In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Grains Council checked in with corn checkoff organizations and U.S. farmers around the country to get a read on the collective planting progress being made with the U.S. corn crop at the beginning of the 2021 growing season. As of May 9, collective corn planting progress exceeded the five-year average […]
In Canada, Greenlane Renewables reported a third consecutive record revenue quarter with growth of over 300% in Q1 2021 over the same period last year and second consecutive quarter of positive Adjusted EBITDA. Their record revenue of about $10 million (CAN$12.2 million) was an increase of 317% over the $2.3 million (CAN$2.9 million) reported in […]
In Florida, Transform Materials LLC, a chemical company with a patented net-carbon-negative process to cost-effectively produce commercial acetylene and hydrogen, reached a key milestone in scaling its global production capability. Transform and DSM Nutritional Products began discussions for global-scale commercial production. Transform in alignment with its licensing partner, DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, part of Netherlands-based […]
In Colorado, DMC Biotechnologies has completed downstream processing for its first product, the amino acid L-alanine. The downstream processing was done at EW Biotech in Leuna, Germany following the successful demonstration of commercial scale fermentation at the same site in March. The purification of L-alanine from the fermentation broth was successfully completed for more than […]
In California, during Q1 this year, Aemetis, Inc., a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, had revenues increase to $42.8 million, compared to $39.5 million for Q1 2020. Their North America operations in Q1 2021, as compared to Q1 2020, experienced steady sales volume with an increase in […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) is expanding its roster of subject matter experts to review research funding applications. BETO’s Scale-Up and Conversion Funding Opportunity Announcement (More on that here) is currently accepting applications in the areas of: – Bioenergy technology scale-up – Clean cellulosic sugar production – Bioprocess separations […]
In Texas, Howard Energy Partners (HEP) announced that it has executed long-term agreements with Diamond Green Diesel (DGD), a 50/50 joint venture between Valero Energy Corporation and Darling Ingredients Inc. and plans to significantly expand its Port Arthur, Texas terminal facilities to support DGD’s recently announced plant, a 470-million-gallon-per-year renewable diesel production facility to be […]
In Iowa, Fluid Quip Technologies (Fluid Quip) announced it will install a High-Quality Alcohol (HQA) system at the Three Rivers Energy Coshocton, Ohio biofuel plant. The HQA installation will enable Three Rivers Energy to produce high quality and high purity GNS alcohol for the global sanitizer and disinfectant markets. In addition to the HQA system, […]
In Austria, INNIO Jenbacher has received two new orders to supply gas engines for innovative SynCraft wood gas power plants. As a result, the two Tyrolean companies, who have collaborated on successful joint projects for many years, have set another milestone in the growing use of biomass for power generation. SynCraft wood gas power plants […]
In Spain, Air Nostrum and Valencia CF agreed that the airline would fly its first commercial flight with SAF transporting the football team back home following its match with Sevilla on Thursday. This Seville-Valencia trip will be one of the first operated in Spain with this type of fuel, which represents a commitment to more […]
