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Eni Bets on Agri-business in Africa to Expand Biofuel Production

by Francesca Landini (Reuters) Eni aims to develop farming ventures in at least 9 countries; Eni replicates upstream-downstream model with agri-business; Eni to decide over new bio-refinery in Livorno by year-end — Italy’s Eni (ENI.MI) is investing in farming in several African and Asian countries as it aims to produce by itself

June 1, 2023 Read Full Article

From Nighttime Solar Panels to Algae Biofuels, Emerging Research Presented at Energy Solutions Week

by Steven D. Liu (Stanford Daily) … Stanford Energy Solutions Week was a four-day event held at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center. Hosted by Precourt Institute for Energy, the invite-only event was the main annual technical symposium to showcase Stanford’s energy-related research this year. Each of the four days focused on a

June 1, 2023 Read Full Article

Nominations Open for the 2023 Algae Industry Awards DEADLINE September 22, 2023

(Algae Biomass Organization) The Algae Biomass Organization is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Algae Industry Awards. These awards recognize the organizations and individuals that have made exceptional efforts and progress in scientific advances and commercial progress related to algae and seaweed. The winners will be announced at the 2023

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Rialto Bioenergy Enters Chapter 11

by Bob Gaetjens (Waste Today) … As a result of a lack of feedstock available to the facility, RBF has been unable to produce sufficient revenue to cover its costs and debt service. Anaergia says the feedstock shortfall is due to a delay in the implementation and enforcement of laws requiring

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Global Clean Energy Signs $30 Million USDA Climate-Smart Commodities Grant Kickstarting Implementation of the Climate-Smart Camelina Project

(Global Clean Energy) Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB:GCEH) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have signed a contract for the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Grant for their Climate-Smart Camelina Project. With the signing, work can officially begin on their $30 million pilot project to measure and validate the advantages of Camelina

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First Experimental Confirmation that Some Microbes Are Powered by Electricity

(Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie – Hans-Knöll-Institut (Leibniz-HKI)/Phys.Org) In microbial electrosynthesis, microorganisms use CO2 and electricity to produce alcohol, for example. How this process works biologically, however, has only been speculated about, until now. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) have now been able

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United States: TotalEnergies and TES Join Forces to Develop a Large-Scale e-NG Production Unit

(TotalEnergies) TotalEnergies is joining forces with Tree Energy Solutions (TES) to study and develop a large-scale production unit in the United States for e-natural gas (e-NG), a synthetic gas produced from renewable hydrogen and CO2. The project, which is expected to produce 100,000 to 200,000 metric tons of e-NG per

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Advanced Biofuels and the Electrification Gap

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) With action on climate change necessary for the future of our planet and the global economy, U.S. policy makers are encouraging a transition to an electrified transportation fleet. However, millions of personal vehicles are unlikely to be electrified for decades, and aviation, long-distance trucking and

June 1, 2023 Read Full Article

CleanJoule Announces US$50M Investment by International Consortium to Accelerate Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production

(CleanJoule/Business Wire) Funds raised will further develop CleanJoule’s technology to produce more cost-effective Sustainable Aviation Fuel; investors include Indigo Partners, GenZero, Cleanhill Partners, Frontier Airlines, Wizz Air and Volaris — CleanJoule, a U.S.-based startup focused on the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), today announced a US$50 million investment round

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LATAM Cargo, Kuehne+Nagel and Elite Flower Invest in Sustainable Fuel (SAF)

(LATAM) As part of the Mother’s Day celebrations, LATAM Cargo, Kuehne+Nagel and Elite Flower purchased more than 25,000 liters of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The amount purchased would reduce the equivalent of the total emissions generated by a cargo flight on the Bogotá-Miami route, a period in which a large shipment of

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Engineers India Chief Hopes for Policy Revision to Make Sustainable Aviation Fuel Affordable

by Manish Pant (Business Today) Together with the advancements in production technology, interventions such as viability gap funding or a capex subsidy will help to encourage new investments in the fuel — The upcoming facility at the MRPL complex in coastal Karnataka to help showcase the commercialisation of technology to

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IEA Bioenergy Annual Report 2022

(IEA Bioenergy) The IEA Bioenergy Annual Report 2022 includes the summary of a special feature article ‘Material and Energy Valorization of Waste as Part of a Circular Model’ prepared by Task 36 (full article available here). The Annual Report also features a report from the Executive Committee and a detailed progress report

May 31, 2023 Read Full Article

SkyNRG’S Sustainable Aviation Fuel Market Outlook MAY 2023

(SkyNRG) SkyNRG’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Market Outlook update comes amid ReFuelEU agreement, advancement of UK mandate discussions and tax credits in the U.S. being implemented. Landmark legislation on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the EU, the U.S. and the UK will increase demand and supply of SAF. Blending mandates and

May 31, 2023 Read Full Article

New York Governor Announces Three Low-Cost Hydropower Allocations

by Elizabeth Ingram (Hydro Review) Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York Power Authority Board of Trustees approved economic development awards to three firms that will spur more than $508 million in capital investments and create 205 jobs. … The NYPA board approved a 50 MW low-cost Niagara hydropower

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Ontario Creating New Program to Support Forestry Innovation and Job Creation

(Ontario Natural Resources and Forestry) Province announces close to $20 million for new Forest Biomass Program –The Government of Ontario is strengthening the economy and promoting innovation in the forest sector with the creation of a new, $19.6 million Forest Biomass Program. This application-based program will help develop untapped economic

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Sojitz Corporation of America and NEXT Renewable Fuels, Inc. Announce Strategic Investment to Develop SAF and RD Facility

(NEXT Renewable Fuels/Accesswire) Strategic Relationship Bolsters Confidence in NEXT; Expands Japan’s Clean Fuels Initiative — Sojitz Corporation and its subsidiary, Sojitz Corporation of America (“Sojitz”), and NEXT Renewable Fuels, Inc. (“NEXT”) are pleased to announce that Sojitz and NEXT have entered into a strategic relationship whereby Sojitz has made a strategic

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Leipzig Researchers Present Modelling Results of Optimal Biomass Use in the Energy Transition

(German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ)) What is the optimal role of limited biomass in the national energy transition and what are the priority target markets for bioenergy sources? These questions were addressed by a team of researchers from the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ) and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Ammonia’s Role as a Pathway to Low-Carbon Fuels

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this outlook, the pathways to low-carbon ammonia, it’s applications in fuels and chemicals, including as a hydrogen carrier, and the production outlook ahead. Nexant’s Edurard Lindner presented these slides at ABLC 2023. READ MORE WATCH Recorded Presentation

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Dow and New Energy Blue Announce Collaboration to Develop Renewable Plastic Materials from Corn Residue

(Dow) First-of-its-kind agreement in North America would create bio-based ethylene for Dow’s U.S. Gulf Coast assets to produce renewable plastics across fast-growing end-markets — Today (May 25, 2023), Dow (NYSE: DOW) and New Energy Blue announced a long-term supply agreement in North America in which New Energy Blue will create bio-based ethylene from renewable agricultural

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Green Hydrogen Faces ‘Significant Step-up Challenge’ – Report

by Janet Wood (Windpower Monthly) Green hydrogen faces a ‘significant step-up challenge’ in the next five years, according to a report, with projects expected to take longer to deliver than expected. More than 1,000 large-scale project proposals had been announced by the end of January 2023 for all types of

May 30, 2023 Read Full Article

Expander Energy and IMG Industries Form Partnership to Create Expander Technologies Inc. to Manufacture Expander’s Patented Bio-Mass Gasifier for the Production of Low Carbon Renewable Fuels

(Expander Energy/PR Newswire) Expander Energy Inc. and IMG Industries have formed a partnership to establish Expander Technologies Inc., a clean technology company based in Penticton, B.C. Expander Technologies Inc. (ETI) will manufacture Expander Energy’s biomass gasifiers under license. These gasifiers have an innovative patented design that produces clean, tar-free synthesis gas (“syn-gas”)

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Interview: Update on RFA and Key Ethanol Policy

(Renewable Fuels Association) In an interview on the syndicated AgriTalk radio program, Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper talked about new RFA staff and our role in safety and rail programs, the upcoming renewable volume obligations to be announced by EPA, the importance of E15, and legislation to allow

May 30, 2023 Read Full Article

2023 Innovation Issue: Fields of Fortune

by John Russell (Indiana Business Journal) … The top use for both crops is animal feed. But nearly half of Indiana’s corn is turned into ethanol as a fuel blend for cars, and nearly one-quarter of the soybean crop is turned into biodiesel for heavy-duty trucks. … And it’s likely

May 30, 2023 Read Full Article

Letter: Inaccurate Statements about Corn and Ethanol

by Richard Syverson (Minnesota Corn Growers Association/Echo Press) Information included in Karen Tolkkinen’s May 10 piece, “Alexandria Senior College lecturer lists possible solutions for imperiled wetlands” was inaccurate regarding corn and the production of ethanol. Wetland status in Minnesota is a complex issue and has changed over the past 200 years

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New Measure Expected to Increase Demand for Ethanol-Based Fuels in Illinois

(Country Herald) A new measure poised to significantly impact the demand for ethanol-based fuels has passed the Illinois Senate. Championed by State Senator Patrick Joyce, the legislation introduces a range of tax credits and exemptions designed to benefit Illinois farmers and bolster the state’s corn industry. The key provision of the

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Agri-Pulse Open Mic Interviews: Neil Caskey, National Corn Growers Association; Kevin Lucke, Chevron Renewable Energy Group; Meagan Kaiser, United Soybean Board; Tom Ryan, Truterra; and More

(Agri-Pulse) This week’s Open Mic guest is Neil Caskey, CEO of the National Corn Growers Association. At the time Congress is preparing to write a new farm bill, corn farmers are facing a period of high input costs and declining crop prices. Questions facing the future of ethanol consumption in

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EcoCeres Announces Its First 100% Agricultural Waste Produced Cellulosic Ethanol Shipment to Europe, Turning a New Chapter in Renewable Biofuels

(EcoCeres/PR Newswire) EcoCeres, Inc., an Asia-based innovative bio-refinery company with strong R&D capability, is excited to announce its first shipment of 100% agricultural waste-produced cellulosic ethanol to the European markets, a milestone the company achieved after commissioning yet another ground-breaking facility in China. Cellulosic ethanol is an important renewable blend substitute of gasoline.

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FS Starts-up Operations at Its Third Ethanol Plant in Primavera do Leste, Mato Grosso

(FS/PR Newswire) With an investment of BRL 1.9 billion, the company expands its total production capacity to more than 560 million gallons of ethanol per year — FS, one of Brazil’s leading producers of ethanol and animal feed, is expanding its business with the start-up of its third industrial unit on May 1, in the

May 30, 2023 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide Axens Technologies

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Axens offers today the largest portfolio to do so; providing efficient, reliable and flexible technologies to convert biomass into high quality and low-carbon alternative products for the transportation sector as well as the chemical industry.. Axens Americas CTO Olivier Le Coz presented these slides at ABLC

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Can We Replace All Crude Oil within 20 Years with Cellulosic Liquid Hydrocarbons?

by Charles Forsberg and Bruce Dale (Biofuels Digest) In the United States, crude oil products provide 48% of the total energy to the final customer: residential, commercial, industrial and transportation. Replacement of crude oil products (gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, chemical feed stocks, etc.) made from non-fossil-fuel carbon sources, principally products made

May 30, 2023 Read Full Article

Burning Trash for the Planet? Climate Cash Sets off Branding Frenzy.

by Evan Halper (Washington Post) Incinerators, plastics companies and big agriculture among polluters racing to position as green as billions in federal subsidies flow — … (The waste-to energy) Industry officials claim the technology is more sustainable than landfills, which create a huge climate problem as rotting trash releases potent greenhouse gas

May 29, 2023 Read Full Article

Aston University Biofuel Experts Advise on How Ukraine Can Build Back Greener

(Ashton University) Aston University biofuel experts provide advice on Ukraine’s recovery; Professor Patricia Thornley and Dr Vesna Najdanovic were invited to Royal Society conference; Outcomes will be presented to policymakers at Ukraine Recovery Conference in June. Two Aston University scientists have provided expert advice on how the UK’s wealth of

May 29, 2023 Read Full Article

Trafigura Publishes New Whitepaper “Charting a Course to a Greener Future for Shipping: Low-Emission Fuel Supply and the Opportunities for the Global South”

(Trafigura) Trafigura, a market leader in the global commodities industry, has today published new research highlighting the vital role that hydrogen-based fuels will play in decarbonising shipping – and the enormous potential for countries in the ‘Global South’ to produce green ammonia and green methanol to satisfy growing global demand

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Takachar

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Takachar is on a mission to fight climate change by transforming massive amounts of waste biomass into marketable products around the world. Takachar has developed and patented the design of small-scale, low-cost, portable equipment to convert waste biomass into solid fuel, fertilizer, and other specialty

May 29, 2023 Read Full Article

New Record for Biomethane Production in Europe, 30% More Plants

(European Biogas Association/AltFuels) According to a new EBA/GIE Biomethane Map 2022-2023, there is nearly 30% more biomethane production plants compared to the 2021’s edition. The Biomethane Map is the result of an ongoing collaboration between the EBA (European Biogas Association) and GIE (Gas Infrastructure Europe). “Biomethane production has enjoyed a

May 26, 2023 Read Full Article

Rå Biopark and Barents NaturGass Partner to Build Bio-LNG Stations in Norway

(Barents NaturGass/AltFuels) Rå Biopark, the largest environment project in Northern Norway, and Barents NaturGass have signed a Letter Of Intent for the sale and distribution of biogas. The agreement has a duration of 10 years with options for renewal. The frame is on approximately 1.2 billion NOK. Barents NaturGass will market

May 26, 2023 Read Full Article

Should Aviation Be Given Preferential Access to Scarce Land and Clean Energy Resources for SAF, Questions Paper

by Christopher Surgenor (CleanAir Online) An academic analysis of 12 roadmaps for decarbonising the global aviation industry finds they place a heavy reliance on biogenic fuels in the medium-term and synthetic e-kerosene in the longer term but largely omit a number of fundamental problems with sustainable aviation fuels, says a

May 26, 2023 Read Full Article

Cepsa and Cooperativas Agro-Alimentarias Join Forces to Identify New Wastes to Be Converted into 2G Biofuels

(Cepsa) The energy company and the Spanish association of cooperatives representing more than 1 million farmers and ranchers will promote the production of biofuels from agricultural and livestock waste; Cepsa’s Research Center will analyze waste from the olive, olive oil, wine and livestock industries to determine the feasibility of transforming

May 26, 2023 Read Full Article

Bangchak and THAI Sign MoU on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

(Bangchak) Pativat Tivasasit, Chief Operation Officer, Refinery Business Group, Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited presided over the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the exchange of technical knowledge and expertise on the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) between Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited and Thai Airways International Public

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NEOM Green-Hydrogen Company Completes Financial Close at a Total Investment Value of USD 8.4 Billion in the World’s Largerst Carbon-Free Green Hydrogen Plant

(NEOM) NEOM – Green Hydrogen Company is an equal joint venture by ACWA Power, Air Products and NEOM, building the world’s largest green hydrogen plant to produce green ammonia at scale in 2026. – The project at a total value of USD8.4 billion is being financed with USD 6.1 billion

May 26, 2023 Read Full Article

Blue Hydrogen Market Size Worth $6.0 Billion by 2032

(The Brainy Insights/Globe Newswire) The rising environmental issues are driving the blue hydrogen market’s growth. The increased usage of hydrogen in fuel cell vehicles is projected to drive the market demand soon. — The Brainy Insights estimates that the USD 1.5 billion blue hydrogen market will reach USD 6.0 billion

May 26, 2023 Read Full Article

Is Corn Ethanol Really Sustainable? Researchers Analyze the True Cost of Biofuel Production

by Anne Manning (Colorado State University/TechXplore) … “I think my subjective takeaway is that the biofuels industry is good from an emissions point of view, but it could be much better,” (the paper’s first author, Jack) Smith said. “The emissions reductions we’re achieving may not be worth the land and water opportunity

May 25, 2023 Read Full Article

Biofuel Investments Benefit Farmers

by Parker Schulte (Brownfield Ag News) Biofuel investments and the current expansion of U.S. soybean crush capacity are helping to improve farmers’ bottom lines, especially in areas that were previously underserved. In this episode of Fueling Conversations, Mac Marshall, vice president of market intelligence for the United Soybean Board, discusses growth

May 25, 2023 Read Full Article

Clean Fuels Applauds Governors’ Letter on RFS BBD Volumes

(Clean Fuels Alliance America) Letter calls proposed RVOs “exactly the wrong signal to send right now” — Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America welcomed a letter sent by Govs. Kim Reynolds (R-IA), Mike Parson (R-MO), and Jim Pillen (R-NE) to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, asking the agency to substantially increase the biomass-based

May 25, 2023 Read Full Article

Delta Biofuel Announces $100 Million Final Investment Decision for Renewable Fuel Facility in Jeanerette

(Office of Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards) Delta Biofuel has announced a $100 million final investment decision for the construction and start up of a full-scale renewable fuel production facility in Iberia Parish that will convert sugarcane waste into feedstock for low-emissions energy generation. The company is expected to create 126

May 25, 2023 Read Full Article

Biogas: TotalEnergies Acquires a Stake in Ductor to Jointly Develop New Projects Using Its Innovative Technology

(TotalEnergies) TotalEnergies has acquired a 20% stake in Ductor, a Finland-based start-up that has developed an innovative technology to process high-nitrogen organic waste, such as poultry manure, which is usually difficult to use for biomethane production. By allowing the treatment of new types of input, this technology is helping to

May 25, 2023 Read Full Article

Eni and Sonangol Expand Cooperation in Decarbonization and Sustainable Energy Transition Areas

(Eni) The CEO of Eni Claudio Descalzi and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sonangol Sebastião Pai Querido Gaspar Martins have signed today in Rome a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further expand the scope of the cooperation between the two companies by developing studies in the agribusiness value chain

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Raven SR Bioenergy Project Receives Environmental Approval from City of Richmond, Calif.

(Raven SR/PR Newswire) Richmond City Council unanimously approved California Environmental Quality Act Permit; Project is the first waste diversion to renewable hydrogen facility permitted in California; Hydrogen to be produced from green waste and food waste with proprietary non-combustion reforming process; Richmond, Calif., facility to serve local hydrogen transportation fuel

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Virent

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Virent, a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum developed its BioForming technology to create fuels and chemicals from a wide range of naturally occurring, renewable resources. And now they teamed up with Johnson Matthey to bring to market Virent’s proprietary tech for the production of BioFormate, enabling

May 25, 2023 Read Full Article

Abang Jo to Test Sarawak’s Sustainable Fuel on Flight to Langkawi

(Free Malaysia Today) He says the flight will use a small amount of the algae-based sustainable aviation fuel produced through a collaborative effort between the state and Japanese partners. Sarawak premier Abang Johari Openg has announced that the state will test its algae-based sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on an aircraft

May 25, 2023 Read Full Article

Wood Ethanol alongside Corn

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A startup advanced biofuel company is including first-generation corn ethanol plants in its commercialization strategy. Its vision includes regional crop conversion and enabling today’s biorefineries to process woody biomass. Comstock Fuels proposes marrying corn ethanol production to cellulosic biofuels from wood—and not just

May 24, 2023 Read Full Article

Going for Gold: From CI-Score Reduction to Back-end Feed ROI, a Growing Number of Ethanol Plants Are in Pursuit of the Multi-part Benefits of ICM’s Trademarked Advanced Processing Package.

by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) It should come as no surprise that ICM Inc. has made its Advanced Processing Package system—an innovative suite of bolt-on technology systems for ethanol plants looking to diversify revenue streams and lower carbon intensity (CI) scores—seem so simple. The Kansas-based ethanol process technology pioneer

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Blythewood High Students Turn Cooking Oil into Biodiesel, Preparing for Careers in STEM

by Samantha McCollum (WACH Fox 57) Students at Blythewood High School are fueling the future as they turn used cooking oil into biodiesel fuel, a drop-in replacement for petroleum diesel fuel. Chemistry teacher Will Epps says he noticed there were great careers out there for his students, but that they needed

May 24, 2023 Read Full Article

Modern Bioenergy Provides Opportunities for Developing Countries

(IEA Bioenergy) At the online event ’Opportunities of bioenergy and biofuels in developing economies‘, organized on 22 and 23 May by the IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme (IEA Bioenergy) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), more than 500 participants from around the world joined to discuss what can

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Qld’s Green Jet Fuel Industry Set to Soar with Qantas Partnership

(Queensland Government: Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning and Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympic and Paralympic Games Infrastructure The Honourable Dr Steven Miles) Queensland Government and Qantas team up to unlock state’s full potential to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) Clean aviation fuel critical

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Mote, and the New Hydrogen

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Mote makes uniquely integrated gasification plants to produce hydrogen and CO2 from wood waste, in an environment of underway huge demand for fossil-free, cost-competitive hydrogen, rapid development of CCUS, the emergence of voluntary Carbon Markets, and widespread international Net Zero commitments. Mote says it has

May 24, 2023 Read Full Article

Envitec Biogas Building 15 Biogas, Gas Upgrading Plants in the US

(Envitec/Biomass Magazine) New York, Connecticut, Minnesota, Indiana and South Dakota – the list of US states where EnviTec Biogas is currently completing anaerobic digestion and biogas upgrading projects is becoming longer and longer. “We have 15 plants under construction right now,” explains Lars von Lehmden, managing director of EnviTec Anlagenbau GmbH

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Boom Supersonic Signs SAF Offtake Agreement With Dimensional Energy

by Justin Foster (Simple Flying) The aircraft manufacturer will partner with Dimensional Energy to purchase 5 million gallons of SAF per year. — The Boulder, Colorado-based company that is in the process of building the world’s fastest airliner, Boom Supersonic, has reached a partnership with Tuscon, Arizona-based Dimensional Energy. Dimensional Energy is

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The Pathways to Biofuels: A Survey of Why We Should Stop Fretting

byMichael Barnard (CleanTechnica) We have enough waste biomass feedstock to fulfill all of our transportation needs, and the market and a bunch of bright people will figure out which ones are cheapest and lowest impact. … And in this future world of biofuels for longer haul aviation and marine shipping,

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The Benefits of Biodiesel

by Parker Schulte (Brownfield Ag News) This week Illinois Soybean Association Communications Manager Claire Weinzierl highlights the benefits of biodiesel for farmers, fleets, fuel retailers and drivers and opportunities for everyone to expand use of the fuel. She also explains how the state soybean checkoff continues to invest in biodiesel

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Michigan Milk Producers Association, Canadian Dairy Distillery Partner to Upcycle Dairy Byproduct into Biofuel

(Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA)) Partnership will build a low carbon ethanol plant in southwest Michigan to add needed biofuel supply and help lower the dairy industry’s carbon footprint. — Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) and Canadian Dairy Distillery announced a joint initiative that will transform a dairy byproduct into the world’s lowest carbon-intensity

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Global Clean Energy’s Richard Palmer on Camelina: Is It the Wonder Crop for Renewable Fuels?

(Propane.com/Path to Zero) This episode features a deep discussion on the game-changing crop, Camelina, which is quickly becoming a popular feedstock for renewable fuels production. Tucker welcomes the head of the world’s leading developer of camelina. Richard Palmer is CEO of Global Clean Energy, which owns Sustainable Oils, a camelina breeding and

May 23, 2023 Read Full Article

Reformed Energy Announces Plans to Build Texas Waste-to-Energy Plant

(Reformed Energy) Garbage and other waste streams to be used to produce clean jet fuel, diesel fuel, electrical power. — Reformed Energy Inc., a Texas corporation, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of certain intellectual property for a unique plasma gasification technology essential to the development of its

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New Study Reveals Possible Future Health Impacts Related to Climate Mitigation

(Pennsylvania State University/EurekAlert!) Reduce fossil fuel use and air quality will improve, right? It might not be as straightforward as it appears, according to a Penn State-led research team. They explored almost 30,000 simulated future scenarios and found that some climate mitigation efforts could lead to harmful health impacts in certain

May 23, 2023 Read Full Article

SPIE and C-Green Develop a Modular Plant for the Processing of Sewage Sludge into Biofuel

(Port of Rotterdam) SPIE Netherlands and C-Green are collaborating on the first Dutch modular plant to convert sewage sludge into biofuel. The innovative system – developed by C-Green – converts wet biomass (sludge) into the dry product hydrochar in an energy-efficient manner. During the production process, five kilos of sludge are

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Frontier Buyers Sign First $53M in Offtake Agreements with Charm Industrial

(Frontier) • Charm Industrial will remove 112,000 tons of CO₂ between 2024 and 2030 on behalf of Frontier buyers. Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) could support gigatons of CO₂ removal per year, offering a promising path to permanent carbon removal at scale. Frontier has facilitated purchases on behalf of

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Feedstocks of the Future for a Circular U.S. Bioeconomy — June 5, 2023 — ONLINE

In March 2023, Schmidt Futures and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) partnered to identify strategic research opportunities to advance feedstocks of the future for a circular U.S. bioeconomy by convening 50 diverse stakeholders. The goal of the convening was to identify promising areas of research and development

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Will It Be the Summer of SAF, or of Circular Feedstocks, or Circular Chemicals?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … If you look beyond the meetings and get down to the hard news flow, it’s still SAF, SAF, SAF, SAF and more SAF. 4AIR, which helps companies offset their emissions, use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), and drive technological change, today announced the launch of Assure

May 23, 2023 Read Full Article

Unlocking the Bioethanol Economy

(United Nations Industrial Development Organization) A Pathway to Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development in Developing Countries — … Developing a bioethanol industry and value chain, by leveraging a vibrant agriculture sector and agro-industries in developing, least developed, and small island countries has the potential to bring about transformational changes. This

May 23, 2023 Read Full Article

Biofuels in Emerging Markets

(IEA Bioenergy: Task 39) Potential for sustainable production and consumption — A great potential exists for biofuels in emerging economies of Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia as these regions have a growing demand for sustainable energy, plentiful local resources and land availability to produce biofuels. As society adapts to

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New $800M Sustainable Aviation Fuel Plant Planned for Washington State

by Dominic Gates (Seattle Times) Dutch company SkyNRG has chosen Washington state to locate a major new biogas plant that will produce sustainable aviation fuel — a key part of the airline world’s push to decarbonize flying. In an interview Wednesday on the sidelines of a Boeing conference on aviation sustainability in Renton,

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Accelera Marks Start of Operations for Electrolyzer Production in Fridley, Minnesota

(Cummins) Joined by DOE Sec. Jennifer Granholm and state and local officials, underscoring momentum of the green hydrogen economy in North America — Accelera ™ by Cummins, the zero-emissions business segment of Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI), today marked the start of operations for electrolyzer production in Fridley, Minnesota – its first

May 23, 2023 Read Full Article

Untapped Opportunities in Biofuels

by Editorial Board (Manila Times) Biofuels, or fuels derived from organic sources, are increasingly being seen as an easy solution to meeting electricity needs in a more sustainable way, as well as reducing greenhouse gas emissions from vehicle fuel and import dependence. But while the Philippines’ energy roadmap devotes significant attention

May 22, 2023 Read Full Article

Disrupting Climate Change: 13 Tech Innovators Helping to Save the Planet

by Meghan Gunn, Kerri Anne Renaulli and Ned Potter (Newsweek) …These disruptors are pushing the boundaries of technology in creative ways to find solutions to the climate crisis and other, often related, environmental challenges. And they are often doing so in ways that not only help protect the planet but

May 22, 2023 Read Full Article

Feedstocks for Advanced Biofuel Production: The 2030 Supply Gap

( S&P Global Commodity Insights)Huge market potential for advanced feedstocks to meet the gap in supply needed to meet forecast demand of low CI fuels. Decarbonization efforts worldwide are boosting demand for transportation fuels with a low carbon intensity (CI). The current focus is on cutting greenhouse gas emissions in

May 22, 2023 Read Full Article

Biofuels the ‘Missing Puzzle Piece’ to Hit Climate Targets

by Mark Ludlow (Financial Review) Australia needs to substitute ethanol in fuel and offer significant tax breaks to renewable fuels if it wants to reach its international climate targets, including net zero by 2050, a new report has found. After the Albanese government flagged that it would introduce fuel efficiency standards

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EMEC Win Funding to Drive Green Hydrogen Innovation

(European Marine Energy Center) EMEC awarded funding for four feasibility projects supporting green hydrogen innovation and development — The award comes as part of the Scottish Government’s Hydrogen Innovation Scheme through which 32 projects across Scotland are set to receive funding of £7 million to drive innovation in the production, storage

May 22, 2023 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj Industries

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The world is shifting to lower carbon ethanol, driven by sustainability goals. But exactly how will we get there – what technology will we use, at what cost, when will we deploy and where? To answer these questions and more, we were joined by Praj

May 22, 2023 Read Full Article

Tipping the Scale on CO2 Levels: Fast-Tracking Bioeconomy Decarbonization

by Mauricio Villegas (Koch Modular Process Systems/Biofuels Digest) … When we consider the decarbonization of industrial processes, various methods exist to achieve this goal, including substituting non-petroleum feedstocks, recycling petroleum-based feedstocks, and CO2 capture. Below, we will explore three approaches applied today and the various innovators in decarbonization technologies. Substitution of Non-Petroleum

May 22, 2023 Read Full Article

Korean Researchers Convert Agricultural Waste into Aviation Biofuel

by M.H. Lee (The Korea Bizwire) A research team from the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) said Thursday they have developed technology capable of converting agricultural waste, such as corn cobs, into levulinic acid. This acid serves as an intermediate material for aviation biofuel production. Levulinic acid is the final

May 19, 2023 Read Full Article

DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office Launches New Renewable Carbon Resources Webpage

(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has launched a new, comprehensive webpage dedicated to one of its priority subprograms, Renewable Carbon Resources (RCR), which helps develop RCR technologies and creates strategies for bioenergy and bioproducts production. RCR supports applied research and pilot-scale projects for the production, harvesting/collection, supply

May 19, 2023 Read Full Article

Driving on Sunshine: Clean, Usable Liquid Fuels Made from Solar Power

(University of Cambridge) Researchers have developed a solar-powered technology that converts carbon dioxide and water into liquid fuels that can be added directly to a car’s engine as drop-in fuel. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, harnessed the power of photosynthesis to convert CO2, water and sunlight into multicarbon

May 19, 2023 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo

(Biofuels Digest) Gevo addresses the market need of reducing greenhouse gas emissions with sustainable alternatives, and is commercializing the next generation of advanced, bio-based renewable fuels with sustainable aviation fuel, renewable premium gasoline, and renewable natural gas that have the potential to achieve zero carbon emissions over the lifecycle of

May 19, 2023 Read Full Article

H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies, Inc., a Global Green Hydrogen Platform Providing Bespoke Integrated Solutions across the Hydrogen Value Chain, to Go Public on the NASDAQ via a Proposed Business Combination with RMG Acquisition Corp. III

(H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies) • H2B2 offers its customers a full suite of customized end-to-end energy solutions through its ability to design, build, own, and operate fully integrated green hydrogen production facilities, augmented by its in-house capabilities to manufacture small, medium, and large scale electrolyzers. With the growth in and deployment

May 19, 2023 Read Full Article

ABS Explores Near-Shore Green Hydrogen Production in Korea

(ABS) MOU Signed by ABS and Leading Industry Players — ABS joined Korean industry leaders in the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to produce a feasibility study for a near-shore floating platform of green hydrogen production and liquefaction. ABS joins the Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH); HD Korea

May 19, 2023 Read Full Article

Green Hydrogen for Commercial Vehicles – RWE and Westfalen Group Set up Hydrogen Fuel Station in Lingen – Go-Ahead for National Fuel Station Network

(RWE) First H2 fuel station to become operational in 2024 – RWE to supply green hydrogen; RWE and Westfalen Group aim to build about 70 hydrogen fuel stations by 2030 – initially with regional focus on North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony; Over €6 million in financing from the Federal Ministry

May 19, 2023 Read Full Article

Aemetis RNG Production Facility Receives EPA Approval for D3 RIN Generation; LCFS Data Collection Completed and Pathway Review In Process at CARB; Six Dairy Digesters Fully Operational

(Aemetis) Operating 40-mile Biogas Pipeline, Central RNG Facility and Utility Interconnect Processes Waste Methane from California Dairy Farms into Renewable Natural Gas for Use as Carbon Negative Transportation Fuel Aemetis/Yahoo!)Aemetis, Inc.(NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced today that the

May 19, 2023 Read Full Article

Infinium and Navigator CO2 Collaborate on eFuels Project in US Midwest

(Infinium/PR Newswire) Navigator to provide approximately 600k TPA of CO2 as a feedstock for ultra-low carbon Infinium eFuels — Electrofuels provider Infinium and comprehensive carbon management company Navigator CO2 (“Navigator”) announced today that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding and long-term relationship for Navigator to deliver 600,000 tons per annum

May 19, 2023 Read Full Article

G20 Collaboration Crucial to Realize Full Potential of Biofuels, Says Petroleum Secretary

(LiveMint) It is important that G20 nations work together to tap into the full potential of biofuels to create a more sustainable future, said Pankaj Jain, secretary of ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), Pankaj Jain. Jain was delivering the keynote address at the Global Biofuel Alliance Seminar, organized

May 18, 2023 Read Full Article

A Focus on Food Waste: Synthica Energy’s AD Mission

(Biomss Magazine) This week’s Biomass Magazine podcast features, Sam Schutte, CEO of Synthica Energy, LLC. Interviewed by Anna Simet, editor of Biomass Magazine LISTEN

May 18, 2023 Read Full Article

Carbon’s Next Chapter on the Farm

by Margy Eckelkamp (AgWeb) A yet-to-be-realized provision in the Inflation Reduction Act could be the key for farmers to engage in measuring the carbon intensity (CI) of their grain. The Section 45Z tax credit provides biofuel producers (ethanol, biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel) with an incentive to produce low-emission fuels.

May 18, 2023 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant Cellulosic Ethanol technology

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Chemicals, catalysis, additives. Clariant shared how they are working on advancing biofuels globally and here offers extensive detail on their sunliquid technology to decarbonize transportation, now operating at commercial scale in Romania. A fully integrated and carbon negative process, sunliquid is a platform for sustainable

May 18, 2023 Read Full Article

New GHG Report Offers Ag a Look at Areas of Improvement, Progress

(Solutions from the Lane) … The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, which has been published by the Environmental Protection Agency annually since 1990, offers a look at how U.S. industries—including agriculture—are doing on their emissions. For agriculture, the latest report, released in April, coupled with additional data from the latest