by Mark Pilling (GreenAir Online) ... P&WC’s announcement is the second sustainability initiative launched in Quebec in the past week, with Airbus joining the SAF+ Consortium, a group of aerospace companies and research institutions that is seeking to transform Montreal
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Back TO HOMEEU SAF Blending Mandate Proposals Ambitious but Feasible, Says SkyNRG Analysis Report
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) An analysis by major sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) supplier SkyNRG of the European Commission’s ReFuelEU Aviation initiative, part of the ‘Fit for 55’ package of legislative proposals unveiled last week, shows around 300 SAF plants
July 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Recycling Plastic Has Been an Uphill Challenge. Could Chemical Recycling Change That?
(PBS NewsHour) Plastic pollution is a global threat on our lands and seas. Since World War II, we have created over 9 billion cubic tons of it, yet its recycling remains extremely limited. As part of our "Breakthroughs" series, Miles
July 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Big Oil Companies Push Hydrogen as Green Alternative, but Obstacles Remain
by Sarah McFarlane (Wall Street Journal) BP, Shell want to make the gas using renewable energy, but doing so remains expensive -- Big oil companies have long touted hydrogen energy as a way to reduce carbon emissions. Now they are grappling with how to
July 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon-Capture Pipelines Offer Climate Aid; Activists Wary
by Stephen Groves (Associated Press) Two companies seeking to build thousands of miles of pipeline across the Midwest are promising the effort will aid rather than hinder the fight against climate change, though some environmental groups remain skeptical. The pipelines would stretch
July 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Frontline BioEnergy Delivers Plant Modules to Stine Seed Farms in Joint Pyrolysis Project
(Frontline Bioenergy) On June 8th, Frontline BioEnergy delivered the final module of the Stine pyrolysis plant to the project site in Redfield, Iowa. The Stine pyrolysis project, a collaboration between Stine Seed Farms and Frontline BioEnergy, will transform biomass into biochar
July 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Circla Nordic Debuts, Backed by ECCO Investment, Utilizing Bio2Oil Hydrothermal Liquefaction Technology for Biocrude
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Denmark, ECCO Investment has made a key investment in Bio2Oil technology and a new company has been formed, Circla Nordic, to stress the circular nature/sustainability of the technology. The company has also received notice of
July 26, 2021 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Photolysis – Splitting Water with Photons to Make Hydrogen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As we conclude Gas Week here in Digestville, we’d like to share this intelligent and thoughtful summary of photolysis – that is, splitting water with photons to make hydrogen, that’s available on the internet but
July 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Green Hydrogen: What’s Really Real in a Gathering of Haters, Hypers, Pettifoggers, Filibusters, and Transformative Technologies Like You’ve Never Ever Seen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) On June 7, 2021, the US Department of Energy launched the Hydrogen Shot, which got kinda mixed up with the Moderna and Pfizer shots in the Battle for The Nation’s Attention that erupts on Facebook each
July 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Fuels of the Future
(Wärtsilä/Hellenic Shipping News) How do you create carbon neutral, synthetic fuels? Where can they be used? What can be done to accelerate decarbonisation – and, eventually, to replace the use of fossil fuels altogether? – Meet Power-to-X, the new superhero. Decarbonisation
July 26, 2021 Read Full Article
This Vodka Helps Fight Climate Change
(CNN) Vodka is usually made from fermented grains, like rye. But Air Company's spirit is made out of captured carbon dioxide emissions. READ MORE/WATCH VIDEO From CO2 To Vodka: Air Company Launches World’s First Carbon-Negative Spirit (Forbes) This carbon-negative vodka comes from
July 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Department of Energy Awards $127 Million to Bring Innovative Clean Energy Technologies to Market
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy continues to power the clean energy revolution among American small businesses and entrepreneurs with awards totaling $127 million to support 110 innovative projects – each focused on tackling the climate crisis by harnessing market-oriented
July 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Can the Airline Industry Live without Fossil Fuels?
by Josh Owens (Oilprice.com) ... (T)he aviation industry accounts for only 2% of global emissions. ... Biofuels are fuels manufactured from organic materials, normally crops, wood, or waste. While they do produce carbon when burned, the theory is that the carbon
July 23, 2021 Read Full Article
IOC to Build India's First Green Hydrogen Plant at Mathura Refinery
(PTI/Economic Times) Hydrogen is the latest buzz for meeting the world's energy needs. Hydrogen, in itself, is a clean fuel but manufacturing it is energy-intensive and has carbon byproducts. -- India's largest oil firm IOC will build the nation's first
July 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Eni and the Nairobi Office of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation Sign a Memorandum to Develop Joint Initiatives in Kenya
(Eni) Eni, through its subsidiary Eni Kenya, and the Nairobi Office of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) signed today, at the presence of the Ambassador of Italy to Kenya Alberto Pieri, a Memorandum of Understanding to identify possible collaboration
July 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Tidewater Midstream Announces the Creation of Tidewater Renewables and Capitalization via Initial Public Offering
(Tidewater Midstream/CISION) Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. ("Tidewater Midstream") is pleased to announce the creation of Tidewater Renewables Ltd. ("Tidewater Renewables") as a wholly owned subsidiary. Tidewater Renewables has been formed to become a multi-faceted, energy transition company focusing on the
July 23, 2021 Read Full Article
The Race for Limestone as Climate Change’s Big Solution: Sulzer, Blue Planet Sign Key Partnership
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Sulzer and Blue Planet have signed a significant partnership for converting CO2 into limestone. ... Sulzer is enabling the further development and optimization of Blue Planet’s innovative carbon mineralization process for carbon capture, utilization and storage
July 23, 2021 Read Full Article
We Have the Technology, but Where Is the Fuel?
by FLSmidth (International Cement Review) A document issued by the Portland Cement Association calls for greater support for the cement industry to enable increased use of AFs. “There is a tremendous opportunity to reuse the millions of tons of plastic
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Companies for Net Zero Holds Informative and Dynamic Session on Financing RNG Projects
(Waste Advantage Magazine) On Thursday, May 20, Companies for Net Zero (formerly Companies for Zero Waste) held a great, informative session on Financing RNG Projects. The event kicked off with a discussion on “Cutting Edge Funding and Contractual Structures for Successful RNG
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Cummins Tests Hydrogen Fueled Internal Combustion Engine
(HDT Trucking Info) Following the proof-of-concept testing, the company plans to evaluate the hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine in a variety of on- and off-highway applications. -- Cummins began testing a hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine.The proof-of-concept test is building on Cummins’
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Opal Fuels Invests in Indiana RNG Facility
by Michael Bates (NGT News) OPAL Fuels LLC, a Fortistar portfolio company and producer and distributor of renewable natural gas (RNG), has announced an investment in Bio Town Biogas. The RNG production facility, located in Indiana, will feature a large-scale dairy digester
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
CIM Group Invests in Renewable Natural Gas
by Michael Bates (NGT News) Los Angeles-based CIM Group has announced a significant investment in an affiliate of MAS CanAm LLC, the holding company for all of the renewable natural gas (RNG) activities undertaken by MAS Energy LLC, a privately held,
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
The World’s Biggest Governments Are Still Propping up Fossil Fuels
by Nathaniel Bullard (Bloomberg Quint) ... The full breadth of government support, however, covers a lot more than lowering the price tags consumers see. It also includes investment by state-owned companies, budgetary transfers, tax breaks, and concessional grants and loans
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Lawsuits Target Exxon’s Social Media ‘Green Washing’
by Maxine Joselow (E&E News Climatewire) Two years ago, Exxon Mobil Corp. took to Twitter to promote its research into algae biofuel. The oil giant tweeted a photo of swirling beakers of bright green liquid to its hundreds of thousands of followers. "We’re researching
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Increase in Ethanol Capacities to Improve Credit Profile of Sugar Mills in FY23: Report
(Outlook India) Higher ethanol supplies due to enhanced distillery capacities and improving inventory position are likely to improve the credit profile of integrated sugar mills in 2022-23, according to a report. Advancement of Ethanol Blended Petrol-EBP20 along with favourable policies such as
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Maersk Broker Advisory Services Launch Partnership with McKinsey & Company to Assist the Maritime Industry in Its Decarbonisation Journey
(Maersk) Maersk Broker Advisory Services and McKinsey & Company have joined forces to assist shipowners and operators in defining their decarbonisation roadmap and strategy. Based on market research from Maersk Broker Advisory Services and an AI-based solution from McKinsey’s QuantumBlack,
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
The Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to National Hydrogen Strategies: Germany
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As we continue with Gas Week, we’re providing you with 10 National Hydrogen Strategies between now and Friday. Today: Germany. READ MORE
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
The Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to National Hydrogen Strategies: France
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As we continue with Gas Week, we’re providing you with 10 National Hydrogen Strategies between now and Friday. Today: France. READ MORE
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
An Open Letter to President Biden on Competition for Climate Change Reduction Businesses
by Bob Kozak (Atlantic Biomass/Biofuels Digest) Dear President Biden, For someone who says competition is the key to American economic success, “A fair, open, and competitive marketplace has long been a cornerstone of the American economy, while excessive market concentration threatens basic
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Decarbonizing the Air Transportation Sector: New Guidelines for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Greenhouse Gas Emission Accounting and Insetting Launched
(Smart Freight Centre) Smart Freight Centre and MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics launch new greenhouse gas accounting and insetting guidelines for sustainable aviation fuel -- The air transportation industry is responsible for a significant amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
July 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Keysight's Test Solutions Selected by Bioenzymatic Fuel Cells to Understand the Behavior and Characteristics of Biofuel Cells
(Keysight Technologies/Yahoo! Finance) Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced that Bioenzymatic Fuel Cells (BeFC), an innovator of bio enzymatic fuel
July 21, 2021 Read Full Article
The Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to National Hydrogen Strategies: Canada
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As we continue with Gas Week, we’re providing you with 10 National Hydrogen Strategies between now and Friday. Today, the Big Hockey Stick, that is to say, Canada and its desire for this sector to
July 21, 2021 Read Full Article
The Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to National Hydrogen Strategies: The United States of America
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As we continue with Gas Week, we’re providing you with 10 National Hydrogen Strategies between now and Friday. Today, the Big Kahuna (or Enchilada, if you like), the US, where actions have been lagging but
July 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Notes from the Bar None Ranch: The New Sheriff in Nitrogenville, Pivot Bio, Raises Another $430M
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) News arrives from Berkeley and Pivot Bio that the company has raised $430 million in its Series D venture round, led by DCVC and Temasek, bringing the total equity raised to more than $600 million.
July 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Airbus Joins Canada’s SAF+ Consortium to Accelerate Development of New Technology
(Airbus/Biobased Diesel Daily) Airbus and the Montreal, Canada-based SAF+ Consortium have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate with major Canadian aviation industry players on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) development and production in North America. Airbus will be investing through
July 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Project to Run UK Locomotive on Biogas, Hydrogen Receives Gov’t Funding
(Bioenergy Insight) UK rail freight provider Freightliner, working in partnership with a consortium of specialist suppliers, has secured government funding to develop a dual-fuel solution for the Class 66 locomotive. The technology, utilising biogas and hydrogen, is one of the 30
July 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Why Brazil Is Expected to See a Corn Ethanol Boom
(BN Americas) Brazil’s corn ethanol production is expected to triple by 2030, according to Beatriz Pupo (pictured, left), biofuel senior analyst of S&P Global Platts Analytics. The projected growth reflects the stagnation of the availability of sugarcane as raw material for ethanol
July 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Green Fuels Research Wins Innovate UK Funding for PoWGEN Aquaculture Waste-to-Power Generation Project in Vietnam
(Green Fuels Research) Green Fuels Research, in partnership with the School of Chemical Engineering, Hà Nội University of Science and Technology (HUST) has been awarded grant funding by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, under Energy Catalyst 8 to conduct a
July 20, 2021 Read Full Article
The Road to Net Zero: Kao Data Becomes First UK Data Centre To Transition From Diesel To Renewable HVO Fuel
(Kao Data) • Partnership with Crown Oil sees Kao Data become UK’s first data centre operator to fuel all their back-up generators with HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) fuel in place of traditional diesel As a clean, renewable diesel alternative, HVO
July 20, 2021 Read Full Article
The Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to National Hydrogen Strategies: Finland
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Finns are flying when it comes to hydrogen and, even better, this national hydrogen strategy has some great green hydrogen factoids and charts whether hydrogen in Scandinavia tickles your fancy or not. For mobility,
July 20, 2021 Read Full Article
The Digest’s Green Hydrogen Horizons
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s Gas Week here in Digestville, all this week we’re highlighting new technologies, commercial breakthroughs and new strategies relating to the production of, applications for, or the avoidannce of: Green Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Syngas. Later
July 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Spain: Repsol and Talgo Will Develop Renewable Hydrogen-Powered Train
(Repsol/NGV Journal) Repsol and Talgo will jointly develop projects to promote the creation of renewable hydrogen-powered trains and promote emission-free rail transport in the Iberian Peninsula. The agreement has been signed by Repsol’s Executive Director of Industrial Transformation and Circular Economy
July 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Ameresco Reaches Commercial Operation of Landfill Gas to Renewable Natural Gas Plant
(Ameresco) Innovative renewable natural gas plant at McCarty Road Landfill reached commercial operations in Q2 2021 -- Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), ), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced that it achieved commercial operations at its landfill gas
July 19, 2021 Read Full Article
ReCarbon Executes Multi-Site Landfill Gas to Hydrogen Agreement with H2Renewables
(ReCarbon) ReCarbon, Inc., (https://recarboninc.com) the developer of the patented Plasma Carbon Conversion Unit (PCCU), a combustion-free, climate-positive greenhouse gas utilization technology, announced the execution of a supply agreement with Cleveland, Tennessee-based landfill gas to hydrogen project developer, H2Renewables, LLC. This follows
July 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Top 10 Slide Guides of 2021 so Far
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Like a cool glass of lemonade on a hot summer day, the first half of 2021 was a bit more refreshing and uplifting than 2020. The Digest brings you the hottest Top 10 slide guides
July 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: Bio2oil
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Bio2oil was founded with the aim of commercializing the Hydrothermal Liquefaction technology (HTL). It’s a process that converts biomass to liquid fuel in the presence of water. We focus on getting the process efficient and
July 16, 2021 Read Full Article
We Can Love Electric Cars, but Let’s Not Spurn Biofuels
by Dan Morgan (The Globalist) Right now, electric cars have the momentum and the “inevitability” narrative on their side. Is the idea of pursuing two paths forward a waste of money? ... The Biden administration’s ambitious infrastructure proposal sets aside $174
July 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Avolta Breaks Ground on First of 2 Biogas Projects in Arizona
(Avolta/Biomass Magazine) Avolta, a renewable energy company focused on originating, developing, owning, and operating renewable natural gas (RNG) projects, and its regional development partner, Atlas Global Holdings LLC, held an official groundbreaking to kick off the first of two RNG Projects
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Indonesia Bets on Biofuels over Oil, but Electric Vehicles Could Render Both Moot
by Hans Nicholas Jong (Mongabay/Eco-Business) Increased adoption of electric vehicles could render redundant Indonesia’s biofuel infrastructure, which the government is touting as its chosen alternative to fossil fuels. The rapid development of electric vehicles looks set to overtake the biofuel infrastructure
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Springboard Biodiesel Enables US Military Base to Save Nearly $5 Million in Fuel Costs and Mitigate 4,875 Tons of CO2e
(Springboard Biodiesel/EIN Presswire) Used cooking oil can be turned into low-carbon biodiesel anywhere people are fed for about $1 per gallon with a Springboard Biodiesel BioPro™ system. -- Springboard Biodiesel, the leading small-scale biodiesel processing company in the United States, shared
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Cory Switches Iconic Thames Tugs to Biofuels as Part of Net-Zero Drive
(Biofuels International) Cory has announced that its fleet of tugs will run on biofuel. The move follows successful trials that have resulted in a reduction of net carbon dioxide emissions by 90% – a major step in decarbonising the company’s
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
MicroBioGen's Game-Changing Second-Generation Bioethanol Research
by Melody Labinsky (Farm Weekly) For Australian biotechnology company MicroBioGen, the solution to creating more commercially viable bioethanol 'just grew on them'. The company has been able to demonstrate the production of both high-protein food and low carbon bioethanol from non-food material
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Summit Agricultural Group Announces Acquisition of Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy, LLC and Development of North American's Largest Wheat Protein Ingredients Production Facility
(Summit Agricultural Group) Summit Agricultural Group, through its investment affiliate Summit Ag Investors (collectively “Summit”), is pleased to announce the acquisition of Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy (“Prairie Horizon”), a biorefinery in Phillipsburg, Kansas. Summit will construct a state-of-the-art wheat protein ingredients
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Boeing and SkyNRG Partner to Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuels Globally
(Boeing) - Partnership builds on Boeing's industry leadership and SkyNRG's pioneering approach to scaling SAF demand and supply - Boeing to invest in SkyNRG Americas' first dedicated U.S. production facility for SAF - Facility will establish SAF supply for airports, airlines, Boeing
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Bio-beds for the Olympics, Bolt Threads Boost, Microbes, Leather Alternatives, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of July 15th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) With the Olympics starting next week, we are hearing about biobased innovations taking place in this much anticipated and COVID-disrupted Olympic Games in Japan, like the 18,000 cardboard bedframes and polyethylene fiber mattresses that can
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Alternative Fuels and Chemicals Coalition Conference and Expo --- November 14-16, 2021 --- National Harbor, MD Recorded Presentations Published
This is the FIRST AFCC Global Biobased Economy Conference! The conference will focus on promoting the USDA's BioPreferred® Program* throughout this two-day conference and exhibition. To kick off the event there will be a reception on Sunday evening, November 14,
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
A ‘Sea Tractor’ Harvests and Replants Carbon-Capturing Seaweed at This Floating Farm
by Adele Peters (Fast Company) Seaweed farming could be a potent weapon in the fight against climate change. But can it scale? -- In a series of floating seaweed farms off the coast of Bali, Indonesia, a catamaran travels back
July 14, 2021 Read Full Article
JetBlue Starts Using Sustainable Aviation Fuels at Los Angeles International
by Linnea Ahlgren (Simple Flying) JetBlue announced Monday that it had entered into an agreement with World Fuel Services and World Energy for the supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at Los Angeles International Airport. The airline says SAF will
July 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Haldor Topsoe to Build Catalyst Plant in the U.S. to Meet Increasing Demand for Refining Catalysts
by Svend Ravn (Haldor Topsoe) • Topsoe will build a 15,000 ton per year hydroprocessing catalyst plant at the company’s existing Bayport production site in Pasadena, Harris County, Texas. The plant will increase production capacity of Topsoe’s TK catalyst family
July 14, 2021 Read Full Article
SWISS Becomes First Commercial Airline to Fly from Switzerland with Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(SWISS) SWISS has established the first-ever end-to-end logistics chain for importing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Switzerland in collaboration with various partners. This makes SWISS the first commercial airline to use SAF in its scheduled flight operations from Switzerland. Thanks to
July 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Vattenfall and Preem Take Their Fossil-Free Hydrogen Biofuel Collaboration to the Next Level
(Preem) According to a study conducted in the spring, the Preem Lysekil plant is very well suited for an electrolysis plant for hydrogen biofuel production. Carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced by at least 80 percent for hydrogen that is produced
July 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Using Cycloalkanes for Jet Fuel: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Ethanol-Derived Jet Blending Components
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) LanzaTech, Purdue and PNNL are working together to develop a commercially viable process to convert an ethanol-derived olefin intermediate into a jet-range hydrocarbon with 60 wt.% yield to cycloalkanes and demonstrate its commercial utility as
July 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Thoughts by Russ: Building a Future We Want
by Russ Freeman (Biofuels Digest) One must wonder what a future Circular Economy might hold and whether we really want one? Since a tipping point seems to have passed in the swing toward such an economy, we need to rather urgently consider how
July 14, 2021 Read Full Article
HYVIA: Renault’s New Path to Green Hydrogen-Powered Mobility
(Renault/NGV Journal) Renault and Plug Power have revealed plans for its HYVIA project. ‘HY’ for hydrogen, ‘VIA’ for road, HYVIA builds on the expertise of Plug Power and a network of more than 100 refueling stations that dispense over 40 tons of
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Bioenergy Devco Celebrates Opening of Maryland Anaerobic Digester
(Bioenergy Devco/Biomass Magazine) Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, County Executive Calvin Ball, Director of Maryland Environmental Service (MES), Charles Glass and representatives from the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) gathered at Bioenergy Devco’s new anaerobic digestion facility in Jessup, Maryland, on July 7 to celebrate near completion
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
FS to Develop BECCS Project at Brazilian Biorefinery
(FS/Ethanol Producer Magazine) FS, the first and largest Brazilian company to produce ethanol, animal nutrition and bioenergy products exclusively from corn, brings innovation with a project to implement a revolutionary system utilizing proven technology: the BECCS - bioenergy with carbon capture
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
An Important Step on the Road to Decarbonising Heavy Duty Trucks in Germany: Liqvis GmbH, L.I.T. Cargo GmbH and IVECO Magirus AG Collaborate on a Flagship Project Using 100% Physical BIO-LNG
(Uniper) Liqvis GmbH and L.I.T. Cargo GmbH came to an agreement to use sustainably produced BIO-LNG as part of a short-term flagship project. As part of the project, the Liqvis site in Hamm, Germany, provided physical BIO-LNG to the site of
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Fortescue Future Industries signs Option Agreement with TasPorts for Land and Operating Access for Green Hydrogen Plant
(Fortescue Future Industries) Australian Fortescue Future Industries Pty Ltd (FFI) has signed an Option Agreement with Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd (TasPorts) to exclusively negotiate all land and operating access requirements for its proposed 250 megawatt (MW) green hydrogen plant
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Nebraska Corn Board Targets Motorists in California through Ethanol Infrastructure Grant
(KUVR/Nebraska Corn Board) The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) has long provided infrastructure grants to fuel retailers and supported local ethanol expansion within the state. To complement this work, NCB is additionally boosting ethanol demand in population-dense areas, like California. NCB recently
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Metro's Waste Hauler Switches to Renewable Diesel, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
by Arashi Young (Oregon Metro) ... Last August Metro made the switch to renewable diesel in its waste hauling operations resulting in at least a 65% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions. Jenna Garmon, Metro’s sustainability manager, visited the Metro Council work session
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
LanzaTech and lululemon Partner to Create the First Fabric Using Recycled Carbon Emissions
(LanzaTech) Partnership includes India Glycols Limited and Far Eastern New Century -- Biotechnology company LanzaTech today announced it has partnered with lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU), an athletic apparel company, to create the world’s first yarn and fabric using recycled carbon emissions
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
German Supermarket Cooperative, Iveco, Shell Unveil Biogas Truck Pilot
(Iveco/NGV Journal) As the use of bio-LNG is gaining traction in Germany, energy company Shell is supplying this sustainable fuel to EDEKA Minden-Hannover and two other customers in a pilot project. Each participant will run three trucks on the biomethane provided
July 12, 2021 Read Full Article
British Columbia Hydrogen Strategy Provides Vision for Clean-Energy Future
(British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation and Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy) The Government of British Columbia is releasing its hydrogen strategy – a blueprint for how renewable and low-carbon hydrogen will support its climate goals and
July 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Racing ahead with Biofuels – Bentley, BMW, Porsche, Others Embrace Biofuels
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Bentley’s Continental GT3 Pikes Peak racecar proved to be fastest racecar running on renewable fuel at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2021, beating out all other sustainability-focused entrants (like Tesla’s Model S and an Acura
July 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Trail of the Low-Carbon Footprint
by Anjaly Thomas (Khaleej Times) ... While individuals are doing their fair share in a bid to save the planet, Neutral Fuels, the first biorefinery in the Middle East and the largest producer of biofuel in the Gulf region, founded by
July 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Replacing Antibiotics to Slash Yield Loss: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to MelioPeptide Systems
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Melio Peptide Systems’ Dara Djafarian shared the latest on their anti-microbial technology to replace antibiotics in industrial fermentation in this short and sweet slide guide. How Melio’s technology is designed to integrate directly into proprietary
July 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Clariant and India Glycols Biobased Ethylene Oxide JV, Biobased travel and Lamps, Faster Forest Regeneration, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of July 8th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) News came this week that Clariant and India Glycols established a joint venture to produce biobased ethylene oxide derivatives for home and personal care markets. With travel now returning in many places, biobased luggage using
July 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels Feedstock List Should Be Enlarged to Meet EU Target: Industry
by Sean Goulding Carroll (EURACTIV.com) The list of EU-approved sustainable fuel sources should be expanded to meet the higher targets for second-generation biofuels under the updated renewable energy directive, according to the advanced biofuels industry. ... The leaked draft also includes an increase
July 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Avangrid Outlines US Green Hydrogen Vision
(ReNewsBiz) Avangrid has submitted green hydrogen project concepts on the US east and west coasts in response to the Department of Energy’s request for information (RfI). The green hydrogen project concepts are in the states of Connecticut, New York, Maine, Oregon and
July 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Indonesia's B30 Program to Drive Global Biodiesel Production in 2021-2030: Report
by Aditya Kondalamahanty (S&P Global) Indonesia's use of palm oil to make biodiesel to rise by 23% by 2030; Biodiesel use projected to increase by 7% over coming decade; Palm oil production expected to weaken on sustainability, land constraints Indonesia will be the main
July 08, 2021 Read Full Article
On the Path to Net Zero, Canada Must Grow a Circular Bioeconomy
by Sandy Ferguson and Rob van Adrichem (SF Consulting and City of Prince George respectively/Biofuels Digest) Bathroom sinks made of wood fibre, energy derived from garbage, skyscrapers built of cross-laminated timber, and carbon fibre that is used in Formula 1
July 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Xebec to Deliver 18 Units of RNG Production Platform
by Michael Bates (NGT News) Xebec Adsorption Inc. has signed a master service agreement (MSA) with a U.S.-based renewable natural gas (RNG) dairy farm project developer for the purchase of BGX Biostream units. The MSA will support the order of an initial
July 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Playing the Long Game: ExxonMobil Gambles on Algae Biofuel
by Carly Nairn (Mongabay) - Algae biofuel initially looked promising, but a few key problems have thwarted major research efforts, including development of a strain of algae able to produce plentiful cheap fuel, and scaling up to meet global energy
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Bamboo: A Substitute for Wood for Biofuel
(Bio Market Insights) ... recently, bamboo has caught their eye, as evidenced in a study made in Indonesia which we discuss, as it presents a future in sustainable energy. Bamboo is one of the most productive and fastest growing plants on the
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Manta Wins MEIA 2021 Pitch Finale; MD Clean Energy Startups Shine
(Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator) MEIA 's 2021 Pitch Competition was a smashing success. Congratulations to Grand Prize winner Manta Biofuel, and Audience Choice co-winners InventWood and Manta Biofuel. Did you miss the event? Watch the video and pitches here. Owings Mills-based Manta
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
TotalEnergies and Veolia Join Forces to Develop CO2-based Microalgae Cultivation to Produce Next-generation Biofuels
(TotalEnergies and Veolia/Business Wire) TotalEnergies and Veolia (Paris:VIE) have joined forces to accelerate the development of microalgae cultivation using CO2. The two partners will pool their know-how to develop a four-year research project at the La Mède biorefinery, operated by TotalEnergies,
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Green Science Alliance Has Developed SOFC (Solid Oxide Fuel Cell) Which Can Produce Electricity with Bio-Ethanol
(Green Science Alliance/PR Newswire) Green Science Alliance has been developing various types of electrode and solid electrolyte for SOFC. This time, Dr. Hideki Yoshioka and Dr. Ryohei Mori at Green Science Alliance have created SOFC which can produce electricity not with hydrogen, but with bio-ethanol. Electronic
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Carnarvon Commences Renewable Fuels Business Venture
(Carnavon Petroleum) Carnarvon forms a joint venture to produce renewable diesel and other sustainable products • The initiative enhances Carnarvon’s ESG profile ahead of Dorado financing and development • Provides Carnarvon with a pathway to minimise its future emissions intensity • Complements the
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Bioresources within a Net-Zero Emissions Economy: Making a Sustainable Approach Possible
(Energy Transitions Commission) In its new report Bioresources within a Net-Zero Emissions Economy, the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) makes plain that, while bioresources are in principle renewable, not all forms of biomass use are beneficial from an environmental perspective: not all biomass
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Fulcrum BioEnergy Completes Construction of the Sierra BioFuels Plant
(Fulcrum BioEnergy/PR Newswire) World's First Garbage to Zero-Carbon Transportation Fuels Plant Has Begun Start-up and Commissioning -- Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc., a pioneer in the production of low-carbon fuels, announced today that it has completed construction on the world's first commercial-scale plant
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture Is a No-Brainer Solution for Companies Facing Net-Zero Policy Goals
by Ian Palmer (Biofuels Digest) ... Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an escape hatch, or an offset, to be used if there are “leftover” GHG emissions. If a country is on a pathway to reduce GHG to zero by a
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Why Embracing Failure Is Good for Business
by Cynthia Thyfault (Global BioFuture Solutions/Biofuels Digest) ... I feel that same fear of rejection when I talk to my clients about putting together a comprehensive risk analysis. These emotions rise to the surface because of the fear that a potential
July 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Babcock & Wilcox Assists Amager Resource Center’s Application to E.U. to Fund Innovative Carbon Capture Project in Denmark
(Babcock & Wilcox) Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) (NYSE: BW) Environmental announced today that it will support Amager Resource Center’s (ARC) application for more than €120 million ($140 million USD) in European Union funding to build an advanced carbon dioxide (CO2)
July 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Top 10 Top Stories of 2021 so Far
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) 2021 so far is better than 2020 in many aspects – like a summer sunflower, things are looking up and opening up again in some parts of the world as vaccines are rolled out, especially
July 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Maersk Carbon Tax Proposal May Provide Advantage
by Stefka Wechsler (Argus Media) Danish shipping company Maersk's proposal for a $450/t tax on carbon could give it a competitive advantage over others in the industry given its size and financial stability. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires that vessels cut their
July 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Total, Engie and CMA CGM Plan First Bio-LNG Production Unit in France
(TotalEnergies/Elengy/NGV Journal) EveRé, operator of the multi-process household waste treatment plant commissioned by Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence; the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics; Elengy, a subsidiary of Engie, operating LNG terminals at Fos-sur-Mer; and TotalEnergies, a global multi-energy
July 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Wisconsin Logistics Operator Invests in Its Own Bio-CNG Refueling Facility
(OPAL Fuels) OPAL Fuels LLC, a vertically integrated producer and distributor of renewable natural gas for heavy-duty truck fleets, announced a contract with Contract Transport Services (CTS) to sell 15 million gasoline gallon equivalents (GGE) of biomethane and build the station
July 06, 2021 Read Full Article
NYK Conducts Trial Use of Biofuel to Advance Decarbonization
(Hellenic Shipping News) In June, NYK bulk carrier Frontier Jacaranda conducted a trial use of biofuel made from waste cooking oil collected and refined in Singapore. The test run was performed in cooperation with Anglo American, a global mining company,
July 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Korean Air Partners with Hyundai Oilbank to Adopt Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Korean Air) Korean Air signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hyundai Oilbank, a leading petroleum and refinery company in Korea, regarding the manufacturing and usage of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Through the partnership, Korean Air hopes to not only counter climate
July 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon-Negative Bioplastic Made from Air, Invasive Plants Turned into Yoga Mats, Cultured Chicken Progress, Renewable Fiber Innovations, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of July 2nd
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) We’ve covered food made from air here, but Germany-based company Made of Air has developed a bioplastic derived from burnt plant and forestry waste, or biochar, that can be used in many ways. So far, H&M’s sunglasses
July 02, 2021 Read Full Article
DOE Helps Commercialize Promising Energy Technologies
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Department of Energy on June 24 announced it will award $30 million to 68 projects that aim to accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies, including those related to biofuels, bioenergy and bioproducts. The
July 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Pyrolysis Network Meeting: From Waste Plastics to ‘Green’ Raw Material
by Pierre Gielen (Circular Biobased Delta) The chemical industry of the future will no longer run solely on petroleum, but partly on waste plastics, agricultural residues and household waste. It will be possible thanks to pyrolysis: a technology that seems
July 01, 2021 Read Full Article
RNG Projects in Arizona Pave Way for Sustainable Energy Future
(Southwest Gas/In Maricopa) Southwest Gas is working to bring a clean, renewable source of energy to market from unconventional origins you might not think of when warming homes, washing or drying clothes or cooking a great meal. Meet renewable natural gas (RNG). RNG
July 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Maire Tecnimont Group and Fersam Team up to Develop Green Ammonia and Bio-ethanol Projects in Latin America
(NextChem) Maire Tecnimont Group’s subsidiaries NextChem and MET Development have reached an agreement with FerSam Uruguay S.A. (FerSam), part of FerSam Group, to develop projects for the production of green ammonia and bio-ethanol in Latin America. Under the agreement, Maire Tecnimont Group’s
July 01, 2021 Read Full Article
50% Energy Savings: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Yilkins
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here’s the latest on energy efficient biomass drying and torrefaction equipment which uses 50% less energy than traditional technologies and reduces total supply chain costs (transport, storage, footprint), with a cost per gigajoule equal or better
July 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Scania and FlixBus Unveil First Long-Distance Coach Powered by Biogas
(Scania and Gasum/NGV Journal) Scania, mobility provider FlixBus and Gasum have partnered to launch the first international coach running on biomethane, which will operate the Stockholm-Oslo route. Powered by bio-LNG, the vehicle will reduce climate impact and contribute to a fossil-free
July 01, 2021 Read Full Article
$19 Trillion Captured Carbon Market – How Will We Reward Carbon’s Hunters and Gatherers?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The IPCC forecast seen below tells the tale of how the next 50 years will play out in climate action. There’s going to be a demand to remove 50 gigatons of carbon emissions through abatement (wind,
July 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Los Alamos National Laboratory and Oberon Fuels Receive Department of Energy Funding to Produce Renewable Hydrogen from Renewable DME (rDME)
(Oberon Fuels) Project will develop novel pathway to reducing carbon content of global hydrogen supply; Converting renewable DME into hydrogen will solve vexing issues related to hydrogen production, transport and storage and open up new feedstocks for cost-effective renewable hydrogen
June 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Greasezilla Announces $8M Investment from Sheltowee CleanTech Fund
(WaterWorld) Greasezilla is actively seeking new FOG (fats, oils and grease) processing locations nationwide for joint ventures with government and private operators -- Downey Ridge Environmental Company, developer of Greasezilla™ FOG separation and processing systems, announces that Sheltowee CleanTech Fund I,
June 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Axne Urges Lawmakers to Address Biofuels in Infrastructure Bill
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, is encouraging House and Senate leadership to include provisions to help increase the use and production of biofuels in the final language of the upcoming infrastructure legislation. Axne on June 25 sent
June 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Vertoro Scores $2.4M EU Grant for Lignin/2G Ethanol Plant in Rotterdam
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In the Netherlands, Ship & Bunker reports that Vertoro has won a EUR2 million grant from the ReactEU program to build a 50,000 metric ton cellulosic ethanol facility and 125,000 ton lignin-based Goldilocks crude oil facility
June 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Green Fuels Wins Grant for Fish Waste-to-Power Generation Project in Vietnam
(Green Fuels/Biobased Diesel Daily) Green Fuels Research, in partnership with the School of Chemical Engineering, Hà Nội University of Science and Technology, has been awarded grant funding by Innovate U.K., the U.K.’s innovation agency, under Energy Catalyst 8 to conduct
June 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Province in Talks to Extend Come By Chance Refinery's Financial Lifeline
(CBC/Yahoo! News) In another sign that that a restart is increasingly likely, the provincial government has confirmed that talks are ongoing to extend a financial lifeline for the idled Come By Chance refinery as negotiations for a possible sale and conversion
June 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Gov. Edwards, Chalmette Refining Announce Potential $550 Million Renewable Diesel Project
(Office of the Governor of Louisiana) Gov. John Bel Edwards and PBF Chalmette Refinery Manager Steven Krynski announced the company is studying the possible conversion of an idled refinery unit into a renewable diesel production complex. The refinery’s parent company, PBF
June 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Prime the Pump: C-Stores Stand Ready to Offer E15 Nationwide
by Steve Lang (Vital) E15 compatible with nearly all existing fuel infrastructure -- For the 2,300 C-stores across the country that currently carry E15, it’s the fuel’s bottom-line positives that have given those owners an advantage over their competitors. E15—often marketed
June 29, 2021 Read Full Article
IAG Cargo Partners with Kuehne+Nagel and Neste to Launch First Net Zero Carbon Charter Chain with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Neste) IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, completed its first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) charter chain of 16 flights from Stuttgart to Atlanta last week. Working with their partner Kuehne+Nagel, IAG Cargo sourced 1.2 million litres of Neste
June 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Reality Check for USDA's Climate Agenda
by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) The agriculture industry is anxiously waiting to see how the Biden administration intends to enlist more producers to adopt climate-friendly farm practices. But even as corporations are eager to buy offsets from farmers who
June 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon Savings: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj’s Efficiency Breakthroughs
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Take a look at reducing carbon intensity of ethanol plants using innovative modernization techniques in this illuminating slide guide from Shrikant Rathi, the general manager (Americas) for Praj. Shrikant shares how to maximize your margins,
June 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Six Reasons to Support a Blender’s Tax Credit for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Alexander Laska (Third Way/Biofuels Digest) ... According to the International Civil Aviation Organization, one of the most impactful things we can do to reduce aviation emissions is get more sustainable aviation fuel —”drop-in” fuels that can be used in today’s aircraft and
June 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Cathay and SIA Latest Asia-Pacific Carriers to Join the 2050 Net Zero Emissions Movement
by Mark Pilling (GreenAir Online) Cathay Pacific Airways and Singapore Airlines have formally announced they will be joining other members of their airline alliances – oneworld and Star Alliance respectively – by committing to achieve net zero carbon emissions by
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
E-Fuels Development for Aviation Gets a Boost with Germany’s New PtL Roadmap
by Susan van Dyk (GreenAir Online) Germany’s federal and state governments, with backing from industry, have agreed a roadmap that commits to the development of e-fuels – also described as power-to-liquids (PtL) – for the aviation sector. E-fuels can potentially deliver
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
LanzaTech Confirms Plans for First UK Commercial-Scale Alcohol-to-Jet Fuel Facility in South Wales
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) US-based LanzaTech has announced plans to build and commission what it claims will be the world’s first commercial-scale alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) production facility using ethanol feedstock made from steel mill waste gases and other wastes. The proposed
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Hexagon Agility Receives New TITAN Order to Meet Growing Demand for Compressed & Renewable Natural Gas
(Hexagon Agility/NGV Journal) Hexagon Agility has received an order for Mobile Pipeline® modules from Xpress Natural Gas LLC (XNG), a full-service provider of compressed and renewable natural gas in the United States. The TITAN® 53 modules, which are expected to be
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Brazil's Raízen to Build Second Cellulosic Ethanol Plant - Filing
(Reuters/ChiniMandi) An energy company in Brazil, Raizen SA, will set up its second cellulosic ethanol plant having a capacity of 82 million litres per year, according to a securities filing on Friday. The capacity of the new plant is almost double
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
India Ethanol Push Cheers Brazilian Sugar Producers
(Argus Media) Brazil's sugar industry stands to benefit from India's decision to expand its ethanol market, converting more of the subcontinent's otherwise exportable sugar into biofuel and shifting more global demand for the sweetener onto Brazil's shoulders. Indian prime minister Narendra Modi
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Danish Partnership Receives Support from the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP) for World’s First Industrial Dynamic Green Ammonia Demonstration Plant
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Haldor Topsoe) -The Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP) awards 81 million. DKK (app. 11 million EUR) to the green ammonia project managed by the three partners Skovgaard Invest, Vestas, and Haldor Topsoe. -The project
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Ways2H and Element 2 Collaborating on 40 Waste-to Hydrogen Refueling Stations
by Nedim Husomanovic (Ways2H/H2 Energy News) ... This new collaboration will expedite the transition away from fossil fuels and contribute to the achievement of carbon-reduction targets. Ways2H will deliver facilities that convert garbage to hydrogen gas to Element 2’s network of
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Cologne Bonn Airport Makes Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Available for Airlines to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(Neste) Neste, the world’s leading provider of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), has set up a supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ at Cologne Bonn Airport. By doing so, Neste is helping to meet increasing levels of demand from air freight and
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Market Experts Testify before the House of Commons Parliamentary Committee on Canada's Low-Carbon and Renewable Fuels Industry
(Renewable Industries Canada/JWN Energy) Renewable Industries Canada Board members highlight the essential role domestic biofuel producers play in providing Canadians with renewable fuel, growing low-carbon fuel markets, and leading net-zero innovation -- Earlier this week, Renewable Industries Canada (RICanada) Board members
June 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Siemens Energy to Electrify First-of-Its-Kind Biorefinery in Germany
(Electric Energy Online/Siemens Energy) Highlights: The industrial-scale facility will produce green biochemicals without the use of fossil-based raw materials; The biorefinery will be the first industrial-scale facility of its type ever built; Siemens Energy will provide the entire electrification, automation,
June 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: H24US’ Low Cost Hydrogen Membrane Tech
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Hydrogen’s promise of net zero carbon energy was compelling so, years ago, they enthusiastically experimented with operating ICE engines on hydrogen. Results were spectacular, but hydrogen was too expensive to make this practical. With
June 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Oil Producers to Make Record Profits This Year, Report Says
by Kevin Crowley (Bloomberg News) The world’s publicly traded independent oil producers will make record profits this year, surpassing the levels reached when crude hit an all-time high near US$150 a barrel more than a decade ago, according to Rystad Energy. Combined
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Readers React: Clean Energy Sources Support Green Jobs
by Carol Werner (Morning Call) A June 7 column criticized the Renewable Fuel Standard, reflecting arguments we’ve heard from oil refiners since the program launched in 2005. They were wrong then, and they are wrong now. Renewable fuels are a boon for
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
LEAKED: EU’s Supposedly ‘Green’ Shipping Law Will Lock in Fossil Fuels
(Transport & Environment) An EU law intended to drive the uptake of clean fuels by ships will actually lock in the use of fossil fuels for decades, according to a leaked proposal, making the European Green Deal goal of decarbonisation by
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
New World First for Port of Antwerp: Methanol-Powered Tugboat -- European Commission Gives Green Light to Methatug
(Port of Antwerp (Google Translation)) Port of Antwerp will convert a tugboat to a methanol propulsion, a world first. This methatug is part of the European Fastwater project, which aims to demonstrate the feasibility of methanol as a sustainable fuel for
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Keysight’s Test Solutions Selected by Bioenzymatic Fuel Cells to Understand the Behavior and Characteristics of Biofuel Cells
(Keysight Technologies/Business Wire) -Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced that Bioenzymatic Fuel Cells (BeFC), and innovator of bio enzymatic fuel cells,
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Expand Your Business by Producing SAF: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Sustainable Aviation Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Sustainable aviation fuels are big globally due to incentives like the CORSIA program or regional SAF mandates. If you missed The Digest’s webinar where two of the most experienced people in SAF options from Haldor Topsoe
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Seafood without Feet or Fins, Biocement Tackles CO2, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of June 24th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) The world’s first “whole muscle seafood alternative” via fermentation is here according to AquaCultured Foods, thanks to using fungi to produce seafood substitutes for products like calamari, shrimp, whitefish, and tuna. And North Carolina-based Biomason
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Green Energy Biofuel Featured on NPR’s South Carolina Business Review
(Green Energy Biofuel/EIN Presswire) BioJoe Renwick shares with listeners how his growing recycling enterprise, Green Energy Biofuel, has become more diversified and adaptive through the pandemic. -- BioJoe Renwick, co-founder and owner of recycling firm Green Energy Biofuel, was recently featured
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Philippines Looking at Boosting Biodiesel Blending up to 4% DEADLINE for public comments: June 30, 2021
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In the Philippines, the Business Mirror reports that a USDA Gain report says the Philippine government is seeking public comment on potentially doubling its biodiesel blending mandate to 4% from the current 2% by evaluating
June 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Minister O’Regan Launches Call for Proposals under $1.5-Billion Clean Fuels Fund to Grow Clean Fuels Market across Canada DEADLINE: September 29, 2021
(Natural Resources Canada) The Government of Canada is building a low-emissions energy future to strengthen the economy, create good, middle-class jobs and support workers in our natural resource sectors. Producing and using cleaner fuels in our buildings, vehicles and industries
June 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Bioconversion Improvements: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Biorefinery Waste for Bioplastics
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Being in a big state, Texas A&M University has some big goals like overcoming the key challenges for biorefinery cost-effectiveness and sustainability in the BETO MYPP and bring down the biofuel cost to $3/GGE. How
June 23, 2021 Read Full Article
America’s Transformation to Clean Energy Economy
by Philip Brennan (Echogen Power Systems/Biofuels Digest) ... Placing a high priority on incubator companies that can rapidly scale the number of innovators in the clean energy sector, building out their capacity and providing acceleration support for those innovations is vitally
June 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Increasing On-Farm AD Uptake: What Are the Barriers to On-Farm Anaerobic Digestion and How Can They Be Resolved?
(Bioenergy Insight) Why is the uptake of anaerobic digestion (AD) on UK farms so low? What are the barriers to adoption and what can be done to reduce or remove them? These are the questions that have driven recent research
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
How President Biden’s Climate Plan Will Affect Cover Crops
by Lana Bandoim (Forbes) ... In his (President Joe Biden's) speech, he revealed paying farmers for planting cover crops that will help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Cover crops include Camelina, rye, buckwheat and several others. Yield10 Bioscience, an agtech company
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Preem's Refinery in Lysekil Begins Producing Renewable Petrol
(Preem) The first tests to produce renewable petrol from sawdust have just been carried out at Preem's refinery in Lysekil. Work has now started to process 50,000 tons of pyrolysis oil at the plant. The renewable raw material will be delivered
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
NEXT Updates Timeline, Budget for Fuel Plant
by Anna Del Savio (Pamplin Media Group/Columbia County Spotlight) NEXT Renewable Fuels now aiming for 2024 opening for Port Westward fuel production facility. READ MORE Port Westward Renewable Diesel Project (Oregon.gov) Renewable diesel fuel refinery will be union built and operated (NWLaborPress.org) Controversial
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
HPCL to Set up Ethanol Plant in Himachal's Una
(ANI/Yahoo!) The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has decided to set up a grain based ethanol plant here in the Una district with a capacity of 125 KL per day, informed Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday. The state
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Hydrothermal Processing: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Algal Based Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Dan Anderson from Pacific Northwest National Lab shared this illuminating slide guide at BETO’s Peer Review this year with the latest on PNNL’s work on building algae hydrothermal liquification (HTL) pathway to fuels, with the
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Bioenergy: How Sustainable, How Needed?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A new report from CCNY and a Bechtel/Drax partnership on biomass-to-energy but power from biomass into the spotlight — or, under the microscope. News arrives from the UK that Bechtel and Drax have partnered to advance
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
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