In California and Florida, TerViva and Mason & Morse Farmland are partnering to develop pongamia tree projects. The pongamia tree is native to Australia and India, and yields a nut crop harvestable with conventional shakers. The seed produced by the tree has a 40% oil content that can be easily refined into a very high-grade […]
In Qatar, a report indicates that the pongamia pinnata tree may be replacing jatropha as the new wonder-feedstock of biofuels. Although the crop can take a year or two longer than jatropha to mature, the yield double of that of jatropha at up to 60 kilograms of oil per tree per year; and the trees […]
In Japan, The Asahi Shimbun reported that a consortium of a Japanese university and businesses will team up with a state government in Australia for a project to mass produce sustainable biofuel for airplanes. The Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, which has expertise in cultivating pongamia oil trees, plans to start a demonstration experiment […]
In Australia, Rio Tinto said it will develop Pongamia seed farms in Australia as part of a new biofuels pilot. The project will explore the potential of Pongamia seed oil as a feedstock for renewable diesel, the firm said. The pilot aims to determine if Pongamia seed oil can contribute to Rio Tinto’s renewable diesel […]
Terviva is a food and ag innovation company partnering with farmers to grow pongamia, a climate-resilient tree which produces abundant, protein- and oil-rich legumes. Pongamia is uniquely suited to meet today’s environmental challenges. Chief Business Officer Ashley Kleckner presented these slides on the company’s promise and progress at ABL:C Next 22023.
In Japan, Malaysian oil firm Petronas said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Idemitsu Kosan Co. to collaborate on the development of sustainable aviation fuel. Under the terms of the MoU, Petronas and Idemitsu will focus on a feasibility study to scale-up bio feedstock possibilities, production cost analysis and security in ensuring a […]
Sudhir Rani was special guest on ABLC Connect this past week, and here are his slides as he takes us through the TerViva and pongamia development story to date — the genetics, the markets & applications, the prospects for deployment at scale, and a comparative assessment on feedstocks values and prices.
In Australia, the University of Queensland has secured an internationally significant partnership with the Japanese Government that will boost research and innovation around commercial production of sustainable biofuels. UQ has signed an agreement with the Moonshot Research and Development Program, a Japanese Government initiative bringing together the world’s leading experts to tackle complex global challenges […]
In Spain, Canarias 7 reports a researcher at the University of La Laguna (ULL) has invented a utility model on a catalyst to produce biodiesel, which has been accredited by the Patent and Trademark Office and in which pumice, a volcanic material, is used as a support. abundant and inexpensive. The invention refers specifically to […]
By Dan Szeezil, Business Leader, Renewable Fuels, Honeywell Special to The Digest The first renewable diesel project in South America will be built in Paraguay. The Omega Green renewable fuel complex developed by ECB Group has an investment cost of more than $800 million and is the largest private investment in the country’s history. The […]
