by Thomas Washington, Harry Clyne, and Daniel Workman (S&P Global) Second-generation ethanol from waste has potential in aviation and shipping; Building 270 million liters nameplate capacity by 2025, mostly sold to Europe; Exploring new pathways like converting lignin residue into advanced biofuels Brazilian energy
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Back TO HOMELiquid-Liquid Extraction: A Game-Changer in Biomass Processing
... While the production of bio-derived products is on the rise, challenges remain in developing efficient recovery and purification processes. Liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) is an ideal unit operation for recovering valuable chemicals from biomass directly or after pre-treatment to remove less desirable
October 21, 2024 Read Full Article
CapCO2 Solutions Signs MOU with Methylennium Energy for Green Methanol Production
(CapCO2 Solutions/Ethanol Producer Magazine) CapCO2 Solutions is excited to announced that we have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Methylennium Energy. Our CO2 capture and upgrade focus addresses the urgent need of ethanol plants to decarbonize – cutting their carbon intensity (CI)
October 16, 2024 Read Full Article
Department of Energy's Agile BioFoundry and ABPDU Partner with Industrial Microbes to Successfully Scale Up Bio-Based Process
by Gayle Bentley (U.S. Department of Energy) Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Agile BioFoundry (ABF) and Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU), have successfully scaled up a bio-based process that converts ethanol into a valuable precursor for consumer products, such as
October 09, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Novonesis, the Investment Perspective
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A handful of industrial biotechnology companies have the strength and purpose to make it as a public company — others remain private, are acquired, or wind down. What makes companies able to succeed with public investors?
September 13, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo, the Investment Perspective
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A handful of industrial biotechnology companies have the strength and purpose to make it as a public company — others remain private, are acquired, or wind down. What makes companies able to succeed with public investors?
September 04, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Low-Pressure Hydrogenolysis Catalysts for Bioproduct Upgrading
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A team of researchers partnered with Visolis to develop a hydrogenolysis catalyst that can operate at low-pressures (≤ 5 MPa) and demonstrate conversion of a fermentation-derived C6 intermediate to a high value chemical monomer. The rewards? Risk and cost
August 30, 2024 Read Full Article
Virent: The 2024 AFCC Global Biobased Economy Performance Award Recipient
(Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition) This award is given to an organization, public or private, for their stellar performance and achievements in advancing science, assisting, and taking appropriate measures for initiating the production, manufacture, and commercialization of industrial biotechnology products. Their
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the Agile BioFoundry
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) How can a public biofoundry develop and demonstrate capabilities that enable commercially-relevant biomanufacturing of a wide range of bioproducts by both new and established industrial hosts? The ABF has operated as a BETO-supported project since 2016.
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Raízen and Vertoro Join Forces to Enhance Lignin’s Value in Advanced Biofuels and Chemical Sectors
(Raízen) Joint Development Agreement focuses on using the lignin from 2nd Generation Ethanol’s potential to produce additional waste-based sustainable solutions -- Raízen, an integrated energy company with a broad portfolio of renewables, and Vertoro, a Dutch biotechnology accelerator, today announced the signing
August 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Request for Information: Biomaterials Program DEADLINE September 19, 2024
(National Science Foundation/Federal Register) The U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biomaterials (BMAT) Program requests input from stakeholders on opportunities, challenges, emerging areas, and frontiers in biomaterials research. This RFI will help inform NSF as it considers future program directions, new initiatives,
August 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Government of Canada Announces Investment in the Industrial Bioeconomy to Reduce GHG Emissions
(Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Canada/Newswire) Strengthening Canada's bioindustrial sector through research and innovation creates opportunities, increases competitiveness, and moves Canada towards a more sustainable future. Today, Peter Fragiskatos, Member of Parliament for London North Centre, on behalf of the Honorable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture
August 21, 2024 Read Full Article
USDA Backs Research into Making Sustainable Jet Fuel and Fish Feed from Wood
(University of Maine) Millions of pounds of low-value wood, such as small diameter trees and branches, have been left behind in Maine’s forests due to the decline in pulp and paper production, stymied by drought, fire suppression and dropping demand. While
August 08, 2024 Read Full Article
DOE Issues Notice Of Intent to Fund Industrial Partnerships across the Bioenergy and Bioproducts Value Chain
(U.S. Department of Energy/SAF Magazine) The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office's Feedstock- Conversion Interface Consortium intends to issue an industrial partnership call (IPC) to allow collaboration between industry stakeholders and FCIC researchers. These partnerships will address the cost and risk impacts of
July 24, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Renewable Chemicals and Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this presentation, we explored the challenges faced in the transition to biobased chemicals and materials. We look at the molecules getting traction, market prices, new process technologies, the policy environment, carbon prices or the lack
July 23, 2024 Read Full Article
Committed to Bioenergy Sustainability, BETO Program Manager Addresses Mitigating Environmental Impacts
by Andrea Bailey (U.S. Department of Energy) Accelerating the widespread adoption of bioenergy technologies that can offer equitable and affordable solutions to decarbonize the transportation, industrial, and agricultural sectors is a priority for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). BETO
July 22, 2024 Read Full Article
Turning Agricultural Trash to Treasure
by Lauren Biron (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) New funding will help Berkeley Lab and partners improve how the diverse agricultural waste in California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley can be used to make sustainable bioproducts and biofuels -- Agricultural residues and wastes from
July 19, 2024 Read Full Article
BETO Selects 13 Small Businesses to Develop Innovative Bio-Based Products and Biomass Processing Technologies
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced awards for the FY24 Phase I Release 2 of the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. Across DOE, 229 projects in 39 states received $52 million to pursue
July 18, 2024 Read Full Article
RNG Coalition Celebrates 13 Years Of Leadership
(RNG Coalition/Biomass Magazine) This week, the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) celebrates 13 years of leadership in the renewable natural gas (RNG) industry. Founded on July 7, 2011, with just six member companies, RNG Coalition has provided advocacy and education
July 10, 2024 Read Full Article
Embrapa and Acelen Renewables Begin Macauba Domestication for Aviation Fuel and Bioproducts
(Acelen) Biofuels from the Brazilian plant have the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 80% compared to fossil fuels. -- A technical meeting involving scientific leaders from Acelen Renewables, Embrapii, and Embrapa initiated the technological development project for the macauba
July 03, 2024 Read Full Article
The Most Sustainable Feedstocks for Precision Fermentation
(World Bio Market Insights) Over the last several years, precision fermentation has attracted attention as a manufacturing methods that could drastically lower the environmental impacts of everyday products, from edible proteins to animal feed and cosmetics ingredients. Precision fermentation is a biomanufacturing
June 26, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Hexas Biomass
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Hexas Biomass is a biomaterials company focused on the production and use of sustainable plant-based materials to replace wood and petroleum-based feedstocks in multiple applications, including energy, chemicals, packaging, textiles, and structural/non-structural applications. CEO Wendy Owens
June 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Biotechnology, Design and Story, and the Persistence of the Plastics Problem
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Well might you ask, why is there a BioDesign Challenge? For one thing, at such an event, you notice something about young people: how impressively organized and thoughtful they are. ... There’s no app for solving our bigger
June 25, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to MetGen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Bioprocessing solutions for next gen biorefineries is what MetGen is about, and this illuminating slide guide from ABLC 2024 highlights how they maximize the value for biomass, de-bottleneck a biorefinery, all about the enzymatic lignin fractionation
June 20, 2024 Read Full Article
Biofuels at the Forefront of Growth Across the U.S. Industrial Bioeconomy
(Growth Energy) Biofuels are leading a new wave of growth across the American industrial bioeconomy, and a new report proves it. New research commissioned by Growth Energy and other industry leaders – including ADM, POET, and Marquis Energy – shows that U.S. industrial bioeconomy
June 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Now Available! U.S. Department of Energy Clean Fuels & Products Shot™ Summit Questions & Answers
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Clean Fuels & Products Shot™ Summit Questions & Answers (Q&A) are now available. Stakeholders across government, industry, academia, and non-profit organizations attended the two-day virtual event to learn about the Shot’s objectives, progress, priorities,
June 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Biofuels Help Drive Economic Impact
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has just released a new report on “The Economic Impact of the U.S. Industrial Bioeconomy” that spotlights economic activity tied to the transformation of renewable biomass into fertilizers, bioplastics, biofuels, bio-lubricants, and other industrial bioproducts. “Our
June 11, 2024 Read Full Article
CALL FOR PROPOSALS €213 Million Available for Advancing Europe’s Circular Bio-based Economy DEADLINE September 18, 2024
(Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking) CBE JU published its 2024 call for project proposals. A total of €213 million will be dedicated to advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe across 18 topics. All stakeholders of the circular bio-based sector
May 06, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Cemvita
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) We’ve engineered microbes that turn the waste such as CO2 into helpful compounds, therefore closing the carbon/waste loop and address those recovery and production processes that, in current heavy industry, creates waste and emission outputs. Cemvita’s Pedro
May 03, 2024 Read Full Article
Future Origins and the Biobased Chemicals Market Wigwag
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) News arrived earlier this year that Geno, Unilever, Kao, and L’Oréal have named their joint venture which aims to make alternatives to petroleum and palm for surfactant ingredients used in laundry detergent and cosmetics. They’ve chosen Future
April 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Just Released: 2023 Project Peer Review Report
(U.S. Department of Energy) Highlighting Expert Feedback on BETO's Portfolio -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) released its 2023 Project Peer Review Report, a comprehensive summary of stakeholder and subject-matter expert feedback on BETO’s latest research, development, and
April 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Earth Day Spotlight: BETO Technology Manager Focuses Work on Agricultural Sustainability, Environmental, and Equity Justice Impacts
(U.S. Department of Energy) ... BETO Technology Manager for Renewable Carbon Resources (RCR), Dr. Chenlin Li, is a DOE innovator supercharging the clean energy revolution with a commitment to stewardship of the planet’s natural resources. BETO’s RCR Program focuses on facilitating availability, reducing
April 22, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the Circular Carbon Economy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Carbon is the foundation of our material world, says LanzaTech CTO Rob Conrado in these slides presented at ABLC 2024. It’s in the products we use, the planes we fly, the clothes we wear. Where our
April 16, 2024 Read Full Article
DOE Announces $18.8 Million to Advance Mixed Algae Development for Low-Carbon Biofuels and Bioproducts DEADLINE May 10, 2024
(U.S. Department of Energy) Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced the MACRO: Mixed Algae Conversion Research Opportunity funding opportunity announcement (FOA). The FOA will award up to $18.8 million to address research and
April 10, 2024 Read Full Article
Reliant Processing Partners with Show Me Ethanol LLC for New LIquid CO2 and Dry Ice Plant
(Reliant Holdings) Reliant Processing opens new plant in Carrollton Missouri -- Reliant Processing, Ltd., and Show Me Ethanol LLC partner to announce the Grand Opening of Reliant’s newest Liquid CO2 and Dry Ice Plant in Carrollton, Missouri. April 4, 2024 Reliant Processing, Ltd, a
April 09, 2024 Read Full Article
The White House Advances Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Leadership with the Launch of the National Bioeconomy Board
by Sarah Glaven (White House Office of Science and Technology Policy) Biotechnology harnesses the power of biology to create new services and products, which provide opportunities to grow the U.S. economy and workforce and improve the quality of our lives and the
April 04, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Marquis Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Marquis has become the first well known ethanol producer to step into the world of ethanol-to-jet in a partnership with LanzaJet. The promise and progress, milestones achieved and ahead, were presented by Marquis’ Jennifer Aurandt-Pilgrim at
April 02, 2024 Read Full Article
USDA Releases Latest Economic Impact Report on Bioeconomy
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) Latest Economic Impact Report Shows a Thriving and Resilient Bioeconomy Despite Impacts of the Global Pandemic -- USDA Rural Development (RD) released “An Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry: 2023 Update," which demonstrates how the biobased products
March 28, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Synonym
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Synonym is a financing and development platform for essential biomanufacturing infrastructure. Based on a team of cross‑functional experts, they are partnering with synthetic biology companies and capital providers to enable fermentation at scale. CIO Brentan Alexander took
March 27, 2024 Read Full Article
BIO Calls for Legislation to Boost Biomanufacturing
by Tom Popper (Bio.News) Innovative companies using biotechnology to make renewable raw materials can enable more sustainable, climate-friendly manufacturing while providing an additional source of income for farmers. The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is seeking to support these companies with a proposal
March 21, 2024 Read Full Article
USDA Releases New Bioeconomy Report and Implementation Plan
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At ABLC, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a plan that will boost biomass supply chain resiliency for domestic biobased product manufacturing, while also advancing environmental sustainability and market opportunities for small and mid-sized producers. The report — Building
March 19, 2024 Read Full Article
USDA Releases Plan to Strengthen the Bioeconomy through a More Resilient Biomass Supply Chain
by Lynn Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton (Bergeson & Campbell) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released on March 14, 2024, a report entitled Building a Resilient Biomass Supply: A Plan to Enable the Bioeconomy in America, “a plan that will boost biomass supply chain
March 18, 2024 Read Full Article
USDA Celebrates Second National Biobased Products Day
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) New Report Shows Biobased Products Contribute $489 Billion to the U.S. Economy, Supporting Jobs in Every State -- Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is honoring the second annual National Biobased Products Day, a celebration to raise
March 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Indonesia Palm Oil Firms Warn of Food Security Risks as Biodiesel Use Rises
Erwida Maulia (Nikkei) JAKARTA -- Indonesian palm oil producers are voicing concerns that the continuing rise in domestic demand for biofuels could harm the country's food security and take a toll on exports amid stagnant production of the commodity. Consumption of
February 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Deploying Purpose-Grown Energy Crops for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Workshop: Summary Report
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Deploying Purpose-Grown Energy Crops for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) workshop, hosted by the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), brought together stakeholders from industry, governmental organizations, DOE national laboratories, academia, among others, to address a potential future research strategy related to the
February 21, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Virent
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this presentation we looked at how Virent feedstock flexibility allows the use of commercially available sugars today, with the prospect of cellulosic sugars when commercially available and also the scalability of the technology, the opportunities
February 21, 2024 Read Full Article
American Lung Association, United Soybean Board Unveil New Biobased Certified Facilities and Property Professional course
(American Lung Association/Biobased Diesel Daily) Building, facility and construction leaders have an unprecedented new tool to bolster sustainability efforts and prioritize worker health thanks to another groundbreaking partnership between the United Soybean Board and the American Lung Association. Following the successful launch
February 20, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Renewable Chemicals and Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this presentation, we explored the challenges faced by global renewable chemical and materials producers in shifting towards low carbon alternatives — new processes, novel molecules with enhanced properties for green hydrogen, Methanol, plant-based meats
February 20, 2024 Read Full Article
USDA Proposes Streamlined Regulation for Biobased Markets (BioPreferred) Program Public Comments DEADLINE March 25, 2024
by Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton (Bergeson and Campbell) The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS), an agency of the Rural Development mission area within U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), issued a proposed rule on January 24, 2024, that would adopt changes
February 19, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Since 2005, LanzaTech has been working to create this closed-loop system using waste carbon to make the things we use in our daily lives. LanzaTech is changing how people think about carbon, creating value and new
February 17, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to BDO Zones
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The BDO Zone Initiative certifies regional readiness for bioenergy manufacturing, creates global connections with project developers, and ignites an influx of clean energy opportunities. A BDO Zone rating is a standards-based assessment of regional manufacturing readiness
February 09, 2024 Read Full Article
Funding Notice: Department of Energy Announces $29 Million to Drive Feedstock Innovation for Clean Energy Production DEADLINE March 14, 2024
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced $29 million in funding to drive research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of low-carbon-intensity, purpose-grown energy crops critical to accelerating a clean energy economy. The Regional Resource Hubs for Purpose-Grown Energy Crops funding
February 08, 2024 Read Full Article
50 Hottest Companies in the Bioeconomy, Voting Opens DEADLINE February 23, 2024
(Biofuels Digest) In Florida, The Digest announced the official opening of voting for the 50 Hottest Companies in the Bioeconomy for 2024. In all, a record 437 companies were nominated for the ballot this year. Voting Rules Voting will be open to all
January 23, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Red Leaf Biologics
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) RedLeaf Biologics is a fast-growing biotechnology company that is redefining the AgTech ecosystem in Kentucky and beyond. Combining proprietary plant genetics and extraction processes, we have developed a range of phytochemical extracts with valuable applications in health,
January 19, 2024 Read Full Article
SfL Partner Spotlight: Doug Berven
(Solutions from the Land) Solutions from the Land (SfL) Senior Advisor Doug Berven has been with the non-profit since the very beginning, volunteering his time, insight and guidance. In his full-time role, Berven is the Vice President of Corporate Affairs at POET.
January 17, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Rural Development and the Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The USDA mission serve all Americans by providing effective, innovative, science-based public policy leadership in agriculture, food and nutrition, natural resource protection and management, rural development, and related issues with a commitment to deliverable equitable and
January 11, 2024 Read Full Article
The Fab Finns, the Top 20 Bioproducts from the Bioeconomy’s Forest
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) We’ve long been fans of the Finns, their smart forest management practices, their innovative products and the complete lack of hype and bluster coming out of Helsinki. It’s the Quiet Country, but really they are the
January 09, 2024 Read Full Article
Ontario Names Funding Recipients of Forest Biomass Program
(Government of Ontario, Canada) The Ontario government is investing more than $1.5 million in 15 research, innovation and modernization initiatives that will develop the untapped economic potential and environmental benefit of new and emerging uses of underutilized wood and mill by-products,
December 20, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to USDA Energy & Climate Action
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Inflation Reduction Act provides nearly $40 billion for USDA over the next 10 years to improve life and livelihoods in rural communities. Specific investments include: $19.3 billion for climate-smart agriculture on farms, ranches, and forests;
December 19, 2023 Read Full Article
Time for a European Shift on Renewable Ethanol
by David Carpintero (ePURE) If there’s anything we’ve learned from the last two years of EU climate and energy policy, it’s that Europe needs a new way to think about biofuels and its contribution to transport de-fossilization—as well as the strategic
December 14, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Whitefox
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Whitefox has been active over the past couple of months highlighting the opportunity for ethanol in the global bioeconomy via their “Ethanol as a Building Block” campaign, which was kicked off at the ABLC in San
December 14, 2023 Read Full Article
Fire! Open Letter to US Treasury, Energy Secretaries on Addressing the Threat of Forest Fire via the Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Which brings us to the forest, because once we have stopped by the commodity exchanges where oilseeds, grains, and waste fats and oils are priced and traded, we discover right away that commodity prices are
December 11, 2023 Read Full Article
Bold Actions to Accelerate the Bioeconomy: Report from Ottawa Meet-up of the Bold Goals Action Group
by Jim Lane (REenergize the Gulf Coast) In Ottawa, on the sidelines of the Jeff Passmore’s SCALING UP meeting, a coalition of the willing known as the Bold Goals Action Group refined and amended a series of 37 Bold Actions that must be
December 05, 2023 Read Full Article
The Use of Food and Feed Crops for Bio-based Materials and the Related Effects on Food Security – Recognising Potential Benefits
(Renewable Carbon News) Renewable Carbon Initiative Publishes New Insights into a Hotly Debated Topic and Urges for Careful and Evidence-based Debates -- 2023, the world faces a global hunger crisis. According to the World Food Programme“ a record 349 million people across
November 27, 2023 Read Full Article
“Unlocking the Value of Algae” Presented at the Alternative Fuels and Chemicals Coalition Conference
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) "Unlocking the Value of Algae" was the subject of a Sunday Symposium at the recent Alternative Fuels and Chemicals Coalition’s 2023 Global Biobased Economy Conference and Exhibit. Presenters at the symposium followed the whole
November 25, 2023 Read Full Article
Bio Products: Green Materials for an Emerging Circular and Sustainable Economy (De Gruyter Stem)
by Bhima R. Vijayendran (Redwood Innovation Partners) The book is focused on Bio Products derived from renewable resources processed by conventional catalytic thermochemical processes and or emerging bioprocessing techniques including fermentation and synthetic biology. It highlights some of these developments—from discovery,
November 21, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Sustainable Ethanol Production Pathways
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This past week Shrijant Rathi, executive director for Praj Americas, returned to the Digest stage for this fascinating deep-dive into new technologies that open up opportunities for ethanol producers through retrofit, bolt-ons or add-on technologies that
November 21, 2023 Read Full Article
AFCC Global Biobased Economy Conference & Exhibit --- November 20-22, 2024 --- National Harbor, MD
The Alternative Fuels and Chemicals Coalition conference will focus on promoting Industrial Biotechnology throughout this multi-day conference and exhibition. To kick off the event there will be a reception on Wednesday evening, November 20, 2024 from 5:00 -7:00 p.m., included in the
November 17, 2023 Read Full Article
Budzinski Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Support Biofuels & Biomanufacturing Innovation
(Office of U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)) This week, U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase biofuel production and drive down energy costs for working families. The Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity (Ag BIO) Actwould increase funding for grants to support
November 16, 2023 Read Full Article
Ethanol as a Renewable Building Block for Fuels and Chemicals
by Robert A. Dagle, Austin D. Winkelman, Karthikeyan K. Ramasamy, Vanessa Lebarbier Dagle, and Robert S. Weber (Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research) Three factors, (i) the ethanol “blend wall”, which limits its market as a transportation fuel, (ii) advances in production efficiency,
November 16, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Origin Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Origin is the world’s leading carbon negative materials company. The Origin platform turns the carbon found in biomass into useful materials, while eliminating the need for fossil resources and capturing carbon in the process. Origin Co-CEO
November 08, 2023 Read Full Article
Klobuchar, Moran Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Biorefineries, Renewable Chemicals, and Biomanufacturing
(Office of Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)) U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to enhance the ability of the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Products Assistance program to support the development of biofuels, renewable chemicals, and
October 31, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Technoeconomic Analysis and Life-Cycle Assessment for Separations
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Bioprocessing Separations Consortium is a National Laboratory-led effort, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office, that is dedicated to identifying and overcoming separations challenges associated with the conversion of biomass into fuels
October 30, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Adsorption-based ISPR for Bioproducts
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Bioprocessing Separations Consortium is a National Laboratory-led effort, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office, that is dedicated to identifying and overcoming separations challenges associated with the conversion of biomass into fuels
October 26, 2023 Read Full Article
Origin Begins Commercial-Scale Biochemicals Production at Sarnia, Ont., Plant
(Origin Materials/Canadian Biomass Magazine) Origin Materials, Inc. announced the commencement of commercial-scale production at Origin 1, located in Sarnia, Ont., the first commercial plant of its kind. The state-of-the-art plant scales up the company’s core technology platform for converting sustainable wood residues
October 25, 2023 Read Full Article
Opinion: Climate Change and Hunger Are Here Now—a New Farm Bill Can’t Wait
by Beth Ellikidis (Biotechnology Innovation Organization/Agri-Pulse) ... One way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect our climate is by getting more of the energy we use from above the ground instead of beneath it. The biotech company LanzaTech genetically engineers microbes to
October 25, 2023 Read Full Article
SQ Group Launches World's First One-Million Ton Bio-Refinery
(SQ Group/MENAFN EIN Presswire) SQ GROUP kicks into operation the world's first one-million-metric-ton straw refinery in Daqing city, marking a new era in the production of biomass straw. -- SQ Group (SQ-Group USA 's China-based division), a competitive manufacturer of biodegradable food
October 24, 2023 Read Full Article
They Said it, They Showed It: Heard on the Floor at ABLC Next 2023
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At ABLC Next, delegates were buzzing about some outrageously quotable quotes, some hot slides that did build-ups and takedowns on every imaginable good and bad idea, plus news of company progress and setbacks, the rise of
October 24, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Separations and Performance Advantaged Bioproducts
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office seeks in its separations strategy to support scale-up of sustainable aviation fuels and other biofuels with >70% reduction in GHG emissions relative to petroleum; enable commercial production of 10+ renewable chemicals
September 18, 2023 Read Full Article
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $18.6 Million to Support Production of Low-Carbon Biofuels and Bioproducts
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) today announced $18.6 million in funding for eight university and industry projects to develop biomass feedstocks to produce affordable biofuels and bioproducts that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Located in eight states, the
September 12, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the Agile BioFoundry Projects
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Agile BioFoundry is a consortium of seven U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories that operate as a distributed biofoundry in collaboration with industry and academia. They partner with the biomanufacturing industry to accelerate bioproduct
September 07, 2023 Read Full Article
LG Chem Secures Waste Cooking Oil Supply for Biodiesel Production
by Seo Jin-woo and Han Yubin (Pulse) LG Chem Ltd. is poised to kick off a project that produces biodiesel using waste cooking oil as part of its drive for renewable materials. According to industry sources on Tuesday (August 1, 2023), the South
August 10, 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 capacity, mandates, incentives, major players and their recent activities, pathways, mandates around the world, molecules, and markets. It’s a comprehensive
July 25, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to MetGen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Bioprocessing solutions for next gen biorefineries is what MetGen is about, and this illuminating slide guide from ABLC 2023 highlights how they maximize the value for biomass, de-bottleneck a biorefinery, all about the enzymatic lignin
June 09, 2023 Read Full Article
BETO Launches New Renewable Carbon Resources Web Page
by Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton (B&C Biobased and Sustainable Chemicals Blog) The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has launched a new, comprehensive web page dedicated to one of its priority subprograms, Renewable Carbon Resources (RCR), which
June 08, 2023 Read Full Article
Consider Corn Challenge DEADLINE June 30, 2023
(National Corn Growers Association) The National Corn Growers Association invites proposals for new uses of field corn as a feedstock for producing sustainable chemicals and products with quantifiable market demand. The Consider Corn Challenge IV is about finding game-changing new uses
June 07, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the NCGA Corn-to-Chemicals Challenge
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here NCGA’s Sarah McKay and friends look at the Consider Corn Open corn-to-chemicals challenge to catalyze innovation and investment in this illuminating slide guide from ABLC 2023. What’s the role of corn and starch in
June 06, 2023 Read Full Article
EcoCeres Announces Its First 100% Agricultural Waste Produced Cellulosic Ethanol Shipment to Europe, Turning a New Chapter in Renewable Biofuels
(EcoCeres/PR Newswire) EcoCeres, Inc., an Asia-based innovative bio-refinery company with strong R&D capability, is excited to announce its first shipment of 100% agricultural waste-produced cellulosic ethanol to the European markets, a milestone the company achieved after commissioning yet another ground-breaking facility in China.
May 30, 2023 Read Full Article
DOE Launches New Energy Earthshot to Decarbonize Transportation and Industrial Sectors
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Clean Fuels & Products ShotTM Will Reduce Emissions and Develop Cost-Effective Fuels and Products for Aviation, Marine, and Other Hard-to-Decarbonize Sector -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the launch of the Clean Fuels & Products
May 24, 2023 Read Full Article
Executive Order 14081 Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy-Request for Information; National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative-Measuring the Bioeconomy Public Comment DEADLINE: June 12, 2023
(Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President) The Chief Statistician of the United States (CSOTUS) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, was charged
May 23, 2023 Read Full Article
Separations Technology Critical to Converting Biomass to Low-Carbon Biofuel
(Argonne National Laboratory/Department of Energy Newswise) BETO Bioprocessing Separations Consortium spotlights projects from three-year work period -- Biofuel use to increase in the U.S. Biomass — organic material from plants, agricultural waste and wet waste, among others — has been in use since
May 22, 2023 Read Full Article
Low Carbon Ethanol: Carbon Intensity Reduction through Advanced Technologies
by Shrikant Rathi (Praj Americas/Biofuels Digest) The drive for decarbonization has driven consideration of low carbon bioethanol as a feedstock for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and bio-products due to its potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the impacts of
May 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Breaking Down Barriers to Bio-Based Investment with Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone Ratings
(Ecostrat) National Workshop Agreement on Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zones -- In order to help catalyze and accelerate clean fuels project development in Canada, the Standards Council of Canada supported a Workshop Agreement led by Ecostrat to identify key siting
April 27, 2023 Read Full Article
From Concept to Commercialization: NREL’s Sustainable Aviation Fuels Program
by Zia Abdullah (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) The National Renewable Energy Laboratory supports the U.S. DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office with fundamental and applied research, development, and deployment (RD&D) designed to advance technologies to produce biobased energy, fuels, chemicals and products
April 21, 2023 Read Full Article
Nippon Gases to Build a New Plant in Zörbig
(Nippon Gases) Nippon Gases to build a new plant for liquefaction and processing of biogenic CO2 in Zörbig (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) -- Nippon Gases Deutschland, a European subsidiary of Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation (NSHD), is set to cooperate with VERBIO Vereinigte
April 20, 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 replaced with biobased ones, greenhouse gas emissions savings could equal 369 megatonnes, or around 1% of global emissions. However, the carbon-reducing
April 20, 2023 Read Full Article
DOE Helps Industry Leverage Bioenergy Feedstock Expertise DEADLINE April 14, 2023
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has launched an initiative that aims to help industry and universities leverage the Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium’s capabilities to help solve real-world problems that the bioenergy and bioproduct
April 10, 2023 Read Full Article
DOD Publishes Biomanufacturing Strategy and RFI on Biomanufactured Products and Process Capabilities DEADLINE April 19, 2023
by Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton (Bergeson & Campbell) As part of the National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced in September 2022 an investment of $1.2 billion in bioindustrial domestic manufacturing infrastructure
April 10, 2023 Read Full Article
DOE Announces $14 Million to Optimize Production of Affordable Biofuels and Biochemicals DEADLINE April 21, 2023
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Department of Energy today announced $14 million in funding to support and optimize the production of affordable biofuels and biochemicals while significantly reducing carbon emissions. This funding will advance the Biden-Harris administration’s goals to address
April 06, 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 ethanol-to-jet in a partnership with LanzaJet. The promise and progress, milestones achieved and ahead, were presented by Marquis’ Jennifer Aurandt-Pilgrim
April 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Wastewater to Energy: New Treatment Process Can Improve Biorefinery Sustainability
(Univeristy of Illinois at Urgana-Champaign Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment/EurekAlert!) CABBI design simultaneously treats water and recovers biogas, generating revenue and reducing GHG emissions -- Wastewater from biorefineries that convert plants into fuel is full of organic materials that cannot
March 31, 2023 Read Full Article
DOE Announces $590 Million to Increase Bioenergy Research
(U.S. Department of Energy) Funding to Four Bioenergy Research Centers Will Help Strengthen Diversity of Domestic Clean Energy Sources, Enhance Our Energy Security, and Revitalize Rural Economies -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $590 million to renew its
March 20, 2023 Read Full Article
USDA Celebrates Inaugural National Biobased Products Day
(U.S. Department of Energy) Department Also Announces BioPreferred® Program “Excellence in Procurement” Award Winners for 2022 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today kicked off the inaugural National Biobased Products Day and highlighted the accomplishments of people and organizations working
March 08, 2023 Read Full Article
VIDEO: Chevy's Rob Buckner on Shell's New Renewable IndyCar Fuel
by Marshall Pruit (Racer Magazine) Team Chevy IndyCar program manager and engine guru Rob Buckner takes RACER’s Marshall Pruett inside the championship-winning manufacturer’s integration of Shell’s new 100-percent renewable fuel which powers every NTT IndyCar Series entry. READ MORE SHELL PROUD
March 05, 2023 Read Full Article
USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum: SAF, Carbon Markets, and the Future of Biotechnology
by Dimitar Alimaskoski (BIO.News) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) held the 99th Agricultural Outlook Forum last week, where many speakers highlighted the potential of biotechnology and bio-based products. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack opened the event by promoting climate-smart agriculture, sustainable aviation fuel, and other
March 01, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the USDA Western Regional Research Center
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The USDA Western Regional Research Center has ~350 people, ~45 in bioproducts & biofuels. It’s part of the Agricultural Research Service, the ARS is the in-house research arm of the USDA. They partner with companies
February 27, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) USDA’s Rural Business-Cooperative Service offers loan guarantees, grants, and technical assistance support of the bioeconomy and access to capital for Commercialization of emerging technologies; Production of biofuels and renewable chemicals and manufacturing of biobased products;
February 23, 2023 Read Full Article
NREL Launches Synthetic Biology Project to Advance Biofuels
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The pathway that leads us away from unsustainable fossil fuel consumption is not straight and narrow but filled with many branches of possibilities. One of those branches—carbon-negative production of biofuels and biochemicals—is the focus of
February 22, 2023 Read Full Article
2023 NEC Session Previews: Ready for Innovation & Putting the ‘U’ in CCUS
by Kelly Davis (Renewable Fuels Association) ... But with the right policy and market conditions, ethanol can become a net-zero emissions fuel source in the decades ahead—and not just for light-duty vehicles. Ethanol’s unique properties and shrinking carbon footprint make it
February 10, 2023 Read Full Article
Shell and S&W Enter Joint Venture to Develop and Produce Sustainable Biofuel Feedstocks
(S&W Seed Company/PR Newswire) Equilon Enterprises LLC ("Shell") and S&W Seed Company (Nasdaq: SANW) ("S&W"), a global agricultural company, today announced the execution of an agreement to establish a joint venture (the "JV") for the purpose of developing novel plant genetics for oil
February 08, 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 to enable the world’s transition to sustainable materials to lower those GHG emissions. In these slides, we explore how the
February 02, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Renewable Chemicals and Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s been 18 years since the Werpy and Petersen paper, Top Value Added Chemicals from Biomass —a screening for Potential Candidates from Sugars and Synthesis Gas that sent a lot of people in search of
January 31, 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 Biden’s Decarbonization and Climate Agenda -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $118 million in funding for 17 projects
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 to reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) and overall carbon footprint –in which biomaterials have a role to play. The transition towards
January 26, 2023 Read Full Article
National Labs Research Better Uses for Carbon Dioxide
by Meltem Urgun-Demirtas (Argonne National Laboratory) Carbon dioxide fuels global warming but scientists from multiple national labs are finding new ways to repurpose it. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the global average for atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) set
January 23, 2023 Read Full Article
Funding Opportunity Announced through Collaboration Between NSF and DOE DEADLINE April 18, 2023
(U.S. Department of Energy and National Science Foundation) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a collaborative funding opportunity, “Accelerating Innovations in Biomanufacturing Approaches through Collaboration Between NSF and the
January 19, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Lygos
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Lygos uses advanced biological and chemical tools to convert low-cost sugar to renewable chemicals. From there, Lygos’ economical fermentation and downstream processes enable scaled production to commercial quantities. Lygos CEO Eric Steen presented these slides
January 12, 2023 Read Full Article
New Notice of Intent for Improving Bioenergy Feedstocks and Optimizing Production of Biofuels and Biochemicals
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced its intent to issue two funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) in early 2023. These potential FOAs, “Reducing Agricultural Carbon Intensity and Protecting Algal Crops (RACIPAC)” and the “2023
December 26, 2022 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 of sustainable bioproduct manufacturing in the United States. Three successful projects are funded through USDA’s National Institute of Food and
December 26, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Ginkgo Bioworks
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Ginkgo Bioworks—a synthetic biology company—is the leading horizontal platform for cell programming. Our mission is to make biology easier to engineer. Customers across industries leverage Ginkgo’s platform to solve some of the world’s most challenging
December 20, 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 is the use of plastic and plastic-based products. Praj has been developing best-in-class, lowest-in-carbon, and lowest-cost technologies for Polylactic acid
December 19, 2022 Read Full Article
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Potential Updates to the Green Guides, Will Begin 60-Day Comment Period in January 2023 DEADLINE: extended to April 24, 2023
(Bergeson & Campbell) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on December 14, 2022, that it is seeking public comment on potential updates and changes to the Guides for the Use of Environmental Claims (Green Guides). FTC intends the Green Guides to help marketers avoid making
December 17, 2022 Read Full Article
$1 Million Awarded to Minority Serving Institutions for Bioenergy Research
(U.S. Department of Energy) Three projects have been selected for funding under a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) interagency agreement with the Minority Serving Institution STEM Research & Development Consortium (MSRDC). DOE has leveraged the interagency agreement to reduce barriers to entry for
December 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Hot Spots: The 50 Hottest Project Development & Deployment Spots in the Advanced Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here are the 50 Hottest Project Development & Deployment Spots in the Advanced Bioeconomy for 2022, as selected by the Digest’s editors. READ MORE
October 28, 2022 Read Full Article
Research Team Receives $15.8M to Modify Poplar for Bioproducts
by Maria Lameiras (UGA Today) Cutting-edge technologies will enable researchers to reengineer poplar trees to produce alternatives to petroleum-based products -- A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Georgia and two partner institutions have been awarded a $15.8
October 21, 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, Camelina Company España, Europe’s largest camelina crop innovator and seed producer, opened their new Innovation Center in Daimiel, Spain. Camelina
October 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Cefic’s Counterproposal to Assess the Carbon Footprint of Bio-Based Products
(Cefic) Achieving more sustainable carbon cycles in Europe can only take place if the carbon accountancy is right, concludes Cefic in its latest position paper concerning the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF). The European Commission plans to apply the PEF method as the guiding
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
TrustBIX Inc. Launches National Biomass Traceability Pilot Project with the Biomass Quality Network of Canada
(TrustBIX/newsfile) TrustBIX Inc. (TSXV: TBIX) (OTCQB: TBIXF) ("TrustBIX" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a Biomass Traceability Pilot Project with members of the Biomass Quality Network of Canada (BQNC). BQNC is facilitating the commercialization of agricultural biomass through the development of quality
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Exclusive: Shell plans $1.48B Bio-refinery in Louisiana as Part of Transition away from Fossil Fuels
by Amanda Drane (Houston Chronicle) Preparations are underway at the site of Shell’s former Convent refinery in Louisiana, where the oil major plans to build a $1.48 billion low-carbon fuels facility. The project’s first phase would include a renewable fuels unit that would produce
September 30, 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 everyday applications in their lives — resins, solvents, nutraceuticals, intermediates to make fabrics, nylons, plastics, and more. There’s a dizzying
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 2022, we have digested down into these pages, as presented in our latest ABLC CONNECT episode this past week. Whether
September 26, 2022 Read Full Article
#74. Why We Need the Biofuture Campaign
(Transportation Energy Strategies) In this episode, we talk with three experts in the field of biofuels working on the Clean Energy Ministerial Biofuture Campaign. We will learn what it is, what it can it do for governments and for private industry. Learn
September 22, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 State of Advanced Ethanol
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week on ABLC CONNECT, we looked at the world of Advanced ethanol – markets, players, technologies, policy. 2G ethanol, sugarcane, ethanol as an intermediate, and advanced yield opportunities. We were fortunate to be joined
September 05, 2022 Read Full Article
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $16.5 Million in Funding for Carbon Utilization Projects
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management’s (FECM’s) Carbon Utilization Program announced the selection of seven projects totaling $16.5 million in federal funding. This investment will advance technologies that
August 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Department of Energy Announces $29.5 Million for Improved Bioenergy Resource Recovery and Conversion Systems
( U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $29.5 million to 15 projects to improve the current science and infrastructure for utilizing waste streams, often disproportionately located in underserved communities, and support the development of improved organisms and
August 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Queensland Biofutures: 10-Year Roadmap and Action Plan
(Government of Queensland) The Queensland Government launched the State’s first Biofutures Roadmap and Action Plan in 2016 to help establish Queensland as a world-leading and sustainable region for the Biofutures industry. Since that time, our government has undertaken significant work
August 30, 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 Review on March 8‒12, 15‒16, and 22‒26, 2021. During the event, 271 projects in BETO’s research portfolio were presented, representing a total
August 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Podcast #74. Why We Need the Biofuture Campaign
by Tammy Klein (Transportation Energy Strategies) In this episode, we talk with three experts in the field of biofuels working on the Clean Energy Ministerial Biofuture Campaign. We will learn what it is, what it can it do for governments
August 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Drink the Best and Sell the Rest!
by Jessica Buckley (RTP Environmental Associates Inc/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Some facilities that were originally designed and operated as fuel-grade ethanol plants are diversifying to produce higher-grade alcohol. There are permitting and compliance hurdles that may be encountered when making these
August 26, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Green Plains
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The company has moved past an ethanol and protein positioning to “a leading agri-tech company committed to transforming our platform to process annually renewable crops into more sustainable, high-value ingredients” High-value they are — but
August 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Maybe This Time: Aries Clean Technologies Hits a Milestone in the Never-Ending Battle for a Great Biochar Business
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... You can finance a bioenergy project making gases and solids, so long as your gas is a solid stream, and, solidly sold, and your market for solids is liquid, and your liquidity is solid.
August 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Farm Animals, the Looming Unemployment Crisis: Woolly Mammoth Burgers, Honey without the Bees, Milk without the Cow, Leather without the Skin
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... It’s coming to the point where we have to consider the looming unemplopyment wave for farm animals. I mean, what are cows going to do. What about chickens, bees, lambs, pigs, fish. It’s back
August 16, 2022 Read Full Article
BIC Wins $1.8M to Support Development of Biomass Standards
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Canadian government on Aug. 3 awarded $1.8 million under Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s AgriAssurance Program to Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, a nonprofit group based in Ontario that supports the commercialization of sustainable technologies. With the investment,
August 11, 2022 Read Full Article
The Business of Their Biology, the Biology of Their Business: 10 Years after IPOs, How Are Amyris, Gevo, Codexis Doing?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s been more than 10 years since the celebrated IPOs of Amyris, Codexis and Gevo showed that the second wave of industrial biotechnology (after the first wave of ethanol companies) was producing mature companies of size
August 10, 2022 Read Full Article
New Coalition Advocates for Investment and Expansion of America's Agriculture Bioeconomy
(Corn Refiners Association/News Direct) The Ag Bioeconomy Coalition brings together leading industry associations to advance federal policy initiatives that foster growth in the agriculture bioeconomy -- Today (July 19, 2022), leading industry associations launched the Ag Bioeconomy Coalition to advance
July 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Sea Salt Debit Cards, Lignin Filler in Tires, Algae-Based Protein, Biobased Biotin, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of July 14th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) A biodegradable debit card partially made of sea salt, a sea snail holding the key to biodegradable bullet-proof vests, Pirelli adding lignin as reinforcing filler in tires – some perfect summer time innovations. In today’s Digest,
July 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Corn Can Provide Food and Fuel without Sacrificing Either
(Office of Representative Adrian Smith ( R-NE 3rd)) ... As consumers face steep increases in food and fuel costs, ethanol production must be part of an all-of-the-above energy strategy to lower costs. One common misconception is that utilizing corn for food
July 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Vilsack Announces Bioproduct Pilot Program Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law DEADLINE: August 31, 2022
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for a new pilot program created under President Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support the development of biobased products that have lower carbon
July 05, 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 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The company will spend 1.9 billion euros (USD$2 billion) to almost double capacity from nearly 475
July 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Cultivated Human Meat, Biobased Band Aids, Beer Waste to Nanotech and ore: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of June 30th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) The “Eat a Swede” campaign certainly caught our eye, but thankfully it is a satirical piece to promote alternative earth-friendly proteins, not an actual promotion for creating or eating cultivated human meat. A more socially
June 30, 2022 Read Full Article
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