By Douglas L. Faulkner, “The Cleantech Conservative” Special to The Digest Mr. Trump won the Presidency by promising to get government out of the way of rejuvenating American manufacturing, energy production and agriculture. He is now repaying those constituencies by asking them to do just that – – help him help them. But, after eight […]
This July, industrial biotech returns to its largest and grandest stage at the BIO World Congress, which convenes in Montreal on July 23rd through the 26th, and the plenary program offers convincing proof that the industry is diversifying fast into chemicals, nutrition, packaging, personal care, Every day, it is touching the consumer more and more […]
Around this time of the year, driving southeast out of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley towards the Mexican border is an exercise in slow pyrolysis — the temperature soars from time to time into the low 120s and breathing in the gaseous fire they use for breathing air, you start to feel the oxygen […]
In Iowa, Governor Terry Branstad has signed the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund bill (HF 643), which provides $3 million to fund the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program. In 2016, Iowa’s biodiesel plants produced a record 305 million gallons of biodiesel, according to the National Biodiesel Board. A study by ABF Economics shows biodiesel activity generated about 3,800 […]
In the UK, researchers at Lancaster University led by Dr Vesna Najdanovic-Visak have developed a one-step system for making biodiesel from spent coffee grounds. The team found they are able to combine the processes by using just methanol and a catalyst – removing the need for hexane altogether and saving on chemical waste. In addition, […]
In Tennessee, Aries Clean Energy tapped Ben Gardner as vice president of engineering and will direct all efforts in design, construction, and operations, as well as the company’s ongoing research and development programs. Aries is a privately held company focusing on renewable, distributed energy generation using alternative feedstocks. “Ben’s experience in taking companies from early […]
In Virginia, Cogent Energy Systems emerged as a winner in a competitive selection process to work collaboratively with researchers at the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) located in Golden, Colorado. This collaboration will enable Cogent to demonstrate the company’s HelioStorm gasification system for small-scale […]
In California, Aemetis reported Q1 2017 revenues of $31.6M compared to $33.3M for Q1 2016 as increases in ethanol production and average selling prices were offset by lower volumes of biodiesel sales. Gross loss for the first quarter of 2017 was $0.6 million, compared to gross profit of $2.1 million during the first quarter of […]
In Virginia, the Biorenewable Deployment Consortium gave Green Biologics the organization’s Spring 2017 Commercialization Achievement Award at its spring meeting in Des Moines on May 2, 2017. Green Biologics is recognized for its leadership in the biorenewable industry and successful commercialization of renewable alternatives to n-butanol, acetone and its associated derivatives. These chemicals serve as […]
In California, OriginClear Water Solutions has received a commercial scale purchase order from Envirogard, a water treatment systems engineering company based near Kuala Lumpur. The assignment is to retrofit an underperforming landfill leachate treatment system with an EWS:AOx system. Required capacity is 100 m3 (approximately 26,000 gallons) of waste water per day, to be increased […]
