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April 7, 2017

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

?  International Renewable Energy Agency, “Eliminating Energy-Related Carbon Emissions Possible, New IRENA Study Finds”   ?   Biofuels Association of Australia, “BAA Rejects Productivity Commission Claims”   ?  South China Morning Post, “Woks Away: China’s Plan to Make Jet Fuel from Restaurant Leftovers”   ?  Cornell Chronicle, “Microalgae Could Play Key Role in Relieving Climate Warming” ...
March 31, 2017

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

?  Renewable Fuels Association, “Veterans Encourage President to Include Ethanol, RFS in Energy Plan”   ?   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, “State Ag Department Greenlights 16 Promising Industrial Hemp Research Projects”   ?  Brookhaven National Laboratory, “Study IDs Link between Sugar Signaling and Regulation of Oil Production in Plants”   ?  University of Manchester, “Bioenergy Gets Graphic with New Illustrated...
February 10, 2017

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

Bio-based News, “Bio-based Economy and Climate Change” U.S. Navy, “ US Navy Synthetically Recreates Biomaterial to Assist Military Personnel”     University of Maine, “Senator King Joins National Laboratory Officials & UMaine to Announce Innovative Partnership to Grow Maine’s Economy”  Syracuse University, “A Better Way to Farm Algae"...
January 20, 2017

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

?   Reuters, “Genscape Says It Will Fight EPA Move to Boot It from Biofuels Program”   ?   University of Bath, “Scientists Make Plastic from Christmas Trees”   ?   Washington Examiner, “Energy, Farm Policy Collide in the New Congress”   ?   Growth Energy, “Poll: Trump Voters Overwhelmingly Support Ethanol”   ? PETROSS, “Dual-Purpose Biofuel Crops Could Extend Production, Increase Profits”...
January 13, 2017

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

?   Neste, “Neste MY Renewable Diesel to Cut Emissions from Lassila & Tikanoja's Operations”    ?   PLoS ONE, “Field-Based Estimates of Global Warming Potential in Bioenergy Systems of Hawaii:  Crop Choice and Deficit Irrigation”    ?   Growth Energy, “American Drivers Surpass 500 Million Miles On E15”    ? AMB Express, “Pretreatment Optimization of the Biomass of Microcystis...
December 23, 2016

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

?  U.S. Energy Information Administration , “ EIA Forecasts Continued Biomass-Based Diesel Growth Due to Final 2017 RFS Targets”   ?  Renewable Fuels Association, “DOE Data:  Half of United States Broke Through So-Called “Blend Wall” in 2015”   ?  Corbion, “Corbion and Kraton Receive First European Certification for Biobased Products”   ?  The Lenzing Group, “Lenzing Invests in New TENCEL®...
December 2, 2016

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

?   Department of Energy, “Fact Sheet: Obama Administration Announces New Financing For Renewable Energy Projects and Actions to Spur Innovation and Promote Energy Access Globally”    ?   Department of Agriculture, “USDA Resumes Incentives to Grow the Bioeconomy and Improve Forest Health”   ?   Iowa State University, “Iowa State University Scientists Explore Environmental Advantages of Horticultural Bioplastics”    ?...
November 18, 2016

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

?   BP, “BP Announces Investment of $30 Million in Biojet Producer, Fulcrum”    ?   European Coatings, “Sustainable Coatings from Bio-based Polyesters with Enhanced Functionalities”    ?   PR Underground, “Advanced Biofuel Center Reports Moringa Biodiesel Breakthrough"     ?   Biofuels International, “Hungarian Company to Build Biogas and Ethanol Plant in Nigeria”   ?   Washington...
November 11, 2016

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

? University of Minnesota News and Events, "Researchers Invent ‘Perfect’ Soap Molecule" ? Beverage Daily, "Cargill Pairs with Start-Up to Make Spirulina from Malt Waste" ? Braskem, "Polarbröd Changes to Bio-Based Packaging" ? City of South Portland, "South Portland Pilots Locally Made Biodiesel in Vehicle Fleet" ? DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products, "DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Celebrates 10 Years of Bio-Based...
November 4, 2016

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

?   BioPilotsUK, “Landmark Alliance Launched to Support the Growth of the UK Bioeconomy”   ?   The Prowers Journal, “National USDA Official Highlights Biofuels Investments in Colorado”   ?   UDaily, “Biofuel Breakthrough:  PNAS Paper Reports New Approach to Methanol Utilization”   ?   MSU News Service, “MSU Awarded Grant to Research Biofuel, Carbon Capture Technologies For Upper Missouri River Basin”...
October 28, 2016

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

?   Inside Sources, “Data Dispel the Myth of The Blend Wall”   ?   My Sunshine Coast, “Queensland Government Goes Global for Bio Opportunities”   ?   The Philadelphia Inquirer, “New $170M Delaware River Chemical Plant”   ? ars technica, “Turning Plants into Better Fat Factories”...
October 7, 2016

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

Amyris, "Amyris Expands In Global Nutraceuticals Market With New Collaboration and Partner Funding of $30 Million" Loyola, "Loyola Biology Professor Wins $50,000 National Science Foundation Grant to Create a Network to Prep Students for Careers in Biotechnology" Neste, "Henrik Erämetsä from Neste to Co-Chair EU Initiative for Advanced Biofuels in Aviation" National Science Foundation, "NSF Awards $94 Million to Create Four New Science and Technology...
September 30, 2016

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

BioAmber, "BioAmber Achieves Important Milestone in U.S. DOE Loan Guarantee Process" BusinessWire, "JetBlue Announces One of the Largest Renewable Jet Fuel Purchase Agreements in Aviation History" WSU News, "Researchers Make Breakthrough in Biobased Materials" Times of Malta, "France Bans Plastic Plates, Cups and Cutlery"...
September 23, 2016

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

? Danforth Center, "National Science Foundation Supports Stony Creek Colors And Danforth Center Collaboration for Bio-Based Indigo Business Project" ? Business Wire, "Cardolite Corporation Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Certification For Cardanol Product Line — a Versatile Building Block for High Performance Biomaterials" ? RSC Bio Solutions, "RSC Bio Solutions Launches First-Of-Its Kind EAL Designed to Improve Performance, Increase Uptime and Enhance System...
September 2, 2016

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

? Growing Produce, "Better Biocontrol Options Becoming Available to Organic Growers" ? Joint Genome Institute, "Expanding the Stable of Workhorse Yeasts" ? Scientific American: ClimateWire, "Engineered Bacterium Turns Carbon Dioxide into Methane Fuel" ? DVIDS, "Fueling The Future: Air Force Title III Program Working To 'Home-Grow' Biofuels for DOD, Industry" ? NEC, "NEC Develops Non-Edible-Plant-Based Bioplastic Featuring the Elegance of...
August 5, 2016

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

? Apparel, "Accelerating the Impact of Bio-Based Materials to Improve Apparel Industry Sustainability" ? Lancaster Farming, "USDA Advances On-Farm Biofuel Production" ? Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Growing" ? Forbes, "How to Make Biobased Policy Work" ? The Guardian, "Dabbling in Duckweed: Environmental Uses for a Green Menace" ? The Lane Report, "Owensboro Grain Forms Partnership with...
July 22, 2016

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

? Forbes, "The Unintended Consequences of First Generation Biofuels" ? GEN, "Is Synthetic Biology a Game-Changing Technology?" ? The Straits Times, "Singapore Scientists Mine Butanol from Food Waste" ? Boeing, "Boeing, South African Airways and Mango Celebrate Africa's First Commercial Flights with Sustainable Aviation Biofuel on Boeing's 100th Anniversary" ? Materia, "The World's First Biobased Bridge"...
July 15, 2016

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

? Nature, "Policy: Five Cornerstones Of A Global Bioeconomy" ? AgWired, "A Sustainable Future Is #Biobased" ? edie, "Asia Pulp & Paper Backs Community-Led Indonesian Biofuels Project" ? Aboitiz Power, "AboitizPower To Expand RE Portfolio With Biomass" ? CBC News, "Canfor Eyes Prince George For Major Biofuel Facility" ? Sioux City Journal, "Siouxland Ethanol Approves $8M Expansion To Further Boost Production"...
July 8, 2016

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

? BASF, "BASF Extends Its Portfolio Of Innovative Foam Solutions With ecovio® EA" ? The Daily Nonpareil, "New Biomass Tax Incentive Seen As Catalyst For Economic Growth For Iowa" ? USTDA, "USTDA Awards Two Power Africa Grants To Ghanaian Energy Developers" ? Plastics Today, "Biesterfeld To Sell Nurel's Compostable Inzea Bioplastic In France" ? SeeNews Renewables, "Abengoa Finds Buyers For Rotterdam Plant" ? 3Ders, "Locknesters...
June 24, 2016

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

? PR Web, "Greenyug Announces U.S. Midwest Biobased Chemical Plant" ? Environmental Leader, "Will Lego's $150 Million Sustainable Plastics Challenge Make Biobased The Norm?" ? Ohio Soybean Council, "Soy-Based Replacement For BPA Receives Prestigious Bio-Based Innovation Award" ? Plastics News, "Anellotech Moving Closer To Production For Bio-Based PET" ? Reuters, "U.S. Navy 'Green Fleet' Fills Up With Italian-Made Biofuel" ? The...