Airline to buy 15 million gallons of drop-in, cost-competitive, sustainable aviation biofuel from AltAir — for flights departing LAX AltAir Fuels’ renewable jet fuel expected to achieve at least a 50 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions on a lifecycle basis In Illinois, United Airlines executed a definitive purchase agreement with AltAir Fuels, and has […]
In Denmark, Inbicon announced that its cellulosic biofuels demonstration plant has crossed the 15,000 operating hour mark, since opening in December 2009, in converting wheat straw into cellulosic ethanol and other renewable fuel. Inbicon sells commercial licenses for processes that make low-carbon renewable transportation fuel and electrical power from the leftovers of the grain and […]
In California, Aemetis announced that it’s 60 million gallon per year Keyes, California plant had commenced the high-volume production of lower-carbon ethanol using grain sorghum feedstock and a Combined Heat & Power (CHP) system in an integrated process with traditional feedstocks. In December 2012, the EPA approved the combined use of grain sorghum and biogas […]
In Minnesota, BioAmber announced that it has partnered with Brenntag in the Americas for distribution of its Bio-SATM bio- based succinic acid and derivatives, including bio- based 1, 4-butanediol (BDO). Brenntag is the leading distributor in the Americas, servicing the chemicals market with the broadest product portfolio in the industry and covering the full range […]
In Florida, voting is now underway in the 2013 Hot Partners competition, and will continue through Friday June 14 at 5pm EDT. In voting yesterday, Koch pulled back into a tie with BASF in “Separation, microharvest, informatics & catalysis systems and services.” Voting is open to all Digest subscribers – one vote per subscriber. To subscribe to […]
In Canada, Prairie Oil Field Services Ltd announced that it plans to negotiate the licensing of a biotreatment process that can provide year round, quick, simple and efficient solution to dispose of contaminated soils. Prairie describes the technology as completely natural and does not represent a threat to human health, plants and animals. In fact, all […]
In the Netherlands, Avantium and ALPLA Werke Alwin Lehner, a leading plastic converters, today announced their joint development agreement for the development of PEF bottles. ALPLA is the third company to collaborate with Avantium on PEF, a bioplastic based on Avantium’s proprietary YXY technology. ALPLA will develop PEF bottles for personal care/ home care applications, […]
Today on Twitter: BiotechPete Oil lobby urges Supreme Court to take up #E15 case BiomassMonitor: @truthout: #Biomass incinerators keep catching fire and/or exploding: scienceatusda: @USDA_ARS scientists see nothing corny about these leftovers.
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, dropped 0.83 percent to 72.76 as advanced biofuels tumbled again. For the day, Codexis (CDXS) lost 4.35 percent to $2.20, while Gevo (GEVO) dipped 2.92 percent to $1.66. Among other equities, Renewable Energy Group (REGI) surged 4.62 percent to $13.59. Overall, declines led advances […]
Two announcements put the biosuccinic acid pioneer on the fast track. What’s next? In Massachusetts, word arrived from Myriant on two fronts this week. First, they that they have completed a successful scaling and commercial production of bio-succinic acid at ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s biotech commercial validation facility in Leuna, Germany. There, the production process meets targets […]
