In Colorado, Cool Planet will open its global headquarters in Greenwood Village, CO, as well as open its first manufacturing facility in Colorado. Cool Planet has developed a patented process that converts non-food biomass – such as beetle kill pine and corn cobs – into gasoline through mechanical and chemical processes, which can be used […]
In Missouri, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center’s director of science education and outreach, Dr. Terry Woodford-Thomas and Dr. Cindy Encarncion, director of life sciences at the St. Louis Science Center, were invited to the Champions of Change awards program on June 25, 2013 at the White House. The event recognized American citizens’ contributions to […]
In Washington, according to EIA data, ethanol production averaged 881,000 barrels per day (b/d) — or 37.00 million gallons daily. That is up 18,000 b/d from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 875,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 13.41 billion gallons. Stocks of ethanol stood at 15.7 million barrels. […]
In Sweden, biorefinery R&D project number 100 has now started in the Swedish Processum cluster, aimed at thermochemically converting lignin from black liquor to bio oil. It is run by the Swedish-Norwegian cooperation project “Biorefinery Midscandinavia” and the project partners are Processum Biorefinery Initiative, PFI, Metsä Board Sweden, Viken Skog (a Norwegian forest owner association) […]
In England, Sovereign, a leading food packaging suppliers has introduced The GoodLife bio sip-lid. Made from bagasse, the fibrous matter that remains after sugarcane or sorghum stalks are crushed to extract their juice, the sip-lid is 100% compostable and will biodegrade with general food waste. The GoodLife sip-lid can be used safely even with the hottest drinks, […]
In Germany, ThyssenKrupp inaugurated Europe’s first multi-purpose fermentation plant for the continuous production of bio-based chemicals in Leuna, Saxony-Anhalt/Germany. The plant was built at a cost of around 20 million euros, and will enable ThyssenKrupp to further expand its research and development activities in the area of biochemicals based on renewable raw materials. The multi-purpose […]
In Indiana, Cereplast announced it has received multiple purchase orders for Cereplast Compostables blown film resins totaling approximately $200,000 in sales. These resins will be used for the manufacture of single-use plastic bags for use at about 45 supermarkets located in the Veneto and Trentino Regions in, Italy. The resin is being produced this month […]
Today on Twitter: wwwfoecouk: EU Environment Commitee vote on biofuels reform. Friends of the Earth reaction Paul_AgraEurope Cap share of #biofuels in EU fuel mix to 5.5% in 2020, then mandatory #ILUC accounting, says EP envi committee: GaltEnergy “Beyond Ethanol: Drop-In Biofuels Squeeze Gasoline From Plants”
In Pennsylvania, ARS chemist Charles Mullen, lead scientist Akwasi Boateng, and mechanical engineer Neil Goldberg recently filed a patent application for a new system that removes much of the oxygen from bio-oils without introducing catalysts. The three scientists work at the ARS Eastern Regional Research Center in Wyndmoor, Pa. The team conducted their small pilot-scale […]
In Washington, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Foreign Agricultural Service awarded fiscal year 2013 funding to more than 70 U.S. agricultural organizations to help expand commercial export markets for their goods. Under the Market Access Program (MAP), FAS will provide $172.7 million to 70 nonprofit organizations and cooperatives. MAP participants contribute an […]
