by Tom Otley (Business Traveller) Air France has detailed its increase in ticket prices to pay for sustainable aviation fuel. Vincent Etchebehere, VP Sustainability and New Mobilities at the airline, said that since the beginning of 2022, “French regulations have required us
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Back TO HOMEDung-Powered Tractor Uses Cow Waste to Flush out Agricultural Emissions
by Alexa Heah (Design Taxi) Cattle farming, and by extension cow manure, is responsible for a whole heap of greenhouse emissions for the planet. To help farmers be more environmentally friendly, New Holland Agriculture has come up with a new tractor designed
January 18, 2023 Read Full Article
Fermentation Will Grow as a Way to Make Chemicals
by Craig Bettenhausen (Chemical & Engineering News) ... In 2023, the volume and diversity of biobased chemicals made via fermentation will grow as microbe engineering gets better and synthetic biology unlocks a wider range of molecular targets. One example of this
January 18, 2023 Read Full Article
Improving the Internal Combustion Engine
by Ron Lyseng (Western Producer/SASK Today) Internal combustion engineers, chemists and scientists are planning to squeeze another century out of the machines. Researchers are making progress to allow both diesel and gasoline burners to meet carbon criteria and the future needs ... There
January 18, 2023 Read Full Article
LNG – Deliverying Decarbonisation: SEA-LNG’s View from the Bridge 2022-2023
(SEA-LNG) SEA-LNG is pleased to share its overview of LNG as a marine fuel in 2022-2023. This resource highlights how the shipping industry has advanced along the LNG pathway to decarbonisation in 2022 and outlines what progress is anticipated in 2023. 2022
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AIR COMPANY Awarded Additional NASA Funding to Continue Its Research & Development of Kerosene-Based Rocket Fuel
(AIR COMPANY/SpaceRef) AIR COMPANY, the world’s leading carbon technology and climate innovation company, has seen its collaboration with NASA further strengthened with direct funding through a NASA Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award. With this funding, AIR COMPANY will make integral strides
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Vertex Energy on Track to Start Producing Renewable Diesel in Alabama This Spring
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Vertex Energy Inc. provided an update Jan. 17 on the construction of its renewable diesel conversion project in Mobile, Alabama. The company said the project, which is designed to convert the existing hydrocracking unit to produce
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USD Clean Fuels Announces the Development of a New Biofuels Terminal in National City, CA that Will Supply the San Diego Region with Low Carbon Fuels
(USD Clean Fuels/Business Wire) USD Clean Fuels LLC (USDCF) announced its intention to build a new biofuels terminal in National City, CA that will have the capability to transload renewable diesel, biodiesel, ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The terminal will
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Raven SR Agrees to Supply Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Japan Airlines
(Raven SR/PR Newswire) Announcement marks one of Raven SR's first agreements in aviation industry for SAF; Agreement to support 10-year supply deal; SAF to be produced from non-combustion conversion of waste to synthetic fuel -- Raven SR Inc. (Raven SR), a
January 18, 2023 Read Full Article
Efficiently Removing Carbon Dioxide from the Atmosphere with Bioenergy
(Bioenergy Insight) Ländwarme, a leading biomethane supplier, service provider and trader in Europe, told Bioenergy Insight about the importance of Carbon Capture and Storage. "On our way to halt climate change, negative emissions are a crucial component. Therefore, we cannot forgo technologies
January 17, 2023 Read Full Article
PlanET Biogas Announces Expansion and Formation of Food Waste Processing Company
(Bioenergy Insight) PlanET Biogas has created PlanET Organics, a new company specifically focused on food waste processing and nutrient recovery technologies. The move comes as a result of the firm's successful delivery of anaerobic digesters (AD) and renewable natural gas
January 17, 2023 Read Full Article
School-Bus fleet in Beaverton, Oregon, Switches to Renewable Diesel Fuel
(Beaverton School District/Biobased Diesel Daily) As of mid-January, the Beaverton School District in Oregon has stopped using petroleum-based diesel fuel in its school buses in favor of renewable diesel. Renewable diesel is a fossil-free alternative derived from agricultural waste products like vegetable
January 17, 2023 Read Full Article
Project Air to Receive EUR 97 Million in Innovation Fund Support, Enabling Unique Swedish Green Chemistry Investment
(Project Air) Project Air, an industrial collaboration to build a unique production facility for sustainable methanol in Stenungsund, Sweden, will receive EUR 97 million in support from the EU Innovation Fund. The announcement marks an important milestone for the project, which
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EPA Approves RFS Fuel Pathway for LanzaJet’s Georgia Facility
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Jan. 12 approved a fuel pathway filed by LanzaJet Inc. under the Renewable Fuel Standard that will allow the company’s biorefinery near Soperton, Georgia, to generate D4 biomass-based diesel renewable identification
January 17, 2023 Read Full Article
Air Products and AES Announce Plans to Invest Approximately $4 Billion to Build First Mega-scale Green Hydrogen Production Facility in Texas
(AES/PR Newswire) Project Capable of Producing over 200 Metric Tons Per Day of Green Hydrogen, Powered by Approximately 1.4 Gigawatts of Renewable Electricity -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) and The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) today announced plans to invest approximately $4 billion to build, own
January 16, 2023 Read Full Article
VARO Energy to Develop The Largest Biogas Manufacturing Facility in Northern Europe, Boosting Europe’s Security of Supply and Accelerating the Energy Transition
(Biofuels Central) VARO Energy to develop the largest biogas manufacturing facility in Northern Europe, boosting Europe’s security of supply and accelerating the energy transition. VARO Energy Group (“VARO“) announces the acquisition of 80% of the shares in Bio Energy Coevorden BV (BEC)
January 16, 2023 Read Full Article
Oil Majors Investing 8 Times More in Biofuels than Hydrogen – T&E
(Biofuels Central) ... Europe’s oil majors’ ‘big bet’ on hydrogen as the transport fuel for the future is not so big in reality, according to a new study on behalf of Transport & Environment (T&E)[1], which shows that investments in biofuels refining are eight
January 16, 2023 Read Full Article
Maersk Backs C1 to Make Zero-Carbon Shipping a Reality Faster – and Cheaper.
(Circular Carbon Chemistry) Berlin-based start-up found a way to mass-produce green methanol at a competitive price / Partnership with the global pioneer in decarbonisation of shipping enables faster scale and technological cooperation. The Climate tech start-up C1 has raised growth capital
January 16, 2023 Read Full Article
Shell Oman Signs Agreements for Syngas and LNG Offtake; Takes Stake in Green Hydrogen Project
by Sowmya Sundar (Zawya Projects) Shell Oman to take 35% stake in Green Energy Oman -- Shell Oman has signed a Letter of Intent with Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals to explore the deployment of Liquified Synthetic Gas (LSG) in Oman. LSG
January 16, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Hydrothermal Liquefaction for SAF
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The US generates ~10 million tons municipal wastewater sludges/year Disposal to land or landfills is limited, expensive. The Opportunity is to convert sludges to fuels using Hydrothermal Liquefaction. Conversion of sludges to ‘biocrude’, for upgrading
January 16, 2023 Read Full Article
H2: The Hydrogen Hooks ups Are Forming Fast and Global
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The bioeconomy is rocking as the week begins with news from the US and Europe and major moves in hydrogen. Today, we’ll look at the Topsoe/Fidelis New Energy and Raven SR/Chart Industries partnerships. Topsoe / Fidelis New
January 16, 2023 Read Full Article
AirMiners Launchpad Batch 8 Applications Open DEADLINE February 10, 2023
These are exciting times for the carbon removal industry as AirMiners Launchpad has opened applications for teams to enter our eighth batch, with an application deadline by end-of-day Friday February 10th, 2023 for our program running from March 7 to April 14 2023. Initiated with partners XPRIZE and Creative
January 13, 2023 Read Full Article
A Deep Dive into Sustainable Innovation
by Karen Bonhert (AgWeb) ... Recently, Bar 20 received the 2023 Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year award by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) because of the sustainable and innovative advancements made on their Kerman, Calif., dairy. In 2022, they
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CNG Fuels Begins Construction of Its First Biomethane Station in Wales
(CNG Fuels/AltFuels) CNG Fuels has commenced the development of their next bio-CNG filling station in Bangor, North Wales. Expected to be operational in Autumn 2023, the new facility will be located in Parc Bryn Cegin, just off Junction 11, North Wales
January 13, 2023 Read Full Article
Govt Working on Policy for Ethanol Pumps, Says Union Minister Gadkari
(Business Standard) Says he will meet with petroleum minister in next 15 days to discuss this -- Amid concerns that the government’s push for green fuels is incomplete without accessible infrastructure, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday
January 13, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil: Equinor and CNPEM in Partnership for Biofuel R&D
(Equinor/bnamericas) This is a machine translation of the press release originally published in Portuguese. A partnership between Equinor and the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) will enable the start of research for the production of bio-hydrocarbons
January 13, 2023 Read Full Article
Biogas in France: TotalEnergies Commissions BioBéarn, the Country’s Largest Anaerobic Digestion Unit
(TotalEnergies/Business Wire) TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) has launched its eighteenth biogas production unit1 in France, which will be the largest in the country with a maximum capacity of 160 gigawatt hours (GWh). Named BioBéarn and located in Mourenx in the south-west of France,
January 13, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste and SAF
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Aviation has committed to achievingnet-zero emissions by 2050. Aviation accounts for 2-3 % of global carbon emissions – growing to >20% by 2050 if action not taken. Non-CO2 effects have an approximately 3 times higher
January 13, 2023 Read Full Article
What Can New Bio-based Businesses Do to Build and Operate New Investments Successfully?
by Mike Sticklen (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) ... Currently there are numerous new investments being made in bio-based industries including renewable hydrogen and renewable hydrogen derivatives, renewable diesel, new proteins, sustainable aviation fuel, bio-based plastics and chemicals and carbon capture, utilization,
January 13, 2023 Read Full Article
Using Wood Waste to Remove Carbon from the Air and Produce Clean Hydrogen
(Mote) How climate technology startup Mote will drive decarbonization -- ... Our company has developed the best solution for the billions of tons of wood waste generated in the world every year. Our proprietary non-combustion thermochemical process turns wood waste into hydrogen
January 12, 2023 Read Full Article
Advent Technologies and Alfa Laval Partner in Marine Fuel Cell Development Project
(Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc./Business Wire) Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADN) ("Advent" or the "Company"), an innovation-driven leader in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology sectors, is pleased to announce that it will collaborate with Alfa Laval, a global provider of
January 12, 2023 Read Full Article
KION Group to Develop and Produce Its Own Fuel Cell Systems for Industrial Trucks
(KION Group) Intralogistics group begins production of hydrogen propulsion systems KION Group plans to invest more than €11 million in this technology Launch of a 24 V fuel cell system planned for Spring 2023, with other systems to follow
January 12, 2023 Read Full Article
Public Operator in Spain Runs Scania Buses on Public Waste
(Scania) Public bus operator, Moventis TCC Pamplona, Spain, has acquired thirteen brand new gas buses from Scania – to run on biomethane only. As part of the Moventia group, the company carries out urban transport in Pamplona and 17 municipal districts
January 12, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Lygos
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Lygos uses advanced biological and chemical tools to convert low-cost sugar to renewable chemicals. From there, Lygos’ economical fermentation and downstream processes enable scaled production to commercial quantities. Lygos CEO Eric Steen presented these slides
January 12, 2023 Read Full Article
AviLease and SIRC Sign MoU for Production and Distribution of SAF
(Times Aerospace) AviLease, an aircraft lessor, and the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC) have signed an MoU to launch the production and distribution of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Saudi Arabia. -- he partnership will allow both parties to advance the
January 12, 2023 Read Full Article
Calumet: Montana Renewables Begins Shipping Renewable Diesel
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Calumet Specialty Product Partners L.P. on Dec. 29 announced that its Montana Renewables biorefinery generated a full month of on-spec renewable diesel production in December and has commenced rail shipments of the product. Montana Renewables commissioned its
January 11, 2023 Read Full Article
Was 2022 a Pivotal Year for BioFuel?
(World Bio Market Insights) Interest in biofuels survived the fossil fuel bonanza of 2022 but there’s still a long road to viability -- The importance of energy to domestic and international politics became more visible than ever before between 2020 and
January 11, 2023 Read Full Article
India: Phased Rollout of 20 Per Cent Ethanol Blending to Commence this April
(Economic Times) India has increased ethanol blending in petrol from 1.53 per cent in 2013-14 to 10.17 per cent in 2022 and also advanced its target to achieve 20 per cent from earlier 2030 to now 2025-26. The phased rollout of
January 11, 2023 Read Full Article
Comstock Technology Produces Circular Renewable Fuels
(Comstock Mining/Globe Newswire) Technology Unlocks Massive New Feedstock Model to Neutralize America’s Transportation Emissions -- Comstock Inc. (NYSE: LODE) (“Comstock” and the “Company”) today announced the demonstration of breakthrough cellulosic fuels pathways to produce renewable diesel, marine, sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”)
January 11, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Linde
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2021 sales of $31 billion (€26 billion). The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare,
January 11, 2023 Read Full Article
Fixing the Fermentation Squeeze: Liberation Labs Comes out of Stealth with a Farm to Ferm Mission
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Liberation Labs comes out of stealth with a $20M funding round and a precision fermentation platform for the production of alternative proteins at scale -- News arrives from New York that Mark Warner and his Liberation Labs
January 11, 2023 Read Full Article
Raven SR, Chevron and Hyzon Motors Commercialize Waste-to-Hydrogen Production
by Ariana Fine (NGT News) Raven SR Inc., a renewable fuels company, Chevron New Energies, a division of Chevron Corp.’s Chevron U.S.A. Inc., and Hyzon Motors Inc. are collaborating to commercialize operations of a green waste-to-hydrogen production facility in Richmond intended to supply hydrogen
January 10, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil Bank Approves Financing for Biogas Unit
(Bioenergy Insight) The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved financing of R$ 80 million (€14.2m) for UISA Geo Biogás S/A to build an industrial unit for the production of biomethane and electricity from sugarcane residues in Nova Olympia (MT). In
January 10, 2023 Read Full Article
How Will the Ship of the Future Run?
by Lucie Maluck (mtu Solutions/Rolls-Royce) Sustainable fuels and innovative technologies enable CO2-neutral or CO2-free propulsion concepts for ships. -- ... The only thing that is clear is that in order to meet the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) target of reducing CO2
January 10, 2023 Read Full Article
Clean Fuels Expresses Frustration with EPA’s RFS Proposal for 2023 - 2025
(Clean Fuels Alliance America) Eighteen Clean Fuels speakers testify at public hearing on the proposed RFS volume -- Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America and its members testified at the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Public Hearing for RFS Standards for 2023–2025 and
January 10, 2023 Read Full Article
Ciarán Cannon Hits out after 'Bag of Sh*t' Thrown at Him and Anne Rabbitte
by Daniel McConnell (Irish Examiner) Ciarán Cannon along with junior minister Anne Rabbitte had a 'bag of sh*t' thrown at both of them at a public meeting in Galway. 'The incident last night is indicative of an increasing level of toxicity
January 10, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to LifeCycle Associates and Counting Carbon
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Life Cycle Associates is an independent business and environmental consulting firm specializing in life cycle analysis of fuel production pathways. The company completes life cycle analysis, model development, process design, analysis of policy implications, regulatory
January 10, 2023 Read Full Article
Energy Giants, Bill Gates Back Effort to Map ‘Clean’ Hydrogen
(E&E News Energy Wire) Excerpt from E&E News Energy Wire: Many of the world’s largest energy companies and a Bill Gates-led group are joining an industry-led initiative to measure and map the emissions footprint of “clean” hydrogen, underscoring the financial stakes linked
January 10, 2023 Read Full Article
Who Is Financing Green Shipping?
by Isabelle Gerretsen (China Dialogue Ocean) The international shipping industry is under pressure to decarbonise rapidly, requiring a huge investment drive and policy push from governments -- The shipping industry must invest in new vessels, fuels and infrastructure to achieve its
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Neste to Acquire Used Cooking Oil Collection and Aggregation Business from Crimson Renewable Energy in the United States to Strengthen Neste’s Renewable Raw Materials Sourcing Platform
(Neste) Neste, the world's leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel produced from waste and residue raw materials, has agreed to acquire the used cooking oil (UCO) collection and aggregation business and related assets in the United States from
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Biomass Magazine's Podcast Series: Surveying Momentum in the Biomass Economy
(Biomass Magazine) This week's Biomass Magazine podcast features, Ben Hubbard, CEO of Nexus PMG, Interviewed by Anna Simet, editor of Biomass Magazine. READ MORE/LISTEN
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Biomass Magazine's Podcast: High-Temperature Pyrolysis to Biocarbon, RNG and Hydrogen
(Biomass Magazine) This week's Biomass Magazine podcast features Andrew White, CEO of CHAR Technologies. Interviewed by Anna Simet, editor of Biomass Magazine READ MORE/LISTEN
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Never-Opened $300 Million-Plus Biofuels Refinery Facing Foreclosure in Southern Oregon
by Ted Sickinger (The Oregonian/OregonLive) A much-hyped but yet-to-be-completed aviation biofuels refinery in southern Oregon appears to be headed for foreclosure after backers failed to make principal and interest payments on some $300 million in debt. Red Rock Biofuels launched efforts nearly
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Energy Students Take on a New Challenge – Recycling
(Freeman Business) ... Fluence Analytics is a Tulane University spin-out that specializes in continuous analytics and process control solutions for the polymer and biopharmaceutical industries. Ranked by CB Insights as one of the world’s most promising advanced manufacturing startups, the company
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Niedersachsen Ports Joins Planning Phase of a New Green Gas Jetty in Wilhelmshaven
(Bioenergy International) ... In parallel, Uniper will conduct technical studies that should enable Uniper to import around 2.6 million tonnes of green ammonia per year. This capacity plus the 1 GW electrolysis plant for hydrogen production planned as part of the Uniper
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
H2Carrier and Anori Plan Greenland’s First PtX Project
(Bioenergy International) H2Carrier's P2XFloater concept is based on making a life extension of an existing Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) and expanding upon its design by extending its hull to maximize production capacity. Green hydrogen is produced by pumping onboard
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
South Korean Shipbuilders Bet Big on Green Fuels
by Seo Jin-woo and Han Yubin (Pulse) South Korea’s big three shipyards are accelerating their efforts to build green ships using eco-friendly fuels amid the migration to carbon neutrality worldwide. According to the shipbuilding industry on Tuesday, the profitability of eco-friendly
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
NTPC, Tecnimont to Jointly Explore Green Methanol Production
(LiveMint) India’s largest power producer NTPC Ltd on Monday signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Italy-based Maire Tecnimont Group’s Indian arm Tecnimont Pvt Ltd to jointly evaluate and explore the possibility to develop a commercial-scale green methanol production
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Petron Gets Regulatory Nod on Biofuels Business
by Ashley Erika O. Jose (BusinessWorld) Petron Corp. has secured regulatory approval on its planned biofuels venture, the company announced on Tuesday. In a regulatory filing, Petron said the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved an amendment to the company’s articles
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of SAF
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week on ABLC Connect we looked at the policies, projects, players, raw materials and end–use demand for SAF — from field to wing, we have the current projects under construction, the Value Stack, a
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Low-Carbon Hydrogen Heads for Sarnia
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) To support the region’s ambition of being the launching point of a large-scale, multi-faceted low-carbon hydrogen economy in Ontario – as Ontario’s Hydrogen Hub – the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership has released the Ontario’s Hydrogen Hub in Sarnia-Lambton
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture Magazine's Podcast: Implications of the Increased Momentum in CCUS
(Carbon Capture Magazine) This week's Carbon Capture Magazine podcast features, Andrew Shaw, Partner at Dentons. Interviewed by Danielle Piekarski, Content Manager of Carbon Capture Magazine. READ MORE
January 06, 2023 Read Full Article
Plug Power Previews the Potential of a Green Hydrogen Highway
by John Hitch (Fleet Owner) Produced using renewable energy, green hydrogen could help make transportation a carbon-neutral reality—if the cost can match the price of diesel. That is what Plug Power is trying to accomplish by 2030. Go behind the
January 06, 2023 Read Full Article
MP Visits Village Powered by HVO as Part of New Trial
(Biofuels International) A UK MP visited the first-ever fossil free village, which is run using HVO. The Camborne and Redruth MP visited the Cornish village of Kehelland, where properties, including the local church, school, businesses and homes, have been converted
January 06, 2023 Read Full Article
Galileo Delivers Additional Microbox for Biomethane Production in Wisconsin
(Galileo Technologies/AltFuels) Liberty RNG once again relies on Galileo Technologies to produce renewable natural gas, and has incorporated a new Microbox-Bio to increase integrated biomethane production. This unit will join the two that the company has operating in Wisconsin. The company’s two Microbox-Bio
January 06, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Forestry and the US Renewable Fuel Standard, the Key Issues.
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Where does forestry fit into the RFS and with the biofuels industry, asks Lee Enterprises Consulting’s Larry Sullivan in this enlightening tour of the past, present and future of forest-based feedstocks. Sullivan goes back to
January 06, 2023 Read Full Article
Sulzer Enables Production of 3 Billion Litres of Renewable Fuel from Waste
(Biofuels International) Sulzer has supplied flow technology solutions to convert an existing US West Coast refinery into one of the world’s largest renewable biofuels plants. The pumps will support a number of critical applications to convert waste oils and fats into
January 05, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech and Transforming Carbon
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) With proven technology at the nexus of two mandated markets, industrial and consumer — LanzaTech has been on fire in recent months. Here’s more on their commercial operating plants, plants scheduled to complete construction in
January 05, 2023 Read Full Article
Researchers Hope to Build New Zealand's Biofuel Industry
(Radio New Zealand) ... Scion, a Rotorua-based research institute, hopes to end the country's reliance on imported fossil fuels by establishing a bio-energy industry here. Integrated bio-energy portfolio leader Paul Bennett said his team had already made significant progress. "We're looking at ways
January 05, 2023 Read Full Article
Geo Biogás & Tech to Invest in New Plants, SAF Testings
by Juan Pedro Thomas (Biofuels Digest) In Brazil, Estadao reported that local firm Geo Biogás & Tech would invest $110 million to install renewable energy generation plants. The firm already has three plants in operation and four under construction. The
January 05, 2023 Read Full Article
IAF Focuses on Green Tech, Expores Alternative Fuel to Cut down Emission
by Huma Siddqui (Financial Express) To cut down the carbon emissions for the Indian aviation industry, as reported earlier that Sustainable Air Fuel (SAF) can play a huge role; however, its large scale production is marred with challenges. -- ...
January 05, 2023 Read Full Article
Something Big is Coming
by Keith Loria (Biodiesel Magazine) City by city, Greasezilla is conquering problems derived from excessive fats, oils and grease waste. -- When fats, oils and grease (FOG) separation technology Greasezilla was developed by Downey Ridge Environmental Co. nearly 20 years
January 04, 2023 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel & SAF: Project Roundup Report
by Anna Simet (Biodiesel Magazine) Biodiesel Magazine’s annual production map showed 34 renewable diesel/SAF plants under development, construction or operating in the U.S., as of September. The following includes updates regarding some of these projects. This fall, Biodiesel Magazine chatted with
January 04, 2023 Read Full Article
Cost Won’t Be a Long-Term Issue for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Jaime Llinares Taboada (OPIS) ... In Spain, energy major Cepsa recently announced a €3 billion ($3.15 billion) investment to build a 2 gigawatt (GW) hydrogen production hub and a program for testing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on more than 220
January 04, 2023 Read Full Article
2022 The Year that Was – Looking Back
by Allen Schaeffer (Diesel Technology Forum) ... The year began with a virtual debate hosted by Mobility Impact Partners, where DTF represented the bold and bright future for internal combustion engines vs. electrification (UC Davis) vs hydrogen (Toyota) in trucking. Results of
January 04, 2023 Read Full Article
Nature Energy and Énergir Invest Billions in Canada
(Nature Energy) In the coming years, around DKK 7 billion will be invested in building up to ten biomethane plants in Quebec together with Énergir, Quebec's leading gas supply company. This is Nature Energy's largest investment to date outside the country's
January 04, 2023 Read Full Article
SWEN Capital Partners Announces Investment in Arcadia eFuels, International Developer of E-fuel for Aviation
(SWEN Capital Partners/Business Wire) Arcadia eFuels Receives Investment from Swen Infrastructure Fund for Transition 2 (“Swift 2”), a fund managed by SWEN Capital Partners, to provide necessary development capital to accelerate reaching Final Investment Decision stage for the world’s first commercial
January 04, 2023 Read Full Article
Repsol Joins Forces with ASAJA to Transform Agricultural and Livestock Waste into Renewable Fuels
(Repsol) • Repsol and ASAJA, the largest professional agricultural organization in Spain, will cooperate to promote the circular economy and generate opportunities in the primary sector through the valorization of agricultural and livestock by-products in the energy industry. Repsol is
January 04, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Kern Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Kern Energy is the only refiner between the Bay Area and Los Angeles producing clean gasoline and renewable diesel, Kern Energy was just the second refinery in the U.S. to produce renewable diesel by co-processing
January 04, 2023 Read Full Article
Opinion: Carbon Capture a Critical Tool for De-carbonizing Fertilizer Industry and Strengthening Food Security
by Corey Rosenbusch (The Fertilizer Institute (TFI)/Agri-Pulse) ... In fact, over half of all food grown around the world today, for both people and animals, is made possible only through the responsible use of fertilizer. As the world population continues
January 04, 2023 Read Full Article
Ag Policy Blog: Carbon Pipelines Projects Face Permit Hearings, Litigation and Legislation
by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer) 2023 will shape up as a major year in the permitting and development of carbon pipelines across the Midwest and Plains states. The Minnesota and South Dakota Public Utilities Commissions each this week will examine the
January 04, 2023 Read Full Article
A Revolutionary Method for Storing Hydrogen: A German Startup Has Developed a Way to Increase the Storage Capacity of Hydrogen by 250 per cent
by Lisa Magloff (Springwise) ... German startup HydroSolid has now come up with a way to store and transport large amounts of hydrogen at low pressures using a new nanomaterial. This material absorbs hydrogen at room temperature and releases it again when
January 04, 2023 Read Full Article
British Columbia Sets Higher Low-Carbon Fuel Targets
(Advanced Biofuels Canada/Biobased Diesel Daily) Canada’s national trade association, Advanced Biofuels Canada, has praised the British Columbia government’s steady, strategic expansion of the province’s single most impactful climate initiative. BC Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation (EMLI) announced Dec. 20 that an
January 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Lifting Up Production
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) In recent years, many ethanol producers have started migrating toward a more diversified biorefining model as they adapt to changing markets and changing times. The enzymes industry has not only kept pace with this
January 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Eni Announces the Incorporation of Eni Sustainable Mobility, Its New Mobility Transition Company
(Eni) Eni announces the incorporation of Eni Sustainable Mobility, its new company dedicated to sustainable mobility. The company is vertically integrated along the entire value chain, bringing together services and products that support the energy transition and accelerate the path to
January 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Advent Technologies & Vantage Towers Greece Announce Proof of Concept Project to Replace Diesel Generators with Fuel Cells Operating on Biomethanol Aiming to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(Advent Technologies Holdings) Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADN) ("Advent"), an innovation-driven leader in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology sectors, today launched a proof of concept ("PoC") project with Vantage Towers Greece (“Vantage Towers”) to replace diesel generators with fuel
January 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Shipping's Decarbonization Outlook for 2023
by Brian Gicheru Kinyua (Maritime Executive) Will the CII succeed? Will green fuels take off? And will the IMO enact a carbon levy? This year, we may have the answers. ... Specifically, 2023 could be a definitive year for CII (Carbon
January 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Lignin: A Way towards the Sustainable Biorefinery
Siddhartha Pal (Praj Industries/Biofuels Digest) Various sources of lignocellulosic biomass, such as forestry waste and agricultural feedstocks, are available all over the world. The Lignocellulosic biomass consists of three major components: cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. Cellulose and hemicellulose form a network
January 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Air Pollution Converted into Fuel, Plastic and Dresses
(AFP/RTE) At LanzaTech's lab in the Chicago suburbs, a beige liquid bubbles away in dozens of glass vats. The concoction includes billions of hungry bacteria, specialized to feed on polluted air - the first step in a recycling system that converts greenhouse
January 01, 2023 Read Full Article
ACE Submits Comments to USDA on Climate-Smart Farming Practices
( American Coalition for Ethanol /Ethanol Producer Magazine) The American Coalition for Ethanol submitted feedback to the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service request for public input on implementation of funding in the Inflation Reduction Act for key NRCS conservation programs to
December 30, 2022 Read Full Article
New Report: California Is Pioneering a Pathway to Significant Dairy Methane Reduction
(Clarity and Leadership for Environmental Awareness and Research at UC Davis) Analysis by UC Davis researchers shows continued implementation of California’s incentive-based dairy methane reduction efforts should, by 2030, achieve the full 40% reduction goal. The California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF)
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CEMEX Invests in Clean Energy-from-Waste Technology
(CEMEX) CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) and CEMEX Ventures (CEMEX’s corporate venture capital unit) announced today their investment in Waste to Energy Advanced Solutions (“WtEnergy”), a clean energy startup that has developed a novel process to transform solid waste into synthesis
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Synbio Powerlabs Secures € 6.6 Million Funding to Build a Revolutionary Biotechnology Plant for Precision Fermentation
(Nutrecon/NewsWires) Synbio Powerlabs Oy ("Synbio Powerlabs" or the "Company"), a leading Biotech company catalyzing the DNA-Economy by enabling the development of disruptive biotechnologies with precision fermentation, from lab-scale experiments to large scale pilot runs, is pleased to announce it has secured
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BNDES Releases Funding for SAF and Green Diesel Projects through the Climate Fund
by Millena Brazil (epbr) Initiative will allow investments with interest rates of 1% per year; promotion of biofuels was articulated by the Fuel of the Future program -- The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) made funding available for sustainable
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French Entrepreneurs Look to Agriculture and Forestry for the Future of Aviation Fuel
by John Laurenson (MarketPlace) Sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, is airplane fuel made from renewable sources like reused cooking oil. Nearly half a million flights have used this fuel mixed with regular petroleum-based kerosene — almost all of them in Europe. Now, the French say they have produced
December 30, 2022 Read Full Article
South Dakota Suggests Delaying Summit Carbon Pipeline Hearings to September or Later
by Jeff Beach (AgWeek) Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions wants to start construction in 2023 to benefit the ethanol industry, but some farmers have concerns about damage to farmland and property values. -- South Dakota regulators say they may need to push
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Sistema.bio Launches Its Carbon Program in Uganda
(Sistema.bio) Sistema.bio, Africa’s leading biodigester manufacturing company today has launched its biggest biodigester carbon program in Uganda in partnership with Native, a Public Benefit Corporation. The program, otherwise referred to as the Uganda Dairy Biogas Program, is set to benefit small and medium dairy
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Innovative Biogas Technology from Sistema.bio gets MNRE Govt of India Approval
(Sistema.bio/The Week Magazine) - Sistema.bio's flexi biogas technology, ranging from 1 to 25 cubic meter per day, is certified under the National Biogas Programme. - The MNRE approval for Sistema.bio biogas plants will contribute to impact millions of dairy farmers
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Indian Airlines Could Start with 1% Blending of SAF with Regular Fuel
by Gaurav Joshi (Simple Flying) Ethanol-derived fuel is being considered by India's policymakers. -- The Indian aviation sector could slowly start its SAF journey by mandating just 1% blending of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with traditional turbine fuel for airlines. Talks
December 30, 2022 Read Full Article
NTPC Inks MoU with Tecnimont to Explore Production of Green Methanol
(Express Mobility) For the automotive industry, Methanol can be blended with gasoline in low-quantities and used in existing road vehicles, or it can be used in high-proportion blends such as M85 in flex-fuel vehicles or M100 in dedicated methanol-fuelled vehicles
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Exclusive: India Plans $2 Billion Incentive for Green Hydrogen Industry
by Sarita Chaganti Singh (Reuters) India is planning a $2 billion incentive programme for the green hydrogen industry, three sources told Reuters, in a bid to cut emissions and become a major export player in the field. The 180-billion-rupee ($2.2 billion) incentive
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Policy Signals Needed from Central Government to Support SAF Production and Use in China, Finds Report
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir Online) A new report produced by a Chinese independent energy think tank has highlighted the lack of government support as a major barrier to the production and use of sustainable aviation fuel in China, the world’s second
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Repsol and the EIB Sign a EUR 120m Loan Agreement to Finance the First Advanced Biofuels Plant in Spain
(Repsol) - EIB supports the construction of an innovative advanced biofuels plant in Cartagena, Spain, therefore supporting Repsol’s decarbonisation strategy. - The project, which is fully aligned with the European Green Deal, REPowerEU and the Fit for 55 package, contributes to
December 26, 2022 Read Full Article
In a First in Arab World, Mwasalat Launches Green Bus Powered by Biofuel
(TAS News Service/The Arabian Stories) The fuel was made from date kernel oil by a research team at Sultan Qaboos University. -- Oman’s National Transport Company — Mwasalat launched Green Bus powered by biofuel, considered to be the first in the
December 26, 2022 Read Full Article
We Will Invest More than € 1.1 Billion to Build a Green Hydrogen Plant in Australia
(Iberdrola) -The plant, which will be one of the largest in the world, will produce 300,000 tonnes of green methanol for use as marine fuel. -For the development of the project, which is supported by the Australian government, the company
December 26, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Renewable Diesel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) These slides were presented by Digest editor Jim Lane for the December 22 episode of ABLC CONNECT, and focused on the Drivers, Margins, Project List. Value Stack, Mandates, Policies, Tax Credits, Supply Crunch, and Hot
December 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Special Program on DD India - India's Biofuel Economy
(Praj) We are delighted to draw your attention to a special documentary on 'India's Biofuel Economy' that was telecasted on Prasar Bharati's National TV Network namely, DD News (Hindi) and DD India (English), on Saturday, 24th December 2022. The exclusive feature
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In the Storehouse of His Bounty: Is There Enough Feedstock for our Bioeconomy Goals?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In the Digest this week we reported that CHS says 9 million more acres of soybeans are needed to supply the soybean and renewable diesel plants under construction. CHS says it would force farmers to move
December 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Phillips 66 to Boost Spending on Chemicals, Renewable Fuels
by Gary McWilliams and Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) U.S. oil refiner Phillips 66 (PSX.N) on Friday (December 9, 2022) said it will raise spending on new projects next year by about 6%, putting more into renewable fuels and pipeline businesses. Total capital spending next
December 24, 2022 Read Full Article
5 Things Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about Agriculture
by Michael Gilbert (Entrepreneur) Fail fast, fail often doesn't work for farmers. Here are five agricultural realities funders and innovators need to understand. -- "Betting the farm" isn't just a saying. It's something farmers do every year. When a farmer invests
December 23, 2022 Read Full Article
German Pipeline Firms Say They Will 'Make Hydrogen Happen' in 2025
by Vera Eckert (Reuters) Germany's Gascade, Ontras and terranets have agreed to convert high-pressure gas pipelines to transport low-carbon hydrogen from the Baltic Sea all the way the south of the country by 2025, the companies said on Thursday. The three pipeline
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Estonia: Buses in Tallinn Are Fueled by Bio-CNG to Achieve a More Sustainable Transport
(Bright/AltFuels) City buses in Estonia’s capital city are running on bio-CNG fueled by Bright’s biogas upgrading technology and commissioned by energy company Bioforce OU. The biomethane production facility in Aravete has been operational since March this year, while a new production
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IPCEI Grant Awarded to Neste Boosts Porvoo Refinery’s Green Hydrogen Projects
(Neste) In December 2022, Business Finland awarded Neste with a public funding of EUR 27.7 million for green hydrogen projects at Neste’s refinery in Porvoo, Finland, aiming to develop solutions for renewable hydrogen production. In July 2022, Neste became the first Finnish
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Cover Crop or Cash Crop?
by James Hoorman (Hoorman Soil Health Services/Ohio Country Journal) Cover crops protect the soil, build organic matter, and promote healthy soils. Some cover crops are used as forages (sorghum, triticale, and clovers) while others are used for grain (barley, milo,
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Ørsted Assumes Full Ownership and Takes Final Investment Decision on FlagshipONE, the Largest Green E-Methanol Project in Europe
(Ørsted) Ørsted’s Board of Directors has taken final investment decision (FID) on the 50,000 tonnes/year FlagshipONE e-methanol project. FlagshipONE will be Ørsted’s first commercial-scale Power-to-X facility and is an important steppingstone towards Ørsted’s ambition of taking a leading position in renewable
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Osaka Gas USA, Tallgrass & Green Plains Partner to Advance Japan’s Climate Objectives
(Green Plains/Business Wire) Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE), Tallgrass and Osaka Gas USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan-based Osaka Gas, today announced the commencement of a joint feasibility study to evaluate the production of up to 200,000 tons per year of synthetic
December 23, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to SHV Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) SHV Energy is a leading global distributor of off-grid energy, such as LPG, LNG, hydrogen, bioLPG and rDME. We serve 30 million business and residential customers in 24 countries across 4 continents. Our ambition is
December 23, 2022 Read Full Article
A Visit from St. Nicholas: The UK Grants $99M to Five Commercial-Scale SAF Projects, Just in Time for Christmas
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The UK took a giant leap towards net zero carbon emissions and helping its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry to take flight as government awarded 5 projects a share of the $198M Advanced Fuels Fund.
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Biden's Dilemma: How Do You Define 'Green' Hydrogen?
by David Iaconangelo (Politico Pro) The Treasury Department is expected to release a framework that could determine whether renewable hydrogen is a successful climate tool or a high-emitting fuel. -- The Treasury Department is weighing new requirements for “green” hydrogen producers,
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Cepsa to Produce Green Hydrogen with Recycled Wastewater
(Cepsa) Driving the circular economy: The company has reached an agreement with the public company Aguas y Servicios del Campo de Gibraltar (Arcgisa) to use recycled water from the region’s future wastewater treatment plant in its industrial facilities Cepsa
December 22, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to GreenStarBCS
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Green Star BCS provides clients with the technical, market, and economic expertise to thrive as they shift toward a more sustainable economy. We collaborate with clients across the energy and renewable power sectors, providing pragmatic,
December 22, 2022 Read Full Article
ANA and JOIN Signed a Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Cooperation on SAF
(All Nippon Airways) Supporting Decarbonization in Aviation Business -- On December 19, ANA and JOIN signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate on SAF-related projects. -- Based on this MOU, ANA will support JOIN's overseas participation in SAF-related projects
December 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Goals Are Set, but Can the Aviation Industry Reach Net-Zero Emissions by 2050? New Bain & Company Research Sheds Light on Key Challenges
(Bain & Company) Aviation industry is united in quest to reduce emissions, but more realistic targets and timelines are needed -- There is clear consensus that reducing emissions is critical, and the aviation industry pledged to significantly invest in the effort
December 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Idemitsu Sees Cleaner Fuels Making Profit Contribution by 2030
by Yuka Obayashi and Miho Uranaka (Reuters) Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (5019.T), Japan's No. 2 oil refiner, expects cleaner fuels such as ammonia, green pellets and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to contribute to its profits by 2030, its president said. Like global energy
December 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Unpacking EPA’s e-RIN Proposal Public Comment DEADLINE February 10, 2023
(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
December 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Biofuel Processor Closes Loop With Composting
by Nora Goldstein (BioCycle Magazine) Acquisition of a composting facility to handle solids from used oil processing has led to a full-service organics recycling enterprise. -- Joe Renwick got his feet wet in the biofuel business when he bought 55-gallon drums
December 21, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Global Clean Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Global Clean Energy is a vertically integrated renewable fuels innovator producing ultra-low carbon renewable fuels from patented nonfood camelina varieties. Our farm-to-fuel business model is designed to allow greater efficiencies, lowering our finished fuels’ carbon
December 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Repsol Honda Trial Team Perform First Test with Renewable Fuel
(Repsol Honda Team) Toni Bou and Gabriel Marcelli train with competition biofuel designed and produced at Repsol Technology Lab. -- The Repsol Honda trial team have carried out a first test with renewable fuel. Toni Bou and Gabriel Marcelli work with
December 21, 2022 Read Full Article
SUEZ and Waga Energy Commission Fifth Biogas Unit
(Bioenergy Insight) SUEZ and Waga Energy have commissioned a new Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) production unit at the Madaillan landfill in Milhac-d’Auberoche (southwestern France) - the fifth RNG production unit to be commissioned jointly by SUEZ and Waga Energy. Recovering RNG
December 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Fulcrum Saves Christmas: MSW-to-Fuels Production Begins at Sierra Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) From Nevada comes the long-awaited news that Fulcrum BioEnergy has successfully produced a low-carbon synthetic crude oil using landfill waste as a feedstock at its commercial-scale Sierra BioFuels Plant. Sierra is the first and at present the largest landfill
December 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Porsche Begins Production of ‘E-Fuel’ that Could Provide Gas Alternative Amid EV Push
by Michael Wayland (CNBC) -Porsche said Tuesday that a pilot plant in Chile started production of the alternative fuel, as it aims to produce millions of gallons by mid-decade. -Officials say e-fuels can act like gasoline, allowing vehicle owners a
December 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Truterra and Soil and Water Conservation Society-led Research Demonstrates Value of Cover Crops for the Environment
(Truterra/AgNewsWire) On-farm trials in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska[1] were net-carbon negative[2], cut erosion in half -- Truterra, LLC, the sustainability business of Land O’Lakes, Inc., and the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) announced preliminary findings from the first of a
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CropEnergies Diversifies Operations, Continues Production in UK
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) U.K. ethanol producer CropEnergies in early December announced that it will continue operations at its Ensus production plant in Wilton, U.K. The company also announced plans to build a renewable ethyl acetate plant in Germany. CropEnergies in
December 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Eni, Euglena, Petronas Explore Renewable Diesel, SAF Project in Malaysia
(Eni/Biobased Diesel Daily) Eni, Euglena and Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) announced Dec. 14 they are jointly studying the possibility of developing and operating a biorefinery in the Pengerang Integrated Complex, one of the largest integrated refinery and petrochemical developments in Southeast
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Alfa Laval to Supply Feedstock-Pretreatment Systems to CVR Energy
(Alfa Laval/Biobased Diesel Daily) Alfa Laval announced Dec. 14 that it has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of CVR Energy Inc., a U.S.-based renewable fuels and petroleum refining company, to supply processing systems for feedstock pretreatment*, part of
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Argent Energy to Construct Glycerin Refinery at Port of Amsterdam Biodiesel Plant
(Argent Energy/Biobased Diesel Daily) Argent Energy, a leading European manufacturer of biodiesel in the U.K. and the Netherlands, has begun groundworks for construction of a glycerin refinery in the Port of Amsterdam that will produce 50,000 tons of refined glycerin per
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Oxbow Crush Acquires Soybean Processing Plant, Completes Fundraising and Begins Plant Upgrade
(Oxbow Crush/Business Wire) The acquisition and facility upgrade will position the company to support the growing domestic demand for renewable fuels and global demand for soybean meal -- Oxbow Crush LLC (“Oxbow”), an independent soybean processor, is pleased to announce the
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Triumph Ready for Green Fuels: Ethanol Content in Moto2 Will Deliver Benefits for Road Bikes
by Dan Sutherland (Motor Cycle News) Triumph have announced they are working on more sustainable fuels for their grand prix race engines, as MotoGP series bosses Dorna aim to move the Moto2 class to ethanol-rich E40 by 2024. The Hinckley operation have
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Versalis, New Technology to Produce Enzymes for Second Generation Ethanol
(Eni) Versalis, Eni's chemical company, has acquired the technology to produce enzymes for second-generation ethanol from DSM, a global, purpose-led company in Health, Nutrition & Bioscience. The agreement has a strategic value for Versalis as it integrates with proprietary Proesa® technology,
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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Ginkgo Bioworks
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Ginkgo Bioworks—a synthetic biology company—is the leading horizontal platform for cell programming. Our mission is to make biology easier to engineer. Customers across industries leverage Ginkgo’s platform to solve some of the world’s most challenging
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H2OUSTON: An Old-School Energy Nexus Leans into the Chase for Net Zero
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Texas, Partners in Performance has released a comprehensive report on the future of hydrogen and, given the deep involvement of The Center for Houston’s Future, one should not keel over in surprise that “Houston holds strategic advantages
December 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Plug Power Set to Supply Nikola with Green Hydrogen
by Ariana Fine (NGT News) Plug Power and Nikola Corp. have executed a green hydrogen supply agreement. Plug will be supplying green hydrogen to Nikola starting January 1, 2023, with volumes ramping up to 125 tons per day (TPD) as Plug’s green hydrogen production
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New Clean Energy Station Delivers RNG to Amazon, Trucks Fleets Near Chicago
by Ariana Fine (NGT News) Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has opened another renewable natural gas (RNG) fueling station that will provide an anticipated 1.4 million gallons of fuel annually for Amazon and other truck fleets in the greater Chicago area. “The addition
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Agreement Signed for RNG-from-Landfill Project in Kentucky, US
(Bioenergy Insight) Vision RNG has announced a Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) agreement with the Laurel Ridge Landfill (a subsidiary of Waste Connections) in Corbin, Kentucky, US. The project will use produce 450,000 MMBtu of RNG annually that will be injected into
December 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine Launches Online “Biomethane Talks”
(Bioenergy Insight) The Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU) has launched a series of online meetings as part of a project entitled "Biomethane talks" with business representatives, experts and government agencies. During the first discussion on the topic "Biomethane industry:
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Ontario and Canada Investing in Clean Energy Production Using Forest Biomass
(Ontario Department of Natural Resources and Forestry) Funding will help establish Canada’s only renewable natural gas facility to exclusively use woody by-products -- The governments of Ontario and Canada are investing more than $11.3 million to expand CHAR Technologies’ facility
December 19, 2022 Read Full Article
BEEAH Group and Chinook Sciences Partner with Japan’s Air Water on First Waste to Hydrogen Plant
(Emirites News Agency) BEEAH Group, the Middle East’s sustainability pioneer, Chinook Sciences, UK’s innovator in waste to fuel technologies, and Air Water, a Japanese conglomerate with businesses relating to natural resources and industrial gas production, have signed a memorandum of understanding
December 19, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioplastics: A Crucial Pillar for Circular Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As society moves towards sustainable development and a circular economy, one aspect that needs urgent attention is the use of plastic and plastic-based products. Praj has been developing best-in-class, lowest-in-carbon, and lowest-cost technologies for Polylactic acid
December 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Latin America Emerging as Hot Spot for More Climate-Friendly Jet Fuel
by Allison Lampert and Oliver Griffin (Reuters) Latin America is drawing early investment for jet fuel produced from materials like forest residues and palm oil as emission-conscious airlines scour emerging markets for less-polluting fuel to power flights, industry executives say. ... While
December 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Investors Ramp up Pressure on Big Oil Firms to Set 2030 Climate Targets
by Ron Bousso and Sabrina Valle (Reuters) A group of investors has tabled resolutions urging four of the world's top oil and gas companies to set broad climate targets for 2030, reviving pressure on the sector after a year that saw