In Massachusetts, Yield10 Bioscience reported that its proprietary varieties of winter Camelina sativa (“Camelina”) in development responded as expected to herbicides in the first field tests conducted in the United States. Yield10 tested winter Camelina engineered with tolerance to glufosinate (“HT”), an herbicide widely used to manage weeds and protect yields in crop rotations in […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol stocks have soared to nearly a one-year high at 26.022 million barrels last week despite an increase in purchases from refiners and blenders, supplying more blended gasoline to the market than the week prior. Production fell slightly from the week prior but was […]
In New York state, Synonym, a biomanufacturing infrastructure company, is unlocking the market forces to enable a quickly-maturing multi-hundred billion dollar sector—which will “allow biomanufacturing [to] finally fulfill its promise of achieving commercial scale.” So says a new report by leading global consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (coauthored by Synonym), entitled Breaking the Cost […]
In France, TotalEnergies is joining forces with the French sugar group Cristal Union, which will supply it with beet pulp for 15 years to supply BioNorrois, the Company’s next biomethane production unit currently under construction in Fontaine-le-Dun, in the Seine-Maritime department, and scheduled to start at the end of 2024. These organic residues, resulting from […]
In Alabama, Vertex Energy reported the total renewable throughput at the Mobile Renewable Diesel facility was 3,926 bpd in the fourth quarter of 2023. Total production of renewable diesel was 3,786 bpd reflecting a product yield of 96.4% although the nameplate of the plant is 8,000 bpd. The Mobile Renewable Diesel facility operations generated a […]
In Indonesia, Chem Analyst reports the national palm oil association is concered about a potential conflict between food and fuel production if demand for biodiesel continues to expand. About 46% of last year’s production of 23.2 million metric tons went to fuel production while 44% went to food production, and the remaining to cosmestics and […]
In New York state, Infinium and Amogy Inc. (Amogy), a pioneer of carbon-free, energy-dense power solutions, have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore opportunities to integrate their technologies and develop commercial applications across the eFuels and green ammonia value chain. Infinium and Amogy are also exploring collaborations with both Mitsubishi Heavy Industries […]
In Illinois, LanzaJet, Inc. announced a $30 million investment by Southwest Airlines Co. (Southwest) in LanzaJet. As part of the agreement, LanzaJet and Southwest intend to work toward the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility and collaborate to advance the operations of a corn stover to ethanol technology company in which Southwest […]
In Antarctica, a unique continent dedicated to science, the Spanish Army are realizing the 37th Antarctic Campaign, this year more sustainable than ever thanks to Repsol’s 100% renewable fuels that provide part of the energy that the Gabriel de Castilla Base needs for electricity, hot water, and heating. For four months, these facilities are home […]
In Sweden, in Jordbro outside Stockholm, Vattenfall plans to have a facility in place by 2028 that will be able to capture up to 150,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from the biomass fuelled heat plant. Now Vattenfall is taking an important step by submitting an application for an environmental permit for its first full-scale […]
