Yum, yum, CO2 in my tum – yes, CO2 converted to fish feed is here. Check out this Multi-Slide Guide that CEO David Tze shared at ABLC NEXT in San Francisco to enlighten us on how NovoNutrients’ converts CO2 to products that industries need, like fish feed, a look at their bulk protein qualities, their […]
In New York, JetBlue will offset carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) from jet fuel for all domestic JetBlue flights beginning in July 2020, making it the first major U.S. airline to take this critical and measurable step toward reducing its contribution to global warming. JetBlue also announced plans to start flying with sustainable aviation fuel in […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has established a new crop insurance option for hemp growers in select counties of 21 states in 2020. The insurance program will provide Actual Production History (APH) coverage under 508(h) Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI). The MPCI coverage is for hemp grown for grain, fiber, and CBD oil for […]
In New Jersey, ExxonMobil VP for R&D Vijay Swarup published a column on 2020, “The Work Ahead” and said that “We are at a crucial inflection point with climate change, as is all too clear from the regular stream of updates in our news feeds every day. ExxonMobil’s annual Energy Outlook, which came out recently, […]
In Canada, Subway is introducing the Beyond Meatball Marinara sub in thousands of locations across Canada. Be sure to stop by and try it or you can make the sandwich your way with your choice of bread and toppings. Tests of the Beyond Meatball sub began in the US and Canadian markets last August in […]
In Wisconsin, Badger State Ethanol LLC has surpassed 1 billion gallons of ethanol production at its 85 million-gallon-per-year facility in Monroe, Wisconsin. BSE began production in 2002 with a nameplate capacity of 40 million gallons per year. BSE’s 1 billion gallons of ethanol production has provided a market for over 350 million bushels of corn. […]
In California, Sierra Energy has lured Johan van Walsem away from his role as COO of Lygos, and van Walsem will now serve as COO helping to oversee development and deployment of the FastOx gasification. van Walsem previously was a long-time VP for Manufacturing and Product Development at Metabolix, and also was part of the […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office has published a notice of intent to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled “Fiscal Year 2020 Advanced Vehicle Technologies Research FOA.” The FOA will support a broad portfolio of advanced vehicle technologies that can strengthen national security, enable future economic growth, support American energy […]
From Germany we have news that Clariant, Anhui Guozhen Group, and Chemtex Chemical Engineering signed a license agreement on sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology. This is the third commercial license for the sunliquid technology and the first for China. The Anhui Guozhen Group and Chemtex have agreed to form a joint venture with the aim of […]
“Working with only E.coli is like feeding dogs grass to make milk,” said Dr. Sarah Richardson during this presentation given at ABLC NEXT in San Francisco. With a background in genomes, she shared insight into why bioengineers have not domesticated more bacteria, how MicroByre combines informatics, genomics, microbiology, synthetic biology and molecular biology to create […]
