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Algae at scale: Qualitas Health triples algae farm acreage for omega-3 now, protein soon

Algae at scale: Qualitas Health triples algae farm acreage for omega-3 now, protein soon

May 29, 2017 |

Think beyond nanotechnology. It’s Nanno Technology, as Qualitas’ Nannochloropsis strain gets deployed in New Mexico at the old Green Crude Farm (now Green Stream Farms), as well as in Texas. In Texas, Qualitas Health unveiled a long-term partnership with commercial crop producer Green Stream Farms to triple its algae production to 45,000 pea-equivalent acres, achieving […]

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The Resources for Scale-up: The Digest’s 2017 Multi Slide Guide to Passmore Group’s view on sustainable project development

The Resources for Scale-up: The Digest’s 2017 Multi Slide Guide to Passmore Group’s view on sustainable project development

May 29, 2017 |

The Passmore Group? It’s like global advanced technology wrapped up inside a maple leaf. There’s hardly a technology wave that’s in any way sustainable or renewable that Jeff Passmore et al have not played a Canadian part in over the past 20 years. The enduring challenge? Getting across the Valley of Death and to scale. For […]

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A Nuu World: with technology convergence, fast change is getting faster

A Nuu World: with technology convergence, fast change is getting faster

May 28, 2017 |

Not long ago, we started covering the convergence of a group of technologies — advanced industrial biotechnology, genetics, robotics, data processing, machine intelligence, transmission speed and storage – a new publication which was titled, simply, Nuu. There are immensely exciting technology advances happening in every one of these fields — and convergence may well bring […]

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Roll-out of smaller-scale GTL: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Velocys

Roll-out of smaller-scale GTL: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Velocys

May 28, 2017 |

Velocys enables modular gas-to-liquids and biomass-to-liquids plants to convert unconventional, remote and problem gas and waste biomass into valuable, drop-in liquid fuels. After 15 years and some $300 million in investment, Velocys technology is headed for scale.The ENVIA project is now producing fuels in Oklahoma, and the Red Rock project in Oregon will be up […]

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DTE Biomass Acquires two Texas Renewable Natural Gas Facilities

DTE Biomass Acquires two Texas Renewable Natural Gas Facilities

May 28, 2017 |

In Michigan, DTE Biomass Energy has acquired two landfill gas-to-energy projects in Texas, purchasing both the operating Fort Bend Power Producers, LLC facility just outside of Rosenberg and the Seabreeze landfill gas development project in Angleton.  Construction of the Seabreeze plant is expected to commence next month. Fort Bend and Seabreeze bring the number of […]

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Carbon Green BioEnergy, Iroquois BioEnergy license ICM’s Advanced Selective Milling Technology V2

Carbon Green BioEnergy, Iroquois BioEnergy license ICM’s Advanced Selective Milling Technology V2

May 28, 2017 |

In Kansas, ICM’s patented Selective Milling Technology V2 was selected by Carbon Green BioEnergy in Lake Odessa, Michigan and Iroquois BioEnergy in Rensselaer, Indiana. These two 55 MGPY production facilities are scheduled to be the first commercial scale adopters of ICM’s new advanced designed SMT V2. SMT V2 is a platform technology that frees more […]

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US ethanol production jumps to 15.44B gallon annual mark

US ethanol production jumps to 15.44B gallon annual mark

May 28, 2017 |

In Washington, according to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, US ethanol production averaged 1.010 million barrels per day (b/d)—or 42.42 million gallons daily. That is down 17,000 b/d (1.7%) from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production was 1.007 b/d, for an annualized rate of 15.44 billion gallons. Stocks […]

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RFA Launches ‘Ethanol Days of Summer’ Contest to Report Prices

RFA Launches ‘Ethanol Days of Summer’ Contest to Report Prices

May 28, 2017 |

In Washington, reporting prices for higher ethanol blends this summer could win consumers $50 in free fuel per day. Beginning on Memorial Day, the Renewable Fuels Association is launching an “Ethanol Days of Summer” contest, allowing both retailers and consumers to report the price posted for E85 and other ethanol blends. To enter, consumers must […]

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Below50 webinar debuts: how to grow sustainable fuels

Below50 webinar debuts: how to grow sustainable fuels

May 28, 2017 |

In the EU, the BElow50 partnership debuted a webinar on  “how you can grow the market for the world’s must sustainable fuels.” The ground-breaking below50 platform brings together companies and organizations who commit to growing the global market for the world’s most sustainable fuels – that is fuels producing at least 50% less CO2 emissions […]

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Agrisoma, Uruguay sign partnership to introduce carinata for fuel, feed

Agrisoma, Uruguay sign partnership to introduce carinata for fuel, feed

May 28, 2017 |

In Canada,  Agrisoma Biosciences and  Uruguay inked a partnership aimed at introducing a new, renewable, low carbon cash-crop for farmers. The deal gives the Quebec-based company the opportunity to grow its business outside of Canada by planting thousands of new hectares of the Carinata seed in Uruguay. Under this new deal, both parties anticipate significant […]

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