The Ethanol Industry’s Commercial Capture
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) CO2 from corn ethanol plants is a great candidate for capture and sequestration because
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) CO2 from corn ethanol plants is a great candidate for capture and sequestration because
by Will Mathis, Laura Hurst and Francois De Beaupuy (Bloomberg News) ... BP Plc is taking the lead in the $36
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Earnings season calls, and one of the bioeconomy’s most dynamic and innovative public companies has
by Mickey Meece (Axios) There's fresh info on something we explored in April — growing support for tech that sucks CO2 from the atmosphere
by Dana Cronin (KCUR/NPR/All Things Considered) ... Jason (Lay) is part of Bayer’s pilot carbon program, which pays him $10
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management is focused on advancing carbon management technologies to
(Red Trail Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The first carbon capture and storage project allowed under state primacy in the U.S. has commenced
(Drax Group/Biomass Magazine) Renewable energy company Drax has submitted plans to build the world’s largest carbon capture facility at its North
(BASF) PuriCycle® comprises novel catalysts and adsorbents solutions; Technology designed to selectively remove impurities from pyrolysis oils derived from plastic waste;
Airbus and a number of major airlines – Air Canada, Air France-KLM, easyJet, International Airlines Group, LATAM Airlines Group, Lufthansa
(Uniper Energy/Biobased Diesel Daily) Under the name “Green Fuels Hamburg,” the energy supplier Uniper, the energy-technology group Siemens Energy, the aircraft
(European Energy/Biobased Diesel Daily) European Energy has secured funds to co-finance two new research projects from the Energy Technology Development and
(Sasol ecoFT/Biobased Diesel Daily) German aircraft manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft and South African chemicals and energy company Sasol have signed a memorandum
(U.S. Department of Energy) Two Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Programs Will Decarbonize Power Generation and Heavy Industries, Create Regional Transport Networks
(Twelve/Business Wire) DCVC leads a $130 million financing to increase the production of materials made from captured CO2 for customers
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) NREL’s waste gas researchers are rethinking industrial flue gas from a waste to a feedstock,
(Clean EnergybSystems/PR Newswire) Clean Energy Systems, Inc. (CES) announced today that it entered into an agreement to acquire the idled Madera
(Alaska Airlines/PR Newswire) Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement Twelve will also work with the companies toward a demonstration
(ASME) Battelle’s Neeraj Gupta talks about the state of carbon capture and sequestration. -- The abundance of greenhouse gases in
(Advanced Biofuel Solutions) Advanced Biofuel Solutions Ltd (ABSL) has been awarded a £4.8m grant from the Direct Air Capture and Greenhouse Gas
(Biofuels International) A major new research centre that will help test, certify and deploy new sustainable aviation fuels - the
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 Kristen Mally Dean (Argonne National Laboratory) Decarbonizing agriculture is critical for the U.S. to reach net zero emissions by
(VTT) Power-to-liquids technologies are on their way to commercialisation in scale and production of synthetic e-fuels is no longer science
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Topsoe) Topsoe’s technologies are set to reduce its customers’ greenhouse gas emissions by 12 million tonnes in 2022
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Biogas is booming and ECOCORP is on it with its core biogas tech helping the industry
(U.S. Biochar Initiative/EIN Presswire) “It [Biochar] is being newly embraced as a true carbon removal solution at scale.”--Microsoft -- On
(United Airlines/PR Newswire) Dimensional Energy combines revolutionary carbon utilization technology with a century-old process, repurposing it to make sustainable aviation fuel; United
(Southern California Gas/Biomass Magazine) The California Energy Commission has awarded SoCalGas a $750,000 grant to pursue development of a novel
(Louisiana Economic Development) Arbor Gas to use wood waste from Louisiana forests to produce renewable gasoline and green hydrogen at
by Jerry Guenther (Norfolk Daily News) Carbon capture can help Nebraska — one of the nation’s top producers of ethanol—
by James Temple (MIT Technology Review) The startup used plant matter and bio-oil to sequester thousands of tons of carbon.
(Univerisity of Cambridge) Researchers have developed a low-cost device that can selectively capture carbon dioxide gas while it charges. Then,
(Climate Now) James Lawler, Founder and host of Climate Now moderates a live panel on the topic of carbon sequestration
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Sequestering captured CO2 into long-lived products for permanence and into supply chains with large market
(Gerandi) The Forestal del Atlántico complex, in Mugardos (A Coruña), presents the “Triskelión” project for the production of green methanol. The initiative,
(Engineering and Technology) A new carbon capture system that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the air has been developed by
by Josh Pedrick, Arsalan Syed and Corey Lavinsky (S&P Global) As the US ethanol industry pursues carbon capture and sequestration projects,
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Australia-based Worley, a global provider of professional project and asset services in the energy, chemicals
(Process Worldwide) A subsidiary of CVR Energy will be utilizing Honeywell’s technology to carry out a feasibility study for low-carbon
(Open Access Government) The Horizon 2020 project CLARA, coordinated by the Technical University of Darmstadt, investigates a novel gasification technology
by Carlos Anchondo and Corbin Hiar (E&E News/Politico Pro) The high-profile lobbying firm opened a provocative website that downplays the
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Today, we bring you the Top 10 CO2 utilization projects that have found the optimal blend
by James Fernyhough (The Financial Times/Inside Climate News) ‘Power-to-liquid’ technology may prove the ‘nirvana’ for sustainable aviation, the Australian airline
(Bioenergy Insight) California-based Kore has developed a new way to produce hydrogen from biogas. It claims the new method could
(LanzaTech/Globe Newswire) Proof of concept for direct production of monoethylene glycol (MEG), a key building block in sustainable PET production,
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The world’s second-largest corn producer, Brazil is continuing to see a rise in grain
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In addition to new hot technologies, Gevo has a goal of 1 billion gallons
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The USDA on May 10 announced it received more than 450 proposals for large-scale projects
(U.S. Department of Energy) DOE Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Effort to Establish Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs for Large-Scale CO2
by Anna Douglas (SkyNano Technologies/Biofuels Digest) ... Transforming CO2 from a Climate Liability into a Useful Commodity There are a variety of technologies
by Andrew Bergman, Holly Buck, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Toly Rinberg (The New Republic) ... So the question should be: How
(Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) and Woodside) The Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) and Woodside are collaborating on a carbon-to-products pilot
by Sue Retka Schill (Biomass Magazine) CHAR Technologies builds its business case around flexibility in feedstock and outputs. -- With
(Renewable Carbon Initiative) CO2 Reduction potential of the chemical industry through carbon capture and utilisation (CCU); Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI),
by Asmeret Asefaw Berhe (Climate Now) Soil holds 2x more carbon than vegetation and the atmosphere combined, according to Dr.
(Boeing) - Company to support the Center’s work to conduct groundbreaking research with a five-year, $10 million contribution; - Boeing
(Scottish Enterprise) A new fund to help develop the emerging CO2 utilisation technology has been launched. The CO2 Utilisation Challenge
(OGE) OGE, one of the leading European gas transmission system operators, is planning to build a CO2 pipeline system. The
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... California is not a waste land, it remains a horn of plenty, but with
(Iowa State University) An Iowa State University research team that helped develop a demonstration-scale pyrolyzer capable of sequestering thousands of
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. is partnering with integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol ecoFT and
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... More broadly, plants working to lower their respective carbon scores are helping the
(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
(Summit Carbon Solutions/PR Newswire) A new study shows that Summit Carbon Solutions' proposed carbon capture, transportation, and storage project will create
(U.S. Department of Energy) What is the role of bioenergy in soil carbon storage? Bioenergy provides a powerful way to mitigate
(U.S. Department of Energy) On February 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) hosted the Gen-1 Ethanol Opportunities: Improving
(Velocys/Biomass Magazine) ... During 2021 we saw the achievement of a number of important objectives in our growth strategy culminating in
(Porsche) Porsche is investing USD 75 million in HIF Global LLC. In return, the sports car manufacturer is acquiring a
by Nicholas Kusnetz (Inside Climate News) The oil company plans to remove carbon from the atmosphere and pump it into the
by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) Last week’s IPCC report called for a buildout of the world’s carbon dioxide removal
by Erin Marquis (Jalopnik) Gas made from carbon captured out of the atmosphere possibly coming to a fuel pump near
(INERATEC) Climate tech companies Synhelion and INERATEC have joined forces to decarbonize the transportation sector and help it achieve its ambitious
(Veolia/Business Wire) The CO2 neutral biomethanol will boost the EU biofuel feedstock and strengthen European fuel independence; The project opens
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There’s a difference between renewable carbon and circular carbon, as noted in this illuminating ABLC
(University of Hohenheim) European collaborative project led by the University of Hohenheim shows: Combining bioethanol production with carbon storage can
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Babcock & Wilcox announced March 31 that it is partnering with Kiewit Industrial to
(nova Institute) Large scale investments in CO2-based ethanol, methanol and aviation fuel are just around the corner – supporting climate protection
(Shopify) Shopify’s Sustainability Fund partners with 9 new entrepreneurial trailblazers: Picture this: the year is 2030 and companies are approaching net-zero commitment
(SHV Energy) SHV Energy and LanzaTech announced a new strategic partnership to employ LanzaTech’s Carbon Capture and Transformation (CCT) technology to
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) SWISS and the Lufthansa Group have entered into a strategic collaboration with solar aviation fuel pioneer Synhelion,
(Drax) Building a collaborative net zero future through negative emissions and zero-carbon fuel -- -Hydrogen as a fuel offers a
(Bio Market Insights) Around 3.5 billion years ago, plants became able to turn sunlight and carbon dioxide into energy. Researchers in
(United Airlines/PR Newswire) Houston-based Cemvita Factory's synthetic biology process has the potential to create a new way to produce sustainable
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Third generation tech is what Aemetis calls it – using renewable fuels for carbon capture
(nova-Institute) Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) Innovations of the Year 2022: A lot of technologies are in place and in development
(University of Cambridge) Researchers have developed an efficient concept to turn carbon dioxide into clean, sustainable fuels, without any unwanted
(Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd. (MHIENG) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC) –
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 Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) With three CO2 pipelines in development, carbon capture and sequestration is poised to become
(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 Kelsey Simpkins (CU Boulder Today) University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed a new tool that could lead to more efficient
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) We’ve reported on beef without the cows, pork without the pig, dairy without the cow
(Fraunhofer UMSICHT) Methanol is one of the world's most important compounds and is used, among other things, as a basic
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There are synergies with carbon capture and biofuel processes. This ABLC slide guide from Dave
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Bruce Dannenberg, CEO of Phytonix shared this illuminating slide guide at ABLC Connect highlighting how
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Today we take a look at CO2 Utilization with Ryan Gilliam, CEO of Fortera. Fortera
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... (J)ust in is breaking news that they are collaborating in a new carbon capture
by Leah Douglas (Reuters/Investing.com) U.S. ethanol producers are betting heavily on carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to lower their greenhouse gas
by Tina Adamopoulos (University of Toronto Engineering News) ... With a lab currently under construction on U of T’s downtown
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A report released by the U.S. Department of Energy in February found that the development
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Illinois, news arrived that LanzaTech will go public in a merger with the NASDAQ-traded blank
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Nova Pangaea Technologies, the UK cleantech company at the heart of the drive to Net
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Capturing carbon while simultaneously generating power – sounds like a win-win and FuelCell Energy is
(Oklahoma State University/Biomass Magazine) Oklahoma State University was recently issued a patent that could significantly increase biofuel and chemical yields while
by Larry Lee (Brownfield Ag News) A pipeline infrastructure company says when it comes to carbon credits, there’s a gap in
by Erik F. Ringle (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) With Extensive Data, Broad Analyses, and Detailed Models, NREL Scientists and Collaborators Stake
(Infinium) Innovative electrofuels technology is aimed at decarbonizing the transportation sector -- Infinium, a clean fuels innovator, announced today that the
by Rod Nickel, Liz Hampton and Nia Williams (Reuters) North American oil and gas pipeline companies are gearing up to compete
by Olga Kuchment (Agri-Life Today) Texas A&M AgriLife study shows the annual crop can sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide -- The study,
(Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center) Biorefinery profitability scale with a carbon credit in cases of (A) no capture, (B) capture from
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Velocys on Feb. 3 announced it has joined Zero Carbon Humber, a carbon capture, utilization
(Lund University/Carbon Capture Magazine) A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has shown how solar power can convert carbon
by (Julius Schaaf) Omaha World-Herald) ... Almost every business sector has green initiatives being put forward by industry leaders to
by Fungmin Eric Liew, Robert Nogle, Tanus Abdalla, et al. (Nature Biotechnology) Many industrial chemicals that are produced from fossil
(FuelCell Energy) Project awarded $6.8M to join forces with network to deliver the only technology available to decarbonize oil and
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Just in the last few days, it’s been all about low carbon, lower carbon, net-zero
(Acrofan/Business Wire/Green Fuels) The State of Louisiana continues its commitment to the world’s most deeply carbon-negative renewable diesel fuel project
by Erin Blakemore (Washington Post) ... In new experiments with carbon mineralization — the process of removing carbon dioxide from
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In part 2 of the Great Plains Institute’s just published Atlas of Carbon and Hydrogen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What are the major components of a carbon and hydrogen hub? What’s the latest on
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
(Aemetis) Fuel to be delivered to San Francisco International Airport -- Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable fuels company focused on negative
(LanzaJet) This partnership will utilize carbon capture and sequestration, renewable energy, and other innovative practices to bring lower-cost, low carbon-intensity
by Mike Hughlett (Star Tribune) ... Right now, the CO2 pipelines don't require approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
(Reganosa/NGV Journal) Reganosa will test new technologies for the production and storage of green hydrogen in Spain. Together with the Technological
by Natasha Lomas (Tech Crunch) ... One example of dubious carbon offsetting involves existing woodlands being repurposed for carbon credits
by David Chandler (MIT News) Study reveals why some attempts to convert the greenhouse gas into fuel have failed, and
by Anya Zoledziowski (Vice World News) A new Global Witness report found that it has the same carbon footprint per
by Kellan Heavican (Brownfield Ag News) The head of the Renewable Fuels Association says they’re continuing to work towards carbon neutrality
by Karen B. Roberts (University of Delaware) ... One hurdle that keeps promising CO2 electrolyzer technologies in academic laboratories rather than
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) From algal-based wastewater treatment plants and purification ponds with biofuels/co-products in California to aviation
(Crop Energy AG) CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, and Johnson Matthey, London, a leader in sustainable technologies, have entered into an engineering,
(Liquid Wind) Ørsted and Liquid Wind AB have reached an agreement, under which Ørsted will acquire a 45 % ownership
(ADM) Wolf Carbon Solutions US LLC (Wolf Carbon Solutions) and ADM (NYSE: ADM), a global leader in nutrition and agricultural origination
by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) The National Ocean Industries Association, a trade group representing the offshore energy industry, is
(ExxonMobil) ExxonMobil is expanding its interests in biofuels that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, acquiring a
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In recent days, we’ve had 10 stories that shook the world. The players are so big,
by Chuck Hassebrook, David Laird and Jill Euken (The Gazette) ... That pathway is the Pyrolysis-Biochar-Bioenergy Platform, which produces biofuel and
by Dylan Chase (Argus Media) Phillips 66 has increased expectations for financial returns from its low-carbon business areas, partly as a
(Novozymes) Novozymes launched its 2025 strategy with a clear objective to explore new growth opportunities. The company is now delivering
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... In fact, in terms of news stories, there was more good news than bad
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed the ABLC Wolfpack’s take on 5 key Green Hydrogen companies, then check
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Dr. Sean Simpson, CSO at LanzaTechshared this illuminating slide guide on CO2 pathways to products,
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Did you know Avantium’s two lead products are FDCA, the chemical building block for PEF,
by Carlos Anchondo and Jeremy Dillon (E&E News) The Department of Energy is at risk of wasting a significant amount of
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Why they do what they do, what net-zero fuels really means, how agriculture and