In the UK, Quadrise confirmed the results of the latest bioMSAR testing at Aquafuel Research Ltd’s UK test facility. The results relate to further engine optimization testing of bioMSAR, conducted on the company’s Cummins high-speed 4-stroke diesel engine generating set, to allow accurate performance monitoring, optimization and measurements to be made. They follow the initial […]
In South Carolina, MycoWorks announced a $125 million Series C funding round led by Prime Movers Lab, with participation from new investors SK Networks and Mirabaud Lifestyle Impact & Innovation Fund, in addition to other new and existing investors including DCVC Bio, Novo Holdings, and others. The Series C funding round will be used to […]
In California, Atlantic Aviation is offering sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for retail sale from its FBO at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). This new offering shows Atlantic Aviation’s continued commitment into the new year to match or potentially exceed last year’s threshold of reducing 10.8 million pounds of carbon emissions through the supply of SAF […]
In Botswana, the Xinhua news agency reports that the government, with the support of the United Nationals Development Program, has launched guidelines to help support domestic and international investors interested in developing biofuel production in the country. Already the country has established a biogas program to promote production from agri waste in the southeastern part […]
In Texas, Reuters reports that Valero says the $1.25 to $1.75 per gallon tax incentives proposed to boost sustainable aviation fuel production under the Build Back Better bill isn’t enough to get the company to convert to SAF from renewable diesel production. The bill aims to support SAF production in order to achieve 20% lower […]
In the UK, Scottish start-up Eco Clean is undertaking a research project with experts from the University of St Andrews to develop a new process that uses by-products from fish farming to produce surfactants – one of the main components in detergents and other industrial and institutional cleaning products. With six-figure funding support from the […]
In New Jersey, deploying a technique that promises to supercharge the development of biofuels, researchers at Princeton University have found a way to make yeast cultures glow when producing next generation fuels that could power cars and airplanes. The glowing cultures address a major challenge that has slowed biofuel production: developing yeast strains that produce […]
In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a finalized extension to the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) compliance deadlines for 2019, 2020, 2021, and for 2022. The 2019 RVO compliance deadline for small refineries was originally set for November 30, 2021, and the 2020 RVO compliance deadline for all obligated parties was previously set […]
In California, Aemetis Biogas has completed an additional seven miles of underground pipeline to transport biogas from five new dairy digesters to the centralized Renewable Natural Gas upgrading facility located at the Aemetis Keyes biofuels plant. Including the four miles of biogas pipeline commissioned in late 2020, Aemetis has now installed more than 11 miles […]
In California, BASF Enzymes LLC and Innospec Fuel Specialities LLC have entered into a distribution agreement to increase the overall value to the customers and to show their commitment to the ethanol yield industry. As part of this collaboration, BASF will be the distributor of DCI-11 Plus ClearTrak™ – a concentrated corrosion inhibitor – to […]
