In the Netherlands, Reverdia and Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research have launched a joint development programme on bio-based PBS (polybutylene succinate) compounds for injection moulding. The new bio-PBS compounds will be durable and based on Reverdia’s Biosuccinium. PBS? It’s found in everything from boxes, bags, tableware, even mulching films. We want it to be […]
In Washington, the EPA released its draft Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for 2017. The agency proposed a total renewable fuel volumes of 18.8 billion gallons: The volumes The highlights Total renewable fuel volumes would grow by nearly 700 million gallons between 2016 and 2017. Advanced renewable fuel — which requires 50 percent lifecycle […]
Note. This is Part 2 of our series on the inside true story of KiOR. In part 1 of our series, here, we explored: the formation of BIOeCON and KiOR, the problem of too much oxygen and coke, the entry of Khosla Ventures, and the loss of a CEO. Also, “a recipe for technical failure”, disastrous pilot […]
Not long ago, KiOR quietly re-named itself Inaeris Technologies and launched a modest website which discussed the technology and management in little detail, but focused to an extraordinary extent on a declaration of values. Empowerment, honesty, fairness, “lessons learned from our collective experience” and so on. Warm, kindly Hallmark Card sentiments, universally popular, admired and […]
Every July in American baseball a quiet shake-up occurs around what’s known as the trade deadline. Right at the trade deadline, players rosters come under the microscope. Are we getting enough home runs from the right fielder? Could we find a cheaper options for first base? At that time, some teams are in the hunt […]
In Washington, legislation was introduced in the US House of Representatives “targeted at halting the progress made under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). HR 5180, the Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016 would limit the total volume of ethanol contained in transportation fuel to 9.7 percent,” said Growth Energy. “This bill is incredibly […]
According to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, US ethanol production averaged 962,000 barrels per day (b/d)—or 40.40 million gallons daily. That is up 39,000 b/d from the week before and a five-week high. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 938,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 14.38 billion gallons. […]
In Canada, a High Level Meeting being convened by the International Civil Aviation Organization sector encouraged governments to progress their deliberations on a global carbon offsetting scheme for air transport. The ICAO discussions have been gathering pace since the UN specialised aviation agency agreed to the development of an economic mechanism at its Assembly in […]
In Washington, Keith Holmes, President and Owner of CK Motorsports in Nunica, Michigan and a Certified Mercury Marine Racing Technician told US lawmakers that ““We work on a wide variety of racing engines for watercraft, and they run at their absolute best on a high-octane ethanol blend. Ethanol burns cleaner and cooler. Since the introduction […]
In Iowa, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association’s E85 Wholesale Price Listing Program is showing E85 prices as low as $0.79 per gallon, compared to $1.36 for E10 and $1.59 for ethanol-free gasoline. The IRFA publishes Monday’s wholesale E85 prices every Tuesday. E85 is defined in state law as a blend of between 70 and 85 […]
