(California Energy + Power/Business Wire) California Ethanol + Power (CE+P) announced today (August 3, 3021) that it is partnering with
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Back TO HOMEMarine AlGae Industrialization Consortium: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to MAGIC
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Algae biofuel AND high value co-products from residuals across algae strains? Are there co‐products that
August 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Having a Field Day Talking about Hemp for Biofuel in Maryland
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) For the US agricultural community, having a field day gives farmers and others in
August 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Waste to Energy: Biofuel from Kelp Harvesting and Fish
by Kelsey Adkisson (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory/Newswise) Possibility of cheaper, greener fuel for remote, coastal Alaska communities -- Kelp is plentiful
August 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Half of the SAF Projects Expected to Receive UK Govt. Funding Are Supported by British Airways
(British Airways/Biobased Diesel Daily) Four aviation decarbonization projects supported by British Airways and designed to help the industry achieve its targets
August 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Burying CO2 Deep in ND’s Geology May Combat Climate Change. Is It Financially Feasible?
by Adam Willis (Forum News Service/Twin Cities Pioneer Press) For some of North Dakota’s legacy industries, like coal power, the future
August 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Italy: GLS Renews It Fleet with 120 IVECO S-WAY (bio)LNG Vehicles
(IVECO/NGV Journal) GLS, one of the main express couriers in Italy, updates its fleet with a greater focus on environmental sustainability.
August 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Harder Introduces Landmark Legislation to Help Farmers Lead on Climate Change
(Office of Representative Josh Harder (R-CA 10th) Bill will establish billions in new initiatives to support the efforts of the
August 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Eni and BASF Launch Joint R&D Initiative to Reduce the CO2 Footprint of the Transportation Sector
(ENI/Newswire Today) Eni and BASF have signed a strategic agreement on a joint R&D initiative to reduce the CO2 footprint
July 30, 2021 Read Full Article
The Rubbishing of Aviation, and the Search for Carbon-Negative Rubbish
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Where I come from, rubbish is used as a verb, meaning to denigrate, and there’s been
July 30, 2021 Read Full Article
North Dakota Carbon-Capture Pipelines Offer Climate Aid; Activists Wary
by Stephen Groves (Associated Press) Two companies seeking to build thousands of miles of pipeline across the Midwest are promising the
July 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Scientists to Develop CO₂-Free Fermentation Technology amid Surging Demand for Low-Carbon Biofuel
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory) By Combining Electrochemistry With Fermentation, NREL’s Biorefining Process Could Both Increase Fuel Yields and Recycle Carbon
July 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon Connector: The Summit Carbon Solutions’ Pipeline
by Lisa Gibson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Summit Carbon Solutions’ pipeline, a visionary multi-billion dollar project in the making representing
July 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Ethanol Fermentation to DDGS: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to White Dog Labs
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) White Dog Labs is working on producing a Single-Cell Protein product from a cellulosic ethanol
July 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon-Capture Pipelines Offer Climate Aid; Activists Wary
by Stephen Groves (Associated Press) Two companies seeking to build thousands of miles of pipeline across the Midwest are promising the
July 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Frontline BioEnergy Delivers Plant Modules to Stine Seed Farms in Joint Pyrolysis Project
(Frontline Bioenergy) On June 8th, Frontline BioEnergy delivered the final module of the Stine pyrolysis plant to the project site
July 26, 2021 Read Full Article
The Race for Limestone as Climate Change’s Big Solution: Sulzer, Blue Planet Sign Key Partnership
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Sulzer and Blue Planet have signed a significant partnership for converting CO2 into limestone. ... Sulzer
July 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Why Brazil Is Expected to See a Corn Ethanol Boom
(BN Americas) Brazil’s corn ethanol production is expected to triple by 2030, according to Beatriz Pupo (pictured, left), biofuel senior analyst
July 20, 2021 Read Full Article
MicroBioGen's Game-Changing Second-Generation Bioethanol Research
by Melody Labinsky (Farm Weekly) For Australian biotechnology company MicroBioGen, the solution to creating more commercially viable bioethanol 'just grew on
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Summit Agricultural Group Announces Acquisition of Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy, LLC and Development of North American's Largest Wheat Protein Ingredients Production Facility
(Summit Agricultural Group) Summit Agricultural Group, through its investment affiliate Summit Ag Investors (collectively “Summit”), is pleased to announce the
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
BBI International Recognizes Markham, Rosentrater for Contributions to US Ethanol Industry
(BBI International) Markham and Rosentrater recognized for their contributions to the U.S. ethanol industry at the 37th annual Fuel Ethanol
July 14, 2021 Read Full Article
FS to Develop BECCS Project at Brazilian Biorefinery
(FS/Ethanol Producer Magazine) FS, the first and largest Brazilian company to produce ethanol, animal nutrition and bioenergy products exclusively from corn,
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Life Cycle Analysis: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Advanced Algal Systems
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Evaluating sustainable scale up of algae production systems, algal biofuels, and algal bioproducts is no
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
From Biomass to Bug Zapper: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Bio-Insecticides
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Creating a sustainable, inexpensive bioinsecticide that leverages the inherent chemical functionality from thermochemical biomass conversion
July 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Energycane Produces More Biodiesel than Soybean at a Lower Cost
(University of Illinois/EurekAlert!) Bioenergy from crops is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. New crops such as energycane can produce several
July 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture Is a No-Brainer Solution for Companies Facing Net-Zero Policy Goals
by Ian Palmer (Biofuels Digest) ... Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an escape hatch, or an offset, to be used
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Los Alamos National Laboratory and Oberon Fuels Receive Department of Energy Funding to Produce Renewable Hydrogen from Renewable DME (rDME)
(Oberon Fuels) Project will develop novel pathway to reducing carbon content of global hydrogen supply; Converting renewable DME into hydrogen
June 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Vertoro Scores $2.4M EU Grant for Lignin/2G Ethanol Plant in Rotterdam
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In the Netherlands, Ship & Bunker reports that Vertoro has won a EUR2 million grant from
June 30, 2021 Read Full Article
‘Plugging in’ to Produce Environmentally Friendly Bioplastics
(AgriLife Today) Agriculture byproducts can help produce eco-friendly, biodegradable plastics -- Bioplastics — biodegradable plastics made from biological substances rather
June 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Danish Partnership Receives Support from the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP) for World’s First Industrial Dynamic Green Ammonia Demonstration Plant
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Haldor Topsoe) -The Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP) awards 81 million. DKK (app. 11
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Higher-Value Bioproducts from Lignins: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Lignin Fractionation and Valorization
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Lignin 20-30% of plant/wood biomass is the key to a successful biorefinery that would make
June 25, 2021 Read Full Article
EU Ethanol Sets New Record for Greenhouse-Gas Reduction, Increasing Its Importance to Europe’s Green Deal Goals
(ePURE) Renewable ethanol from ePURE members reduced GHG emissions by more than 75% compared to fossil fuels in 2020, according
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
NEXT Updates Timeline, Budget for Fuel Plant
by Anna Del Savio (Pamplin Media Group/Columbia County Spotlight) NEXT Renewable Fuels now aiming for 2024 opening for Port Westward
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Hydrothermal Processing: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Algal Based Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Dan Anderson from Pacific Northwest National Lab shared this illuminating slide guide at BETO’s Peer
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Valio and St1 to Produce Biogas from Manure – A New Opening in Reducing Transport Emissions
(St1) Food company Valio and energy company St1 are establishing a joint venture to produce renewable biogas from dairy farm manure
June 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Using CO2 & Renewable Electricity to Improve Biorefineries: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to CO2 Utilization
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) NREL is working on decarbonization of fuels and chemicals production by looking at the integration
June 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Getting It Renewable Ready
by Tom Bryan (Biodiesel Magazine) As renewable diesel producers source an array of low-quality, low-carbon inputs, they’re tapping biodiesel’s seasoned
June 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel Backs into UCO
by Tom Bryan (Biodiesel Magazine) The low-quality, low-carbon byproduct of restaurant fryer grease, once largely reserved for modestly-sized biodiesel production,
June 17, 2021 Read Full Article
ICM Becomes Exclusive Distributor of Visionary Fiber Technologies’ Fiber Reactor
(ICM/Intrado) ... The continuous flow process is designed to extract significantly more impurities than traditional separation methods, resulting in a
June 16, 2021 Read Full Article
100 mgy SAF Project in North Dakota Moves Closer to Realization
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) A sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) biorefinery project near Trenton, North Dakota, is one step closer
June 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from Liquefaction
by John Holladay and Zia Haq (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and U.S. DOE, Bioenergy Technologies Office) In November 2020, PNNL
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Airlines Already Have Their 'RenovaBio' to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
by Delcy MAC Cruz (Energia Que Fala Com Você (Google Translation)) ... The action serves to reduce and offset greenhouse
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Brightmark to Build World’s Largest Advanced Plastics Recycling and Renewal Facility in Macon, GA
(Brightmark) New state-of-the-art plant will sustainably recycle and convert all types of plastic waste into fully circular products -- Brightmark,
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Drugs, Biofuel and Handbags: Meat Byproducts Are Big Business
by Bonnie Flaws (Stuff) ... This could include things like collagen from bones, biofuel from animal fat and serum from blood. For
June 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Lignin Leads the Way – World’s First Lignin Bio-Asphalt Road, Lignin’s Array of Applications and More
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... We know you can make almost anything out of lignin, so why not a
June 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Navigator Announces Momentum Building Larger Carbon Capture Project
(Navigator CO2 Ventures/CISION) Successful non-binding open season of Midwest carbon capture and sequestration project complete; pipeline project would benefit agricultural,
June 04, 2021 Read Full Article
“What Questions Should We Be Asking About Cell-Based Meats?” A Fellow Responds.
by Andrew Stout (New Harvest) Last month, Forbes contributor Errol Schweizer published a list of questions about cell-based meat, requesting more
June 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Biodiesel from Stillage Fiber: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Xylome
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At the recent BETO peer review, Xylome shared this illuminating slide guide on making biodiesel
June 03, 2021 Read Full Article
The Rise of CO2 as a Feedstock
by Lucca Henrion Henrion, Joe Árvai, Lauren Lutzke and Volker Sick (Green Biz) ... The technology to capture climate-warming carbon dioxide
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Has Signed a New Law that Will Allow Ethanol Plants to Sequester Carbon.
(jioforme) ... He tells Brownfield that the law creates a legal and regulatory framework for sequestering carbon in geological structures.
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
POET Acquires Flint Hills Resources' Biofuel Business
(POET) POET, the world’s largest producer of biofuels, has acquired the bioethanol assets of Flint Hills Resources’ in their entirety,
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Ørsted and HOFOR Enters into Agreement on Green Power for Groundbreaking Hydrogen Project
(Electric Energy Online/Ørsted) Today (May 31), Ørsted and HOFOR (Greater Copenhagen Utility) entered into an agreement that will secure green power
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
USGC Helps Connect Dots on Corn and Ethanol in India
(U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Grains Council recently participated in the biannual Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
BASF and 3tentos Perform Unprecedented Operation with Decarbonization Credit (CBIOs)
(BASF) Barter operation focuses on the economic and environmental sustainability of the business; • BASF should expand the negotiation model for
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel Production Facility Grows Closer to Reality for Port Arthur
by Monique Batson (The News) A new renewable diesel production facility first proposed in 2020 is one step closer to becoming
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Meet the Startup Producing Oil to Fight Climate Change
by Emily Pontecorvo (Grist) How Charm Industrial became a go-to in Big Tech's mission to offset its carbon footprint. --
May 25, 2021 Read Full Article
SAF: Bioethanol Production from Sunflower Biomass
(UABIO) ... In Ukraine, there are about 20 producers of bioethanol with a total capacity of over 300 thousand tons/year, but
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Why Latin America is the Middle East of Biofuel
(Lat Am Investor) ... However, as mining experts reveal elsewhere in this report, copper supply will be unable to replace
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Successful Completion of Illinois Basin - Decatur CCS Project; CO2 from Ethanol Plant
(Green Car Congress) ADM and the University of Illinois announced the successful completion of the Illinois Basin - Decatur Project (IBDP), a carbon capture and
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Aemetis Notified of US Forest Service Grant for Patented Process Enabling Use of Waste Wood for the ‘Carbon Zero’ Jet/Diesel Plant
(Aemetis/Globe Newswire) Finalizing Grant for “Valorizing Forest Waste for Cellulosic Ethanol Production” to Extract Sugars from Waste Forest and Orchard
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Fueling a Renewable Future
by Trevor Hoag (The Iola Register) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly toured the East Kansas Agri-Energy ethanol plant in Garnett on
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuel Project Proposed in McFarland Would Bury Carbon from Ag Waste, Produce Alternative to Diesel
by John Cox (Bakersfield.com) An Iowa technology company has proposed a first-of-its-kind bioenergy project in McFarland that's expected to help
May 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Praj’s Technology Breakthrough for Producing “Bio-bitumen”
(Praj) Praj Industries India’s most accomplished industrial biotech company has achieved yet another milestone by developing innovative technology to produce Bio-bitumen
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Shell, Singapore University to Work on $3.4 Mln Decarbonisation Study
by Florence Tan (NASDAQ/Reuters) Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L said on Friday it will be working with a university in Singapore in a research
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
U.S. Department of Energy Invests $35 Million to Dramatically Reduce Carbon Footprint of Biofuel Production
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today (May 14, 2021) announced $35 million in funding that will
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
POET+FHRe=HUGE: POET in ‘Exclusive Discussions’ to Buy FHR’s 800m Gallon Portfolio: Advanced Biorefining, Economies of Scale in Focus
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) From South Dakota, The Digest has learned that POET is in exclusive discussions with Flint
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
ORIX Corporation USA Makes Equity Investment in Wisconsin Renewable Natural Gas Project
ORIX Corporation USA (ORIX USA) announced today (May 11, 2021) the completion of an equity investment in BC Organics Anaerobic
May 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Researchers Brewing up Better Ways to Turn Plant Waste into Ethanol
by Bev Betkowski (Troy Media/University of Alberta) University of Alberta research is brewing up better ways to help ethanol producers
May 12, 2021 Read Full Article
The 10 Biggest WOWs from Day 4 of ABLC
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, day 4 of ABLC is now complete, with 26 more speakers completing their trips
May 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Total Cray Valley and Gevo to Further Scale Up Development of Renewable Isoamylene from Fusel Oil
(Gevo) Total Cray Valley and Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) announced today the successful completion of phase 1 of their Joint Development
May 05, 2021 Read Full Article
American Coalition for Ethanol: USDA Must Reward Farmers, Biofuel Facilities For Carbon-Cutting Contributions
(American Coalition for Ethanol/Grainnet) The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) encouraged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help establish a protocol for biofuel producers
May 01, 2021 Read Full Article
First Trial on to Generate Oxygen from Ethanol Plants in Maha
by Mohammed Akhef (Times of India) The Dharashiv Sugar Mill in Osmanabad district has started the process to generate oxygen
April 30, 2021 Read Full Article
CRC Announces $20 Million Investment for Biodiesel Plant in Somerset
by Leah Caudill (WTVQ) The Continental Refining Company announced it is moving forward with plans to invest an additional $20 million
April 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Gov. Edwards Announces Louisiana Green Fuels Plans $700 Million Renewable Diesel Refinery in Caldwell Parish
(Office of Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards) Gov. John Bel Edwards and CEO Paul Schubert of Strategic Biofuels LLC announced that
April 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Phillips 66 Secures Renewable Fuels Feedstock Supply through Investment in Soybean-Processing Plant
(Phillips 66/Business Wire) The company becomes a minority owner in Shell Rock Soy Processing -- Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) is securing
April 22, 2021 Read Full Article
New Milestone for Carbon Capture and Storage: Red Trail Energy and EERC Near Commercialization of CO2 Storage Technology
by Patrick C. Miller (UND Today) After nearly 20 years of researching and developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies as
April 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Separating Beer Waste into Proteins for Foods, and Fiber for Biofuels
(American Chemical Society/Phys.Org) ... Once all the flavor has been extracted from barley and other grains, what's left is a
April 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Next Gen DDGs Offer New Opportunities
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) New corn fractionation technologies at dry mills offer the potential for ethanol producers to produce specialized Dried
April 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Transport Energy & Renewables in the EU – What the Latest Commission Data Tells Us
by James Cogan (Ethanol Europe/Biofuels Digest) ... Oil maintains an overwhelming grip on the sector with a steady 94% share.
April 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Norfolk Senator’s Carbon Sequestration Legislation Isn’t Glamorous, but It’s Positive on Several Fronts
(Norfolk Daily News) ... Sen. (Mike) Flood is sponsoring Legislative Bill 650, which would set up the legal and regulatory
April 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Battle between Biochar & Activated Carbon: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Biochar
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The same yet different. That’s biochar and activated carbon – both are carbon-based porous material
April 01, 2021 Read Full Article
The Extraordinary Re-Making of Ordinary Things: Part 1 Reinventing Ethanol as Ethyl Acetate
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Texas and Nebraska, there have been a flurry of press releases from Viridis Chemical and
March 31, 2021 Read Full Article
A Sweet Soy Story – World’s 1st Bioplastic from Soy Molasses
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Four companies developed the first process in the world to produce compostable bioplastic from food
March 29, 2021 Read Full Article
AFYREN and Südzucker Reach Long Term Deal to Supply Factory Producing Biobased Organic Acids AFYREN Secures Procurement of Sugar Beet Co-Products, Major Feedstock for Industrial-Scale Production of Its Sustainable Chemicals
(Bio-based News) AFYREN and Südzucker have reached an unprecedented long-term agreement on the supply of sugar beet co-products as feedstock for
March 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: Petron Scientech, Inc. – From Ethanol to Ethylene, Ethylene Oxide and Ethylene Glycols
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Originally Petron was formed 30 years ago to be a complete Solution Provider for its
March 26, 2021 Read Full Article
The First ‘Cash Cover Crop’ Edges Closer to Commercialization
(CoverCress Inc./PR Web) CoverCress Inc. announces $8 million in partner funding for new low carbon oilseed. -- Midwestern farmers are one
March 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Latest Lignin Tech, Markets, Applications, Players: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Lignin
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Want the inside scoop on a new market study on lignin, Lignin 2021: A Pivotal
March 24, 2021 Read Full Article
New Clean Energy Process Converts Methane to Hydrogen with Zero Carbon Dioxide Emissions
by Lynne Roeder (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Novel bimetallic catalyst also yields valuable solid carbon co-products for manufacturing industries --
March 22, 2021 Read Full Article
From Sawdust to Ethanol and Green Chemicals
by Eva-Marie Byberg and Ylva Strömstedt (Sekab BioFuels & Chemicals/EurActiv) In the High Coast area of Sweden lies a company
March 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Options: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Transforming a 1st-Gen Biorefinery
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) David Dodds of the ABLC Due Diligence Wolfpack shared this illuminating slide guide at DigestConnect last
March 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Food Scraps to RNG Pathway in California’s LCFS
by Nathalie Hoffman (BioCycle Magazine) The California Air Resources Board sends signal to the marketplace about importance of RNG produced
March 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Valero and BlackRock Partner with Navigator to Announce Large-Scale Carbon Capture and Storage Project
(BusinessWire) Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO, “Valero”) and BlackRock Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund III announced today (March 16, 2021)
March 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Aemetis India Renewable Fuels Plant Selected for $3 Million Per Month Supply of Biodiesel to Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport
(Aemetis/Globe Newswire) Expected 10 million gallons per year is approximately 20% of biodiesel plant capacity -- Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX) announced today that
March 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Ahead of the Curve: Refiners Retrofit for Renewable Diesel Fuel
by Dan Crummett (Farm Equipment) ... Late in 2020, CVR Energy’s board of directors approved a $110 million renovation to
March 16, 2021 Read Full Article
OMV to Pilot Glycerin-to-Propanol Process in Austria
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Austria-based oil and gas company OMV is making plans to invest 30 million euros
March 16, 2021 Read Full Article
A Match Made in Heaven: Delving into the Integration of Biogas and Bioethanol Production in Argentina
(Bioenergy Insight) Delving into the integration of biogas and bioethanol production in Argentina with Krieg & Fischer Ingenieure and Bioelectrica. Rio
March 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Aemetis Discusses Plans for Renewable Diesel, Cellulosic Ethanol
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... McAfee (Eric McAfee, CEO of Aemetis Inc.) provided an update of the many improvement
March 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Finding Synergy with Farming, Cattle and Ethanol
by Kelly Sidoryk (Canadian Cattlemen) Even with more than 50 years in the feeding business, Pound-Maker is still finding ways
March 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Praj Wins Breakthrough Order to Set up Compressed Biogas Plant from HPCL
(Praj) Praj Industries bags the prestigious breakthrough order from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for setting up Compressed Biogas (CBG) project
March 09, 2021 Read Full Article
MN Bio-Fuels, CVEC Host Virtual Plant Visits For Benson High School
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company (CVEC) hosted virtual plant visits for two
March 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Triton High School Students Learn about Ethanol Production
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and Al-Corn Clean Fuel hosted two virtual plant visits for students from
March 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Iowa Company Plans to Capture Midwest Ethanol Plants' Carbon Dioxide, Store It Underground
by Katie Piekes (National Public Radio/Harvest Public Media) A new business in Iowa wants to capture and store carbon dioxide
March 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Granville Ecopark Welcomes Two New Biomethane-Fuelled Trucks
(Bioenergy Insight) Granville Ecopark has introduced two new CNG-powered trucks to its operations, the first of their kind in Northern
February 24, 2021 Read Full Article
MMEX Resources Corp. Enhancing its Solar Power Plan for Clean Energy
(MMEX Resources Corp.) MMEX solar power sub, MMEX Solar Resources, to serve multiple Hydrogen and Ultra Low Sulfur Fuels planned
February 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Investancia Will Plant 50 Million Trees after Reaching a Historic Agreement with ECB Group
(Investancia/EIN Newswire) Pongamia Trees will produce 300,000 tonnes of sustainable second generation feedstock every year by 2030 in boost for
February 23, 2021 Read Full Article
RFA Ethanol Industry Outlook Focuses on Essential Energy for Tomorrow’s Challenges
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association released its 2021 Ethanol Industry Outlook and Pocket Guide today during the 26th annual National Ethanol Conference. The
February 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Crushing Ethanol’s CO2 Footprint: Summit Carbon Launches 10MT Carbon Capture & Storage Monster; Green Plains Is in
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Sometimes, as the song says, you gotta bury your troubles, and when your trouble is the
February 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Washington State University Pyrolysis and Biochar Publications
(U.S. Biochar Initiative) Visit this page for an index to a number of high quality biochar research reports and publications
February 17, 2021 Read Full Article
RFA’s Cooper: Ethanol Provides Essential Energy for Meeting Global Challenges
(Renewable Fuels Association) Just as ethanol has played an essential role in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, the low-carbon fuel will also
February 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Continued Success for SoBT Researchers with Climate-Friendly Industrial Methodologies
(Dublin City University) A consortium led by researchers based in the School of Biotechnology at DCU continues to redefine the
February 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Building the Evidence on Corn Ethanol’s Greenhouse Gas Profile
by Jan Lewandrowski (US Department of Agriculture) Over the past two decades, the demand for renewable fuels — including corn-based ethanol
February 15, 2021 Read Full Article
EH&E Study Shows Corn Ethanol Emits 46% Less Greenhouse Gases Than Gasoline – Finding Differs from Conventional Wisdom Suggesting Only 20%
(Environmental Health & Engineering Inc.) Research from EH&E shows that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for ethanol, a biofuel made from corn,
February 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Innovations in Bioprocess Tech for Fuels: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to USDA
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) USDA’s Bruce Dien shared this illuminating slide guide at ABLC 2020 focusing on the National
February 12, 2021 Read Full Article
China’s Jiaao Enprotech Leaps on USD155 Million Biodiesel Deal With Shell Unit
(Yicai Global) Shares in Jiaao Enprotech soared by as much as 7.25 percent today after the Chinese chemical product maker
February 11, 2021 Read Full Article
50 Renewable Diesel Projects and the Technologies Behind Them
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Renewable diesel, all 9 billion gallons built, under construction, in planning - Take a deep dive
February 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Reinventing and Refining the Corn Kernel: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Green Plains
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Green Plains recently acquired Fluid Quip Technologies with ag tech the cornerstone of their transformation
February 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Gasum’s Biogas Plant in Lohja, Finland Now Operational
(Bioenergy Insight) Gasum’s biogas plant at the Munkka waste centre in Lohja, Finland, is now operational. The facility will convert
February 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Mainstream Pine Products to Build Crude Tall Oil Plant in South Carolina
(Mainstream Pine Products/Biobased Diesel Daily) Mainstream Pine Products LLC announced plans in late January for an estimated $90 million crude tall
February 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Waste Makes Haste – D.O.E., SABIC, TOTAL, PLASTIC ENERGY Racing to Recycle Plastics into Higher-Value Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy released the Plastics Innovation Challenge Draft Roadmap and a
February 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Wisconsin Farmers Union Delegates Discuss the Future of Ethanol
by Larry Lee (Brownfield Ag News) Wisconsin Farmers Union has proposed ethanol policy that would seek 20% cost sharing from state
February 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Buffett-Backed Truck Stop to Buy Ethanol Plant as Recovery Eyed
by Kim Chipman (Bloomberg/Yahoo! Finance) A sprawling truck stop chain partly owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is buying
January 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: Reducing CO2 Emissions via Next-Gen Industrial Processes – Brimstone Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...At Brimstone Energy, we developed a process to co-generate cement and hydrogen while eliminating process
January 29, 2021 Read Full Article
India Moves Forward Target Of 20% Ethanol-Blending In Petrol By 5 Years
(PTI News/Bloomberg Quint) India has preponed the target of achieving 20% ethanol-blending with petrol by five years to 2025 as
January 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel Scaled to Feedstock: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to NextChem & Saola Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Unlocking value at traditional biorefineries is like the holy grail. A partnership between NextChem and
January 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Aemetis “Carbon Zero” Solar Energy and Energy Efficiency Upgrades Supported by $16.8 million of California CEC and Utility Grants
(Aemetis) Estimated $18 million per year of increased net income ($0.75 earnings per share) -- Aemetis, Inc.(NASDAQ: AMTX) announced that its
January 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Coal, Ethanol Industries Seek Sales Tax Exemption for Carbon Storage Projects
by Amy R. Sisk (Bismark Tribune) Several North Dakota coal and ethanol plants are inching closer to capturing the carbon
January 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Greenergy Invests in Advanced Biofuels Project
(Greenergy) Greenergy announces its continued commitment to renewables through an investment in advanced biofuels. Utilising a combination of existing technologies, the
January 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Truly Renewable Energy: The Importance of Organics Recycling in a Decarbonized Future
by Shawn Kreloff (Bioenergy Devco/Biofuels Digest) ... But what if we could replace a significant amount of these fossil fuels
January 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Tired of Waiting on Washington, Ethanol CEO Bets on Animal Feed
by Kim Chipman (Bloomberg) Green Plains Inc. Chief Executive Officer Todd Becker is getting closer to his goal of never having
January 19, 2021 Read Full Article
'Essential Energy,' the Theme of the Upcoming National Ethanol Conference
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) 'Essential Energy,' the theme of the upcoming National Ethanol Conference, is inspired
January 16, 2021 Read Full Article
An Explosion of Biochar Related Webinars!
by Kathleen Draper (United States Biochar Initiative) ... This year, that void was filled to overflowing from many different organizations hosting
January 15, 2021 Read Full Article
European Policy on Biofuels Is Ill-founded and Flawed, It Should Be Made Good
by Benjamin Lammert (Green Energy Platform/EurActiv) A decade ago the European Commission decided to exclude conventional biofuels from contributing to future
January 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: MBP Solutions Biofuels, Biogas Production
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... We are adding value to biological by-products through our 5 core competencies: Product and
January 15, 2021 Read Full Article
South by Yeast: Ginkgo Acquires a Venture that Sputtered but Never Failed to Intrigue
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It was styled as a biofuels and biochemical producer, founded back in the heady days of
January 12, 2021 Read Full Article
IRS Issues Final Rule for 45Q Tax Credit
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service on Jan. 6 issued final regulations regarding the
January 08, 2021 Read Full Article
GWTI Notified of GTL Patent Allowance
(Morningstar/Globe Newswire) Greenway Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: GWTI), an advanced gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology development company, today announced receipt of a Notice of Allowance from
January 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Brooks Announces $2 Million Grant for Biodiesel Facility in Crawford County
(Office of Pennsylvania Senator Michele Brooks R-50) Crawford Advanced Materials, LLC, comprised of both Homeland Fuels Company and Crawford Renewable
December 30, 2020 Read Full Article
No Rapeseed Methyl Ester Means Noticeably Less Rapeseed Meal
(UFOP/Biobased Diesel Daily) The German and European feed markets benefit significantly from the production of rapeseed-based biodiesel fuels. Rapeseed meal
December 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Green Energy Biofuel Expands Waste Processing Capabilities, Seeks New Markets
(Bio-Based Diesel Daily/Green Energy Biofuel) Green Energy Biofuel stands ready to provide waste recycling solutions for a variety of businesses and
December 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Plateau, CONTEC Global Sign MoU to Establish Bio-Fuel Plant
(This Day) ... The Government of Plateau State in North Central region of Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
December 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Top 10 Slide Guides of 2020
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... In today’s Digest, we look at the HOTTEST Digest Slide Guides like Corbion’s biobased
December 29, 2020 Read Full Article
UAE Researchers Produce Biofuel from Date Seeds
(The National News) About one million tonnes of date seeds are produced from 40 million palm trees in the Emirates
December 28, 2020 Read Full Article
Carinata for Biofuels, High Protein Feed, Cover Crop: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Nuseed
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Nuseed (which acquired Agrisoma last year) has four focus crops – carinata, sorghum, canola and
December 28, 2020 Read Full Article
Whisky Project Squeezes Every Wee Dram, Insects Could Be Key to Mars Colonization, Commercial-Scale Lab-Grown Chicken, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of December 25th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Some of you may be celebrating the holidays with a bit of whisky – or
December 27, 2020 Read Full Article
Biofuels, Plastics Upcycling, Cleaner Hydrogen: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to NextChem
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) NextChem is focused on 3 solutions that all tie in together - cleaner hydrogen, biofuels
December 24, 2020 Read Full Article
Microalgae for Recycling Water and Nutrients: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to MicroBio Engineering
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Wastewater treatment is a huge problem with about 30 billion gallons per day in the
December 23, 2020 Read Full Article
Ethanol Stocks Pile Up as Plants Produce for Byproducts
by Tyne Morgan (Farm Journal AgWeb) ... Peter Meyer of S&P Global Platts says ethanol plants are now producing ethanol not for the
December 22, 2020 Read Full Article
SCALE Act Could Help Ethanol Plants Transport CO2 to Customers
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Reps. Marc Veasey, D-Texas; David McKinley, R-W.V.; Cheri Bustos, D-Ill.; and Pete Stauber, R-Minn., on
December 22, 2020 Read Full Article
Is Your Renewable Diesel Project Sustainable?
by Dave Collings (1898 & Co./Burns & McDonnell) For organizations looking to develop, construct and commission a new renewable diesel plant,
December 21, 2020 Read Full Article
Application of LCA on Innovative Biorefinery Concepts – REWOFUEL Webinar
by Lena Nordgren (SEKAB) The second webinar by the EU project REWOFUEL – REsidual soft WOod conversion to high characteristics drop-in bioFUELs, was held in