by Sam A. Rushing (Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd/Biofuels Digest) ... The ethanol industry accounts for the highest percentage of merchant CO2 supply
carbon capture and utilization (CCU)
Back TO HOMETax 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
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
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Ethanol Industry…Beyond Ethanol
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A distinguished member of the Due Diligence Wolfpack, Michele Rubino, gave this illuminating presentation as
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
Nordic Electrofuel, P2X-Europe Sign Term Sheet for Production, Commercialization of eSAF
(P2X-Europe/Biobased Diesel Daily) Following extensive negotiations and cooperation that started last year, Norwegian Nordic Electrofuel (NEF) and German P2X-Europe, a joint
June 27, 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
Twelve Announces Plans to Scale Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Made from CO2 in Washington State
(Washington State Department of Commerce) Commercial-scale E-Jet fuel production facility in Moses Lake, WA, to supply deals with Shopify, Alaska
June 27, 2023 Read Full Article
eJet Breakthroughs Can Double Sustainable Aviation Fuel Output to Support a 90% Green Aviation Fuel Future by 2050, says Cleantech Group
(Cleantech Group) Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) are poised to claim 67- 88% of all jet fuel by 2050, on the strength
June 26, 2023 Read Full Article
Gasum Will Supply LNG and Synthetic e-LNG to MSC Cruises’ Eco-Friendly Ships
(Gasum/AltFuels) Gasum and MSC Cruises, the Cruise Division of MSC Group, have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of LNG
June 26, 2023 Read Full Article
EDF, Holcim, IFPEN and Axens Join Forces to Participate Together in the Creation of the French E-Fuels Air Transport Industry, with the "Take Kair" Project, Supported by Air France-KLM
(Axens) The objective of this cooperation is to take advantage of the complementary expertise of the signatories in order to
June 23, 2023 Read Full Article
TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2023 ... LanzaTech
(Time Magazine) ... To create TIME100 Companies, our editors, led by Emma Barker, seek nominations from across sectors, and poll our
June 22, 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
LanzaJet and LanzaTech Selected by Air New Zealand and New Zealand Government to Undertake Study for Domestic Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production in New Zealand
(LanzaJet) Companies to Undertake Feasibility Study and Establish Development Plan for Commercial SAF Production -- LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology
June 20, 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
The Aviation Industry’s Quest for Zero Emissions: Challenges and Opportunities
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... However, this challenge can be met by innovation, policy support, and collaboration across the
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 $13 billion in 2023 and according
June 19, 2023 Read Full Article
US$ 4 bn Investment on Green Hydrogen Launched in Uruguay
(Merco Press) Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Thursday announced that US$ 2 billion will be invested in the construction of a
June 17, 2023 Read Full Article
Astra Energy Inc. Announces Strategic Partnership with Phambili, USA
(Astra/Globe Newswire) Astra Energy Inc. (OTCQB: ASRE) (“Astra” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce that the Company’s subsidiary Astra Energy
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
World’s Leading Steel Company, ArcelorMittal and LanzaTech Announce First Ethanol Samples from Commercial Flagship Carbon Capture and Utilisation Facility in Ghent, Belgium
(LanzaTech) €200 million commercial scale CCU plant first of its kind in the European steel industry; Facility employing LanzaTech’s cutting-edge
June 15, 2023 Read Full Article
EU Renewable Ethanol Hits New Record Level for Greenhouse-Gas Reduction
by Robin Whitlock (Renewable Energy Magazine) Production and use of renewable ethanol from ePURE members reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by an average of
June 14, 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
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
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
Adkins Energy LLC and CapCO2 Solutions Inc Converting Ethanol Plant Waste CO2 to Green Methanol
(Adkins Energy) Adkins Energy and CapCO2 Solutions are building the first facility to convert ethanol plant waste CO2 to Green Methanol.
June 08, 2023 Read Full Article
OXCCU Raises $22 Million to Transform Carbon Dioxide into Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(OXCCU TECH LTD) Developed by Oxford University scientists, OXCCU converts captured carbon dioxide into sustainable aviation fuel to cost-effectively decarbonize
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
BASF’s Gas Treatment Technology to Be Used by Linde and Heidelberg Materials’ Large-Scale CO2-Capture Plant
(BASF) Milestone paves the way for a more sustainable cement production; Third industrial-scale OASE® blue carbon capture facility globally -- A
June 07, 2023 Read Full Article
Available Now! BETO 2023 Project Peer Review Presentations
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) hosted the 2023 Project Peer Review on April 3-7, 2023, in
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
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
First Experimental Confirmation that Some Microbes Are Powered by Electricity
(Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie - Hans-Knöll-Institut (Leibniz-HKI)/Phys.Org) In microbial electrosynthesis, microorganisms use CO2 and electricity to produce alcohol, for example.
June 01, 2023 Read Full Article
United States: TotalEnergies and TES Join Forces to Develop a Large-Scale e-NG Production Unit
(TotalEnergies) TotalEnergies is joining forces with Tree Energy Solutions (TES) to study and develop a large-scale production unit in the
June 01, 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
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
Boom Supersonic Signs SAF Offtake Agreement With Dimensional Energy
by Justin Foster (Simple Flying) The aircraft manufacturer will partner with Dimensional Energy to purchase 5 million gallons of SAF
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
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
Disrupting Climate Change: 13 Tech Innovators Helping to Save the Planet
by Meghan Gunn, Kerri Anne Renaulli and Ned Potter (Newsweek) ...These disruptors are pushing the boundaries of technology in creative
May 22, 2023 Read Full Article
Tipping the Scale on CO2 Levels: Fast-Tracking Bioeconomy Decarbonization
by Mauricio Villegas (Koch Modular Process Systems/Biofuels Digest) ... When we consider the decarbonization of industrial processes, various methods exist to
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
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo
(Biofuels Digest) Gevo addresses the market need of reducing greenhouse gas emissions with sustainable alternatives, and is commercializing the next
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
Evogene Receives Grant to Develop Oilseed Crops with High CO2 Assimilation
by Alex Martin (Seed World) Evogene’s Ag-Seed Division received the EU Horizon grant of €1.2 million euros to support the creation
May 17, 2023 Read Full Article
Twelve and Etihad Airways Partner to Advance Sustainable Aviation Fuel Made from CO2 and Renewable Energy
(Twelve/Business Wire) The companies will work toward a demonstration flight and to provide E-Jet® fuel, Twelve's low carbon aviation fuel,
May 17, 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
Aviation Climate Task Force Issues First Research Grant to Drive More Sustainable Aviation Fuel using Direct Air Capture Technology
(Aviation Climate Taskforce (ACT)/PR Newswire) The Aviation Climate Taskforce announces today the funding of its first research grant to pioneer an innovative Direct
May 17, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) With proven technology at the nexus of two mandated markets, industrial and consumer — LanzaTech
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
ADNOC, LanzaTech Enter Strategic Partnership to Explore Biotechnology Solutions for Decarbonization of Fuels and Chemicals
(LanzaTech) LanzaTech Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNZA)—an innovative carbon capture and transformation (“CCT”) company that converts waste carbon into materials such as
May 12, 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
Honeywell Introduces UOP eFining™ Technology for New Class of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Honeywell UOP) Honeywell UOP eFiningTM can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 88% compared to conventional jet fuel1 ; HIF Global
May 10, 2023 Read Full Article
Ineratec, Zenith Energy Terminals to Develop Commercial-Scale eFuels Plant in Port of Amsterdam
(Ineratec/Biobased Diesel Daily) Ineratec announced May 4 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Zenith Energy Terminals to build
May 10, 2023 Read Full Article
Expander Energy to Construct Its 1st Bio-SynDiesel® Project
(Expander Energy/Biobased Diesel Daily) Calgary, Alberta-based Expander Energy Inc. announced May 4 that it has signed an agreement with Rocky Mountain
May 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Methanol Reactor Delivered in the Sailboat CO2 to Methanol Project
(Carbon Recycling International) CRI has successfully delivered the methanol reactor for its second commercial scale project in China. The ETL reactor
May 09, 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
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
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Legislation and Regulations about SAF, the Topsoe Perspective
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Case 1, Is Jet Fuel Produced From Soybean Oil? Case 2, Is E-Jet Produced From
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
World’s Largest E-Fuel Production Plant Is Coming to Texas
by Peter Holderith (The Drive) The Porsche-backed startup behind the project hopes it’ll help bring e-fuel prices down into the
May 01, 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
Airbus Canada, Pratt & Whitney Canada and SAF+ Consortium Collaborate on Developing Next-Generation Sustainable Aviation Fuels in Quebec, Canada
(Pratt & Whitney) Airbus Canada, Pratt & Whitney Canada, and SAF+ Consortium will collaborate on next generation sustainable aviation fuel
April 26, 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
Norwegian Partners with Norsk e-Fuel to Build New e-Fuel Plant in Norway
(Norsk e-Fuel) Norwegian has announced a landmark partnership with Norsk e-Fuel to build the world’s first full scale e-fuel plant
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
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
Nippon Gases to Build a New Plant in Zörbig
(Nippon Gases) Nippon Gases to build a new plant for liquefaction and processing of biogenic CO2 in Zörbig (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
April 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Cemvita Unveils eCO2 Pilot Plant: Transforming CO2 Emissions into Renewable Feedstocks and Fertilizers
(Cemvita/Business Wire) eCO2TM platform promises to alleviate feedstock shortage and produce carbon-negative fuels and chemicals at competitive market rates -- Cemvita,
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
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
Jakson Green To Build World’s First Methanol Production Plant In Partnership With NTPC
(India Education Diary) Jakson Green, India’s leading player in the renewable and new energy space, has won a first-of-its-kind project
April 10, 2023 Read Full Article
Técnicas Reunidas Begins Engineering Works for a Plant that Will Produce e-Methanol from Green Hydrogen in Almería
(Técnicas Reunidas) - The facility will produce 37,000 tonnes of e-methanol per year and will start commercial operations in 2026.
April 10, 2023 Read Full Article
B-Harmony: Creating Happy Bacterial Colonies and Ridding the World of Its Methane Malaise, the Windfall Bio Way
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... So, let us introduce Windfall Bio, just now emerging from many moons of stealth.
April 10, 2023 Read Full Article
Long-Forgotten Equation Helps Scientists Track, Control Carbon Dioxide Transformations
by Blaine Friedlander (Cornell University/Phys.Org) ... The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide presents an opportunity to transform the gas from
April 06, 2023 Read Full Article
KHIMOD and Elyse Energy Team up to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuels through Collaborative Project AVEBIO
(AVEBIO) AVEBIO aims at demonstrating the production of sustainable e-fuels for air transport based on the yet-to-valorize CO2 of a
April 06, 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
Making Hydrogen and Carbon Black out of Renewable Natural Gas with Rob Hanson
(Climate Now) Renewable natural gas (RNG), made from the decomposition of organic waste like livestock manure, is not necessarily net-zero if
April 04, 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
New Consortium Advances eFuels Technologies
by Erik Ringle (National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Biobased Diesel Daily) ... Those abundant wind and corn resources are contributing to the
April 04, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Marquis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Marquis has become the first well known ethanol producer to step into the world of
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
Market Insights: The Circular Carbon Economy --- March 29, 2023 --- ONLINE
As unmitigated CO2 emissions continue to fuel climate change, innovations that can capture CO2 at scale and turn it into
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
Novel Catalyst for Highly Selective Photoelectroreduction of Carbon Dioxide to Ethanol
by Li Yuan (Chinese Academy of Sciences/Phys.Org) Artificial photosynthesis (AP), using sunlight to produce valuable chemicals and fuels from carbon dioxide
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
How SAF Experimentation Is Fuelling Change for Military Operators
by Mark Pilling (Flight Global) Over the past six months, an Airbus Defence & Space A400M tactical transport, NH Industries NH90 multirole
March 21, 2023 Read Full Article
Biofuels as Petroleum Alternatives: Closing the Carbon Cycle with Bacteria
(Open Access Government) ..... Bacteria-generated bioplastics and biofuels are interesting potential alternatives while offering an additional benefit: a closed carbon
March 20, 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
The Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Announces Six Nominees for the Innovation Award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2023”.
(nova-Institute) From Emission-made Shoes to Jet Fuels – Smart Innovations Make CO2 the Feedstock of the Future -- Smart innovations are
March 16, 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
Why Cars Running on E-Fuel Can’t Replace EVs
by Justine Calma (The Verge) E-fuel will probably be too expensive and inefficient for cars, but it just might work
March 09, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Aether Biomaterials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Aether’s biosourced MCH is currently used today in both jet fuels and ICE fuels. MCH
March 08, 2023 Read Full Article
Sustainability in the Air Podcast
by Christy Sarkis (SimpliFlying) Gregory Constantine, Co-Founder and CEO of Air Company in Conversation with Shashank Nigam -- Welcome to Season
March 06, 2023 Read Full Article
Transition Champ: How Biofuels Are Helping Set the Transport Sector on the Path to Net Zero
(bp) bp is deepening its investment in bioenergy, including biofuels. Our SVP of biofuels growth, Nigel Dunn, explains their importance
March 03, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Vertimass
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Proprietary Vertimass Technology can lower costs of sustainable fuels for aircraft and light and heavy
March 02, 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
Aviation Biofuel Would Need Half of UK Agricultural Land, Report Says
by Danny Halpin (The Independent) The Royal Society said a portfolio of alternative fuels will be required to meet current
February 28, 2023 Read Full Article
From Vodka to Sustainable Fuel: N.Y. Company Lands DoD Contract
by Daniel Cusick (Politico Pro Climatewire)Brooklyn-based Air Co. — known for climate-friendly vodka and CO2-based hand sanitizers — makes a
February 28, 2023 Read Full Article
Technip Energies Selected by Arcadia eFuels for the World’s First Commercial Facility to Produce eFuels from Renewable Electricity and Captured CO2
(Technip Energies) Technip Energies (PARIS: TE) has been awarded a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract by Arcadia eFuels for the
February 23, 2023 Read Full Article
KBR Launches Sustainable Aviation Fuel Technology in Alliance with Swedish Biofuels
(KBR/PR Newswire) KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it has launched Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) technology in alliance with Swedish Biofuels AB,
February 22, 2023 Read Full Article
First in Technology, First in Commercialization, First in the Hearts of the Bioeconomy: a Presidents’ Day Look at LanzaTech
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The timelines of the company’s development may have been pushed back here and there by
February 22, 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
Nextchem Awarded a Feasibility Study by Foresight Group to Decarbonise the ETA Manfredonia Waste-to-Energy plant in Italy
(Marie Tecnimont) The project aims at capturing and valorising the carbon dioxide (CO2) currently emitted by producing sustainable fuel in
February 20, 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
DOE Funds Bioenergy Carbon Capture Projects
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 30 awarded $131 million for 33 carbon management
February 14, 2023 Read Full Article
Will Ethanol Fuel a Low-Carbon Future?
by Craig Bettenhausen (Chemical & Engineering News) After decades of false starts, cellulosic ethanol may arrive just as the chemical
February 13, 2023 Read Full Article
Aker Carbon Capture Enters Finnish Power-to-X Market
(Aker Carbon Capture/PR Newswire) Aker Carbon Capture will deliver a pre-engineering study to the energy company St1 for the development of
February 10, 2023 Read Full Article
LanzaTech and AMCI Acquisition Corp. II Announce Closing of Business Combination, Establishing First Public Carbon Capture and Transformation Company
(LanzaTech/Business Wire) On February 10, 2023, LanzaTech’s common stock and public warrants expected to begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker
February 10, 2023 Read Full Article
2023 NEC Session Previews: Ready for Innovation & Putting the ‘U’ in CCUS
by Kelly Davis (Renewable Fuels Association) ... But with the right policy and market conditions, ethanol can become a net-zero emissions
February 10, 2023 Read Full Article
Exxon Retreats from Major Climate Effort to Make Biofuels from Algae
ByBen Elgin and Kevin Crowley (Bloomberg) Renewable fuels made from algae was the company’s most heavily publicized climate solution. -- After advertising its
February 10, 2023 Read Full Article
Climate Envoy Kerry Concerned as Oil Companies Back off Renewables
by Zack Colman (Politico Pro) John Kerry said oil and gas companies will be part of the transition to lower
February 10, 2023 Read Full Article
MOU Concluded on Collaboration for the First Commercial Production of Cellulosic Bioethanol from Woody Biomass in Japan and Its Development into Bio-chemical Products
(Nippon Paper Group) Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Toru Nozawa; hereinafter "Nippon Paper"), Sumitomo Corporation (Head
February 07, 2023 Read Full Article
Integrating Bioenergy Production and Land Management Practices Can Boost Climate Change Mitigation
(Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center) Management practices like reforestation and the production of cellulosic bioenergy can reduce and capture atmospheric
February 07, 2023 Read Full Article
move: New Reactor Concept for Methanation -- Robust and Flexible to Synthetic Methane
by Annina Schneider (EMPA) Synthetic energy carriers are carbon-neutral and make renewable energy transportable and storable in the long term.
February 02, 2023 Read Full Article
MPC Container Ships and INERATEC Sign Agreement for Sustainable Marine Diesel
by Daniela Castim (World Bio Market Insights) MPC Container Ships and INERATEC signed an agreement for the supply of synthetic Marine
February 01, 2023 Read Full Article
United, Tallgrass, and Green Plains Form Joint Venture to Develop New Sustainable Aviation Fuel Technology Using Ethanol
(United Airlines/PR Newswire) United, Tallgrass, and Green Plains will invest up to a combined $50 million in the joint venture
February 01, 2023 Read Full Article
U.S. Department of Energy Awards $118 Million to Accelerate Domestic Biofuel Production
(U.S. Department of Energy) 17 Projects Will Boost Production of Biofuels for Consumer and Freight Transportation in America, Support President
January 26, 2023 Read Full Article
HySkies: Fossil-Free Aviation Fuel Receives EU Support
(Vattenfall/CISION) Vattenfall, Shell, LanzaTech and SAS run the HySkies project with the goal of starting the world's first large-scale production of
January 26, 2023 Read Full Article
LSU First to Offer CCUS Concentration
(Louisiana State University College of Engineering) Last fall, LSU’s Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering became the first in the
January 26, 2023 Read Full Article
Researchers Capture Carbon More Effectively with New Catalyst Design
by Tyler Irving (Tech Explore/University of Toronto) A new catalyst design created by researchers at the University of Toronto's Faculty
January 26, 2023 Read Full Article
National Labs Research Better Uses for Carbon Dioxide
by Meltem Urgun-Demirtas (Argonne National Laboratory) Carbon dioxide fuels global warming but scientists from multiple national labs are finding new ways
January 23, 2023 Read Full Article
NREL Develops Systematic Framework to Compare Performance of Plastics Recycling Approaches
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory) With only a small percentage of plastics recycled, determining the best way to recycle and reuse
January 23, 2023 Read Full Article
Researchers Unravel the Complex Reaction Pathways in Zero Carbon Fuel Synthesis
(Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore/Phys.Org) Photosynthesis is the natural process of converting carbon dioxide (CO2) to useable
January 19, 2023 Read Full Article
AIR COMPANY Awarded Additional NASA Funding to Continue Its Research & Development of Kerosene-Based Rocket Fuel
(AIR COMPANY/SpaceRef) AIR COMPANY, the world’s leading carbon technology and climate innovation company, has seen its collaboration with NASA further strengthened
January 18, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Mote
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Mote makes uniquely integrated gasification plants to produce hydrogen and CO2 from wood waste, in
January 18, 2023 Read Full Article
Efficiently Removing Carbon Dioxide from the Atmosphere with Bioenergy
(Bioenergy Insight) Ländwarme, a leading biomethane supplier, service provider and trader in Europe, told Bioenergy Insight about the importance of Carbon Capture
January 17, 2023 Read Full Article
Project Air to Receive EUR 97 Million in Innovation Fund Support, Enabling Unique Swedish Green Chemistry Investment
(Project Air) Project Air, an industrial collaboration to build a unique production facility for sustainable methanol in Stenungsund, Sweden, will receive
January 17, 2023 Read Full Article
USGC: Report Helps Countries Accelerate Transition to Net Zero
(Ethanol Producer Magazine/US Grains Council) In December, the International Energy Agency – the leading intergovernmental organization that provides policy recommendations, analysis
January 17, 2023 Read Full Article
Shell Oman Signs Agreements for Syngas and LNG Offtake; Takes Stake in Green Hydrogen Project
by Sowmya Sundar (Zawya Projects) Shell Oman to take 35% stake in Green Energy Oman -- Shell Oman has signed a
January 16, 2023 Read Full Article
H2: The Hydrogen Hooks ups Are Forming Fast and Global
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The bioeconomy is rocking as the week begins with news from the US and Europe and
January 16, 2023 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Plant to Start Production in 2024 in Denmark
(Kosan Gas) The plans to commence production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is well underway in Denmark. Aalborg Airport, Kosan
January 12, 2023 Read Full Article
EU Commission Proposes Carbon Removal Certifications
by Daniela Castim (World Bio Market Insights) A EU Commission has submitted a proposal for regulation to significantly improve the EU’s capacity to
January 11, 2023 Read Full Article
Comstock Technology Produces Circular Renewable Fuels
(Comstock Mining/Globe Newswire) Technology Unlocks Massive New Feedstock Model to Neutralize America’s Transportation Emissions -- Comstock Inc. (NYSE: LODE) (“Comstock” and
January 11, 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