by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) David Rubenstein, CEO of Sugar Valley Energy (CE+P), detailed their project producing 76 million gallons/year of 11 CI Score fuel ethanol from sugarcane. This converts to 60+ million gallons of SAF and 3+ million gallons of
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Back TO HOMENew Global Trade Benchmark: Envision Energy and Marubeni Sign Green Ammonia Offtake Agreement
(Envision Energy) Envision Energy, a global leader in green technology, announced a historic green ammonia offtake agreement with Marubeni Corporation, one of Japan’s five major trading companies. This pioneering agreement on a global scale validates the commercial viability of green ammonia as a scalable energy
June 12, 2025 Read Full Article
Royal Visit Marks Launch of Hydrogen Engine Partnership between Belgium and Japan
(BeHydro) In a landmark agreement to decarbonise shipping, JPNH₂YDRO, BeHydro, DAIHATSU INFINEARTH and Mizuno Marine today entered into a strategic partnership for the introduction of BEH2YDRO INFINEARTH hydrogen engines in Japan, in the presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of
June 12, 2025 Read Full Article
Pherousa Receives Initial Approval in Principle from the Two Major Maritime Classification Societies: American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and DNV
(Pherousa) The Approvals in Principle granted by American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and DNV on an independent evaluation basis, come with no show-stopper conditions, affirming the viability and safety of the Pherousa Ammonia Cracking technology onboard ships with PEM Fuel Cells and Fuel
June 12, 2025 Read Full Article
American Biogas Council Releases New Data Showing Biogas Systems’ Capacity to Capture Energy from Waste, Reduce Pollution in Every State
(American Biogas Council) The American Biogas Council (ABC) today released new data showing, on a state-by- state basis, the energy production and waste recycling benefits that a full build-out of potential biogas systems could provide. The data — provided via an interactive map — includes
June 11, 2025 Read Full Article
From Research to Revenue: UK Bio-Based Innovation Faces Critical Scale-Up Challenge
(BB-REG-NET) The new report "From Research to Revenue: The Case for Scaling UK Bio-based Innovation" reveals the UK excels at creating bio-based startups but struggles to scale them domestically, with many relocating abroad for better infrastructure. The BB-REG-NET research shows internationally-active
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
NH3, Pilbara Ports and Oceania to Explore Ammonia Bunkering Operations
(Manifold Times) Trio signed a non-binding JDA to establish low-emissions ammonia bunkering operations to service iron ore carriers at Port of Dampier in Australia by 2030. -- NH3 Clean Energy (NH3) on Tuesday (10 June) said it it has signed a non-binding
June 11, 2025 Read Full Article
Long-Idle New York Ethanol Plant to Be Sold at Auction
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Oswego County, New York, on June 6 announced the former Attis Ethanol plant and grain malting operation will be sold via an auction conducted by Collar City Auctions Realty & Management Inc. Bidding is set
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
June 11, 2025 Read Full Article
ACE: Unlocking New Market Opportunities Based on Agriculture Practices Highlighted at Fuel Ethanol Workshop
(American Coalition for Ethanol/Ethanol Producer Magazine) A panel at the 2025 Fuel Ethanol Workshop will spotlight how agricultural conservation practices can create new markets and profit opportunities for ethanol producers and farmers. Titled "Turning Agricultural Practices into Low-Carbon Farming Success,” .... Moderated by American
June 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Skytree Stratus Selected by Forschungszentrum Jülich for Innovative Power-to-X Research Project
(Skytree) Skytree’s Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology has been selected by Germany’s Forschungszentrum Jülich for a pioneering Power-to-X research project. The goal: to create a scalable, real-world model for converting solar energy into carbon building blocks usable as eFuel or base
June 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Zero Petroleum Searches for North American Site for eFuels Facility, R&D Hub
(Zero Petroleum/Biobased Diesel Daily) Zero Petroleum announced June 3 plans to identify locations for its first North American synthetic fuels production facility and dedicated R&D center. This initiative marks the next phase of Zero’s U.S. growth following its establishment of a Santa
June 10, 2025 Read Full Article
World Energy Investment 2025 10th Edition
(International Energy Agency) The IEA examines the full spectrum of energy issues including oil, gas and coal supply and demand, renewable energy technologies, electricity markets, energy efficiency, access to energy, demand side management and much more. Through its work, the IEA
June 10, 2025 Read Full Article
FGV Energia and Petrobras Establish Partnership to Generate Energy from Fishing Waste in the Amazon
(FGV Energia) Initiative transforms environmental liabilities into economic value, boosts the bioeconomy, and strengthens riverside communities in the Amazon -- An innovative project will transform fishing waste in the Amazon Legal into sources of clean energy and products that strengthen the local
June 10, 2025 Read Full Article
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
Fashion Changes, but Style Endures: House of Novonesis Launches Eclipse-L with Performance — and Innovaire
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The House of Novonesis has unveiled its latest silhouette — Innova Eclipse-L — a long-form fermentation strain designed to handle heat, high solids, and rising acid levels without breaking form. It’s the opening salvo in what may be
June 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Court Orders Hero BX into Receivership
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) U.S. biodiesel producer and distributor Hero BX has been ordered into receivership June 4 after being sued for more than $6.1 million by Siena Lending Group for defaulting on a loan, according to court documents
June 10, 2025 Read Full Article
TRE HOLDINGS and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to Study Feasibility of Using Woody Biomass and Waste to Produce and Sell Green Methanol Commercially in Japan
(Mitsubishi Gas Chemical) TRE HOLDINGS CORPORATION (TRE; Head Office: Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo; President and COO: Mitsuo Abe) and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC; Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshinori Isahaya) announced today that they have signed a memorandum of understanding for
June 10, 2025 Read Full Article
South Papua Biodiesel Project: Indonesia’s Defense Minister Signals Strategic Energy Shift
by Senaman (West Papua Voice) On a mission that blends national energy ambition with regional development, Indonesia’s Minister of Defense, Prabowo Subianto, visited South Papua to inspect the progress of the palm-oil-based biodiesel program—an initiative seen as central to transforming the province
June 10, 2025 Read Full Article
APG, on Behalf of ABP, Makes Strategic Investment of up to €250 Million in SkyNRG, a Leader in Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
(SkyNRG) APG, on behalf of its pension fund client ABP, is investing up to €250 million in SkyNRG to enable the development and adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) worldwide. The funding will support the continued growth of SkyNRG’s platform which
June 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Launches Book Based on Dr. Pramod Chaudhari’s Entrepreneurial Journey
(ChiniMandi) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on June 7 launched the book chronicling the entrepreneurial journey of Dr. Pramod Chaudhari, widely recognised as the “Ethanol Man” of India. He is also the Founder Chairman of Praj Industries. The event took place
June 09, 2025 Read Full Article
NEDO Selects MOL's Wind Hunter for Development of Technologies for Realizing a Hydrogen Society
(Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto; Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo) today announced that its Wind Hunter Project, a zero-emission initiative that utilizes wind power to produce hydrogen, has been selected by Japan's New Energy and
June 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Major Players Sign for e-Methanol Bunkering at Khalifa Port
(Safety4Sea) D Ports Group, Masdar, Advario, and the CMA CGM Group have signed a collaboration agreement to explore the development of an e-methanol bunkering and export facility at Khalifa Port and KEZAD in the UAE. As informed, the project will provide critical
June 09, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to SynPet
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) SynPet offers a proprietary Thermal Conversion Process (TCP) that uniquely treats complex mixed plastic waste, including PVC, without sorting or drying. This non-combustion technology avoids new CO2 emissions. Products include Circular Naphtha, Renewable Natural Gas, and
June 09, 2025 Read Full Article
German Auto Lobby Proposal Sparks Renewed Debate on EU Combustion Engine Ban
by Jordyn Dahl (Politico) The group wants to allow automakers to continue selling some combustion engines after 2035. -- ... Friday's proposition from the German Association for the Automotive Industry (VDA) came just 10 days after the Council granted automakers leniency on this year's
June 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Vale, Cummins and Komatsu Advance Joint Dual Fuel Program to Develop Large Truck Engine Powered by Both Ethanol and Diesel
(Vale) Cummins testing QSK60 engine in new advanced low-carbon fuel test cells at Seymour Engine Plant with field trials slated for 2026 -- Vale announces that its partner Cummins Inc. has started the successful commissioning of a new ethanol fuel test cell,
June 06, 2025 Read Full Article
India’s Clean Energy Expertise Fuels South America’s Bioeconomy: Praj Industries to Collaborate with Enersur S.A. For a Biorefinery Project in Paraguay
(PTI/The Wire) Enersur S.A., one of Paraguay’s foremost renewable energy companies has selected Praj Industries for its next major project. Praj, a global leader in bioeconomy-driven process solutions, will support the development, assessment, and phased implementation of a fully integrated
June 06, 2025 Read Full Article
EnviTec Biogas Announces Commissioning of first EnviThan Plant in Slovakia
(EnviTec Biogas) EnviThan gas upgrading plant is the result of sustained service work -- The result of ongoing, neighborly service efforts speaks for itself: After 18 years in the Eastern European market, the team at the Czech Service subsidiary of EnviTec Biogas
June 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Honeywell, Johnson Matthey, GIDARA Energy and SAMSUNG E&A Form SAF Technology Alliance
(Honeywell) Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON), Johnson Matthey, GIDARA Energy and SAMSUNG E&A today June 5, 2025) announced the formation of a strategic technology alliance to bring a groundbreaking end-to-end global solution to market for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass and
June 06, 2025 Read Full Article
The Swinging Compass: Why Energy Policies Fail, and How to Make Them Persist
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The Persistence Cycle -- That’s where GTESI comes in — the General Theory of Evolutionary Systems & Information, more about GTESI here. It offers a framework not just for asking whether a policy is smart or popular,
June 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Are We Finally at a Tipping Point for Sustainable Aviation Fuel?
by Tina Casey (Triple Pundit) Sustainable aviation fuel accounted for less than 0.15 percent of total fuel used among 77 leading airlines last year, but new supplies could soon change that. -- ... Bio-based sustainable aviation fuel offers the potential for
June 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Syzygy Plasmonics Begins Development of the World's First Electrified Biogas-to-SAF Plant
(Syzygy Plasmonics/PR Newswire) Syzygy's NovaSAF™ Platform Supercharges Aviation Decarbonization by combining Biogas and Renewable Power to produce SAF at Jet-A Cost Parity -- - Syzygy Plasmonics, the global leader in electrified biogas-to-SAF technology, today announced the initiation of Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED)
June 05, 2025 Read Full Article
NREL and Crysalis Biosciences Collaborate to Scale Up Domestic Biomanufacturing Technologies
by Kathy Cisar (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Public-Private Partnership Advances Research That Turns US Biomass Into National Sources of Fuel, Rubber, and Battery Materials -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is known for its groundbreaking research 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
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Jupeng Bio
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Jupeng Bio converts advantaged carbon sources into high-value products using a proprietary, environmentally friendly process. Their journey to Net Zero involves utilizing carbon sinks and reducing GHG emissions. Technologies include biomass gasification, syngas fermentation, and CO2
June 05, 2025 Read Full Article
Guojin Securities: Breakthrough in Green Fuel Scenarios for Ships Is Optimistic about Green Hydrogen Operators and Equipment Suppliers
by Chen Yufeng (Zhitong Finance) Zhitong Finance APP learned that Guojin Securities released a research report saying that the greening of ships will drive the consumption of green alcohol, and the downstream scenarios of green alcohol have gradually become clear, opening
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
The Implications of the European Green Deal Stemming from the REPowerEU Plan for Brazil–European Union Relations in the Sustainable Fuels Sector (2019–2024)
by Jefferson dos Santos Estevo, Giovana Moreira Rodrigues and Lais Forti Thomaz (Brazilian Journal of International Relations) This article examines the implications of the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU program on Brazil-European Union bilateral relations in the sustainable fuels sector from 2019
June 05, 2025 Read Full Article
SAFasia Inc. and Emerging Fuels Technology Sign an MOU to Support the Development of Multiple SAF Projects in the Philippines
(Emerging Fuels Technology/CISION) SAFasia and Emerging Fuels Technology have signed an MOU to advance a series of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production projects in the Philippines using biogas and cutting-edge syngas technology. The collaboration combines Caphenia's e-Reformer with EFT's high-yield Fischer-Tropsch platform to
June 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Inauguration of an RNG Production Unit at the Hartland Landfill Site
(Waga Energy) Waga Energy announces the start-up of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) production at the Hartland landfill site in British Columbia. The project, carried out in partnership with Capital Regional District (CRD) and FortisBC, is the first facility of its kind
June 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Exolum Begins Operations at Lima’s New Airport Following Completion of Latin America’s Most Advanced Fuel Storage Facility
(Exolum) The company has invested over $100 million in the construction of the airport’s new fuel storage terminal, which is expected to serve more than 40 million passengers following its expansion. -- Exolum has commenced fuel storage and aircraft refuelling operations at
June 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Global Bioenergies Is Looking for a Buyer
(Blobal Bioenergies/Globe Newswire) Despite all the efforts and discussions established over the last few months with major industrial players, the Company acknowledges that it has been unable to find strategic investors to finance the continuation of its business. At the date of
June 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Britain Has 12 Days to Save Bioethanol Industry, Says AB Foods
by James Davey (Reuters) Industry warns last month's UK-US trade deal will hit operations; Seeks short-term financial aid of up to 150 million pounds; Says thousands of jobs at stake LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - One of Britain's biggest bioethanol producers warned the government
June 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Toyota’s Biofuel: A New Lease on Life for Combustion Engines
by Yves Helven (Global Fleet) ... A recent Nikkei Asia report reveals that Japanese automakers led by Toyota have opened a bioethanol facility in Fukushima, aiming to slash the carbon footprint of conventional engines with a new kind of “better biofuel”. The technological
June 02, 2025 Read Full Article
OMV Showcases Groundbreaking Technologies at Schwechat Refinery and Announces New Investment in Large 140 MW Green Hydrogen Plant
(OMV) • OMV inaugurates its ReOil® and electrolyzer facilities at an event themed ‘From Innovation to Impact: Forward for Good’ These pioneering technologies in chemical recycling and green hydrogen underpin OMV’s decarbonization and circularity strategy OMV has taken the final investment decision on
June 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Intelligent Energy and IBT Sign Collaboration Agreement to Develop 100kW Fuel Cell Generator for Korean Market
(Intelligent Energy) Intelligent Energy, a leading UK-based fuel cell technology company, and IBT, a South Korean energy solutions / battery provider, are pleased to announce the signing of a collaboration agreement to jointly develop a 100kW hydrogen fuel cell-based generator, certified
June 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Timber Towns and Forest Futures: In the Piney Woods, SunGas Finds the Key in Green Methanol
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... If you mosey through this fine country, down creeks that smell of sassafrass, near the ancient waters of the Red River when it reaches Central Louisiana, you’d find Beaver Lake, where the here the old
June 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Hybrid Vehicle Sales Continue to Rise as Electric and Plug-in Vehicle Shares Remain Flat
by Michael Dwyer (U.S. Energy Information Administration) ... About 22% of light-duty vehicles sold in the first quarter of the year in the United States were hybrid, battery electric, or plug-in hybrid vehicles, up from about 18% in the first
June 02, 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
ClearFlame Moves Toward Bankruptcy: Ethanol Diesel Developer Faces Bankruptcy, Discrimination Lawsuit as CEO Leaves
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) The once-promising ClearFlame Engine Technologies ethanol/diesel company is moving toward bankruptcy and its chief executive officer and co-founder has left the company which faces allegations it discriminated against a now-former engineer for the company. ClearFlame's development
June 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Death Knell’ for ‘Green’ Hydrogen?
by Christa Marshall (Politico Pro Energywire) The Republican megabill would effectively end federal financing for the low-carbon fuel, killing the industry before it gets started. -- One of the largest casualties of Republicans' megabill may be the build-out of a U.S. "green"
May 29, 2025 Read Full Article
Ethanol Taking Centerstage in India's Clean Energy Landscape Amid Growth in Biofuels
by Sudheer Singh (Economic Times Energy World) Consider the fact that the average Ethanol Blending Percentage achieved by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) reached 18.4 per cent at the end of March 2025, from 14.6 per cent in the previous year, inching closer
May 29, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to BTG Bioliquids
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) BTG Bioliquids is a technology provider specializing in fast pyrolysis for producing 2nd generation biofuel from biomass residues. Their strategy emphasizes modularization and standardization (“scaling by numbers”) to reduce risk, costs, and delivery times for
May 29, 2025 Read Full Article
Ulsan City Designates Ammonia Bunkering Regulatory Free Zone
by Jeong Min-jo (Busan Economic Daily/Google Translation) Ulsan City has been finally designated as the 'Ulsan Ammonia Bunkering Regulatory Free Zone'. This designation is expected to contribute to the creation of an eco-friendly shipbuilding industry ecosystem based on ammonia based on shipbuilding
May 29, 2025 Read Full Article
A New Breakthrough in Green Shipping! The World's First Pure Methanol Electric Ship Was Built in Shangyu, Shaoxing
by Zhou Xialin and Shen Jialing (Baidu) Yonghe Town, located in the Yudong Plain, has prospered due to water since ancient times. The Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal passes through the town, with dense water networks and developed shipping. It was once a prosperous commercial
May 29, 2025 Read Full Article
Port of Rotterdam Authority and EDGE Navigation Cooperate on Liquid Hydrogen
(Port of Rotterdam) During the World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam, the Port of Rotterdam Authority and EDGE Navigation signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to cooperate on the development of a future-proof liquid hydrogen infrastructure for the maritime sector. EDGE Navigation is
May 29, 2025 Read Full Article
Green Shipping Corridor +3, the World's Largest Port Signed an Agreement with Three Major Hub Ports in Europe
(Xinde Maritime Green Shipping/Xinde Maritime News) Ningbo-Zhoushan Port and three major European hub ports signed a green shipping corridor construction agreement -- Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the EU, at the opening ceremony
May 29, 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
Congo to Launch First Ethanol Distillery in June 2025
(Energy Capital & Power) The Republic of the Congo will launch its first ethanol distillery in June 2025, according to Antoine Thomas Nicéphore Fylla-Saint Eudes, Minister of Industrial Development and Private Sector Promotion. The facility is being built by Saris Congo,
May 29, 2025 Read Full Article
A New Sodium Metal Fuel Cell Could Help Clean up Transportation
by Casey Crownhart (MIT Technology Review) Fuel cells powered with the metal could provide a new source of electric power that's far more energy-dense than lithium-ion batteries. -- A new type of fuel cell that runs on sodium metal could one day
May 28, 2025 Read Full Article
Lifetime Achievement Award: Ian Thomson
(Canadian Biomass) There are few people whose names are more synonymous with biofuels in Canada than Ian Thomson. Just ask Fred Ghatala, president of Advanced Biofuels Canada. “Ian is a pioneer leader in the development of Canada’s renewable and low carbon fuel
May 28, 2025 Read Full Article
First U.S. Machine to Turn Air into Gasoline Debuts in NYC
(Aircela) In a rooftop demonstration in Manhattan’s Garment District, New York–based fuels company Aircela unveiled the first working machine in the U.S. that produces gasoline directly from air. Compact and modular, the unit combines direct air capture and on-site fuel synthesis into a
May 28, 2025 Read Full Article
Remora’s Carbon Capture Technology Targets Heavy-Duty Transportation
by Kim Kisner (SBN Detroit) Co-Founder and CEO Paul Gross Talks Tech, Scale, and Strategy -- Founded in 2020 and based in Wixom, Michigan, Remora is developing a carbon capture device designed to attach directly to semi-trucks and locomotives and collect emissions. The captured
May 28, 2025 Read Full Article
California Dairy Farms Achieve Major Methane Reduction Milestone
(Dairy Cares/PR Newswire) California dairy sector is reducing 5 million metric tons of methane (CO2e) annually. -- Dairy Cares and the California dairy sector today announced a major milestone in planet-smart dairy farming. This year, the state's dairy farms will achieve an annual reduction of
May 28, 2025 Read Full Article
Can We Fly Guilt-Free with Britain’s New Stance on Sustainable Aviation Biofuel?
by Bhok Thompson (Green Prophet) The United Kingdom has taken a significant step in advancing sustainable aviation by approving an increase in the co-processing blend limit for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from 5% to 30%. This decision, endorsed by the UK Ministry of
May 28, 2025 Read Full Article
$1.5M Gift to Help ABPDU Advance U.S. Biomanufacturing
(BioSciences) Since 2011, the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has helped over 90 companies scale up innovative biotechnologies, advancing them from the lab to commercial relevance. Now, the ABPDU will be enhancing its efforts
May 28, 2025 Read Full Article
Gevo to Sell Luverne, Minnesota Ethanol Facility to A.E. Innovation; Will Retain Isobutanol Assets for Future Innovation
(Gevo/Globe Newswire) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Agri-Energy, LLC (“Agri”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Gevo, to A.E. Innovation, LLC (“A.E.”) for $7 million. The transaction includes Agri’s
May 28, 2025 Read Full Article
RIC Energy and Siemens Partner to Jointly Develop Renewable Hydrogen, Green Ammonia, and e-Fuels
(RIC Energy) RIC Energy and Siemens have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop innovative projects in the fields of renewable hydrogen, green ammonia, and e-fuels in Spain. The collaboration will especially boost the sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) plant
May 28, 2025 Read Full Article
Construction Starts for Södra's New Plant - Becoming the World's Largest Producer of Sulphate Lignin
(Södra/CISION (Google Translation)) The sulfate lignin can also be used as a basis for new biofuels and biostimulants. -- Wednesday, May 28, marked the start of construction for Södra's new sulphate lignin factory in Mönsterås. The facility is an important step in
May 28, 2025 Read Full Article
South Europe Ground Services Uses 100% Renewable Diesel in Ground-Support Equipment at Select Airports in Spain
(Moeve/Biobased Diesel Daily) South Europe Ground Services, the handling subsidiary of International Airlines Group operating at 38 airports in Spain, is advancing its commitment to airport decarbonization through the use of 100 percent hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO100), also known as renewable
May 27, 2025 Read Full Article
Infinium Announces Construction of Large Scale eFuels Production Facility in Texas
(Infinium) Project Roadrunner, a sustainable aviation fuel plant in West Texas, to bring skilled jobs and generate economic growth for the region -- Infinium, the world’s leading producer of commercially available eFuels, announced today that construction is underway on its second U.S.-based
May 27, 2025 Read Full Article
E85 Pilot Program In Mexico Shows Positive Results
(U.S. Grains Council) During the past six weeks, 10 taxis in Monterrey, Mexico converted to Flex Fuel technology and traveled more than 43,000 miles, using in excess of 1,500 gallons of E85—gasoline blended with 85% bioethanol—cutting operating costs by more than
May 27, 2025 Read Full Article
UPM Sharpens Its Focus on Biofuels Growth Strategy and Plans to Discontinue the Rotterdam Biofuels Refinery Project
(UPM) Following extended technical, commercial and strategic evaluations UPM plans to discontinue the development of its potential second biomass-to-fuels refinery at the Port of Rotterdam. As a result, UPM plans to halt all engineering work related to the CAPEX investment in
May 27, 2025 Read Full Article
Homegrown Fuels Podcast with David Hallberg
by Sue Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Homegrown Fuels podcast features David Hallberg who began advocating for ethanol in the late 1970s as a Congressional staffer. He helped craft language for the tax credit (VEETC) that supported ethanol blending, started the
May 27, 2025 Read Full Article
Synhelion’s Solar Fuel Powers Steamboat in World First
(Synhelion) The Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (SGV) AG has used solar fuel from Synhelion for the first time. The steamboat Gallia was symbolically fueled with solar diesel from Synhelion’s industrial scale plant DAWN – a milestone for more sustainable mobility on
May 27, 2025 Read Full Article
Top 5 Greenest Airlines in the USA (2025)
by Prakriti Mitra (Business Upturn) Leading the charge towards sustainable air travel, the top five greenest airlines in the USA demonstrate innovation, investment, and commitment to reducing aviation’s carbon footprint. ... In the USA, several airlines have made remarkable strides toward reducing their environmental
May 27, 2025 Read Full Article
Brenmiller bGen(TM) Green e-Methanol Project in Spain Secures +€25 Million Funding from European Hydrogen Bank
(Brenmiller Energy Ltd./Access Newswire) --bGen™ thermal energy storage system to be charged using renewable energy to store and provide 56 MWh of clean heat for green e-methanol production at SolWinHy Cadiz S.L. -- SolWinHy selected as one the European Union's top
May 27, 2025 Read Full Article
AM Green and Port of Rotterdam Authority to Establish Green Energy Supply Chain Enabling up to 1,000,000 Tons per Year
(Port of Rotterdam) USD 1 Billion dollar trade between India and Europe -- AM Green and the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding to focus on building a green energy supply chain between India and Northwestern Europe via Rotterdam,
May 27, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Castlerock Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Castlerock Biofuels, in collaboration with Ensyn, holds exclusive US rights to RTP® fast thermal conversion technology. They plan a facility in Maine to produce 20 million gallons annually of Renewable Fuel Oil (FPBO) from woody biomass
May 27, 2025 Read Full Article
When the Spotlight Moves On, Does Carbon Still Matter? Looking at Big News from Pyran, Carbon Clean, HutanBio
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) We’ve rarely had a week in the bioeconomy where so much worthy advancement on carbon-smart technology won so less applause. Pyran announced that an independent cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment for its 1,5-pentanediol, confirms that Pyran’s bio-based PDO
May 27, 2025 Read Full Article
Wallem Group Sets out Best Practice Guidance for Marine Biofuels
(Wallem Group) Wallem Group, a leading global maritime partner, has published a new whitepaper to ensure ships, ships systems and crews are fully prepared to load, store and use biofuels in everyday vessel operations. ‘Marine Biofuels: Adoption, use and best practice’ recognises the
May 26, 2025 Read Full Article
Companies Behind Dairy Industry’s First Methane Targets Show Early Success
by Jim Giles (Trellis) ... Danone is also partnering with Sistema, a company that has developed a modular biodigestor that smaller farms can use to process manure into fertilizer and biogas. READ MORE Related articles Sistema.bio Signs MoU with Danone to Deploy 6,500
May 26, 2025 Read Full Article
Envigas and Skellefteå Kraft Eye Large-Scale Biocarbon and Pyrolysis Oil Production
(Bioenergy International) In Sweden, biocarbon and pyrolysis oil producer Envigas AB, and compatriot municipal energy utility Skellefteå Kraft AB have announced plans to jointly explore the feasibility of establishing a large-scale production facility for biocarbon and pyrolysis oil in Hedensbyn, Skellefteå. According
May 26, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to a Public Call for Investments in Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and Low-Carbon Shipping Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation summarizes the key information presented by Artur Yabe Milanez regarding the BNDES’s Public Call for investments in sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and low-carbon shipping fuels. The initiative, launched in August 2024 with an initial
May 26, 2025 Read Full Article
Exolum Invests €50 Million in Improving Infrastructure for Aviation Fuel at Barcelona-El Prat Airport
(Biofuels International) Exolum has renewed the concession for the provision of aviation fuel storage and distribution services at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona - El Prat Airport, as the successful bidder of the tender process called by AENA. This agreement, which will remain in
May 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Biodiesel’s Evolution in a Changing Renewable Fuels Market
(Biofuels International) ... The increased focus on HVO and SAF has put pressure on biodiesel producers as they compete for the same feedstocks. In certain regions, however, biodiesel has maintained a stronghold. In Brazil, for example, biodiesel is a very strong market.
May 24, 2025 Read Full Article
HD Hyundai Mipo Leads the Ammonia-Propelled Ship Market
(HD Hyundai Mipo) Agreement to apply ammonia propulsion engine to 4 multipurpose liquefied gas carriers -- Leading the next-generation eco-friendly shipbuilding market, including the start of construction of LCO2 carriers HD Hyundai Mipo (CEO Hyung-Kwan Kim), an affiliate of HD Korea Shipbuilding &
May 23, 2025 Read Full Article
Brazil Bets on Macaúba Palm to Make Renewable Diesel and Aviation Biofuel
by Sean Mowbray (Mongabay) Macaúba, a palm tree found across the Americas, is tipped as a new biofuel feedstock to decarbonize transport and aviation. The macaúba palm produces an oil when highly refined that can be made into renewable diesel and
May 23, 2025 Read Full Article
TMD Energy Diversifies into Waste Oil-to-Biodiesel Business
by Naida Hakirevic Prevljak (Offshore Energy) Malaysia- and Singapore-based marine fuel bunkering services provider TMD Energy Limited (TMDEL) has decided to expand strategically into oil waste collection, enhancing its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) commitments. The company, which specializes in integrated bunkering
May 23, 2025 Read Full Article
Nigeria Secures $300m Biofuel Refinery Investment – Alabi
By Tracy Moses (Point Blank News) Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Davidorlah Farms, Mr. Oluwasegun Alabi, has revealed that a U.S.-based company is set to inject $300 million into Nigeria for the establishment of a biofuel refinery. Mr. Alabi shared this development
May 23, 2025 Read Full Article
Decal Will Install a Loading Arm at Its Barcelona Terminal to Store Biofuel. Public Comment DEADLINE around June 9
(el Mercantil (Google Translation)) The company has requested an extension of its concession to extend the new structure to berth 32E of the Muelle de la Energia -- The petrochemical terminal operator Decal has requested an extension of its concession at
May 23, 2025 Read Full Article
Here’s to the Crazy Ones: Looking at Jobs, Buffett and the Bioeconomy through a New Lens
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... But beneath the headlines and market cycles, some systems persist. Not because they are favored—but because they are structured to survive. They align along four vectors: structure, signal, friction, and entropy. They walk alone, yet the
May 23, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the National Ag-based Biomanufacturing Incentive
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) NCGA (National Corn Growers Association) supports the National Ag-based Biomanufacturing Incentive to boost domestic manufacturing by converting renewable U.S. feedstock into high-value non-fuel/non-food products. It proposes tax credits (30% ITC or $0.10/lb PTC) to enhance investment
May 23, 2025 Read Full Article
Avantium on a Roll: It’s PEF’s Big Year, Were the Visionaries Right, the Nay-Sayers Wrong?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Avantium has just completed its first commercial FDCA plant after nearly two decades of development, last October, and start-up is underway. ... It’s also shouldering €189 million in CAPEX, high burn, and an urgent need for scale, validation,
May 23, 2025 Read Full Article
SAF Production Surges in US Despite Uncertainty
by Fayaz Hussain (SAF Investor) When the US President Donald Trump took office earlier this year, many in the renewables space (including SAF) held their breath. His early announcements about pausing the funding announced through the Inflation Reduction Act – especially
May 23, 2025 Read Full Article
Unilever Alimentos and CJ Selecta Announce Investment of 5.5 Million Euros in Regenerative Agriculture Program in Soy Planting
(Unilever Allimentos adn CJ Selecta) Entitled Renova Terra and with the goal of implementing regenerative agriculture practices in 45 thousand hectares by 2030, the project seeks to transform agricultural practices in soy production in the Cerrado, strengthen sustainable chains and
May 22, 2025 Read Full Article
100 Million Lost for the Public and Workers: Enerkem on the Verge of Bankruptcy
by Hugo Joncas (La Presse) After Northvolt and Lion Electric, the Legault government will also lose the tens of millions it invested in Enerkem: the Montreal company has just filed for bankruptcy protection. It will likely end up in the hands
May 21, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Aemetis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Aemetis focuses on renewable natural gas (RNG) and low carbon fuels in California. Their Biogas project includes 12 in-service dairy digesters, a 36-mile pipeline, and an in-service RNG facility connected to PG&E. A fueling station is
May 21, 2025 Read Full Article
University of São Paulo (USP) Tests First Renewable Hydrogen Plant Based on Ethanol
(Agência FAPESP*) The University of São Paulo (USP) is testing the world’s first experimental station dedicated to the production of renewable hydrogen from ethanol. The project, carried out by the Research Center for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI), represents a milestone
May 20, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Axens
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Axens provides technologies for CCUS (DMXTM), Hydrogen transport (LOHC) using MCH, and e-Fuels (Gasel® FT). E-fuels are highlighted for energy diversification and meeting EU demand for e-SAF blending by 2055. Challenges include the need for low
May 20, 2025 Read Full Article
Trial Cultivation of Camelina for Biofuel Kicks off in Oman
by Jomar Mendoza (Oman Daily Observer) MUSCAT: In a groundbreaking move aimed at advancing green energy and sustainable agriculture, Hema Energy—through its alternative energy arm X2E LLC—has commenced a trial cultivation of Camelina sativa in Oman in collaboration with ARA Petroleum
May 19, 2025 Read Full Article
United States Biodiesel Market Research Report 2025-2033: EPA and DOE Push Biodiesel and SAF as Key Drivers in America's Clean Energy Future
(Research and Markets/Globe Newswire) In the United States, biodiesel is also extensively applied in transportation, agriculture, and the industrial sector. It fuels trucks, buses, and marine vessels, lowering greenhouse gas emissions as well as fossil fuel dependence. The agricultural industry is
May 19, 2025 Read Full Article
Norden to Grow MPP Fleet with Two More Fuel-Efficient, Biofuel-Capable Ships
by Naida Hakirevic Prevljak (Offshore Energy) Danish shipping company Norden has decided to expand its fleet with another two fuel-efficient, biofuel-compatible 17,500 dwt multipurpose vessels. -- On May 14, 2025, the company said it signed agreements for the two additional newbuilding leases
May 19, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Enabling Economical and Scalable Sustainable Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Conor Madigan from Aether Fuels presented on enabling economical, scalable sustainable fuels. Key takeaways include their Aether AuroraTM technology for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and diesel, using a novel Fischer Tropsch route. This technology employs intensified
May 19, 2025 Read Full Article
How Farmers Edge and National Sorghum Producers Are Removing Friction from Sustainability Reporting
(Farmers Edge and National Sorghum Producers/AG Funder News) Farmers Edge and National Sorghum Producers (NSP) have joined forces to solve a major data challenge in agriculture: building a scalable, trusted system to capture sustainability data directly from growers and deliver it across the ethanol
May 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Exclusive: Swiss Startup Picks Rotterdam for Green Aviation Fuel Plant
(The Next Web) Metafuels aims to decarbonise jet fuel using 'aerobrew' -- Swiss tech startup Metafuels has unveiled plans to open its first commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in the Port of Rotterdam. Metafuels’ CEO Saurabh Kapoor told TNW that Turbe represents a “major
May 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Uzbekistan Set to Launch Central Asia's First Waste-to-Biofuel Plant
(MENAFN/Trend News Agency) Laziz Kudratov, the Minister of Investments, Industry, and Trade of Uzbekistan, recently met with Elham Pourtangestani, CEO of Envirol, to discuss the construction of the first waste-to-biofuel plant in Central Asia, which will be located in Uzbekistan, Trend
May 16, 2025 Read Full Article
OPAL Fuels Announces Joint Venture for North Carolina Renewable Natural Gas Production Facility
(OPAL Fuels/Business Wire) OPAL Fuels (Nasdaq: OPAL) announced today that it has entered into a joint venture with an affiliate of environmental services leader Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) for a new biogas-to-renewable natural gas (“RNG”) facility at Republic’s Charlotte Motor Speedway
May 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Swedish-Produced Biomethane Bunkered at the Port of Gothenburg
(Port of Gothenburg) For the first time, St1 and St1 Biokraft have delivered their own Swedish-produced liquefied biomethane to the maritime sector — as Terntank's vessel Tern Ocean was bunkered at the Port of Gothenburg. St1 and St1 Biokraft are now
May 16, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Upgrading Lower Alcohols to Higher Alcohols & SAF
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Terra Mater BV presented on their technology to catalytically convert lower carbon alcohols into higher carbon alcohols for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Key takeaways included the potential of their TM-ATJ-SPK fuel blend to improve properties like
May 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Topsoe’s Advanced SAF Technology Chosen by Zhongneng Yida in China
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Topsoe) o Topsoe has been selected by Zhongneng Yida New Energy Co., Ltd (Zhongneng Yida) to deliver technology for production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) at a new facility. o The facility will be located at the city of
May 16, 2025 Read Full Article
The Bioenergy Two-Step: Learning from the Petroleum Playbook
by Jim Spaeth (Biofuels Digest) ... Call it the Bioenergy Two-Step. Step one: convert locally available biomass into a flexible intermediate—something like syngas, pyrolysis oil, or even ethanol. Step two: move that intermediate to a larger-scale facility—a dedicated biorefinery, or even a co-processing
May 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Digest Connect: Velocys and GIC Group
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Diges) This week, we focused on new ways to approach commercialization — new structures for scale. Velocys has come out with a new licensing approach and we’re going to examine what that means for the world-wide
May 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Engineering Excellence: Katzen
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Seventy years after its founding by Raphael Katzen, the company that bears his name remains committed to his core tenets: integrity, objectivity and excellence. ... Katzen began his career developing processes for paper pulp production and acid
May 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Gevo Shifts Focus for ATJ Project to North Dakota
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Gevo Inc. CEO Patrick Gruber discussed plans for a proposed 30 MMgy alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) project in North Dakota during the company’s first quarter earnings call, held May 13. The company has not disclosed a timeline
May 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Fermentation Forward: To Bring Any New Commercial Yeast, Enzyme or Additive Product to the Ethanol Industry, IFF Completes Years of Research
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... The size of the actual yeast strains used in any given plant may be micrometers small, but the amount of time and resources that go into proving out and producing strains capable of helping
May 15, 2025 Read Full Article
States Support Low-Carbon Futures
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... (Terry) Wanzek also serves in the state legislature. So, when approached by the state’s ethanol association to sponsor legislation, he needed little convincing. “We grow a lot of corn and you can draw lines
May 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Australia's Largest Import of Sustainabil Aviation Fuel Lands in Sydney
(Qantas) Qantas, Sydney Airport and Ampol, supported by Qantas’ SAF Coalition partners, have today marked the largest ever commercial importation of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) into Australia, with nearly two million litres of unblended SAF arriving this week. Sustainable Aviation Fuel
May 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Sinobunker Sets New Record for Largest Biofuel Bunkering Operation in China
(Manifold Times) Company successfully delivered 4,200 mt of B24 bio bunker fuel to “KIRSTEN MAERSK” at Ningbo Beilun Third Container Terminal, also marking its first biofuel refuelling operation in East China. -- China Shipping & Sinopec Suppliers Co Ltd (SinoBunker) recently said
May 15, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Connecting Industry & Building Consensus
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Sam Lehr from Molecule Group discussed connecting the Bio-based, Synthetic, and Hydrogen-based Fuels, Chemicals and Materials industries. Key takeaways include engaging in global dialogues and policy advocacy, representing industry to bodies like COP30, G7, and G20.
May 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Completion of the First e-Fuel Plant Module!
(INERATEC) The first module of our e-Fuel pioneer plant was picked up from the INERATEC headquarters in Karlsruhe after a successful FAT (Factory Acceptance Test). It was then transported to its destination in the Industrial Park Frankfurt Höchst, where it is
May 15, 2025 Read Full Article
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
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Reinvigorating Forest Economies through Biofuel Production
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Daniel S. LeFevers of SunGas Renewables highlighted their S1000 technology for advanced biofuels production. Key takeaways included utilizing abundant, sustainably managed forest and sawmill residues as feedstock. This approach, combined with carbon capture and storage, offers
May 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance Launches Advanced, Next-Generation SAF Procurement DEADLINE August 29, 2025
(Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance) SABA's third RFP seeks to leverage corporate demand to help move a next-generation SAF facility to final investment decision. -- Today (May 6, 2025), the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) released a request for proposal (RFP) to increase
May 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Airbus Sees Region as Biofuel for Aircraft Hub
(Bangkok Post) Thailand to account for 5m tonnes a year -- Airbus is banking on Southeast Asia becoming the world's top producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), while the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) plans to mandate 1% SAF usage for
May 14, 2025 Read Full Article
From Emissions to Solutions: CO2-Based Graphite, Plastics, and Methanol Win Big at “Best CO2 Utilisation 2025” Innovation Award
(nova-Institute) UP Catalyst, Far Eastern New Century Corporation, and Oxylus Energy were recognised at the “Best CO2 Utilisation 2025” Innovation Award for transforming carbon emissions into high-performance battery materials, sustainable plastics for footwear and textiles, and methanol fuel, marking major strides toward
May 14, 2025 Read Full Article
A New Twist on Existing Tech
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Nataqua is a startup company that aims to help ethanol producers profit from carbon dioxide emissions by producing more ethanol on site. ... The company isn’t yet ready to offer its unique carbon dioxide-to-ethanol reactor to producers,
May 14, 2025 Read Full Article
‘Every Molecule Matters’: Corn Kernel Fiber (CKF)
by Lisa Gibson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The steps are simple, with low capital and strong ROI: Engage with the appropriate analytics labs to help calculate in-situ cellulosic ethanol production from corn kernel fiber; register those gallons with the appropriate markets; and
May 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Finding a Path Forward for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(MId-West Farm Report Madison) Geoff Cooper is the CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association. He says he wants to see support for flex-fuel vehicles and a clear path forward on tax credits for Sustainable Aviation Fuel production. He says airplanes are
May 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Air to Jet Fuel: United Announces Investment in Power-to-Liquid Fuels Company Twelve
(United Airlines/PRN Newswire) Twelve's technology is an industrial alternative to photosynthesis to transform carbon and water into inputs for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) – company recently entered into one of the largest SAF contracts with large European airline group for 260
May 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Slovak Biofuel Company Expands from Regional to Global Player
(The Slovak Spectator) Investments in India, Brazil announced. Just 18 years ago, the Slovak company Envien Group began producing bioethanol. Over the years, it expanded into Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland, and Croatia—becoming a key player in the Central European biofuel market. Now,
May 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Cowboy Clean Fuels and Mercuria Announce Landmark Offtake Agreement for Carbon-Negative Renewable Natural Gas
(Cowboy Clean Fuels/PR Newswire) Cowboy Clean Fuels (CCF), a Wyoming-based climate tech and energy transition company, today announced a groundbreaking offtake agreement with Mercuria, one of the world's leading independent energy and commodity trading groups. This partnership marks the first commercial agreement
May 13, 2025 Read Full Article
MHP Exported the First Ukrainian Batch of Liquefied Biomethane Bio-LNG to the European Union
(MHP (Google translation)) MHP, an international company in the field of food and agrotechnology, launched commercial production of liquefied biomethane ( Bio -LNG) and made the first delivery of Ukrainian Bio -LNG to a partner in the European Union . MHP produces Bio-LNG entirely from poultry
May 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Montauk Renewables jump in Q1 2025 print
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Pennsylvania Montauk Renewables reported first quarter 2025 financial results. ... RNG production was flat at 1.4 million MMBtu. RINs sold increased by 25.3%. Profitability depends highly on environmental attribute prices like RINs. New EPA rules and
May 12, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Sustainability Still Matters
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation features Tammy Klein of Transport Energy Strategies. It discusses mixed policy signals in the U.S., stressing sustainability balances environmental, economic, and social concerns. Key highlights include contrasting potential Biden and Trump administration approaches on
May 12, 2025 Read Full Article
SAF Market Faces Falling Near-Term Premiums, but EU Mandates Could Create a Shortfall
by Thomas Washington (S&P Global) Airlines have limited profitability, so SAF price matters; SAF industry hopes for demand rise from European mandates; eSAF even costlier than SAF due to feedstock challenges -- The premium of sustainable aviation fuel over conventional jet fuel has dwindled
May 12, 2025 Read Full Article
HutanBio's Microalgal Biofuel Production Shown to be Net-Negative in an Independent Life Cycle Assessment by EcoAct
(AltEnergyMag.com) A new independent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) by EcoAct (a wholly owned subsidiary of Schneider Electric Sustainability Business) confirms that HBx, a microalgal biofuel developed by UK-based HutanBio, achieves net-negative carbon emissions during production. HBx production removes up to 1.48
May 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Norden Conducts First US Biofuel Journey in ‘Measured’ Step toward Cleaner Shipping
by Sara Kosmajac (Offshore Energy) Denmark-based maritime transportation player Norden has completed its inaugural biofuel voyage out of the United States, marking the next step in the company’s ambition of supporting a wider application of this clean energy source in
May 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Who’s Tackling the Challenges in Biobased Chemicals and Biomaterials? Looking at EUBCE 2025
by Jim Spaeth (Biofuels Digest) Renewable chemicals and biomaterials are no longer niche—they are the future of carbon. Europe stands at the threshold of massive opportunity, from decarbonized manufacturing to circular materials innovation. But crossing that threshold? That’s another story. The
May 09, 2025 Read Full Article
LanzaJet and BioD Announce Feasibility Study for SAF Plant in Colombia
(Lanza Jet) Leveraging Colombia’s Available Biomass Potential and Strategic Location, LanzaJet and BioD Are Exploring the Pioneering Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Latin America. -- LanzaJet and BioD are pleased to announce the launch of a feasibility study to develop the first
May 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Has US Oil Production Peaked? CEO Reopens Debate.
by Mike Soraghan (E&E News Energywire) President Donald Trump wants more oil drilling, but one Texas producer expects low prices to send output downward. -- Oil and gas leaders have been saying for a while that oil production in the United States
May 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Topsoe Chosen as Technology Provider by Zhejiang Jianglan for SAF Project
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Topsoe) • Topsoe has been selected by Zhejiang Jianglan Bio-Energy Technology Co. Ltd (Zhejiang Jianglan) to deliver technology and services for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) production. Once fully operational, the plant is set to produce 300,000 tons of SAF annually
May 09, 2025 Read Full Article
GRAMM SAF Project Comes to the Royal Port of Barrow
(GRAMM Energy/OpenPR) GRAMM, a collaborative industry consortium, today (April 17, 2025) announced its application to the UK Advanced Fuels Fund, seeking vital support to accelerate its ground-breaking Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project. The GRAMM SAF project will catalyse energy transition of
May 08, 2025 Read Full Article
Taieb in Nigeria to Explore US Export Opportunities to Support Ethanol Consumption
(U.S. Grains Council) ... U.S. Grains Council (USGC) Regional Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Ramy H. Taieb led a delegation to Nigeria to study the country’s potential for enhanced ethanol consumption. The team met with government officials
May 08, 2025 Read Full Article
Clean Ammonia for Power Generation—Is the Hype Fizzling Out?
by Mariana Santos Moreira (OPIS) As we move towards global net zero, ammonia is gaining attention as both a major chemical industry greenhouse gas emitter and a prospective large-scale clean hydrogen carrier. Commercial ammonia production is transforming as a result: “Clean
May 08, 2025 Read Full Article
Back to Basics: Renewable Diesel 101
(EcoEngineers) Join us for an introductory webinar covering the fundamentals of renewable diesel (RD) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). As part of our ongoing “Back to Basics” series, this session will provide an overview of production methods, common feedstocks like used
May 08, 2025 Read Full Article
LiYF Advances Patent-Pending 2G Bioethanol Technology
(Biofuels International) LiYF, a Swiss-based clean-tech startup developing second-generation (2G) bioethanol, has successfully achieved Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL 6) for its patent-pending process that improves production efficiency, reduces operating costs and increases ethanol yield. The process uses agricultural and forestry waste
May 08, 2025 Read Full Article
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