April 20, 2015
BY Erin Voegele
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Xylogenics Inc. has announced the issuance of a U.S. patent for a yeast strain that exhibits an enhanced ability to co-ferment maltose and glucose, a breakthrough in commercial fuel ethanol production.
The U.S. Grains Council, in collaboration with the Korea Biofuel Forum, a biofuel advocacy group, held its annual conference in Seoul in mid-May with the goal of promoting biofuel’s economic and environmental benefits to South Korean stakeholders.
Legislation pending in the Illinois legislature aims to create a clean transportation standard (CTS) that would require a 25% reduction in in the lifecycle carbon intensity (CI) of ground transportation fuels within a 10-year period.
A notice published in the Federal Register by the U.S. EPA indicates that far fewer parties than originally anticipated have registered with the agency as biointermediate producers under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Rex American Resources on May 28 confirmed work continues on the carbon capture and storage (CCS) and capacity expansion projects at its One Earth Energy facility in Gibson City, Illinois. Both projects are expected to be operational next year.