In Washington state, Phase Genomics will receive $325,000 as part of the $73 million Department of Energy (DOE) Office Efficiency and Renewable Energy funding. Phase Genomics’ proximity-ligation metagenomic technology will be leveraged to sequence the genomes of new microorganisms to help detect and manage microbial pests in the creation of algae-based biofuels. The unique data produced […]
In Connecticut, Vanguard Renewables has selected Kinsley Energy Systems to supply high-efficiency combined heat and power (CHP) for a groundbreaking renewable energy project. Kinsley will provide an 800 kW TEDOM CHP system to power a new renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility located on Goodrich Farm in Salisbury, Vermont. The system, owned and operated by Vanguard, produces bio-methane […]
In Australia, Green Distillation Technologies signed with New Zealand’s CarbonScape to convert streams from recycled tires to high value graphite. GDT operates a tire processing plant at Warren in Western New South Wales, which is where the work on the future co-development of graphite will take place. They are also in the capital fund raising […]
In Finland, Borealis and Neste are entering into strategic co-operation for the production of renewable polypropylene (PP). The co-operation will enable Borealis to start using Neste’s 100% renewable propane produced with Neste’s proprietary NEXBTL™ technology as renewable feedstock at its facilities in Kallo and Beringen, Belgium, starting end of 2019. Borealis will use Neste’s renewable […]
In France, Air Liquide is partnering with ArcelorMittal in the first industrial scale demonstration plant to capture carbon gas from the steelmaking process and recycle it into chemicals, specifically advanced bioethanol. In this project, Air Liquide Engineering & Construction will provide a technology solution that purifies the offgas coming from the blast furnace. These gases […]
In Missouri, the former Global Fuels biodiesel plant is to be sold via a live onsite auction on November 6. The Global Fuels facility was originally used to provide biodiesel. The property is also well suited for local business needing extensive bulk tank storage; other manufacturing and industrial buyers will find value with the configuration […]
In Italy, following on from Terni, the Novamont group’s historic site where the production capacity of MATER-BI® compostable bioplastics is 110,000 metric tons a year, in Patrica, in the province of Frosinone, Novamont has now started producing its compostable biopolymers in the Mater-Biopolymer plant. This will enable production capacity to be increased by 40,000 tons, […]
In the UK, the East Anglian Daily Times newspaper reports that London Stansted Airport has teamed with bio-bean to transform all of the coffee bean waste produced at the airport’s 21 concession stands, restaurants and cafes into biofuel following a successful trial. The first 2,000 logs produced from coffee bean grounds will be given away […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that exports of palm oil, biodiesel and oleochemical exports sank in August to just 2.89 million metric tons from 3.3 million tons during the same period last year and 2.92 million tons in July as top importer India reduced its imports due to 50% import duties. Higher exports to China and […]
In California, local press reports that around 250,000 gallons stored in two tanks were destroyed during a major fire that broke out at the NuStar storage facility in Crockett out of the 24 tanks at the tank farm that holds ethanol, gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel. Investigations are now underway to see if the explosion […]
