by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) NexantECA identifies Power-to-Liquids (PTL) and CO2 utilization as increasingly vital due to projected shortfalls in meeting 2050 emission targets with current technologies. PTL, utilizing CO2 as a feedstock, typically requires dedicated low-carbon intensity power. The presentation
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Back TO HOMEBoeing to Invest over $17M in SAF Projects in B.C. and Quebec
(Boeing/Canadian Biomass) Boeing will invest $17.48 million CAD to strengthen the energy security of Canada and bolster the country’s economic growth. The investments will promote the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and are part of Boeing’s Industrial and Technological Benefits
June 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Pulp Non-Fiction: Mercer International Finds Allure, Redemption in the Advanced Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Black liquor, they called her. Thick, volatile, carbon-rich. The kind you burn without thinking, just to feel the heat. Most mills did. Most couldn’t help themselves. But Mercer… Mercer looked closer. They saw through the smoke.
June 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth to Demonstrate Technology for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage at Osaka-Kansai Expo
(Mitsubishi Gas Chemical) Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC; Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshinori Isahaya) and the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE; Headquarters: Kizugawa-Shi, Kyoto; President: Kenji Yamaji) announced today that they have signed an agreement
June 17, 2025 Read Full Article
The United States Should Not Turn Food into Aviation Fuel
by Dan Lashof and Audrey Denvir (World Resources Institute) Emissions from domestic aviation are responsible for 3 percent of annual US greenhouse gas output and are expected to increase by 2–3 percent per year through midcentury unless the course is corrected. In
June 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Biogas and e-SAF Business Joint Venture Established with Denmark's Skovgaard Energy
(Sumitomo Corporation) Developing e-SAF sustainable aviation fuel and expanding biogas production across Denmark - Sumitomo Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer: Shingo Ueno) has established a joint venture North Sky A/S with Skovgaard Energy (Head Office:
June 17, 2025 Read Full Article
GreenSinnergy and Axens Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Sustainable Aviation Fuel Projects in Argentina and Latin America
(Axens) GreenSinnergy GmbH, a company specialized in green project developments, and Axens, a global provider of technologies and services for the production of cleaner fuels, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
June 13, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Hyfe
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Michelle Ruiz, Founder & CEO of Hyfe, discussed transforming waste carbon. Hyfe targets high-value food processing waste, including grape pomace. Their tech uses green solvents to fractionate biomass into valuable components (phytochemicals, fibers, lignin, dextrose). This
June 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Low-Carbon Jet Fuel Company Foresees Huge Investment in Western North Dakota
by Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor) The demand for jet fuel is going up. The demand for gasoline is going down. That’s the simple explanation from Chris Ryan, the president and chief operating officer of Gevo, on why the company plans to
June 11, 2025 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture Comes Back Down to Earth
by David Gelles (New York Times) ... There are also new questions about the viability of some prominent carbon capture technologies. Climeworks’ flagship plant in Iceland, which uses so-called direct air capture to scrub carbon dioxide from the sky, removed just a sliver
June 11, 2025 Read Full Article
Skytree Stratus Selected by Forschungszentrum Jülich for Innovative Power-to-X Research Project
(Skytree) Skytree’s Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology has been selected by Germany’s Forschungszentrum Jülich for a pioneering Power-to-X research project. The goal: to create a scalable, real-world model for converting solar energy into carbon building blocks usable as eFuel or base
June 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Zero Petroleum Searches for North American Site for eFuels Facility, R&D Hub
(Zero Petroleum/Biobased Diesel Daily) Zero Petroleum announced June 3 plans to identify locations for its first North American synthetic fuels production facility and dedicated R&D center. This initiative marks the next phase of Zero’s U.S. growth following its establishment of a Santa
June 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Crop Plants: Gene Switch Makes Sweet Sorghum Salt-tolerant
(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology(KIT)) KIT Researchers Elucidate Sugar Accumulation in Sorghum Millet on Saline Soils: SWEET13 Gene Directs Sucrose into the Grains -- Sorghum millet is seen as the crop plant of the future: It builds up a particularly high
June 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Are We Finally at a Tipping Point for Sustainable Aviation Fuel?
by Tina Casey (Triple Pundit) Sustainable aviation fuel accounted for less than 0.15 percent of total fuel used among 77 leading airlines last year, but new supplies could soon change that. -- ... Bio-based sustainable aviation fuel offers the potential for
June 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Syzygy Plasmonics Begins Development of the World's First Electrified Biogas-to-SAF Plant
(Syzygy Plasmonics/PR Newswire) Syzygy's NovaSAF™ Platform Supercharges Aviation Decarbonization by combining Biogas and Renewable Power to produce SAF at Jet-A Cost Parity -- - Syzygy Plasmonics, the global leader in electrified biogas-to-SAF technology, today announced the initiation of Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED)
June 05, 2025 Read Full Article
Combining Electrochemical CO2 Reduction with Industrial Processes -- Carbon Management Researchers Have Developed a Zero-Gap Reactor for CO2 Electrolysis with a Differential Pressure of up to 40 Bar
(Frauhaufer Umsicht) The carbon cycle can be closed with the help of electrochemical CO2 reduction: Unavoidable emissions from concrete production or waste incineration become CO – and thus the starting point for chemicals or fuels. However, there is a hurdle lurking in
June 05, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Jupeng Bio
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Jupeng Bio converts advantaged carbon sources into high-value products using a proprietary, environmentally friendly process. Their journey to Net Zero involves utilizing carbon sinks and reducing GHG emissions. Technologies include biomass gasification, syngas fermentation, and CO2
June 05, 2025 Read Full Article
Building a Responsible US Bioeconomy
by Charlotte Levy (The Deep End) ... Here, we present a vision for new policy and principles that will bolster opportunities for responsible biomass use while strengthening safeguards. These ideas have been co-created with representatives from communities most impacted by biomass resources and
June 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Toyota’s Biofuel: A New Lease on Life for Combustion Engines
by Yves Helven (Global Fleet) ... A recent Nikkei Asia report reveals that Japanese automakers led by Toyota have opened a bioethanol facility in Fukushima, aiming to slash the carbon footprint of conventional engines with a new kind of “better biofuel”. The technological
June 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Energy Department Expands Access to Thriving Alternative Fuels Market
(U. S. Department of Energy) Updates to 45ZCF-GREET model incorporate new methods of alternative fuel production, allowing more American farmers to benefit from rising bioenergy demand -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office today removed barriers to domestic bioenergy production by
June 01, 2025 Read Full Article
Sequestering & Monetizing Carbon Dioxide: Critical to the Economic Health of Chemical and Energy Projects, and the Well Being of Our Planet
by Sam A. Rushing (Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd./Biofuels Digest) With respect to all options being essential, we can start with sequestering CO2 via the best farming methods, and enhancing closed greenhouse operations with CO2 to put photosynthesis in overdrive. With respect to
May 30, 2025 Read Full Article
First U.S. Machine to Turn Air into Gasoline Debuts in NYC
(Aircela) In a rooftop demonstration in Manhattan’s Garment District, New York–based fuels company Aircela unveiled the first working machine in the U.S. that produces gasoline directly from air. Compact and modular, the unit combines direct air capture and on-site fuel synthesis into a
May 28, 2025 Read Full Article
Remora’s Carbon Capture Technology Targets Heavy-Duty Transportation
by Kim Kisner (SBN Detroit) Co-Founder and CEO Paul Gross Talks Tech, Scale, and Strategy -- Founded in 2020 and based in Wixom, Michigan, Remora is developing a carbon capture device designed to attach directly to semi-trucks and locomotives and collect emissions. The captured
May 28, 2025 Read Full Article
California Dairy Farms Achieve Major Methane Reduction Milestone
(Dairy Cares/PR Newswire) California dairy sector is reducing 5 million metric tons of methane (CO2e) annually. -- Dairy Cares and the California dairy sector today announced a major milestone in planet-smart dairy farming. This year, the state's dairy farms will achieve an annual reduction of
May 28, 2025 Read Full Article
Synhelion’s Solar Fuel Powers Steamboat in World First
(Synhelion) The Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (SGV) AG has used solar fuel from Synhelion for the first time. The steamboat Gallia was symbolically fueled with solar diesel from Synhelion’s industrial scale plant DAWN – a milestone for more sustainable mobility on
May 27, 2025 Read Full Article
Brenmiller bGen(TM) Green e-Methanol Project in Spain Secures +€25 Million Funding from European Hydrogen Bank
(Brenmiller Energy Ltd./Access Newswire) --bGen™ thermal energy storage system to be charged using renewable energy to store and provide 56 MWh of clean heat for green e-methanol production at SolWinHy Cadiz S.L. -- SolWinHy selected as one the European Union's top
May 27, 2025 Read Full Article
When the Spotlight Moves On, Does Carbon Still Matter? Looking at Big News from Pyran, Carbon Clean, HutanBio
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) We’ve rarely had a week in the bioeconomy where so much worthy advancement on carbon-smart technology won so less applause. Pyran announced that an independent cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment for its 1,5-pentanediol, confirms that Pyran’s bio-based PDO
May 27, 2025 Read Full Article
Renewable Materials Conference 2025: Nominees for the Innovation Award & Final Programme Unveiled
(nova-Institute) Latest update on the world's largest conference on innovative and renewable chemicals and materials, fossil-free plastics and related policies from 22-24 September 2025 in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany) -- The Renewable Materials Conference (RMC), organised by the nova-Institute, will present leading solutions and
May 26, 2025 Read Full Article
Envigas and Skellefteå Kraft Eye Large-Scale Biocarbon and Pyrolysis Oil Production
(Bioenergy International) In Sweden, biocarbon and pyrolysis oil producer Envigas AB, and compatriot municipal energy utility Skellefteå Kraft AB have announced plans to jointly explore the feasibility of establishing a large-scale production facility for biocarbon and pyrolysis oil in Hedensbyn, Skellefteå. According
May 26, 2025 Read Full Article
Magnon, Power2X and ErasmoPower2X to Explore Development of e-Methanol at Magnon’s Industrial Complex in Puertollano
(Ence Group) • Renewable fuels: The project aims to produce 200,000 tonnes of e-methanol per year. Carbon capture: The project will capture an estimated 380,000 tonnes of biogenic CO₂ from the Magnon plant per year. An integrated value chain at the Puertollano valley: Green hydrogen
May 26, 2025 Read Full Article
Maryland Department of Environment Alternative Fuels and Technologies Working Group - Sessions 1 and 2
(Maryland Department of Environment) The goal of this working group is to discuss the role of biofuels, carbon capture, fuel cells, hydrogen, and other technologies in MDE’s building decarbonization policies. This first working group session will provide an overview of
May 21, 2025 Read Full Article
Onboard Carbon Capture Most Effective with Biofuels, Langh Tech Tells Greek Owners
by Georgios Georgiou (Riviera) The greatest potential for onboard carbon capture (OCC) lies in its integration with biofuels, according to Langh Tech, the Finnish green tech company developing its own OCC system -- Part of the Langh Group – which is also active
May 20, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Enabling Economical and Scalable Sustainable Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Conor Madigan from Aether Fuels presented on enabling economical, scalable sustainable fuels. Key takeaways include their Aether AuroraTM technology for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and diesel, using a novel Fischer Tropsch route. This technology employs intensified
May 19, 2025 Read Full Article
Exclusive: Swiss Startup Picks Rotterdam for Green Aviation Fuel Plant
(The Next Web) Metafuels aims to decarbonise jet fuel using 'aerobrew' -- Swiss tech startup Metafuels has unveiled plans to open its first commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in the Port of Rotterdam. Metafuels’ CEO Saurabh Kapoor told TNW that Turbe represents a “major
May 16, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Connecting Industry & Building Consensus
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Sam Lehr from Molecule Group discussed connecting the Bio-based, Synthetic, and Hydrogen-based Fuels, Chemicals and Materials industries. Key takeaways include engaging in global dialogues and policy advocacy, representing industry to bodies like COP30, G7, and G20.
May 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Completion of the First e-Fuel Plant Module!
(INERATEC) The first module of our e-Fuel pioneer plant was picked up from the INERATEC headquarters in Karlsruhe after a successful FAT (Factory Acceptance Test). It was then transported to its destination in the Industrial Park Frankfurt Höchst, where it is
May 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Colorado Company Powers Secondhand Sales for Lululemon, The North Face and Patagonia
by Elsa Wenzel (Trellis) Tersus’s innovative liquid CO₂ cleaning technology preserves garments while minimizing waste and microfiber shedding. The process uses carbon captured at a nearby ethanol plant and shipped to the cleaning facility. READ MORE -- Tersus Solutions is positioning itself
May 15, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Reinvigorating Forest Economies through Biofuel Production
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Daniel S. LeFevers of SunGas Renewables highlighted their S1000 technology for advanced biofuels production. Key takeaways included utilizing abundant, sustainably managed forest and sawmill residues as feedstock. This approach, combined with carbon capture and storage, offers
May 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Following the Carbon: A New Lens on the Carbon Dioxide Removal Ecosystem
by Rudy Kahsar, Annina Sartor (Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)) Carbon dioxide removal taxonomies abound, but by mapping the journey of a carbon atom we can find hidden links and opportunities. ... Taxonomies are useful for seeing similarities and differences across approaches, but by
May 14, 2025 Read Full Article
From Emissions to Solutions: CO2-Based Graphite, Plastics, and Methanol Win Big at “Best CO2 Utilisation 2025” Innovation Award
(nova-Institute) UP Catalyst, Far Eastern New Century Corporation, and Oxylus Energy were recognised at the “Best CO2 Utilisation 2025” Innovation Award for transforming carbon emissions into high-performance battery materials, sustainable plastics for footwear and textiles, and methanol fuel, marking major strides toward
May 14, 2025 Read Full Article
A New Twist on Existing Tech
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Nataqua is a startup company that aims to help ethanol producers profit from carbon dioxide emissions by producing more ethanol on site. ... The company isn’t yet ready to offer its unique carbon dioxide-to-ethanol reactor to producers,
May 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Air to Jet Fuel: United Announces Investment in Power-to-Liquid Fuels Company Twelve
(United Airlines/PRN Newswire) Twelve's technology is an industrial alternative to photosynthesis to transform carbon and water into inputs for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) – company recently entered into one of the largest SAF contracts with large European airline group for 260
May 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Cowboy Clean Fuels and Mercuria Announce Landmark Offtake Agreement for Carbon-Negative Renewable Natural Gas
(Cowboy Clean Fuels/PR Newswire) Cowboy Clean Fuels (CCF), a Wyoming-based climate tech and energy transition company, today announced a groundbreaking offtake agreement with Mercuria, one of the world's leading independent energy and commodity trading groups. This partnership marks the first commercial agreement
May 13, 2025 Read Full Article
10 Top Takeaways for Renewable Chemicals and Biomaterials in 2025
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The spring conference season is starting to draw to a close, what are the takeaways from the major presentations of the season? Here are our top 10 Takeaways for renewable chemicals and biomaterials project development and product
May 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Ways and Means Releases "The One, Big, Beautiful" Tax Package
(Kutak Rock) On May 12, the House Ways and Means Committee released a complete copy of its draft tax reform legislation. You can find it here. The Ways and Means Committee will hold a “mark-up” session on May 13, at 2:30 p.m.
May 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Synergies of Renewable Hydrogen and Biobased Value Chains Deployment: Environmental Performance and Promising Value Chains
(EIA Bioenergy)Producing biobased hydrogen could be an alternative option for renewable hydrogen provision. Moreover, there are many biobased processes either high in demand for renewable hydrogen (e.g. synthetic renewable fuels, biorefining) or that could benefit from renewable hydrogen integration. This
May 10, 2025 Read Full Article
HutanBio's Microalgal Biofuel Production Shown to be Net-Negative in an Independent Life Cycle Assessment by EcoAct
(AltEnergyMag.com) A new independent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) by EcoAct (a wholly owned subsidiary of Schneider Electric Sustainability Business) confirms that HBx, a microalgal biofuel developed by UK-based HutanBio, achieves net-negative carbon emissions during production. HBx production removes up to 1.48
May 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Who’s Tackling the Challenges in Biobased Chemicals and Biomaterials? Looking at EUBCE 2025
by Jim Spaeth (Biofuels Digest) Renewable chemicals and biomaterials are no longer niche—they are the future of carbon. Europe stands at the threshold of massive opportunity, from decarbonized manufacturing to circular materials innovation. But crossing that threshold? That’s another story. The
May 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Koppö Energia Decides for thyssenkrupp Uhde’s Green Methanol Technology
(thyssenkrupp) E-methanol produced with captured CO2; uhde® green methanol technology -- Koppö Energia Oy has chosen uhde® green methanol technology and ordered a FEED (Front End Engineering Design) from thyssenkrupp Uhde. The planned e-methanol plant is part of a power-to-x (P2X) project
May 08, 2025 Read Full Article
5 Bioeconomy Persisters: Why Are These Technologies and Companies Advancing Strong in Times of Uncertainty
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... At times like these, I like to highlight companies and technologies that are continuing to advance strong — because it reminds us of something more important than which innovations succeed — rather, it tells us
May 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Renewable Methanol: Powering Decarbonisation across Hard-to-Abate Sectors
by Kristian Ilasko (Hydrocarbon Engineering) As the global drive toward net-zero intensifies, industries are seeking practical, scalable solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Renewable methanol is emerging as a key enabler in this transition, offering a low-carbon alternative derived from
May 02, 2025 Read Full Article
North Dakota Creates Program to Help Ethanol Producers Lower Their CI Scores
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong on April 15 signed a bill creating a low-carbon fuels fund that is designed to help the state’s ethanol producers lower the carbon intensity (CI) of the fuel they produce,
May 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Difficult and Costly Energy Transition unless the EU Invests in Biomass
(Chalmers University of Technology) Biomass is currently the EU’s largest renewable energy source, but climate strategies often focus on other energy sources. A comprehensive analysis, led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, now shows that biomass is crucial for Europe's ability
May 01, 2025 Read Full Article
Is the Transition to Renewable Energy Sustainable for Humans?
by Philippe Marchand (Transport Energy Strategies) France’s General Accountability Office, in French Cour des Comptes, the public comptroller which rational organization dates back to Napoleonic times (1807 precisely), has recently published a 260-page report on the biogas value chain public support strategy, unusually
May 01, 2025 Read Full Article
Prometheus Fuels: Our First Product
(Prometheus Fuels) We’re proud to announce our first product — a 99.9% pure, carbon neutral methanol fuel that is molecularly identical to fossil methanol, but made from air. Orders for our first million tons of the fuel are sold out. What do
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Utility Global and Hanwha Corporation E&C Division to Collaborate on Cost-Effective Clean Hydrogen Production Using Biogas from Wastewater Treatment Facilities
(Utility Global) Utility Global, Inc. (“Utility”), a global leader in economic clean hydrogen production, announced that it will partner with Hanwha Corporation E&C Division (“Hanwha”) to carry out a Pre-FEED (preliminary front-end engineering and design) study for the deployment of its
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas Upgrading to Renewable Natural Gas
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Explore biomethanation as a cost-effective method to upgrade biogas to pipeline quality renewable natural gas (RNG). This process uses naturally occurring organisms and hydrogen to convert CO2 in biogas to methane, potentially increasing production by 60-70%.
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
NTPC Green Energy Signs MoU with Honeywell UOP to Explore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
(PSU Watch) NTPC Green Energy has signed an MoU with Honeywell UOP India Pvt Ltd to explore the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), marking a major step toward decarbonizing India’s aviation sector --NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL), a wholly-owned subsidiary
April 29, 2025 Read Full Article
Verde Sets Industry First with Puro.earth Carbon Credits from Asphalt
(Verde Resources/PR Newswire) Verde Resources Inc. proudly announces the successful completion of its proof-of-concept project at the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) Test Track, resulting in the issuance and sale of the world's first-ever Biochar Carbon Removal Credits from asphalt applications. In collaboration
April 28, 2025 Read Full Article
MASH Makes Powers First Vessel Trial with Biofuel from a Carbon-Negative Process
(MASH Makes) Global shipping company DS NORDEN and renewable energy company MASH Makes have successfully completed the world’s first commercial vessel trial using biofuel produced from a carbon-negative process. The vessel operated on a roundtrip voyage from Singapore to Brazil, successfully
April 25, 2025 Read Full Article
Unlocking a New Source of Clean Hydrogen from UK Wastewater
(Levidian) Manchester biogas to hydrogen pilot demonstrates potential for sewage waste to be used as a sustainable feed source for hydrogen production; Potential for UK sewage waste to produce 75,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year - enough to power over 40% of
April 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Investment in US Synthetic Fuel Manufacturer Infinium
(Mitsui) Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ("Mitsui", Head Office: Tokyo, President and CEO: Kenichi Hori) has invested in Infinium Holdings, Inc. ("Infinium") Series C funding round. Infinium is a US based leading provider of gas conversion solutions and developer of eFuels technology
April 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Accelerating e-Methanol Production in Collaboration with Topsoe in the US Midwest
(Worley) We’ve entered into a collaboration with decarbonization technology expert Topsoe to accelerate standardized, modular e-Methanol production plants in the US Midwest. -- Our partnership aims to support the shipping industry transition to low carbon fuels while addressing growing demand, with each
April 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Expander Proceeds with Carseland Bio-Synfuels Project
(Expander Energy/CISION) Expander Energy Inc. ("Expander"), is pleased to announce that Expander intends to proceed with the Carseland Bio-Synfuels project. -- Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. (TSXV: CMC) ("Cielo") has publicly announced that it intends to transition away from Bio-Synthetic fuels to its first
April 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Let’s ‘Make Hay’ from CO2 In Biofuels Production, and Consider Three Potential Marketing Scenarios
by Sam A. Rushing (Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd./Biofuels Digest) The long term sustainability of first generation ethanol facilities, through advanced biofuels plants, is realized by making money from all the by-products; and of course, CO2 is one of the leading components of
April 15, 2025 Read Full Article
UABIO Member Ammongas Has Delivered the First Liquefied Bio-CO₂ to an e-Methanol Plant in Denmark
(UABIO) On March 17, 2025, Ammongas, a member of the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, has delivering its first truckload of biogenic CO₂ from Tønder Biogas. The CO₂ will be used for European Energy’s Power-to-X facility in Kassø, where it will play a key role in
April 11, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Global Bioenergies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Global Bioenergies highlighted its unique, ASTM-certified biological process for SAF production from renewable resources. They focus on bio-SAF for the US and e-SAF for Europe. Their technology offers fewer steps than competitors. The niche cosmetics market
April 11, 2025 Read Full Article
Panasonic and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Develop Eco-friendly Urea Resin with Methanol Produced from CO2 —Reduces CO2 Emissions by 20-30% Compared to Conventional Methods—
(Mitsubishi Gas Chemical) Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC; Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshinori Isahaya) today announced that in collaboration with Panasonic Electric Works Company (Panasonic) it has used methanol produced from CO2 to develop an environmentally friendly urea resin, a
April 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Homegrown Fuels Podcast with Randy Doyal
by Sue Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Homegrown Fuels Podcast Episode: 5. Special EPM Podcast Series hosted by Sue Retka Schill featuring Randy Doyal. Randy applied to be a carpenter, but landed in “cook” at a new 1 MMgy ethanol plant
April 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Understanding Water Management in CO2 Recycling with Neutrons: ‘Power Naps’ for Electrolysers
(Neutrons for Society) A recent study uses high resolution neutron imaging at the ILL to examine water dynamics in a carbon dioxide electrolysis cells. Recently published in the journal ACS Energy Letters, the study has now been selected as research highlight in Nature
April 08, 2025 Read Full Article
BASF and Forestal Collaborate on Advanced e-Methanol Production Using OASE® Technology
(BASF) Forestal will utilize BASF's proprietary OASE® technology for efficient CO2 removal in the production of e-methanol; Forestal’s pioneering Triskelion project with a daily capacity of 156 metric tons of e-methanol -- BASF and Forestal de Atlántico S.A. (Forestal) have signed an early
April 08, 2025 Read Full Article
Aligning the Pieces of 45Z
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The critical pieces of the 45Z tax credit puzzle have been on display for interpretation by the greater biofuels industry and the current administration since early January. At the start of the year, 45Z—designed to
April 08, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Synata Bio
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Synata Bio upcycles waste gases via proprietary gas fermentation into valuable commodities like fuels and chemicals. Their CCU system aims for incremental margin and reduces CO2 emissions. Their first commercial plant, the Sylonto JV in China,
April 08, 2025 Read Full Article
Solar-Powered Device Captures Carbon Dioxide from Air to Make Sustainable Fuel
(University of Cambridge) Researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source. -- The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, say their solar-powered reactor could be
April 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Study: Microalgae and Bacteria Team up to Convert CO2 into Useful Products
by Diana Yates (Univeristy of Illinois Urbana-Champaign News Bureau) Scientists have spent decades genetically modifying the bacterium Escherichia coli and other microbes to convert carbon dioxide into useful biological products. Most methods require additional carbon sources, however, adding to the cost. A new
April 02, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Marquis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Marquis focuses on expanding markets, strengthening rural America, and achieving energy dominance through corn ethanol 2.0 and other green fuels including SAF. They highlight the potential of ethanol (EtOH) as a marine fuel, with testing completed
April 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Feedstock Diversity and Flexibility Key to Sustainable Fuels
(Biofuels International) ... Many SAF projects struggle with feedstocks that are too expensive, too scarce, or both. Today SAF is overwhelmingly produced using the hydro-processed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) process, which converts waste fats, oils and greases from sources like used
March 31, 2025 Read Full Article
MGC Commences Construction of Methanol Production Demonstration Facility Utilizing Diverse Gases including CO2, Industrial By-product Gases
(Mitsubishi Gas Chemical) Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC; Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masashi Fujii) today announced it has commenced construction of a methanol production demonstration facility (hereinafter referred to as “the Demonstration Facility”) within its Mizushima Plant. The
March 31, 2025 Read Full Article
Utility Achieves Industry-First Hydrogen Production Using Steel Manufacturing Off-Gases
(Utility/CISION) Onsite hydrogen production using industrial off-gases now offers a commercially viable, economic clean energy for heavy industry -- Utility, the leader in affordable, reliable and clean hydrogen solutions that drive a profitable energy transition for hard-to-abate industries worldwide, today announced the
March 14, 2025 Read Full Article
FuelCell Energy and Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn Bhd Collaborate under a Joint Development Agreement for Detailed Feasibility Study Award for Low-Carbon Fuel Production Facility in Malaysia
(FuelCell Energy) • The collaborative journey for both FuelCell Energy and MHB started with a memorandum of understanding in February 2023 on developing hydrogen production facilities across Asia, New Zealand, and Australia. The collaboration, under the Joint Development Agreement, will support a Detailed
March 12, 2025 Read Full Article
HIF Global Awarded First U.S. Approval for e-Fuels Design Pathway
(HIF Global/PR Newswire) e-Fuels leader approved for Tier II design pathway under California LCFS -- HIF Global, the leader in highly innovative fuels, is proud to announce that it has been awarded the first U.S. approval for an e-Fuels pathway. The Tier
March 12, 2025 Read Full Article
Researchers Show How to Efficiently Convert Captured Carbon Dioxide Into Green Energy
(Oregon State University) ... Zhenxing Feng and Alvin Chang of the OSU College of Engineering helped characterize a novel electrocatalyst developed by collaborators at Yale University and helped explain the improved efficiency for deriving methanol from carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas
March 11, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Upgrading Biogas via CO2 Conversion
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this presentation, researchers chart the progress of a project focused on developing a system for in situ biogas upgrading via biological conversion of CO2 to CH4. The goal is to convert CO2 in biogas to high-quality renewable
March 11, 2025 Read Full Article
Strange Bedfellows Unite to Kill Carbon Capture Credit
by Carlos Anchondo and Kelsey Brugger (Politico's E&E Daily) Tax incentives for carbon capture and storage are among the most popular and bipartisan on Capitol Hill. -- One of Congress' leading skeptics of mainstream climate change science and a critic of the fossil
March 11, 2025 Read Full Article
NEXTCHEM Awarded a Licensing Contract by Transition Industries for a 2.1 Million Tons per Year Ultra-low Carbon Methanol Plant in Mexico Based on Its Proprietary NX AdWinMethanol® Zero Technology
(NEXTCHEM) • NEXTCHEM’s proprietary NX AdWinMethanol® Zero offers an innovative process combining cutting-edge solutions to minimize carbon emissions, thanks to its autothermal reforming (ATR) technology The plant is poised to be one of the largest standalone ultra-low carbon chemical production facility in
March 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Red Sea Global Brings Sustainable Aviation Fuel to the Kingdom for the First Time
(Red Sea Global) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is being made available to all airlines operating at Red Sea International Airport. The SAF used at the Red Sea International airport will reduce the produced carbon emissions resulting directly from each aircraft that uses
March 05, 2025 Read Full Article
The State of Advanced Biorefineries/The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Advanced Biorefineries
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)... This week, the complex and high-value world of advanced biorefineries where advanced technologies unlock high-value markets and/or low-cost inputs. We're joined this week by Aether Fuels VP Claudio Bertelli and SixRing CTO Markus Weissenberger — so,
March 01, 2025 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture Coalition Publishes 2025 Federal Policy Blueprint Outlining Policies Necessary for Nationwide Scale-Up of Carbon Management Technologies
(Carbon Capture Coalition) Consensus-Based Roadmap Was Developed by the Broad, Bipartisan Coalition Representing Business, Labor and NGO Communities -- Today, the Carbon Capture Coalition released its 2025 Federal Policy Blueprint, a consensus-based roadmap of essential, common-sense policy, regulatory, and implementation recommendations for the
March 01, 2025 Read Full Article
Net Zero in Latin America Needs Four Times More Biofuels
by Nayara Machado (eixos (Google Translation)) Biofuel production needs to increase 360% by 2050 in the region -- Latin America and the Caribbean are expanding production of first-generation biofuels and must prepare to export SAF and marine fuel. Financing and regional cooperation in
February 28, 2025 Read Full Article
MET Development (MAIRE), Eni and Iren start the authorization process for a circular methanol and hydrogen plant in Italy based on NEXTCHEM's NX Circular™ technology
(Group MAIRE) NEXTCHEM's NX CircularTM waste-to-energy gasification technology allows Eni’s Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi refinery to produce synthesis gas converted to low-carbon circular methanol and hydrogen for green mobility and clean energy The plant will have capacity of up to 110,000 tons per
February 27, 2025 Read Full Article
Commission Approves €2.3 Billion Finnish State Aid Scheme to Foster the Transition to a Net-Zero Economy
(European Commission) The European Commission has approved a €2.3 billion Finnish scheme to support investments in strategic sectors and to help industrial companies to decarbonise their production processes. The scheme contributes to the achievement of the priorities of the European Commission
February 27, 2025 Read Full Article
Haffner Energy Successfully Commissioned Its Hydrogen-from-Biomass Production unit in Marolles, France – a Breakthrough for the Hydrogen Industry
(Haffner Energy) - Commissioning of the world's first plant producing hydrogen from solid biomass at the Marolles site (Champagne region, France). - Unique thermochemical process that significantly reduces green hydrogen costs. -“Super green” 1 hydrogen available for commercial use beginning the second half of 2025. Haffner
February 27, 2025 Read Full Article
HyLion Network: e-Methanol for CO2-Reduced Supply Chains
(MHP) In Scotland, partners in the HyLion network plan to produce CO2-reduced hydrogen from renewable energies in the near future and then convert it into e-methanol Planned use in shipping, aviation, and motorsport for applications in the UK and Europe MHP is
February 25, 2025 Read Full Article
Asahi Kasei Holds Grand Opening Ceremony for Biogas Purification System at Sewage Treatment Plant in Japan
(BioEnergy Times/Asahi Kasei) Asahi Kasei and Kurashiki City held a grand opening ceremony on for a biogas purification system (the System) in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The System uses Asahi Kasei’s CO2 separation/recovery technology utilizing zeolites installed at a sewage treatment plant.
February 25, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Carbon Recycling International
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Carbon Recycling International (CRI) is a company that specializes in developing and operating commercial-scale plants for the production of e-methanol, a low-carbon fuel that can be used to create sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). CRI was founded
February 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Establishment of a Joint Venture for the Production and Sale of Bioethanol and Other Products from Woody Biomass
(Sumitomo Corporation) Nippon Paper Industries, Sumitomo Corporation and Green Earth Institute aim for the stable supply of raw materials for domestically produced SAF, with production starting in 2027 -- Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director:
February 24, 2025 Read Full Article
12th European Carbon Dioxide Utilisation Summit 2025 --- September 24-25, 2025 --- Antwerp, Belgium
The 12th European Carbon Dioxide Utilisation Summit will take place on the 24th and 25th of September 2025 in Antwerp, Belgium. As a platform for advancing the CCU industry, this event brings together industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators to drive
February 19, 2025 Read Full Article
COMMENTARY: Bridging the Hydrogen and eSAF policy gap in the UK and EU
by Tim Moxham (GreenAir News) This year marks a pivotal moment for aviation as the EU and UK sustainable aviation fuel mandates take effect, requiring jet fuel producers to reduce carbon emissions by blending SAF into their fuel. With this, the
February 19, 2025 Read Full Article
Arkema and OOYOO LTD. Partner to Develop Gas Separation Membranes for Carbon Capture
(Arkema) Arkema will leverage its expertise and its leading innovation in high performance polymers, while OOYOO will develop membrane design – with a specific focus on CO2 separation membranes used for their ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Revolutionizing CO2 Separation for Advanced Membrane Technology Technologies
February 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Wild Hydrogen Announces Plans for Demonstrator Site in Eastington to Support Net-Zero Innovation
(Wild Hydrogen) Eastington Demonstrator Site supporting Net-Zero Efforts -- Wild Hydrogen, a leading clean energy company, has announced plans to establish a demonstrator site at Meadow Mill, Eastington, to advance its pioneering carbon-negative hydrogen and biomethane technology. Founded by a team from Gloucestershire,
February 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Putting Alcohol from Non-alcoholic Beer to Good Use
by Alan Sherrard (Bioenergy International) Alcohol-free beer has increased in popularity in recent years as manufacturing methods have been refined. At Swedish brewery group Spendrups Bryggeri AB (Spendrups), the beer is brewed like regular beer before being dealcoholized. It is
February 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Liquid Wind Announces New eFuel Facility Project in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
(Liquid Wind) The new eFuel project will be carried out in close collaboration with Övik Energi as a development partner and supplier of biogenic carbon dioxide. The new site is planned to be one of Europe's largest facilities for the production
February 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Kanadevia Inova to Build More Installations Enhancing Circularity in Denmark
(Kanadevia Inova) Skanderborg-based Bigadan A/S (short for Biogas Danmark) and Kanadevia Inova AG (formerly Hitachi Zosen Inova) are extending their collaboration with the ongoing development of more biogas plants in Denmark. Bigadan, is a leading contractor who deliver and operate several biogas
February 18, 2025 Read Full Article
DUS Airport & Greenlyte Carbon Technologies Partner to Build World's First integrated DAC-to-SAF Facility
(Greenlyte) DUS Airport and Greenlyte Carbon Technologies Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Build The World’s First Integrated DAC-to-SAF Facility – Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) and Greenlyte Carbon Technologies have joined forces to transform the future of aviation sustainability. At the airport’s annual New Year’s reception on the
February 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Kassø Power-to-X Achieves Milestone with First Production of Green Hydrogen
(Fuel Cells Works) Kassø Power-to-X has successfully produced its first batch of green hydrogen, setting the stage for future e-methanol production, a crucial development in Europe's shift towards renewable energy sources. Kassø Power-to-X, a key player in the renewable energy sector, has
February 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Magnon Promotes a Pioneering Project in Huelva to Capture Biogenic CO2 for the Production of Renewable Fuels
(Ence Group/Energia & Celulosa) Magnon Green Energy, the Ence Group’s energy subsidiary, is promoting a pioneering project for the capture and recovery of biogenic CO2 at its biomass-based renewable electricity generation plant in Huelva. The initiative aims to turn its site into
February 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Carbon Recycling Firm LanzaTech Is Spinning out Synthetic Biology Tech
by Heather Clancy (Trellis) LanzaTech, which went public last year, is still not profitable. -- LanzaTech, which turns waste carbon from industrial processes into fuels, materials and proteins, is planning a joint venture to commercialize a process that uses microbes to turn
February 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Honeywell and AM Green Collaborate to Advance Carbon Capture and Sustainable Aviation Fuel in India
(Honeywell) Collaboration seeks efficient ways to decarbonize aviation and shipping sectors and will help position India as a global leader in alternative fuel production -- Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) and AM Green today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during India Energy Week 2025 to
February 12, 2025 Read Full Article
Carbon Credit Buyers Need Options — Including Avoidance and Reductions
by Margaret Morales (Trellis) Why carbon removals aren’t always better. -- ... The shift toward removals has led some companies away from projects that avoid or reduce global emissions — for example, by keeping the planet’s existing forests standing, providing clean cooking stoves
February 12, 2025 Read Full Article
Enviros Urge Lawmakers to Repeal Top CCS Incentive: The 45Q Tax Credit Is Being Debated as Congress Embarks on a Budget Reconciliation Process.
by Carlos Anchondo (Politico Pro Energywire) More than 200 environmental and community groups are asking Congress to abolish the carbon capture industry’s main tax incentive, countering industry calls to safeguard it. In a letter led by Food & Water Watch, the coalition called for
February 11, 2025 Read Full Article
DOE's Carbon Dioxide Removal: Purpose, Approaches, and Recommendations Draft Report for Public Comment DEADLINE April 1, 2025
(U.S. Department of Energy) As part of the Energy Act of 2020 (P.L 116-260, 42 USC 16298e), Congress directed the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to deliver a report on carbon dioxide removal (CDR). To inform this report, DOE organized an Interagency
February 10, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Rhoic and Nanofiber Manufacturing
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation deck presents Rhoic’s innovative nanofiber manufacturing technology as a solution to significantly reduce the cost of carbon dioxide capture and conversion. The technology leverages the benefits of nanofiber structures to create high-performance, durable, and
February 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Clean Energy Technology Observatory, Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin in the European Union
(European Union) Status report on technology development, trends, value chains and markets : 2024 -- This report investigates the status and trend of Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBO), except hydrogen, which are needed to cover part of the EU’s demand for
February 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Summit Carbon Solutions and Infinium Partner to Advance eFuels Production and Energy Independence in the Midwest
(Summit Carbon Solutions) Summit Carbon Solutions (Summit) and Infinium, a leading electrofuels (eFuels) producer, have entered an arrangement for the supply of up to 670,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually at a proposed eFuels facility in North Dakota or
February 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Singapore Airlines Group and Aether Fuels Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Aether Fuels) The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to potentially source neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Aether Fuels (Aether), a climate technology firm that plans to set up SAF production plants in the United States of
February 05, 2025 Read Full Article
Biofuel, Bioenergy Groups Urge Continued Support for 45Q Tax Credit
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Representatives of the U.S. biofuels and bioenergy industries are among more than 160 companies, trade groups, labor unions and policy organizations that are calling on federal lawmakers to maintain support for the 45Q tax credit. The
February 04, 2025 Read Full Article
CO2 Today: A Versatile Chemical with Growing Industrial Applications
by Sam Rushing (Advanced Cryogenics/Biofuels Digest) The average person on the street often would see CO2 today as an agent for beverage carbonation, a gaseous agent in the atmosphere which is a normal part of many biological processes; plus today it
February 04, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Carbon Recycling
byJim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This is a presentation given by Lotte Rosenberg, CEO of Carbon Recycling International (CRI), at the ABLC San Francisco conference in October 2024. It highlights CRI’s role in decarbonizing transportation through their innovative technology that transforms captured
February 03, 2025 Read Full Article
Researchers to Develop Energy-Efficient Process to Convert Waste Gases into Biofuel
by Leah Shaffer (Washington University) People interact with dimethyl ether (DME) in some form every day, most commonly through its function as a refrigerant. DME is one of those intermediary gases that can turn chemicals into different useful chemicals and turn
February 01, 2025 Read Full Article
Germany: INERATEC's e-Fuel Demo Plant in Frankfurt Gets €70 Million from EIB, EU-Commission and Breakthrough Energy
(European Investment Bank) • The Capital injection will finance development of Europe’s first large-scale e-Fuel plant in Frankfurt and further research and development of INERATEC`s e-Fuels. INERATEC`s e-fuels will support compliance with EU regulation requirements to add synthetic aviation fuel to kerosene to
February 01, 2025 Read Full Article
North Dakota Legislation Aims to Help Ethanol Producers Lower Their CI Scores
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A bill introduced in the North Dakota Senate aims to create a low-carbon fuels fund that would help the state’s ethanol producers lower the carbon intensity (CI) of the fuel they produce, increasing local demand
January 30, 2025 Read Full Article
EFT Awareded Sub-Contract in Support of Sea Dragon Energy's Contract with the Office of Naval Research to Demonstrate CO2 from Seawater into Sustainable Aviation eFuels
(Emerging Fuels Technology/CISION) EFT awarded subcontract to support Sea Dragon Energy to develop technology for converting seawater CO₂ into Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) under a $19.2M ONR project. -- Emerging Fuels Technology, Inc. (EFT) announced today that it has been awarded a subcontract to
January 29, 2025 Read Full Article
Lydian Announces Successful Demonstration of Novel Sustainable Aviation Fuel Technology
(Lydian/PR Newswire) Company also received DARPA award to develop prototype technology for defense applications - Lydian, the electric fuels company, today (January 27, 2025) announced the successful pilot demonstration of its technology for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for commercial and defense
January 29, 2025 Read Full Article
Johnson Matthey Technology Selected for One of the Largest Planned e-Methanol Plants in Europe
(Johnson Matthey) Reolum project represents the fifth win contributing to JM’s strategic milestone of 20 sustainable technologies project wins by the end of 2025/2; JM has won 15 major energy transition projects since 1st April 2022; Johnson Matthey’s (JM) e-methanol technology has been
January 27, 2025 Read Full Article
DOE Invests $101 Million to Establish Carbon Capture, Removal, and Conversion Test Centers
(U.S. Department of Energy) Five projects will help establish test centers to cost-effectively research and evaluate technologies to capture and convert carbon dioxide into products from utility and industrial sources or remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere -- The U.S. Department of
January 27, 2025 Read Full Article
Freija Develops Large-Scale Clean Fuel Production in the Tampere Region to Decarbonize Heavy Duty Transport across Europe
(Freija) Freija is progressing the development of one of Europe’s largest clean fuel production facilities in the City of Nokia, Tampere region, Finland, to meet strong demand for eMethane driven by adopted EU directives. Plant development and operation will trigger material
January 25, 2025 Read Full Article
EnviTec's 23 Years of Expertise Optimize Chicken Manure for RNG in the US Market
(EnviTec Biogas Construction/PR Newswire) Germany's largest biogas producer, EnviTec Biogas AG, has been leveraging chicken manure for the production of biogas, renewable natural gas (RNG), and bio-Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) for an impressive 23 years. The company is now actively exploring opportunities
January 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Liquid Wind Partners with Turun Seudun Energiantuotanto Oy for the Establishment of an eFuel Facility in Finland
(Liquid Wind) Liquid Wind and Turun Seudun Energiantuotanto Oy (TSE) announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of an eFuel facility in Naantali, Finland. -- The MoU indicates the launch of a close cooperation and is one
January 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Biomass Demand for Transport Fuels, Aviation and Shipping up to 2050 and Implications for Biomass Supply to the Chemical Sector
(Renewable Carbon News) Current transport regulations provide a unique long-term horizon for sustainable aviation and shipping fuel through the defined quotas – what does this mean for the chemical sector? -- Following the Green Deal, the EU is leading the way in
January 22, 2025 Read Full Article
Boeing Partners with Norsk e-Fuel to Advance SAF Production and Reduce Aviation Emissions
(Boeing) - Strategic partnership will foster supply of sustainable aviation fuel in the Nordics to help meet global demand; - Boeing investment will support development of one of Europe’s first industrial-scale Power-to-Liquids facility -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has become a key project
January 22, 2025 Read Full Article
Finland Hopes e-Fuels Can Recreate the Nokia Magic
by Charles Szumski and Donagh Cagney (Euractiv) ... Energy company Freija AS has announced plans to build a major e-methane production facility in the Finnish town of Nokia – the original home of the former phone giant. The announcement yesterday is a victory for Finland,
January 22, 2025 Read Full Article
IHI Launches New Bench-Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Test Rig in Singapore with and A*STAR ISCE²
(IHI) IHI and IHI ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD. (“IHI”), in collaboration with the A*STAR Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (“A*STAR ISCE2”) (*1) in Singapore, held an opening ceremony on January 15, 2025 to mark the completion of a Sustainable Aviation
January 22, 2025 Read Full Article
DOE Invests Nearly $14 Million to Advance Technologies that Transform Carbon Emissions into Valuable Products
(U.S. Department of Energy) Projects Will Help Develop Additional Markets for Carbon Dioxide-Based Alternatives -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $13.7 million in federal funding for four projects that will
January 21, 2025 Read Full Article
Adif and Exolum Seal an Agreement to Study the Creation of a Railway Logistics Network for Liquid Bulk
(Adif (Google Translation)) The collaboration will allow attracting new traffic to the Atlantic Corridor -- o This new logistics network will allow the transport of various products such as captured CO2, ammonia, methanol, biofuels and other raw materials for storage. o This
January 21, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Futuria Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation deck by Futuria Fuels discusses the company’s efforts to develop renewable propane, a clean alternative fuel. The presentation deck highlights the importance of biopropane as a by-product of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and
January 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Releases Federal Policy Roadmap to Revitalize Rural America and Unleash American Energy Dominance
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, released a roadmap to revitalize rural America today, identifying specific policy goals and actions the 119th Congress and the incoming Trump administration should take to unleash American energy dominance through the expanded use of
January 16, 2025 Read Full Article
CO2-Eating Bacteria Recycles Carbon from Chimney Smoke Directly into New Products
by Jesper Bruun Petersen (Aarhus University) New research from Aarhus University has revealed how we can make it much cheaper to capture and convert CO2 from industry for usable products. The research has just been published in Nature Communications. -- Researchers from Aarhus
January 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Rebel Fuels Launches to Transform Waste CO2 into Carbon-Neutral Fuels
(Rebel Fuels/PR Newswire) Rebel Fuels Inc., a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation, announced today its launch to address climate change through innovative carbon recycling technology. The company aims to revolutionize the fuel industry by converting waste carbon dioxide into carbon-neutral fuels, offering
January 08, 2025 Read Full Article
Capture, Convert, and Conquer: Innovations Wanted for the “Best CO2 Utilisation 2025” Innovation Award DEADLINE February 7, 2025
(nova Institute) Innovators are invited to showcase breakthrough technologies at the upcoming CO2-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 -- Innovators in the field of Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) have the opportunity to showcase their latest advancements, technologies and products at the CO2-based
January 08, 2025 Read Full Article
eChemicles Announces Strategic Collaboration with Bosch Thin Metal Technologies on Scaling-up CO2 Electrolyser Stacks
(eChemicles Zrt/EIN News Wires) eChemicles, pioneering in CO2 electrolysis, announces strategic partnership with Bosch Thin Metal Technologies to scale its novel CO2 utilization technology. eChemicles, pioneering in CO2 electrolysis, is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with Bosch Thin Metal Technologies to
January 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Transforming Industrial CO2 Waste into Valuable Feedstock
(SINTEF) A EU-funded project will promote CO2 capture and improve economic sustainability by converting waste CO2 to value added products. -- Converting industrial CO2 waste streams into feedstock in an economical and energy-efficient manner is essential for sectors to meet EU climate targets and boost
January 06, 2025 Read Full Article
A Project Was Presented to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Wind Energy
(Infobae (Google Translation) The proposal was announced in the Senate of the Nation. The Eco-Refineries of the South (ERS) project will be carried out in the province of Chubut and seeks to transform the aeronautical industry -- The announcement of the development
January 01, 2025 Read Full Article
HIF Global And ANCAP Sign Agreement to Accelerate E-Fuels Deployment in Uruguay
(MENAFN/EIN Presswire) Implementation Agreement defines terms and conditions for the supply of biogenic carbon dioxide to HIF's future e-Fuel facility in Paysandú, Uruguay. -- HIF Global, the world's leading e-Fuels company, and Alcoholes del Uruguay (“ALUR”), company of the state-owned ANCAP group,
December 31, 2024 Read Full Article
SEDL Joins Forces with Jakson Green on India’s First 4G Ethanol Plant
(PNN/ChiniMandi) Spray Engineering Devices Limited (SEDL) announced its partnership with Jakson Green on India’s first 4G ethanol plant. This pioneering project, located at NTPC Green, utilizes LanzaTech’s innovative gas fermentation technology to convert captured carbon dioxide and green hydrogen into sustainable biofuel. “SEDL
December 30, 2024 Read Full Article
John Cockerill, Johnson Matthey to Work on ETFuels’ e-Methanol Project in Texas
by Aida Čučuk (Offshore Energy) Green energy company ETFuels has selected technology companies John Cockerill and Johnson Matthey as strategic partners for its 120,000-ton-per-year e-methanol project in Texas, U.S. John Cockerill will provide 210 MW of its pressurized alkaline electrolyzer units, along with
December 30, 2024 Read Full Article
DOE Re-opens Funding Opportunity, Making $500 Million Available to Build Out a Safe and Reliable National Carbon Transport Network
(U.S. Department of Energy) The funding opportunity will provide future growth grants under DOE’s Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation program -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced it is re-opening
December 27, 2024 Read Full Article
OCED Announces $1.3 Billion in New Funding to Bolster Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Technologies DEADLINE March 1, 2025
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) today opened applications for up to $1.3 billion in funding to catalyze investments in transformative carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies. The U.S. Department of
December 27, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech and the Circular Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation from LanzaTech, a company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker LNZA, outlines their vision for a circular carbon economy and their innovative approach to sustainable production. The presentation focuses on LanzaTech’s
December 27, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Haffner Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This is a an overview from Haffner Energy, a cleantech provider specializing in biomass-to-energy solutions. It highlights their technology, SAFnoca®, which uses residual biomass to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). SAFnoca is designed to be
December 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Norway’s Electrofuel Plans e-SAF Project in Oman
by Conrad Prabhu (Oman Daily Observer/Zwaya) A number of international players, along with their local partners, are progressing initiatives to support e-SAF production in Oman -- Norwegian sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) producer Nordic Electrofuel has revealed that it has ambitions to establish an
December 27, 2024 Read Full Article
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