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Back TO HOMEPathward and Avolta Partnership Brings Two Renewable Natural Gas Projects at Arizona Dairy Farms to Realization
(Pathward) ... “The projects have begun injecting RNG into the Southwest Gas pipeline for distribution. Avolta has partnered with U.S.
June 30, 2023 Read Full Article
Aemetis RNG Production Exceeds Plan by 20% during Q2 2023
(Aemetis) Seven dairy digesters, 40-mile biogas pipeline, centralized Biogas-to-RNG facility, and utility pipeline interconnection are operating 24×7 to deliver RNG
June 29, 2023 Read Full Article
Centre Extends Timeline for Disbursement of Loan/Completion of Ethanol Projects up to 30 Sep 2023.
(India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution) Ethanol Production Capacity reaches all time highest to 1,244 Crore Litres; Record Distilleries
June 27, 2023 Read Full Article
Carper, Capito Introduce Bill to Reauthorize the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act
(U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works/EIN Presswire) U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public
June 26, 2023 Read Full Article
Not My Dad’s Ethanol
by Jim Kendrick (Biofuels Digest) As I attended the 39th annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in Omaha, Nebraska
June 26, 2023 Read Full Article
Chile: EU, EIB and KfW to Finance renewable hydrogen projects with up to €216.5 million
(EE Online/European Investment Bank) The Team Europe Renewable Hydrogen Funding Platform for Chile will support Chile's renewable hydrogen industry and help meet the
June 22, 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
Tax Incentives 2023: Optimizing Post-IRA Opportunities --- October 4-5, 2023 --- Houston, TX
Get Up to Speed on Optimizing the Use of Tax Incentives From the Most Conequential Clean Energy Finance Legislation in
June 16, 2023 Read Full Article
RYAM Announces the Official Groundbreaking at their 2G Bioethanol Plant in Tartas, France
(Rayonier Advanced Materials) Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (NYSE: RYAM, the “Company”), a global leader in the production of high-purity cellulose
June 16, 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
Countries Must Be Allowed to Prepare Own Plans for Sustainable Aviation Fuel: India
by Jagriti Chandra (The Hindu) India urges support for achieving sustainability in aviation alongside other challenges -- India on May 31
June 08, 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
Plug Power Makes Major Strategic Move into Finland’s Green Hydrogen Economy with Its Proven PEM Electrolyzer and Liquefaction Technology
(Plug Power/Globe Newswire) Plug plans to develop three green hydrogen production plants in Finland for European markets, working with multiple financial
June 02, 2023 Read Full Article
NJ Ayuk, Author of Bestselling Book A Just Transition: Making Energy Poverty History with an Energy Mix, Speaks at the Invest In African Energy Forum --- June 1, 2023 --- Paris, France
(Black Château) There is an urgent need for the world to recognize and establish an equitable energy solution for the
May 30, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Aiga Partners
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Aiga is a minority-owned business focused on investments in North American-based companies developing sustainable infrastructure
May 26, 2023 Read Full Article
UAE’s Masdar Targets 1 Million Tonnes of Green Hydrogen by 2030
(Utilities) The company is committed to become a global green hydrogen leader and believes that this target would enable it
May 26, 2023 Read Full Article
NEOM Green-Hydrogen Company Completes Financial Close at a Total Investment Value of USD 8.4 Billion in the World's Largerst Carbon-Free Green Hydrogen Plant
(NEOM) NEOM - Green Hydrogen Company is an equal joint venture by ACWA Power, Air Products and NEOM, building the
May 26, 2023 Read Full Article
Dubai’s Novus Aviation Capital Launches ‘SAF One’ to Develop Sustainable Fuel Solutions
(Gulf News) The initiative will work with airlines, airports and other stakeholders to develop SAF -- Dubai-based independent aircraft leasing
May 25, 2023 Read Full Article
What You Need to Know about Results-Based Climate Finance
(World Bank) The World Bank and other development finance institutions have increasingly used Results-Based Climate Finance (RBCF) in developing countries
May 23, 2023 Read Full Article
H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies, Inc., a Global Green Hydrogen Platform Providing Bespoke Integrated Solutions across the Hydrogen Value Chain, to Go Public on the NASDAQ via a Proposed Business Combination with RMG Acquisition Corp. III
(H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies) • H2B2 offers its customers a full suite of customized end-to-end energy solutions through its ability to
May 19, 2023 Read Full Article
Green Hydrogen for Commercial Vehicles – RWE and Westfalen Group Set up Hydrogen Fuel Station in Lingen – Go-Ahead for National Fuel Station Network
(RWE) First H2 fuel station to become operational in 2024 – RWE to supply green hydrogen; RWE and Westfalen Group
May 19, 2023 Read Full Article
Aemetis RNG Production Facility Receives EPA Approval for D3 RIN Generation; LCFS Data Collection Completed and Pathway Review In Process at CARB; Six Dairy Digesters Fully Operational
(Aemetis) Operating 40-mile Biogas Pipeline, Central RNG Facility and Utility Interconnect Processes Waste Methane from California Dairy Farms into Renewable
May 19, 2023 Read Full Article
Altalto SAF Project Completes Necessary Work to Claim 1st Tranche of UK Government Grant
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Velocys plc announced May 10 that its wholly owned subsidiary, Altalto Ltd., has completed the
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
France: Morning in the Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... It has been getting better in Brussels in recent months, but it has all been
May 16, 2023 Read Full Article
The Need for Speed, Cost, Capital, Construction in Bioeconomy Deployment: AMCREF Community Capital and Kore Infrastructure
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Cost, speed and capital. As the bioeconomy moves from the spring of development to the summer
May 11, 2023 Read Full Article
Designer EVs Are Getting in the Way of the Climate Movement
by Owen Bellwood (Jalopnik) A Wired report discusses how eco-conscious choices like switching to an electric vehicle are being overshadowed
May 04, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to SRPIND and Breakthrough Innovation
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Recently, we continued our new online REenergize series aimed at bringing together projects, technologies, finance and
May 03, 2023 Read Full Article
ReFuels Exploring IPO
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Norway, Refuels N.V., one of Europe’s leading suppliers of renewable biomethane for decarbonization of heavy goods
May 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Kerogen Capital-Formed CelerateX Targets $1 Billion for Clean Energy
by Luis Garcia (Wall Street Jounal) The recently established platform invests in less-popular segments such as geothermal energy and hydrogen
April 26, 2023 Read Full Article
Braya Lands $300 Million Investment for Refinery-Conversion Project in Atlantic Canada
(Braya Renewable Fuels) Braya Renewable Fuels announced April 20 a USD$300 million preferred-equity investment from Energy Capital Partners, a leading energy
April 25, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the Value Chain Shift in the Market Energy Transition from Triten IAG
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Renewable projects have a disaggregated value chain, competing and new stakeholders, and a complex technology
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
South Dakota Corn Will Be Used to Create Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Ariana Schumacher (West Central Tribune) Gevo plant will produce sustainable biofuel for jets in Lake Preston, South Dakota. -- ... Gevo,
April 24, 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
Tidewater Renewables Begins Commissioning Process at Renewable Diesel Complex in British Columbia
(Tidewater Renewables/Biobased Diesel Daily) Tidewater Renewables Ltd. announced April 13 initial unit commissioning at its renewable diesel complex and its financing
April 18, 2023 Read Full Article
The Road to Lumberton: TerraStar Energy and Emerging Fuels Technology Strike a Deal for Biomass-to-Fuels Scaled to Feedstock
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... TerraStar Energy and Emerging Fuels Technology have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to license EFT’s Fischer-Tropsch and Maxx Jet/Maxx
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
RNG & SAF Capital Markets Summit --- July 24-26, 2023 --- Houston, TX
Gather with Industry Leaders from Across the RNG + SAF Value Chains Driving the Massive Capital Deployment & Buildout of
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
Indonesian Children’s Home Funded through UCO Collection for Biofuels
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Indonesia, the Government of DKI Jakarta Province alongside Apical, Tanoto Foundation and T.CARE launched Rumah Anak
April 04, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioeconomy Policy and Schmidt Futures
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Stephanie Batchelor gave this overview of Schmidt Futures at ABLC. READ MORE WATCH Presentation
April 04, 2023 Read Full Article
BioConnect Iowa: Empowering Iowa’s Next Wave of Entrepreneurs
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Iowa’s well-earned reputation as a bioscience powerhouse stems from the state’s unwavering commitment to innovation and
April 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Government of Canada Supports Clean Hydrogen Production through Budget23
(World Energy/PR Newswire) World Energy GH2 applauds measures which will help ensure competitiveness with the US Inflation Reduction Act -- World
April 03, 2023 Read Full Article
17 Companies Join Campaign to Make Shipping Greener with Sustainable Biofuel
(GoodShipping) 17 companies will together save 2023 tonnes of CO2 this year by providing several vessels owned by shipping company
March 31, 2023 Read Full Article
State of the Bioeconomy 2023
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The opening session of ABLC features the State of the Bioeconomy presentation. Here are the
March 27, 2023 Read Full Article
Kenya: EIB and Kenya Strengthen Green Hydrogen Cooperation
(European Investment Bank) EIB Vice President confirms EIB support for green hydrogen engagement with President Ruto; New agreement to develop
March 17, 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
Want More Bioeconomy Capacity, Sooner? Our 4-Point Plan to Relieve the Investor’s Tour of Terror
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... But it is only the world’s second-scariest rollercoaster, because the scariest one is the Tour
March 06, 2023 Read Full Article
Demanding More from the Biofuel Sector
(Biofuels International) Olivier Mace, owner of Broadmanor Consulting, looks into his crystal ball to analyse the state of the biofuels
March 02, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) USDA’s Rural Business-Cooperative Service offers loan guarantees, grants, and technical assistance support of the bioeconomy
February 23, 2023 Read Full Article
United Rallies Businesses and Consumers with New, First-of-its-Kind $100+ Million Sustainable Flight Fund
(United Airlines/PR Newswire) Investment vehicle supports start-ups focused on the reduction of carbon emissions in aviation through sustainable aviation fuel research,
February 22, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Taking Hot Projects from Vision to Reality
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Renewable projects have a disaggregated value chain, competing and new stakeholders, and a complex technology
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
Farm Economy Boosted by Ethanol Industry
by Brent Barnett (Brownfield Ag News) The latest Rural Mainstreet Index shows the ethanol industry is strengthening the ag economy. Ernie
February 21, 2023 Read Full Article
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Launches Verdalia Bioenergy
(Goldman Sachs Asset Management/Biomass Magazine) Goldman Sachs Asset Management, through its infrastructure investing business has established Verdalia Bioenergy, a new business
February 15, 2023 Read Full Article
Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loans & Grants DEADLINE March 31, 2023
(U.S. Department of Transportation) The program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses
February 15, 2023 Read Full Article
Titan Acquires Two Small Scale LNG Carriers for Bunkering Capability Retrofit
(Titan) Dual-purpose trading and bunkering vessels will provide clean fuel supplier with greater flexibility and ability to supply wider clientele
January 31, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Sofinnova Industrial Biotech Portfolio
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Sofinnova venture capital mission is to tap the tools and feedstocks of the natural
January 30, 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
refuel.green Receives €1.2m
(refuel.green) refuel.green receives €1.2 million pre-seed financing for more cost-effective production of fuels from renewable electricity (e-fuels) • A total of €1.2
January 26, 2023 Read Full Article
New Joint Venture to Help Meet Bulk Liquid-Storage Demand in Taiwan
(Stolt-Nielsen/Biobased Diesel Daily) A joint venture between Stolthaven Terminals and Revivegen Environmental Technology Co. Ltd. was made official Jan. 12 at
January 24, 2023 Read Full Article
New 11 Mgy Biodiesel Project under Development in Southeast Washington State
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) A new biodiesel project is being developed in Southeast Washington state. The Port of Whitman
January 24, 2023 Read Full Article
Carbon Pricing Standards Needed to Accelerate Green Transition
(Bioenergy International) In order to reach 2050 emissions reduction targets, trillions of dollars in public and private capital are needed to
January 23, 2023 Read Full Article
The Frog in the Pot: the Winning of Big Friends to Scoop Us out of Climate Peril
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Winston Churchill once observed that you can rely of the United States to do the
January 23, 2023 Read Full Article
DOE Finances the World's Largest Clean Hydrogen Storage Facility
(ICF) We analyzed the clean power, hydrogen, and long duration storage markets for this first-of-its-kind project. ... The Advanced Clean Energy Storage
January 18, 2023 Read Full Article
AviLease and SIRC Sign MoU for Production and Distribution of SAF
(Times Aerospace) AviLease, an aircraft lessor, and the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC) have signed an MoU to launch the
January 12, 2023 Read Full Article
Calumet: Montana Renewables Begins Shipping Renewable Diesel
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Calumet Specialty Product Partners L.P. on Dec. 29 announced that its Montana Renewables biorefinery generated a
January 11, 2023 Read Full Article
Fixing the Fermentation Squeeze: Liberation Labs Comes out of Stealth with a Farm to Ferm Mission
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Liberation Labs comes out of stealth with a $20M funding round and a precision fermentation platform
January 11, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil Bank Approves Financing for Biogas Unit
(Bioenergy Insight) The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved financing of R$ 80 million (€14.2m) for UISA Geo Biogás
January 10, 2023 Read Full Article
Who Is Financing Green Shipping?
by Isabelle Gerretsen (China Dialogue Ocean) The international shipping industry is under pressure to decarbonise rapidly, requiring a huge investment drive
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Never-Opened $300 Million-Plus Biofuels Refinery Facing Foreclosure in Southern Oregon
by Ted Sickinger (The Oregonian/OregonLive) A much-hyped but yet-to-be-completed aviation biofuels refinery in southern Oregon appears to be headed for foreclosure
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Synbio Powerlabs Secures € 6.6 Million Funding to Build a Revolutionary Biotechnology Plant for Precision Fermentation
(Nutrecon/NewsWires) Synbio Powerlabs Oy ("Synbio Powerlabs" or the "Company"), a leading Biotech company catalyzing the DNA-Economy by enabling the development of
December 30, 2022 Read Full Article
BNDES Releases Funding for SAF and Green Diesel Projects through the Climate Fund
by Millena Brazil (epbr) Initiative will allow investments with interest rates of 1% per year; promotion of biofuels was articulated by
December 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Repsol and the EIB Sign a EUR 120m Loan Agreement to Finance the First Advanced Biofuels Plant in Spain
(Repsol) - EIB supports the construction of an innovative advanced biofuels plant in Cartagena, Spain, therefore supporting Repsol’s decarbonisation strategy.
December 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Fulcrum Saves Christmas: MSW-to-Fuels Production Begins at Sierra Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) From Nevada comes the long-awaited news that Fulcrum BioEnergy has successfully produced a low-carbon synthetic crude oil using
December 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Latin America Emerging as Hot Spot for More Climate-Friendly Jet Fuel
by Allison Lampert and Oliver Griffin (Reuters) Latin America is drawing early investment for jet fuel produced from materials like
December 19, 2022 Read Full Article
India's Sugarcane-Based Ethanol Plan Has a Big Problem: Water
bySupriya Vohra (Quartz) While India is making a push for ethanol-blended petrol, by incentivizing sugarcane-derived ethanol, concerns remain about the water-guzzling
December 19, 2022 Read Full Article
All Hands on Deck Needed to Fulfill Biofuels Promise
by David R. Rubenstein (California Ethanol + Power/Biofuels Digest) ... The proposed rule also includes a system allowing electric vehicle manufacturers
December 13, 2022 Read Full Article
County Approves Bonds for Montana Renewables Conversion Project
by Jenn Rowell (The Electric) ... Montana Renewables will use the proceeds of the bonds to “finance all, or a portion
December 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Synova, SABIC, Technip Energies Join Forces to Accelerate Plastic Circularity
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) From Netherlands comes news that Synova, SABIC Global Technologies and Technip Energies have signed a Joint Development
December 05, 2022 Read Full Article
European Project Studies New Ways to Create Biomethane, Will Be Used to Power Barcelona Buses
(Cetaqua/Alt Fuels) The drastic increase in global temperatures must be stopped imminently to avoid fatal consequences for ecosystems and humanity. To
December 02, 2022 Read Full Article
UK Supports Three South African Bioenergy Projects through Climate Finance Accelerator
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In the UK, 15 new projects from across South Africa have been announced as the second cohort
December 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Geo Announces BRL 15 Million for Pilot Production of Aviation Biokerosene
(Millena Brazil/EPBR) Biotechnology company receives approval from Finep to finance part of the project; initial production will be 660 liters
December 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Total, Eneos Move Proposed 100 mgy SAF Project from Negishi to Wakayama Refinery in Arida, Japan
(Eneos/Biobased Diesel Daily)Total Energies and Eneos Corp. announced Nov. 24 that they will pursue their feasibility study for a sustainable
November 29, 2022 Read Full Article
From Data to Matter: Venture Capital Turns To The Bioeconomy
(World Bio Market Insights) As VC cash tightens, biotech may soon eclipse digital tech -- ... Bloomberg NEF’s taxonomy slices the
November 25, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Burnham Sterlings’ Investment Banking View of SAF Production
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Burnham Sterling is a Connecticut-based financial advisory firm that works with large corporate customers on
November 23, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to the BioMade Consortium
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) BioMADE’s mission is to enable domestic bioindustrial manufacturing at all scales, develop technologies to enhance
November 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Impressions of the Recent Alternative Fuels and Chemicals Coalition Conference and Expo
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) The relatively new organization, Alternative Fuels and Chemicals Coalition, held their second annual conference
November 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Indigenous Group Plans $451 Million Biofuel Refinery in Canada
byRobert Tuttle (Bloomberg) Refinery would supply airlines operating at Calgary airport; Siksika Nation, Reconciliation Energy seek 60% of project -- An
November 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Welcome the Golden Age of Advanced Fuels?
by Alexander Koukoulas, Henna Poikolainen, and Esa Sipilä (AFRY/Biofuels Digest) The second half of 2022 is shaping up to be a
November 11, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Aemetis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this presentation, Aemetis CEO Eric McAfee took the ABLC Next 2022 stage in San
November 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Repsol and PLD Space Develop Renewable Fuels for Microlaunchers
(Repsol) - The alliance of these two Spanish companies, unprecedented in the space segment, combines technology and sustainability. -The main
October 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Bon Wier, TX Awarded First BDO Zone ‘AA’ Rating in North America
(Ecostrat) The BDO Zone Initiative has issued an ‘AA’ rated BDO Zone designation for Bon Wier, Texas for 2,000,000 green
October 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Grant from Bill Gates-led Fund Will Make Green Jet Fuel as Cheap as Fossil Fuels
byAkshat Rathi (Bloomberg) A $50 million grant will allow LanzaJet to build first-of-a-kind plant and sell sustainable aviation fuel at
October 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development Invests €8.5m into New Biogas Plant
(Bioenergy Insight) Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has announced it will finance the implementation of a
October 19, 2022 Read Full Article
SK Innovations Backs Infinium, the Pace Amps up in the Race for Electrofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Now, investment isn’t scale, finance isn’t offtake, but Infinium’s stepped it up a notch, no doubt
October 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Frequent Fliers Are a Problem for the Planet. Should They Pay More?
by Shannon Osaka (Washington Post) A global tax on frequent fliers could go a long way toward fixing aviation’s climate problem
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
LanzaTech Produces Ethylene from CO2, Changing the Way We Make Products Today
(LanzaTech/Globe Newswire) Breakthrough Discovery to Replace the Barrel with Synthetic Biology, Addressing One of the Largest Carbon Emitters in the Chemical
October 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Governments Adopt 2050 Net-Zero Carbon Goal for Air Transport
(Air Transport Action Group) Governments meeting at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly in Montreal have adopted a goal of
October 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Apeiron Bioenergy Secures Equity Investment from Proterra Investment Partners Asia to Solidify Upstream Capabilities
(Apeiron Bioenergy/ACN Newswire) - Proterra Investment Partners Asia's first exposure to biofuel; - Apeiron to leverage Proterra's strength in food-agriculture,
October 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Biomass Magazine's Podcast Series: Biogas Project Contracts and Finance: Fundamentals, Tips & Trends
(Biomass Magazine) This week's Biomass Magazine podcast features, Andrew Eastman, Senior Counsel, Husch Blackwell, Interviewed by Anna Simet, editor of
October 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon America to Launch Nebraska’s First Commercial Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project
(Carbon America) The carbon capture and sequestration facility will capture 95 percent of emissions from a Nebraska ethanol production facility
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Magazine Podcast: Strategic Biofuels: Louisiana’s Multifaceted Green Fuels Project
by Anna Simet (Biodiesel Magazine) This week's Biodiesel Magazine podcast features, Paul Schubert, CEO of Strategic Biofuels, Interview by Anna
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
New Hydrogen Projects Achieve Record Numbers Globally with Even Greater Urgency for Final Investment Decisions to Attain Net-Zero
(Hydrogen Council) • Hydrogen Council releases its state of the industry report, Hydrogen Insights 2022, on the hydrogen imperative for the
September 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Biomass Magazine's Podcast Series: Biogas Project Contracts and Finance: Fundamentals, Tips & Trends
(Biomass Magazine) This week's Biomass Magazine podcast features, Andrew Eastman, Senior Counsel, Husch Blackwell, Interviewed by Anna Simet, editor of
September 22, 2022 Read Full Article
City of Omaha in Nebraska, US Agrees $20m Contract for Biogas Project
(Bioenergy Insight) The City of Omaha in Nebraska, US is moving forward with a plan to turn human waste into
September 20, 2022 Read Full Article
USDA Picks 70 Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities in Historic $2.8B Investment
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) News has arrived from Washington that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $2.8
September 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Apeiron Bioenergy Closes Equity Investment from Mitsui Chemicals, Poised to Capture Exponential Growth in Bioenergy Market with Pan-Asian Presence
(Apeiron Bioenergy/Yahoo! Finance) - Mitsui Chemicals has invested to support Apeiron's Pan-Asia expansion; - Strategic partnership with Mitsui Chemicals will
September 01, 2022 Read Full Article
The Search for the Perpetual Virgin: Plastics, That Is. Olefy Undertakes the Crusade.
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The news has been sizzling since last week that VTT is spinning out Olefy technology in
September 01, 2022 Read Full Article
EverGen Infrastructure Corp. Signs Term Sheet for $31 Million Senior Term Loan to Support the Funding of Near-Term RNG Facility Upgrades & Delivery of Expansion Projects
(EverGen/Business Wire) Term sheet agreed for $31 million Senior Term Loan Facility with Roynat & EDC; Core RNG expansion projects
August 31, 2022 Read Full Article
‘Cow Power’ Goes Dark as Manure-to-Electricity Fizzles
by Marc Heller (E&E News/Climatewire) After almost two decades making power from manure, Jon Patterson is done. The electric generator he
August 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Podcast #74. Why We Need the Biofuture Campaign
by Tammy Klein (Transportation Energy Strategies) In this episode, we talk with three experts in the field of biofuels working
August 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Strategic Biofuels Project Drives $1M Grant from DHS and FEMA to the Port of Columbia
(Strategic Biofuels/Business Wire) The Louisiana Green Fuels Project in Caldwell Parish Seen as Critical Infrastructure by the Federal Government ---Strategic
August 25, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Net Zer0 1 – sound exciting., And it is! A company that remade itself as
August 24, 2022 Read Full Article
IREDA Signs MoU with Bank of India to Co-finance Renewable Energy Projects
(IREDA) Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) today, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bank of India (BoI)
August 23, 2022 Read Full Article
World Class Holdings Issues One of the First Green Jet Biofuel Deals to Meet the Blockchain Technology
(Kingston Whig Standard) World Class Holdings 'WCH', a private fund concentrated on sustainable projects and raising capital with the use
August 22, 2022 Read Full Article
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Additional Funding for the DOE Loan Program Office to Support U.S. Energy Infrastructure, Vehicle, and Mass Transit Development
by Mark J. Riedy, John C. F. Loving, Stephen M. Anstey and Patrick McShane (Kilpatrick Townsend – Energy/Biofuels Digest) ... Of
August 15, 2022 Read Full Article
The Big Launch: PM Modi Inaugurates India’s First 2G Ethanol Project, Using Praj Technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the country’s first 2G cellulosic ethanol biorefinery, the Indian
August 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel Plant with Potential to Save 880 Million Pounds of Carbon Emissions per Year Launches Operations in Reno
(Greater Commercial Lending/PR Newswire) New Rise Renewables Reno Deploys Breakthrough Technology to Turn Renewable Feedstocks into Diesel that Burns Clean;
August 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Gevo to Celebrate Net Zero 1 Groundbreaking in September
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Gevo Inc. plans to host a groundbreaking ceremony in September to kick off the initial site
August 10, 2022 Read Full Article
The Business of Their Biology, the Biology of Their Business: 10 Years after IPOs, How Are Amyris, Gevo, Codexis Doing?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s been more than 10 years since the celebrated IPOs of Amyris, Codexis and Gevo showed
August 10, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest Turns 15: The 7 Top Trends, 10 Most Bizarre Stories, and 2 Mindsets, 3 Regrets, Many Blessings
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... We started the Digest on July 27, 2007 because it seemed to me, then
July 27, 2022 Read Full Article
The Zymerger: Ginkgo Acquires Zymergen as the Industrial Biotech Carousel of Slower than Expected Progress Takes Another Spin
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)The Iron Law of Sustainability reasserted itself this morning when Ginkgo BioWorks acquired Zymergen and along with it a vast sea of
July 26, 2022 Read Full Article
In Move to Expand Renewable Natural Gas, BlackRock Fund Buys Vanguard Renewables
by Cole Rosengren (Utlity Dive) • Vanguard Renewables, a Massachusetts-based anaerobic digestion company, has been acquired by a fund managed by
July 22, 2022 Read Full Article
New Test Facility from European Energy to Produce eSAF
(European Energy/Biobased Diesel Daily) European Energy has secured funds to co-finance two new research projects from the Energy Technology Development and
July 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Making Net-Zero Aviation Possible: An Industry-Backed, 1.5°C-Aligned Transition Strategy
(Mission Possible Partnership) At current emissions levels, staying within the global carbon budget for 1.5°C might slip out of reach
July 15, 2022 Read Full Article
BP Aims to Start Producing Green Jet Fuel in Australia by 2025
by Sonali Paul (Reuters) BP Plc (BP.L) is aiming to start producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Australia by 2025 after converting its
July 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Twelve to Deploy World’s First Industrial-Scale Carbon Transformation Platform
(Twelve/Business Wire) DCVC leads a $130 million financing to increase the production of materials made from captured CO2 for customers
July 15, 2022 Read Full Article
The Sieve: AgCertain, Maytag Dairy Farms and the Re-Making of Iowa’s Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The intersection of food, feed, oleochemicals, identity preservation and traceability are increasingly intertwined, ever more important
July 06, 2022 Read Full Article
IFC, Usina Santa Adélia to Boost Renewable Energy and Climate-Smart Agricultural Techniques in Brazil
(International Finance Corporation) IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is supporting a new project to strengthen the clean
June 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Sink LLC signs MOU with CZCF to Explore Multi-Project Financing Opportunities
(Carbon Sink) Carbon Sink LLC (Carbon Sink) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Cube Zero Carbon Fund Sàrl (CZCF),
June 30, 2022 Read Full Article
GOP Directs Culture War Fury toward Green Investing Trend
by Sam Metz (AP News) Republicans are coming out swinging against Wall Street’s growing efforts to consider factors like long-term environmental
June 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Converting CO2 into Market Products: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Mars Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Sequestering captured CO2 into long-lived products for permanence and into supply chains with large market
June 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Cartagena Authorizes the Installation of Two New Biofuel Units in the Escombreras Industrial Complex
(Europa Press (Google Translation)) The Department of Urban Planning of the Cartagena City Council has authorized the installation of new
June 01, 2022 Read Full Article
SGP BioEnergy Announces World's Largest Advanced Biofuel Production Facility
(SGP BioEnergy/PR Newswire) Partnership with Government of Panama provides key global logistics hub serving over 1,000 ports; Sustainable Aviation Fuel
May 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Green Impact Partners ("GIP") Announces Increase in Colorado RNG Production Capacity and First Quarter 2022 Results
(Green Impact Partners/PR Newswire) Green Impact Partners Inc. ("GIP" or the "Company") (TSXV: GIP.V) is pleased to provide an update on
May 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Italy: Veneto Transit Operator Adds New IVECO Buses Fueled by BioCNG
(Arriva Italia/NGV Journal) On 27 April, Arriva Veneto presented seven new biomethane-powered buses at Campo Cannoni in Sottomarina. The zero-impact vehicles
May 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Give Communities Control of Carbon Removal -- To Keep Polluters from Profiting from the Technology, We Need Public Ownership.
by Andrew Bergman, Holly Buck, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Toly Rinberg (The New Republic) ... So the question should be: How
May 09, 2022 Read Full Article
EverWind Fuels to Establish a Regional Green Hydrogen Hub in Nova Scotia Reducing Carbon Emissions and Bringing Clean Energy Jobs to Nova Scotia
(EverWind Fuels/CISION PR Newswire) Production of green hydrogen to begin in 2025 at former NuStar Storage Terminal in Point Tupper
May 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: USA BioEnergy and Texas Renewable Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 12 advanced biorefineries specializing in the conversion of sustainably sourced wood waste into sustainable aviation fuel
May 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Leaders See Need for More Buy-in on SAF
by Kerry Lynch (AIN Online) Heading into 2022, business aviation leaders have been encouraged about progress that has been and is
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
PBF Energy Expects Chalmette Renewable Diesel Production, Pretreatment Unit to Be Online Mid-2023
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) PBF Energy continues to advance its $600 million renewable diesel project at the Chalmette refinery
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
L’Oréal Backs Canadian-French Fund Focused on Circular Economy
by Jeffrey Jones (Globe and Mail) Montreal-based cleantech investor Cycle Capital and its French partner have raised US$108-million to back
May 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Bunge and CoverCress Inc. Announce Commercial Partnership to Meet Growing Demand for Renewable Fuel Feedstocks
(Bunge/CoverCress/Business Wire) Bunge, Chevron Make New Investments in CoverCress Inc. -- Bunge (NYSE: BG) and CoverCress Inc. (“CCI”) announced today a
April 29, 2022 Read Full Article
DOE Unveils $500M Loan for Massive ‘Clean Hydrogen’ Project
by David Iaconangelo (E&E News) The Energy Department’s loan office announced yesterday that it intends to issue a half-billion-dollar guarantee to
April 27, 2022 Read Full Article
6 Key Takeaways from CII Webinar on ‘Ethanol Roadmap for 2025’
by Shivam Dwivedi (Krishi Jagran) CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) held a webinar titled "Ethanol Roadmap for 2025" on April 22,
April 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Preem Signs SEK 3 Billion Loan Agreement with Swedish Export Credit Corporation
(Preem) As part of the strategy to switch to large-scale renewable fuel production, Preem will sign a SEK 3 billion loan
April 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Buyofuel on Course to Capture 25 of India's Biofuels Market and at Least 5 of India's Wastes Market
(PTI/The Week Magazine) By making biofuel accessible and connecting raw materials aggregators, manufacturers, consumers and waste materials in an all-in-one