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Energy Department Requests Information on Revolutionary Biomass Supply Systems Supporting a Billion-Ton Bioeconomy Vision
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office announced a request for information today, seeking feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders to support a “billion-ton bioeconomy.” This RFI asks for input about specific aspects in the development of large-scale supply systems and technologies […]
How do you generate $2B in cellulosic ethanol, with no upfront investment?
It ought to be a classic in a pub quiz. How do you generate 2 billion dollars in cellulosic ethanol, with no upfront investment? (Replacing the old one — how do you become a millionaire in cellulosic ethanol? Start out a billionaire.) It sounds like a crazy come-on from an old friend of mine, Mr. […]
50% yield boost for ethanol? No CO2? What?! White Dog Labs comes out of stealth
In what might become the most transformative development in fermentation yields since Noah debuted winemaking technology in the Book of Genesis, US-based White Dog Labs have unveiled a new process that eliminates the emission of CO2, a potent greenhouse gas, during fermentation and instead shifts the carbon to added ethanol production, boosting fermentation yields by around 50 […]
EU Court dumps ethanol anti-dumping penalties for US exporters
In the EU, the 5th Chamber of the General Court of the European Union has annulled the European Union’s 9.5 percent antidumping duty on all ethanol imported from the United States. The duty had been in place since February 2013. The EU General Court ruled that the five-year antidumping duty of $83.03 per metric ton […]
“Site Selection for Life Sciences Companies in Europe” report debuts
In California, KPMG, Venture Valuation and EuropaBio released their “Site Selection for Life Sciences Companies in Europe” report at the BIO International Convention. The third edition of the report offers a comprehensive and unique overview of the various aspects relevant for smart companies’ site selection, such as size and specialization of the life sciences clusters, […]
Heavy rains damage French sunflower crops
In Germany, UFOP is commenting that the sunflower area in France, the EU’s fourth biggest producer of sunflowers, will likely be significantly smaller than expected. Consequently, the EU Commission could reduce its previously positive area forecast to project negative figures for 2016. UFOP notes: “France apparently suffered significant losses as heavy rains caused flooding. The […]
US weekly ethanol production hits 2nd highest total ever
According to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, US ethanol production averaged 1.006 million barrels per day—or 42.25 million gallons daily. That is up an astounding 46,000 b/d from the week before and the second-largest total on record. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 965,000 b/d for an annualized rate […]
Flint Hills Resources to expand on-site corn storage in Iowa
In Iowa, Flint Hills Resources is adding nearly 5 million bushels of corn storage at its Arthur and Shell Rock ethanol plants. The new ground piles will greatly increase each plant’s on-site corn storage capacity including more than doubling the Shell Rock plant’s capacity and increasing the Arthur plant’s capacity by more than 40 percent. […]
Toulouse White Biotechnology completes massive expansion of R&D space
In France, Toulouse White Biotechnology, a pre-industrial demonstrator and accelerator in industrial biotechnology based on renewable carbon, doubled its physical size, with 1700 m2 of surface area now available to accommodate new facilities and laboratories and host the numerous projects. Three new wings, of 400m2 each, are home to TWB’s technical platforms, with advanced equipment […]
