Red Rock’s Lakeview site broke ground in July 2018 but what’s the status now? Just ask Red Rock’s Jeff Manternach, Co-founder and CFO, who gave this illuminating presentation at ABLC NEXT in San Francisco. He shared the latest photos and details on their Lakeview site where they are converting 166,000 tons of waste woody biomass […]
By Philipp Stratmann, VP Biofuels, Velocys Special to The Digest At this year’s ABLC Next Conference in San Francisco Velocys presented on the opportunity to produce negative emission fuels at our planned Bayou Fuels facility in Natchez, Mississippi. Whilst we were not the only company presenting on advanced biofuel products at the conference, our integration […]
When the world’s leaders for sustainable aviation fuels have a general meeting the week before the COP24 global climate sessions (this year in Poland), you can bet that the focus will be breaking the “You Can Have Two out of Three Conundrum” of aviation fuels. Which is to say: affordable, available at scale, and sustainable, pick […]
In Finland, BIOFOREVER (BIO-based products from FORestry via Economically Viable European Routes), a consortium of 14 European companies, announced the start of a demonstration project for the conversion of woody biomass to value adding chemical building blocks. BIOFOREVER (BIO-based products from FORestry via Economically Viable European Routes) logo In December 2015 the consortium applied for […]
From Illinois, a study out after Christmas from the Energy Biosciences Institute at the University of Illinois looked at 21 species of short-rotation woody biomass, planted in 2010 and harvested and measured in 2011 and 2012. Of the 21, black locust, northern catalpa, flameleaf sumac, silver maple and sycamore proved to be the best short-rotation biomass […]
On Friday April 18, 2014, American Process shipped its second commercial ethanol cargo and sold the first cellulosic ethanol RINs from its Alpena Biorefinery. These are the first cellulosic ethanol RINs generated since the beginning of 2013. These are also the first ever commercial cellulosic ethanol RINS generated from woody biomass in in the US. […]
In Illinois, a study from the Energy Biosciences Institute at the University of Illinois looked at 21 species of short-rotation woody biomass, planted in 2010 and harvested and measured in 2011 and 2012. Of the 21, black locust, northern catalpa, flameleaf sumac, silver maple and sycamore proved to be the best short-rotation biomass crops for […]
In North Carolina, the Biofuels Center of North Carolina has completed its statewide woody biomass assessment—the first report of its kind. The Center coordinated with Raleigh-based Gelbert, Fullbright & Randolph (GFR) Forestry Consultants and the state’s seven economic development regions in 2011 to undertake the now-complete, three-part analysis of the state’s wood resources as foundation […]
Today on Twitter. Dorethea63453: How Biofuels Are Moving Into Top Status As An Alternative Fuel Source NatureCanada: Canadian company Bedford Biofuels threatens Kenya’s Tana Delta with plans for a 10,000 ha commodity crop plantation wood2energy: FRA and #Biofuel Development – “woody biomass supply + logistics hold real key to the success of a biofuels industry” […]
In Finland, Walki has developed a paper-based, waterproof cover that can be chipped and burned together with logging residue. The cover itself is a four-meter wide laminate, mainly produced from renewable fibrous materials. It shelters the top of a log pile, where logs are dried to improve energy content, but leaves the sides open, allowing […]
