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Beyond its industrial importance, glucose isomerase has also become a fascinating subject of study in enzyme technology and structural biology. ...
In the dynamic world of industrial biotechnology, enzymes have emerged as the unsung heroes, catalyzing a wide range of processes and unlocking new possibilities. ...
The raw products needed for the production of biofuels include plant straw, forestry handling residues, livestock and also poultry manure, natural drainage deposits from the food processing industry, metropolitan waste, as well as low-grade land to grow various energy plants. ...
The biofuels industry is likely to face increasingly challenging times during the tenures of the new 115 th Congress -- which began on January 3 -- and the Trump Administration, scheduled to begin this Friday, January 20. ...
Brent Erickson, Executive Vice President of the Industrial and Environmental section at BIO, stated “[a]dvanced biofuel tax credits drive innovation while leveling the playing field for U.S. companies in the international marketplace. ...
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service released an annual report on the Philippines' biofuel industry and ethanol imports. In January 2007, The Biofuels Act or Republic Act (RA 9367) was signed, creating biofuels legislation in the Philippines that now mandate a ten percent ethanol blend and a two percent ...
Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA must set standards for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel by November 30 of the year before the standard is set for, and 14 months before the year that the biodiesel standard is set for. ...
Advance Hardwood Biofuels Northwest (AHB) is a consortium of Pacific Northwest University and industry partners. AHB's new initiative, led by the University of Washington, supports a sustainable hardwood bioproducts and biofuels industry in the Pacific Northwest with a long-term goal of developing poplar-based ...
On December 10, 2015, DOE's Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) released a summary report of the Bioproducts to Enable Biofuels Workshop, held on July 16, 2015. The workshop, co-sponsored by DOE and EERE, was held to receive input from stakeholders about the possible role of bioproducts in the biofuels industry, and to explore future research ...
Nielsen expressed a desire for a form of taxation or limits on carbon emissions to be put in place over the next 10 or 15 years. In the future, Nielsen sees biofuel production becoming more sustainable as people turn to waste biomass rather than producing biomass. The increasing use of waste biomass is an opportunity for Novozymes to deploy enzymes that are capable of converting ...
"It's about retaining, as an industry, our license to grow," says Julie Felgar, managing director for environmental strategy at plane maker Boeing, which is coordinating sustainable biofuel research programs in the U.S., Australia, China, Brazil, Japan and the United Arab Emirates. ...
An excise rate on biodiesel will be phased in starting in 2015-2016 at zero percent, and will increase annually, eventually reaching 50 percent of the diesel excise rate in 2030-2031. The Biofuels Association of Australia approved of the agreement, saying it will "allow the industry to focus on the longer term and provides a sustainable footing for the ...
The interagency review of the RFS rule is occurring amid complaints that delays in issuing the annual standard have negatively impacted the biofuels industry. As reported in last week's update, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) issued a white paper on May 4, 2015, stating that the uncertainty caused by the delays has resulted in an ...
Regulatory action in this area will help restore stability and confidence in the biofuels industry, which has suffered from the 2014 and 2015 RFS program ...
RFS opponents argued that the RFS itself is unworkable and that EPA's implementation of the program harmed the refining industry. Members of the Subcommittees also expressed concern that EPA was spending too much time on other policies, including the ozone standard, thus taking away from its implementation of the RFS. ...
The oil industry, arguably America’s most powerful lobbying force, recently convinced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to lower total biofuel requirements for 2014. ...
This article aims at conducting a study on the productive sector of ethanol in Brazil, specifically regarding second–generation ethanol. To map the industry the technique of stakeholder analysis was used. The primary data were collected through semi structured interviews and questionnaires with ten experts from different stakeholder groups in the industry. The ...
Camco conducted a study supported by WWF-Tanzania Programme Office aimed at analysing the impact of the biofuels industry, globally and with particular emphasis in Tanzania. ...
“Energy efficiency is a rapidly growing segment of the overall energy industry and we believe there is a clear lack of talent that is necessary to fill the positions that are open,” said Meg Matt, the AESP president and CEO. ...
We will show that this can be done without a change in our energy infrastructure by using Plug-In Vehicle’s, Solar, Wind and Biofuels. Heavy industry can be powered by Nuclear I1.2 | Levers and Drivers for Local Community Energy Action Thomas Jensen | Practice Leader, Sustainable Solutions, Science Applications International Corporation Many ...