In Arkansas, JD Supra reports the state’s Department of Environmental Quality as fined Solfuels $4,500 for three violations of its air permit during the compliance period of September 1, 2017, through January 31, 2021 following inspections in early March. That is despite the fact the facility was shut between November 28, 2019, through January 28, […]
In Arkansas, SIEV Technologies, a catalytic membrane reactor design company started by University of Arkansas researchers, has been awarded a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research Grant from the National Science Foundation to develop technology that improves biofuel production. The grant will enable SIEV to continue developing its business model as well as its catalytic membrane […]
In Arkansas, Drax Group has started construction on the second of three satellite pellet plants in Arkansas, Work is underway at the site in Russellville, Pope County in northwestern Arkansas, with commercial operations expected to begin at the plant in 2022. The move is part of a $40 million investment by Drax in the state, […]
In Arkansas, Highland Pellets announced a $135 million strategic capital partnership with Orion Energy Partners to fund the expansion and upgrade of its existing wood pellet facility in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as well as provide capital for additional long-term growth initiatives. The facility is supported by a long-term contract with a major European power producer […]
In Arkansas, Walmart announced it is doubling down on addressing the growing climate crisis by targeting zero emissions across the company’s global operations by 2040. Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are also committing to help protect, manage or restore at least 50 million acres of land and one million square miles of ocean by 2030 […]
In Arkansas, University of Arkansas researchers have developed an efficient tool for controlling genes in methanogens, a finding that could advance research in fields as diverse as climate change and biofuel production. The tool, a variation of the CRISPR-Cas9 system, was used to repress targeted gene functions in methanogens without altering any DNA in the […]
In Arkansas, a University of Arkansas biologist working on research that could decrease the need for agricultural fertilizers and boost the production of biofuels recently received grants totaling more than $1 million from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy. He is studying how methanogens, organisms similar to bacteria, are able to […]
In Arkansas, a University of Arkansas biologist is developing methods that could make the production of biofuel — ethanol and diesel made from sources such as plant material — more efficient and environmentally sound. He will use a protein derived from microorganisms that live in acidic geothermal pools and springs to enhance the process of […]
In Arkansas, Solfuels recently celebrated the loading of its first railroad tanker of biodiesel produced at the former Delta American Fuel 40 million gallon per year plant in Helena it bought last December. Trial production began at the facility back in June but the company just recently brought the plant fully back online. The company […]
In Arkansas, a Turkish researcher has been awarded an AAUW International Doctoral Fellowship from the American Association of University Women in part to research use of electrodeionization, or EDI, which uses electricity to remove ions from water. In addition to other areas, she is studying the use of EDI in the process of growing algae […]
