A mere “The Year in Rewind” as we sail into 2020? Not the good ship Digest! Instead, we dust off our crystal ball and offer our predictions for the year ahead. As the sunset of 2019 gives way to the dawn of 2020, once again roll the dice as we list the Digest’s 10 Top […]
In Denmark, a passenger car was the first in the world to drive 80 kilometers on a blend containing biofuel from seaweed. Wageningen Food & Biobased Research produced the biobutanol from sugars from seaweed. The successful experiment stems from the Horizon 2020 project MacroFuels. Wageningen Food & Biobased Research worked closely on this development with […]
In Illinois, Brownfield Ag News reports that a University of Illinois researcher says that due to changes in corn processing for ethanol production, the composition of distiller’s dried grains has changed as well, having direct impacts on animal feed, such as cutting the fat content to between 5% and 8%, about half what it was […]
Methane from U.S. landfills can make 7 billion pounds of Mango Materials PHA every year. But the big question is how? Just ask Molly Morse of Mango Materials who shared this presentation about how they take methane emissions, add a microbial process to create PHA biopolymer that can be made into biodegradable products and more […]
Money, money, money – a growing bioeconomy needs lots of it. But with so many challenges like a lack of certainty in government programs or a perceived lack of funds at the company and project levels, what are the solutions? Mark Riedy, Partner at Kilpatrick Townsend shared this illuminating presentation at ABLC NEXT in San […]
In Brazil, Reuters is reporting that despite a record 35 billion litres in ethanol production, the country may face shortfalls during the off-season beginning now, when sugarcane is not in production. Production picks up in April. “We don’t see a comfortable stock situation this year. Consumption levels are very high. We believe the market will […]
In New Mexico, QC Sun Online is reporting that Tucumcari Bio-Energy said it will start construction in February on its $8.0 million project to convert a former ethanol plant into a cellulosic biogas producer. Tucumcari Bio-Energy President Robert Hockaday said that the project will create 40 jobs, will convert local cattle waste to methane and […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that according to the latest information published by the International Grain Council (IGC), the global rapeseed area in 2020/21 will probably be up 3 per cent from the current marketing year to 35.5. million hectares. In the EU-28, Russia and China, the area is expected to increase. More specifically, the EU […]
In Ontario, Hempearth is raising funds to build the world’s first hemp airplane, and the company’s founder hopes to one day build the world’s first hemp spaceship. Derek Kesek tells Anonymous News that at least three quarters of the plane will be made of hemp, replacing fiberglass used in conventional planes with a material 10 […]
In Maine, advocates for the state’s forest products industry are aiming for 30% growth in five years, to reach $8 billion in sales by 2025. The Forest Opportunity Roadmap/Maine coalition is now implementing measures after gathering data and evaluating options. “We’re looking at some of these technologies and we’re actually entertaining CEOs of companies who […]
