by Tom J Bechman (Farm Progress) ... The new E-Fuel concept is already powering irrigation pumps in California and elsewhere. ... Thomas Quinn believes there is a much bigger future use for ethanol in the U.S. and around the world.
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Back TO HOMEMoniz Wants to Turn More Focus to Clean Alternative Fuels, Negative Emissions
by Jasmin Melvin (S&P Global Platts) Biofuels, electrofuels and hydrogen touted as fuel options; Carbon dioxide removal seen as necessary decarbonization step -- Full electrification of the economy is simply not an attainable goal, former US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said at
September 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Fighting Viruses with Algae
by Rebekah Orton (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory/Phys.Org) ... Biologist Scott Edmundson, who has studied photosynthetic algal cultivation for bioproduct generation for more than 15 years, suggests that if algae-derived antivirals show promise in clinical trials, their extraction could help make biofuels
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Honeywell and Preem Conduct Commercial Co-Processing Trial to Produce Renewable Fuel
(Honeywell UOP) Honeywell UOP’s Optimix GF feed distributor successfully enabled co-processing trial with biomass-based pyrolysis oil; Trial at Preem’s Lysekil refinery marks UOP’s 6th commercial co-processing trial in an FCC and the first trial in Scandinavia -- Honeywell announced today the
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Cooperation Uniper and Port of Rotterdam Authority in Production Green Hydrogen
(Uniper) Energy company Uniper and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have entered into an agreement for developing the production of green hydrogen at the Uniper location on Maasvlakte. These plans build on the findings of a recent feasibility study and are
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Mycelium Magic, Braskem, Spiber, DSM, Meatable Bionews, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of September 16th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Mycelium is hot this week with 2 new innovations – one more appealing than the other. First, a fireproof but edible BBQ grill made from fungal mycelium, which is handy if you don’t grill enough
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EPA Opens Comment Period Related to Pyrolysis, Gasification Regs DEADLINE: November 8, 2021
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Sept. 8 issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public comments to assist in the potential development of regulations for pyrolysis and gasification units that are used to convert solid
September 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Fleet Spotlight: Gemini Motor Transport – Delivering and Using Diverse Fuel Solutions for Love’s
(ACT News/Trillium) ... The Love’s Family of Companies understands that fleets have a need for a varied portfolio of fuels and not only provides that flexibility and savings to trucks fueling at Love’s Travel Stops but also puts their money where their mouth is and fuels its own fleet with renewable,
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Biomethane-Run Tractor, One of the Stars at Italian Grape Harvest Festival
(CHN Industrial/NGV Journal) FPT Industrial was one of the stars at the Renaissance Grape Harvest Festival, held on September 10 & 11 in the splendid setting of the Fontanafredda estate (the historic winery founded by the first King of Italy in
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Nearly Half of U.S. Commercial Trucks Now Powered by Near-Zero Emissions Diesel Technology, Delivering Climate and Clean Air Benefits
(Diesel Technology Forum) ... “The use of biobased diesel fuels, that includes biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel, can greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions today, as is proven in California where biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel used in diesel vehicles reduced
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POET Pledges Carbon Neutrality by 2050
(POET) POET, the world’s largest producer of biofuels and a leading producer of bio-based products, is proud to announce the release of its inaugural sustainability report, which outlines the company’s focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. POET established several
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Eni and Aeroporti di Roma Sign Agreement for the Development of Biofuels for Aviation
(Eni) Eni and Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) have signed a strategic agreement to promote decarbonization initiatives in the aviation sector and accelerate the ecological transition of airports. Eni has been producing Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) biofuel in its Venice and Gela bio-refineries
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Local View: Bright Future for Ethanol
by Scott McPheeters (Lincoln Journal Star) ... Ethanol infrastructure is already in place (unlike electric), and it doesn't cost the American taxpayer anything. In fact, when you choose ethanol at the pump, you’re going to save money. Multiple studies have
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Biden’s Proposed Tenfold Increase in Solar Power Would Remake the U.S. Electricity System
by Joshua D. Rhodes (The Conversation) ... Relying more heavily on region-specific technologies ... would require building more high-voltage transmission lines to move that energy over long distances, which could increase costs and draw opposition from landowners. ... The report assumes that
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ECB Group Renewable Diesel Project in Latin America Uses Unique Hydrogen Integration Design
by Dan Szeezil (Renewable Fuels, Honeywell/Biofuels Digest) The first renewable diesel project in South America will be built in Paraguay. The Omega Green renewable fuel complex developed by ECB Group has an investment cost of more than $800 million and is
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World Energy Receives Sustainability Leadership Award
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel producer World Energy is among a select group of organizations that has won Business Intelligence Group’s 2021 Sustainability Leadership Award. According to Business Intelligence Group, which announced the winners
September 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Solutions Spotlight: A Q&A with Growth Energy
by Anna Sophia Roberts (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) As the United States aims to achieve net zero by 2050, decarbonizing the highest emitting sector, transportation, is a critical part of the path forward. Ethanol is a renewable, low-emission biofuel that is mixed with gasoline to
September 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels Offer Benefits for California’s Carbon-Neutral Future
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) In comments submitted last week to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), a group of ag and biofuel organizations and companies highlighted how renewable fuels like ethanol can help the state achieve its goal of reaching carbon neutrality by
September 14, 2021 Read Full Article
UToledo Chemical Engineer Awarded $3.2 Million to Advance Algae Biofuel Technology
by Christine Billau (University of Toledo) The U.S. Department of Energy awarded The University of Toledo a $3.2 million grant to continue advancing technology that speeds up the capture of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to grow algae, a critical part
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U.S. Farm & Biofuel Leaders Seek Immediate Aviation Fuel Fix to Budget Bill
(Renewable Fuels Association) America’s top biofuel and farm advocates called on Democratic leaders to fix a major flaw in the House Ways & Means Committee text released Friday night for tax provisions of the budget reconciliation, which is set for consideration Tuesday. As
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State Aid: Commission Approves One-Year Prolongation of Tax Exemption for Giofuels in Sweden
(European Commission) The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the prolongation of the tax exemption measure for biofuels in Sweden. Sweden has exempted liquid biofuels from energy and CO₂ taxation since 2002. The measure has already been prolonged several
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Kinder Morgan and Neste Partner on Major Renewable Fuels Logistics Project in the United States
(Neste/CISION) Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI), one of North America's largest energy infrastructure companies, is partnering with Neste, one of the leading providers of renewable and circular solutions, to create a premier domestic raw material storage and logistics hub in the United States, supporting increased
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Mitsubishi Corporation and Shell Sign MoU to Collaborate on Hydrogen Plans in Alberta
(Mitsubishi Corporation/Electric Energy Online) Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Shell Canada Products, by its managing partner, Shell Canada Limited (Shell Canada) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding relating to the production of low-carbon hydrogen through the use of carbon capture and storage
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Turning Carbon into Solar Fuel – Closing the Loop on CO2 Emissions
by Scarlett Evans (Bio Market Insights) ... Finding technologies to curb our carbon is essential, and attention is turning to projects that make carbon cutting a priority. One such project is that of Swinburne University of Technology’s Associate professor Tianyi Ma, who
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Biofuel Extracted from Hazelnut Shells Show Potential as Renewable Energy Source
by Mark Bustos (The Science Times) A form of biofuel found in hazelnut shells can be a new renewable energy source - using various thermochemical processes to extract oils from the waste material. Researchers from the Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Machinery Sciences
September 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Adapt to Survive: Why Oil Companies Must Plan for Net Zero and Avoid Stranded Assets
by Axel Dalman, Mike Coffin (Carbon Tracker Initiative) Carbon Tracker’s fifth annual analysis of the risk of investing in oil and gas producers – warns investors that companies have not woken up to the “seismic implications” of the International Energy Agency’s
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U.S. Department of Energy, India's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and US-India Strategic Partnership Forum Launch the India-US Task Force on Biofuels
(MENAFN) Indian Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) today announced the launch of the India-US Task Force on Biofuels. The announcement was made yesterday during the India-U.S. Strategic Clean Energy Partnership dialogue led
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FAA Awards $100M to Develop Next Generation of Sustainable Aircraft Technology
(Federal Aviation Administration) The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded more than $100 million for companies to help develop technologies that reduce fuel use, emissions and noise. The award is part of a series of steps President
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Making Methane from CO2: Carbon Capture Grows More Affordable
by Brendan Bane (Pacific Norwest National Laboratory) Methane made from CO2 and renewable hydrogen offers a new path toward cheaper carbon capture -- In their ongoing effort to make carbon capture more affordable, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National
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Anglo-Eastern & Lookout Maritime to Advance Maritime Sustainability
(Maritime Executive/Anglo-Eastern) Lookout Maritime, a new company formed to drive decarbonisation and wider sustainability within the shipping industry, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Anglo-Eastern, the leading global provider of independent ship management services. The partnership will support ship
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Hydrogen Ecosystem for Aviation: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Airbus ZEROe
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s all about hydrogen propulsion with the ZEROe aircraft which Airbus aims to develop by 2035 as the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft. What is power-to-liquid or PtL for aviation and how will it be
September 13, 2021 Read Full Article
FCC Environment Uses Former Landfill and Quarry Sites for Energy Crops
(Terravesta) Terravesta grower and one of the UK’s leading resource and waste management companies, FCC Environment is using its landbank to grow energy crops for biomass fuel. The company has been planting Miscanthus at several of its old landfill and quarry
September 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Trucking into the Future With 7 Innovations in Diesel Power
(Diesel Technology Forum) Here are just seven examples of innovation around and inside the diesel engine that are happening today. If past accomplishments are any measure of future success, the diesel engine is poised to continue to deliver the goods
September 10, 2021 Read Full Article
California Looks to Burn More Fossil Fuels to Avert Blackouts
by ZeroHedge (OilPrice.com) California's power grid transition to renewable energy sources appears to be backfiring. The push into clean energy is not producing enough power to meet demand during hot summer days, and it's becoming harder for the Golden State to avoid
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Industry Group Backs Global Carbon Price for Large Ships
by Frank Jordans (Associated Press) A major maritime industry association on Monday backed plans for a global surcharge on carbon emissions from shipping to help fund the sector’s shift toward climate-friendly fuels. The International Chamber of Shipping said it’s proposing to the
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IRFA Issues Open Letters to Sanders, Cruz on RFS, Ethanol
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association on Aug. 27 issued open letters to Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas. The letter to Sanders urges him to rethink his support for the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act,
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USDA Invests $464 Million in Renewable Energy Infrastructure to Help Rural Communities, Businesses and Ag Producers Build Back Better
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) Projects Will Support Climate-Smart Solutions to Lower Energy Costs in 48 States and Puerto Rico -- U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is investing $464 million to build or improve renewable energy
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Blue Biofuels Files Two New Patents on the Production of Lignin and Nanocellulose from its CTS Technology
(Blue Biofuels/Globe Newswire) Blue Biofuels, Inc. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it filed two more patents that follow on the granted patent and three previously filed patents pending to its Cellulose-to-Sugar (“CTS”) technology system. One filed patent pertains to the
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DOE Announces Nearly $65 Million for Biofuels Research to Reduce Airplane and Ship Emissions
(U.S. Department of Energy) Projects align with administration's new goal of decarbonizing the aviation sector by 2050 - - As part of a White House roundtable to launch the Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Grand Challenge to decarbonize the aviation sector by 2050, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $64.7 million in funding for projects
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Amyris, Total to Begin Marketing Farnesane-Based Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In California, Amyris and Total announced they will prepare to market a drop in jet fuel that contains up to 10% blends of renewable farnesane, following on from the newly revised ASTM standard for
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Chevron, Gevo Announce Intent to Pursue Sustainable Aviation Fuel Investment
(Gevo) Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), and Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) today announced a letter of intent to jointly invest in building and operating one or more new facilities that would process inedible corn to produce
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Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Advances the Future of Sustainable Fuels in American Aviation
(White House) New Actions Aim to Produce Three Billion Gallons of Sustainable Fuel, Reduce Aviation Emissions by 20% by 2030, and Grow Good-Paying, Union Jobs -- Today (September 9, 2021), President Biden is taking steps to coordinate leadership and innovation across
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UK 'Green Gas' Tariffs Reliant on Carbon Credits as Biomethane, Certificates Supply Remains Short
by Shubhlakshmi Shukla, Patricia Pinter and Vittoria Morini (S&P Global Platts) Gas suppliers have made renewable natural gas a central part of their pitch when offering end-users "green" tariffs, but there are still roadblocks to achieving truly "green" retail gas tariffs. The UK
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The World’s First Offshore Green Hydrogen Plant
by Bea Howarth (AZoCleantech) The world’s first offshore green hydrogen plant, powered by floating wind turbines, is on track to go into operation in 2022 in France. This project will pave the way to achieving large-scale, industrial hydrogen as part
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From a Nuisance to a Benefit, ‘World’s Worst Weed’ Finds New Use as Biofuel
(South Africa Today) • A startup in western Kenya has developed a process of making bioethanol from water hyacinths, addressing both the need for a clean fuel alternative to charcoal and fuelwood, and the spread of the invasive hyacinths. Proponents
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Ethanol Coalition Thanks Corn Growers for Investment to Expand E85 Availability in California
(American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE)/GrainNet) The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) welcomes the recent announcement that several state corn grower associations are investing $1.25 million dollars to help San Diego-based fuel marketer Pearson Fuels expand availability of E85 in California. ACE will be sharing the news with
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DNV’s New ‘Decarbonisation Stairway’ Model Helps Shipowners Navigate New Build Dilemmas
(Biofuels International) DNV's new Maritime Forecast to 2050 features an updated carbon risk management framework including a new ‘decarbonisation stairway’ model to help shipowners map a path to sustainability. The launch of the world’s leading classification society’s latest Maritime Forecast
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Grant of up to £2.4 Million Awarded for Altalto Project
(Biofuels International) Velocys will receive up to £2.4 million (2.8 million) from the UK Department for Transport (DfT) under the Green Fuels, Green Skies competition. A total of £1.2 million (€1.4 million) of the total grant awarded is subject to
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Green Fuels Wins Funding for Brewery and Dairy Waste Project
(Biofuels International) Waste from milk factories and breweries could be put to good use in fighting climate change, according to scientists at Green Fuels Research. The Gloucestershire-based company in the UK has won funding under the Department for Business, Energy
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ARGUS Green Ammonia Strategy Report Published
(Argus Media) Our new Argus Green Ammonia Strategy Report is a unique and essential report focused on the embryonic but potentially huge market for ammonia as a low or zero-carbon energy carrier. The report is available now. Background The urgent need to
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United, Honeywell Invest in New Clean Tech Venture from Alder Fuels, Powering Biggest Sustainable Fuel Agreement in Aviation History
(United Airlines/PR Newswire) United agrees to purchase 1.5 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over 20 years - which is one and a half times the size of the rest of the world's airlines' publicly announced SAF commitments combined Honeywell first
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To Limit Warming, Most Fossil Fuel Must Remain Untapped: Study
by Rachel Frazin (The Hill) The majority of the planet’s oil, gas and coal must remain in the ground to provide just a 50 percent chance of limiting the amount the Earth has warmed to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a
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The World’s Biggest Plant to Capture CO2 from the Air Just Opened in Iceland
by Michael Birnbaum (Washington Post) The Orca, an installation built by Climeworks, will capture 4,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year — and serve as a blueprint for similar technology. -- A major new facility to pull carbon dioxide
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- A Group of Ag and Biofuel Organizations and Companies
The State should consider requiring that beginning as early as model year 2024, any internal combustion engine light-duty vehicle (i.e., all non-battery electric vehicles) sold in California be Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFVs). ... Plug-in Hybrids (PHEV), an important choice among
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Group Spotlights Biofuel Benefits for California’s Carbon-Neutral Future
(Renewable Fuels Association) In joint comments submitted last week to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), a group of ag and biofuel organizations and companies highlighted the role renewable fuels like ethanol can and should play in helping the state achieve its goal
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New Platform Speeds up Effort to Turn Crops into Fuel
by Scott Lyon (Princeton School of Engineering and Applied Science) Princeton researchers have developed a new way to make fuel from cellulose — Earth’s most abundant organic compound, found in all plant cells — speeding up a notoriously slow chemical process
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Aemetis Awarded Building Permits to Begin Construction on Next Phase of Dairy Biogas Digesters
(Aemetis) Fifteen dairy digesters planned for completion in 2022 -- Aemetis, Inc.(NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced today that it has been issued building permits by Stanislaus County in California
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Maersk Invests in WasteFuel to Develop Green Bio-Methanol Production in the Americas and Asia
(Maersk) Three weeks after the announcement of an e-methanol sourcing agreement in Europe, A.P. Moller – Maersk invests in California-based WasteFuel, a start-up focused on turning waste into sustainable aviation fuel, green bio-methanol, and renewable natural gas. This investment is
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GEODIS Offers Its Customers Sustainable Fuels for Air and Sea Transport
(GEODIS) Already utilized in its road freight operations, GEODIS is now offering customers the opportunity to benefit from alternative fuel solutions in the air and at sea, all around the world. The objective: to contribute to the reduction of the
September 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Chevron, Delta Air Lines, and Google Announce Intent to Measure Sustainable Aviation Fuel Emissions Data, Increase Industry Transparency
(Chevron/Business Wire) Chevron will produce SAF test batch and sell SAF to Delta at LAX hub; Chevron and Delta will share results from SAF pilot with Google Cloud to better understand emissions reporting -- Chevron U.S.A. Inc., through its Chevron
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Innovations to Make You Smile, Lab Created Wagyu Beef and Mink Fur, BMW’s Latest, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of September 8th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Is that shrimp stuck in your teeth? How about shrimp weapon-inspired material for your dental implact crowns? That’s just what researchers created with a cellulose-based nanocomposite inspired by the ultra-strong clubs shrimp use to pulverize
September 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Building A Better Future: B20 Club Member Spotlight: Ozinga
(B20 Club of Indiana) For B20 Club member Ozinga, building a better future for coworkers, communities and customers is all in a day’s work. Founded in 1928 as a small coal yard, this fourth-generation family-owned business is now a premier supplier
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Neste to Acquire US Based Agri Trading to Strengthen Its Renewable Raw Material Trading and Sourcing to Serve Increasing Customer Demand for Renewable and Circular Solutions
(Neste) Neste has agreed to acquire 100% of Agri Trading, one of the largest independent renewable waste and residue fat and oil traders in the United States, and its affiliate entities.The transaction is subject to the completion of customary closing conditions and
September 08, 2021 Read Full Article
A Biofuel Plant in the Catskills? Hughes Energy Says Plant Will Fight Climate Change
by Roger Hannigan Gilson (Times Union) Concerned residents spoke out against the project at public information sessions -- A Yonkers-based company is attempting to build a plant in the Catskill Park to convert food waste and other trash into paper
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British Airways Taps BP Biofuels to Offset CO2 from Flights between London and COP26
by Cecilia Keating (Business Green) British Airways CEO Sean Doyle argues a ‘global system of Sustainable Aviation Fuels’ can help drive down CO2 from flying ... READ MORE British Airways in advanced talks on low-cost Gatwick business, CEO says (Reuters) Offsetting just
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Repurposing Infrastructure Facilitates Food Waste Codigestion
by Nora Goldstein (BioCycle Magazine) The City of Muscatine, Iowa utilized ingenuity and existing infrastructure to transition its water pollution control plant into a Water & Resource Recovery Facility. -- Jon Koch, Director of the City of Muscatine, Iowa Water
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Connections: Saying Goodbye to a Soil Organic Matter Fundamental
by Sally Brown (BioCycle Magazine) ... This fuller understanding of how SOM (soil organic carbon) operates in no way takes away the importance of soils as a tool for carbon storage. Rather it suggests that policies based on burying and
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Fuel Refinery Project to Break Ground in 2023, Looks to Invest $1.5 Billion in Natchez
(The Natchez Democrat) Velocys could break ground on a $1.5 billion bio-refinery plant at the Belwood Industrial Park as early as 2023, officials have said. The Bayou Fuels project in Natchez would specialize in the production of environmentally friendly fuel, especially jet
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Gevo Announces Plans for Hydrocarbon-Process Pilot Unit at Luverne Facility
(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO), announced that it plans to install an alcohol-to-hydrocarbon process pilot unit at its facility located in Luverne, Minnesota (the “Luverne Facility”). The pilot unit is being designed to produce market development quantities of sustainable aviation fuel
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Brazil’s Biofuel Program Sputters on Weak Emissions Accounting
by Sibélia Zanon (Mongabay; Translated by Maya Johnson) • The RenovaBio program has been encouraging biofuel producers in Brazil to emit less carbon dioxide since the end of 2019. The program survived a rocky first year brought on by the
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Auburn-Led Research Team Develops Biochemical Breakthrough for Renewable Fatty Acid Ester Production
by Jeremy Henderson (Auburn University) On-going, Auburn-led research into biofuel and biochemical production just got a lot more eyes on it. Supported by a $2 million U.S. Department of Energy award issued in 2018, as well as funding from the
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MENA Region's Largest Biodiesel Refinery Starts in Jebel-Ali
(BioD Technology FZE/Globe Newswire) Dubai is now home to the MENA region's largest biodiesel refinery. The 2nd generation waste-to-energy refinery is BioD's biodiesel second plant and boasts a per annum capacity of 30,000 Mt per annum. In line with the UAE's
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IUB Schedules Information Meetings Regarding Summit Carbon Pipeline
(Iowa Utilities Board) Meetings to inform landowners about the proposed project -- On August 12, 2021, the Iowa Utilities Board issued a letter approving the locations, dates, and times for a series of public informational meetings to inform landowners about a proposed carbon
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New Funds Requested for DOE SAF Loan Guarantees
(The Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition/PR Newswire) The Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition (“AFCC”), and its member companies are asking the Biden Administration to incentivize the production and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) – since it would be critical to
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Blue Hydrogen for Transport in the US: The Transition to Green Hydrogen & the Conduit to Keeping Pace with the EU
by Salim Rahemtulla (PowerTap Hydrogen Fueling Corp./Biofuels Digest) As the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) indicates in its Hydrogen Program Plan it published in 2020, “Hydrogen, as a versatile energy carrier and chemical feedstock, offers advantages that unite all of
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Spain’s First Regular Route Featuring Biomethane Buses Begins Operations
(Scania Spain/NGV Journal) The first regular line in Spain powered by biomethane was launched with two buses delivered by Scania and operated by Alsa in the Zaragoza Consortium. The vehicles are integral low-floor and are equipped with Scania’s renowned CNG powertrain
September 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Ireland Considers Move to Cleaner E10 Petrol
by Sonja Tutty (The Times) Britain joined the US, Australia and several European countries in making E10, a blend of fossil fuel and up to 10 per cent biofuel, the standard petrol this month -- The government is considering following Britain’s
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CPOPC Files Objection to EU Targeting Palm Oil in RED II Delegated Act Determining High ILUC-Risk Feedstock
(The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC)/EurActiv) The decision to target palm oil was based on uncertain science and outdated knowledge which was used in counterintuitive policymaking. Despite continuous criticism from the palm oil industry, the EU appears to be indifferent
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Quadrise Says MSAR Clean Fuels Comparable to Conventional Liquid Fuels
(Hellenic Shipping News) Quadrise, the supplier of MSAR® and bioMSAR™ emulsion technology and fuels, which are low-cost, cleaner alternatives to heavy fuel oil and biofuels, is pleased to report that test results of bioMSAR™ on a medium speed 4-stroke Wärtsilä diesel
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Korean Air Partners with SK Energy to Adopt Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel
(Korean Air) Korean Air has partnered with SK Energy, a major petroleum and refinery company in Korea, to introduce carbon-neutral jet fuel to actively counter climate change. Through the partnership, the airline will purchase a month’s worth of carbon-neutral jet fuel
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Lignocellulosic Bagasse, Carinata, Pennycress, Guayule: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to SAF Feedstocks
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There are challenges to sustainable aviation fuel commercialization, but the USDA SAF program is focused on helping with feedstock supply chain systems, conversion and sustainability analysis and commercialization support. Find out about their coordinated agricultural
September 07, 2021 Read Full Article
State of Renewable Chemicals & Biomaterials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Want to know who's doing what, where, how and with whom in renewable chemicals and biomaterials? Then check out this State of Renewable Chemicals & Materials top story highlighting what you need to know. In today's Digest,
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Colorado Cities Fuel Fleets with RNG from WRRFs
(BioCycle Magazine) The City of Longmont has five bays and 16 fueling positions for its current fleet of RNG-fueled collection vehicles. -- In 2018, the City of Longmont, Colorado began construction of a renewable natural gas (RNG) project at its Water
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NGVAmerica Asks for NGV Inclusion in Light-duty CAFÉ Standards Redo DEADLINE: September 27, 2021
(NGVAmerica/NGV Journal) NGVAmerica President Dan Gage provided testimony at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) hearing on the Biden administration’s notice of proposed rulemaking to revise the greenhouse gas emission standards for light-duty vehicles for Model Year 2023 and later. The much-expected
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Energy Traders See Big Money in Carbon-Emissions Markets
by Sarah McFarlane (Wall Street Journal) Vitol, Glencore and other firms that dominate oil trading are beefing up their carbon-trading desks -- Big energy trading houses, long focused on deep, volatile markets such as oil and natural gas, are now bulking up
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EU Biofuel Reform Plan Risks Undermining Waste-Based Fuels: Industry
by Sean Goulding Carroll (EURACTIV.com) The European Commission’s proposal to halt advanced biofuels from being double-counted towards road transport energy targets would diminish the use of waste-based fuels in favour of cheaper crop-based biofuels, a leading industry organisation has told EURACTIV. Under
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Biofuels Offer a Cost-Effective Way to Lower Shipping Emissions
(Argonne National Laboratory/Tech Xplore) Marine shipping traffic has grown steadily over the past decade—and so have the associated greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon emissions from ships grew almost 10% between 2012 and 2018, and the industry is a large consumer of
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Advanced Biofuels Canada Launches Interactive Map of Member’s Canadian and Global Operations
(Advanced Biofuels Canada/EIN Newswire) Advanced Biofuels Canada’s (ABFC) website now includes an interactive Sector Map that showcases its members’ North American and global facilities with a focus on locations, services provided, feedstock and technology used, as well as the different
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Breakthrough Methods Help Integrate Renewable Hydrogen with Waste Carbon Dioxide to Produce Clean Fuels, Chemicals, and More
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory) ... NREL is validating utility-scale hydrogen-production processes that could provide tomorrow’s clean fuels and chemical feedstocks to produce low-carbon, high-value products. New IP To Simplify Renewable Hydrogen Reactions Renewable hydrogen could fit into future low-carbon energy systems like
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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Receives Approval in Principle from Classification Society for LCO2 Carrier Cargo Tank from France’s Bureau Veritas
(Mitsubishi) ・ Project part of MHI Group’s effort to expand businesses for the CCUS value chain, utilizing the advanced gas handling technologies of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding. ・ With the acquisition of this AIP, MHI Group will focus on developing and offering the
September 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Sustainable Jet Fuel Incentives Make Wish List for Spending Bill
by Lillianna Byington (Bloomberg Government) Lawmakers and industry are pushing for incentives to make flying greener as part of a $3.5 trillion tax and spending bill. Democrats, who are prioritizing environmental projects in budget negotiations, say they see support for provisions such
September 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Arbor Renewable Gas Chooses Topsoe’s TIGAS™ Technology for Renewable Gasoline
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Haldor Topsoe) • Arbor Renewable Gas, LLC (Arbor Gas) will use Topsoe’s TIGASTM technology for producing renewable gasoline at a new facility in the Gulf Coast region. The facility will expectedly be operational by 2024 to produce 1,000
September 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel Use Increased Rapidly in the Public Sector and Goods Transport – Neste the First in Finland to Provide Companies a Service for Monitoring Transport Fuel Emissions
(Neste) Neste is the first company in Finland to provide a service for companies and other organizations to monitor their climate emissions caused by the use of transport fuels. According to Neste’s industry survey* conducted in August 2021, the use of Neste
September 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Swiss Re, Climeworks Sign World’s 1st & Largest 10-Year Carbon Removal Purchase Agreement
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... Swiss Re and Climeworks, a leading specialist in carbon dioxide air capture technology, are partnering to combat climate change. The partners signed the world’s first long-term purchase agreement for direct air capture and storage of
September 06, 2021 Read Full Article
He Says It’s Not about Climate. So Why Is Bill Gates Investing in Farmland?
by Rebecca Bauer (Farm Together/AgFunder Network) For many investors, farmland was not on the radar as an investable asset class until earlier this year, when it was revealed that the largest owners of US farmland were none other than Bill and Melinda
September 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Environmental Group Warns Hydrogen Is a 'False Solution' for Renewables
by Zack Budryk (The Hill) Environmental advocacy group Earthjustice warned in a report published Tuesday that hydrogen cannot serve as a “silver bullet” against climate change if it is derived from fossil fuels. ... In a statement to The Hill, Sadaat said the report
September 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Portugal: Dourogás Supplies First Truck with 100% Renewable BioCNG
(Dourogás/NGV Journal) Dourogás GNV, in collaboration with HAVI Logistics, will take another step towards the decarbonization of the economy, by supplying the first refueling of a heavy-duty vehicle with biomethane from a totally renewable source at the Santo António dos Cavaleiros
September 03, 2021 Read Full Article
U.S. Trucking Operators Reinforce Commitment to Near-Zero NGV Fleets
(California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership/NGV Journal) The California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership (CNGVP) announced during an ACT Expo press conference that real-world fleets are increasingly turning to near-zero emissions (NZE) natural gas vehicles and carbon-negative renewable natural gas to make true
September 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Raven SR Partners with Republic Services to Produce Commercial Green Hydrogen in Northern California, Starting Summer 2022
(Republic Services) • Raven SR will process organic waste from Republic Services’ West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill to produce up to 2,000 mt/year of renewable hydrogen, a zero-emission energy source; • The green hydrogen will be resold in commercial fueling stations in
September 03, 2021 Read Full Article
LG Chem to Build Korea's First Next-Generation Hydro-Treated Vegetable Oil Plant with Dansuk Industrial
(LG Chem) LG Chem to build Korea's first next-generation Hydro-Treated Vegetable Oil plant with Dansuk Industrial; ■ Heads of Agreement for establishment of a joint venture signed with Dansuk Industrial on the 2nd. - Plans to establish HVO plant by
September 03, 2021 Read Full Article
West Bengal Will Be Self-Sufficient in Rice Bran-Based Ethanol Production: CM Mamata Banerjee
(Financial Express) West Bengal will soon come up with an ethanol production and promotion policy to make the state self-sufficient in rice bran-based ethanol production that has to be blended with petrol and diesel for lowering pollutants from the fossil fuel. West
September 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Hurry up, Scale up: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to the U.S. DOE Agile BioFoundry
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Enabling biorefineries to achieve 50% reductions in time to bioprocess scale-up, as compared to the current average of 10 years, is what the U.S. Department of Energy aims to do by establishing a distributed Agile
September 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: Clariter’s Plastic Waste Technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Clariter transforms plastic waste no one wants into high-value, pure industrial products that everybody needs. Since its formation in 2003, Clariter’s technology has provided a new alternative for plastic recycling. While the industry is currently turning plastic
September 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Schumer, Pelosi to Support Homegrown Renewable Fuels in Reconciliation Package
(Office of Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)) U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representatives Cindy Axne (D-IA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), and Mark Pocan (D-WI) sent a letter
September 03, 2021 Read Full Article
NBB: Now Is the Time to Cut Carbon with Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel
by Floyd Vergara (National Biodiesel Board/Advanced Clean Tech News) ... However, while other viable solutions are still being developed, biomass-based diesel fuels such as biodiesel and renewable diesel are already delivering both emissions reductions and public health benefits today and
September 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Jet Fuel from Smokestacks
by Keith Button (Aerospace America) The air transport industry lacks enough suppliers of sustainable aviation fuel to meet the anticipated demand as airlines become more aggressive about reining in their carbon footprints and more travelers take to the air. Keith Button
September 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Watch Now: Federal Lawmakers Stress Importance of Biofuels in Cutting Carbon Emissions
(Pantagraph) ... The renewable fuel, produced from plants like corn and soybeans, is big business in the Midwest, providing a key market for farmers and helping support thousands of jobs in mostly rural areas. A half-dozen federal lawmakers heard from some
September 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Advancing Algae for Better Biofuels: CSU Share in $3.5 Million Project
(Colorado State University) Colorado State University scientists are partners in a three-year grant of up to $3.5 million from the Department of Energy, aimed at improving how algae-based biofuels and bioproducts are made. The Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office has announced its support
September 02, 2021 Read Full Article
China’s Carbon Neutral Goal: Sinopec Plans to Spend US$4.6 Billion over Five Years on a Supply Chain to Promote Hydrogen
(South China Morning Post/Yahoo!) ... The company will also upgrade its refineries and petrochemical plants to use so-called “green hydrogen” in their own operations to reduce their carbon footprint, he added. The goal for the hydrogen supply chain and utilisation initiatives is
September 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Sustainability Strategy Makes Progress: DEUTZ Approves Engines for Renewable Fuels
(Deutz) Engines that meet the EU Stage V emissions standard approved for renewable fuels; Good sustainability rating from ISS validates current activities -- With immediate effect, DEUTZ is approving its entire TCD engine portfolio for use with paraffinic diesel fuels. This means
September 02, 2021 Read Full Article
EU Maritime Transport: First Environmental Impact Report Acknowledges Good Progress towards Sustainability and Confirms that More Effort Is Needed to Prepare for Rising Demand
(European Environment Agency) Maritime transport plays and will continue to play an essential role in global and European trade and economy. In recent years, the maritime sector has taken significant measures to alleviate its environmental impacts. Ahead of a projected
September 02, 2021 Read Full Article
PowerSecure Microgrids Are Renewable Fuel-Ready
(Southern Company) PowerSecure, Neste Collaborate to Provide Future Ready Solutions to Support Sustainability and Resiliency Goals -- PowerSecure, a leading energy innovation and solutions provider and a subsidiary of Southern Company, is committed to enabling energy users and producers to achieve
September 02, 2021 Read Full Article
The Ship Götheborg Uses Biofuels to Reduce Environmental and Climate Impact
(Götheborg of Sweden) When sailing to Stockholm, and back to Gothenburg, the ship Götheborg uses RME biodiesel instead of marine diesel in two of its four fuel tanks. The initiative is part of a bigger sustainability commitment to minimise the
September 02, 2021 Read Full Article
ExxonMobil Introduces EMRD™, a Renewable Diesel Process Technology to Enable High Yields from Bio-Feedstocks
(ExxonMobil/Business Wire) ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing LLC (“ExxonMobil”) has introduced ExxonMobil Renewable Diesel process technology (“EMRD”) to help meet the evolving needs for mobility, while utilizing renewable feedstock. This new process technology converts feedstocks including, but not limited to, vegetable oils, unconverted
September 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Pennycress 2.0 – Improved Oil, Protein: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to CoverCress
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Bunge, REG and Bayer helped CoverCress raise a total of $22 million including $8 million in Series B in 2021. What does that mean for this low carbon cash cover crop and for growers? What
September 02, 2021 Read Full Article
A Once Defunct Sarnia Bioplastics Plant Has Risen from the Ashes
by Troy Shantz (The Sarnia Journal) A failed Sarnia bioplastics plant has been resurrected and is once again turning Ontario corn syrup into a key ingredient of biodegradable plastics. BioAmber was the flagship for a cluster of fledgling bio-based “green” companies in
September 02, 2021 Read Full Article
UMD Researcher Awarded $6 Million from the U.S. Department of Energy to Create Value-Added Biofuels and Bioplastics from Food Waste
by Samantha Watters (University of Maryland) Stephanie Lansing will serve as principal investigator, establishing a consortium of scientists and industry partners with the goal of creating renewable resources -- Stephanie Lansing, professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at
September 01, 2021 Read Full Article
E10: Mandate for More Sustainable Petrol Blend Begins in the UK
by Sarah George (edie) UK petrol stations have started introducing a new blend of petrol containing up to 10% bio-ethanol as the standard grade, with the Government reassuring motorists that it is compatible with 95% of cars. The Government first confirmed that it
September 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Ethanol Plants Help Drive Local Farm Economy
by Beth Welbers (Geneseo Republic) Henry County has the good fortune to have two ethanol plants call the county home. Farmers are able to sell their corn directly to the plants. The addition of the ethanol plants to the market expands the options
September 01, 2021 Read Full Article
How Donald Trump United Democrats on Ethanol
by Adam Sullivan (The Gazette) Donald Trump’s refinery waivers were seen as a setback for ethanol producers. In hindsight, it was a gift to the industry. -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, defending champion of the Iowa Republican caucuses, was in the
September 01, 2021 Read Full Article
FuelCell Energy Closes Tax Equity Sale-Leaseback Financing for the 1.4 MW San Bernardino Fuel Cell Project with Crestmark
(FuelCell Energy) FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCEL) -- a global leader in fuel cell technology with a purpose of utilizing its proprietary, state-of-the-art fuel cell platforms to enable a world empowered by clean energy—today announced that the Company closed on a tax
September 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Decarbonizing Ag & Transportation: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to BETO
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office’s Nichole Fitzgerald, Program Manager, shared this short but sweet slide guide on BETO’s goals for 2021-2030 with large volumes of biomass being critical to achieving those goals,
September 01, 2021 Read Full Article
The Oil Industry’s Bright Green Energy Future
by Mike Newman (Parhelion Underwriting) The Oil industry is under pressure on many fronts in the climate change era and faces an existential threat from alternative, renewable sources of energy – but the industry is also best-positioned to win the
September 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Tenneco Explores Synthetic Fuels for Climate-Neutral Mobility
Tenneco is putting its 100-plus years of powertrain expertise in improving vehicle fuel efficiency and reducing emissions to work to explore synthetic fuels (e-fuels), a viable near-term solution to further maximize the efficiency and minimize the carbon footprint of internal
September 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Dubai-Based Jetex Offers SAF in Paris
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Dubai-based Jetex announced Aug. 23 that the company began offering sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Jetex Le Bourget, Paris, earlier this summer. The SAF is manufactured from used cooking oil by French multinational oil
September 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Argentina Takes Controversial Step Backwards in Biofuel Production
by Daniel Gutman (Inter Press Service News Agency) Argentina, historically an agricultural powerhouse, has become a major producer of biofuels in recent years. However, this South American country is now moving backwards in the use of this oil substitute in transportation,
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
The Major Problems Blocking America’s Electric Car Future: The Electric Future Is Coming. But How Quickly Is Less Certain.
by Daniel Yergin (Politico) ... Targets may be motivating. But no matter how much money is spent, shifting such a vast industrial and consumer ecosystem that is so basic to the economy faces big challenges, with the result that the
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Using CO2 from the Atmosphere to Make Biofuel Would Benefit Business and Environment
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) ... Traditional fermentation processes for producing such products rely on microorganisms that emit large quantities of CO2. If researchers could find a way to avoid such emissions and to actually incorporate CO2 into the product, important environmental
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Comments on New Zealand’s Blending Policy Show Ethanol’s Role in GHG Reductions
(U.S. Grains Council) Ethanol’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction benefits could help New Zealand lower emissions by 30 percent by 2030, reaching net zero by 2050, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and industry partners told that country’s policymakers in comments submitted last
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
IFC and Cocal Team to Drive Renewable Energy and Improve Energy Efficiency in Brazil
(International Finance Corporation (Google Translation)) The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is supporting a new project in Brazil to strengthen the diversification of the country's energy matrix. The US$ 70 million (about R$ 350 million) financing for the Cocal Group will expand
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Zenith Energy Announces Significant Increase in Supply of Renewable Fuel for the Pacific Northwest
(Zenith Energy/PR Newswire) Zenith Energy, a global operator of independent liquid storage terminals, announced today a nearly three-fold increase in the amount of low-carbon, renewable diesel to be handled and stored at the Portland facility. This increase is the result of a new, long-term
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Grant Invests over €250K in R&D to Support Drive for Biofuel to Heat Irish Homes
(Laois News/Grant Engineering) Grant Engineering, Ireland’s leading home heating appliance manufacturer, has invested over €250,000 in pioneering a major R&D breakthrough that could help reduce carbon emissions in rural and hard to heat homes throughout Ireland, including homes in Laois.
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewable Propane from Marine Sediment Bacteria: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to SHV Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Propane is usually made from oil refining, but it doesn’t have to be! SHV Energy found bacterial species from a marine sediment that are capable of producing propane. Find out how through gene sequencing they
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
One if by Sea, Two if by Sky: The Search for Affordable CO2 Capture Technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... So, a UCLA team has come up with an interesting angle. Why extract the CO2 from the sky if you can extract it from the sea? Goes the theory, if you pull CO2 from the
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
New UK Collaborations Aim to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuels from Direct Air Capture and Wood Waste
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) Two sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects in the UK have been announced that involve British Airways, one to investigate a commercial facility that would produce more than 100 million litres per year of jet fuel
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Embraer’s Aviation Flight to Net Zero Includes Making Its Current Aircraft Portfolio 100% SAF Capable
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir Online) Embraer has announced a package of sustainability initiatives, headlined by a commitment to achieve carbon neutral operations by 2040, and to actively develop electrification, hybrid propulsion, sustainable aviation fuels and “other innovative energy alternatives” to
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Decarbonisation of New Zealand’s Aviation Sector to Focus on Use of Electric Aircraft and Sustainable Fuels
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir Online) New Zealand’s aviation sector has consistently shown a pioneering commitment to sustainability, and is now embracing a move towards electric propulsion, reports Tony Harrington. Regional airline Sounds Air has just announced it will acquire three
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Boosting Second-Generation Ethanol Titers from Green Coconut Fiber by Using High-Concentration Polyethylene Glycol
by Cleitiane da CostaNogueira, Carlos Eduardo de Araújo Padilha, Everaldo Silvino dos Santos (Industrial Crops and Products) Efforts have been made to improve and modify lignocellulosic pretreatments, but this step corresponds to a high cost in second-generation ethanol production. Previous
August 30, 2021 Read Full Article
ACE Unveils Never before Demonstrated Hybrid Flex Fuel Vehicle Project at Conference
(American Coalition for Ethanol) With the push to net-zero vehicles over the next 10 to 30 years, and with “net zero” being understood as electric vehicles (EVs), the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) unveiled a vehicle demonstration project at its
August 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Clean Energy Pioneer Stiesdal Starts up 'Stepping Stone' CO2-Negative Green Fuel Plant
by Darius Snieckus (ReCharge) Prototype of innovative technology that will produce e-fuel using a pyrolysis oven to avoid generating CO2 launched in Denmark, with 2MW model on near-horizon -- A prototype of a innovative plant that will produce green fuel using
August 28, 2021 Read Full Article
12 DC Water Trucks Receive DERA Grant to Run on 100% Biodiesel, June 2021
(Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition) Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition was awarded a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant through the 2021 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) program. In partnership with the DC Department of Public Works and DC Water,
August 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon Markets: Farmers Want More to Hang Their Hat On
by Jenny Shaffstall (AgWeb) The carbon market will grow over the next three years -- Farm Journal’s August 2021 Carbon Survey found that 3.32% of respondents were participating in an non-governmental carbon market, up from an Ag Barometer last spring
August 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Velocys Technology Selected for Japanese E-Fuels Project
(Velocys) Velocys plc (VLS.L), the sustainable fuels technology company, is pleased to announce its Fischer Tropsch (FT) technology has been selected for an e-fuels project by Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO) and its consortium of six leading Japanese companies. E-fuels are a
August 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels Offer Unique Opportunities
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant (American Agriculturalist/Farm Progress) Corn ethanol is still the king of biofuels, but other crop-based fuels are growing. -- ... Ron Alverson, a crop producer representing the American Coalition for Ethanol’s board of directors and the Dakota Ethanol
August 27, 2021 Read Full Article
£4 Million Funding to Boost UK Biomass Production
(U.K. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Lord Callanan) 24 projects receive government funding of up to £200,000 to increase UK production of biomass that can be used as sources of green energy. -- 24 projects will receive
August 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Coproducts Revenue Rising
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) New benchmarking information points strongly toward a growing percentage of overall plant income streaming from ethanol’s ancillary outputs. Data from 65 participating facilities show revenue from coproducts averaged 27% of total plant revenue in
August 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Case Studies in Greenwashing --- September 28, 2021 --- ONLINE

Back by popular demand! EcoEngineers is diving into even more case studies involving decarbonization and greenwashing in our next webinar. Our hypothetical characters, Sarah and Roxby, are moving up in the world, taking on Washington, D.C., maximizing on the emerging
August 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Farm-Powered Anaerobic Digestion: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Vanguard Renewables
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Vanguard Renewables sequesters organic waste that could be a dangerous contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and converts it into a powerful source of renewable energy, renewable natural gas. Find out how it works, the role of
August 27, 2021 Read Full Article
ADBA Urges UK Government to Back Biomethane to Cut Vehicle Emissions
(Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) / NGV Journal) As the UK prepares to host a critical COP26 and Prime Minister Boris Johnson reflects on a “sobering” Sixth Assessment report by the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UK Anaerobic
August 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels Industry Hopes Its Efforts to Cut GHG Emissions Will Keep It Relevant as White House Pushes EVs
by Jeff Barber (OPIS) After four years of the Trump administration’s often-chaotic approach to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), many in the biofuels industry were hoping President Joe Biden would bring a level of stability and support to the program. While the