(U.S. Department of Energy) Three projects have been selected for funding under a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) interagency agreement with the Minority Serving Institution STEM Research & Development Consortium (MSRDC). DOE has leveraged the interagency agreement to reduce barriers to entry for
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Back TO HOMEEPA Proposed Rulemaking Opens Opportunities for eRINs and AD of Food Waste
(BioCycle Magazine) On December 1, the U.S. EPA released a proposed rulemaking under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, which includes a long-awaited regulatory framework to generate credits (“eRINs”) from biogas projects, including anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities, that produce renewable electricity
December 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Why the AD Industry Is Poised for Expansion
by Joanna D. Underwood and Matt Tomich (Energy Vision/BioCycle Magazine) After 15-plus years of development, anaerobic digestion technology has become more refined and standardized, and is attracting significant amounts of institutional capital investment. ... We have been tracking anaerobic digestion (AD) of
December 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Green Energy Biofuel Encourages Recycling Food Waste, Safe Cooking This Holiday Season
(WJBF) Green Energy Biofuel is spreading the word about helping the environment. The company was recently visited by a group from the University of South Carolina. “We had some students come down, take a tour of the plant, and show them what we
November 25, 2022 Read Full Article
UK’s Biggest Dairy Cooperative Wants to Put More Biomethane Trucks on the Road
(Aria/AltFuels) Amid concern about the cost of energy and preparations for potential shortages of power in the coming months, farmers from the UK’s biggest dairy cooperative, Arla, has issued a call to action for the Government to tap into a major
November 18, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to BioVeritas
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) BioVeritas upcycles underutilized and excess biomass from food processing into clean-label ingredients through a fermentation process that closely mirrors Mother Nature. We do this to create a world where the ingredients of tomorrow are produced
November 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Port of Barcelona Evaluates the Construction of a Bio-LNG Plant to Supply Ships
(Port of Barcelona/AltFuels) The Port of Barcelona is studying the feasibility of building a biomethane plant, generated from organic waste collected from ships and other sources, to supply this clean fuel to vessels. This was announced by Xavier Sabaté, Head of
November 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Welcome the Golden Age of Advanced Fuels?
by Alexander Koukoulas, Henna Poikolainen, and Esa Sipilä (AFRY/Biofuels Digest) The second half of 2022 is shaping up to be a watershed year for the advanced fuels and bio-based chemicals industries. New regulatory frameworks to address climate change are providing a
November 11, 2022 Read Full Article
British Dairy Farmers Could Have the Solution to Heating More than a Quarter of Homes
(Arla) Calls for UK Government to help farmers realise the full potential of food and farming in reinforcing the nation’s energy security as Arla puts biogas-fuelled trucks on the road -- Amid concern about the cost of energy and preparations
November 10, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to the American Biogas Outlook
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) US biogas is growing quickly — a combination of extensive feedstock resources, a strong policy incentive structure and and ecosystem which has now developed of project developers and financiers. No group has had a more
November 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Darling Ingredients Inc. to Acquire Polish Rendering Company Miropasz
(Darling Ingredients/PR Newswire) Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR), the world's leading company turning food waste into sustainable products and producer of renewable energy, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Polish rendering company, Miropasz Group for approximately €110 million
November 04, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Ag-Grid Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this presentation, Ag-Grid Energy CEO Rashi Akki took the ABLC Next 2022 stage in San Francisco to outline the company’s milestones, technology, financial estimates, policy asks, its portfolio of biogas projects, and the company’s
November 04, 2022 Read Full Article
UWO, Agra Energy Break Ground on Biogas-to-Liquid Fuel Project
by Natalie Johnson (University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh/Biomass Magazine) Marked by a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 17, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh launched a new effort with biogas partner Agra Energy to build Wisconsin’s first commercial facility to turn dairy farm
October 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Green Energy Biofuel Recognized for Growth, Positive Work Environment
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="225"] The No. 1 High-Growth Small Company award (Photo: Green Energy Biofuel)[/caption] (Green Energy Biofuel/Biobased Diesel Daily) Green Energy Biofuel, a fast-growing multiservice waste-recycling company based in South Carolina, has won several awards this year in recognition of its
October 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Food Waste Turns Biofuel for Preparing Noon Meal in Coimbatore School
by R Aishwaryaa (The Hindu) Students of the Government High School in Gandhinagar, here, turn food waste to bio-gas to prepare noon meal. The school inaugurated the bio-gas kit, which was set up by the Rotary Club of Coimbatore Town for ₹30,000
October 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Biohydrogen Production from Fermentation of Organic Waste, Storage and Applications
by Hassan El Bari, Nabila Lahboubi, Sanae Habchi, Samir Rachidi, Oussama Bayssi, Nouhaila Nabil, Yasna Mortezaei, Raffaella Villa (Cleaner Waste Systems) • The low rate of BioH2 generation poses challenges to the process. • Both dark fermentation and photo-fermentation have advantages and
October 14, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA Awards Food Lifeline $200,000 for Project to Reduce Methane, Food Waste in South Seattle
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Food Lifeline of Seattle approximately $200,000 to assist in the development of a community-owned anaerobic digester in the South Park neighborhood of Seattle. Anaerobic digestion is a process in which microorganisms break
October 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Olleco and Bunge Agree to Joint Venture to Create a Full Life-Cycle Oil Collection Business in Europe
(Bunge/Business Wire) Bunge (NYSE: BG), a leading producer of plant-based oils, and Olleco, the renewables division for ABP Food Group, today announced an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture to create a business that encompasses the full life-cycle of edible
October 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Magazine Podcast: New Process Yields Low-Cost Biodiesel from Food Waste
by Anna Simet (Biodiesel Magazine) This week's Biodiesel Magazine podcast features, Michael Timko, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Heather LeClerc, Ph.D. Candidate with Worcester Polytechnic Institute Interview. READ MORE/LISTEN Hydroxyapatite catalyzed hydrothermal liquefaction transforms food waste from an environmental liability to renewable
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Divert, Inc. Announces Renewable Natural Gas Offtake Agreement with bp
(Divert/Business Wire) 10-year deal worth approximately $175 million will support bp’s efforts to curb harmful greenhouse gas emissions and boost access to clean energy for its customers -- Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value
October 12, 2022 Read Full Article
California Fleets Fueled with Bio-CNG Achieve Carbon-Negativity for Second Straight Year
(NGV America) Bio-CNG Below Zero Again with Annual Average Carbon Intensity Score of -44.4 gCO2e/MJ for 2021 -- Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica) and Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) today announced that California fleets fueled with bio-CNG achieved
October 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Green Living: Award-Winning Hong Kong Scientist’s Innovation Turns Sewage Sludge into Energy, Slowing Down the Impact of Climate Change
by Eric Ng (South China Morning Post) Sewage sludge used as feedstock to make methanol cuts down carbon emissions by a quarter compared to coal as the raw material, Polytechnic University professor Ren Jingzheng says; If all 1,200 tonnes of
October 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Kiambu Dairy Farmers Embrace Biogas Installation
by Fridah Chomba and Victor Muchiri (Kenya News Agency) Kiambu is an agriculture-based County that has adopted Biogas as a renewable source of energy. Biogas is affordable, reliable and environmentally friendly. As one of the top five leading counties in dairy
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Rolls-Royce Boss Calls on Aviation to Ramp up Use of Biofuels
by Ilaria Grasso Macola (City A.M.) Rolls-Royce’s chief executive Warren East has called on aviation to ramp up the use of biofuels to deliver its 2050 net-zero pledges. East – who will step down from the engine manufacturer at the end of
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Canada Seeks Proposals for Biomass Supply Chain Projects
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The Canadian government is seeking proposals for projects that will support the establishment of biomass supply chains to ensure that a steady and usable supply of sustainable feedstock is available to clean fuel production facilities across
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Darling Ingredients Issues 2022 ESG Report
(Darling Ingredients/Biobased Diesel Daily) Darling Ingredients Inc. released its 2022 ESG Report Sept. 26, which provides a detailed overview of the company’s progress against key environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) objectives throughout 2021. Notable 2021 achievements highlighted in the report include:
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
On the Website of Tomato Producer Guy & Wright (Established 1928), the Company Describes Itself as: ‘Being Complete Idiots; Building Our Own AD Plant’.
(Engineering Maintenance) Fifteen years ago, when the first 1800m3 digester was built on the 100-acre site in Hertfordshire, England, John Jones (great grandson of Mr Guy) could be forgiven for wondering what on earth he’d taken on. As if producing hundreds of
October 03, 2022 Read Full Article
India's HPCL-Mittal Energy to Start 100,000-tpy Bio-ethanol Plant in 2023
(Channel News Asia/Reuters) India's HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd will start up a bio-ethanol plant at its Bathinda refinery in northern India in 2023 as part of measures to reduce its carbon emissions, a company official said on Wednesday. "Our company is in the
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Biogas At School
(BioCycle Magazine) In 200 schools in Brazil, Israel, Fiji and additional countries around the world, students are learning about — and experiencing — anaerobic digestion (AD) of food waste. HomeBiogas, an Israel-based company that sells small-scale AD systems for homes, refugee
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Keenan Recycling Unveils Vehicle Powered by HVO
(Biofuels International) National food waste recycling business Keenan Recycling will be unveiling its new hybrid vehicle at RWM & Letsrecycle Live in Birmingham. This vehicle replaces fossil diesel fuel with a blend of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and hydrogen gas, resulting in a
September 15, 2022 Read Full Article
WPI Researchers Create New Method for Making Biodiesel Fuel with Food Waste
(Worcester Polytechnic Institute/Business Wire) With gas prices soaring and food costs pinching family budgets, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at WPI is looking at ways to use food waste to make a renewable and more affordable fuel replacement for oil-based diesel. The work,
September 14, 2022 Read Full Article
One for the Road: Turning Whiskey Waste into Renewable Biofuel
by Rasaq Abolore (TU Dublin/RTE) Analysis: leftover grain accounts for 85% of total waste generated by distilleries. What if it could be used to fuel cars and planes? -- ... Irish whiskey is mainly produced from barley and corn while
September 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Clean Fuels, EPA Agree to Pause Litigation on Separated Food Waste Recordkeeping
(Clean Fuels Alliance America) Following discussions with Clean Fuels members, EPA hopes to resolve dispute without litigation -- Today (September 8, 2022), Clean Fuels Alliance America and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a joint motion with the U.S. Court of
September 14, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioeconomy Feedstocks
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) These slides were presented by Digest editor Jim Lane as part of the ABLC CONNECT episode on Feedstocks and the Bioeconomy Supply-Chain. Here, we explore the available volumes, prices, and distribution of key existing feedstock
September 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Easing Pain at the Pump with Food Waste: New Method for Making Biodiesel Fuel
by Jack Levy (Worcester Polytechnic Institute/ Phys.Org) ... To make the fuel, the researchers employed a process called hydrothermal liquefaction, which uses heat and water to break down the food waste into a liquid. It's a method that has been used
September 02, 2022 Read Full Article
St1 to Construct a Biogas Upgrading and Liquefaction Refinery in Sweden
(St1) Energy company St1 has made an investment decision to construct a biogas upgrading and liquefaction refinery in Sobacken, Borås. A prerequisite for the biorefinery investment decision is the long-term off-take contract to buy raw biogas, which St1 has signed with
September 02, 2022 Read Full Article
New Jersey and New York Communities to Benefit from EPA Grant to Support Anaerobic Digestion Technology
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a $200,000 grant to the Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA) to support anaerobic digestion technology in 11 states in the Northeast, New England the Mid-Atlantic, including New Jersey
August 31, 2022 Read Full Article
NYK Invests in Tech to Convert Garbage Onboard into Biofuels
by Sam Chambers (Splash 247) Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is looking at converting waste onboard into energy. Japan’s second largest shipping line by dwt has invested in Sustainable Energy, which operates an energy supply business using unused resources such as flammable
August 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Synthica Energy Announces Development of New Food Waste Powered Renewable Natural Gas Facility in San Antonio, Texas
(Synthica Energy/Business Wire) Synthica Energy, LLC today announced the development of a new anaerobic digestion facility in northeast San Antonio, TX. The facility will focus on converting organic byproducts from food and beverage producers into Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). Synthica’s facility is
August 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Anaergia’s Tønder Plant Will Supply CO2 to European Energy A/S for Green E-Methanol Production as Fuel for Container Ships
(Anaergia/Business Wire) Anaergia Inc. (“Anaergia” or the “Company”) (TSX:ANRG) today announced it has signed an agreement with European Energy A/S (“European Energy”). Under the terms of this agreement Anaergia is to supply European Energy with up to 60,000 tonnes per year of liquefied
August 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Biological Pre-Hydrolysis and Thermal Pretreatment Applied for Anaerobic Digestion Improvement: Kinetic Study and Statistical Variable Selection
by Y.El Gnaoui, A.Frimane, N.Lahboubi, C.Herrmann, M.Barz, H.EL Bari (Cleaner Waste Systems) • Biological prehydrolysis and thermal treatment were used to improve anaerobic digestion. • The higher methane yield was reached at BPH 37 °C for 20 h followed 55 °C for 20 h. • Statistical
August 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Mesophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste: Effect of Thermal Pretreatment on Improvement of Anaerobic Digestion Process
by Y. ElGnaoui, F.Karouach, M.Bakraoui, M.BarzbH. ElBari (Science Direct/Energy Reports) The treatment of food waste (FW) is an important challenge in developed and undeveloped countries due to the rapid disintegration of this waste. Hence biogas technology is used to produce energy and
August 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Less than $3/G, No Subsidy, No Kidding: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to T2C Energy Technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Perhaps the most startling and under-appreciated story of the year. A heavy-duty transport fuel, made using abundant, fungible and affordable biomethane, validated at $2.91 per gallon by the DOE’s top due diligence team, and that’s
August 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Biogas Production Begins in Chipinge, Zimbabwe
(Bioenergy Insight) Chipinge Town Council, Zimbabwe, has began a biogas digester project to produce biogas using biodegraded waste from the marketplace to meet the energy needs of local businesses and residents, according to The Manica Post. The project is conducted in
August 09, 2022 Read Full Article
2nd USDA Food Loss and Waste Innovation Fair --- September 14, 2022 --- ONLINE
In U.S., more than one-third of all available food goes uneaten through loss or waste. Public and private organizations are creating solutions to address food loss and waste throughout the food system – from farm to table. On September 14, 2022, from 10
August 09, 2022 Read Full Article
En Route to Market: Alder Fuels and NREL Partner to Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel Technology for Commercial Use
by Erik F. Ringle (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) A critical pathway for producing large quantities of low- to negative-carbon sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is en route to market following a collaborative research and development agreement between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
August 09, 2022 Read Full Article
NARA President Testifies on Rendering Sustainability Benefits before House Climate Committee
(North American Renderers Association/Biobased Diesel Daily) Kent Swisher, president and CEO of the North American Renderers Association, testified July 15 before the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis on the sustainability benefits of rendering. Swisher was one of
August 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Argentina Trialing the Use of Black Soldier Fly as Biodiesel Feedstock
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Argentina, Clarin reports the Buenos Aires Ministry of Production, Science and Technological Innovation, the work cooperatives grouped within the Argentine Confederation of Associated Cooperative Workers (CONARCOOP) and the municipality of Bragado will carry out a joint project
July 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Biointermediates: Production Opportunities and Regulatory Challenges
by Sara M. Herman (Biodiesel Magazine/Christianson) While biointermediates present opportunities for biofuel producers, close attention should be paid to regulatory requirements. -- ... Within the proposed rules, EPA included a section on biointermediates—feedstocks that are partially processed at one location
July 27, 2022 Read Full Article
In Move to Expand Renewable Natural Gas, BlackRock Fund Buys Vanguard Renewables
by Cole Rosengren (Utlity Dive) • Vanguard Renewables, a Massachusetts-based anaerobic digestion company, has been acquired by a fund managed by BlackRock Real Assets. Vanguard was sold by Vision Ridge Partners, which had invested in the company’s growth since its founding
July 22, 2022 Read Full Article
AD Biogas To RNG Update
(BioCycle Magazine) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the final Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2020, 2021 and 2022 in early June. ... Biogas generated by anaerobic digestion qualifies as either a cellulosic biofuel (D3) or a
July 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Fit for 55: Parliament Pushes for Greener Aviation Fuels
(European Parliament) Suppliers to start delivering sustainable fuel from 2025, reaching 85% of all aviation fuel in EU airports by 2050; Electricity and hydrogen should be part of new fuel mix; Create a Sustainable Aviation Fund to encourage investment in
July 08, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA Fights Push to Sever Biodiesel Case from Stayed 2020 RFS Litigation
(Inside EPA) EPA is fighting a push from biodiesel makers to split their case challenging EPA’s recordkeeping rules for biofuel made from food waste from wider litigation over the 2020 renewable fuel standard (RFS), as the biodiesel sector seeks to
July 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Businesses Eye Biofuels in Decarbonization Drive
by Hirotake Sano (Japan News-Yomiuri/Star Advertiser) Efforts to reuse cooking oil and food waste as biofuel are spreading among restaurant chains and food manufacturers. In addition to being an effective way to recycle kitchen waste, the work is gaining attention as
July 01, 2022 Read Full Article
ABC Recognizes 55 Projects for Multi-Decade Digester Operation
(American Biogas Council/Biomass Magazine) As renewable energy captures a greater share of U.S. energy and fuel production, the American Biogas Council is proud to recognize several anaerobic digester projects that have been pushing the industry forward in these ambitious efforts. Biogas
June 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Three Key Take-Aways from ACT Expo 2022
(Cummins) ... 1. Hydrogen is a promising solution for the demanding requirements of heavy-duty trucking. Hydrogen has a lot going for it, including a couple of possible powertrain options for the future: hydrogen fuel cells and internal combustion engines. Hydrogen is energy dense
June 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Surge in U.S. Renewable Diesel Supply Won't Offset Loss of Petroleum Diesel
by Laura Sanicola (Reuters) A flood of U.S. renewable diesel plants set to come online in the next three years will not be enough to offset the loss of petroleum diesel refining capacity from plant closings since 2019, a Reuters analysis
June 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol vs. Petroleum-Based Fuel Carbon Emissions
by Valerie Sarisky-Reed (U.S. Department of Energy) Biofuels have been proven to emit significantly lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than petroleum-based fuels, and recent scientific studies indicate that net-zero emission biofuels are not only possible, but achievable. Corn ethanol and other biofuels are
June 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Purdue Northwest Process to Turn Food Waste into Sustainable Hydrogen Is Licensed to Energy Company
(Purdue Northwest) The Purdue Research Foundation recently completed a licensing agreement with an international energy company for the commercialization of a new process discovered at Purdue University Northwest (PNW) for the biological production of hydrogen from food waste. A second licensing
June 15, 2022 Read Full Article
DA to Divert 60% of All DXB Waste from Landfills by Mid-2023
(Dubai Airports) Dubai Airports is marking the World Environment Day by kicking off a new waste management initiative that will play an integral role delivering on its commitment to keep 60% of all waste from Dubai International (DXB) from entering
June 07, 2022 Read Full Article
First Dutch BioLNG Plant Fuels Heavy Trucks Covering 4 Million Kilometers
(Nordsol/NGV Journal) The Netherlands’ first bio-LNG plant has achieved a production milestone of one million kilograms, enabling about four million kilometers of sustainable mobility with heavy-duty trucks. For initiators Nordsol, Renewi and Shell, this milestone is an important proof point that
May 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Kuehne + Nagel Partners with IAG Cargo to Reduce Its Supply Chain Emissions through Use of 8 Million Litres of First UK Produced Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(IAG Cargo) • The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is scheduled to be delivered during 2022 and demonstrates IAG Cargo and Kuehne+Nagel’s commitment to decarbonising air cargo The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been sourced by IAG from UK based Phillips
May 20, 2022 Read Full Article
This Company's Under-the-Radar Investments Are Turning Trash Into Renewable Energy
by Matthew DiLallo (Motley Fool) -WM is investing heavily to boost its RNG output. -The move will enable it to produce more renewable energy and fuel its entire fleet. -WM is one of several companies investing heavily in the emerging
May 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Green Rock Energy Partners Announces Partnership with Renewable Power and Renewable Natural Gas Producer Bio Town Biogas
(Green Rock Energy Partners/Business Wire) Green Rock Energy Partners LLC ("Green Rock" or "the Firm"), a sustainable infrastructure focused private equity firm which invests in renewable energy companies and projects, acquired a stake in Bio Town Biogas LLC (“Bio Town”), a
May 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Anaerobic Digestion Plant to Supply Attleborough Town with Green Gas-VIDEO
(Privilege Finance) Construction work at a Norfolk-based anaerobic digestion (AD) plant will provide households in the south-east town of Attleborough with 10MW of biomethane per hour – enough to supply 4,000 homes, and guarantee green gas for most of the
May 11, 2022 Read Full Article
North America's Long-Haul Freight Trucks Can Now Go beyond Carbon Neutrality and Save SIignificant Money
(California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership) During a press event at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, the California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership (CNGVP) collaborated with Cummins Inc. to display its near-zero emissions X15N 15-liter natural gas engine for the North American freight transportation market.
May 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Darling Ingredients Inc. to Acquire Largest Independent Brazilian Rendering Company, FASA Group
(Darling Ingredients/PR Newswire) Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR), the world's leading company turning food waste into sustainable products and producer of renewable energy, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Brazil's largest independent rendering company, FASA Group for approximately R$2.8 billion Brazilian
May 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Interest in RNG Motor Fuel Continues to Grow
(Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas/Biomass Magazine) Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica) and Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) today announced that 64 percent of all on-road fuel used in natural gas vehicles in calendar year 2021 was renewable natural
May 05, 2022 Read Full Article
National Grid to Switch MA, NY Gas Networks to RNG and Hydrogen by 2050
(Renewables Now) Utility National Grid (NYSE:NGG) on Tuesday unveiled plans for fossil-free gas and electric networks in Massachusetts and New York by 2050. The company will aim to replace fossil fuel in its gas networks with renewable natural gas (RNG) and green
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Rural Partners Network Launched: Empowering Rural Communities to Access Federal Resources
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Rural Partners Network is a new collaboration to strengthen the link between federal agencies and rural communities. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) is proud to join this effort to help create jobs, build
April 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Synthica Energy Launches Permitting Phase for New Anaerobic Digestion and Renewable Natural Gas Facility in the Heart of Kentucky’s Distillery Region
(Synthica Energy/Business Wire) Synthica Energy, LLC announced today it has entered the permitting phase of development for a new anaerobic digestion facility in the heart of Kentucky’s famed distillery region. The facility will focus on converting distillery byproducts (stillage) from Kentucky’s
April 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Decarbonisation Drive: Japan Businesses Eye Biofuels
(Asia News Network/Phnom Penh Post) Efforts to reuse cooking oil and food waste as biofuel are spreading among Japan’s restaurant chains and food manufacturers. In addition to being an effective way to recycle cooking waste, such efforts are gaining attention as
March 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Facility Design: Managing Residuals From Food Waste Preprocessing
by Jim Miller and Craig Coker (BioCycle Magazine) Much of the reject stream becomes a mix of film plastic, food-soiled cardboard and paper, and smaller pieces of HDPE, PET, PP, and metals. Part II -- Preprocessing/depackaging systems are fairly simple in
March 24, 2022 Read Full Article
McCulla Unveils Northern Ireland’s First Circular Economy-Based Fleet
(UK Cold Chain Federation/NGV Journal) McCulla Ireland, one of the UK and Ireland’s leading storage and logistics companies, has launched its circular economy waste-to-energy transport fleet at an event at its Lisburn headquarters. This new sustainable fleet, which has been many
March 17, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA Announces Selection of 11 Organizations to Receive $2 Million to Help Tackle the Climate Crisis Through Food Diversion
(Environmental Protection Agency) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the selection of 11 organizations expected to receive a total of approximately $2 million in funding to divert food waste from landfills by expanding anaerobic digester capacity nationwide. Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a process
March 10, 2022 Read Full Article
DOE Issues 2 RFIs on Biomass Conversion, Organic Waste
(U.S. Department of Energy/Biomass Magazine) The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office has released two new requests for information (RFIs) related to biomass conversion research and development and community organic waste programs. The
February 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Spanish Project Will Allow to Produce Biogas and Renewable H2 at Low Cost
(Aqualia/FCC Medioambiente/NGV Journal) The ECLOSION project will develop new materials, technologies and processes for the generation, storage, transport and use in different applications, including vehicle fuel, of renewable hydrogen and biomethane, obtained from bio-waste (urban, agri-food, wastewater and sewage sludge). The consortium,
February 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Netherlands: Shell Becomes the First to Offer Bio-LNG to Trucking Clients
(Shell Netherlands/NGV Journal) Shell bio-LNG is available as a road transport fuel in the Netherlands from February 15, as a blend with regular LNG. Hereby Shell becomes the first in the country to offer bio-LNG to all of its customers. After
February 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Climate Friendly Jet Fuel: 3 Strategies for Accelerating Its Production
(U.S. Department of Energy) Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory is striving to bring more low- and zero-net-carbon sustainable aviation fuel to the market. The equivalent of 30,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools—that’s how
February 17, 2022 Read Full Article
An Important Message to Food Companies and Their Investors: Stop Paying to Landfill Waste
(Green Energy Biofuel/EIN Presswire) With Green Energy Biofuel, food companies that pay to landfill waste can turn cost centers into revenue streams and satisfy investors by going—and making—green. -- Despite ESG goals and investor pressure to go green, some of the
February 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Furetank Secures Biogas Supply as Step towards Fossil-Free Shipping
(Furetank) Liquefied biogas is one of the keys to fossil-free shipping – but lack of supply is a major issue. The Swedish shipping company Furetank has signed a letter of intent with Eskilstuna Biogas, enabling the development of a new biogas
February 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Scientists Extract Hydrogen from Banana Peels
by Anjana Nair (Bio Market Insights) ... An important candidate is hydrogen produced from organic waste, or “biomass” of plants and animals. Biomass absorbs, removes, and stores CO2 from the atmosphere, while biomass decomposition can also bring ways to negative
February 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Runs on Biofuel while Tackling Ice Track
by Chris Bruce (Motor 1) The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS and Clubsport come ready to take on the track, but an ice racing course in Zell am See, Austria, is probably not the circuit where you expect to see them. To
February 05, 2022 Read Full Article
New Request for Information on Scaling and Energy Strategies for Organic Waste Streams DEADLINE March 11, 2022
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has released a new request for information (RFI) for feedback related to community-scale resource and energy strategies from organic waste streams. The RFI,
February 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Connecticut Launches Food Waste Collection Pilot
(Bioenergy Insight) A new food waste collection pilot programme has been launched in Connecticut to generate biogas and help address the state’s waste disposal problems. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the City of Meriden announced the
January 11, 2022 Read Full Article
StormFisher Adds Third Anaerobic Digester to Ontario Facility
(Bioenergy Insight) StormFisher has increased its organic waste processing capacity through the construction of a third anaerobic digester at its facility in London, Ontario. Accompanied by an RNG upgrading system, the plant is now the largest food waste AD facility in
January 11, 2022 Read Full Article
3 Hot Technologies: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to The Wolfpack on New Tech
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Pyran also known as the 5-carbon company, net-zero SAF via wet-waste volatile fatty acids, and on-board electricity via renewable fuels – what does The Wolfpack think about these 3 hot technologies? Where do they think
January 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Top 10 Predictions for the Advanced Bioeconomy in 2022
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A mere “The Year in Rewind” as we sail into 2022? Not the good ship Digest! Instead, we dust off our crystal ball and offer our predictions for the year ahead. As the sunset of 2021 gives
January 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Don’t Pitch Those Peels, Recycle Them: California’s New Food-Waste Law
by Francine Kiefer (Christian Science Monitor) ... beginning Jan. 1, (California) is requiring every city and county to have a program to collect organic waste ... and turn it into compost, biofuel, or energy. Several states, and even a few countries,
December 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels Policies and Market in Norway
by Odd Jarle Skjelhaugen, Mats Nordum, Einar Svein, Jarle Horn and Duncan Akporiaye (Norwegian University of Life Sciences/Norwegian Environment Agency/Drivkraft Norge/Norwegian University of Life Sciences/SINTEF) • Driven by its national climate policy, Norway introduced biofuels blend-in mandates for road transport
December 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Michigan Agency Launches RNG Study
(Michigan Public Service Commission/Biomass Magazine) The Michigan Public Service Commission on Dec. 9 launched a new study that will examine the potential of renewable natural gas (RNG) development in Michigan, in accordance with Public Act 87 of 2021, approved by the
December 29, 2021 Read Full Article
New Energy Vision Report Analyzes Non-Petroleum Fuel Options for Waste & Recycling Fleets
(Waste Advantage Magazine) The sustainable energy NGO Energy Vision published a new report on waste and recycling collection truck fleets, entitled The Refuse Revolution. It assesses various alternative fuels and new vehicle technologies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other
December 29, 2021 Read Full Article
New Statewide Mandatory Organic Waste Collection
(CalRecycle) Beginning in 2022, SB 1383 requires every jurisdiction to provide organic waste collection services to all residents and businesses. “Jurisdiction” means a city, county, a city and county, or a special district that provides solid waste collection services. “Organic waste”
December 21, 2021 Read Full Article
CNG Fuels Opens Scotland’s First Biomethane Refuelling Station
(Bioenergy Insight) CNG Fuels has opened Scotland’s first public access biomethane refuelling station, in response to growing demand from major UK brands. The new station, located adjacent to the busiest transport route in Scotland between Edinburgh and Glasgow, will help
December 21, 2021 Read Full Article
ESG Clean Energy Signs Letter of Intent with Ethatec GmbH to Use Carbon-Free Power Generation for Ethanol Production
(ESG Clean Energy) ESG Clean Energy, LLC, developers of net zero, distributed power generation and clean energy manufacturing solutions, announced today it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Ethatec GmbH for the use of ESG’s patented CO2-free power generation
December 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Turning Waste into Energy Holds Big Opportunities
by Phil Covington (Triple Pundit) ... On aggregate, our organic waste streams serve as a potential gold mine of an energy source. According to Mike Theodoulou of Suez Water Technologies and Solutions, with whom TriplePundit recently spoke, in the U.S. alone, there
December 08, 2021 Read Full Article
bp Invests in Renewable Natural Gas for UK Trucks, Acquires Part of Gasrec
(Gasrec/NGV Journal) bp has acquired a 28.57% stake in Gasrec, the UK’s largest dual provider of bio-LNG and bio-CNG to road transport. The company builds, owns and operates biomethane refueling stations, providing renewable solutions to the heavy goods vehicle industry. Under
December 06, 2021 Read Full Article
CMA CGM, Shell Perform First Bio-LNG Bunkering in Rotterdam
by Surabhi Sahu, Piers De Wilde and Britt Russell-Webster (S&P Global) Containerships Aurora receives 44 cu m of Bio-LNG; Bio-LNG reduces GHG emissions by at least 67% on well-to-wake basis; LNG's share in global bunker fuel mix to rise to 16% in 2030:
December 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Advancing the Bioeconomy in TX, CA, and OH: Comprehensive Geospatial Biomass Feedstock Inventories for Potential Conversion to Biofuels, Biochar, Co-products
by : Richard J. Brenner, Wes Jurey and Todd Campbell (Agricultural Technology Innovation Partnership) Introduction. The ATIP Foundation (Agricultural Technology Innovation Partnership) conducts projects in multi-county regions of 3 states to “advance the rural bioeconomy,” using a replicable model we developed
December 02, 2021 Read Full Article
PNNL Bioenergy Team Releases Report on Path to Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Mary Ann Showalter (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Bioenergy experts identify critical areas, opportunities for bringing technology to aviation industry -- A report has been published summarizing a workshop designed to accelerate the commercialization of hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) technology for producing
December 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Facility Design: Food Waste Preprocessing
by Jim Miller and Craig Coker (BioCycle Magazine) When installing a preprocessing system, considerations include storage of incoming food waste, and selection of flooring and bunker walls that can withstand a harsh environment. Part I As described in the recent two-part
December 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Pentair, McCulla Launch Biogas Upgrading Plant for Transport Fuel
(Bioenergy Insight) Haffmans, a subsidiary of US firm Pentair, and McCulla, an ambient, chilled, and frozen logistics solutions company, have launched a new biogas upgrading plant. The new plant enables McCulla in Northern Ireland to fuel its fleet of trucks
November 30, 2021 Read Full Article
U.S. Biogas Production Is Key to Meeting COP26 Global Methane Pledge Goals
by John Hanselman (Vanguard Renewables/Biofuels Digest) ... But monetary incentives sometimes get in the way of methane sequestration methods becoming more widespread; it is often necessary for governments to make sure economic opportunities for growth are in place. Perhaps the most
November 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Bioenergy Devo Closes on $100 Million in New Capital
(Bioenergy Devo/Biomass Magazine) Bioenergy Devco (BDC), the leading global developer of anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities that transform organic waste into renewable energy and healthy soil products, today announced it has secured $100 million in financing from funds managed by Irradiant
November 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Nordic Transports Switch to HVO Fuel – Estimating an 88 Per Cent Reduction of CO2 Emissions Annually
(Mondelēz International) As part of Mondelēz Internationals commitment to a 2050 net zero emissions target, the company is replacing regular diesel with HVO biodiesel on all transports in Sweden, Finland and Denmark. The use of HVO fuel, which is a
November 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Biogas, RNG Renaissance: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Ag-Grid Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Winter is coming, and renewable heating as well as power are in the seasonal conversation. For those facing big heating bills this winter from an expected shortage of fossil natural gas and propane, the remedy is
November 11, 2021 Read Full Article
University of Vermont to Test Food De-packaging System
(Bioenergy Insight) Researchers at the University of Vermont (UVM) have partnered with Casella Waste Systems to test a new food de-packaging system. One-third of food waste in Vermont is still packaged, creating difficulties when it comes to the mandatory diversion of
November 09, 2021 Read Full Article
American Biogas Council Training
(American Biogas Council) Operator School -- ABC’s Operator School is an intensive 25-hour course taught by a team of operations experts which covers all parts of operating farm-based, wastewater and food waste anaerobic digesters. Upon completion, operators will know how
November 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Biogas Now & Beyond
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) Market momentum, potential and policy were some of the main discussion topics at the virtual Biogas Americas conference. -- ... With 2,200-plus operating systems in all 50 states, the U.S. biogas market seems sizeable. According
November 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Sustainability of Biomethane Production in Ireland
(Dowth Farm & Research Facility/KPMG Sustainable Futures/Gas Networks Ireland) The core aim of this report is to assess whether Ireland can develop an environmentally sustainable biomethane industry without creating unintended negative consequences -- The Dowth Farm & Research Facility in
October 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Heard on the Floor at ABLC 2021 – October 28
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ABLC 2021 continues today with its theme of ““building a bridge to Net Zero” after a flurry of announcements buzzed around the floor yesterday, as the 560 delegates grappled with the immense opportunities and supply chain
October 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Enviva and GreenGasUSA Announce a 10-Year Renewable Natural Gas Offtake Agreement to Decarbonize Enviva’s Scope 1 Emissions
(Enviva) Enviva Partners, LP (NYSE: EVA) (“Enviva”) and GreenGasUSA, an integrated renewable natural gas (RNG) solutions provider, announced today a 10-year RNG offtake agreement to decarbonize natural gas-related emissions in Enviva’s operations. The agreement is expected to eliminate more than 64,000
October 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Northern Irish Gas Distribution Firm Switches to Biomethane-Fueled Fleet
( firmus energy/GNV Journal) Antrim-based natural gas distribution and supply company firmus energy has teamed up with anaerobic digestion specialists Granville Eco Park to decarbonize its engineering and maintenance fleet. firmus energy will initially use a jointly branded van, currently being
October 18, 2021 Read Full Article
New Reports Take Deep Dive Into State Food Waste Policies
by Nora Goldstein and Kat McCarthy (BioCycle Magazine) NRDC commissioned a survey of food waste hierarchy-related policies in 12 states across 3 regions. The publicly available reports are an invaluable resource. -- The NRDC’s (Natural Resources Defense Council) Food Matters initiative
October 13, 2021 Read Full Article
WUR Produces Kerosene from Bio-Based Side Streams
(Wageningen University & Research) Wageningen University & Research and its partners have developed a new type of aviation fuel that is produced using bio-based waste streams from the agriculture industry. One of the targets of the Renewable Energy Directive II (RED II)
October 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Pennsylvania Climate Action Plan 2021 Addresses Biogas, LCFS
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producers Magazine) The implementation of a low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) and expanded production and use of biogas are among the strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions discussed in the Pennsylvania Climate Action Plan 2021. Pennsylvania Gov.
September 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Process, Installs, Rationale, Forecast, Directions: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas & RNG
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What’s the bottom line with biogas and renewable natural gas?What are the latest developments in this sector? Where is the RNG industry going and why? Where are the latest installs? Find out all this and
September 29, 2021 Read Full Article
The Climate Can't Wait for Electric Planes. Sustainable Fuel May Be the Answer
by Hanna Ziady (CNN Business) More than 50 airlines, oil companies and other companies, including Delta (DAL), BP (BP) and Boeing (BA), pledged on Wednesday to replace 10% of global jet fuel supply with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030. It is one of the boldest commitments yet to tackle
September 24, 2021 Read Full Article
The Guijuelo Biofactory Transforms Waste from the Agri-Food Industry into Biofuel to Travel to the Moon
(Aqualia (Google Translation)) • Aqualia has presented this morning (September 16, 20212) at the Guijuelo (Salamanca) treatment plant the biofactory project in which the waste generated by the agri-food industry, together with the sludge from the plant, is transformed into
September 22, 2021 Read Full Article
DOE Announces Nearly $65 Million for Biofuels Research to Reduce Airplane and Ship Emissions
(U.S. Department of Energy) Projects align with administration's new goal of decarbonizing the aviation sector by 2050 - - As part of a White House roundtable to launch the Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Grand Challenge to decarbonize the aviation sector by 2050, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $64.7 million in funding for projects
September 10, 2021 Read Full Article
A Biofuel Plant in the Catskills? Hughes Energy Says Plant Will Fight Climate Change
by Roger Hannigan Gilson (Times Union) Concerned residents spoke out against the project at public information sessions -- A Yonkers-based company is attempting to build a plant in the Catskill Park to convert food waste and other trash into paper
September 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Repurposing Infrastructure Facilitates Food Waste Codigestion
by Nora Goldstein (BioCycle Magazine) The City of Muscatine, Iowa utilized ingenuity and existing infrastructure to transition its water pollution control plant into a Water & Resource Recovery Facility. -- Jon Koch, Director of the City of Muscatine, Iowa Water
September 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Club and Sky to Make Chelsea Fixture the World’s First Net Zero Carbon Major Football Match, ahead of COP26
(Tottenham Hotspur) Tottenham Hotspur has partnered with Sky to host the world’s first net zero carbon football game at an elite level. The 19 September fixture against Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is supported by COP26 and the Premier League, and
September 07, 2021 Read Full Article
UMD Researcher Awarded $6 Million from the U.S. Department of Energy to Create Value-Added Biofuels and Bioplastics from Food Waste
by Samantha Watters (University of Maryland) Stephanie Lansing will serve as principal investigator, establishing a consortium of scientists and industry partners with the goal of creating renewable resources -- Stephanie Lansing, professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at
September 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Farm-Powered Anaerobic Digestion: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Vanguard Renewables
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Vanguard Renewables sequesters organic waste that could be a dangerous contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and converts it into a powerful source of renewable energy, renewable natural gas. Find out how it works, the role of
August 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuels 2030, Vol 2
(Emerging Markets Online) New study! Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuels 2030, Vol 2. (249 pages, August 2021) focuses on low-carbon feedstock availability, technology pathways for low carbon renewable diesel, and sustainable aviation production. Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) 2030 covers
August 26, 2021 Read Full Article
California Law Requires Organic Waste Collection to Reduce Climate Change
by Marissa Sheldon (Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center) ... After all waste has been sorted, the organic waste is sent to a facility and processed into compost or biofuel. ... Penalties for noncompliance will be determined and enforced by
August 23, 2021 Read Full Article
ZooShare Biogas Project Goes Live, First of Its Kind in Canada
(Le Lézard) Today (August 19, 2021), the ZooShare Biogas Cooperative, in partnership with the Toronto Zoo, Loblaw Companies Ltd. (Loblaw) and EnerFORGE announced that its most recent project has gone live. The ZooShare Biogas Project is the first of its
August 20, 2021 Read Full Article
RNG Expands in Transport & Utilities: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Greenlane Renewables
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There are 2 key market drivers for biogas and RNG – Transportation and Utility/Pipeline. Greenlane Renewables shared this illuminating slide guide on this and global directives driving RNG expansion, notable industry developments, supermajors like Chevron, Shell,
August 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Waste to Biogas and RNG: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Ag-Grid Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Ag-Grid Energy is working on not letting waste go to waste. Find out how in this slide guide on their latest projects in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York, where they see the RNG industry going
August 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Japanese Transport Firm Makes Diesel Fuel Using Ramen Broth
(Kyodo News) The enterprising president of a transport firm in southwestern Japan has come up with a way to power his trucks with a biodiesel fuel made partly from leftover "tonkotsu" ramen soup broth. The firm, Nishida Shoun, based in Fukuoka Prefecture,
August 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Fincantieri Eyes Biofuels to Power Future Warships
by Tom Kington (Defense News) Of all the alternative fuels touted as future solutions for cleaner warships, one of Europe’s shipyards is betting on cow manure. “I see biofuels based on substances like agricultural biomass and food waste as the
August 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Special: Anaerobic Digestion Explained
(Bio Market Insights) While it may sound like an unappealing bodily process, anaerobic digestion is a crucial method to create biogas for electricity generation, as well as a source of bio-fertiliser production. We thought we’d take a closer look at just
August 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Collaborative Project Accelerates Clean Hydrogen Technology
by Ariana Fine (NGT News) A clean hydrogen production technology from Southern Company Gas, Electro-Active Technologies and T2M Global has been selected for funding by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The DOE awarded Southern Company $1 million for research
August 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Raven SR Picks Designer and Builder for Renewable Fuels Facilities
by Michael Gates (NGT News) Raven SR Inc. has selected POWER Engineers Inc. and Stellar J Corp. to complete the final design, engineering and fabrication of the company’s first commercial renewable fuels production facilities, to be located in the San Francisco Bay area. The facilities will
August 05, 2021 Read Full Article
DOE Announces Nearly $34 Million to Advance Waste and Algae Bioenergy Technology
(U.S. Department of Energy) 11 University- and Industry-Led Projects will Develop Biomass Resources to Convert to Low-Carbon Fuel for Planes and Ships -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced nearly $34 million in funding for 11 projects that will
August 03, 2021 Read Full Article
RNG as a Decarbonization Strategy: ‘The Energy Transition’ Has Begun
by Kathy MacBeth (EcoEngineers) The year 2020 saw a huge push to decarbonize the U.S. energy system — from the well field to the consumer. The movement has been dubbed “The Energy Transition,” and the darling of the decarbonization shift by
August 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Three BioFuel Startups around the World to Keep an Eye on
(Bio Market Insights) ... Widespread information and technology has made it possible for smaller teams to develop solutions through biofuels for a more sustainable world. Here are 3 startups that use biofuels and are a great example of what the future
July 29, 2021 Read Full Article
What to Do with Food Waste? Well, That Depends. NREL Researchers Examine Disposal Methods as More Landfills Prepare to Shut Down
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory) The expected decline in the number of landfills across the United States coupled with bans on disposing large amounts of organic waste in landfills that have been enacted in multiple states has prompted researchers at the U.S.
July 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Going Global: Expanding the Reach and Impact of GTI’s Cool LPG Technology as a Clean Fuel Alternative
(GTI) GTI is pleased to announce it has recently entered into licensing agreements with the Global LPG Partnership (GLPGP) and BioLPG, LLC (BioLPG), for GTI’s Cool LPG technology that indicates utility for decarbonizing energy systems and supplying green LPG for
July 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Blue Biofuels Files 3 Additional Patents on Its CTS Technology
(Blue Biofuels) Alliance BioEnergy Plus Inc., DBA Blue Biofuels, (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it filed 3 additional patents that follow on the granted patent to its Cellulose-to-Sugar (“CTS”) technology system. In the process of testing and perfecting towards commercialization,
July 23, 2021 Read Full Article
New Federal Bills Target Food Waste
by Natasha Lasky (Our Daily Planet) A new series of bills have been introduced in Congress that aim to quell food waste. These bills — the Zero Food Waste Act, and the Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion of Sustainable Techniques Act (COMPOST) —will
July 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: Bio2oil
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Bio2oil was founded with the aim of commercializing the Hydrothermal Liquefaction technology (HTL). It’s a process that converts biomass to liquid fuel in the presence of water. We focus on getting the process efficient and
July 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Ontario Increases Opportunity for On-Farm RNG Production
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The Ontario government on July 5 announced it is changing its biogas regulations under the Nutrient Management Act to enable new on-farm biogas systems and expansions of existing systems to be approved more easily and at
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Bioenergy Devco Celebrates Opening of Maryland Anaerobic Digester
(Bioenergy Devco/Biomass Magazine) Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, County Executive Calvin Ball, Director of Maryland Environmental Service (MES), Charles Glass and representatives from the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) gathered at Bioenergy Devco’s new anaerobic digestion facility in Jessup, Maryland, on July 7 to celebrate near completion
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
An Important Step on the Road to Decarbonising Heavy Duty Trucks in Germany: Liqvis GmbH, L.I.T. Cargo GmbH and IVECO Magirus AG Collaborate on a Flagship Project Using 100% Physical BIO-LNG
(Uniper) Liqvis GmbH and L.I.T. Cargo GmbH came to an agreement to use sustainably produced BIO-LNG as part of a short-term flagship project. As part of the project, the Liqvis site in Hamm, Germany, provided physical BIO-LNG to the site of
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
DOE Announces Technical Assistance for Local Governments on Waste-to-Energy
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are pleased to announce the Phase 1 selections for the Waste-to-Energy Technical Assistance for Local Governments Program. This technical assistance program was created to mobilize national
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel Backs into UCO
by Tom Bryan (Biodiesel Magazine) The low-quality, low-carbon byproduct of restaurant fryer grease, once largely reserved for modestly-sized biodiesel production, is now a darling input of the industry's new mega plants. Used cooking oil is in high demand as renewable
June 17, 2021 Read Full Article
New Catalyst Helps Create Biofuel from Waste Food Materials
(AZoCleantech) A student from the Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at South Ural State University (SUSU) and the winner of the UMNIK competition is working on a project to produce a fundamentally new catalyst that will help generate affordable biodiesel fuel
June 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Waste-To-Energy Biofuels: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Biofuels Production Potential
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Check out this NREL slide guide covering their latest work on waste-to-energy resources, municipal solid waste (MSW) streams available for bioenergy conversions, and the latest data and analyses on WTE projects. From food waste management