US-based White Dog Labs have developed a new process that eliminates the production of CO2, a potent greenhouse gas, during fermentation and instead shifts the carbon to added ethanol production, boosting fermentation yields by around 50 percent. The by-products are distillers grains, corn oil (if extracted from the grains) and water. The process can boost […]
Vertimass technology was originated at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where scientists discovered novel catalysts that convert a wide range of alcohols into various hydrocarbon blend stocks which can be used in existing gasoline, diesel and jet engines without modifications. CEO Charles Wyman gave this illuminating overview of the technology, the commercial rationale and the timelines […]
Below50 is an initiative that brings businesses together with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) and Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) to promote the best-of-breed of sustainable fuels. The companies and organizations driving the initiative include ABBI, Arizona State University, Audi, BSR, CGEE, Carbon Recycling International, Carbon War […]
An early stage renewable energy company focused on commercializing patent-pending technologies to convert low-value forestry residuals to high value liquid hydrocarbons that are compatible with the existing petroleum infrastructure. EnerSysNet Canada CEO Gary Scoggins gave this illuminating overview of the company’s promise and progress at ABLC Next in San Francisco.
Today, we’d like to share news that a new biorefinery for diesel and jet fuel has finalized $112.6 million loan, backed by a USDA loan guarantee. This is Ryze Renewables, which will construct its biorefinery in Storey County, Nevada. The new refinery is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2019. Production capacity has […]
The term CRISPR-Cas9 may not mean anything to you yet, but CRISPR will re-shape everything around including possibly the color of your children’s eyes, so listen up. Time to have a chat about Inscripta, which generated a colossal amount of publicity last week for releasing one of its own, unique CRISPR enzymes, which will be […]
For over 20 years, Fluid-Quip has been engineering and manufacturing separation equipment for corn wet milling and pulp and paper applications. Fluid-Quip has more recently leveraged wet milling knowledge to develop enhancements for dry-grind ethanol plants. Jeff Robert gave this illuminating overview on Fluid Quip’s Clean Sugars Technology at ABLC Next in San Francisco.
By Dale Earls, Scientist, Novozymes Special to The Digest It turns out that too much of a good thing can actually be a bad thing—even when it comes to ethanol. At least in terms of the fermentation process. In commercial yeasts available today, as fermentation progresses and the concentration of ethanol rises, yeast cells are […]
In Washington, the USDA’s new America’s Diverse Family Farms – 2017 Edition finds that 99 percent of U.S. farms are family farms, and they accounted for 90 percent of farm production in 2016. Farming is still overwhelmingly comprised of family businesses, said USDA. More than a third of farms have multiple operators, and larger farms are more […]
The DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory is the only federal laboratory dedicated to the research, development, commercialization, and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. NREL — home to the National Bioenergy Center — advances the science and engineering of energy efficiency, sustainable transportation, and renewable power technologies and provides the knowledge to integrate […]
