In the Netherlands, Avantium’s shareholders granted the requested approvals for all items on the agenda related to the positive Final Investment Decision on the construction of the world’s first FDCA Flagship Plant taken in December 2021. Avantium expects the FDCA Flagship Plant will be operational in 2024, enabling the commercial launch of PEF from 2024 […]
In France, alternative protein is getting a boost with Ÿnsect, a leader in producing insect-based ingredients, launched ŸNFABRE, the first industrial genomic selection program applied to mass insect farming for alternative food protein. More specifically, the programme brings together a number of fields of expertise and powerful innovations in developing phenotyping tools (biological trait characterization) […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production scaled back by 17,000 barrels per day (b/d), or 1.7%, to 1.035 million b/d, equivalent to 43.47 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production was 10.9% above the same week last year, which was affected by the pandemic, and 0.6% more than the […]
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 […]
In Germany, material manufacturer Covestro and biotechnology pioneer Genomatica announced an important industry milestone to advance sustainability resulting from their partnership. The two companies have teamed to be the first to successfully produce significant volumes of a plant-based version of the chemical raw material HMDA (hexamethylene diamine). HMDA, with a worldwide market of 2 million […]
In Estonia, DEAC and Neste join forces to cooperate on sustainable data storage solutions. DEAC is one of the largest independent data centers in Northern Europe, which has been acquiring renewable electricity starting from 2021. Cooperation with Neste, world’s leading producer of renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, and renewable feedstock solutions for various polymers and chemicals […]
In India, Neev II Fund has invested in GPS Renewables, a leading bioenergy technology and project integration company. GPS Renewables, with its passion to solve the waste management problem, started its bioenergy journey with captive food waste into biogas solutions, powered by proprietary technology for automated bio-health monitoring technology called the BiogasBot. Over the years, they […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol stocks built for the fourth straight week as they reached their highest levels since mid-May 2020 last week at 24.476 million barrels. Slower demand is seen as the likely reason the Midwest region has broken its record stock levels. Production is also easing […]
In Belgium, Solvay and Trillium Renewable Chemicals have signed a letter of intent to develop the supply chain for bio-based acrylonitrile (bio-ACN). Trillium will supply Solvay with bio-ACN from Trillium’s planned commercial asset, and Solvay will evaluate bio-ACN for carbon fiber manufacturing as part of its long-term commitment to developing sustainable solutions from bio-based or […]
