(Seoul Tech) A new framework rapidly identifies the best operating conditions for solid oxide electrolysis cells, advancing efficient hydrogen production As countries invest in green hydrogen to decarbonize heavy industry, transportation, and energy systems, researchers are seeking faster ways to accelerate the
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Back TO HOMEThe Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Industrial AI Procurement Strategy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Most industrial AI pilots fail to reach production because operators mistakenly treat AI procurement as a software purchase rather than an architecture investment. AI cannot repair broken, fragmented data layers by inference alone; models require contextualized
August 24, 2026 Read Full Article
AI Disruption Accelerates Across Global Biogas Upgrading Markets as Regulatory Mandates and Capital Deployment Drive Adoption
(BCC Research LLC/Globe Newswire) “The Pulse Report explores how AI-powered analytics and intelligent process control can optimize biogas purification, improve biomethane quality and reduce operating costs across upgrading facilities.” -- Sweeping regulatory mandates, large-scale capital deployment into biogas infrastructure, and accelerating renewable
August 20, 2026 Read Full Article
Data Center Expansion Increases Demand for Diesel Fuel
by Donna Harris (OPIS) Data center expansion is driving energy needs beyond electricity. The backup generation and onsite power systems required to support these facilities are also increasing demand for diesel fuel. Data centers require backup fuel to ensure uninterrupted operation. And,
August 13, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioprocess Data Infrastructure
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Bioprocess data is strategic infrastructure, but raw data without context is expensive noise. While most operators collect basic historian and LIMS signals, they suffer from delayed, manual data reconstruction. True competitive advantage requires building a “contextualized
August 11, 2026 Read Full Article
Managing Aging Assets as Most Ethanol Plants Reach the 20-Year Mark
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) As most ethanol plants reach the 20-year mark, long-life components are nearing the end of their expected lifespan. Big components. Expensive components. Critical components. Improved diagnostic tools are helping plant management teams identify and prioritize
July 31, 2026 Read Full Article
AI in Scientific Publishing: Slower, Worse, and More Expensive
by H. Holden Thorp (Science) ... Rigorous human checking of AI-generated research papers is creating bottlenecks as publishers strive to maintain the integrity of the scientific record. The challenge is requiring even more human effort, making the whole endeavor slower and more
July 24, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to AI-Assisted MRV
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) While AI-assisted MRV crucially relieves verification capacity bottlenecks by automating evidence collection, mass-balance accounting, and LCA calculations, it outpaces current regulatory and liability frameworks. Current standards like ISO 14065 mandate that accredited human verifiers retain ultimate
July 20, 2026 Read Full Article
Inside Faraday Earth’s Bid to Make Cheap Green Ammonia without Haber-Bosch
by Elaine Watson (Ag Funder News) Can a container-sized plasma reactor compete with the century-old Haber-Bosch process to fix nitrogen from the air and turn it into green ammonia at industrially relevant cost? Faraday Earth thinks so. The US-incorporated startup, which has
July 10, 2026 Read Full Article
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Synthetic Biology, and Robotics Combine to Improve Enzymes
(U.S. Department of Energy) A user-friendly system allows scientists to drastically improve enzyme performance -- A team of researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) created a fast, user-friendly process to improve industrial enzymes. The researchers combined artificial
July 09, 2026 Read Full Article
2026 Market Brief
(The State of Sustainable Fleets) Powertrain Diversification Defines Fleet Resilience Through Uncertainty -- The 2026 Market Brief arrives as commercial and public fleets navigate what many consider the most complex operating environment in history. A prolonged freight recession, federal policy reversals
July 07, 2026 Read Full Article
Why Soil Carbon Markets Hinge On A Measurement Few Can Agree On
by Dara-Abasi Ita (Forbes) ... On June 24, Groundwork BioAg, an Israeli bio-agriculture company, announced the first verified carbon credits issued under Verra's VM0042 standard on American farmland: 19,568 units, third-party verified by SCS Global Services, with buyers already signed. The issuance
July 01, 2026 Read Full Article
Meet EcoBOT: The Autonomous Lab Standardizing Plant-Microbe Research
by Linda VU (News from Berkeley Lab) To harness biological systems (plants and microbes) for next-generation energy production and advanced materials, researchers are looking to beneficial plant-microbe interactions. Because these are complex systems, it has proven difficult to reproducibly control exactly
June 30, 2026 Read Full Article
Honeywell and MIT Find Digital Technologies Can Help Increase Energy Supply, Reduce Energy Production Cost by Tens of Billions Annually
(Honeywell/PR Newswire) Honeywell analysis and MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy modeling project annual savings of up to $225 billion in production costs for oil-based fuels, $80 billion in LNG alone, by 2050, using AI-enabled technologies Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON), in collaboration
June 24, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to AI-Augmented Downstream Process Design
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) While bioeconomy AI investments overwhelmingly target upstream strain engineering, downstream recovery processes actually account for the majority of commercial costs. Applying AI to optimize downstream steps like chromatography, filtration, and crystallization yields a return on investment
June 24, 2026 Read Full Article
Fueling Agriculture: Biofuels as the Catalyst
(S&P Global Energy) ... Agriculture stands at a crossroads -- Technology and innovation have enabled US farmers and ranchers to supply more food and fuel than ever before—a trend that promises to accelerate as artificial intelligence (AI) powers advances in seed technologies,
June 16, 2026 Read Full Article
Yesterday’s Heroes: Looking beyond the Valley of Death at Hydrogen, Protein
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Every few years, a technology becomes the hottest act in town. Investors chase it. Journalists write about it. Conference organizers move it to the main stage. Consultants produce forecasts measured in trillions. For a while, it
June 10, 2026 Read Full Article
The Green Meth, Brown Field, Purple Stain & Amber Slash Bioeconomy Revival: What The Compass Shows Us
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... What do these successes have in common? -- That question led to The Compass. Not a report. Not a forecast. Not a collection of best practices. A field guide. Nineteen years of observation. Thousands of deployment
June 06, 2026 Read Full Article
The Alcohol School: Education Evolved
(Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits/Ethanol Producer Magazine) For more than 45 years, The Alcohol School has educated ethanol and distilled spirits plant staff of all levels and job descriptions on the technical details of their processes—an academic-level understanding of how a
May 19, 2026 Read Full Article
Green Marine, MarinaChain Launch Verdaxis to Support Maritime Transition to Low-Carbon Fuels
(Verdaxis/Biobased Diesel Daily) Green Marine Pte. Ltd. and MarinaChain Co. Ltd. announced May 12 the launch of Verdaxis, a new joint venture established to support shipping’s transition to low-carbon and alternative fuels through an artificial-intelligence (AI)-enabled digital platform. Launched April 22 and hosted in Singapore,
May 19, 2026 Read Full Article
‘State of Sustainable Fleets 2026 Market Brief’ Shows Renewable Diesel, Biodiesel Adoption Grows
(TRC Companies/Biobased Diesel Daily) Now in its seventh year, “The State of Sustainable Fleets 2026 Market Brief,” released May 4, delivers a comprehensive, technology-neutral assessment of an industry building resilience through powertrain and fuel diversification amid an extended period of uncertainty. The
May 19, 2026 Read Full Article
The LanzaTech/DTU Deal: The Nimble Evolution of the Bioeconomy’s Wascally Wabbit
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... This month, in a quieter but not entirely unrelated struggle, LanzaTech and Technical University of Denmark (DTU) announced plans to establish a next-generation C1 biofoundry in Europe. On May 5, DTU and LanzaTech unveiled a multi-year
May 19, 2026 Read Full Article
Companies Set to Pitch to Investors at International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo
(BBI International/Biomass Magazine) Ethanol Producer Magazine announced this week the six companies selected to pitch to a panel of angel investors and venture capital firms at the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo, taking place June 2-4 in St. Louis, Missouri. “Pitch
May 05, 2026 Read Full Article
Praj Industries Sets up AI Powered Precision Fermentation Lab to Accelerate Bioeconomy Push, Signs MoU with BRIC–NCCS
(Praj Industries/Financial Express) Praj Industries launches advanced precision fermentation lab in Pune to drive AI-led biomanufacturing, low-carbon solutions and biotech innovation in India. Praj Industries sets up AI-enabled fermentation lab in Pune to accelerate biomanufacturing, support biotech innovation and advance low-carbon industrial
April 23, 2026 Read Full Article
The Clean Fuels Foundation Announces the 2026 Beth Calabotta Sustainability Education Grant Winner
(Clean Fuels Alliance America) The Clean Fuels Alliance Foundation has awarded Janice Shiu the 2026 Beth Calabotta Sustainability Education Grant. Shiu is a graduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, pursuing a degree in Computer Science and conducting research that
April 14, 2026 Read Full Article
Biofuel Trial Voyage Conducted on the Bulk Carrier "YODOHIME"
(IINO Lines) IINO Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Yusuke Otani; hereinafter "IINO Lines") and Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director President: Hitoshi Kanno; hereinafter "J-POWER") are pleased to announce that
March 17, 2026 Read Full Article
AI and the Ethanol Industry at NEC
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) At the recent National Ethanol Conference, Cornell University Professor Sarah Kreps, an expert in AI, national security, and geopolitics, addressed how artificial intelligence intersects with energy security and global competition. While admitting she’s “not an ethanol insider,” Kreps drew
March 12, 2026 Read Full Article
AI Built For Ethanol
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Industrial producers and manufacturers all face the same common problem: too much data and not enough clarity on what to do with it. Artificial intelligence (AI) can offer a solution to that sea of data,
March 05, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioeconomy Finance
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Based on an AI analysis of 6,000+ articles, this guide reveals that successful bioeconomy scaling relies on “platform financing” and strategic corporate partnerships rather than equity-heavy venture capital. It introduces the GTESI model to track project
February 20, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Ginkgo Bioworks
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Ginkgo Bioworks continues to reduce cash burn while expanding its “Lab-as-a-Service” automation offerings and frontier autonomous lab in Boston. Key commercial highlights include a $22.1 million BARDA award for onshoring medical countermeasures and an extended strategic
February 02, 2026 Read Full Article
NewYork GreenCloud Acquires Buena Vista Biomass Power Facility to Launch First Carbon-Negative AI Factory
(NewYork GreenCloud/Business Wire) NewYork GreenCloud (NYGC) announced the acquisition of the Buena Vista Biomass Power (BVBP) facility in Ione, California. The site will become NYGC’s first large-scale carbon negative AI Factory, integrating biomass-to-pyrolysis energy systems with behind-the-meter, liquid-cooled AI compute. “The
January 16, 2026 Read Full Article
As Risks Multiply in a World Thirsty for Energy, Diversification and Cooperation Are More Urgent than Ever
(International Energy Agency) In an increasingly complex energy security context spanning a wide range of fuels and technologies, the World Energy Outlook 2025 identifies key choices, opportunities and trade-offs for governments Countries around the world are contending with pressing energy security threats
January 05, 2026 Read Full Article
Unleashing American Energy and Decarbonization Are Not Mutually Exclusive
(Engine Technology Forum) Experts in energy, fuels, and emissions policy believe that unleashing American energy and pursuing decarbonization are not mutually exclusive objectives. These and related topics were the subject of a recent webinar, “Seeking Solutions for Sustainable Energy and
December 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Presentations Available -- Collecting GHG Emissions Data: Current Capabilities and Challenges
(National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine) Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions information can be used to measure, allocate, and reduce emissions across many sectors. By gathering accurate and efficient data on GHG emissions, we can gain important insights on reducing these
December 01, 2025 Read Full Article
UF Researchers Develop AI Models to Optimize Biofuel Production
(WCJB) In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate and SCAD Media speak with a graduate student from the Sustainable Process Design Laboratory at the University of Florida. University of Florida researchers are developing mathematical optimization frameworks to identify biofuel production pathways that can
November 26, 2025 Read Full Article
Heard on the Floor at ABLC: Digest: AI Debuts – The Most Powerful, Affordable Bioeconomy Information Tool ever Developed?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Today, the Digest is announcing that after 12 months of development, DigestAI has arrived and was demonstrated live on stage at ABLC Next in San Francisco. It’s a place where a researcher or investor can start with
October 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Bucknell Professor Jude Okolie Harnesses AI to Assess Sources of Biodiesel Fuel
by Mike Ferlazzo (Bucknell University) ... A recent study co-authored by Bucknell University Professor Jude Okolie, chemical engineering, highlights how artificial intelligence (AI) may hold the key to a more sustainable future for biodiesel production. Published last summer in the journal Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation,
October 20, 2025 Read Full Article
Eni Launches Authorisation Process in Priolo for New Biorefinery and Chemical Recycling Plant for Plastics
(Eni) Eni has launched the authorisation process for the Environmental Impact Assessment (VIA) to transform its industrial site in Priolo, Sicily. In recent days, the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security approved the application to proceed with the construction
October 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Webinar: Exploring Engine Power Solutions for Data Centers --- October 6, 2025 --- ONLINE
What you need to know about emergency standby, bridge power, demand response, and more. Fueled by the explosive demands of artificial intelligence, data centers in the U.S. are expected to have a compound annual growth rate of nearly 7% through
September 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Deep Learning Revolutionizes Biodiesel Production
by Noopur Jain (AZO CleanTech) In a recent article published in Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation, researchers emphasize the integration of advanced computational techniques—specifically deep learning and artificial neural networks (ANNs)—to accelerate biodiesel research. By harnessing the predictive capabilities of deep learning, scientists
September 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Scientists Use AI to Predict Protein Structure and Function
by Sophia Ramirez (Brookhaven National Laboratory) Researchers developed an artificial intelligence workflow that could help them grow biofuel crops on infertile soil and protect the plants from infectious diseases -- Using data from known protein structures and sequences, scientists developed an artificial
September 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Revolutionizing Biodiesel: How Deep Learning Is Transforming Sustainable Fuel Production
((Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co., Ltd/EurekAlert!) As the world grapples with climate change and dwindling fossil fuel reserves, biodiesel emerges as a promising renewable alternative to conventional diesel. However, the journey toward sustainable biodiesel production faces significant hurdles, particularly
August 29, 2025 Read Full Article
AI-Generated Scientific Hypotheses Lag Human Ones When Put to the Test
byJeffrey Brainard (Science Magazine) Machines still face hurdles in identifying fresh research paths, study suggests -- ... In a heartbeat, machines can now scour the ballooning research literature for gaps, signaling fruitful research avenues that scientists might otherwise miss. But how good are
August 28, 2025 Read Full Article
Oman’s Student Team Converts Coffee into Clean Biofuel
(The Arabian Stories) The student company ‘Java Fuel’ at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences in Sohar, North Al Batinah Governorate, has successfully developed an innovative project in sustainable energy -- The student company has formulated a method to convert coffee
July 02, 2025 Read Full Article
How Chris Wright Is Remaking the National Labs
by Brian Dabbs, Christa Marshall (E&E News Energywire) The DOE secretary’s proposed budget would slash research programs and boost efforts “to reindustrialize America, to win the race on AI, and to stop the huge upward pressure on electricity prices.” ... The Trump administration’s fiscal
June 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Datavault AI to Deploy AI-Driven Supercomputing for Biofuel Innovation
(Datavault AI) Computational Modeling and High Performance Computing (HPC) to Optimize Biofuel Digital Twins and Support U.S. Energy Independence -- Datavault AI Inc. (Nasdaq: DVLT), leading the way in AI data experience, valuation and monetization, is poised to develop an AI-driven multi-modal
June 18, 2025 Read Full Article
University of Surrey Startup BiofuelAI Shortlisted for £1 Million Manchester Prize to Accelerate UK’s Green Energy Transition
(University of Surry) A startup from the University of Surrey is one of just ten finalists shortlisted for the Manchester Prize – a UK government-backed award that supports AI solutions for the public good. BiofuelAI now has the chance to win
June 12, 2025 Read Full Article
The Trump Administration Pauses a Moonshot Push to Grow Biofuel Crops with Less Fertilizer
by Celia Llopis-Jepsen (KCUR/NPR ) Scientists in Kansas, Missouri and other states were poised to start research to cut U.S. reliance on fertilizer imports, keep biofuel farming cost-competitive and tackle a potent greenhouse gas. The U.S. Department of Energy had a vision:
May 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Lummus Expands Digital Solutions with NAPCON Acquisition and Strategic Partnership with Neste
(Lummus Technology) New AI and digital capabilities will enhance operations, performance and digitalization for customers -- Lummus Technology, the global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, and Neste announced the companies have signed an agreement in which Lummus Technology will
April 29, 2025 Read Full Article
New Binghamton University Program to Offer Project Management Training in Biomanufacturing
(Binghamton University State University of New York) $1.6 million project partially supported through BioMADE, a federally sponsored Manufacturing Innovation Institute -- Binghamton University has received funding to create a biomanufacturing project management training program to foster leadership skills in students, veterans, entry-level workers and
March 13, 2025 Read Full Article
The Top 5 Sustainability Trends of 2025
by Ashley Winchester (Neste) As the urgency to tackle climate change continues to ramp up, so does the world’s approach to sustainability, hallmarked by ever-increasing ambition, innovation and development. Journalist Ashley Winchester looks ahead into 2025 at the top five sustainability
January 31, 2025 Read Full Article
BASF Launches xarvio BIOENERGY in the US to Help Lower the CI of Corn Grown for Ethanol Production
(BASF/Ethanol Producer Magazine) BASF has launched xarvio BIOENERGY, an innovative low carbon intensity crops program that lowers, tracks and documents CI levels in corn grown for ethanol biofuel production in the U.S. Xarvio BIOENERGY offers the biofuel production supply chain - growers, retail agronomists
October 04, 2024 Read Full Article
HD Hyundai Receives ABS AiP for Autonomous Tech for Ammonia-Fueled Ships
(Maritime Executive) South Korea’s shipbuilder HD Hyundai is proposing a novel approach to handle the management and operation of ammonia-fueled ships. The shipbuilding working with ABS is advancing the use of autonomous technology and artificial intelligence (AI) as part of the
September 26, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Novonesis, the Investment Perspective
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A handful of industrial biotechnology companies have the strength and purpose to make it as a public company — others remain private, are acquired, or wind down. What makes companies able to succeed with public investors?
September 13, 2024 Read Full Article
Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity: University Training and Research for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
(U.S. Department of Energy) On August 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) released a notice of intent to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) in support of its University Training and Research program.
August 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Overreliance on EV’s Generate Power Grid Concerns
by Mark Dorenkamp (Brownfield Ag News) There are concerns a reliance on electric vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector could compromise the U.S. power grid. Scott Richman with the Renewable Fuels Association says grids are already struggling and
July 03, 2024 Read Full Article
bluShift Aerospace Secures $2.3M to Accelerate Development of Small Satellite Launch Services, Appoints Brady Brim-DeForest as Chairman
(bluShift Aerospace/Yahoo! Finance) The aerospace startup will use the new investment funds to continue its rapid expansion into the orbital and small satellite services markets. -- bluShift Aerospace announced today that it has raised $1.3M in a seed round, led by Houston-based
June 05, 2024 Read Full Article
BASF and Envision Energy Enter a Collaboration to Drive Sustainable Energy Solutions
(BASF and Envision Energy) Collaboration to accelerate conversion of green hydrogen and CO2 to e-methanol; BASF’s new SYNSPIRETM catalyst technology to be combined with Envision Energy’s process package; E-methanol holds significant potential as sustainable energy carrier replacing fossil fuels in various industries BASF process catalysts, a leading
February 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference --- June 2-5, 2024 --- Atlanta, GA and ONLINE
Welcome to the ACS Green Chemistry Institute’s Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference where we are dedicated to advancing research, education, diversity, and innovation in the fields of green and sustainable chemistry and engineering. Our annual conference—the longest-running green chemistry conference
January 02, 2024 Read Full Article
Transforming Plants into Allies in the Fight against Climate Change
(U.S. Department of Energy/Oak Ridge National Laboratory/EurekAlert!) ... At the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists are leading research to transform plants into key drivers of decarbonization, from creating biomass crops for new fuels to enhancing the ability
June 07, 2023 Read Full Article
New Report: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Bioenergy Research: Opportunities and Challenge
(U.S. Department of Energy) The integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) with automated experimentation, genomics, biosystems design, and bioprocessing represents a new data-driven research paradigm poised to revolutionize scientific investigation and, particularly, bioenergy research. To identify the opportunities and
May 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Artificial Intelligence Makes Enzyme Engineering Easy
(Osaka University/Phys.Org) You can't move a pharmaceutical scientist from a lab to a kitchen and expect the same research output. Enzymes behave exactly the same: They are dependent upon a specific environment. But now, in a study recently published in ACS
November 08, 2022 Read Full Article
LanzaTech, with the Support of Danone, Discovers Method to Produce Sustainable PET Bottles from Captured Carbon
(LanzaTech/Globe Newswire) Proof of concept for direct production of monoethylene glycol (MEG), a key building block in sustainable PET production, completed at lab scale -- A consortium, including LanzaTech and Danone, led to the discovery of a new route to monoethylene
May 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Isle of Man Ship Registry and FuelTrust Sign MOU to Validate Green Ships
(FuelTrust) Isle of Man Ship Registry recognizes the use of FuelTrust’s AI and blockchain-based solutions to qualify vessels for its Green Ship status and fee discount -- FuelTrust, the technology company dedicated to creating a trusted and sustainable fuel ecosystem for
March 31, 2022 Read Full Article
New MSU Research Shows How Biofuel Crops Can Help Mitigate Climate Change When Grown on Land of Otherwise Little Agricultural Value
by Cameron Rudolph (Michigan State University) Newly published research from MSU Foundation Professor Bruno Basso shows how some Midwest farmers can see economic and environmental benefits of growing switchgrass, a biofuel crop, on traditionally less-productive land. -- Newly published Michigan State University
March 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Artificial Intelligence Predicts Algae Potential as Alternative Energy Source
by Blair Fannin (Texas A&M University/AgriLife Today) Jet fuel, animal feed among potential products from algae -- Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are using artificial intelligence to set a new world record for producing algae as a reliable, economic source for
March 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Farmers Have Been Burned by Agtech Too Often. Here’s How to Win Back Their Trust
by Michael Gilbert (Semios/Ag Funder News) ... There are a number of reasons why farmers have been leery when it comes to tech companies with big promises. But the biggest one is the most obvious: they’ve been burned before. Some of this
December 03, 2021 Read Full Article
LanzaTech: Radically Rethinking Industrial Business Models
by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon (Forbes) A visit this summer to New Zealand-American synthetic biology company, LanzaTech, opened my eyes to what the term “paradigm shift” means. LanzaTech is an industrial chemicals company that leverages innovations in biology, artificial intelligence, and precision
November 12, 2021 Read Full Article
With NREL’s Feedstock Research, Algae and Garbage Could Be Ingredients for Zero-Emissions Fuels of the Future
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory) In theory, over 1 billion tons of biomass could be sustainably collected and processed into biofuels by 2030 in the United States, according to U.S. Department of Energy analysis. But turning that theory into practice hinges on improvements
October 31, 2021 Read Full Article
AI to Pave the Way to Increased Waste-to-Energy Production
by Lori Friedman (Lehigh University) ... "... One is to take it to a landfill, another is burning it to produce electricity, and another is utilizing it as a feedstock for producing biofuels and bioproducts. However, the nature of MSW, a
September 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Building Blocks of Life – DeepMind to Release Shape Database of Every Protein Known to Science
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) They are the building blocks of life. Proteins. Can you imagine solving the protein structure prediction problem? Who would have thought a company that started in 2010 with testing AI on 49 different Atari games
August 02, 2021 Read Full Article
TeselaGen Partners with Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit to Accelerate the Bioeconomy
(Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU)/CISION) Collaboration deploys the TeselaGen AI-enabled operating system to close the gap between promising research and large-scale fermentation-based production of renewable bioproducts -- TeselaGen Biotechnology and the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) of the Lawrence
March 22, 2021 Read Full Article
DSM and TU Delft Launch AI4B.io Lab
(Delft University of Technology) Royal DSM and TU Delft today announce the establishment of the Artificial Intelligence Lab for Biosciences (the AI4B.io Lab). This laboratory will be the first of its kind in Europe to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to full-scale
January 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Idaho National Laboratory
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Barriers abound in the bioeconomy, but this slide guide from Idaho National Lab shows how artificial intelligence and machine learning will lower the barriers to growing a bioeconomy. From biomass supply and logistics to preprocessing
January 15, 2021 Read Full Article
AI for the Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Artificial Intelligence
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) UC Berkeley’s Dr. James Bentley Brown shared this illuminating slide guide at ABLC Digital on pattern discovery, the multi-scale analytical requirements of the bioeconomy, examples from a biotic field trial in corn, how artificial intelligence
January 06, 2021 Read Full Article
The Tri-Fecta – Machine Learning, Synthetic Biology and Automation: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Joint BioEnergy Institute
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Synthetic biology produces fabrics, food, biofuels, health products and more, but we need better predictive power. Machine learning can help and be used to design pathways or choose promoters to optimize production for example. Hector
December 21, 2020 Read Full Article
FarmLab Thinks It Can Get 1m Farmers to Sequester 1bn Tonnes of CO2 by 2025. Here’s How
by Jack Ellis (Ag Funder News) ... He (FarmLab co-founder and CEO Sam Duncan) started FarmLab with co-founder and chief technology officer Shahriar Jamshidi in 2016 with the aim of making sampling on farms more efficient and wallet-friendly. Back then, it was
December 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Lowering Tech Barriers to Grow Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There are major barriers in growing a bioeconomy, but Idaho National Laboratory is tackling some of those by applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve the supply of sustainable biomass feedstock for conversion to
November 06, 2020 Read Full Article
12 Emerging Technologies: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to WBCSD’s Innovations to Transform 2020-2030
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The World Business Council for Sustainable Development just published an issue brief as part of a series of interim outputs linked to WBCSD’s current refresh of its Vision 2050. Here are highlights from the report, highlighting 5
September 08, 2020 Read Full Article
Department of Energy Selects New Projects to Accelerate Innovation and Growth in the Biomanufacturing Sector
(U.S. Department of Energy) Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of eight projects totaling over $5 million to conduct research and development (R&D) needed to accelerate the US biomanufacturing sector. Part of the Agile BioFoundry (ABF) consortium, these
July 10, 2020 Read Full Article
The Bio Revolution: Innovations Transforming Economies, Societies, and Our Lives
(McKinsey Global Institute) Advances in biological sciences, combined with the accelerating development of computing, data processing, and artificial intelligence (AI), are fueling a new wave of innovation that could have significant impact in sectors across the economy, from healthcare and
July 07, 2020 Read Full Article
Smart Farms of the Future: Making Bioenergy Crops More Environmentally Friendly
by Julie Chao (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Berkeley Lab launches three new projects to advance sustainable agricultural practices ... The three projects, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), leverage Berkeley Lab’s strengths in artificial intelligence, sensors, and ecological biology.
June 03, 2020 Read Full Article
MU Research Puts Green Algae on the Front Line to Replace Fossil Fuel
by Mariana Labatte (Innovations in Agriculture Missourian Extension) MU computer science professor Jianlin Cheng sees the future of energy in green algae. The small aquatic plants that add a layer of scum to ponds and pools have a beneficial side — green