by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office seeks in its separations strategy to support scale-up of sustainable aviation
bioplastics
Back TO HOMECouncil Partners with PTT OR, Executes E20 Study Tour to Thailand for Philippines Regulators
(U.S. Grains Council) The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and PTT Group, the largest energy conglomerate in Thailand, recently co-organized an immersion
September 12, 2023 Read Full Article
Hyundai Motor Group Innovates Green Hydrogen Production with Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corporation
(Hyundai) · Hyundai Motor Group signed an MOU to demonstrate new technologies for large-scale hydrogen production using biogas over the next
September 08, 2023 Read Full Article
Hyundai Seeks Tech to Produce Clean Hydrogen from Food Waste
by Sungsu Bae (The Korea Economic Daily) Hyundai plans to work on system that produces 216 kg of clean hydrogen a
September 01, 2023 Read Full Article
Polyhydroxybutyrate Synthesis in Camelina: Towards Coproduction of Renewable Feedstocks for Bioplastics and Fuels
Meghna R. Malik, Nii Patterson, Nirmala Sharma, Jihong Tang, Claire Burkitt, Yuanyuan Ji, Matthew Martino, Andrew Hertig, Dirk Schweitzer, Oliver
August 23, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Vertimass
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Proprietary Vertimass Technology can lower costs of sustainable fuels for aircraft and light and heavy duty
August 18, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Renewable Chemicals and Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here’s the State of Renewable Chemicals and Materials presentation from the ABLC CONNECT series episode.The Value Stack, planned
July 25, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Yield10 Biosciences
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Yield10 is now advancing camelina as a low Carbon Intensity biofuels feedstock crop. Long-term, they
June 23, 2023 Read Full Article
Thai Cabinet Supports Ethanol Bioplastic for Eco-Friendly Transition
by Alex Morgan (Thaiger) he Thai Cabinet has given the green light for the promotion of ethanol in the production of bioplastics, aiming to
June 19, 2023 Read Full Article
Available Now! BETO 2023 Project Peer Review Presentations
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) hosted the 2023 Project Peer Review on April 3-7, 2023, in
June 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Dow and New Energy Blue Announce Collaboration to Develop Renewable Plastic Materials from Corn Residue
(Dow) First-of-its-kind agreement in North America would create bio-based ethylene for Dow's U.S. Gulf Coast assets to produce renewable plastics
May 31, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj Industries
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The world is shifting to lower carbon ethanol, driven by sustainability goals. But exactly how
May 22, 2023 Read Full Article
Tipping the Scale on CO2 Levels: Fast-Tracking Bioeconomy Decarbonization
by Mauricio Villegas (Koch Modular Process Systems/Biofuels Digest) ... When we consider the decarbonization of industrial processes, various methods exist to
May 22, 2023 Read Full Article
Korean Researchers Convert Agricultural Waste into Aviation Biofuel
by M.H. Lee (The Korea Bizwire) A research team from the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) said Thursday they have
May 19, 2023 Read Full Article
DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office Launches New Renewable Carbon Resources Webpage
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has launched a new, comprehensive webpage dedicated to one of
May 19, 2023 Read Full Article
France: Morning in the Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... It has been getting better in Brussels in recent months, but it has all been
May 16, 2023 Read Full Article
South Dakota Corn Will Be Used to Create Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Ariana Schumacher (West Central Tribune) Gevo plant will produce sustainable biofuel for jets in Lake Preston, South Dakota. -- ... Gevo,
April 24, 2023 Read Full Article
The Bioeconomy’s Role in Global Emissions Reduction, Part 1: Biofuels and Biomaterials
(World Bio Market Insights) ... Biofuels and biomaterials are keystone climate mitigation technologies. A 2023 study estimated that if all plastics today were
April 20, 2023 Read Full Article
AlgaePrize Competition Technology Innovation: Developing the Next Generation of Bioenergy Professionals
(U.S. Department of Energy) The 2022-2023 AlgaePrize competition, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
April 10, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Marquis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Marquis has become the first well known ethanol producer to step into the world of
April 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Biofuels as Petroleum Alternatives: Closing the Carbon Cycle with Bacteria
(Open Access Government) ..... Bacteria-generated bioplastics and biofuels are interesting potential alternatives while offering an additional benefit: a closed carbon
March 20, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Vertimass
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Proprietary Vertimass Technology can lower costs of sustainable fuels for aircraft and light and heavy
March 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Processing of Bioplastics in Biogas Production: A Forward-Looking Waste Management Solution
(European Biogas Association) Biogas and biomethane are generated from different types of organic residues, turning waste into a valuable resource. A
February 24, 2023 Read Full Article
The Promise of Advancing Biomanufacturing Innovation
by Greg Potter and Glenn Farris (Lipiferm Scientific andFarris Advisory Services/Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) On September 12, 2022, President Joe Biden
February 20, 2023 Read Full Article
How Waste-Eating Bacteria Digest Complex Carbons
by Amanda Morris (Northwestern Now) New information could lead to bacteria-based platforms that recycle plastic and plant waste -- Although
February 15, 2023 Read Full Article
Processing of Bioplastics in Biogas Production: a Forward-Looking Waste Management Solution
(European Biogas Association) Biogas and biomethane are generated from different types of organic residues, turning waste into a valuable resource. A
February 15, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Advanced Biorefineries, the Future of the Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) All the developed and even now developing nations are working hard on Net Zero ambitions
February 10, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Carbon Negative Origin Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Nearly half of all global emissions come from making products. But Origin Materials’ mission is
February 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Yield10 Bioscience and Mitsubishi Corporation Sign MOU to Evaluate the Establishment of a Partnership to Supply, Offtake and Market Camelina as a Feedstock Oil for Biofuel
(Yield10) Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:YTEN) (“Yield10” or the “Company”), an agricultural bioscience company, today announced that it has signed with Mitsubishi
February 01, 2023 Read Full Article
U.S. Department of Energy Awards $118 Million to Accelerate Domestic Biofuel Production
(U.S. Department of Energy) 17 Projects Will Boost Production of Biofuels for Consumer and Freight Transportation in America, Support President
January 26, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Hot Trends in Energy and Chemicals
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) New sustainability standards no longer focus solely on bio-based carbon content. The focus has shifted
January 26, 2023 Read Full Article
USDA Invests $9.5M to Develop New Bioproducts from Agricultural Commodities
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of $9.5 million to support the scale-up
December 26, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioplastics: A Crucial Pillar for Circular Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As society moves towards sustainable development and a circular economy, one aspect that needs urgent attention
December 19, 2022 Read Full Article
What Can Ethanol Plant Owners Do to Thrive in the Ethanol Business Today?
by Mike Sticklen and Doug Rivers (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) The US ethanol industry is faced with flat volume (Fig. 1)
December 16, 2022 Read Full Article
Products Made with Captured Greenhouse Gas Are Reaching Commercial Scale
By Dieter Holger (Wall Street Journal) Straws, bottles and packaging made with captured greenhouse-gas are starting to reach commercial scale, offering
November 29, 2022 Read Full Article
New Joint Venture Executed to Escalate Industrial Hemp Industry as a Sustainable Solution in North America
(Global Cannabis Applications Corporation/The Newswire) Global Compliance Applications Corp. ("GCAC" or the "Company") (CSE:APP), (FSE:2FA), (OTC:FUAPF), announces a strategic partnership with ThingBlu Inc., a Washington state-based business
October 12, 2022 Read Full Article
New BASF CircleStar™ Catalyst Decreases CO2 Footprint in the Bio-Ethylene Value Chain for Products Ranging from Jet Fuel to Plastics
(BASF) CircleStar™ improves selectivity and reduces carbon emissions by more than 10 percent; Novel geometry leads to better mass transfer
October 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Less than Zero: Camelina Co., Praj, LanzaTech, Northwestern, GCH, Yale, NREL Launch New Centers of Excellence to Advance Feedstocks, Cell‐Free Systems, Genome Engineering for Carbon-Negative Manufacturing
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... We have three new centers of excellence to focus upon today. The Center for Camelina In Spain,
October 07, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Renewable Chemicals
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Policymakers and energy security hawks love fuel, but consumers love renewable chemicals that power the
September 28, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Plastics and Biomaterials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Everything we have learned at The Digest about the State of Plastics and Biomaterials in
September 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Anellotech Wins Plastics Industry Association Bioplastics Innovation Award
(Plastics Industry Association) The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) today announced sustainable technology company, Anellotech, as the winner of PLASTICS’ 2022 Innovation
September 20, 2022 Read Full Article
The Extraordinary Remaking of Ordinary Things, Part 4: Dow, Mura, Berkeley Lab Make Plastic More Recyclable
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the EU, Dow and Mura Technology followed up on their summer multi-facility partnership to transform
September 16, 2022 Read Full Article
4H Club, Methane to the Rescue: The Calysta, Mango Materials, Industrial Microbes, T2C Energy Stories
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Biogas is an ancient thing, organisms have been making it for millenia – only in
September 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Algae Biofuel Back from Dead, Now with Carbon Capture
by Tina Casey (Clean Technica) Algae biofuel could have another moment in the sun, now that more federal dollars are
September 09, 2022 Read Full Article
2021 Project Peer Review Report
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) hosted its virtual 2021 Project Peer
August 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Blue Biofuels Reports Successful Volume Testing of Its Cellulose-to-Sugar Process on Latest Reactor System; 2.5t/Day
(Blue Biofuels) Blue Biofuels has reached a significant milestone in the scaling of its proprietary Cellulose-to-Sugar (CTS) reactor system. Testing results
August 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Top Three Myths Busted about Renewable Plastics
by Eva Amsen (Neste) Plastics have a bad reputation from an environmental point of view – but new plastics feedstocks,
August 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Crop Science “Trait Factory”: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Yield10 Bioscience
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Yield10 is now launching camelina as a low Carbon Intensity biofuels feedstock crop. Long-term, they
July 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Yield10 Bioscience Announces Winter Camelina Contract-Production Opportunity for Farmers
(Yield10 Bioscience/Biobased Diesel Daily) Yield10 Bioscience Inc., an agricultural bioscience company, announced June 23 an open-enrollment program for growers for contract
July 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Tüpraş Selects Honeywell Ecofining™ Technology For Biofuel Production In Türki̇ye
(Honeywell) Tüpraş and Honeywell sign licensing agreement for the use of Honeywell UOP Ecofining™ technology; The Honeywell UOP Ecofining™ process
July 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Biobased Gucci for Pets, Mushroom Guitars, Bubble Bioplastic Car, and ore: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of July 7th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) It’s a great time to have a pet these days with Gucci’s new luxury line
July 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Neste to Invest $2 Billion in Nearly Doubling Biobased Diesel Production Capacity in Rotterdam
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Neste Corp. has made the final investment decision to significantly expand biobased diesel production capacity
July 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Striking Green Gold: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to MicroBio
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed this illuminating slide guide from Juergen Polle at MicroBio Engineering at ABLC,
June 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Race to Zero: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj Industries
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed ABLC in Washington, D.C. this spring, check out Dr. Pramod Chaudhari’s William
June 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Texas A&M AgriLife Researchers Modify Potato Starches to Increase Culinary and Industrial Applications
(Potato News Today) ... For example, waxy potatoes, which are high in amylopectin content, have applications in the production of bioplastics,
June 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Green Chemicals of Today and the Future: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to NexantECA
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What’s happened in the last 20 years in biobased chemicals? What is NexantECA’s new approach
June 01, 2022 Read Full Article
If Plastic Comes from Oil and Gas, Which Come Originally from Plants, Why Isn’t It Biodegradable?
by Yael Vodovotz (The Conversation/Curious Kids) To better understand why plastics don’t biodegrade, let’s start with how plastics are made
May 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: Algae for Future
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) On this Earth Day, we highlight a very green organization – literally green – Algae for
April 22, 2022 Read Full Article
5 Steps to Low Carbon Profitability: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to ABB
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This is one ABLC slide guide you don’t want to miss! ABB’s John Oyen shares
April 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels, Monomers, Carbon Sourcing: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Axens
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There’s a difference between renewable carbon and circular carbon, as noted in this illuminating ABLC
April 07, 2022 Read Full Article
ABLC 2022 – State of the Industry
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ABLC’s theme of “Dawn of Net Zero” and hundreds of delegates from organizations all
March 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: Rucoil’s UCO, Food Scraps, Used Engine Oil Recycling Systems
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... By making it super easy to collect used cooking oil, used engine oil, and even
March 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Singapore’s JOil the World’s First Corporate to Obtain Gold Standard Sustainability Certification for Its Jatropha Plantation
(Jatropha JOil Singapore Pte Limited/PR Newswire) NGO-backed Gold Standard certification obtained for Ghana plantation; JOil’s proprietary Jatropha varieties a highly
March 08, 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
Gigacorn Microbial Cement, Hemp Rebar, Date Waste for Filtration Membranes, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of March 4th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Rebuilding in a more sustainable way is top of mind for this week’s Top 8
March 04, 2022 Read Full Article
RFA’s Cooper: Ethanol Has Historic Opportunity to Cut Carbon, Lower Fuel Prices
(Renewable Fuels Association) In his annual State of the Industry Address, Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper said that, while
February 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Stabenow and Klobuchar Lead Letter Calling on Biden Administration to Strengthen Federal Support for U.S. Biobased Economy
(U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry) Today, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture,
February 23, 2022 Read Full Article
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $19 Million for Carbon Utilization Funding Opportunity DEADLINE: March 18, 2022
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
February 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Biopolymers for Smartphones, Romanian Hoof Fungus Furniture, Clariant’s Biobased Surfactants, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of February 11th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) We know smartphones and electronics are huge resource sucks that utilize rare minerals, fossil fuels,
February 11, 2022 Read Full Article
A Field of Dreams – Why Growing Sugar Beet Is Critical to Scotland’s Future
by Ian Archer (Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre/Biofuels Digest) ... Sugar beet is already grown in relatively small amounts in Scotland as
February 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: EDIOL, LLC’s Catalyst Tech
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Instead of focusing on thermochemical conversions, my company developed the world’s first true catalyst for
February 04, 2022 Read Full Article
And the Winner Is…: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to NCGA’s Corn Challenge
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The National Corn Growers Association creates and increases opportunities for corn growers and the “Consider
January 28, 2022 Read Full Article
Bioplastics: Re-shaping the Future of Our Planet
by Pramod Kumbhar (Praj Industries/Biofuels Digest) ... Bioplastics are a sustainable solution to the impending plastic pollution crisis. They are produced
January 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Harmful Algae Blooms: An Untapped Resource
(Bio Market Insights) ... They source excess algal sludge from natural habitats all over the world, processing it into algae-based
January 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Philips Biobased Appliances, BIOPROT Face Masks, Bio Yoga Mats and Bandages, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of January 20th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) That mornin’ cup of joe will taste even better knowing it was brewed in a
January 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Blue Biofuels Achieves over 99% Conversion of Cellulose
(MENAFN/Globe Newswire) Blue Biofuels, Inc. ( PINK: BIOF ) (the“Company” or“BIOF”) is pleased to announce that it has achieved full conversion ( 99% +
January 14, 2022 Read Full Article
CropEnergies AG Unveils Plans to Produce Renewable Ethyl Acetate Using Johnson Matthey Technology
(Crop Energy AG) CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, and Johnson Matthey, London, a leader in sustainable technologies, have entered into an engineering,
January 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Auburn University Wins Funds for Biofuel, Bioplastics Research
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Auburn University was recently awarded more than $1 million in research grants from the state of
January 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Biofuel Producer Bets on Camelina as Low-Carbon Feedstock
by Amy Mayer (Agri-Pulse) A minor oilseed may be poised to take on a larger role as climate-smart policies emphasize low
December 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Recycling CO2: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Dr. Sean Simpson, CSO at LanzaTechshared this illuminating slide guide on CO2 pathways to products,
December 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Revolutionary Renewables: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Did you know Avantium’s two lead products are FDCA, the chemical building block for PEF,
December 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Resource Chemical Emerges from Stealth with Big Answers to the What Do We Do about Plastic Bottles Question
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... changing the way we make plastics, instead of trying to live in a world
December 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Auburn Projects Receive $1.6 Million in Latest Round of State Research Development Funding
by Mitch Emmons (Auburn University) Auburn University has been awarded $1.6 million in research grants from the state of Alabama through
December 02, 2021 Read Full Article
The Problem with Plastics and Fuel Decarbonization Policies: Could Nonbiodegradable Plastics Be Better for the Environment in the Short Term than Biodegradable Plastics?
by Shashi Menon (EcoEngineers) ... The latter material eventually emits carbon — contributing to higher levels of greenhouse gases (or
December 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Lummus to License Braskem Technology for Green Ethylene Projects
( Lummus Technology/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Lummus Technology announced that it has executed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Braskem Netherlands
November 30, 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
POET Bioproducts Institute Breaks Ground
(South Dakota State University) POET, a global leader in the production of bioproducts, South Dakota State University and South Dakota Mines
November 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Lummus and Braskem Partner to License Technology for Two Green Ethylene Projects
(Lummus Technology/PR Newswire) -Lummus and Braskem execute MoU for joint licensing two projects of leading technology to produce green ethylene
November 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Premiere: Covestro at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai -- Pioneering Work for the Circular Economy and a Climate-Neutral Future
(Covestro) Broad portfolio of technologies, products and solutions -- Covestro is experiencing a premiere this year: the company will be represented
November 08, 2021 Read Full Article
National Corn Growers Association Announces Winners of the Consider Corn Challenge III Contest
Today, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) announced the Consider Corn Challenge III winners at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference in San Francisco,
October 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Biodegradable Underwear, Fish Guts to Fashion, Lab-Grown Antelope, Coldplay’s Sustainable Tour: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of October 21st
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) It’s almost the weekend so let’s celebrate this week’s crazy and amazing innovations. From
October 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Researchers Develop Chemoenzymatic Technique to Extract Precursor for Biofuel from Agricultural Waste
by Park Sae-jin (Aju Business Daily) For the first time in the world, researchers from a state-run institute have found
October 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Bio-Based Plasticizers Stretch Production Capability
by Alper Yarasik (Cargill Bioindustrial/Biofuels Digest) There’s no question that consumers and manufacturers around the world are demanding materials made without
October 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Topsoe Puts Demonstration Plant into Operation for Production of Sustainable Methanol from Biogas - Significant Global Carbon Emission Reduction Potential.
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Haldor Topsoe) • With the demonstration plant, Topsoe will validate its electrified technology for cost-competitive production of
October 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Degradation of Biobased Plastics in the Soil
(Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research) The idea of biodegradable plastics sounds good at first. However, very little is known about how
October 15, 2021 Read Full Article
New Foray into Renewable Chemicals & Materials: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj Industries
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed the recent DigestWebinar, here’s your chance to delve into the tech emerging
October 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Happy Meal Toys Bio-Makeover, Cell-Based Caviar, Biodegradable Shoes, Fish Waste Based Building Material, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of September 30th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Hot news in from McDonald’s which is phasing out fossil fuel-based plastic from its Happy
October 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Aqualia Now Producing Biogas at Spanish WWTP
(Bioenergy Insight) Water company Aqualia is now producing biogas at the Guijuelo wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Spain. The new
September 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Blood Buildings, Mushroom Mania, Lab-Grown Coffee, ADM, LG Chem, Ginkgo Bioworks News, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of September 24th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Using astronaut blood to build infrastructure on Mars sounds like part of a sci-fi movie
September 24, 2021 Read Full Article
The Guijuelo Biofactory Transforms Waste from the Agri-Food Industry into Biofuel to Travel to the Moon
(Aqualia (Google Translation)) • Aqualia has presented this morning (September 16, 20212) at the Guijuelo (Salamanca) treatment plant the biofactory
September 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Blue Biofuels Files Two New Patents on the Production of Lignin and Nanocellulose from its CTS Technology
(Blue Biofuels/Globe Newswire) Blue Biofuels, Inc. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it filed two more patents that follow on
September 10, 2021 Read Full Article
DOE Announces Nearly $65 Million for Biofuels Research to Reduce Airplane and Ship Emissions
(U.S. Department of Energy) Projects align with administration's new goal of decarbonizing the aviation sector by 2050 - - As part
September 10, 2021 Read Full Article
State of Renewable Chemicals & Biomaterials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Want to know who's doing what, where, how and with whom in renewable chemicals and biomaterials?
September 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Green Plains, Clean Sugar Tech, BioCampus: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Fluid Quip Technologies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) You may know Fluid Quip Technologies from their work in ethanol, corn wet milling and
September 06, 2021 Read Full Article
A Once Defunct Sarnia Bioplastics Plant Has Risen from the Ashes
by Troy Shantz (The Sarnia Journal) A failed Sarnia bioplastics plant has been resurrected and is once again turning Ontario corn
September 02, 2021 Read Full Article
UMD Researcher Awarded $6 Million from the U.S. Department of Energy to Create Value-Added Biofuels and Bioplastics from Food Waste
by Samantha Watters (University of Maryland) Stephanie Lansing will serve as principal investigator, establishing a consortium of scientists and industry
September 01, 2021 Read Full Article
£4 Million Funding to Boost UK Biomass Production
(U.K. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Lord Callanan) 24 projects receive government funding of up to £200,000
August 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Lab-Fermented Chocolate, Coffee Cookie Cups, Apeel Sciences Raises $250M, LG Chem to Build $2.2 Bio-Buildings and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of August 27th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Chocolate without the cocoa bean? We’ve covered beef without the cow, dairy without the
August 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Faster and Cheaper Ethanol-to-Jet-fuel on the Horizon
(Pacific Northwest National Laboratory/Phys.Org) A patented process for converting alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gasses into jet or diesel
August 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Bioprocess for Converting Plant Materials into Valuable Chemicals
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign/Science Daily) Scientists have developed a bioprocess using engineered yeast that completely and efficiently converted plant
August 19, 2021 Read Full Article
The University Bringing Algae-based Biofuels to Commercialisation
by Scarlett Evans (Bio Market Insights) ... Now, a team from Colorado State University (CSU) is working to boost algae crop
August 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Special: Anaerobic Digestion Explained
(Bio Market Insights) While it may sound like an unappealing bodily process, anaerobic digestion is a crucial method to create biogas
August 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Giving up on Climate Change? EU Says No Way – Invests $140M in Decarbonizing Projects
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... The good news is for the first time since the creation of the Innovation
August 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Your Top Questions Answered: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to DigestConnect’s Q&A
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Want your most perplexing questions of the year answered? If you missed the last DigestConnect
August 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Having a Field Day Talking about Hemp for Biofuel in Maryland
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) For the US agricultural community, having a field day gives farmers and others in
August 04, 2021 Read Full Article
President Biden’s Climate Plan and iIts Role in Agriculture & Renewable Biofuels
by Oliver Peoples (Yield10 Bioscience/Biofuels Digest) During President Biden’s April 22nd climate plan speech at the Virtual Leaders’ Summit on Climate, he
August 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Models to Create Biodiesel and Bioplastics Are Being Developed at the UAG
(Autonomous University of Guadalajara (UAG)/Surest Informa (Google Translation)) ... The researcher pointed out that thanks to this line of research and
July 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Blue Biofuels Files 3 Additional Patents on Its CTS Technology
(Blue Biofuels) Alliance BioEnergy Plus Inc., DBA Blue Biofuels, (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it filed 3 additional patents
July 23, 2021 Read Full Article
New Energy Freedom Refinery to Produce Carbon-Negative Fuel from America's Ag Wastes
(New Energy Blue/PR Newswire) New Energy Blue announced its planned construction in Iowa of a biomass refinery designed to produce renewable
July 20, 2021 Read Full Article
LCA Model for Biofuels: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to GREET
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies Model – aka GREET –
July 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon-Negative Bioplastic Made from Air, Invasive Plants Turned into Yoga Mats, Cultured Chicken Progress, Renewable Fiber Innovations, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of July 2nd
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) We’ve covered food made from air here, but Germany-based company Made of Air has developed a bioplastic
July 02, 2021 Read Full Article
‘Plugging in’ to Produce Environmentally Friendly Bioplastics
(AgriLife Today) Agriculture byproducts can help produce eco-friendly, biodegradable plastics -- Bioplastics — biodegradable plastics made from biological substances rather
June 29, 2021 Read Full Article
How President Biden’s Climate Plan Will Affect Cover Crops
by Lana Bandoim (Forbes) ... In his (President Joe Biden's) speech, he revealed paying farmers for planting cover crops that will
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Bioprinted Cultured Meat, 3D Printed Algae, Biobased Coffee Capsules, Cell-Cultured Human Breast Milk, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of June 10th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) This week’s Top 8 Innovations are feeding our appetite. With cultured meat innovator MeaTech filing
June 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Maire Tecnimont Group’s Nextchem Awarded by TotalEnergies an Engineering Contract for a Biojet Plant in France
(Maire Tecnimont) The Front-End Engineering Design contract is a first step towards implementing a plant for processing up to 400,000
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Biochemical Conversion and Lignin Utilization: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Spero Renewables
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Can you really convert 50% of lignin carbon into bio-phenols? Spero Renewables is working on
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
More Meat without Meat, Fermentation-Based Silk, Bioplastic Water Bottles, Adidas and Allbirds Unlikely Solemates and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of May 21st
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Competitors coming together – Adidas and Allbirds – both shoe manufacturers are working together on
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
2021 Project Peer Review—Presentation Database
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) hosted its 2021 Project Peer Review virtually on March 8‒12, 2021; March 15‒16,
May 19, 2021 Read Full Article
From DNA Storage to Net Zero Carbon: The 10 Biggest WOW’s of ABLC’s Closing Day
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the online sessions of ABLC have drawn to a close. This week, delegates around
May 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Fossil-free Polyurethanes, Polycarbonates, Coatings & Adhesives: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Covestro
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As one of the world’s largest polymer companies, Covestro is looking at being more sustainable.
May 05, 2021 Read Full Article
The Extraordinary ReMaking of Ordinary Things, Pt 3: J&J Green Paper Reinvents the Paper Coffee Cup with an Alternative to Plastic
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Derived from widely available plant material, JANUS coated paper can be custom-shaped and when
April 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Sustainable Sexy, Fish Guts to Polyurethane Replacement, $700M Bioplastic Investment and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of April 8th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Sex sells but now it can even be more sustainable with a boudoir brand’s new
April 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Earth Day 2021 Series Day 4: Biobased Products and Bioplastics
by Nathália Fernandes Pimentel* (Advanced Biofuels USA) When we think about green transitioning, the most popular images we idealize are
April 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Transitioning to a Sustainable Bioeconomy with Algae Biofuels and Biomaterials – Policy Directions for 2021 and Beyond
(Algae Biomass Organization) ... Algae, encompassing photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic aquatic organisms including microalgae and seaweeds (macroalgae), create a highly versatile
April 01, 2021 Read Full Article
A Sweet Soy Story – World’s 1st Bioplastic from Soy Molasses
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Four companies developed the first process in the world to produce compostable bioplastic from food
March 29, 2021 Read Full Article
The First ‘Cash Cover Crop’ Edges Closer to Commercialization
(CoverCress Inc./PR Web) CoverCress Inc. announces $8 million in partner funding for new low carbon oilseed. -- Midwestern farmers are one
March 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Corona’s Barley Waste Packaging, Skittles Biodegradable Wrappers, Nestlé’s Biobased Polyethylene, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of March 25th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) The coronavirus vaccine is offering hope to end a global pandemic, much like rainbows signal
March 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Managing On-Farm Plastic Waste and Growing the Bioeconomy
(Government of Canada; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) ... Today (March 22, 2021) the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable
March 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Genome Scalpel Invented for Industrial Microalgae to Efficiently Turn CO2 into Biofuel
(Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters/EurekAlert!) A single-celled alga undergoes genome surgery to remove non-essential parts. This can lead to a most
March 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Investing or Raising Capital in the Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to The Biotech Bull Market
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Today we look at the Biotech Bull Market — what’s up, and why. How can
March 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Iron Man Investments in Bioplastic, Bill Gates’ Beef with Beef, Biobased Clogs, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of February 25th
by Hannah Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) What do Bill Gates and Robert Downey, Jr. have in common? Apparently, they both are
February 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Separation Tech for Biobased Products: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Sulzer Chemtech
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What are the latest separation technologies for biobased product applications like biofuels, biochemicals, biopolymers? Dr.
February 18, 2021 Read Full Article
World’s First Human Composting Facility, Cultured Mouse Meat, Transparent wood Windows, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of February 12th
by Helena Taares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Innovative grossness yet brilliant is one way to describe this week’s Top 8 Innovations.
February 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Scientists Discover Plants' Roadblock to Specialty Oil Production
(Brookhaven National Laboratory/EurekAlert!) Research solves longstanding problem and opens path for growing crops to produce industrially important high-value fatty acids
February 12, 2021 Read Full Article
China’s Jiaao Enprotech Leaps on USD155 Million Biodiesel Deal With Shell Unit
(Yicai Global) Shares in Jiaao Enprotech soared by as much as 7.25 percent today after the Chinese chemical product maker
February 11, 2021 Read Full Article
NREL Reports Sustainability Benchmarks for Plastics Recycling and Redesign
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Researchers developing renewable plastics and exploring new processes for plastics upcycling and recycling technologies will now be
February 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Sustainability Plan 2030: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Avantium just released its Sustainability Plan ‘Chain Reaction 2030’, highlighting the company’s ambitious vision to
February 10, 2021 Read Full Article
NREL Reports Sustainability Benchmarks for Plastics Recycling and Redesign
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Researchers developing renewable plastics and exploring new processes for plastics upcycling and recycling technologies will now be
January 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Biodegradable Computer, Cow Intestine Lamps, Soy-based Turf, Air-to-Meat: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of January 22nd
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) We all know the huge toll that electronics have on our planet, from the rare-earth
January 22, 2021 Read Full Article
I Spy a Fly Eye – Nanocoating in Fly Eye Has Potential, Wooden Satellites in Space: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of January 8th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Who knew flies would be so useful! Apparently the nanocoating found in fruit fly eyes