In Germany, researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum are looking at the benefits of biopolymers for the targeted introduction of fertilizers into agricultural soils and to develop a method to encapsulate fertilizer and continuously introduce it into the soil. The capsule material forms a barrier to the environment and is intended to prevent a sudden release of […]
In Brazil, a study conducted in Brazil and published in the journal BioEnergy Research shows that removing straw instead of leaving it on the ground after the harvest could double the amount of fertilizer required by Brazilian sugarcane plantations by 2050. For the first time, researchers calculated the amount of nutrients retained by sugarcane straw […]
In New Mexico, BayoTech, Inc., developer of advanced chemical reactors for the distributed production of hydrogen and fertilizers, closed a $12.5 million Series B round of financing. BayoTech also welcomed one of the world’s largest fertilizer companies as a strategic partner and investor. The partner participated in the Series B round of financing along with […]
In Missouri, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered a way to reduce the use of fertilizer made from rock phosphorus and still see improvements in the growth of food crops by using zinc oxide nanoparticles. This is the first study to show how to mobilize native phosphorus in the soil using zinc […]
In Denmark, Biomass DTU, DONG Energy and Bregentved Gods estate intend to show that agricultural biomass can be used both as a renewable energy source and as a substitute for costly fertilizer. Thermal gasification converts biomass into a combustible gas in an oxygen-poor environment, the bi-product being bio-ash. The gas can then be used to […]
In Washington state, the McGregor Company has invested more than $2M into rehabilitating a shuttered biodiesel production plant into a fertilizer distribution facility. The old biodiesel faicility was built by the county Public Development Authority, but was put up for auction after the biodiesel company shut down. McGregor was the only bidder, and hopes to […]
In an original essay published today at biofuelsdigest.com, “Wastewater-based fertilization of bioenergy crops,” environmental attorney Steven Medina writes: “He intensively grows corn for ethanol in clay soil that once grew corn for bootleg liquor and a variety of other crops to varying degrees of success, allowing my mother’s family to survive but never thrive. He […]
