In China, China Daily is reporting that the Shanghai government has unveiled plans to produce biodiesel from recycled gutter (cooking) oil recycled from local restaurants. The initiative, which will coordinate efforts by six companies and Tongji University, comes after a scandal erupted in the past two years over the resale of waste cooking oil directly […]
In Spain, the Research Group in Polymer Processing and Pyrolysis at the University of Alicante has designed an algae bioreactor it said is easily scalable to larger production, allows mass production, less cleaning and maintenance operations, better use of CO2 and better light transfer to cultivation. However, the director of the research group, Antonio Marcilla […]
Merger creates the largest agricultural residue and hay harvesting business in the US. In Oregon, sister companies Pacific Ag Solutions and Pacific PowerStock, both innovators in agricultural supply chain logistics, have merged to become PacificAg. The merger creates the largest agricultural residue and hay harvesting business in the US, with operations in seven states and […]
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In Washington state, a new analysis shows that the nation’s land and water resources could likely support the growth of enough algae to produce up to 25 billion gallons of algae-based fuel a year in the United States, one-twelfth of the country’s yearly needs. The findings come from an in-depth look at the water resources […]
In Iowa, the Iowa Legislature approved legislation (H.F. 640) preventing oil refiners’ supply agreements from directly or indirectly limiting the ability of local retailers to offer the ethanol and biodiesel blends they choose. The provision was based on a law enacted in South Dakota in 2011 and addresses specific, anti-competition provisions from actual refiner supply […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, dipped 0.47 percent to 74.29 as ethanol equities dropped. For the day, Biofuel Energy (BIOF) retreated 6.82 percent to $4.37, while Solazyme (SZYM) recovered 4.11 percent to $11.14. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) plunged 13.64 percent to $0.38. Overall, declines led advances 8 to […]
Is the ultimate industrial fuel system going to be based on electricity, waste CO2 and brackish water – to return society to the days of energy abundance? It will take a mighty production microorganism, but R&D is well underway and a path is becoming clearer. In yesterday’s Digest, we explored new research at UCD that […]
In Texas, Benefuel has completed agreements with Flint Hills Resources Renewables to develop biodiesel refineries in the United States using Benefuel’s patented ENSEL refining technology, which can improve profitability while also reducing resource consumption and waste. Benefuel and FHR have an exclusive agreement to develop and operate US-based biodiesel projects. The joint venture, named Duonix, […]
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, DuPont, Coke, BP and the US Navy picked up enough votes to take the lead among “strategic customers” and “lab services”. In the bio-based world, that means partners, and plenty of […]
