Electric cars and their $1600 cost per ton for CO2 reduction. And, yep, you’re paying for it. Electric cars have environmental benefits, no doubt about it, and anyone who drives one is making a contribution to a cleaner world. That’s the good news. But, “Zero emission vehicle”? Wrong, unless you agree with the guy who just […]
By Michele Rubino, Special to The Digest A few years ago, when it was fashionable to consider California a failed State with a bankrupt, dysfunctional government and outrageously high taxes (only the latter is actually true), the State of Nevada started running ads in different California media markets to convince businesses to relocate. The response […]
In France, Leaf Technologies and Dutch DNA announced a R&D collaboration for the development of a new fungal host for the production of itaconic acid. The ambition of the partnership is to reduce the production cost of itaconic acid and enable its broader use as a renewable building block chemical. The objective of the R&D […]
In Quebec, QFI Biodiesel has changed its name to Evoleum, “reflecting the evolution of oil,” as the company states. The company has also launched what it touts as “a more attractive and functional website, evoleum.ca, with a new green logo that clearly reflects its essence, focused on innovation and sustainable development.” Evoleum helps large Quebec […]
In Germany, UFOP updated on the EU biodiesel market and outlook, writing: “September 2015 demand for biodiesel was slack. Spot material sold swiftly early in the month. There was little interest in the smaller quantities that remained. Wholesale prices were fairly weak. The difference in price between biodiesel and (comparatively weak) diesel increased again.” Prices […]
In Germany, UFOP updated on the EU rapeseed market and outlook, writing: “The rapeseed market lacks momentum. Supply of rapeseed continues to be low. Producers could only be encouraged to sell more if premiums were raised. However, unsatisfactory margins prevent this from occurring. Processors’ hopes are based on expectations that supply pressure is going to […]
In Florida, Dyadic received the test results from the mice trials in a research program with Sanofi Pasteur indicating that the C1-produced antigen generated an equal, or better, immune response in mice than the industry standard antigen. At the same time, Dyadic joined the EU-funded Zoonoses Anticipation and Preparedness Initiative, a/k/a/ ZAPI, which aims to develop […]
In Washington, according to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol production averaged 950,000 barrels per day—or 39.90 million gallons daily. That is up 7,000 b/d from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 948,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 14.53 billion gallons. Year-to-date output rates have […]
In Washington, the National Corn Growers Association and the National Farmers Union released a white paper highlighting that “net cash income for American farmers and ranchers is forecast to decline by 26 percent in 2015 from peak levels in 2013.” The authors added, “That devastating forecast is worse than originally projected, and it represents the […]
In California, the Defense Logistics Agency awarded Sierra Energy a $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant $100,000 grant to further explore the production of hydrogen fuel from waste. Sierra Energy’s patented FastOx gasifier converts waste into an energy-dense gas with high hydrogen content. The system’s operational efficiency will be able to produce hydrogen at a […]
