(Bioenergy International) A new IIASA-led study has for the first time mapped safe areas that can practically be used for underground carbon dioxide storage, and estimates that using them all would reduce warming by only 0.7°C. The result is almost ten
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Back TO HOMEEquinor and Partners Looking into Nordics’ First Large-Scale Waste-to-Methanol Plant
by Ajsa Habibic (Offshore Energy) Norwegian energy giant Equinor and NG Nordic-owned Mana have formed an early-stage strategic partnership to explore the potential development of the Nordics’ first large-scale waste-to-methanol project at Mongstad complex, with the support of sustainable technology solutions
October 27, 2025 Read Full Article
EIB Backs Swedish Cleantech Pioneer Meva Energy with €40 Million for Biogas Innovation
(European Investment Bank) • EIB financing will help Meva Energy roll out and enhance modular, climate-neutral biogas plants across Europe. The project supports EU climate and energy security goals and advances next-generation bioeconomy technologies. Meva’s solutions provide manufacturing industries with a practical, on-site
October 25, 2025 Read Full Article
Heard on the Floor at ABLC: The Economics of Urgency
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Keasling’s Mic Drop: Design for Scale, or Don’t Bother -- The crowd didn’t know who the “Secret Speaker” would be until he stepped onto the stage — but when Jay Keasling appeared, the room drew a collective
October 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Global Status of CCS 2025
(Global CCS Institute) On October 9 The Institute launched the 2025 Global Status of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Report. This flagship report provided a compelling snapshot of the latest developments and breakthroughs in CCS over the past year, unveiling up-to-date data on projects in
October 24, 2025 Read Full Article
How EUDR Traceability Powers New Revenue in Carbon and Bioenergy Markets
(ResourceWise) As discussions continue about a possible delay to the European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), many US producers may think a few extra months might sound like welcome breathing room—but the reality is more complex. While policymakers debate enforcement timing, one thing is
October 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Minister Shanks Underscores Central Role of CCUS in Powering Low-Carbon Future and Industrial Decarbonisation at CCSA Annual Conference
(Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA)) At today (October 14, 2025)’s Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) annual conference, Minister Shanks, Minister for Energy in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, delivered a keynote address emphasising that Carbon Capture,
October 20, 2025 Read Full Article
Carbon Offsets Have Failed for 25 Years, and Most Should Be Phased Out
(University of Oxford/Phys.Org) Academics at the University of Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania have conducted the most comprehensive review of evidence on the effectiveness on carbon offsetting to date and concluded the practice is ineffective and riddled with "intractable" problems.
October 18, 2025 Read Full Article
California Moves Forward with Carbon Pipelines Law, Doubles Down on CO2 Capture and Removal
by Vasil Velev (Carbon Herald) California is positioning itself at the forefront of carbon management technology with a new law aimed at reducing and removing CO2 emissions. Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 614, authored by Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles), to authorize
October 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Gov. Jeff Landry Halts New Louisiana Carbon Capture Applications. Here's Why, What's Next.
by David J. Mitchell (NOLA.com) Gov. Jeff Landry declared a moratorium Wednesday (October 15, 2025) on new applications for carbon capture injection wells in Louisiana after years of growing complaints from people who live near where the projects are planned. Landry's order
October 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Unlocking the Potential of Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage
by Charlotte Levy, Stephanie Herbstritt, Kathy Fallon, Zoe Jee (Clean Air Task Force /Carbon 180) During New York Climate Week, Carbon180 joined experts from Clean Air Task Force, Carbon Direct, the National Wildlife Federation, and World Resources Institute to present and discuss the opportunities and challenges
October 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Biochar, Biomass and Bottom Lines
Cornelius van Tonder (RegenCorp/Ethanol Producer Magazine) As U.S. ethanol producers prepare for the implementation of 45Z, one thing is clear: carbon intensity (CI) is no longer just a regulatory metric—it’s a revenue driver. Achieving CI scores below 30 grams of CO2
October 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Applied Atomics Named as Energy Partner for USA BioEnergy
(USA BioEnergy) Applied Atomics to provide clean, always-on nuclear power for USA BioEnergy’s Bon Wier Industrial Park in Newton County, Texas. -- Applied Atomics and USA BioEnergy are excited to announce a strategic partnership that will accelerate industrial manufacturing and e-fuel production
October 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Ethanol Blog: Trump Administration Grants Loan Guarantee Extension for Gevo on Proposed SAF Plant Plans
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) Englewood, Colorado,-based Gevo Inc. was granted an extension on a $1.46 billion U.S. Department of Energy loan guarantee on proposed plan to build an ethanol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel plant in Lake Preston, South Dakota, as
October 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Nebraska Ethanol Plants Now Providing CO2 for Tallgrass Pipeline
by Matt Olberding (Nebraska Public Media) Tallgrass Energy has started operation of its $1.5 billion pipeline to transport carbon dioxide. On Oct. 3, Mid America Agri Products/Wheatland announced the start of carbon capture at its ethanol plant in Madrid, a village in
October 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Local CO2 Solutions: Carbon Capture and Sequestration Opportunities across the U.S. Ethanol Production Sector Are Not All Created Equal.
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... From plant to plant, the list of variables any leadership team may have to navigate when working to bring a CCS project to bear can seem never-ending and nuanced—even the smallest differences can create
October 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Summit Weighs New Destinations for Carbon Pipeline: Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas
by Donnell Eller (Des Moines Register) -- Summit Carbon Solutions is asking Iowa regulators to amend its carbon dioxide pipeline permit to explore sequestration sites in other states. -- Opponents, including landowners and environmental groups, are challenging Summit's Iowa permit in
October 13, 2025 Read Full Article
RFS: Looking Back 20 Years
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) To mark the 20-year anniversary of the RFS, Ethanol Producer Magazine spoke to several long-time members of the ethanol industry about what has been accomplished as well as what’s next on the horizon. ... When asked to
October 10, 2025 Read Full Article
What You Should Know about the EPA’s Plan to Stop Collecting Emissions Data Public Comment DEADLINE November 3, 2025
by Jim Giles (Trellis) Ending the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program risks undermining life-cycle assessments, carbon removal investment and international trade. Nov. 3 is the deadline for those wishing to weigh in. The federal program is a foundational component of corporate sustainability work,
October 09, 2025 Read Full Article
A ‘Green’ Perception of CO2 – When Derived from Biofuels and Other Sources
by Sam A. Rushing (Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd./The Digest) Yes, carbon dioxide as a green chemical – however, what about the effects on the environment and economy? Carbon dioxide is ever – more a green – natured agent when applied in a growing
October 07, 2025 Read Full Article
MAAPW Marks First CO2 Shipment on Trailblazer Pipeline
(Tallgrass) Mid America Agri Products/Wheatland (MAAPW) today announced the start of carbon dioxide capture at its Madrid, Nebraska, ethanol facility, with volumes to be transported on Tallgrass’ Trailblazer Pipeline for permanent sequestration in Wyoming. MAAPW: A Founder’s Vision Realized For MAAPW, becoming
October 06, 2025 Read Full Article
USA BioEnergy Secures JM and Honeywell Technologies for New SAF Facility in Texas, USA
(USA BioEnergy) JM/bp’s FT CANS™ and Honeywell UOP’s FT Unicracking™ technologies will help produce SAF from abundantly available forest thinnings, addressing feedstock availability challenges; USA BioEnergy’s facility is expected to produce 65 million gallons of responsibly sourced biobased fuels per year
September 24, 2025 Read Full Article
New Carbon Dioxide Pipeline to Begin Nebraska Operations and Contributions to Communities Soon
by Paul Hammel (Nebraska Examiner) Deal to share proceeds with local orgs seen as template for large infrastructure projects in rural and urban areas -- A Kansas pipeline company is about to activate its $1.5 billion pipeline to transport carbon dioxide from
September 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Frontier Infrastructure, in Collaboration with Gevo and Verity, Launches Complete Carbon Management Platform for Ethanol Industry
(Frontier Infrastructure/PR Newswire) First-of-its-kind solution combines rail transportation, permanent sequestration, and digital carbon tracking to accelerate decarbonization -- Frontier Infrastructure Holdings LLC ("Frontier"), a portfolio company of Tailwater Capital and a leading developer of low-carbon infrastructure across the Mountain West and Texas, today
September 23, 2025 Read Full Article
How POET’s Practical Innovations Are Redefining the Ethanol Market
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Along the fence, voices heckled. Your carbon is lousy. Your productivity is low. Your century is over. The tortoise kept moving—one more interconnect, one more offtake, one more FEED package priced off policy that finally stops wobbling. By
September 23, 2025 Read Full Article
Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Technoeconomic Analysis (TEA) of Emerging Greenhouse Gas Removal Technologies --- September 23, 2025 --- ONLINE
Robust evaluation tools are critical to understanding the feasibility and impact of emerging greenhouse gas (GHG) removal technologies. This webinar will explore the latest developments in prospective life-cycle assessment (LCA) and technoeconomic analysis (TEA) as applied to carbon, methane, and
September 22, 2025 Read Full Article
Cross-Border Tensions Flare as North Dakota Considers Lawsuit against South Dakota Pipeline Law
by Joshua Haiar (South Dakota Searchlight) Supporters of South Dakota’s law barring the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines are pushing back after North Dakota’s attorney general suggested his state might challenge the measure in court. In an interview published Thursday, Fargo
September 22, 2025 Read Full Article
Gevo Executes Deal with Biorecro to Accelerate Multi-Year Carbon Credit Offtake and Business Expansion
(Gevo) Gevo’s carbon business expands, enabling a consistent new revenue source for Gevo, and strengthens Biorecro’s BECCS project portfolio with an in-operation project. -- Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) announced today (September 18, 2025) that its subsidiary, Net-Zero Richardton, LLC, has signed a
September 19, 2025 Read Full Article
Summit Petitions Iowa Regulators to Remove Dakotas Requirement from Pipeline Permit
by Cami Koons (Iowa Capital Dispatch) Summit Carbon Solutions has filed a petition to amend its pipeline permit with the Iowa Utilities Commission. The petition, filed on Monday (September 15, 2025), requests route and pipe-size modifications to add an ethanol plant to the
September 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Summit Announces Carbon Pipeline Plan
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) Summit Announces Landowner Incentives, Money for Communities on Pipeline Route -- Summit Carbon Solutions said it is ready to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to partnering with landowners along the proposed
September 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Turkish Oil company Tüpraş to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Balkan Green Energy News) Oil refiner Tüpraş is working on a technology for biofuel from algae and yeasts, using solar energy. The Sunfusion project involves processing into sustainable aviation fuel – kerosene – and green alternatives for vessels. It received EU
September 17, 2025 Read Full Article
EPA Proposes to Cancel Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Public Comment DEADLINE November 3, 2025
by Erin Krueger (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Sept. 12 released a proposed rule to end the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. If finalized, the proposal would remove reporting obligations for most large facilities, all fuel and industrial gas suppliers, and
September 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Snapshot of SAF Initiatives
(international Air Transport Association/Biofuels International) In the UK, Jet2.com began using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on flights from Bristol Airport earlier this year. The airline purchased over 300 tonnes of SAF from Q8Aviation, which has been used to add a 1% SAF
September 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Emerging and Promising Applications which Lead to Reducing CO2 Emissions
by Sam A. Rushing (Advanced Cryogenics/Biofuels Digest) ... The CO2 industry expands organically, say 3% annually in some markets. The best way to grow more rapidly in the industry, is via the development and implementation of new and unique applications in
September 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Scaling Storage in Brazil: From Ethanol Injection to Offshore Readiness With a National CCS Law
by Fernando C. Hernandez (Journal of Petroleum Technology) With Brazil enacting South America’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) law, this article examines the technical and regulatory architecture required to scale CCS deployment and provides exclusive insight into Brazil’s accelerating CCS landscape. The
September 11, 2025 Read Full Article
EnSoil Algae’s Big Fertilizer Play: Aquaman’s Tale
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Most “biostimulants” in agriculture are extracts or powders, shadows of what they once were. EnSoil Algae is alive. That’s the secret. A living monoculture of Chlorella vulgaris, bottled and ready for your field. Alive means it doesn’t
September 10, 2025 Read Full Article
IEA Bioenergy Task 40 “Deployment of Biobased Value Chains” Final Task Report Triennium 2022-2024
(IEA Bioenergy Task 40) The focus of Task 40 in this triennium has been on the development and design of efficient, economically viable, and low-risk (bankable) value chains to support a larger deployment of sustainable biomass for energy, for biobased chemicals
September 10, 2025 Read Full Article
USA BioEnergy Secures JM and Honeywell Technologies for New SAF Facility in Texas, USA
(Johnson Matthey) JM/bp’s FT CANS™ and Honeywell UOP’s FT Unicracking™ technologies will help produce SAF from abundantly available forest thinnings, addressing feedstock availability challenges; USA BioEnergy’s facility is expected to produce 65 million gallons of responsibly sourced biobased fuels per year once fully operational. London, UK, Sept.
September 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Outraged Farmers Blame Ag Monopolies as Catastrophic Collapse Looms
by Chris Bennett (AgWeb) ... On Sept. 2, 2025, a telltale farm meeting went nuclear. Field representatives from the offices of Sen. Tom Cotton, Sen. John Boozman and Rep. Rick Crawford, along with a rep sent by Gov. Sarah Sanders, initially
September 10, 2025 Read Full Article
A Divided Party: How a Pipeline Fight Is Shaking up the GOP Primary Race for Governor
by Brianne Pfannenstiel (Des Moines Register) It was the first question posed to Republican candidates for governor at the first forum of the election cycle. A week later, it was the topic that drew the largest crowd yet to MAGA Nation, a gathering of conservative Republicans
September 09, 2025 Read Full Article
North Dakota Court Ruling Sets Stage For Landmark Carbon Storage Battle
by Violet George (Carbon Herald) The North Dakota Supreme Court has ordered a lower court to reconsider a landowners’ lawsuit over the state’s carbon dioxide storage law, a case that could ripple across carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the
September 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Sky’s the Limit: The 2025 Sustainable Fuels Summit Tackled Industry-Wide Questions on Policy, Feedstock Diversification and the Road Ahead.
by Caitlin Scheresky (SAF Magazine) On June 9-11, industry experts in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable diesel and biodiesel convened in Omaha, Nebraska, for the 2025 Sustainable Fuels Summit. SFS’s nine breakout panels across the three-day conference explored various angles within the
September 05, 2025 Read Full Article
Söderenergi in Agreement with AstraZeneca on Carbon Dioxide Removal
(Söderenergi) Söderenergi is now taking a historic step in climate work and reserving the very first negative emissions from its planned bio-CCS plant for AstraZeneca. -- Starting in 2030, Söderenergi will have the capacity to capture and permanently store up to 500,000
September 02, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas Systems Developments and Flexibility
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Biogas systems are proven, customizable net-zero technologies, feeding biomethane into existing gas infrastructure and treating diverse wet organic wastes. They offer high operational flexibility, integrating electrical and natural gas grids, and are generally cheaper than
September 01, 2025 Read Full Article
BASF and Yara End Joint Project for Low-Carbon Ammonia at U.S. Gulf Coast
(Yara International ASA) BASF and Yara International ASA have jointly decided to discontinue their project to develop a low-carbon ammonia production facility with carbon capture and storage in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. This decision reflects the companies’ commitment to focus
August 28, 2025 Read Full Article
Expander and Rocky Mountain Establish Wheatland Synfuels Inc. as a Platform dor Carseland Bio-Synfuels Complex
(Expander Energy/Newswire) Expander Energy Inc. (“Expander”) and Rocky Mountain Clean Fuels Inc. (“Rocky Mountain”) are pleased to announce that a letter of intent has been signed to jointly form Wheatland Synfuels Inc. (“Wheatland”) and to acquire Rocky Mountain’s state-of-the-art Carseland Synthetic
August 27, 2025 Read Full Article
U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Todd Young Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Farmers, Analyze Long-Term Soil Health
(Office of Senator Tina Smith (D-MN)) U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Todd Young (R-IN) reintroduced bipartisan legislation that will help bolster soil research and improve agricultural resilience and productivity in the Midwest and across the country. Experts estimate that American
August 26, 2025 Read Full Article
CORSIA, Upgraded: A Flyer’s Guide to SAF & LCAF (with Real Perks)
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Welcome aboard Flight CORSIA 101, non-stop from Fossilville to SAFtown. We’re routing you through three ICAO manuals (sustainability criteria, default LCE values, and actual LCE methodology) that arrived in their shiny 2025 versions, and we’ll get you
August 26, 2025 Read Full Article
Pipeline Opponents Ask Utilities Regulators to Discard Summit Permits
by Cami Koons (Iowa Capital Dispatch) ... While the majority of public comment focused on the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline, for which the IUC granted a conditional permit in 2024, the pipeline was only on the agenda for an update
August 22, 2025 Read Full Article
Gevo Shifts Resources to Proposed North Dakota SAF Project
by Erin Krueger (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Gevo Inc. on Aug. 11 released second quarter results, reporting positive net income and positive adjusted EBTIDA for the period. The company also confirmed it is prioritizing development of a 30 MMgy ethanol-to-jet project in
August 19, 2025 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture and Storage Summit --- June 2-4, 2026 --- St. Louis, MO
Co-located with the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo -- Capturing and storing carbon dioxide in underground wells has the potential to become the most consequential technological deployment in the history of the broader biofuels industry. Deploying effective carbon capture and
August 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Could Sustainable Aviation Fuel Take off for Nebraska Agriculture?
by Dan Swanson (1011 NOW/KOLN/KGIN) Conference introduces what could be the next great market for Nebraska’s grain producers -- Nebraska is poised to become a national leader in aviation fuels made from renewable energy sources like corn and soybeans, but Congressman Mike
August 18, 2025 Read Full Article
US Biofuels Maker Pledges Plants against Debt Held by BlackRock
by Gerson Freitas Jr. (Bloomberg News/Financial Post) Troubled biofuels maker Green Plains Inc. has pledged the bulk of its ethanol plants as collateral to funds managed by BlackRock Inc. in exchange for more time to repay nearly $128 million in debt.
August 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Southwest Airlines Sells Renewable Fuels Unit to Conestoga Energy - Report
(Investing.com/AI) Southwest Airlines Co. sold its renewable fuels unit to Conestoga Energy as the carrier reduces its climate initiatives after years of limited industry progress, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Conestoga Energy, a major low-carbon intensity biofuel provider, said it purchased Saffire Renewables
August 15, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas Engineering’s Multi-faceted Roles and Global Potential
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Biogas engineering offers five key roles: emission mitigation, renewable energy, fertilizers, environmental protection, and soil improvement. A newsworthy aspect is Biogas with Carbon Capture and Sequestration (BGCCS) for negative emissions. China demonstrates immense biogas potential from agricultural waste,
August 08, 2025 Read Full Article
New Summit Carbon Solutions CEO Teases ‘Updates’ to Business Plan in Letter to Landowners
by Cami Koons (Iowa Capital Dispatch) Summit Carbon Solutions has a new CEO, Joe Griffin, who authored letters this week to signed and unsigned landowners along the carbon pipeline project route. Two versions of the letter, one dated Aug. 4 and the
August 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Powering AI
by Caitlin Scheresky (Biomass Magazine) ... The Data Center Coalition defines data centers as “physical locations that organizations use to house their critical applications and data,” including anything “in the cloud.” ... The Electric Power Research Institute, among other projects, tracks the number
August 01, 2025 Read Full Article
Beyond Soil Carbon: Boomitra Launches First Biomass Carbon Removal Project
(Boomitra) Boomitra’s Oasis Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage Project tackles woody bush encroachment in Botswana, restores grazing lands and delivers durable carbon removal Boomitra, a global carbon project developer and Earthshot Prize winner, today announced its first carbon removal initiative beyond soil
July 30, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Biomass Combustion for Negative GHG Emissions with CCUS
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) IEA Bioenergy Task 32 investigates net negative GHG emissions via biomass combustion with CCUS. A newsworthy case study models full-scale CCUS at Denmark’s Skærbæk CHP plant, chosen for its green CO2, high operating hours, and location. Using the advanced
July 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Understanding Biocarbon and Its Climate Impact
(NorthX Climate Tech/Canadian Biomass) It’s no secret that B.C. has a slash pile problem. Each year, millions of tonnes of low-quality forest residues are burned, releasing carbon and creating risks. But what if these and other residuals could unlock climate solutions
July 23, 2025 Read Full Article
$9.8 Million Secured to Develop California Bioeconomy Innovation Campus in North San Joaquin Valley
(BEAM Circular) BEAM Circular announced today a major milestone for California's clean technology and biomanufacturing future with $9.8 million in new funding secured for the California Bioeconomy Innovation Campus—a state-of-the-art facility designed to scale breakthrough technologies that convert agricultural byproducts, food
July 22, 2025 Read Full Article
Gevo Sells Carbon Credits from North Dakota Asset
(Gevo) High-integrity carbon removal credits will be used to support buyer’s decarbonization and to mitigate corporate travel emissions -- Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) is pleased to announce that it is selling carbon abatement into the market for the first time. To
July 22, 2025 Read Full Article
In Ohio, Oil and Gas Industry Is Steering New Carbon Capture Bill
by Kathiann M. Kowalski (Canary Media) Newly obtained public records show that the industry has worked hard to ensure the legislation prioritizes their interests over climate change concerns. -- An Ohio bill that would establish rules for underground carbon dioxide storage is
July 22, 2025 Read Full Article
Tax Credits Drive Carbon Capture Deployment in our Annual Energy Outlook
by Will Sommer, Jeff Bennett, Kendyl Partridge, and Anna Cororaton (Today in Energy/U.S. Energy Information Administration) In our recently published Annual Energy Outlook 2025 (AEO2025), we introduce our new Carbon Capture, Allocation, Transportation, and Sequestration module (CCATS), which allows us to model carbon
July 21, 2025 Read Full Article
From Sky to Soil; The Role of Durable Carbon Removal in Agriculture --- July 28, 2025 --- ONLINE
Join the Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal for the next event in its webinar series, “Scrubbing the Skies: The Role of Carbon Dioxide Removal in Combating Climate Change.” The series focuses on scientific, technological, legal, political, and justice-focused issues associated with carbon
July 19, 2025 Read Full Article
DNV Advances Skylark to Enable Safe Scaling of CO2 Pipelines for Carbon Capture and Storage
(DNV) DNV is advancing Skylark, a joint industry project to enhance our understanding of carbon dioxide (CO₂) pipeline operations ensuring regulators and operators globally have access to the highest quality of information to make their decisions. Developed in collaboration with the UK
July 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Court Consolidates North Dakota Suits against Summit Carbon Pipeline
by Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor/Des Moines Register) - Two North Dakota lawsuits against Summit Carbon Solutions and the North Dakota Public Service Commission have been merged. - The lawsuits challenge the PSC's permitting process, citing concerns about local zoning authority
July 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Carbon Clean Accelerates Carbon Capture with Launch of Global Innovation Centre in India
(Carbon Clean) Carbon Clean, a global leader in revolutionising carbon capture solutions, today announced the official opening of its new Global Innovation Centre (GIC) in Navi Mumbai, India. The GIC will be one of the world’s largest dedicated carbon capture research facilities, spanning
July 16, 2025 Read Full Article
European Commission Completes Hydrogen Framework with New Low-Carbon Methodology
by Aida Čučuk (Offshore Energy) The European Commission has adopted a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission methodology for low-carbon hydrogen and fuels, as set out in the Hydrogen and Gas Market Directive, completing the European Union’s (EU’s) regulatory framework for hydrogen. It is understood
July 11, 2025 Read Full Article
Closing the Carbon Gap: EU-UK Emissions Trading System Linkage
by Urszula Szalkowska (EcoEngineers) In a landmark move for climate policy and international carbon markets, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) recently announced their commitment to Emissions Trading Systems (ETS). The decision, announced at the EU-UK Summit in May, marks a
July 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Biogenic CO2 Is an Untapped Commodity in The Race to Net Zero
by Urszula Szalkowska (EcoEngineers/Carbon Herald) Biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2)—the emissions released when biomass or organic waste is converted into energy—has long been overlooked as a tool in climate action. Historically deemed ‘neutral’ in carbon accounting because it originates from plant matter that
July 07, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Verde Clean Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Verde aims to produce low-cost, carbon-negative gasoline using its proprietary STG+ process with “stranded energy” and “waste feedstocks”. The company highlights that STG+ gasoline has a lower lifecycle carbon intensity than an EV. A significant milestone
July 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Hennen: Ethanol’s Golden Moment? A Skeptic Sees Real Opportunity
by Scott Hennen (InForum) ... But something’s happening in the ethanol industry that even this skeptic finds hard to ignore: a real, market-driven opportunity to meet the world’s growing demand for low-carbon fuels — and prosper because of it. ... Recently, I had
July 07, 2025 Read Full Article
The 2025 AFCC Global Biobased Economy Performance Award Winner Announced
(Alternative Fuels and Chemicals Coalition) This award is given to an organization or an individual in the organization in recognition for advancing our sector, achievements in advancing science, assisting, and taking appropriate measures for initiating the production, manufacture, and commercialization of
July 03, 2025 Read Full Article
The Big Beautiful Bill: Biofuels Win Big as Clean Energy Fractures
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Senate passage sets the stage for House vote, reshaping renewable incentives along partisan and regional lines -- ... For biofuels, the bill could not have come at a more pivotal moment. With production slowed by policy uncertainty,
July 02, 2025 Read Full Article
How Chris Wright Is Remaking the National Labs
by Brian Dabbs, Christa Marshall (E&E News Energywire) The DOE secretary’s proposed budget would slash research programs and boost efforts “to reindustrialize America, to win the race on AI, and to stop the huge upward pressure on electricity prices.” ... The Trump administration’s fiscal
June 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Oxford Researchers Find Planting Trees in Kenya Has Better Climate Results than DAC
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) n the UK, from direct air capture to farming smarter and reforesting the tropics, carbon drawdown is no longer the stuff of academic journals or green tech expos, it’s the frontline of our collective climate response. But which
June 26, 2025 Read Full Article
Group of State and Local Officials Calls on Congress to End Tax Credits for Carbon Sequestration
by Joshua Haiar and Seth Tupper (South Dakota Searchlight/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Over 100 state and local officials from the Midwest and West, including Iowa, are asking the U.S. Senate to eliminate tax credits for carbon capture and sequestration as part of a federal
June 23, 2025 Read Full Article
Bill Aims to Create Tax Credit to Support Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on May 21 introduced legislation to create a tax credit incentivizing biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS) technologies, including biochar production. The bill, S. 1842, known as the Wildfire
June 19, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Power to Liquids: Money from Thin Air
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
June 19, 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
Senate Bill Would Raise Value of Tax Credit to Use Captured CO2 to Produce More Oil
by Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) A U.S. Senate panel proposed making the tax credit for capturing carbon emissions for recovering oil equal to the $85/metric ton tax credit for permanently burying those emissions underground, a boon for oil and gas producers. The finance
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
INPEX Begins Commissioning at Japan’s Blue Hydrogen and Ammonia Project
(Fuel Cells Works) INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) announced today (June 6, 2025) it commenced commissioning work including the introduction of natural gas at its integrated blue hydrogen and ammonia production and utilization demonstration test project (hereinafter “project”) in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture,
June 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Gov. Reynolds Vetoes Eminent Domain Bill, Says It Goes Too Far
by Conner Hendricks and KWQC Staff (KWQC) Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed a bill that would restrict the use of eminent domain for carbon-capture pipelines on Wednesday. The bill required that projects requesting to use eminent domain serve the public’s interest. Supporters
June 12, 2025 Read Full Article
Online Courses: Nasdaq Carbon Academy -- Professional Development in Carbon Dioxide Removal
(Nasdaq and AirMiners) Today (June 11, 2025) we’re launching the new Nasdaq Carbon Academy, a self-paced online course co-developed with Nasdaq and AirMiners. Based on our successful Buyers Academy, this course is now available on-demand. You can learn about carbon removal
June 12, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest (aka Biofuels Digest) Publishes Links to Recorded Presentations: On Demand and FREE!
(Biofuels Digest) 400+ never previously released recorded presentations and programs -- On demand & free! Just pick and click! Popular programs such as The Wolfpack, Digest Connect, ReEnergize, The Dish, more ALBC releases than ever, and more! The 2025 ABLC Presentations Pavel Molchanov, SVP,
June 11, 2025 Read Full Article
USA BioEnergy, Forest Persistence and the Bon Wier Bet
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... This advanced biorefinery will convert forest thinnings into Sustainable Aviation Fuel and other renewable fuels. With more than five decades of experience in forestry and timber operations in East Texas, LP is expected to serve
June 11, 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
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USA Bioenergy Secures Long-Term Feedstock Supply for $2.8 Billion Sustainable Aviation Fuel Refinery in Bon Weir, Texas
(USA Bioenergy) Executed letter of intent with LP Building Solutions, outlining plans for a 20-year supply of sustainably sourced forest thinnings -- USA BioEnergy (“USABE”) today (June 10, 2025) announced it has signed a letter of intent with LP Building Solutions (“LP”)
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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to SAF and Hydrogen Plant Integration
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Linde, a global gas and engineering company, presented on integrating SAF (HEFA) and hydrogen plants to reduce carbon intensity (CI) and cost. Arthur Pastore, Minish Shah, and David Maher highlighted using HEFA by-products for H2 and
June 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Appeals Court Sides with Summit Carbon in Challenge to Story, Shelby County Pipeline Rules
by William Morris (Des Moines Register) • A federal appeals court rules that Iowa counties cannot impose additional regulations on the construction of carbon dioxide pipelines. The ruling supports Summit Carbon Solutions' $9 billion pipeline project, which faces opposition from landowners and
June 06, 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 De-Risking Sustainable Bioeconomy Projects
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ABB provides integrated automation, electrical, and digital solutions to enhance profitability and predictability in sustainable fuels and chemicals production. Recognizing project challenges like cost/schedule overruns, their Adaptive Execution approach emphasizes co-design and co-delivery. This can reduce
June 05, 2025 Read Full Article
Alcohol-to-Jet Stuck on Runway as US Policy Shifts
by Cole Martin and Matthew Cope (Argus Media) Proposed changes to a US clean fuel tax credit may be a boon for farmers, but a future where ethanol is a major ingredient in jet fuel remains far off. The massive Republican budget bill
June 05, 2025 Read Full Article
Rex: Proposed CCS Project Not Expected to Be Impacted by Pending Illinois Aquifer Bill
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Rex American Resources on May 28 confirmed work continues on the carbon capture and storage (CCS) and capacity expansion projects at its One Earth Energy facility in Gibson City, Illinois. Both projects are expected to
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
Conestoga Energy Completes Drilling of Class VI Carbon Capture & Sequestration Well, Advances toward EPA Application
(Conestoga Energy/Business Wire) Major milestone advances commitment to decarbonizing U.S. ethanol production and enables enhanced oil recovery for expanded commercial value -- Conestoga Energy (“Conestoga” or the “Company”), the leading provider of low carbon intensity biofuel, today announced the successful completion of
May 29, 2025 Read Full Article
Cover Crops May Not Be Solution for Both Crop Yield, Carbon Sequestration
(Cornell University/EurekAlert!) People have assumed climate change solutions that sequester carbon from the air into soils will also benefit crop yields. But a new study from Cornell University finds that most regenerative farming practices to build soil organic carbon – such as
May 28, 2025 Read Full Article
Canada's New Energy Chief Pushes Oil Sands to Build Carbon-Capture Systems
by Brian Platt (Bloomberg/World Oil) Canada’s new energy minister said it’s critical to build carbon-capture systems for the oil sands and identified crude and natural gas exports as a major priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government. “Energy is Canada’s power,” Tim
May 27, 2025 Read Full Article
Revolutionizing Carbon Removal: The Power of Digital Monitoring Reporting and Verification Systems --- June 5, 2025 --- ONLINE
Join EcoEngineers, Cowboy Clean Fuels, and Mangrove Systems for an inside look at how digital Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (dMRV) is reshaping the future of carbon removal projects. This webinar will explore best practices for planning and deploying dMRV systems
May 22, 2025 Read Full Article
EPA Proposes to Grant Arizona Authority over Class VI Injection Wells Public Comment DEADLINE July 3, 2025
by Violet George (Carbon Herald) EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced a proposal to approve Arizona ’s request for regulatory control over all underground injection wells, including Class VI wells. The announcement was made alongside US Representatives Andy Biggs, Juan Ciscomani, and
May 21, 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
North Dakota Judges Decline to Dismiss Lawsuits against Summit Carbon Pipeline
by Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor/Des Moines Register) - Two North Dakota judges ruled against Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions, allowing lawsuits by landowners to proceed. - North Dakota landowners are challenging Summit's carbon capture pipeline project over safety concerns and the
May 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Marubeni and ExxonMobil’s Low-Carbon Ammonia Deal Marks Major Step in Unleashing New Energy Supply
(Marubeni) ExxonMobil will supply approximately 250,000 tonnes of low-carbon ammonia annually on a long-term basis to Marubeni; The deal will drive new energy supply, support jobs, and strengthen U.S. and Japanese industrial cooperation [Spring, Texas, U.S., and Tokyo, Japan] — Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni)
May 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Nufarm and ChrysaLabs Partner to Address Barriers in Carbon Innovation Measurement for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
(Nufarm/Globe Newswire) Nufarm is excited to announce its collaboration with ChrysaLabs, a leader in soil data, insights, and carbon measurement, to support the quantification of soil carbon sequestration benefits associated with Nufarm’s expansion of its Carinata production in South America. Carinata
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
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
Soil Carbon Credits Emerge from the ‘Trough of Disillusionment’
by Jim Giles (Trellis) Indigo Ag, Boomitra and other project developers are planning on issuing millions of tons of credits annually. -- o After years of slow growth, issuances are on a tear. o More data and better models are helping
May 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Revolutionizing Carbon Removal: The Power of Digital Monitoring Reporting and Verification Systems --- June 5, 2025 --- ONLINE
Join EcoEngineers, Cowboy Clean Fuels, and Mangrove Systems for an inside look at how digital Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (dMRV) is reshaping the future of carbon removal projects. This webinar will explore best practices for planning and deploying dMRV systems
May 08, 2025 Read Full Article
2024 Iowa Renewable Fuels Economic Contribution Study Shows Impact of Stagnant Corn Demand Hitting Agriculture Economy
(Iowa Renewable Fuels Association) Access to New Markets to Grow Demand Require Carbon Capture and Sequestration -- According to a new economic contribution study released today (May 6, 2025), Iowa biofuels production has begun to reflect stagnant corn demand throughout the agriculture
May 07, 2025 Read Full Article
How Much Crop Residue to Remove
by Mahdi Al-Kaisi (Iowa State University Extension and Outreach) Crop residue removal—what effect does it have on corn yield and soil quality? That's a question quite often asked these days. The adoption of no-till and other conservation tillage systems help keep significant amounts
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
South Dakota Panel Rejects Permit for an $8.9 Billion Carbon Capture Midwest Pipeline
by Sarah Raza (Associated Press) The massive carbon capture pipeline in the Midwest was thrown into uncertainty Tuesday after South Dakota’s Public Utility Commission denied its route permit application. The commission voted 2-1 to deny the application by Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions,
April 23, 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
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Iogen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation deck from ABLC highlights Iogen's position as a pioneering technology company focused on 2nd generation biofuels from agricultural residues. They emphasize that 2G biofuels offer a practical path to net-zero in hard-to-electrify sectors like
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
ENEOS, A.P. Moller Holding and A.P. Moller – Maersk Agree to Invest USD 100 Million in C2X to Advance Green Methanol Portfolio
(C2X Global) ENEOS, Japan’s leading energy company, has signed an investment with C2X to advance the development of the Beaver Lake Renewable Energy (“BLRE”) project in Louisiana to FID and further develop its global green methanol project portfolio. – C2X, a leading
April 03, 2025 Read Full Article
Gevo Provides Update on Planned SAF Projects
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Gevo Inc. CEO Patrick Gruber discussed the company’s proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in South Dakota during a fourth quarter earnings call, held March 27, indicating financial close could be achieved by year-end. The 60 MMgy
April 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Trump Admin Approves Carbon Storage Exploration Project
by Heather Richards (E&E News PM) The project in southern Wyoming is the first of its kind considered by the Bureau of Land Management. The Bureau of Land Management approved Wednesday a carbon storage exploration project beneath public lands in southern Wyoming. The record
March 28, 2025 Read Full Article
Illinois Senate Committee Approves Bill Protecting Mahomet Aquifer from Carbon Pollution
by Mike Miletich (WAND) A proposal to protect the Mahomet aquifer from carbon capture and sequestration has strong bipartisan support in Springfield. Senators Paul Faraci (D-Champaign) and Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) believe carbon capture can play a role in addressing climate change. Although,
March 24, 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
Baker Hughes, Frontier Infrastructure Announce Partnership to Accelerate Development of Carbon Capture and Storage, Data Center Projects in the U.S.
(Baker Hughes) Frontier’s SCS Hub, spanning nearly 100,000 acres in Wyoming, will provide open-access CO₂ storage for industrial emitters and ethanol producers using its CO₂-by-rail strategy; Baker Hughes will provide key CCS and power generation technologies, including CO₂ compression, well design, and its industrial
March 04, 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
Gevo CEO Praises Trump Executive Orders that Put Biofuels in ‘The Good Category’
by Michael Johnson (AgWeb) Gevo's CEO says the Trump administration’s directives put facts back in the driver’s seat and put renewable fuels in a stronger position. -- Gevo CEO Patrick Gruber is taking recent executive orders of President Donald Trump in stride,
February 27, 2025 Read Full Article
Amid Concerns in SD with Carbon Dioxide Pipelines, Ethanol Company Considers Building Plant in ND
by Austin Erickson (WDAY) The CEO and Founder of ethanol company Gevo is considering bringing an ethanol and jet fuel plant to North Dakota after issues with carbon dioxide pipelines in South Dakota. Dr. Patrick Gruber’s company began plans for in creating
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
Study Highlights Critical Issue with Tool for Carbon Dioxide Removal
(Stanford Report) Current methods to assess the carbon storage potential of biochar may significantly undervalue environmental benefits, Stanford researchers say. -- Biochar, a charcoal-like material derived from plant biomass, has long been hailed as a promising tool for carbon dioxide removal. However,
February 19, 2025 Read Full Article
The State of West Virginia Is Granted Primacy Over Class VI Wells
(Gibson Dunn) The final rule marks a significant transition in the regulatory oversight of the carbon capture and sequestration industry within West Virginia. On January 17, 2025, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a final rule giving the State of
February 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Groundbreaking Research Confirms Seaweed Farming’s Potential as a Blue Carbon Solution
(Oceans 2050/Business Wire) Oceans 2050, under the leadership of President Alexandra Cousteau and Chief Scientist Professor Carlos Duarte, has unveiled landmark findings published in Nature Climate Change that demonstrate the significant climate mitigation potential of seaweed farming. The study, titled “Carbon burial in
February 15, 2025 Read Full Article
We Can’t Ignore Warning Signs, Farmers Need Growing Markets in 2025 Says IRFA’s Shaw
(Iowa Renewable Fuels Association) Focused on Fuels of Opportunity at the 2025 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit -- While it is easy to glance over incoming challenges, the renewable fuels industry must face those hurdles head-on and not let change deter the destination.
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
Policy 2025 Deep Intelligence
(Biofuels Digest) The definitive, Digest AI-powered, 7,000 word guide to the WHAT and WHEN of POLICY in 2025. Who's aligned? What adjustments are needed by whom?. Included in this download: The Last 40 Days in Policy – Key Movements Agencies and activities today United States
February 11, 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
Advancing Carbon Capture a Priority for EPW Leaders: The Environment and Public Works Committee Is Focusing on Carbon Capture for Its First Policy Hearing of the Year.
By Carlos Anchondo and Kelsey Brugger (Politico Pro E&E Daily) The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday (February 12, 2025) aimed at boosting carbon capture, utilization and storage projects, long an area of bipartisan agreement. It will be
February 10, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Terviva
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation deck highlights Terviva’s efforts to use the pongamia tree as a sustainable biofuel feedstock. Terviva argues that pongamia is uniquely suited to a climate-changing world, as it’s a low-carbon, scalable, and cost-competitive crop with
February 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Six Iowa Bills Would Tackle Carbon Capture Pipelines, Iowa Utilities Commission
by Stephen Gruber-Miller (Des Moines Register) Iowa House lawmakers have filed six bills to regulate the Iowa Utilities Commission and place new limits on carbon capture pipelines and eminent domain, the latest step in a multi-year battle against a project by Summit
February 07, 2025 Read Full Article
‘No More Iowa Nice’: Biofuels Leaders Push for Year-Round E15
by Cami Koons (Iowa Capital Dispatch) Monte Shaw, executive director of Iowa Renewable Fuels Association urged industry leaders and farmers at the association’s summit Tuesday to pursue expanding markets and to be wary of “looking in the rearview mirror.” Leaders in ethanol,
February 05, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Strategic Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation deck for Strategic Fuels outlines a proposed project for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from forestry waste in Louisiana, with a focus on achieving an “ultra-negative carbon footprint.” The project aims to utilize forestry
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
Gevo Completes Acquisition of Red Trail Energy Assets in North Dakota, Expanding a Burgeoning Portfolio of Energy Assets
(Gevo) Gevo acquired assets of Red Trail Energy, LLC, including its ethanol production plant, carbon capture and sequestration assets, and pore space in Richardton, North Dakota -- Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO), a leading developer of hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals with net-zero greenhouse
February 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Stockholm Exergi Awarded $1.8 Billion by Sweden for Bio-energy Carbon Removal and Storage Project
by Mark Segal (ESG Today) Swedish energy company Stockholm Exergi announced today (January f27, 2025) that it has been awarded support for bio-CCS, a technology that captures biogenic carbon dioxide before it reaches the atmosphere, through a reverse auction by the
February 03, 2025 Read Full Article
New Study Shows that Only Targeted Subsidy for e-Fuels Coupled with a GHG Levy Would Ensure e-Fuel Early Adoption
(UMAS) A high GHG price in combination with targeted e-fuel subsidies are the key policy components that can close the competitiveness gap between scalable zero emission fuels (e.g. e-fuels such as green ammonia) and other early compliance options such as LNG,
January 31, 2025 Read Full Article
Senate Confirms Burgum as Interior Secretary
by Ben Lefebvre (Politico) The Senate easily confirmed Doug Burgum as secretary of the Interior Department Thursday, a job that positions him to act on President Donald Trump’s energy strategy. The 79-18 vote makes the wealthy former North Dakota governor the official
January 31, 2025 Read Full Article
Looking at Ethanol’s Lifecycle Emissions from ‘From Well to Wheels’
by Alex Gray (Successful Farming) ... For this story, we set out to directly compare the life cycle of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions — from well to wheels — of ethanol and gasoline, and how carbon pipelines factor into the future
January 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Biofuels M&A: 2024 Review & Outlook: Boosted by Exports, Ethanol M&A Stars in Tangled Biofuels Market
by Bruce Comer, Frank Kim, Zak Putlak, and John Panvica (Ocean Park/Biofuels Digest) In a biofuels sector grappling with policy uncertainty and a new federal administration, there were promising capital investments and above average ethanol M&A volume, driven by export growth
January 29, 2025 Read Full Article
Lawmakers Urged to Protect Key CCS Incentive
by Carlos Anchando (Politico Pro Energywire) Supporters of carbon capture composed a letter defending the 45Q tax credit. -- More than 160 companies, power providers and other carbon capture backers pressed congressional leaders to defend one of the sector’s preeminent incentives amid
January 28, 2025 Read Full Article
Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Paul Bertels, Senior Consultant, Farmgate Insights
(Agri-Pulse) This week’s Open Mic guest is Paul Bertels, Principal and Senior Consultant for Farmgate Insights. Much attention is given to the potential demand for billions of bushels of row crops should they be included as acceptable feedstocks for sustainable aviation
January 27, 2025 Read Full Article
Green Plains Announces 100% of Rights of Way Acquired on ‘Advantage Nebraska’ Carbon Capture Project with Lateral Construction Underway
(Green Plains) Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) today announced that key milestones for the ‘Advantage Nebraska’ carbon strategy have been met and the project remains on track for operation in the second half of 2025. These facilities are expected to be among
January 17, 2025 Read Full Article
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