Why Scientists Want to Help Plants Capture More Carbon Dioxide
by Casey Crownhart (MIT Technology Review) Genetic tools that have helped create resilient crops could boost carbon removal, too. --
by Casey Crownhart (MIT Technology Review) Genetic tools that have helped create resilient crops could boost carbon removal, too. --
(Brookhaven National Laboratory/Biomass Magazine) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science has selected Brookhaven National Laboratory to lead a new
(Bioenergy Insight) A partnership between Heriot-Watt University and Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has been launched in Edinburgh, to
by Tom Slunecka (Ag Innovation Campus/Biobased Diesel Daily) We’re pouring it on this harvest season at the Ag Innovation Campus, literally.
by Hassan El Bari, Nabila Lahboubi, Sanae Habchi, Samir Rachidi, Oussama Bayssi, Nouhaila Nabil, Yasna Mortezaei, Raffaella Villa (Cleaner Waste
(Environment + Energy Leader) ... To meet demand in the face of limited supplies of these traditional SAF feedstocks, technology companies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The objective of this project is to harness the power of photosynthetic microalgae to maintain
(Brookhaven National Laboratory/Phys.Org) Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
(Eni) The cargo that left the port of Mombasa is the first from Africa -- The first cargo of vegetable oil
(Brookhaven National Laboratory/EurekAlert!) Research into threats from pathogens and pests would speed short-term response and spark long-term mitigation strategies --
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What can you actually make from CO2 that’s valuable, and more permanent? The goal of
(Maryland Clean Energy Center/Biomass Magazine) As Maryland explores opportunities to increase the usage of renewable wood energy throughout the state, the
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This Project aims to develop technologies to increase algae productivity and reduce culturing costs, In
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Cellulosic bioenergy crop production is a nascent industry in the U.S. and has the potential
(U.S. Department of Energy) Led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office, the Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium (FCIC) is
by Kimbra Cutlip (University of Maryland/Maryland Today) A University of Maryland researcher was awarded $2.6 million by the U.S. Department
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The goal of this project is to develop productive, cost-effective and sustainable warm-season perennial bioenergy
(Seed Today) Camelina Company España, Europe’s largest camelina crop innovator and seed producer, today held the opening of their new Innovation
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Harvesting and transportation makes up 40 –60% of the delivered cost of SRWC and are
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This continuing Project with DOE BETO regarding improved logistics builds on advances in two previous
by Khaled Al Khawaldeh (The Guardian) As pollution concerns mount and lucrative opportunities emerge in the sustainable economy, the days
by Rahul Jain (Down to Earth) ... It can synthesise large volumes of oil (20 times more than that of mustard
by Sean Pratt (Western Producer Magazine) The Canola Council of Canada is encouraging acreage expansion in the brown soil zone of
by Filipa Oliveira and Telmo Ferreira (PRIO/EurActiv) Maritime transport emits around 940 million tons of CO2 annually and is responsible for about
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) News has arrived from Washington that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $2.8
(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has selected Gevo’s Climate-Smart Farm to
by Tiffany Lee (University of Nebraska) A University of Nebraska–Lincoln researcher is leading a team working to unlock the full potential
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Catalytic fast pyrolysis is a versatile technology pathway for the direct liquefaction of biomass and
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) We’ll keep warning the industries of the bioeconomy until we get the message through so clearly
by Rasaq Abolore (TU Dublin/RTE) Analysis: leftover grain accounts for 85% of total waste generated by distilleries. What if it
(Synhelion) Synhelion has become the first company in the world to succeed in producing syngas on an industrial scale using only
(Nuseed/PR Newswire) Nuseed expands its bioenergy platform; acquires assets and signs long-term alliance with GranBio to accelerate global expansion of
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This project funded by the US Department of Energy and led by NREL’s Josh Schaidle
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Biogas is an ancient thing, organisms have been making it for millenia – only in
(Bioenergy Insight) A Michoacán company that is already using the nopal, or prickly pear cactus, to produce biogas is now
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Idaho National Lab’s very own Bioenergy Program Lead, Lynn Wendt, shared this illuminating slide guide
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) These slides were presented by Digest editor Jim Lane as part of the ABLC CONNECT
by Tina Casey (Clean Technica) Algae biofuel could have another moment in the sun, now that more federal dollars are
(IEA Bioenergy) IEA Bioenergy: Commenting on the upcoming Planetary vote in the European Parliament on the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III)
(Mississippi State University/Biomass Magazine) Mississippi State scientists have developed switchgrass varieties that are waking up the industry with exceptional germination rates
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) We reported last week that “UAE state investor Mubadala Investment Co and Raizen are the final
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management’s (FECM’s)
(Blue Biofuels) Blue Biofuels has reached a significant milestone in the scaling of its proprietary Cellulose-to-Sugar (CTS) reactor system. Testing results
(RIKEN/Phys.Org) Ethanol can help plants survive in times of drought says a new study conducted at the RIKEN Center for
by Lucy Cooper and Larissa Waterson (ABC North West Queensland) ... For the first time in the region's history, Mr Camp
by Badr Ouhammou, Aggour Mohammed, Smouh Sliman, Abdelmajid Jamil, Bakraoui Mohammed, Fadoua Karouach, Hassan El Bari, Tarik Kousksou (Case Studies
by Hamza Ourradi, Nabila Lahboubi, Sanae Habchi, Hafida Hanine, Hassan El bari (Cleaner Waste Systems) • Date seeds cake are
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)... Some years ago, the RIPE team went down the rabbit hole of transforming photosynthesis,”harnessing the
by Reginald Davey (AZO Materials) Research into utilizing waste products has benefited several industries in recent years, improving their sustainability.
(Levidian) Levidian and United Utilities win funding through the Government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio for the first phase of a biogas
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Perhaps the most startling and under-appreciated story of the year. A heavy-duty transport fuel, made
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the country’s first 2G cellulosic ethanol biorefinery, the Indian
(The Hindu) Khalifa Said H. Eldeihy worked on residual food items such as soybean cooking oil waste and leaves of
(Sustainable Oils/Biomass Magazine) Sustainable Oils Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc., an ultra-low carbon renewable fuel
(Bioenergy Insight) The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UCEH) is leading new UK-wide trials of crops and trees which
(Argent Energy/Biobased Diesel Daily) The latest Eco Clarity Waste Conversion Hub has been set up in the U.K., at Argent Energy’s
by Erik F. Ringle (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) A critical pathway for producing large quantities of low- to negative-carbon sustainable aviation
by Shafiqqul aliff (Malaysian Reserve) Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd (IWK) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and collaborated with
(UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP) £32 million government funding to
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Advancing Synergistic Waste Utilization as Biofuels Feedstocks: Preprocessing, Coproducts, and Sustainability Workshop covered the topic of municipal solid
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The world is short on hydrogen for all its ambitions in renewable energy and transformative
(Morgan State University) Funding will Support Launchpad for Businesses and Startups Using Research Conducted at MSU PEARL Laboratory -- Morgan State
by Struan Coleman , Tobias Dewhurst, David W. Fredriksson, Adam T. St. Gelais, Kelly L. Cole, Michael MacNicoll, Eric Laufer,
by Peter Forbes (New Humanist) ... Humans are finally learning from the original carbon cycle, which has governed Earth for 4
(Goethe University) A team of microbiologists from Goethe University Frankfurt has succeeded in using bacteria for the controlled storage and
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Yield10 is now launching camelina as a low Carbon Intensity biofuels feedstock crop. Long-term, they
(Flinders University/Phys.Org) To save the world's fish stocks and oceans, scientists are racing to find better and sustainable ways to make
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In aviation fuels as elsewhere in life, it’s sustainable, affordable, available, pick two out of three.
(AgriLife Today) Collaboration will utilize peanuts to potentially develop feedstock for lower-carbon fuel production -- Peanut oil powered the world’s
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Earnings season calls, and one of the bioeconomy’s most dynamic and innovative public companies has
by Madeleine Stone (National Geographic) Using CRISPR genome editing on a few common crops, a team of plant and soil
(Eni) The initiative in Kenya represents the first integrated project in the world to bring Africa into the vertical bio-refinery
(Uniper Energy/Biobased Diesel Daily) Under the name “Green Fuels Hamburg,” the energy supplier Uniper, the energy-technology group Siemens Energy, the aircraft
(Yield10 Bioscience/Biobased Diesel Daily) Yield10 Bioscience Inc., an agricultural bioscience company, announced June 23 an open-enrollment program for growers for contract
(Clean Fuels Alliance America) As the 1990s dawned, more than a decade of renewed research had been performed on various straight
by Anthony Wright (Gasworld) With the biogas industry seeing development across the globe, David Sonnenberg, Co-Founder of Uhuru Energy (Uhuru) is
by Loz Blain (New Atlas) Beautifully designed, energy-generating bio-panels that suck up carbon dioxide and pump out biomass for use as
by Ana Mano (Reuters) Brazil's largest biofuel producer BSBios will build the country's first big facility that uses wheat to
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) NREL’s waste gas researchers are rethinking industrial flue gas from a waste to a feedstock,
(Gasum) There are around 2,000 cargo ships with an estimated 25,000 seafarers sailing on the Baltic Sea at any given time.
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced awards totaling $137 million for small businesses in 30
(Sustainable Oils/Biomass Magazine) To the applause of onlookers, the ribbon was cut on Sustainable Oils’ new 20,000 square foot state-of-the-art North
by Kristen Mally Dean (Argonne National Laboratory/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... With new practices, farmers can make farms a net sink of CO2,
by David Kramer (Physics Today) Technological immaturity, falling oil prices, overoptimistic investors, and regulatory uncertainty are blamed for the failure
by Talia Ogliore (Washington University in St. Louis/Phys.Org) Camelina, also known as false flax or Gold-of-Pleasure, is an ancient oilseed crop
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Methanol, ammonia, hydrogen, ethylene, propylene – They can all be produced with low carbon intensity.
(Greasezilla) The pathway increases the value of Greasezilla® ABF to the biofuels market. -- Downey Ridge Environmental Company, developer of Greasezilla®, announces
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed this illuminating slide guide from Juergen Polle at MicroBio Engineering at ABLC,
by Antonia Chiam On (Borneo Post) Research on algae for biofuel production is still ongoing, with the outcome to be known
by Kristen Mally Dean (Argonne National Laboratory) Decarbonizing agriculture is critical for the U.S. to reach net zero emissions by
by Ulrika Bergström (Swedish Research Council/Phys.Org) Microalgae can recover greenhouse gases and nutrients from industrial waste. This technology can be used
(VTT) Power-to-liquids technologies are on their way to commercialisation in scale and production of synthetic e-fuels is no longer science
by Brian O'Connor (No-Till Farmer) ... A study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production found that harvesting up to 30% of corn stover on
by Sheila Van Cuyk (U.S. Department of Energy) The potential for advancing algal biofuels and bioproducts relies on using algae strains that
(TotalEnergies) For the first time in the endurance event’s history, the 62 race cars competing in the 90th 24 Hours
by Gordon Davidson (The Scotish Farmer) Britain's hills are alive with suffocating bracken – but a new biofuel project aims to
by James Temple (MIT Technology Review) The startup used plant matter and bio-oil to sequester thousands of tons of carbon.
by Melina Walling (Arizona Republic/AZ Central) ... Scientists in Arizona have been cultivating algae for several years, but this time,
(Potato News Today) ... For example, waxy potatoes, which are high in amylopectin content, have applications in the production of bioplastics,
by Emilie Lorditch (Michigan State University/Phys.Org) An integrated approach to land management practices in the U.S. can reduce carbon dioxide in
(Lehigh University) ... While recycling and composting have increased, the majority of the waste produced goes into landfills, the most inexpensive
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The world’s major airlines are racing to decarbonize air travel by backing and using
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Almost a year ago, The Digest reported that Raízen was rising with about $1.15 billion raised
by Julia K. Green and Trevor F. Keenan (Science Magazine) Although nations are grappling with reducing carbon emissions to minimize
(The Fish Site) In a world first, a fuel produced from waste from Scottish salmon farms has been successfully used
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... When news arrived that Bunge and CoverCress signed commercial partnership to support the expansion of
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) A full bioenergy value chain can be a beautiful thing. Check out this ABLC
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At ABLC this spring, Mike DeCamp, CEO of CoverCress shared this emerging seed technology slide
(Brownfield Ag News) In this episode of Managing for Profit, Alan Weber, an advisor to Clean Fuels Alliance America and
(Bunge/CoverCress/Business Wire) Bunge, Chevron Make New Investments in CoverCress Inc. -- Bunge (NYSE: BG) and CoverCress Inc. (“CCI”) announced today a
by Rebecca Cairns (CNN Business) ... But for every liter of whisky, there is a huge amount of waste: around 2.5 kilograms
(University of Hohenheim) European collaborative project led by the University of Hohenheim shows: Combining bioethanol production with carbon storage can
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) On this Earth Day, we highlight a very green organization – literally green – Algae for
(Illinois Institute of Technology) A team of Illinois Institute of Technology researchers received a grant from ARPA-E to scale up
by George Waldenberger and Sarah Wilson (WFTV.com) From fish kills to ongoing high manatee mortality, algae is a major problem for
(UCLA Samueli) These days, civil and environmental engineering doctoral student Kevin Clack spends his time investigating innovative ways to improve
by Damian Mason (The Business of Agriculture) In February of 2022 a “study” caught wide media attention (as it was
(University of Hohenheim) European collaborative project led by the University of Hohenheim shows: Combining bioethanol production with carbon storage can
(University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health) Scientists are investigating the contamination of water, soil, and air caused by
by Daniel B. Fishman and Anne Otwell (U.S. Department of Energy) National laboratories discover the telltale signs of algae distress
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you want to know what is being done to overcome current limitations for conversion
(Bloomberg/Algae Planet) Honda Motor Co. is considering the commercialization of its algae-growing carbon capture technology, reports Shiho Takezawa in Japan’s
by Chris McLennan (Farm Online National) Qantas has already started using biofuels in its fleet but wants an Australian industry to
by Marine Bessoles (ICF) There is pressure on the aviation industry to decarbonize coming from a myriad of sources including investors,
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Third generation tech is what Aemetis calls it – using renewable fuels for carbon capture
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)... The world desperately needs an alternative to fossil hydrocarbons. AlgEternal (www.algeternal.com) solves this problem by
by Valerie Sarisky-Reed (U.S. Department of Energy) ... The journal Nature Biotechnology recently published a paper featuring cutting-edge work funded by the U.S.
by Jim Miller and Craig Coker (BioCycle Magazine) Much of the reject stream becomes a mix of film plastic, food-soiled
(Chemical Processing) Novel electrocatalyst-based system operates at mild conditions and produces hydrogen -- A research team at the U.S. Department of Energy’s
by Cameron Rudolph (Michigan State University) Newly published research from MSU Foundation Professor Bruno Basso shows how some Midwest farmers can
by F. Taheripour, S. Mueller, H. Kwon, M. Khanna, I. Emery, K. Copenhaver, M. Wang (Argonne National Laboratory) The Systems
by Nichole Fitzgerald (U.S. Department of Energy) How Idaho National Laboratory's Dr. Lynn Wendt has come to understand and mitigate
by David Bradley (Inderscience/Phys.Org) The seeds of the wild castor oil plant, Ricinus communis, can be converted into biodiesel according to
by Ilona Amos(The Scotsman) The climate crisis doesn’t need to be all doom and gloom and signal an end to
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Producing low-cost hydrogenwith negative CO2 footprint from minimally prepared waste or biomass is what Omni
(USA BioEnergy) USA BioEnergy Announces Completion of Forest2Market Study Affirming Availability of Wood Waste for Renewable Fuels Production -- Forest2Market Confirms
by Amy Brundeen (University of North Texas) ... Helping plants produce C-lignin could lead to crops that are useful for
by John Moody (Illinois State University/Biobased Diesel Daily) John Sedbrook, a professor of genetics at Illinois State University, is in
by Tina Adamopoulos (University of Toronto Engineering News) ... With a lab currently under construction on U of T’s downtown
(Atlantic Biomass) Atlantic Biomass, LLC has announced results of their Phase I Maryland Energy Innovation Institute Scale-Up project to verify
(Korea University) Researchers propose a new and environmentally beneficial way of upcycling discarded masks into burnable fuel to produce energy
by Jacob Dykes (Geographical) ... Hydrogen, in both its liquid and gaseous forms, is light and powerful. If the supply chain
(Fitec Environmental Technologies Inc./Biogas World) Mexico-based Villa Avocado will digest the waste from their avocado oil production facility to close
by Chris Conte (KBZK) Researchers have found a way to turn bamboo into biofuel, a process that could have major implications
(Jatropha JOil Singapore Pte Limited/PR Newswire) NGO-backed Gold Standard certification obtained for Ghana plantation; JOil’s proprietary Jatropha varieties a highly
by Blair Fannin (Texas A&M University/AgriLife Today) Jet fuel, animal feed among potential products from algae -- Texas A&M AgriLife
by Tammy Klein (Transport Energy Strategies) On this episode of the Fueling the Future podcast, I spoke with Dr. Dev Shrestha of the
(Yield10) Increasing Oil Content in Oilseed Crops is Required to Meet the Projected Demand for Renewable Diesel -- Yield10 Bioscience, Inc.
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium is led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office
by Olga Kuchment (Agri-Life Today) Texas A&M AgriLife study shows the annual crop can sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide -- The study,