Apparently, no waste in the UK goes unloved. Here, we look at three technologies that have picked up GBP 25 million from the UK Department of Transportation at the avant-garde of low-carbon fuels. As we reported overnight in The Digest, the UK’s Department of Transport is making an effort to jump-start domestic advanced biofuels, made […]
Unlimited oil production, no exploration risk, positive on environment, cheaper than unconventional US crude — what’s not to like about certain biofuels? This year, Joule Unlimited noted that a “10,000 acre plant represents a reserve value of 100 million barrels of Solar Fuels, equivalent to a medium-sized oil field,” and the company projects that $1.25B […]
By Brent Erickson, Executive Vice President, BIO The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun to examine boosting gasoline octane ratings to achieve greater greenhouse gas emission control standards for passenger vehicles after 2025. Higher octane ratings would enable increased fuel efficiency in cars that have high-compression engines, giving American drivers better performance at the lowest […]
In Washington, according to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol production averaged 948,000 barrels per day (b/d)—or 39.82 million gallons daily. That is down 4,000 b/d from the week before and the lowest rate of output in 16 weeks. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 958,000 b/d for an […]
In California, Amyris has achieved certification by the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) highest Cosmetic standard — 22716 for Good Manufacturing Standards (GMP) with its manufacturing partner, Glycotech, Inc. This certification of the Glycotech facility, granted on July 2, 2015, enables Amyris’s B2B and B2C cosmetics businesses to more readily access high potential markets, with customers […]
In Sweden, Taurus Energy has signed a material transfer agreement with a leading research and technology center for sugar cane and ethanol producers in Brazil. Work will be performed in both parties’ respective laboratories to find the best way to ferment the cellulose-based sugar solution technology center produced from bagasse using XyloFerm. The evaluation is […]
In Louisiana, a fire broke out early Friday morning (eastern time) at the company’s Geismar biorefinery. Emergency crews quickly responded to contain the fire and it was declared completely extinguished at 4:20 a.m. All employees on site have been accounted for. REG noted: “Four people-one REG employee and three contractors-were injured and are being treated […]
In California, Edeniq has completed a major upgrade of its cellulosic sugar and ethanol pilot facility. The company designed and operated new, proprietary equipment for feedstock preprocessing; continuous mechanical and thermal pretreatment; continuous saccharification; and separations technologies for recycling enzymes. “Many companies have struggled with scaling up their pretreatment processes, and through our unique design, […]
GFBiochemicals has appointed three new senior team members as the company gains momentum, producing levulinic acid at commercial scale. Alexander Krapivin and Daniela Ribezzo both join as Global Business Development Managers. Bart Engendahl brings his R&D expertise as Senior Scientist to the company’s technology and application development. Mr. Krapivin was previously at Dow Corning, Mrs. […]
In France, DEINOVE has produced muconic acid in their laboratory using second-generation substrates. “Bio-based muconic acid is a real renewable alternative for the chemical industry, it will be able to replace petroleum-based industrial processes on significant markets,” said Emmanuel Petiot, CEO of DEINOVE. “Deinococcus is no doubt a well-suited microorganism for the development of this […]
