUC GHG emissions of biofuels
November 30, 2018 Read Full Article
Fungi Convert Waste Material into Food, Fuel and Feed
(University of Borås/Alpha Galileo) Wastes become resources in the project Ways2Taste, where researchers at the University of Borås are developing methods for growing fungi on material that would otherwise have become waste. The goal is to produce climate-smart materials--including a whole
November 30, 2018 Read Full Article
EEA Report Confirms: Electric Cars Are Better for Climate and Air Quality
(European Environment Agency) Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report, published today (November 22, 2018). Promoting renewable energy and circular
November 30, 2018 Read Full Article
EIA Study: Refiners Could Meet 95 RON Standard Without More Ethanol
(Renewable Fuels Association) A new Energy Information Administration (EIA) study concludes that U.S. petroleum refineries would have “no problem” meeting a requirement to produce gasoline with a higher minimum octane rating (95 Research Octane Number, or “RON”) beginning in 2022, and assumes that
November 30, 2018 Read Full Article
Govt Allows Ethanol Extraction for Blending from Foodgrains, Too
(The Hindu Business Line) With maize, jawar, bajra in blended petrol programme, farmers’ income may get a boost -- The Centre has extended the ambit of the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme to extract the fuel from surplus quantities of maize, jawar,
November 30, 2018 Read Full Article
Innovative Conversion Technologies: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Using Canadian Biomass
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) is a nationally focused not-for-profit organization based in Sarnia, Ontario, in the county of Lambton. BIC’s mission is to provide critical strategic investment, advice and services to business developers of clean, green and sustainable
November 30, 2018 Read Full Article
Brain Regeneration, Data Storage with Biocomputers, Plastic from Waste Gases, Bamboo Diapers, Gene-Edited Wheat, Jackets from Bison Fluff : The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the Week of November 29th
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of November 29th. ... #3 Munich researchers use algae to convert waste gas to carbon fiber In Germany, researchers
November 30, 2018 Read Full Article
Exclusive: EPA Lifts Advanced Biofuel Mandate for 2019 - Document
by Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lifted its annual blending mandate for advanced biofuels by 15 percent for 2019, while keeping steady the requirement for conventional biofuels like corn-based ethanol, according to an agency document seen by Reuters on
November 30, 2018 Read Full Article
New York City to Phase Out Diesel Use
(HDT Trucking Info) Following a successful six-month demonstration period where New York City tested one million gallons of renewable diesel, the city has announced it will expand the use of renewable diesel and phase out the use of traditional diesel for its fleet. Renewable
November 30, 2018 Read Full Article
Fueling the Future: Developing a More Efficient Process for Producing Biobased High-Octane Gasoline
by Zia Abdullah (U.S. Department of Energy) Over the past five years, the market share for premium gasoline in the United States has increased from 9% to 12%.1 To help meet the growing demand for high-octane gasoline, the Bioenergy Technologies Office and
November 28, 2018 Read Full Article
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