(U.S. Department of Energy) Funding Notice: Regional Initiative to Accelerate Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Deployment: Technical Assistance for Large-Scale
carbon capture and storage (CCS)
Back TO HOMEAg Policy Blog: USDA Unveils $300M Greenhouse Gas Measurement, Monitoring Plan
by Jerry Hagstrom (DTN Progressive Farmer) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will announce Wednesday that USDA will spend $300 million to improve measurement,
July 12, 2023 Read Full Article
The Carbon Dioxide Industry: A Merchant & Sequestration Perspective Today
by Sam A. Rushing (Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd/Biofuels Digest) ... The ethanol industry accounts for the highest percentage of merchant CO2 supply
July 11, 2023 Read Full Article
BASF and Yara to Start Blue Ammonia Project
by Jack Roscoe (World Fertilizer Magazine) ASF and Yara Clean Ammonia are collaborating on a joint study to develop and construct
July 11, 2023 Read Full Article
Tax Credits Jump Start Midwest Carbon Capture Projects — but the Cost Will Be in the Billions
by Erin Jordan (The Gazette) and Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco (Harvest Public Media) (NPR)... Carbon tax credits are a “challenge to industry that says
July 11, 2023 Read Full Article
Interior to Propose Converting Offshore Oil Leases to CO2 Storage Leases
by Ben Lefebvre (Politico Pro) The Interior Department is drafting language into a new rule that would allow companies holding offshore
July 08, 2023 Read Full Article
A New Hydrogen: from Methane, via Pyrolysis, without the CO2 Release
by Chingis Idrissov (IDTechEx/Biofuels Digest) Digest note. This column from Chingis Idrissov focuses on production of hydrogen from methane, with
June 30, 2023 Read Full Article
Capito, Sinema, Murkowski, Whitehouse Introduce Bipartisan Carbon Capture Legislation
by Vasil Velev (Carbon Herald) On June 15th U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and
June 30, 2023 Read Full Article
Turning Ethanol into Hydrogen
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A new technology developed by Proteum Energy could use ethanol as a feedstock for
June 29, 2023 Read Full Article
2023 National Carbon Capture Conference & Expo --- November 7-8, 2023 --- Des Moines, IA
Produced by Carbon Capture Magazine and BBI International, the National Carbon Capture Conference & Expo is a two-day event designed specifically for companies
June 28, 2023 Read Full Article
M.R.V.
by Anu Khan, Natalia Dorfman, Ted Christie-Miller, Moderated by: Claire Nelson (Climeworks DAC Summit) M.R.V. Those are probably the most
June 27, 2023 Read Full Article
CPGC and BASF Accelerate Onboard CO2 Capture System Development
(BASF) CPGC is developing an advanced onboard CO2 capture system based on BASF’s OASE® blue gas treatment technology; BASF’s technology contributing
June 27, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to GreenStar BCS
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Green Star BCS provides clients with the technical, market, and economic expertise to thrive as
June 27, 2023 Read Full Article
EPM's Podcast Series: Optimizing Carbon Management Opportunities: A Conversation with Navigator CO2
(Ethanol Producer Magazine) This week's Ethanol Producer Magazine podcast features, Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, Vice President, Government and Public Affairs of Navigator
June 23, 2023 Read Full Article
Comparative Economics of Carbon Sequestration for Iowa Ethanol Plants
(Iowa Renewable Fuels Association/Decision Innovation Solutions) Iowa currently has 42 ethanol plants with listed annual capacity of 4.669 billion gallons
June 22, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Hexas Biomass
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Hexas Biomass is a biomaterials company focused on the production and use of sustainable plant-based
June 20, 2023 Read Full Article
White House EJ Advisors Agree to Assess ‘Harm’ from CCS Projects
(Inside EPA) A White House environmental justice (EJ) advocacy panel is agreeing to assess potential “harms” from carbon capture and
June 20, 2023 Read Full Article
An Emerging Bonanza in Ethanol-Focused Carbon Capture?
by Jim Kendrick (Biofuels Digest) The US carbon capture market has grown, experts say, to $13 billion in 2023 and according
June 19, 2023 Read Full Article
Soil Carbon Controversy: Unfounded Concerns or Healthy Skepticism?
(S&P Global Commodity Insights) Soil carbon credits have been gaining popularity in the US voluntary carbon market and Australia's compliance-based market,
June 16, 2023 Read Full Article
UN Chief Says Fossil Fuels 'Incompatible with Human Survival,' Calls for Credible Exit Strategy
by Frank Jordans (Associated Press/ABC News) The head of the United Nations attacked fossil fuel companies Thursday, accusing them of
June 16, 2023 Read Full Article
OMB Regulatory Agenda Outlines Upcoming CCS-Related Rulemakings
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The White House Office of Management and Budget on June 13 published its Spring 2023
June 15, 2023 Read Full Article
Commission Sees Crop Biofuels’ Clean Transport Value, but Outside EU
by Sarantis Michalopoulos (EURACTIV.com) ... At a G7 meeting in Hiroshima late last month, the world’s richest countries adopted a document,
June 13, 2023 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture Bill Signed into Law by Governor Stitt DEADLINE for Public Comments June 19, 2023
(OK Energy Today) Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt this week signed legislation to pave the way for Oklahoma’s participation in a proposed
June 13, 2023 Read Full Article
RFA Sees Progress as Ethanol Industry Advances toward Net-Zero Carbon Emissions
(Renewable Fuels Association) A survey of U.S. ethanol producers shows the industry to be on track toward its net-zero-carbon goal, a
June 12, 2023 Read Full Article
Unlocking the Deployment of Advanced Bioethanol Refineries
by Melich Seefeldt (Praj Industries/Biofuels Digest) Advanced bioethanol (also named 2G or cellulosic bioethanol from inedible biomass) and its co-products
June 12, 2023 Read Full Article
EPM's Podcast Series: Optimizing Carbon Management Opportunities: A Conversation with Navigator CO2
This week's Ethanol Producer Magazine podcast features, Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, Vice President, Government and Public Affairs for Navigator CO2. Interviewed by
June 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Oman’s Wakud Plans 10-Fold Increase in Biofuel Production Capacity
by Sowmya Sundar (Zawya Projects) X2E, an Omani-British startup, has taken a 60% stake in Wakud -- Wakud, Oman's first biofuel producer,
June 09, 2023 Read Full Article
PCC H2 Granted Patent on Ethanol to H2 Conversion
(PCC Hydrogen/PR Newswire) PCC Hydrogen (“PCC H2”) is pleased to announce the issuance of its patented hydrogen production technology (US
June 09, 2023 Read Full Article
USGC Participation in EU Activities Boosts Interest in Ethanol
(U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) In late May, the Council’s bioethanol team hosted a mission to Brussels, Belgium, and then traveled
June 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Nucor Enters into CCS Agreement with ExxonMobil
(Bioenergy International) In the United States (US), iron and steel major Nucor Corporation (Nucor) has announced that it has signed an
June 08, 2023 Read Full Article
Transforming Plants into Allies in the Fight against Climate Change
(U.S. Department of Energy/Oak Ridge National Laboratory/EurekAlert!) ... At the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists are leading
June 07, 2023 Read Full Article
Sener Completes the Design of a New Sustainable Biofuel Tanker Capable of Capturing CO2 from Other Vessels
(Sener) The aim of this new type of vessel is not only to provide a solution for supplying biofuels, but
June 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Boeing Bets on Startup Equatic with Massive CO2 Removal, Hydrogen Deal
by Alan Ohnsman (Forbes) Boeing is partnering with Equatic, a Los Angeles-based startup that removes carbon from the ocean, in
June 02, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Aemetis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this presentation, Aemetis CEO Eric McAfee took the ABLC 2023 stage in Washington DC
June 02, 2023 Read Full Article
New Alliance Aims to Build Support for Carbon Capture, Rural Economic Opportunities
by Sara Wyant (Agri-Pulse) Three longtime ethanol industry champions are joining forces to roll out the new American Carbon Alliance and educate others
June 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture Summit USA 2023 --- October 23-24, 2023 --- Houston, TX
The Premier Forum for Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Technologies -- Welcome to Carbon Capture USA 2023, where industry leaders
June 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Global Clean Energy Signs $30 Million USDA Climate-Smart Commodities Grant Kickstarting Implementation of the Climate-Smart Camelina Project
(Global Clean Energy) Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB:GCEH) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have signed a contract
June 01, 2023 Read Full Article
Feds: Carbon Dioxide Pipelines Are Necessary to Reduce Emissions
by Jared Strong (Iowa Capital Dispatch) Up to 60,000 miles of carbon dioxide pipeline must be installed in the United
June 01, 2023 Read Full Article
Guest Column: Carbon Capture Pipelines Crucial to Ag Economy
by Waylon Brown (Iowa State Senator/The Courier) ... While I recognize that Iowans have differing opinions on policies aimed at
May 31, 2023 Read Full Article
Eni and RINA Sign Partnership to Accelerate the Energy Transition and Decarbonisation of Maritime Transport
(Eni) RINA, an international company specialising in inspection, certification and engineering consultancy, and Eni have signed an agreement to jointly
May 30, 2023 Read Full Article
Pluton Biosciences Raises $16.5M Series A led by Illumina Ventures and RA Capital to Discover and Deploy Microbes that Will Fight Climate Change
(Pluton Biosciences/PR Newswire) ..."Pluton's technology will benefit farmers' bottom lines as well as our environment," said RA Capital's Michael Gillespie,
May 26, 2023 Read Full Article
Climate Change Denial among Hurdles for Carbon Capture Pipeline Project in Southwestern Minnesota
by Tom Cherveny (West Central Tribune) Summit Carbon Solutions hosted 15 meetings for landowners last year at locations across the 10 counties
May 26, 2023 Read Full Article
Blue Hydrogen Market Size Worth $6.0 Billion by 2032
(The Brainy Insights/Globe Newswire) The rising environmental issues are driving the blue hydrogen market's growth. The increased usage of hydrogen
May 26, 2023 Read Full Article
U.N. Slams Carbon Removal as Unproven and Risky
by Corbin Hiar (E&E News Climatewire) A United Nations panel is casting doubt on the promise of using machines to remove
May 25, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Mote, and the New Hydrogen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Mote makes uniquely integrated gasification plants to produce hydrogen and CO2 from wood waste, in
May 24, 2023 Read Full Article
Navigator CO2 Partners with Puro.earth to Generate CDR Credits from Heartland Greenway CCUS Project
(Navigator CO2/PR Newswire) Navigator CO2 ("Navigator"), a leading carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) company, today announced the signing of an
May 24, 2023 Read Full Article
Two U.S. Senators Introduce New Carbon Removal Legislation
by Dimana Doneva (Carbon Herald) Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced on May 12 the Carbon Removal and Emissions Storage
May 23, 2023 Read Full Article
Advancing Equitable Deployment of Regional DAC Hubs
by Celina Scott-Buechler, Julia Jeanty, Catherine Fraser, Grace Adcox, and Charlotte Scott (Data for Progress) ... DAC (direct air capture)
May 23, 2023 Read Full Article
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $251 Million to Expand Infrastructure to Support CO2 Transport and Storage DEADLINE July 6, 2023
(U.S. Department of Energy) President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Supports Projects Across Seven States That Will Slash CO2 Emissions,
May 23, 2023 Read Full Article
DOE Selects Four National Laboratory-led Teams to Accelerate Commercialization of Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies with $15 Million in Funding
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT), in partnership with the Offices of Fossil Energy
May 23, 2023 Read Full Article
Frontier Buyers Sign First $53M in Offtake Agreements with Charm Industrial
(Frontier) • Charm Industrial will remove 112,000 tons of CO₂ between 2024 and 2030 on behalf of Frontier buyers. Biomass
May 23, 2023 Read Full Article
North Dakota Legislator Calling for Investigation into Summit Carbon Solutions Investors
by Jeff Beach (AgWeek) A group of North Dakota legislators wants to press the state attorney general’s office to investigate the
May 22, 2023 Read Full Article
Iowa Regulators Propose Using Mediators to Settle Summit Carbon Capture Pipeline Disputes
by Donnelle Eller (Des Moines Register) Iowa regulators propose hiring mediators to settle easement disputes between an Ames company and landowners
May 22, 2023 Read Full Article
DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office Launches New Renewable Carbon Resources Webpage
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has launched a new, comprehensive webpage dedicated to one of
May 19, 2023 Read Full Article
Infinium and Navigator CO2 Collaborate on eFuels Project in US Midwest
(Infinium/PR Newswire) Navigator to provide approximately 600k TPA of CO2 as a feedstock for ultra-low carbon Infinium eFuels -- Electrofuels provider
May 19, 2023 Read Full Article
DOE Awards $251 Million to 12 CO2 Infrastructure Projects
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Department of Energy on May 17 awarded $251 million to 12 projects that
May 18, 2023 Read Full Article
Biden-Harris Administration Makes Historic, $11 Billion Investment to Advance Clean Energy Across Rural America Through Investing in America Agenda
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) Two new programs made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act will support clean and affordable energy,
May 17, 2023 Read Full Article
Summit Carbon Solutions Announces Stakeholder Consultation for Gold Standard Methodology Public Comment DEADLINE June 9, 2023
(Summit Carbon Solutions) This public comment period is to ensure the development process is transparent, informed, and conservative. -- Summit Carbon
May 17, 2023 Read Full Article
XFuel Secures ISCC Certification for Its Sustainable Drop-in Fuels Plant
(XFuel) XFuel, a producer of sustainable drop-in fuels and carbon removal, has been awarded both, International Sustainability and Carbon Certification
May 17, 2023 Read Full Article
UK and US Look to Strengthen SAF Development Ties
by James Murray (Business Green) Transport Secretary Mark Harper to co-chair Sustainable Aviation Fuels Investment Summit in Detroit -- The UK's
May 16, 2023 Read Full Article
The Future of Ethanol
(S&P Global) Ethanol demand in North America is expected to peak in the next decade, supported by higher gasoline and blend
May 13, 2023 Read Full Article
Sequestration in the Field
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Carbon intensity scores determine, in part, the value producers get for each gallon of
May 13, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Linde
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2021 sales of $31
May 11, 2023 Read Full Article
World Not Ready Yet to 'Switch off' Fossil Fuels, COP28 Host UAE Says
by Valerie Volcovici and Leah Douglas (Reuters) ... UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment Mariam Almheiri told Reuters in an
May 10, 2023 Read Full Article
Can We Pack our Waste Carbon into the Soil?
(Biofuels Digest) Waste carbon, where is it going go? Few say “vent it in the sky” any more, some day stuff
May 04, 2023 Read Full Article
Sequestering Soil Organic Carbon: A Nitrogen Dilemma
by Jan Willem van Groenigen, Chris van Kessel, Bruce A. Hungate, Oene Oenema, David S. Powlson, and Kees Jan van
May 04, 2023 Read Full Article
Global Status of Carbon Capture Projects
by Aaron Foyer(Energy Minute/Transport Energy Strategies) ... Here are some important things to know about the growth in carbon capture: The
May 04, 2023 Read Full Article
Can Large Integrated Refineries Replace All Crude Oil with Cellulosic Feedstocks for Drop-in Hydrocarbon Biofuels?
by Charles Forsberg and Bruce E. Dale (Hydrocarbon Processing) Hydrocarbon liquid fuels are central to the U.S. economy, delivering almost
May 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Primacy for Louisiana: Bury the Carbon Dioxide Not the Lede
by Jack Andreasen (Carbon Miners Club) Huge news last week in the carbon management world as Louisiana was granted primacy over
May 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Sasol Chemicals Partners with Mission Possible Partnership to Develop the Company’s Lake Charles Sustainability Hub
(Sasol Chemicals/Business Wire) Sasol Chemicals, a business unit of Sasol Ltd. (JSE: SOL; NYSE: SSL), and Mission Possible Partnership (MPP) announced
May 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Doris to Provide XFuel with FEED Support for Modular Biobased Diesel Facilities
(XFuel/Biobased Diesel Daily) XFuel announced April 25 it has engaged engineering, advisory and project-management firm Doris to provide front-end engineering and
May 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Low Carbon Ethanol: Carbon Intensity Reduction through Advanced Technologies
by Shrikant Rathi (Praj Americas/Biofuels Digest) The drive for decarbonization has driven consideration of low carbon bioethanol as a feedstock for
May 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Energy Firms Bet Big on German Port as Clean Energy Hub
by Vera Eckert (Reuters) Wilhelmshaven to grow beyond first LNG mover status; Firms to spend more than 5 bln euros
April 28, 2023 Read Full Article
Valero Reports Strong Q1 for Biofuel Segments
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Valero Energy Corp.’s renewable diesel segment set a new sales volume record during the first
April 28, 2023 Read Full Article
HMM Works with SHI and PANASIA to Conduct Field Tests of Onboard Carbon Capture System
(Container News) HMM plans to conduct field tests of an onboard carbon capture system (OCCS) for container ships along with SHI
April 28, 2023 Read Full Article
Air Products Announces Plan to Build the First Commercial-Scale Hydrogen Refueling Station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
(Air Products/PR Newswire) The state-of-the-art, high-capacity station will be built near Air Products' New Net-Zero Hydrogen Energy Complex -- Air Products
April 28, 2023 Read Full Article
Webinar: Biogas to Hydrogen - a Net-Zero Pathway --- May 10, 2023 --- ONLINE
Producing hydrogen from biogas through Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) promises a pathway to net-zero carbon H2 at an attractive cost. Over
April 26, 2023 Read Full Article
Fluor’s Carbon Capture Technology Selected by Federated Co-Operatives Ltd. for Renewable Diesel Facility in Canada
(Fluor) Facility to use Fluor’s proprietary Economine FG PlusSM carbon capture technology -- Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today (April
April 25, 2023 Read Full Article
The Unseen One of Green Ammonia
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... You can see from this investment deck slide the kind of numbers we’re looking
April 25, 2023 Read Full Article
Limestone and the Sea: Lomar, Seabound Debut New Tech to Sequester Sea-Vessel CO2
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Lomar’s new subsidiary lomarlabs has signed a collab with Seabound, in a bid to reduce
April 24, 2023 Read Full Article
US Carbon Capture Incentives Leave EU ‘Lagging Behind’, Biofuel Makers Warn
by Sean Goulding Carroll (EURACTIV.com) Efforts to boost carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Europe are insufficient according to biofuel makers,
April 21, 2023 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) Online Course --- August 21-24, 2023 --- ONLINE
Master the technology pathways, its business drivers, economics and deployment strategies -- This course is intended for those in business, commercial
April 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Ethanol: The Perfect Fuel for Earth Day
by Mikayla McKenna (Renewable Fuels Association) On Saturday we celebrate Earth Day, which is the perfect time to highlight the many
April 20, 2023 Read Full Article
The Bioeconomy’s Role in Global Emissions Reduction, Part 1: Biofuels and Biomaterials
(World Bio Market Insights) ... Biofuels and biomaterials are keystone climate mitigation technologies. A 2023 study estimated that if all plastics today were
April 20, 2023 Read Full Article
U.S. Pushes Farmers to Develop A New Crop: Energy
by Keith Schneider (Circle of Blue) ... Despite pushback from environmental groups concerned about increased water pollution from a new
April 19, 2023 Read Full Article
Why Injecting CO2 Underground Is a Legal Morass
by Shelby Webb (E&E News Energywire) ... As oil and gas companies rush to build carbon sequestration projects — in hopes
April 18, 2023 Read Full Article
Sixteen Going on Seventeen: It’s Springtime in the Bioeconomy, Where’s Summer?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... We are trying so hard to do so much so fast, the tuneful “better beware, be
April 17, 2023 Read Full Article
Midwest CO2 Pipelines Push ahead as Bills Fizzle
by Jeffrey Tomich, Carlos Anchondo, Mike Soraghan (E&E News Energywire) Companies planning carbon capture projects in the Midwest are defeating legislative
April 13, 2023 Read Full Article
Carbonx Launches New Set of Carbon Removal Market Data to Support The Space
by Petya Trendafilova (Carbon Herald) A climate tech startup Carbonx is supporting the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) market with a net
April 12, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Fidelis New Energy & Grön Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Fidelis New Energy is a decarbonization enterprise developing and operating multiple synergistic infrastructure GigaSystems that
April 12, 2023 Read Full Article
AlgaePrize Competition Technology Innovation: Developing the Next Generation of Bioenergy Professionals
(U.S. Department of Energy) The 2022-2023 AlgaePrize competition, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
April 10, 2023 Read Full Article
How New Business Models Are Boosting Momentum on CCUS
by Mathilde Fajardy, Carl Greenfield, Rachael Moore (IEA) 2022 was a strong year for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS).
April 05, 2023 Read Full Article
The Next Farm Bill Could Be a Historic Climate Law – if Congress Can Agree on It
by Max Graham (Grist) Will the legislation help turn agriculture, a climate problem, into a climate solution? ... But environmental
April 04, 2023 Read Full Article
Carbon America Introduces Project to Community
by Alicia Barry (Akron News-Reporter) Washington and Yuma Counties became a little more acquainted with Carbon America last week. The company held
April 03, 2023 Read Full Article
INEOS Led Consortium Announces Breakthrough in Carbon Capture and Storage
(INEOS Group) • A world first, Project Greensand, shows that Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) can work after carbon dioxide
April 03, 2023 Read Full Article
NIS to Produce Green, Blue Hydrogen Near Its Refinery in Northeast Serbia
(Balkan Green Energy News) Serbian oil and gas company NIS has extended the public call for the design and technical documentation
April 03, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the ABLC Due Diligence Wolfpack
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The famed Wolfpack tore into carbon capture and sequestration technology at ABLC 2023 and here
March 31, 2023 Read Full Article
United Announces $15 Million Investment in Carbon Capture Company Svante
(United Airlines) United today announced its $15 million investment in carbon capture technology company Svante, who provides materials and technology as part of
March 31, 2023 Read Full Article
Nacero Is Developing a World Scale Methanol to Jet Fuel Complex with TOPSOE's Support Using Their MTJet™ Technology for SAF
(Nacero/PR Newswire) Nacero will transition its current pre-construction, multi-billion USD facility in Texas, designed to produce low carbon gasoline to the production
March 31, 2023 Read Full Article
Rep. Schrier Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Aid Biofuel Research and Development
by Adrian Cortez (Office of Rep. Kim Schrier D-WA/Quad City Herald) U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced the Biochar
March 30, 2023 Read Full Article
The Agriculture Resilience Act: Rep. Pingree Reintroduces Bill to Put U.S. on Path to Net-Zero Agriculture Emissions
(Office of Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME 1st)) Farming has always been a risky business. But today, extreme weather events and trade
March 28, 2023 Read Full Article
Is Green Methanol an Alternative to CO2 Pipelines?
by Erin Jordan (The Gazette) Several Iowa farmers are optimistic CapCO2 could ‘solve the pipeline issue’ -- Some renewable fuels advocates
March 28, 2023 Read Full Article
Ag Policy Blog: Despite Ethanol Industry Concerns, Iowa House Votes to Restrict Carbon Pipelines
by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer) In one of the most heated political battles in the state, the Iowa House of
March 27, 2023 Read Full Article
Key Words from ABLC
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Every ABLC, held each Spring in Washington, DC, reveals the zeitgeist of the renewable
March 27, 2023 Read Full Article
Indian Oil to Consolidate Green Assets under 1 Umbrella for Powering India’s Energy Transition
(Indian Oil/Biobased Diesel Daily) During the first Indian Oil Green Energy Summit held March 15, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., the
March 21, 2023 Read Full Article
Taking a Diverse Approach Is Key to Carbon Removal, Says New Study
by Brendan Bane (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory/Phys.org) Diversification reduces risk. That's the spirit of one key takeaway from a new
March 21, 2023 Read Full Article
Bioenergy Europe: Net-Zero Industry Act “Lacks Strategic Vision”
(Bioenergy Insight) Bioenergy Europe has released a statement affirming that, although it welcomes the EU's publication of the Net-Zero Industry
March 21, 2023 Read Full Article
A Team Built for Near-Site CCS
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) With carbon capture and sequestration taking ethanol towards net-zero, a rising CCS developer is
March 20, 2023 Read Full Article
SSE Thermal Charting a Path for Low-Carbon Flexible Generation in Ireland
(SSE Thermal) SSE Thermal is exploring options to develop two new low-carbon power stations in Ireland which would help to protect
March 20, 2023 Read Full Article
GLE Commences Engineering on Carbon Capture at Marquis Industrial Complex
(Gas Liquids Engineering/PR Newswire) Gas Liquids Engineering Ltd. (GLE) is pleased to announce the commencement of detailed engineering on a major
March 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Going for Net-Zero by 2050 – Wishful Thinking or Realistic Goal?
(The Topsoe Team/Biofuels Digest) Some would say the goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 is a mega-scale challenge requiring
March 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Strategic Biofuels Completes Application for Class VI Injection Well Permit with EPA & LDNR for the Louisiana Green Fuels Project
(Strategic Biofuels/Business Wire) --Strategic Biofuels, the leader in developing negative carbon footprint renewable fuels plants, announced today that it has completed
March 17, 2023 Read Full Article
RFA Provides Recommendations to California Regarding Low Carbon Fuel Standard Compliance Targets and Modeling
(Renewable Fuels Association) In comments submitted to the California Air Resources Board on potential changes to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, the
March 17, 2023 Read Full Article
EPA Close to Finalizing Review of La. CO2 Storage Request
by Carlos Anchondo (Politico Pro Energywire) EPA Administrator Michael Regan wrote to Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) about the
March 17, 2023 Read Full Article
UK Makes £20 Billion Bet on Carbon Capture in Race Against US
byTodd Gillespie (Bloomberg) Chancellor commits funds to limit carbon-dioxide emissions; Investment competition builds as Biden draws startups to US --
March 17, 2023 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Says It Will Die if It Cannot Take Farmers’ Lands for a CO2 Pipeline. Will Trump Support Them?
by Timothy P. Carney (Washington Examiner) Iowa’s ethanol industry, which exists only because of federal and state subsidies and mandates, reportedly may collapse
March 17, 2023 Read Full Article
When Regan Says Hydrogen, Greens Hear Carbon Capture
by Jean Chemnick (Politico Pro Climate Wire) The EPA administrator hinted at how draft climate rules could promote the use
March 16, 2023 Read Full Article
Bill Aims to Create Clean Transportation Standard in Minnesota
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Legislation currently pending in Minnesota aims to establish a clean transportation standard that would require the
March 16, 2023 Read Full Article
Bill Would End Eminent Domain for Carbon Capture Pipelines
by Terry L. Jones (Louisiana Illuminator/Floodlight) A Louisiana legislator wants to help keep landowners from losing their property to pipelines
March 15, 2023 Read Full Article
Wärtsilä to Deliver Its First CCS-Ready Scrubber Systems
(Bioenergy International) Finland-headed marine- and energy engineering and technology major Wärtsilä Oyj has announced that it has received its first order
March 13, 2023 Read Full Article
McAfee Wins 2023 Global Bioeconomy Leadership Award
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... I don’t know exactly how many companies Eric McAfee has founded, it’s a little like
March 13, 2023 Read Full Article
Why Big Oil Is Less Worried about Biden Phasing out Fossil Fuels
by Timothy Puko (Washington Post) For industry executives, the president’s slower approach is evidence that pragmatism is winning out. Climate
March 13, 2023 Read Full Article
Off the Ground
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Several alcohol-to-jet projects, partnerships and technologies have been announced in the past 18 months.
March 10, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Green Plains
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Green Plains is rapidly transforming into the biorefinery platform of the future, harnessing a potential
March 10, 2023 Read Full Article
CCUS in 2023: Significant Growth and Major Shifts
(Carbon Capture Magazine) This week's Carbon Capture Magazine's podcast features Yvonne Lam, Head of Carbon and CCUS of Rystad Energy.
March 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Strategic Biofuels Seeks to Further Bolster Louisiana Green Fuels Project Via US DOE Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program
(Strategic Biofuels/Business Wire) Strategic Biofuels Seeks to Further Bolster Louisiana Green Fuels Project Via US DOE Title XVII Loan Guarantee
March 09, 2023 Read Full Article
US Carbon Pipeline Faces Setback as Residents Refuse to Cede Land Rights
by Leah Douglas (Reuters) Navigator CO2 Ventures’ proposed carbon pipeline project in the U.S. Midwest is struggling to secure a site
March 09, 2023 Read Full Article
CO2 Pipeline Build-out Generates Bipartisan House Interest
by Jeremy Dillon (E&E News/Politico Pro) Lawmakers on a House panel found some consensus Wednesday on the operation and safety of
March 09, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the Nexus of Hydrogen, Wind and Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Wind, Hydrogen and Fuels — they have a lot of cross impact, not just in
March 07, 2023 Read Full Article
Midwest CO2 Pipeline Rush Creates Regulatory Chaos
by Mike Soraghan (E&E News Energywire) A complicated question is looming in the Midwest over plans to build thousands of miles
March 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Ethanol, Oil Groups Find Common Ground: High-Octane Fuels Legislation Still Alive in 118th Congress; Passage Still in Question
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) If there's a piece of legislation oil, automakers and renewable fuels companies can get behind
March 03, 2023 Read Full Article
How to Pull Carbon Dioxide out of Seawater
by David L. Chandler (MIT News) A new method for removing the greenhouse gas from the ocean could be far
March 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Methanex and MOL Complete First-Ever Net-Zero Voyage Fuelled by Bio-methanol
(Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) Methanex Corporation (Methanex) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) are pleased to announce the dual-fuel vessel "Cajun Sun"
March 01, 2023 Read Full Article
Strategic Biofuels Licenses FT CANS™ Technology for Louisiana Green Fuels Project
(Johnson Matthey) Johnson Matthey and BP announced Feb. 20 that their codeveloped, award-winning Fischer Tropsch (FT) CANS™ technology has been selected
February 28, 2023 Read Full Article
The Carbon Removal Industry Puts Down Roots as It Grows
by Ben Geman (Axios) An industry group seeking stronger federal and state policies to scale up a suite of technologies that
February 27, 2023 Read Full Article
US Farmers Are Getting Paid More for Capturing Carbon in Fields
by Michael Hirtzer (Bloomberg Green) The credits are sold to companies seeking to reduce emissions. -- Capturing carbon on the farm
February 24, 2023 Read Full Article
Energy Department Opens up $2.5B for Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects DEADLINES March 28, 2023 and April 5, 2023
by Ben Lefebvre (Politico Pro) The Energy Department said Thursday it is offering up to $2.5 billion to fund carbon capture
February 24, 2023 Read Full Article
Monetary Value of Biomethane "Far Outweighs" Production Costs
(Bioenergy Insight) A new report from the European Biogas Association (EBA) shows that, in 2030, the whole-system benefits of biomethane
February 22, 2023 Read Full Article
How Congress Funded Carbon Removal in FY23 Appropriations
by Vanessa Suarez and Alyson Lee (Carbon 180) 2022 was another invigorating year for carbon dioxide removal (CDR), with historic milestones
February 22, 2023 Read Full Article
Aemetis Hosts California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross at Keyes Biofuels Facility and Dairy RNG Sites
(Aemetis) Visit Highlights Aemetis Leadership on Circular Bioeconomy, Supporting Climate Change Mitigation Through Use of Agricultural Waste to Manufacture Negative
February 22, 2023 Read Full Article
House Bill Would Establish New Rules for Carbon Pipelines, Landowners Rally
by O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) It’s a farmer versus farmer debate over proposed rules for developers planning to build three
February 22, 2023 Read Full Article
Navigator’s Proposed Carbon Pipeline Struggles to Gain Support in Illinois
by Aydali Campa (Inside Climate News) McDonough County residents are asking officials to stand their ground as Navigator offers payments
February 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Technology Advances in Liquid Biofuels and Renewable Gas – WS28 Summary Report
(IEA Bioenergy) IEA Bioenergy held its biannual workshop on 17 October 2022 in Vienna, in conjunction with its Executive Committee meeting
February 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Guest Post: The State of ‘Carbon Dioxide Removal’ in Seven Charts
by Steven Smith, Jan Minx, Greg Nemet and Oliver Geden (Carbon Brief) Taking CO2 out of the air – a practice
February 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Reducing Carbon Emissions On and Off the Road
(Growth Energy)Our innovative bioprocessing facilities are identifying ways to reduce emissions beyond biofuels’ role in decarbonizing cars on the road
February 17, 2023 Read Full Article
The 2023 Farm Bill Should Be a Climate Bill, Democrats Say
by Maxine Joselow (Washington Post) These House Democrats want the farm bill to be a ‘huge climate win' -- ...
February 16, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Advanced Biorefining and Cellulosic Refineries
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... This week we looked at the world of Cellulosic and Multi-Technology Biorefineries — markets,
February 16, 2023 Read Full Article
Capturing Close to Home
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazinie) Carbon America is implementing carbon capture and sequestration at three commonly owned ethanol plants
February 15, 2023 Read Full Article
Nikki Haley Wants to Address Climate Change Not by Reducing Carbon, but Capturing It
by Maxine Joselow (Washington Post) Nikki Haley is jumping into the 2024 presidential race with a mixed climate record --
February 15, 2023 Read Full Article
A Blue State Asks: Is Carbon Capture Part of Climate Agenda?
by Jeffrey Tomich (E&E News/EnergyWire) ... Less clear, however, is whether (Gov. J.B) Pritzker and Illinois’ Democratic-led General Assembly are willing to