From the leaders in bioenergy and chemicals— the real issues and trends. In California, ABLC-Next has concluded for this year — and industry leadership in R&D, commercialization, policy and finance will reconvene at ABLC 2014 — the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference — in Washington DC on April 21-23 of next year. Between now and then, […]
The pressure has risen to 30 atmospheres and the temperatures are rising into the hundreds of degrees. You think: “I’m in a dream, on a journey to the center of the earth.” But, in fact, you are in DC, working at EPA on the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2014. The source of all the heat […]
From the leaders in bioenergy and chemicals— the real issues and trends, as seen at ABLC In California, ABLC-Next has concluded for this year, and it is time to continue the review from a convergence of advanced biofuels leadership in R&D, commercialization, policy and finance. That will reconvene at ABLC 2014 — the Advanced Biofuels […]
Bullish Q4 prospects for the ethanol business, as 2014 looms with all the uncertainty that a make-or-break year should have. A conversation with Novozymes, as they report surging bioenergy sales, on the trends in the global mood. About the only thing we know that twists in more gut-wrenching ways than global oil prices — or, […]
In Iowa, farmers are now harvesting and delivering cob bales for the 2014 opening of Project LIBERTY in Emmetsburg. The 20 million gallon per year POET-DSM plant will use corn crop residue – cobs, leaves, husk and some stalk – to produce renewable fuel. Farmers for the 2013 harvest season already have started delivering bales […]
In New York, in the wake of a $37 million Q1 loss in its sugar unit, Bunge CEO Soren Schroder, who took the reins of the company in June, announced yesterday that the trading giant is commencing what he termed a “thoughtful comprehensive review” for its sugar business, including a potential sale of all the […]
Turns out, you might be the key to lower cost, microbial fuels. Yes, the microbial hotel known as You. Meanwhile, check out a set of vids on a hot company aimed at relieving pain at the pump with a $1.27 per gallon cost structure. “At my Costco,” says Algenol CEO Paul Woods, “we have guys […]
You know, we probably haven’t featured enough videos via the Digest, over the years. Some of them are pretty good. Some, well, they’re in earnest, but suffer from the “here’s another industrial video” problem. But, for some reason they are not generally popular with the public. Elsewhere in today’s Digest, we highlighted a new series […]
Success in Indonesia prompts traction, action in Mississippi In Illinois, Elevance Renewable Sciences announced that it has authorized the next significant stage of its second world-scale biorefinery in Natchez, Miss., in order to expand production of its Inherent renewable building blocks in 2016. The decision is based on the successful start-up and operation of Elevance’s […]
![Fly the [Lindo maravilhoso!] skies: GOL completes first biofuels commercial flight in Brazil](http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Gol.jpg "Fly the [Lindo maravilhoso!] skies: GOL completes first biofuels commercial flight in Brazil")
In Brazil, GOL became the first airline to make a commercial flight with a renewable jet fuel in Brazil. The GOL flight was between São Paulo and Brasilia, using renewable jet fuel. provided by Honeywell’s UOP. The company said that it aims to fly up to 200 routes using advanced biofuels during the 2014 World […]
