by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) To understand today’s SAF and Renewable Diesel markets, techs and projects, we turned to our long-time
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Back TO HOMEJeff McDaniel, VP of New Projects at Velocys and Will Thurmond, CEO of Emerging Markets Online Joined REenergize Last Week.
(REenergize) Jeff McDaniel shared updates to Velocys’ commercial reference project, Bayou Fuels, which will produce SAF and naphtha in Natchez, Mississippi. McDaniel
August 28, 2023 Read Full Article
Blue Biofuels Receives Department of Energy Grant for Groundbreaking Renewable Fuels Technology
(Blue Biofuels/Globe Newswire) Blue Biofuels, Inc. (OTCQB: BIOF). Blue Biofuels (the “Company”) announces today the receipt of a prestigious Department of
July 12, 2023 Read Full Article
Turning Sugar Cane Waste into Biojet Fuel: How a Biorefinery Is Propelling Queensland into the Future
(Queensland Government) If you’ve flown internationally in recent years, you may have found yourself on a plane powered by a
June 23, 2023 Read Full Article
Unlocking the Deployment of Advanced Bioethanol Refineries
by Melich Seefeldt (Praj Industries/Biofuels Digest) Advanced bioethanol (also named 2G or cellulosic bioethanol from inedible biomass) and its co-products
June 12, 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
May 25, 2023 Read Full Article
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
May 23, 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
May 22, 2023 Read Full Article
Steeper Energy Collaborates with Invest Alberta to Bring Biomass Conversion Plant to Alberta
(Steeper Energy) Steeper Energy (Steeper) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Invest Alberta Corporation
April 18, 2023 Read Full Article
Blue Biofuels Achieves Full Conversion with Pilot Scale Reactor System
(Blue Biofuels) Blue Biofuels announced today the achievement of full conversion of cellulose into soluble sugars from our king grass feedstock
April 05, 2023 Read Full Article
Study Paves Way to More Efficient Production of 2G Ethanol Using Specially Modified Yeast Strain
(São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)/EurekAlert!) Brazilian researchers identified the genes that make the industrial yeast strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae SA-1 resistant to
March 28, 2023 Read Full Article
VIDEO: Chevy's Rob Buckner on Shell's New Renewable IndyCar Fuel
by Marshall Pruit (Racer Magazine) Team Chevy IndyCar program manager and engine guru Rob Buckner takes RACER’s Marshall Pruett inside
March 05, 2023 Read Full Article
Will Ethanol Fuel a Low-Carbon Future?
by Craig Bettenhausen (Chemical & Engineering News) After decades of false starts, cellulosic ethanol may arrive just as the chemical
February 13, 2023 Read Full Article
A New EPA Proposal Is Reigniting a Debate about What Counts as ‘Renewable’
by John McCracken (Grist) The agency wants more ethanol, biogas, and wood pellet power in the nation's fuel mix. But is that
January 05, 2023 Read Full Article
IIT-G Succeeds in Breaking down Woody Biomass for Conversion to Bioethanol Fuel
(The Meghalayan Bureau) The IIT Guwahati scientists have shown the efficacy of a new type of endoglucanase called RfGH5_4 in
January 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Lignin: A Way towards the Sustainable Biorefinery
Siddhartha Pal (Praj Industries/Biofuels Digest) Various sources of lignocellulosic biomass, such as forestry waste and agricultural feedstocks, are available all over
January 02, 2023 Read Full Article
India's Sugarcane-Based Ethanol Plan Has a Big Problem: Water
bySupriya Vohra (Quartz) While India is making a push for ethanol-blended petrol, by incentivizing sugarcane-derived ethanol, concerns remain about the water-guzzling
December 19, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC 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
December 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Japan Looks to Thailand for Bioethanol that Doesn’t Fuel Food Insecurity
by Nikkei Asia (KrASIA) Sumitomo, Kao explore projects to turn sugar and cassava waste into energy. -- Asia’s first plant to
November 28, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to California Ethanol + Power
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The mission of California Ethanol & Power, LLC (“CE+P”) is to produce sustainable renewable low-carbon
November 25, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Anellotech
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Founded in 2008, Anellotech is a sustainable technology company that has invented and is developing innovative
November 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Praj & ESIIC Partner to Accelerate Bioeconomy in Egypt
(Praj) On the eve of 27th Climate Change Conference in Egypt, Praj Industries Limited (Praj) has announced that they have
November 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Maximum Thrust on Decarb Drive: Shell’s Blockbuster 3.25B Liter CellEth Deal with Raizen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) News arrived from Brazil to begin the week that Shell has agreed to buy a total
November 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Europe Is Buying Up Cheaper Brazilian Ethanol amid Energy Crisis
by Dayanne Sousa (Bloomberg/Yahoo! Finance) Europe is loading up on cheaper Brazilian ethanol, tripling imports in order to cope with
October 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Queensland Biofutures: 10-Year Roadmap and Action Plan
(Government of Queensland) The Queensland Government launched the State’s first Biofutures Roadmap and Action Plan in 2016 to help establish
August 30, 2022 Read Full Article
ROBIN Debuts THE CLARIANT CHANNEL
(Biofuels Digest) Now on ROBIN, up to the minute video and presentations, events and background from Europe's dominant player in
August 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Producing Biofuels from Waste Coffee and Alcohol Products
by Reginald Davey (AZO Materials) Research into utilizing waste products has benefited several industries in recent years, improving their sustainability.
August 22, 2022 Read Full Article
En Route to Market: Alder Fuels and NREL Partner to Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel Technology for Commercial Use
by Erik F. Ringle (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) A critical pathway for producing large quantities of low- to negative-carbon sustainable aviation
August 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Leap for LEEP – Low Energy Ethanol Process: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to RCM Engineering
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here’s a look at 2nd generation ethanol from RCM Engineering and how LEEP – Low
July 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Whatever Happened to Cellulosic Ethanol?
by David Kramer (Physics Today) Technological immaturity, falling oil prices, overoptimistic investors, and regulatory uncertainty are blamed for the failure
July 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Overcoming the Toughest Catalyst Challenges in the Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to LEC
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Terry Mazanec from Lee Enterprises Consulting takes us on a journey through the toughest catalyst
June 30, 2022 Read Full Article
IndyCar to Use (100%) Renewable Fuel Beginning in 2023
(Associated Press) IndyCar will become the first North American racing series to use 100% renewable fuel in its race cars. Shell, which
May 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Corn Ethanol Boom in Brazil
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The world’s second-largest corn producer, Brazil is continuing to see a rise in grain
May 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Raízen Raising the Roof on 2 New Cellulosic Ethanol Plants with $395M Investment
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Almost a year ago, The Digest reported that Raízen was rising with about $1.15 billion raised
May 16, 2022 Read Full Article
Electric Vehicle: India’s Target to Have 20% Ethanol Blended in Petrol by 2025 Could Affect Its Food Security
by Tanvi Deshpande (IndiaSpend.com/Scroll.in) Achieving the target won’t drastically reduce emissions nor will India achieve energy security because of it.
May 10, 2022 Read Full Article
The “Green Crude” SAF Alternative: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Alder Fuels
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Alder Fuels’ Chief Technology Officer, Derek Vardon, shared this illuminating slide guide at ABLC
May 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Food or Fuel
by Peeping Tom (Kaieteur News – In 2009, there was a pushback against plans, by then President Bharrat Jagdeo, to
April 18, 2022 Read Full Article
B&W, Kiewit Partner to Develop Biomass Power Plant for Fidelis’ Renewable Diesel, SAF Project
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Babcock & Wilcox announced March 31 that it is partnering with Kiewit Industrial to
April 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Team Ethanol on a Marathon
by Leticia Phillips (Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association, UNICA/Ethanol Producer Magazine) With most predicting a future dominated by electric vehicles, the
March 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Scientists Are Creating Homegrown Biofuels in the Peoria Ag Lab
by Jonathan Wright (WCBU) ... Butanol production is among the world’s oldest commercial fermentation processes, discovered by Louis Pasteur in 1861. Between
March 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Near Net Zero 2G Ethanol and Cellulosic Sugar: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) How does Praj do simultaneous production of 2G ethanol and RNG from bagasse? What made
March 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Negative Solutions: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Origin Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Nearly half of all global emissions come from making products. But Origin Materials’ mission is
March 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Volkswagen Researching Ethanol-Based Fuel Cells
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Volkswagen has a vision for how ethanol can help achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner,
March 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Sorghum: A Sweet Proposition for Sustainable Biofuel
(U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service) Sweet sorghum is best known for the amber-colored syrup that's made from its juices.
February 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuels 2030, Vol 2
by Will Thurmond (Emerging Markets) Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuels 2030, Vol 2. (249 pages, September 2021) provides a
February 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Ferrari to Use Bioethanol in Its F-1 Cars Next Season
(Biofuels International) Brazilian energy company Raizen and Shell have clinched a deal with Ferrari to supply biofuel to its Formula
November 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Decarbonizing Transport with Cellulosic Ethanol: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed the ABLC presentation by Andreas Reindl, Clariant’s Business Line Biofuels & Derivatives,
November 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Light-Bending Wood Pulp, Salt Building Material, Seaweed Bioplastics and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of November 18th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Lightbending was discovered by Avatar Shiron when a Firebender let his Yang overpower his Yin,
November 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Plant-Based Waste and Residues into Biofuel – Geeking out over Lignocellulose
by Richard Pallardy (Neste) Plant biomass, or lignocellulose, is the most abundant renewable carbon source on the planet. It has
November 05, 2021 Read Full Article
First of a Kind Bagasse to Ethanol Project in India.
(LanzaTech) LanzaTech to work with Spray Engineering Devices Limited on Sustainable Ethanol Project -- Spray Engineering Devices Limited (SED), a multidisciplinary
October 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Biomass Innovations under Investigation Part 4: Forestry and Energy Crops
(Bio Market Insights) ... Forestry: Mostex Global Solutions: Integrated whole tree extraction and on site pre-processing of under-yielding forest resources Mostex was set
October 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Ethanol, Biogas, Renewable Chemicals: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Dr. Pramod Kumbhar, President and CTO of Praj shared this illuminating slide guide on their
October 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Brazil: Adecoagro & Galileo Embark on Biomethane for Vehicles Project
(Galileo Technologies/NGV Journal) Starting this month, Adecoagro, one of the main food and renewable energy producers in South America, replaces fossil
September 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuels 2030, Vol 2
(Emerging Markets Online) New study! Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuels 2030, Vol 2. (249 pages, August 2021) focuses on low-carbon
August 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels, RNG, SAF, Renewable Chem: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) You may know Praj as a biofuels company but this slide guide from ABLC Digital
August 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Raízen Raises $1.15B in Biggest Brazil IPO of the Year
Helena Taveres Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) hares have started trading in Raízen’s IPO – which also happens to be the largest Brazilian IPO
August 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Enzyme from Amazon Fungus Could Enhance Efficiency of Second-Generation Ethanol Production
by Maria Fernanda Ziegler (Agência FAPESP) Researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil have found an enzyme
August 11, 2021 Read Full Article
More of the Fuel, Twice the Food: Microbiogen’s Yeast Breakthrough
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) For years, it’s been ‘food vs fuel,” a claim that has plagued ethanol producers, that somehow
August 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels Feedstock List Should Be Enlarged to Meet EU Target: Industry
by Sean Goulding Carroll (EURACTIV.com) The list of EU-approved sustainable fuel sources should be expanded to meet the higher targets for
July 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Delta Biofuel Proposes $70 Million Renewable Fuel Plant in Jeanerette
(Office of the Governor of Louisiana) Gov. John Bel Edwards and Delta Biofuel CEO Philip Keating announced the company is evaluating
June 29, 2021 Read Full Article
SAF Feedstock Availability: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Brazil
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Addressing the challenges of sustainable aviation fuel feedstock availability in Brazil, RSB, in collaboration with
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
RSB, Agroicone Publish Study to Support Sustainable Transformation in Brazil with SAF
(Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials) The aviation sector has ambitious targets for reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and switching from fossil
May 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Potential Biofuel Production Pathways in Indonesia: Overview of Processes, Feedstocks, and Types of Fuel
by Tenny Kristiana and Chelsea Baldino (International Council on Clean Transportation) Because of its abundant biofuel feedstocks, Indonesia has the potential to
April 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Refugees in Sudan Reap Benefits of Clean Cooking Energy
by Sylvia Nabanoba and Vanessa Zola (UNHCR) A switch to ethanol reduces risky trips in search of firewood, slows reforestation and
March 01, 2021 Read Full Article
WEF’s ‘Clean Skies for Tomorrow’ Outlines Pathway to Net-Zero Aviation: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What is the World Economic Forum doing to help aviation meet net zero goals? First,
December 14, 2020 Read Full Article
CABBI Researchers Collaborate on Oilcane Pilot Project
by Jenna Kurtzweil (Brookhaven National Laboratory/Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation) From southeastern Florida to northern Mississippi to the
November 03, 2020 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Ethanol: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant Chemtex Approach
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Two world leaders in cellulosic deployment – Jeff Taylor from Chemtex and Paolo Corvo from
October 26, 2020 Read Full Article
Cargill, Virent Collaborate on Biobased Fuels and Chemicals
(Cargill/Farm Progress) Goal is to open new markets for corn and expand opportunities for renewable fuels and chemicals. -- Cargill and
October 07, 2020 Read Full Article
Biorefining of Sugarcane Bagasse to Fermentable Sugars and Surface Oxygen Group-Rich Hierarchical Porous Carbon for Supercapacitors
by Xiaoxiang Wang, Li Cao, Rosmala Lewis, Tubuxin Hreid, Zhanying Zhang, Hongxia Wang (Renewable Energy) Oxygen-rich porous carbon from sugarcane bagasse
October 05, 2020 Read Full Article
Lignocellulosic Platform Goes Beyond Biofuels: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant’s Sunliquid
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Chemicals, catalysis, additives – At ABLC Digital this July, Clariant shared how they are working on
September 06, 2020 Read Full Article
Enzyme Cocktail Developed in Brazil Powers Production of Second-Generation Ethanol
by Maria Fernanda Ziegler (Agência FAPESP/EurekAlert!) Brazilian researchers used genetic engineering to develop a low-cost platform for the production of
August 19, 2020 Read Full Article
Gevo and Praj to Commercialize Sustainable Aviation Fuel in India
(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) and Praj Industries Ltd. have announced that they have signed a binding, definitive Master Framework Agreement
August 19, 2020 Read Full Article
Nova Pangaea Set for Expansion Following Latest Funding Round
(Nova Pangaea) Nova Pangaea Technologies, the UK company which sustainably converts biomass into valuable feedstocks for biofuels, biochemicals and biopolymers, has
August 19, 2020 Read Full Article
Mustard Family Member Seen as Biofuel Source
(Canton Daily Ledger/US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service) Lesquerella (a.k.a. Fendler’s bladderpod and Yellow Top) is a member of the
August 14, 2020 Read Full Article
Frontiers in the Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj’s Bio-Mobility, 2G Ethanol & Renewable Chem
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At ABLC Digital in July, Pramod Kumbhar, President and CTO at Praj Matrix’s R&D Center
August 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Renewable Chemicals and Materials: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj’s Bioeconomy Perspective
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Praj Industries recently added renewable chemicals and materials to their portfolio of products going beyond
July 23, 2020 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels Expansion: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo’s Next-Gen Renewable Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Gevo is developing a platform to fund expansion projects in the next phase of its
June 23, 2020 Read Full Article
IIT Madras Researchers Use Agri Waste, Plastic to Make Biofuel
(The Hindu) Team develops microwave-assisted pyrolysis process to achieve the goal -- Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras
June 17, 2020 Read Full Article
Q&A on Cellulosic Ethanol with Clariant
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) DigestConnect hosted a wildly popular webinar in late April with Clariant’s Head of Business Line, Biofuels
May 28, 2020 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels USA Starts "Just A Minute" Educational Series
(Advanced Biofuels USA) The first episode of "Just A Minute or So about Renewable Fuels" focuses on what might be
April 30, 2020 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuel Reduces Carbon Emissions: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant’s Sunliquid and Lignocellulosic Ethanol
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Clariant takes us on a journey on how carbon emissions can be reduced by advanced biofuels,
April 27, 2020 Read Full Article
Nova Pangaea Partners with Pakistan’s JS Group to Licence Biofuel Technology
(Biofuels International) Teeside, UK-based Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT) has signed a partnership contract with Pakistan’s JS Group to licence NPT’s
March 12, 2020 Read Full Article
2020 Bioeconomy M&A Deal Review & Outlook
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Digest published today a 2020 Deal Review and Outlook Bioeconomy M&A visual guide that looks
February 05, 2020 Read Full Article
Mumias Sugar Set to Revive Ethanol Factory Friday
by Benson Amadala (Business Daily Africa) The cash-strapped Mumias Sugar Company is expected to resume ethanol production Friday after reconnection
January 16, 2020 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Biofuel Technology: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Mercurius Biorefining
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Reaching high is something Mercurius is familiar with, esp. with their REACH technology. Standing for renewable,
January 02, 2020 Read Full Article
Pakistan’s Competition Commission Calls for Alternatives to Wheat Straw for Power Due to Scarcity
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Pakistan, the Tribune newspaper reports that the national competition commission has ordered an end to
December 28, 2019 Read Full Article
Autothermal Pyrolysis: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Rethinking Thermochemical Processing
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Iowa State University is working on fast pyrolysis, and Robert Brown, Director of the university’s Bioeconomy
December 27, 2019 Read Full Article
Ethanol Blending: UP Govt Distilleries to Supply 53 Million Litres to OMCs
by Virendra Singh Rawat (Business Standard) State-controlled cooperative federation to invest Rs 160 crore on ethanol roadmap -- To enhance the sugarcane value chain
October 24, 2019 Read Full Article
IIT-M, ExxonMobil Research Join Hands for Biofuel Research
(CanIndia) The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IITM) on Monday said it has entered into an agreement with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering
October 14, 2019 Read Full Article
US Patent Granted for Enzymes Developed by ICGEB-DBT Bioenergy Group
(International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology) A new cellulase preparation discovered by scientists at ICGEB, New Delhi has received a
October 04, 2019 Read Full Article
Houston-Based Company Planning $100 Million Plant in St. Martinville that Would Use Sugar Cane Waste to Make Ethanol
by Kristen Mosbrucker (The Advocate) Praj Industries, a publicly traded bioenergy engineering business with headquarters in India, is laying the foundation
October 01, 2019 Read Full Article
India’s Nascent Crop Residue Supply Industry
by Aru Mangla (Biomass Magazine) In India, crop residue has not been able to achieve the economic potential it possesses,
September 13, 2019 Read Full Article
Praj's Propriety Technology to Be Used in USA's First Bagasse Based Ethanol Biorefinery
(Economic Times) Earlier this year US based domain specialists had visited Praj’s 2G integrated bio-refinery demonstration plant and Praj Matrix,
September 05, 2019 Read Full Article
Clariant Successfully Concludes Testing of Energy Crop Miscanthus at Straubing Plant for GRACE Project
(Clariant) INA has chosen Clariant’s sunliquid® technology to assess usability of miscanthus for conversion into lignocellulosic sugars & ethanol within
September 03, 2019 Read Full Article
9 Constellations to Watch: A Look at the Rising Stars in the Race to SAF
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... (T)oday we explore 9 of those constellations building around Sustainable Aviation Fuels. Some
August 26, 2019 Read Full Article
New Energy Blue Buys Inbicon’s Low-Carbon Fuel Technology
(Oil and Gas 360/New Energy Blue) NewEnergyBlue acquired exclusive rights to Inbicon bio-conversion technology throughout the Americas and will first employ
August 13, 2019 Read Full Article
Just Drop It in!: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo’s Drop-in Hydrocarbons
by Jim Lane (Biofuhttp://radar.weather.gov/radar_lite.php?product=NCR&rid=LWX&loop=yesels Digest) Gevo produces and sells low-carbon, renewable, high-performance fuel products. From ethanol to isobutanol, jet fuel, isooctane,
August 08, 2019 Read Full Article
From Biomass to BioPlus: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to GranBio’s Nanocellulose
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) GranBio is focused on commercial deployment of technologies for the production of biofuels, biochemicals, and nanocellulose. Kim
August 05, 2019 Read Full Article
Opportunities and Risks for Continued Biofuel Expansion in Brazil
by Nikita Pavlenko and Carmen Araujo (International Council on Clean Transportation) Brazil’s advanced biofuel industry lags far behind the production capacity
July 31, 2019 Read Full Article
Streamlining the Biofuel Production Process
(European Commission) The production of biofuels like ethanol from non-food biomass is a lucrative prospect for the agricultural sector. However, due
July 02, 2019 Read Full Article
Making Every Carbon Count: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Praj had a humble beginning as a supplier of ethanol plants, and today is a global
July 02, 2019 Read Full Article
Hawaii’s Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot!: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Tropical Feedstocks
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The University of Hawai’i is on top of the latest research on Hawaii’s tropical agriculture, its
June 24, 2019 Read Full Article
If Rice Is Nice, Rice Trash Is Cash: Gevo, Praj Working to Convert Rice Straw to Products
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Specifically, in the past month, Gevo also executed an agreement with Praj to develop jet
June 19, 2019 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Digest’s new “Stocks Worth Tracking” Multi-Slide Guide Series highlights hot companies that are making strides
May 28, 2019 Read Full Article
Feedstock Flexibility
by Matt Thompson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Beyond Enerkem, a few companies around the world are looking to feedstocks outside of corn
May 14, 2019 Read Full Article
Bacteria Turn Agri Waste to Biofuel, First-of-Its-Kind Research
by Himanshu Nitnaware (Pune Mirror) ... The researchers worked to find an alternative to fossil fuels through biodegradation of agricultural waste such
May 01, 2019 Read Full Article
India’s Ethanol Scenario: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Praj Americas, Inc.,subsidiary of Praj industries ltd, is a unique technology and engineering company in the
April 18, 2019 Read Full Article
Gevo to Work With Praj Industries to Commercialize Renewable Isobutanol, Jet Fuel and Isooctane in India
(Gevo/Globe Newswire) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) announced today that it has signed a binding, definitive Construction License Agreement with Praj Industries
April 10, 2019 Read Full Article
Brazil’s GranBio Acquires USA’s American Process
by Helena Taveres Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... The acquisition of American Process Inc’s technologies, intellectual property portfolio and physical assets strengthens
March 18, 2019 Read Full Article
Albioma Commissions First Sugarcane-Based Bioethanol Combustion Turbine
(Biofuels International) Albioma has announced the industrial commissioning of the first peak-load combustion turbine (CT) operating mostly on bioethanol in Saint-Pierre,
February 28, 2019 Read Full Article
Yogi Government Sanctions Two Biofuel Projects Worth Rs. 800 Crore
(Deccan Chronicle) ShivOm Dayal Energies (P) Ltd is setting up two biofuel pants worth Rs 800 crore at Saharanpur and Bijnor.
February 20, 2019 Read Full Article
Maha Sugar Mill Takes Lead in Making Ethanol from Cane Juice
(India Post News Weekly) A cooperative sugar mill in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra has taken the lead in producing fuel grade
February 19, 2019 Read Full Article
Pilot Plant to Turn Sugarcane Waste into Biofuel and Beer Bottles
(Queensland University of Technology) QUT researchers and Mercurius Australia have commenced work on a pilot plant to prove the economic viability
February 18, 2019 Read Full Article
Brazil May Boost Ethanol Production without Deforestation
by Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade (SciDev.net) Ethanol sugarcane by-products serve to feed cattle with highly nourishing forage; Requires adapting US system; Recovery strategies
February 06, 2019 Read Full Article
The Stora Enso Story – A Magical Tale of Trees and Forests
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... In today’s Digest, we talk about Stora Enso’s story – the renewable materials company
January 28, 2019 Read Full Article
ExxonMobil and Renewable Energy Group Partner with Clariant to Advance Cellulosic Biofuel Research
(ExxonMobil/Renewable Energy Group/Globe Newswire) Partnership to expand on joint ExxonMobil and REG research into cellulosic biodiesel; Clariant’s sunliquid® technology to facilitate creation
January 23, 2019 Read Full Article
Sugar Has Potential to Be Energy Future of SA
by Francois Baird (FairPlay/Saturday Star/IOL) ... There is so much more to sugar cane than sugar, and its potential to create
January 23, 2019 Read Full Article
The Wonders Down Under: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Australia and the Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) IEA Bioenergy Task 42’s goal is to contribute to the development and deployment of integrated biorefineries as
December 26, 2018 Read Full Article
Improved Catalyst Can Speed up Conversion of Industrial Biomass into Biofuel
by Monika Kundu Srivastava (TechExplorist) ... Scientists at the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, have developed a faster, environment-friendly method for
December 19, 2018 Read Full Article
New Energy Presses on with Cellulosic Ethanol
by Mikkel Pates (AgWeek) New Energy Blue LLC is about five months away from finishing engineering and permitting on a
December 10, 2018 Read Full Article
Commercializing 2nd-Gen Biofuels: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Axens
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Following the acquisition of Heurtey Petrochem and the integration of 50% of Eurecat, Axens Group now
December 05, 2018 Read Full Article
Report on the Thermochemical Sciences Symposium at Auburn University
by Leyla Battista-Channell* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Auburn, Alabama: Home to the Auburn tigers, the “loveliest village on the plains,” and
November 12, 2018 Read Full Article
Yogi Govt Clears Six Biofuel Investment Proposals Worth Rs 17 Billion
by Virendra Singh Rawat (Business Standard) These projects include a mega biofuel plant by SunLight Fuels spanning 90 acres in Sitapur, and
October 05, 2018 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant Biotechnology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Clariant’s Group Biotechnology — responsible for the Technology Platform Biotechnology — develops tailor-made biotechnological processes for the economic
September 18, 2018 Read Full Article
Sweet Sorghum Complementing Ethanol Production in Sugar Mills
(ICRISAT) To help the government achieve the national ethanol blending targets of 20% by 2017, private sugar mills and the public
August 03, 2018 Read Full Article
Vietnam Uses ‘Super-Technology’ to Treat Biowaste
(Vietnam.net Bridge) The utilization of Carbolosic technology in Vietnam promises to bring great benefits as it turns biological waste into valuable
June 27, 2018 Read Full Article
UF/IFAS Researchers Hope Better Technology Produces Less Costly Ethanol
(University of Florida) University of Florida scientists wondered how cheaply fuel ethanol can be made from inedible plant material – called
June 06, 2018 Read Full Article
One Commercial, Two Commercial, Three Commercial, Four: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant’s Sunliquid Cellulosic Ethanol Technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Clariant’s sunliquid technology for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into sugars, followed by fermentation to cellulosic
May 24, 2018 Read Full Article
Key Enzyme for Production of Second-Generation Ethanol Discovered in Brazilian Amazon
(São Paulo Research Foundation/EurekAlert) Protein encoded by gene found in microorganisms living in Amazon lake could boost efficiency on the sugarcane
May 16, 2018 Read Full Article
Drop-in Fuels and Biomaterials: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Global Bioenergies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Global Bioenergies is a pioneer in the development of one-step fermentation processes for the direct and
May 15, 2018 Read Full Article
The Undiscovered Furan Country: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Origin Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Origin is a new kind of chemical company, focused on the future of materials science. By
May 01, 2018 Read Full Article
India’s Biofuels Horizons: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj Industries
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Praj is an India-based process solutions specialist with continued leadership in ethanol & brewery space over
April 26, 2018 Read Full Article
A Bioethanol-Fuelled Bioeconomy
by Mario Bonaccorso (Renewable Matter) ... 700 million tonnes of sugarcane treated in one year; 30.23 billion litres of bioethanol
April 23, 2018 Read Full Article
Research Shows How Genetics Can Contribute for Advances in 2G Ethanol Production
(FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO/EurekAlert!) The study focused three fungi species which produce enzymes with application
April 17, 2018 Read Full Article
Bioemergent Materials: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Alternative Natural Rubber Development
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) “What would industrial progress be without natural rubber?” asks Rubber Journal Asia. “It’s hardly imaginable.” Listed
March 30, 2018 Read Full Article
Short-Term Bioenergy Solutions for Meeting the Two Degree Celsius Scenario (2DS)
by Michael Eggleston* (Advanced BiofuelsUSA) Highlighting how policy makers, investors and scientists can jointly work together to transform the global
March 09, 2018 Read Full Article
100% Ethanol-Run Bikes to Be Launched this Month: Nitin Gadkari
by Swaraj Baggonkar (Money Control) The ministry of road transport and highways is urging automotive companies to introduce flex engines that
January 26, 2018 Read Full Article
Dry Idea: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to the Bioeconomy in Arid Regions
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Sustainable Bioeconomy for Arid Regions (SBAR) is a multi-level research project that will cultivate two
January 22, 2018 Read Full Article
Eco-Friendly Method Can Turn Raw Biomass into High Value Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals
(IANS/Indian Express) An international team of researchers, including from India and Bangladesh, has developed a cost-effective method of converting non-edible
January 03, 2018 Read Full Article
"Energycane" Jet Fuel Could Be the First Big Step Towards Cleaner Skies
by Deepak Kumar; Stephen P. Long; Vijay Singh (The Conversation/Inverse Innovation) Airlines look to biomass-derived jet fuels to reduce their carbon
January 02, 2018 Read Full Article
Biofuel R&D for Ethanol, Green Chemical from Crop Waste
by Mike Foley (The Land) A new fuel technology to convert harvested crops and other plant waste into biofuel and green
December 14, 2017 Read Full Article
UF/IFAS-Developed Sorghum Cultivars Can Produce Thousands of Gallons of Ethanol
(University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences/Newswise) ... Although sorghum is a source for table syrup, scientists see a
December 14, 2017 Read Full Article
Big Australia Is Back: Oz’s ARENA, China’s JTL Go Big with a Cellulosic Biofuels Bet
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... (T)he Australian Renewable Energy Agency has made its single largest direct investment in second-generation biofuels via
December 06, 2017 Read Full Article
Hunter Valley Biofuel Facility to Advance Ethanol Production
(Australian Renewable Energy Agency/Ethanol Produce Magazine) The Australian Renewable Energy Agency recently announced $11.9 million in funding for Australian biofuel company Ethanol
December 01, 2017 Read Full Article
Now Deploying at Commercial Scale: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant’s Sunliquid Cellulosic Ethanol Technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Clariant’s sunliquid technology for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into sugars, followed by fermentation to cellulosic
November 30, 2017 Read Full Article
$2.25 Per Gallon Biohydrocarbon Fuels, Unsubsidized? Biozin Licenses IH2 Technology — Heads for Commercial-Scale in Norway
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Texas, CRI/Criterion Catalyst Company has awarded an FEL-2 license agreement for the IH2 technology which converts biomass
November 16, 2017 Read Full Article
VTT to Develop Enzymes Found in Wildfire-Prone Areas
( VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Micro-organisms found in the wildfire-prone dry tropical forests of India are an
November 14, 2017 Read Full Article
Aviation Fuels and Much More: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) We Really Do Mean “Drop-in”. Gevo has two proprietary technologies that combine to make it possible to
November 13, 2017 Read Full Article
Expansion of Sugarcane Ethanol in Brazil Could Cut GHG Emissions
by Lisa Gibson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A massive expansion of land use for sugar cane growth in Brazil, and a subsequent
November 08, 2017 Read Full Article
Expanding Brazilian Sugarcane Could Dent Global CO2 Emissions
(Phys.org/ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global carbon