Barley for biofuel and fish food on the way
In North Dakota, the North Dakota Industrial Commission approved a $83,810 grant to Midwest AgEnergy Group to research using North Dakota barley to produce...
Greenbelt and B&E search for bioethanol location in Colorado
In California, Greenbelt Resources Corporation, which transforms waste into revenue generating bioproducts, announced that Biofuels and Energy, LLC, a New Mexico-based project development company...
Gevo Adopts DSM’s eBOOST Yeast for Ethanol
In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. has adopted Royal DSM’s new eBOOST yeast at its production facility in Luverne, MN for the enhanced production of ethanol....
Global Bioenergies successfully moves its C3 process to Demo scale
In France, Global Bioenergies reached a new milestone in scaling up its C3 process converting renewable resources into isopropanol and acetone. These two biobased...
RFA criticizes Pruitt and EPA’s 2019 RFS blending proposal
In Washington, D.C., the Renewable Fuels Association released a statement criticizing EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and the EPA’s latest proposal for 2019 RFS blending...
Cathay Pacific biofuel flight from France arrives in Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific welcomed the newest member to its fleet as the first of its 20 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft prepares to fly...
Avantium starts construction of bio-MEG demo plant
In the Netherlands, Avantium N.V. started construction of a new demonstration plant that will help advance the production of bio-based mono-ethylene glycol made directly...
Velocys secures $6.4M in funding for waste-to-jet fuel project
In Texas, renewable fuels company Velocys secured £4.9 million ($6.4 million) of funding to deliver the next development phase of the waste-to-sustainable jet fuel...
United Airlines Los Angeles lounge gets Audubon International Award
In California, United Airlines became the first carrier to achieve certification through the new Audubon International Green Hospitality Program for the airline’s United Club...
Finland sells 5% of its stake in Neste
In Finland, the government sold 5% of its stake in oil refiner and biofuel company Neste for 861 million euros ($1.0 billion). Some say...