Here are the 50 most-read stories, out of the 3,400 we covered last year in The Digest. 1 Where are we with algae biofuels? The page view champ this year, clocking in at 17,821 reads — though the “algae fuels” story is starting to look like a verse out of the song “In the year 2525”. […]
8 years ago, The Digest debuted with two subscribers and an idea. On July 27th, The Digest turns eight, putting us somewhere around the third grade. Which is how we feel when confronted with the complexity and creativity of industrial biotechnology and the advanced bioeconomy: The awe of youth, and a near-constant desire to hit the books and […]
Already, biogas as a renewable fuel is accounting for 90% of all cellulosic RIN production under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Food and paper manufacturers, ethanol & biodiesel plants, cities, landfill operators, and animal feeding operations stand to benefit. How does it work? We spoke with EcoEngineers CEO, Shashi Menon. It’s the “quiet monster” that’s turning […]
New and improved! Now, with D5 advanced biofuels RINs. The Digest’s Dashboard is a convenient “news you can use” 5-Minute summary of current markets including key commodity prices, relevant futures, bioenergy-related stocks, and historical equities data. Latest prices – key commodities. Most recent commodity closing prices, and price changes, for NYMEX’s crude oil, Brent Crude, Ultra-Low […]
By Corinne Young, Chief Advocate and Michele Jalbert, Chief Operating Officer of the Renewable Chemicals and Advanced Materials Alliance (re:chem) Special to The Digest While naysayers contend changing the US tax code is implausible, we at the Renewable Chemical and Advanced Materials Alliance (re:chem), see possibility – in fact, necessity – to ensure US global […]
In North Carolina, American Green Ventures has launched SpillFix Industrial Organic Absorbent in the United States and Canada. Made of 100 percent renewable organic material, SpillFix instantly absorbs hazardous liquid spills on contact including oils, fuels, solvents, paints and chemicals, enabling faster, cleaner, safer and more effective clean up with minimal downtime. SpillFix is made […]
In Washington, according to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol production averaged 973,000 barrels per day (b/d)—or 40.87 million gallons daily. That is down 11,000 b/d from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 978,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 14.99 billion gallons. Stocks of ethanol […]
In Ontario, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada has completed phase 1 of a project to assess the economic viability of the agricultural biomass to cellulosic sugar value chain in Canada. The Cellulosic Sugar Production Project is designed to evaluate, develop and physically validate agricultural biomass to sugars and co-products conversion technologies for commercial scale-up application. Currently in […]
In Ontario, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture and La Coop fédéréem, after two years of work with value chain players, including farmers, have been able to reduce projected corn stalk costs by 40%, the partners announced. Previous studies confirmed ample crop residue supply, however cost projections based on published literature available at that time were […]
In Iowa, Renewable Energy Group has expanded its line of credit agreement with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC from $40 million to $60 million. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, REG disclosed that two wholly-owned subsidiaries exercised their option to expand the original line of credit, which was obtained in 2011. In […]
