In Ohio, Battelle Memorial Institute and Emery OleoChemicals have entered a licensing agreement for Emery to commercialize Battelles patented process for polyols to produce adhesives, both rigid and flexible foams, and polyerethane coatings. Battelle conducts research funded by the United Soybean Council and the Ohio Soybean Council.
In the Netherlands, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today became the first airline in the world to operate a commercial flight carrying 171 passengers on aviation biofuels. Flight KL1233 – a Boeing 737-800 – took off this afternoon at 12:30 hours from Schiphol bound for Charles de Gaulle in Paris carrying 171 passengers. KLM’s first commercial […]
In Uganda, the African Power Initiative has planted 5,000 hectares of jatropha, candle nut (Kabakanjagala), and castor for biodiesel production. The company has imported machinery to produce 60,000 liters per day, requiring 150 tons of seeds daily, as well as a smaller machine to produce 4,000 liters per day requiring just 10 tons of seeds, […]
Today on Twitter. boeing: Congratulations @KLM for performing the 1st ever commercial flight on #Biofuels on a #Boeing 737-800 from Amsterdam to Paris! Rob2078: Biofuels Responsible for Surge in Food Prices: greenenergytime: Clean Energy Domestic Use Rises Slowly: The rise of renewable energy, by sector, was mostly driven by biofuels a… Novozymes: We want to […]
In South Carolina, Clemson University is teaming with the University of Queensland to exchange research and create a framework for a biofuels development program. The research scope includes: • Switchgrass and sweet sorghum to ethanol: Clemson will provide comprehensive access to information developed for conversion of sugar cane bagasse (the fibrous byproduct of sugar extraction) […]
In Louisiana, on the behest of fuel retailers, Tangipahoa Parish Council is seeking Congressional assistance to secure availability of ethanol-free gasoline after Marathon Oil stopped producing “pure gasoline” on June 21. The Council is asking all other Parishes in the state to follow their lead in pushing Congress to ensure a choice between ethanol-blended and […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, rallied 0.44 percent to 86.28 as large caps gained. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) recovered 2.40 percent to $30.31, while Solazyme (SZYM) soared 4.91 percent to $21.79. Among other equities, Dupont (DD) rose 1.25 percent to $53.32. Advances led declines 7 to […]
Blue Marble Biomaterials and Glycos Biotechnologies unlock high value trapped within unwanted, misfit waste streams In the annual Christmas televised special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, we meet King Moonracer, the winged-lion ruler of the Island of Misfit Toys, who flies around the world each night in search of unwanted dolls and Charlies-in-the-Box. Is that not […]
In Washington, the EPA issued fuel pump labeling and other requirements for gasoline blends containing more than 10 and up to 15 percent ethanol, known as E15. These requirements will help ensure that E15 is properly labeled and used once it enters the market. The new orange and black label must appear on fuel […]
In Iowa, DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol has decided to site its next generation biofuel facility near the town of Nevada next to the Lincolnway Energy ethanol plant. Cellulosic ethanol production from 300,000 dry tons of corncobs and leaves and stalks annually is seen coming online in 2013 after up to 18 months of construction time.
