In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)-funded Agile BioFoundry (ABF) consortium is overseeing a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) solicitation for industry and academic partners to utilize ABF capabilities. No less than $3M will be available for this call and they anticipate […]
In Massachusetts, Greasezilla announced the development of an international distribution network to manage sales of its advanced biofuel byproduct on behalf of its customers. Greasezilla systems produce a Brown Grease Advanced Biofuel (ABF) in nearly every region of the country. The distribution network offers Greasezilla’s clients a proven channel that provides the best value for […]
In the UK, Associated British Foods who owns 94% of Vivergo says that in light of the difficult ethanol situation in Europe it may need to operate the plant at a small loss in the short term but believes as the EU moves towards its 10% renewable energy blending mandate for 2020 that demand will […]
In the UK, ABF has acquired BP’s 47% stake in Vivergo Fuels, bringing the company’s total shareholding in the facility to 94%. The facility reached full production capacity in 2014 and supplies half of the UK’s ethanol demand as well as animal feed.
In Washington, ABF Economics has released a study that finds no direct correlation between federal biofuels mandates and increasing food prices. The study found that the rate of food price inflation has decreased since 2007, when the RFS was last devised. The National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson lauded the study, claiming that the research […]
