(Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM)) Seawater and brackish water could serve as alternative water sources for hydrogen production. The challenge is that conventional electrolyzers require high-purity water that needs extensive treatment. In the SeaEly project, the Fraunhofer
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(European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)) Overview: A senior secured loan of up to USD 105 million, comprising a USD 85 million committed tranche and a USD 20 million uncommitted tranche to Green Sky Capital to finance the construction and commissioning
October 21, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Tire Pyrolysis Offtake
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Tire collection systems achieve high capture rates, yet tire pyrolysis plants struggle with economic bankability due to product off-take qualification. While pyrolysis liquids easily enter fuel markets, recovered carbon black provides sixty percent of modeled plant
October 21, 2026 Read Full Article
Holy Economics, BioMan! The Double-Premium Trap
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... “Low-carbon molecules! Domestic feedstocks! Sustainable fuels! Renewable chemistry! Energy security! Rural prosperity!” ... By lunchtime, BioMan sat on a curb, staring blankly into the middle distance. He had uncovered a fundamental law of industrial physics: he was
October 21, 2026 Read Full Article
Independent Review of Syntholene Facility Confirms World Class Proof-of-Performance, Supports Potential for Cost-Competitive Synthetic Aviation Fuel
(Syntholene) Independent review of Iceland Demonstration Facility operating data supports the potential for Syntholene to achieve lower direct production costs than conventional fossil-derived fuels under favourable commercial operating conditions. Syntholene Energy Corp. (TSXV: ESAF) (OTCQB: SYNTF) (FSE: 3DD0) (“Syntholene” or the “Company”)
October 20, 2026 Read Full Article
Notice of Intent: Leveraging Domestic Infrastructure and Resources to Unleash Alternative Chemicals, Fuels, and Feedstocks Funding Opportunity
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office (AFFO) announced its intent to award up to $60 million to expand domestic energy production and distribution through novel, high-impact chemicals, fertilizers, fuels, and feedstock technologies.
October 20, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to the Composter’s Veto on Bioplastics
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Certified compostable bioplastics face systematic rejection by industrial composters prioritizing finished compost quality over polymer degradability. Less than one-third of food-waste composting facilities accept bioplastic-coated paper, while rigid PLA and PHA items are frequently banned due
October 20, 2026 Read Full Article
Brooklyn Bridge for Sale! Cemvita, Roebling are Building Bridges Across Biotech’s Valley of Death
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Industrial biotechnology is very good at discovering things—microorganisms that convert industrial wastes into valuable products, biological pathways replacing petrochemicals, microbes recovering critical minerals from low-grade ores, and fermentation systems displacing conventional chemistry. At the laboratory
October 20, 2026 Read Full Article
From Wood to Chemicals: UPM Inaugurates Pioneering Biorefinery in Germany
(UPM) UPM today (October 15, 2026) inaugurated its biorefinery in Leuna, Germany, marking the start of a new industrial platform for renewable chemicals made from wood. The biorefinery converts lignocellulosic biomass, primarily wood from sustainably managed forests and sawmill residues, into
October 19, 2026 Read Full Article
Chemical Engineering Researchers Part of Multi-Disciplinary Effort to Transform Farmland Grasses into Source for Biobased Consumer Products
by Joe McAdory (Auburn University) ... The Biobased Rural Innovation for Domestic Growth and Economic Security (BRIDGES) Engine, led by the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in partnership with Auburn University, the University of Tennessee, Volkswagen Group of America and AGgrow Tech
October 19, 2026 Read Full Article
What Happened to Pennsylvania’s Hydrogen Hubs?
by Rebecca McCarthy (Inside Climate News) Backed by the federal government and bipartisan leadership, Pennsylvania’s hydrogen projects were supposed to create jobs and slash emissions. Now, they’re in limbo. Three years ago, hydrogen seemed poised for a long-awaited breakthrough. The Biden administration
October 17, 2026 Read Full Article
Sunlight Gives Biodiesel By-product a Second Life as Hydrogen and Valuable Chemicals
(The National Tribune) Key Points: Sunlight can covert glycerol, a low value product of biodiesel production into hydrogen and higher value chemicals; A photocatalyst based on zinc indium sulfide, modified with very small amounts of nickel and cobalt, increased the hydrogen evolution rate
October 16, 2026 Read Full Article
Munich E-Methane Startup Turn2x Secures €20 Million for Expansion
by Bernd Heppel (Munich StartUp) Munich climate tech Turn2x has raised €20 million in a Series A financing round. The startup plans to use the capital to scale its e-methane technology and set up additional production sites following the launch
October 16, 2026 Read Full Article
The Hound of the Sopertonvilles
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The task: to convert ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel at commercial scale and thereby help prove that the world may one day fly on something other than fossil kerosene and used cooking oil. But as in
October 16, 2026 Read Full Article
Using Enzymes Instead of the Landfill: How Biological Processes Can Help with Recycling
(University of Greifswald) They are durable, cheap and everyday life is now hardly imaginable without them: plastics. More then 400 million metric tons are produced every year. As a large proportion is only insufficiently recycled, the environmental burden caused by plastic
October 16, 2026 Read Full Article
Gevo Announces First Multi-Year Carbon Removal Credits Supply Agreement Through CEEZER
(Gevo) Three-Year Delivery of Durable Carbon Removals from Gevo North Dakota to a Leading Global Enterprise Software Company Gevo will supply durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits from Gevo North Dakota, one of the world’s first commercial Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and
October 16, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Brazilian Sugarcane Cluster Evolution
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Brazil’s sugarcane cluster is the world’s most mature bioeconomy ecosystem, built on proven sugar-ethanol-power triple-product economics. As the industry enters the new deployment era, next-decade growth depends on scaling cellulosic and alcohol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuels, expanding
October 15, 2026 Read Full Article
CMA CGM and ENGIE Join Forces to Invest in Biomethane Production in Le Havre
(CMA CGM) French groups CMA CGM and ENGIE sign a framework agreement to develop a biomethane production facility in the Le Havre industrial and port area. From 2029, the facility, to be developed by ENGIE, will supply 7,000 tons (equivalent to 100
October 15, 2026 Read Full Article
IUC Denies Summit Request for Consolidated Dockets; Hearing Set for Floyd County in March
by Mark Pitz (KCHA) The Iowa Utilities Commission has denied a request from Summit Carbon Solutions to consolidate outstanding dockets for two sections of carbon pipeline in the company’s second phase of the project. Summit’s phase 2 pipeline routes would add laterals
October 15, 2026 Read Full Article
AI Could Help India’s Remote Green Hydrogen Hubs Tackle Skilled Manpower Crunch: Honeywell Technologies
by Ritik Raj (ET Energy World) Honeywell’s Asheesh Arora explains how AI-enabled automation could help India’s remote green hydrogen hubs tackle skilled manpower shortages, optimise plant operations and improve reliability while retaining human oversight for safety. READ MORE
October 14, 2026 Read Full Article
Ahlstrom, Essity, and Midstrom Collaborate to Advance BioCO₂ Value Chains
(Midstrom) Midstrom, Essity and Ahlstrom have entered into a collaboration to evaluate how biogenic CO₂ from two Swedish mills could be captured, transported and connected to emerging European markets for fossil-free fuels and permanent carbon storage. Initial feasibility studies are now
October 12, 2026 Read Full Article
Singapore Sets Aside S$118 Million for Research into Bio-based Chemicals
by Annabeth Leow (The Business Times) The announcement comes as a new centre opens, focusing on engineering biology -- Some S$118 million in public funding has been set aside for research into producing chemicals from biological materials – the single largest such
October 12, 2026 Read Full Article
Gov. Pritzker Announces Expansion of the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
(Office of Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL)) $17 million investment will expand biomanufacturing research capabilities, strengthen workforce training, and support agricultural and economic development in Southwestern Illinois Today (October 9, 2026), Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
October 12, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to the Midwest Ethanol Cluster Transition
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Midwest holds ninety-four percent of domestic fuel ethanol capacity, but dense plant concentration has erased traditional local corn price advantages. Today, carbon intensity reduction serves as the primary value driver, with carbon capture and storage
October 12, 2026 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Manufacturer Namberdar Bio Fuels Limited Files DRHP with BSE SME
(NewsX Syndication) Namberdar Bio Fuels Limited, an Uttar Pradesh-based manufacturer, processor and supplier of biodiesel (B100) and associated by-products including crude glycerine and fatty acids, has filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus with the SME Platform of BSE Limited (BSE
October 09, 2026 Read Full Article
Lego Group Starts Making Selected Lego® Elements Using eMethanol
(Lego Group) We have started using e-methanol, a renewable material, to help make more than 90 robust and rigid LEGO® elements, including cross axles, connectors, steering wheels and Minifigure hands. This is the result of a partnership agreement to support the production
October 09, 2026 Read Full Article
Metacon Awarded EU Funding for Reforming-Based Biomethane-to-Hydrogen Pilot Project in Crete
(Metacon/PR Newswire) Metacon's fully owned Greek subsidiary Metacon SA has been awarded EU project funding to develop and demonstrate hydrogen production from biomethane in the BIOH2VAP project. The project will validate Metacon's reforming technology in an industrial biogas setting and assess
October 09, 2026 Read Full Article
Gevo and ClimeFi Complete Carbon Removal Transaction, Advancing Gevo's Growing Carbon Business(
(Gevo) Transaction supports Gevo's path toward a carbon business exceeding $30 million in annual revenue from existing operations -- Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) today (October 8, 2026) announced the successful sale and delivery of 10,000 carbon dioxide removal credits through ClimeFi to
October 09, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to the Gulf Coast Biorefining Cluster
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Gulf Coast biorefining cluster anchors American renewable fuel production by leveraging fifty-four percent of national refining capacity and ninety percent of hydrogen pipelines. New projects achieve major cost savings by bolting onto existing hydrotreaters, utilities,
October 09, 2026 Read Full Article
AM Green Named Winner of Asian Lot in H2Global Auction Funded by German Government
(AM Green/Business Wire) AM Green Ammonia (India) Private Limited ("AM Green") has been selected as the sole winner of the Asian lot in the H2Global auction run by HINT.CO GmbH ("Hintco"), securing a long-term purchase agreement for the supply of Renewable
October 08, 2026 Read Full Article
National Day Special Feature | Can Sea Breeze "Brewing" Ship Fuel? Hainan's First 10,000-Ton Green Methanol Project Lands in Danzhou Yangpu!
by Zheng Wei, Deng Xiaolong, Luo Shan, Huang Chaokai (Yangpu Economic Development Zone) Can sea breezes "brew" fuel for ships? Hainan's first 10,000-ton-level green methanol project has been launched in Yangpu, Danzhou! A ship sailing on the Central European route Fuel to be refueled at
October 08, 2026 Read Full Article
Aether Fuels Successfully Demonstrates 2.5 Barrel-per-Day Aurora™ Equipment in Fully Integrated Line Producing On-Spec Synthetic Aviation Fuel
(Aether Fuels/Globe Newswire) Milestone validates Aether’s integrated technology platform at larger scale and advances the company toward commercial deployment of next-generation sustainable aviation fuel Aether Fuels Inc. (Aether), a sustainable fuels technology company, announced the successful construction, commissioning, and operation of its
October 06, 2026 Read Full Article
This Game-Changing Discovery Could Reshape Sustainable Fuel Investments
by Matthew Lynch (The Edvocat) When we talk about the future of energy, it’s easy to get lost in the jargon and the sheer scale of the challenge. But for eco-conscious investors, understanding the landscape of sustainable fuel technologies isn’t just
October 05, 2026 Read Full Article
Biofuel Plant at Controversial Waste Site Is Set for Approval
by Mark Smith and Local Democracy Reporter (Business Live) Renescience site set to become biomethane production facility -- Northwich Biogas Ltd is seeking to convert the former Lostock Renescience facility into an industrial food waste digestion plant Plans to turn a controversial waste
October 05, 2026 Read Full Article
Unlocking the Next Phase of India’s Sugar Industry
by Charlotte Morton (World Biogas Association) How carbon capture can deliver a more stable and secure future for the industry -- India’s sugar industry is entering a period of change, a period of structural transformation driven by hard economics, policy and technological
October 05, 2026 Read Full Article
UNCOVER New EU Project Advancing CO₂ Utilisation Technologies
by Giulia Pietrosanti (CO2 Value Europe) CO₂ Value Europe is proud to be part of UNCOVER, a new project funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe programme. Launched in September 2026, UNCOVER aims to bring CO₂ utilisation technologies closer to market by
October 05, 2026 Read Full Article
Researchers Turn Solar Heat into Green Hydrogen in East Midlands Freeport Design and Build Challenge
(Loughborough University) First-year doctoral researchers from EnerHy, the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training, have developed an innovative system that turns solar heat into green hydrogen. The team developed a solar farm measurement system and a thermally integrated photovoltaic-electrolyser designed to improve the
October 05, 2026 Read Full Article
Ineratec Unveils Plans for Second E-Fuels Project in France, with Offtaker Already Lined up ERA T.H2 Will Process Wood Biomass and Green Hydrogen Into 13,000 Tonnes of Fuel Annually
(Fuel Cells Works) Haltermann Carless has signed an offtake letter of intent for bio-e-SAF and bio-e-Naphtha from the planned ERA T.H2 plant in Normandy, which will combine residual wood biomass with renewable hydrogen. Haltermann Carless and INERATEC have signed a Letter of
October 05, 2026 Read Full Article
Plug and Arcadia eFuels Sign Strategic Partnership Covering More Than 1 GW of e-SAF Projects, Starting with 280 MW to Turn Danish Renewable Electricity into Jet Fuel
(Plug) • Plug and Arcadia eFuels enter a strategic cooperation agreement positioning Plug as the preferred electrolyzer supplier for more than 1 GW of Arcadia eFuels’ e-SAF projects in Europe and the Americas 280 MW of Plug's GenEco electrolyzers will produce the
October 05, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Modular CCS for Biorefineries
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Fermentation releases pure carbon dioxide, enabling lower capture costs of thirty-one dollars per ton compared to dilute industrial emissions. However, biorefinery carbon capture remains gated by access to permitted geologic storage rather than modular capture hardware.
October 05, 2026 Read Full Article
Nearly $4 Million Announced towards Collecting Forestry Waste to Be Turned into Biofuel
by Katie Newton (RNZ) Nearly $4 million in funding will go towards setting up collection points for forestry waste that can be turned into biofuel. The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) announced five companies across the country would receive grants totalling
October 04, 2026 Read Full Article
NRDC Launches Responsible Carbon Removal Principles
(Natural Resources Defense Council) With the worsening climate crisis affecting millions around the globe this summer, NRDC issues its first formal endorsement of carbon dioxide removal technologies. -- A new NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) publication released today (September 29, 2026)
October 04, 2026 Read Full Article
From Kitchen Scraps to Biofuels: Fermentation Turns Food Waste into Value
(Bioengineer.org) ... A new open-access review published in Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts argues that one of humanity’s oldest biotechnologies, fermentation, may be among the most practical and scalable answers to this modern crisis. The international team of food scientists, led
October 04, 2026 Read Full Article
Mind the Gap: The New Map from Lab to Scale
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... For years we have talked about the “Valley of Death”—that treacherous space between an exciting laboratory result and a commercially operating plant. It’s a useful phrase, but it may also give us the wrong map.
October 03, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Field-Deployable Biocatalysis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Field-deployable biologicals function at the crop root, seed, or soil, but the application point does not dictate manufacturing location. Products like microbial nitrogen fixers are manufactured centrally and distributed locally through agricultural supply chains. High product
October 01, 2026 Read Full Article
Skyrenu Delivers Its First Batch of CO2 Captured Directly from the Air as Part of a Technological Showcase for Carbon Valorization
(Skyrenu) Skyrenu Technologies Inc., a company specializing in CO2 capture2 at low concentration, announces the delivery of a first batch of CO2 captured directly from the air at Secant Fuel, a company developing technologies for the production of synthetic fuels (eFuels)
September 30, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Distributed Plastic-to-Fuel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Plastic conversion fails on feedstock specification rather than converter plant capacity. Although small-scale converters are often assumed to produce sub-commercial fuel, large plants have underperformed while smaller units operated continuously. Because baled transport costs roughly seventy
September 30, 2026 Read Full Article
Stargate Hydrogen Secures 21 Million Euros from the EU Innovation Fund to further Scale up Its Operations
(Stargate Hydrogen) The EU Innovation Fund will support the expansion of Stargate's manufacturing capacity in Europe, enabling the production of large-scale electrolyser stacks and systems, thereby increasing the company’s ability to supply Power-to-X projects with EU-made equipment. Stargate Hydrogen announced today that
September 29, 2026 Read Full Article
First Hydrogen Fuel Testing Lab to Support Sustainable Policies
by Jessica Chen (China Daily) Hong Kong took a step toward building a local hydrogen economy on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) with the opening of the city’s first dedicated hydrogen fuel testing laboratory. The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) and its Centre
September 28, 2026 Read Full Article
Ternary Oxide Catalyst Turns Biodiesel Waste Glycerol into Valuable Glycidol in One Pot
(Scienmag News/Bioengineer.org) Glycerol, the humble three-carbon alcohol churned out by the billion litres every year as a by-product of biodiesel production, has long been a paradox of the green chemistry movement. For every ten kilograms of biodiesel manufactured, roughly one kilogram
September 25, 2026 Read Full Article
Bain-Backed Renewable Fuel Maker EcoCeres Targets $1 Billion Hong Kong IPO, Sources Say
by Julie Zhu and Yantoultra Ngui (Reuters) Bain-backed renewable fuel maker EcoCeres targets $1 billion Hong Kong IPO, sources say EcoCeres aims to go public by year-end, sources say Bain plans to sell down part of its stake, sources say Company turns used
September 25, 2026 Read Full Article
African Development Bank to Back Green Hydrogen Projects in Egypt, Morocco, Namibia and South Africa with Grants Worth a Total of $20 Million
(African Development Bank Group) Financing follows Africa Green Hydrogen Programme's Call for Proposals earlier in 2026 -- The African Development Bank Group will provide reimbursable grants worth USD 20 million to support four green hydrogen/derivatives projects in Egypt, Morocco, Namibia and South
September 25, 2026 Read Full Article
Leaked EU Draft Would Scrap Hydrogen Mandates for EU-Wide Target
(Rystad Energy/OilPrice.com) • A leaked European Commission draft would replace RED III's binding national renewable hydrogen mandates with an indicative EU-wide target of 8 million tonnes. Crop-based biofuels could see eligible volumes rise about 30% under a proposed 7% EU-wide cap, while
September 24, 2026 Read Full Article
University of Tennessee Research Moves Forward by Going in Circles
(University of Tennessee at Knoxville/EureaAlert!) ... The circular bioeconomy concentrates on using renewable biological resources like plants rather than petroleum-based resources to manufacture high-quality materials, fuels, chemicals and other products. These bioderived products are designed to keep valuable resources in the
September 24, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Modular Biomanufacturing Platforms
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Modular biomanufacturing platforms utilize skid-mounted, containerized, and prefabricated production cells to mitigate first-of-a-kind capital risks and shorten commissioning timelines. Leading vendors offer units deployable in months rather than years, delivering clear capital advantages. However, running multiple
September 24, 2026 Read Full Article
Moeve Launches Construction of the First Phase of Europe’s Largest Green Hydrogen Project
(Moeve) • Senior political and business leaders from across Europe and Spain have gathered in Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, to support the construction of the first phase of the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley. The facility will have 300 MW of
September 24, 2026 Read Full Article
The Bioeconomy and New Demand for Crops
by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer) Ag Bioeconomy Has Strong Potential, But Faces Funding, Infrastructure Hurdles -- The Corn Belt has abundant agricultural feedstocks and the technology is there to turn more crops and crop residue into chemicals, plastics and other products,
September 24, 2026 Read Full Article
GCMD and Equinor Partner to Advance Alternative Fuel- and Carbon Value Chains
(Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation) The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and Equinor today (September 22, 2026) announced a five-year Impact partnership. The partnership brings together GCMD’s capabilities in conducting real-world maritime pilots with Equinor’s experience as a charterer, energy provider
September 23, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Distributed Biomanufacturing at the Edge
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Distributed biomanufacturing places small fermentation units near end markets to manufacture biological products directly at the point of use. Although technically feasible, economic viability varies sharply across product classes. Decentralized facilities succeed when applied to specialty
September 23, 2026 Read Full Article
Cosmo Oil to Begin Utilizing Naphtha Co-Produced During SAF Production
(Cosmo Oil) Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd. (hereafter, “Cosmo Oil”), Maruzen Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (hereafter, “Maruzen Petrochemical”), UBE-MARUZEN POLYETHYLENE CO., LTD. (hereafter, “Ube-Maruzen”), and SAFFAIRE SKY ENERGY LLC (hereafter, “SAFFAIRE SKY ENERGY”) are pleased to announce that they will begin utilizing naphtha
September 23, 2026 Read Full Article
Gevo Announces Progress on Gevo North Dakota Debottlenecking Project
(Gevo) Commissioning of Carbon Dioxide Degassing System Ahead of Schedule Marks Key Milestone in Capacity Enhancement Program -- Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) today (September 14, 2026) announced continued progress on the debottlenecking initiative at its Gevo North Dakota ("GND") facility in Richardton,
September 23, 2026 Read Full Article
Solar-Powered Photoelectrochemical Cells Turn Carbon Dioxide into Liquid Methanol Fuel
by Denise Maddox (Scienmag) Carbon dioxide, the molecule most blamed for warming the planet, is increasingly being viewed not just as a waste product but as a raw material. A comprehensive review published in the journal Ionics examines how photoelectrochemical (PEC)
September 22, 2026 Read Full Article
Farm to Fuel: Inside North Dakota Biofuel
by Sofia Morales (KFYR TV) Visitors from across the globe came to western North Dakota this week to explore a unique plant known for corn farming, ethanol production, and underground carbon storage. North Dakota agriculture is catching the eye of leaders worldwide.
September 21, 2026 Read Full Article
Babin, McCormick Seek Information on Federal Biotechnology Research and Security
(U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology) Today (September 9, 2026), House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin and Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Rich McCormick sent letters to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris
September 21, 2026 Read Full Article
Australia's Worley Completes Renewable Hydrogen Study for ARENA
(ALCHEMPro) Worley has completed an ARENA-commissioned strategic advisory study to support planning for renewable hydrogen development in Australia; The work examines capital cost drivers and practical cost-reduction options for future hydrogen production and commercial viability; Its capex model has supported executive discussions
September 21, 2026 Read Full Article
Public Hearing Held in Kakinada Over SAFONE India Aviation, Biofuel Project
by Vadrevu Srinivas (Deccan Chronicle) Some speakers expressed anger that local people, in particular fisherfolk of the area as well as public representatives, including MLAs, have not been consulted about the project. The public hearing over the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report prepared ahead
September 18, 2026 Read Full Article
Controversial Biofuel Company Backs out of Southern Oregon Project
by Jonathan Bach (The Oregonian/OregonLive) The company behind a remote southern Oregon biofuel facility is selling off its interests because it says it can’t power the plant in a cost effective way, according to a letter to Lake County commissioners. NXTClean Fuels
September 18, 2026 Read Full Article
Sasol and White Desert Launch Landmark Commercial Sustainable Aviation Fuel Partnership from Cape Town to Antarctica
(Sasol) AFRICAN AVIATION FIRST TAKES FLIGHT -- Cape Town, South Africa – Sasol and White Desert today (September 15, 2026) announced a landmark Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) partnership, a significant milestone for African aviation and the country’s emerging lower-carbon fuels industry. Announced
September 18, 2026 Read Full Article
The Everglades and the Exoskeleton: Rethinking De-Risking in Project Finance
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... What if a project can advance toward its milestones while quietly consuming the very maneuvering room it will later need? And what if some of the things spreadsheets call inefficiency—cash reserves, schedule contingency, spare capacity,
September 18, 2026 Read Full Article
NRL's Bamboo-Based Plant Produces 2G Ethanol; Stabilisation Underway ahead of Commercial Production: Chairman
(ANI/The Tribune) Numaligarh Refinery Limited's (NRL) bamboo-based second-generation ethanol plant has produced 2G ethanol and is currently undergoing stabilisation before moving towards commercial production and higher capacity utilisation, Oil India Limited Chairman and Managing Director and NRL Chairman Ranjit Rath
September 17, 2026 Read Full Article
Biorefinery Side Hustles Make Fuels More Competitive
by Chris Hubbuch (Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center) Researchers use modeling to analyze economic and environmental benefits of four strategies for using energy-rich byproducts of lignocellulosic biofuel production. -- The Science: Lignocellulosic biorefineries make liquid fuels out of non-food plant material, such as
September 17, 2026 Read Full Article
Praj Industries, US-based Gevo Partner to Commercialise Bio-IBA Technology in India
(Praj/Gevo/ChiniMandi) Praj Industries Limited and US-based diversified energy company Gevo Inc. on Wednesday signed a development and commercialisation agreement for Bio-Isobutanol (Bio-IBA) technology in India, the companies said in a regulatory filing. Under the agreement, Praj will have exclusive rights to commercialise
September 17, 2026 Read Full Article
Yokogawa Wins Orders from Kawasaki Heavy Industries to Supply Integrated Automation Systems for World's Largest Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier and for Hydrogen-Fueled Vessels
(Yokogawa) Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces that it has received orders from Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. to supply integrated automation systems for a 40,000 m³ liquefied hydrogen carrier that will be the world's largest vessel of its type, and for
September 17, 2026 Read Full Article
LanzaTech Shifts from Licensing to Owning Waste Carbon Fuel Projects
by Jim Kendrick (Biofuels Digest) In the United States, LanzaTech CEO Jennifer Holmgren said the carbon recycling company is moving beyond technology licensing to own and operate projects that convert industrial waste gases into ethanol for aviation, marine fuels and chemicals,
September 17, 2026 Read Full Article
Simple Diet Changes Help Microbes Produce Higher-Quality Biomaterials
(Hiroshima University) Feeding bacteria a cheap agricultural by-product enables the production of high-value biomaterials with promising biomedical and industrial applications. -- Changing the carbon source used during bacterial fermentation—essentially, what bacteria are fed—can significantly influence the properties of the sugar polymers they
September 16, 2026 Read Full Article
BSR, SDIC Biotech Seek Cooperation on Ethanol, Biofuels
by Thai Ha (The Investor) Vietnam's Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical JSC (BSR) and China's SDIC Biotech Investment Co Ltd are exploring cooperation in fuel ethanol and green energy solutions, BSR said. During a recent business trip to China, a BSR delegation
September 16, 2026 Read Full Article
Florida's Aptamus Carbon Solutions to Lead Development of a CO2 Marine Terminal and Transport System for Demeter Energy's Biomethanol Production Plant
(Aptamus) Aptamus Carbon Solutions, of Tampa, Florida, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Demeter Energy, of Fort Myers, Florida, to explore the development of a marine terminal for the processing, liquefaction, and loading of carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by Demeter
September 16, 2026 Read Full Article
The Great Hydrogen Flip: Utility Global Finds a New and Improved Structure
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... “We’re very careful we don’t call it waste gas,” Utility Global CEO Parker Meeks told me recently. ... For most of the great hydrogen boom, the global clean-tech sector operated on a grand supply-side Field
September 16, 2026 Read Full Article
Safeguarding the Integrity of EU Synthetic Fuels Targets under ReFuelEU Aviation and FuelEU Maritime
(European Federation for Transport and Environment) We, the undersigned, are writing to express our concern regarding the ongoing pressure to allow electrolytic hydrogen used as an intermediate processing input in biofuel production to be counted towards the dedicated e-SAF supply obligation
September 16, 2026 Read Full Article
CO2 Emission Reduction and the Ethanol Industry
by Sam A. Rushing (Advanced Cryogenics/Biofuels Digest) We have biofuels, manufacturing and fossil fuel based CO2 emissions to start……then add the ever worse (current and future) massive data center emissions making things significantly worse……plus a full rollback in Federal environmental policies;
September 15, 2026 Read Full Article
RTI International Opens $14M Expansion of Pilot Xcelerator to Help Innovators Scale Promising New Energy and Industrial Technologies
(RTI International) $14M expansion doubles RTI’s commercialization infrastructure; Pilot Xcelerator platform helps innovators prove performance at pilot scale and reduce technology investment risk; Investment expands capacity in North Carolina to support startups, commercial companies and government partners. Moving a breakthrough technology from the laboratory
September 14, 2026 Read Full Article
Emissions-to-Fat Breakthrough: Scientists Make a Palm Oil Substitute from Greenhouse Gases
by Aaron Jackson (Intelligent Living) ... Researchers have turned industrial greenhouse gases into a sustainable palm oil substitute. By capturing factory emissions before they reach the atmosphere, they are turning a global pollutant into a useful resource. The process needs no
September 14, 2026 Read Full Article
Innovative Process Boosts Clean Hydrogen Production
(Stanford Report) Using a novel heating method that cuts carbon emissions, engineers dramatically improved hydrogen production efficiency. The process also comes with a surprising side benefit. Producing hydrogen is essential for some of the world’s biggest industrial and agricultural needs, but it
September 14, 2026 Read Full Article
Eni and PETRONAS Explore Innovative Biofuel Solutions
(Eni) Signed a Feasibility Agreement to evaluate high-performance, commercially scalable bio-gasoline for potential future applications -- During the 2026 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, Eni and PETRONAS have signed a Feasibility Agreement (FA) to evaluate the development of innovative high-performance bio-gasoline starting
September 14, 2026 Read Full Article
The New Silhouette: AFFO’s $58 Million Fall Collection Is an Opportunity for Chemistry
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Biomass. Then algae. Agricultural residues. Waste carbon. Starches and oils. Municipal and industrial wastes. Carbon dioxide itself. Familiar materials, perhaps, but cut differently this season — transformed into chemicals and chemical intermediates through processes DOE
September 11, 2026 Read Full Article
World's Largest Green Methanol Project Achieves ISCC EU Certification
(DQS) DQS Hong Kong -- Founded in 1985 by the German Institute for Standardisation (DIN) and the German Society for Quality (DGQ), DQS is one of the world's most established independent management system certification bodies. DQS is a founding member of the
September 11, 2026 Read Full Article
Clean Hydrogen Investment Reaches USD 130 Billion as Energy Security and Resilience Rise up the Global Agenda
(Hydrogen Council) Global Hydrogen Compass 2026 provides a fact-based assessment of global clean hydrogen progress, highlighting more than USD 130 billion in committed investment across over 570 projects, 90% of which are under construction or already operational, and the actions needed
September 11, 2026 Read Full Article
Letter from India: One Airplane, One WagonR, and India’s Journey from Energy Vulnerability to Bioeconomy Power
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... (W)hat are we eventually going to put in the tanks of these massive long-haul machines? It is a gigantic question involving gigantic aircraft, refineries, capital requirements, and energy loads—and aviation remains among the hardest
September 11, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Federal Procurement as Bioeconomy Orchestration
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Lever Federal procurement only de-risks bioeconomy projects when volume risk is enforceably transferred to the buyer in a form surviving appropriations lapses. Standard multiyear contracts are budgeting efficiencies that lenders cannot underwrite because they mandate termination
September 08, 2026 Read Full Article
France Lines Up Second Hydrogen Subsidy Auction — 250MW Up for Grabs as Bids Close by Year-End
(Fuel Cells Works) • France is preparing to open the second round of its decarbonised hydrogen support scheme, offering support for 250MW of electrolyser capacity, with eligible bidders to be selected in early September and final offers due before the end
September 07, 2026 Read Full Article
Port of Klaipėda Develops Green Methanol Bunkering Vessel Concept
(Baltic Times) As the shipping industry moves towards cleaner solutions, the Port of Klaipėda is preparing for changing market needs. Stricter environmental requirements and the growing market for alternative fuels mean that ports need to start planning now for the infrastructure
September 07, 2026 Read Full Article
Uniper Advances NorthStarH2 into Basic Engineering
(Uniper) Uniper awards contracts worth more than SEK 100 million for the next development phase of NorthStarH2; The planned facility in Östersund is designed to produce around 115,000 tonnes of e-methanol per year; E-methanol can help reduce the use of fossil fuels in
September 07, 2026 Read Full Article
The New Big Boys of the Bioeconomy: Ballard, Avantium Find that Scale Is More than Size, it’s Scope
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... (C)ommercial enterprises inherit the sprawling and considerably more expensive problem of whether everything around your thing works, too — whether the feedstock arrives, whether the hydrogen is available, whether the trucks run, whether the
September 06, 2026 Read Full Article
DOE’s Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office Announces up to $58 Million to Promote Chemical Innovation Application DEADLINE October 9, 2026 Information Webinar September 11, 2026
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office (AFFO) today announced up to $58 million in funding to advance novel, high-impact chemical technologies that use domestically sourced alternative and waste feedstocks. DOE will fund research,
September 06, 2026 Read Full Article
Avnos’ Largest Hybrid Direct Air Capture Deployment Enters Operations
(Avnos) Project Brighton, Avnos’ largest operating deployment to date, enters service as the company continues to scale commercial Hybrid Direct Air Capture infrastructure. Avnos, the developer of infrastructure-scale Hybrid Direct Air Capture (HDAC™), today announced that Project Brighton has entered operations in
September 04, 2026 Read Full Article
Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Fraunhofer IAP and SGC Energy Agree to Collaborate on CO2 Electrolysis, Hydrogen and Batteries
(Fraunhofer UMSICHT) Advancing technologies for a climate-neutral industry together: The Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT, the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP and the South Korean energy company SGC Energy are pooling their expertise to
September 04, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Hybrid Critical-Mineral Bioprocess Operators
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Industrial bio-processing of critical minerals requires hybrid operators with genuine dual competence in microbiology and extractive metallurgy. However, biology graduates lack plant experience and process operators lack biology, meaning neither parent pipeline is deployable alone. No
September 04, 2026 Read Full Article
BPCL, CSE Join Hands to Develop Biofuels, CBG and Circular Economy Value Chains
(PSU Watch) BPCL and the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) have signed an MoU to collaborate on biofuels, biomass resource utilisation, waste-to-resource solutions and circular economy initiatives -- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
September 03, 2026 Read Full Article
CO2 and Medical Applications
by Sam A. Rushing (Advanced Cryogenics/Biofuels Digest) ... The applications are far in wide, from supercritical extraction of cannabis-based medicines, such as CBD used for treating epilepsy; and THC used to manager chemotherapy-induced nausea. Omega 3 fatty acid concentrates used in cardiovascular
September 02, 2026 Read Full Article
Be8's Billion-Dollar Industrial Project in Passo Fundo Is 80% Complete.
by Ana Stobbe (Jornal do Comércio (Google translation)) The biofuel manufacturer Be8 presented updates on Monday (31) regarding the R$ 1.5 billion industrial project being developed in Passo Fundo. According to the company's president, Erasmo Battistella, approximately 80% of the works
September 02, 2026 Read Full Article
City of Oulu and ABO Energy Have Signed a Cooperation Agreement Regarding a Hydrogen Plant
(Ouka) The city of Oulu and ABO Energy Suomi Oy have signed a cooperation agreement on the hydrogen project in the Pyyryväinen green transition zone. The cooperation agreement is a continuation for the site reservation signed in 2025. It establishes a framework
September 02, 2026 Read Full Article
Montana Renewables Announces Innovative, Capital-Efficient Expansion to 200 Million Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Calumet) • SAF production capacity expected to reach approximately 200 million gallon annual run rate by year-end 2028, with total renewable product sales expanded 40% to 17,000 barrels per day Remaining project capital for this expansion reduced to $137 million from the
September 01, 2026 Read Full Article
Rhinoflux and Swing Launch Sewage Sludge-to-Power and CO2 Capture PoC Trial in Japan
(Rhinoflux/EIN Presswire) The PoC will test Hydro Chemical Looping as a new pathway to convert sewage sludge into power and 99.9%+ pure CO2 without combustion Sewage sludge should no longer be seen as waste, but as a domestic energy and carbon resource.
September 01, 2026 Read Full Article
Perpetual Next Awards UAE Bio-methanol Feasibility Study to Kreston ME Consulting
(Hydrocarbon Processing) Study marks next step in Perpetual Next’s evaluation of a bio-methanol production platform in the United Arab Emirates Perpetual Next, a developer of renewable carbon and green methanol projects, has appointed Kreston ME Consulting (KMEC) to undertake a comprehensive feasibility
September 01, 2026 Read Full Article
Fungus Turns Farm Waste into Valuable Enzymes through Fermentation
(Bioengineer.org) A Heat-Loving Fungus Found in Rotting Rice Straw Turns Farm Waste into Industrial Enzymes—and a Hidden Cache of Bioactive Molecules Deep inside a pile of fermenting paddy straw in southern India, a heat-loving fungus has been quietly demonstrating a solution to
August 31, 2026 Read Full Article
TFTAK and ÄIO Launch DigiFoundry 2.0 to Advance Microbial Oil Production Technologies
(TFTAK) DigiFoundry 2.0 – Bioprocess Efficiency Increase via Digitalisation (DF2.0) is a three-year research and development project aimed at making microbial oil production more efficient, scalable and cost-competitive. Building on previous collaboration between TFTAK and ÄIO, the project will combine synthetic biology,
August 31, 2026 Read Full Article
Japan Signs MoU with Uttar Pradesh Government for Green Hydrogen Technologies
(Big Info) Japan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Uttar Pradesh for cooperation in the green hydrogen sector. The MoU was signed by the Uttar Pradesh New & Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) and aims to
August 31, 2026 Read Full Article
Summit Forfeits 2 CO2 Storage Permits in North Dakota, Continues Legal Fight over Third
by Jacob Orledge and Jeff Beach (News from the States) Summit Carbon Solutions is abandoning two-thirds of its planned project to store carbon dioxide underground in North Dakota. The company, which had been granted permits to store CO2 in three designated areas
August 31, 2026 Read Full Article
NC State Joins $160M NSF Initiative to Advance Biobased Manufacturing
by Andrew Moore (North Carolina State University) North Carolina State University researchers will help advance biobased manufacturing and rural economic development in the Southeast as part of a regional research initiative backed by up to $160 million from the National Science
August 31, 2026 Read Full Article
Facet Amtech Bets on Multifunctional Catalyst to Disrupt Ammonia Production
by Elaine Watson (Ag Funder News) Australian startup Facet Amtech has developed a multifunctional catalyst that it claims can make ammonia directly from air and water, eliminating dedicated hydrogen production and air separation and dramatically simplifying the design of an ammonia
August 28, 2026 Read Full Article
Hydrogen Constraints Expose Overlooked Link in US Gulf Coast Renewable Diesel Feedstock Markets
By Sarah Schneider (Fastmarkets) Reports of hydrogen supply constraints along the US Gulf Coast are drawing attention to a less visible link in the renewable diesel (RD) supply chain, as market participants assess how disruptions upstream of fuel production could affect
August 28, 2026 Read Full Article
Developing an AI Framework for Optimizing Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells
(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
August 28, 2026 Read Full Article
The Navy, Amyris, Emvolon, Haffner Energy and the Incredible Shrinking Refinery
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... (R)emember the U.S. Navy’s audacious Great Green Fleet initiative a decade ago, which sought to demonstrate alternative drop-in fuels not as delicate laboratory curiosities, but in everyday operational fleet environments, culminating in the 2016
August 28, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioeconomy Workforce Bottlenecks
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Vague national projections of one million bioindustrial jobs by 2030 are unhelpful demand hypotheses rather than measurements. Instead, the bioeconomy faces forty two highly specific occupational bottlenecks. For instance, critical roles like instrumentation and control technicians
August 27, 2026 Read Full Article
The Taonan Phase II Project Has Been Launched! Shanghai Electric Embarks on a New Journey in the Development of the Green Fuel Industry.
(Shanghai Electric (Google translation) On August 20, the Taonan Green Hydrogen Coupled Biomass Green Alcohol-Oil Integration Project (hereinafter referred to as the "Taonan Phase II Project") was officially launched. Cai Dong, member of the Standing Committee of the Jilin Provincial Party
August 27, 2026 Read Full Article
Prickly Pear Cactus Offers Potential for Biofuels and Functional Food Ingredients
(Texas A&M AgriLIfe/Seed Today) Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are studying prickly pear cactus as a potential source of biofuels and functional food ingredients, with the goal of creating new economic opportunities for growers while expanding access to health-focused food ingredients. Susanne
August 26, 2026 Read Full Article
Albaretos Develops Libya Green Energy Project for Renewable Ammonia
(Global e-Fuels) Albaretos is developing and coordinating the Libya Green Energy Project (LiGEP), a two-site, €360 million project in Ajdabiya, Libya, that will produce renewable ammonia. With the aim to be operational by 2029, the project will produce 57,000 tons (51,709 tonnes)
August 26, 2026 Read Full Article
Fluxys Proposes Extension of Biomethane Liquification Services to Include e-Methane
(Global e-Fuels) Fluxys has proposed the extension of its existing biomethane liquification services to include e-methane through its Market Consultation 75, which will remain open until 10 September 2026. The services are based at Zeebrugge LNG Terminal, Belgium, where the extension would
August 26, 2026 Read Full Article
NCGA Urges Revised Codes to Measure the Growing Bioeconomy
(National Corn Growers Association) The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) filed comments this week with the Office of Management and Budget, encouraging the agency to reconsider updates recommended by one of its committees to more directly capture the economic impact of
August 25, 2026 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture Tax Credit: Actions Needed to Improve Federal Administration and Evaluation of Tax Expenditure
(Government Accountability Office) Carbon capture technology can reduce carbon in the atmosphere by storing it underground or using it to make products like concrete or jet fuel. The 45Q tax credit was created to incentivize development of this technology. But some taxpayers
August 25, 2026 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Pioneer Completes Successful Trials
(Nova Pangea Technologies) Nova Pangaea Technologies, the UK company with a unique process to create sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from waste biomass, has completed successful endurance trials that further validate its technology. Nova Pangaea Technologies, the UK company with a unique process
August 25, 2026 Read Full Article
Creating Yeast Strains that Aren’t Picky Eaters
(U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science/NewsWise) Scientists have engineered yeasts that can simultaneously use different sugars in biomass crops. The Science Newswise — Biomass crops have promise as precursors for biochemical and biofuel production. However, they contain several different types of
August 25, 2026 Read Full Article
Why Good Projects Die, Part 1: 6 Things We Learned from 302 Bioeconomy Projects
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) For years, we have watched promising bioeconomy projects disappear. Some had celebrated technologies. Some had strong management teams, blue-chip partners, government support, attractive markets and hundreds of millions of dollars of announced investment. Many had favorable techno-economic
August 25, 2026 Read Full Article
European Energy and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Secure OMV as New Offtaker for Kassø e-Methanol Facility
(European Energy) -- Multi-year agreement with OMV adds another major industrial customer for e-methanol from the Kassø facility in Denmark. – European Energy and Mitsui & Co., Ltd., through their joint venture Solar Park Kassø (SPK), have signed a multi-year agreement
August 21, 2026 Read Full Article
Norwegian Hydrogen’s Hellesylt Site Gets RFNBO Certification
by Plamena Tisheva (Renewables Now) Norwegian Hydrogen has secured certification confirming that the renewable hydrogen produced at its Hellesylt Hydrogen Hub meets the EU's requirements for Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBO). The RFNBO certification was issued on July 31 by ISCC
August 21, 2026 Read Full Article
100 Hottest Projects in the Advanced Bioeconomy 2026
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Today (August 21, 2026), The Daily Digest is releasing The Digest’s 100 Hottest Projects in the Bioeconomy— 2026 Edition, our annual benchmark profiling and ranking the world’s leading commercial-scale bioeconomy assets. This year’s rankings focuses on execution—curating
August 21, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Industrial GMP Discipline
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) For bioeconomy operators, managing mixed-grade facilities that produce both pharmaceutical-grade and industrial-grade products is a critical challenge. Successful segregation of airflows, personnel, and materials must be engineered at the design stage; post-construction procedural retrofits are costly
August 20, 2026 Read Full Article
Montana Renewables Begins Next Phase of MaxSAF Expansion
by Erin Krueger (Biodiesel Magazine) With the initial phase of its MaxSAF 150 initiative now complete, Montana Renewables is preparing to further increase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) capacity. The company plans to expand SAF production to more approximately 200 MMgy by
August 19, 2026 Read Full Article
Kent Collaborates with the University of Manchester on Low-Carbon Hydrogen Research
(Kent) Kent has collaborated with the University of Manchester on research exploring the potential of chemical looping reforming as a pathway for low-carbon hydrogen production. The research, Multi-scale analysis of hydrogen production via chemical looping reforming: reactor and process design, plant-wide performance
August 19, 2026 Read Full Article
Engineered Microbe Speeds CO2 Capture, Recovers Critical Metals
by Chris Dawson (Cornell Duffield College of Engineering/Cornell Chronicle) A genetically engineered bacterium can rapidly break down one of Earth’s most abundant minerals, opening a promising new pathway for simultaneously removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and recovering critical elements used in
August 19, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Strain Stability
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Engineered strains frequently experience genetic drift under industrial conditions, leading to gradual, mid-life performance declines that remain invisible to standard month-to-month management reviews. This slow decay erodes cumulative titer and yield, threatening the long-term financial viability
August 19, 2026 Read Full Article
Considering Corn for Maritime, Aviation Fuels and Biobased Products
by Rebecca Schweitzer-Benner (Lancaster Farming) In the face of low corn prices and high input costs, the National Corn Growers Association is exploring alternative uses for the crop. With specific focus on sustainable aviation fuel and biobased products and biomanufacturing, the association answered
August 19, 2026 Read Full Article
Challenges Associated with Recovering Co2 from Flue Gas v. Concentrated Sources Such as Ethanol
by Sam A. Rushing (Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd./Biofuels Digest) Flue gas is the most prevalent source of CO2 off-gas from all processes globally; among the lion’s share of this flue gas is the ever – present electric power plant, primarily fueled by
August 18, 2026 Read Full Article
Topsoe to Provide Ammonia Technology for First Ammonia’s Green Ammonia Project in Texas
(Topsoe) Topsoe, a leading global provider of advanced technology and solutions for the energy transition, has signed an agreement with First Ammonia to provide its dynamic ammonia synthesis technology for the company’s green ammonia production facility in Victoria, Texas. The project marks
August 18, 2026 Read Full Article
Rivan Deploys Full-Scale 1MW System
by Harvey Hodd (Rivan) Today, August 12th 2026, we announce a major milestone in our mission to make synthetic fuels cheaper than fossil fuels. We’ve deployed our full-scale, 1 MW synthetic natural gas (SNG) system at our UK facility. Once commissioning
August 18, 2026 Read Full Article
Tidewater Renewables Achieves 111% Utilization Rate
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Canada, Tidewater Renewables reported its renewable diesel & renewable hydrogen complex achieved record average daily throughput of 3,315 bbl/d during the second quarter of 2026, representing a 111% utilization rate, compared to 2,164 bbl/d, representing
August 17, 2026 Read Full Article
$30 Million Stored for Hydrogen Growth Projects
(Inside Government New Zealand) The Government has confirmed it has set aside $30 million in Regional Infrastructure Funding for projects that will help grow the hydrogen sector. Regional Development, Resources, and Associate Energy Minister, Shane Jones says hydrogen has huge potential to
August 17, 2026 Read Full Article
HyOrc Targets September Delivery of First European Waste-to-Methanol Unit After €6.7M Grant Approval
(Fuel Cells Works) Portugal deployment advances as the clean-fuels developer adds a $7.5m equity facility to support commercialisation and expansion of its modular waste-to-methanol technology -- HyOrc Corporation (OTCQB: HYOR), an integrated clean energy infrastructure and technology company, today (August 11,
August 17, 2026 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture Coalition Statement on the Extension of the Safe Harbor for 45Q Public Comment DEADLINE October 30, 2026
(Carbon Capture Coalition) On August 14, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced they have modified and extended the available safe harbor for taxpayers who capture and store carbon in dedicated saline geologic formations until such time as Treasury
August 17, 2026 Read Full Article
Ethanol Emerges as a Marine Fuel with Big Name Backing
by Andrea Lazzaro (WinGD/Splash247.com) As shipowners place their first investments in ethanol-fuelled ships, engine technology is well prepared for growing uptake of the biofuel, writes Andrea Lazzaro, head of business intelligence at WinGD. When one of the world’s biggest dry bulk charterers
August 15, 2026 Read Full Article
The Day Rome Bought Greece: Again Acquires Genomatica
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week, Again announced the acquisition of Genomatica, uniting Again’s cutting-edge biomanufacturing scale-up capabilities with Geno’s world-class AI discovery and design platform. So, Rome bought Greece. That is one way to think about Again’s acquisition of Genomatica, announced
August 14, 2026 Read Full Article
Brazil Signs SAF Mandate, Adopts World's First Policy-Based Book-and-Claim System
by Gabriela Brumatti, Vinicius Damazio, Monique Murer, and Ana Paula Candil (S&P Global) ProBioQAV establishes SAF certification, book-and-claim mechanism; ANP, Anac given 240 days to issue implementing regulations; Government also establishes regulatory framework for CCUS Brazil signed a decree on Aug. 12 regulating its
August 13, 2026 Read Full Article
China Powers Green Fuel Sector as It Expands Production Capabilities
y Zheng Xin (China Daily) China has already made phased progress in cultivating its green fuel sector, marked by steadily expanding production capabilities, according to the China Green Fuel Development Report 2026, the country's first comprehensive industry panorama report recently released
August 13, 2026 Read Full Article
Exolum Completes Transaction to Acquire a Minority Stake in SeaSeaS Amsterdam CO2 Terminal Project
(Exolum) The future open-access, multimodal terminal will be capable of handling up to 3.5 million tonnes of CO₂ per year; Expected to become operational in 2030, the terminal will connect industrial emitters with permanent storage sites beneath the North Sea Exolum has completed
August 12, 2026 Read Full Article
Here are the Right Reasons to Buy Carbon Removal Credits
by Donna Lee and Bodie Cabiyo (Trellis) There is no intrinsic quality difference between removal-based credits versus reduction credits. Key Takeaways: We need to scale both carbon removal capacity and reduce emissions dramatically, and buying credits can help achieve each goal. Today, reducing
August 10, 2026 Read Full Article
USDA’s 2026 Unified Agenda Includes Biobased Product and Biotechnology Rulemakings
by Lynn L. BergesonCarla N. Hutton (Bergeson & Campbell) In July, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published the Trump Administration’s 2026 Unified Agenda. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Unified Agenda includes the following rulemakings regarding biobased products and biotechnology: Technical Guidelines
August 10, 2026 Read Full Article
Gevo Scraps Clean Jet Fuel, Carbon Capture Project in South Dakota
by Siri Hedreen (S&P Global) Gevo Inc. has canceled plans to build a multibillion-dollar clean jet fuel plant in Lake Preston, South Dakota, after struggling to line up CO2 transportation and storage infrastructure for the facility. The alternative fuels company is formally
August 10, 2026 Read Full Article
The Cornish Way: Of Green Hydrogen and a Path Forward
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Every one of them is a resource created by a prior economic purpose. The bioeconomy is the art of discovering value in these inheritances. Its greatest opportunities rarely begin by inventing an entirely new resource out
August 07, 2026 Read Full Article
Building an India–Europe Biofuels Corridor
by Basile Marin, Leo Marin, Retd. Lt-Colonel Anjan Mukhoadhyay, Retd. Wing-Commander Ramesh Bhoominathan (Diplomatist) The closure of the Strait of Hormuz in 2026 underscored a reality that had long been apparent: energy security is no longer simply about oil and gas. As Europe
August 07, 2026 Read Full Article
$3B bet: Mubadala-Backed Firm Works on Jet Fuel from Tropical Fruit
(Daily Sabah) Backed by Emirati Mubadala Capital, a Brazil-based venture is working on what could be one of the new and rare examples of fruits providing power for commercial aircraft. In Brazil’s Minas Gerais state north of Sao Paulo, more than 200
August 07, 2026 Read Full Article
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