by Steve Robson (iNews) The plant could create up to 180 million litres of fuel per year – a single
MSW (Municipal Solid Waste)
Back TO HOMEAnaergia Signs Project Development Agreement with Kent County, Michigan
(Anaergia/Business Wire) Anaergia Inc. (“Anaergia” or the “Company”) (TSX: ANRG) and partner, Continuus Materials, signed a contract Project Development Agreement (“PDA”)
March 16, 2022 Read Full Article
Fueling Net Zero: Sustainable Pathways for Aviation
by Alastair Blanshard (ICF) ... Our report for ATAG Waypoint 2050 offers a potential pathway for deploying enough sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for
March 10, 2022 Read Full Article
S3:E3: United Airlines Flies Towards Greener Skies
by Dan Bresette and Emma Johnson (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) The aviation industry will be one of the toughest sectors
March 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Now on Broadway: LanzaTech’s $2.2B SPAC Merger Takes the Advanced Bioeconomy’s Biggest Hit to an Even Bigger Stage
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Illinois, news arrived that LanzaTech will go public in a merger with the NASDAQ-traded blank
March 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels Launches
(Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels/Biomass Magazine) Canadian aviation industry leaders are joining forces to create the Canadian Council for Sustainable
March 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Agilyx, Virgin Group, REG, Louisiana Green Fuels, Circular SynTech, and Others Advance on Waste-to-Fuels
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Just in the last few days, it’s been all about low carbon, lower carbon, net-zero
February 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Enerkem Project Recommended for Funding in CRIN Low Emission Fuels and Products Technology Competition
(Enerkem/Le Lezard) Funding of +CDN$ 5.5M awarded to the team to bring to market its solution to produce low-carbon fuel
February 17, 2022 Read Full Article
An Introduction to Sustainable Aviation Fuels -- Part 1 of a Series, "Sustainable Aviation Fuels: A Critical Emissions Mitigation Strategy Gaining Momentum"
by Jeff Overton (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) ... Aviation is a difficult sector to decarbonize. The enormous energy required to
February 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Brazil to Launch Program to Turn Methane into Biofuel
(Kaz Inform) The Brazilian government is expected in 30 days to launch the program Metano Zero («Zero Methane»), aimed at
February 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Biogas Biorefineries: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to USDA’s Biogas, RNG Opportunities
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Dairies, landfills, wastewater treatment plants, food processing plants…wherever there’s biomass, there’s potential for biogas and
February 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuels 2030, Vol 2
by Will Thurmond (Emerging Markets) Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuels 2030, Vol 2. (249 pages, September 2021) provides a
February 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Garbage Changing the Game? How Municipal Waste Is Becoming a Bioenergy Champion
by Michelle Goff (Idaho National Laboratory) As our global need for sustainable fuel grows, bioenergy is one resource that holds the
February 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Air Liquide to Build US Biomethane Production Unit
(Air Liquide/Biomass Magazine) Air Liquide continues its development of biomethane activities with the construction in the U.S. of its largest biomethane
February 09, 2022 Read Full Article
The Steady Boom in Renewable Diesel Continues
(Biofuels International) Tom Fox, head of renewable fuels, OTX, outlines how as the world emerges from the Covid pandemic, the
February 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Addressing Critical Demand for Sustainable Fuels, Emerging Fuels Technology Introduces Maxx Jet™ and Maxx Diesel™
(Haldor Topsoe) EFT Improves its Ability to Produce High-Yield, High-Quality Aviation and Diesel Fuels -- – Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT),
February 08, 2022 Read Full Article
RFA Supports EPA’s Proposed 2022 RFS Volumes, Urges Agency to Abandon Retroactive Cut to 2020 Volume
(Renewable Fuels Association) In comments submitted today (February 4, 2022) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Renewable Fuels Association expressed strong
February 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Syngas, Hydrogen, Biofuels, SAF: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Raven
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Raven SR’s tech addresses 3 markets – waste handling, hydrogen and biofuels – by converting global
February 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Anaerobic Digestion Screening Tool, Version 2.1 and EPA Biogas Toolkit
(Global Methane Initiative) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, on behalf of the Global Methane Initiative (GMI), developed the Anaerobic Digestion (AD)
January 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Argus Launches Biomethane Guarantee of Origin Price Assessments
(Bioenergy Insight) Global energy and commodity intelligence company Argus has launched biomethane guarantee of origin price assessments. Biomethane can be
January 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Advanced Feedstocks Represent a Generational Opportunity – Here’s How to Take It
by Mikala Grubb (Haldor Topsoe) The global transition to sustainably produced fuels offers refiners, biorefiners, and investors a once-in-a-generation-sized opportunity.
January 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Lewisporte Biofuel Project Takes Next Step with Call for Environmental Assessment Public Comment DEADLINE: February 14, 2022
by Evan Careen (SaltWire) Construction of proposed 163-hectare facility Terra Nova Energy Center includes a new bulk cargo port and
January 14, 2022 Read Full Article
WasteFuel Announces WasteFuel Marine, a Green Shipping Fuel Solution
(WasteFuel) WasteFuel, a developer of low-carbon biofuels, announced today the launch of WasteFuel Marine, a renewable fuel solution for the shipping
January 14, 2022 Read Full Article
How Bio-Waste Could Fuel Your Next Flight
by Pramod Chaudhari, Amol Nisal, Sandip Bhadkamkar and Sonum Gayatri Malhotra (Praj Industries Ltd/Clean Skies India/World Economic Forum) - The
January 11, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA Gets It Right for American Advanced Biofuels Public Comment DEADLINE: February 4, 2022
by Douglas L. Faulkner and Michael McAdams (Leatherstocking LLC /“The Cleantech Conservative” and Advanced BioFuels Association/Biofuels Digest) ... The Agency has
January 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Cummins, Sinopec, Oberon Fuels and More – The Latest Green Hydrogen Initiatives from Power-to-Hydrogen, Methane, DME
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... What about the different routes to get that lovely green hydrogen? From splitting water
January 05, 2022 Read Full Article
SAF Taking Off in 2022: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to ICF’s SAF
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As you wait for the clock countdown to 2022 today, check out this slide guide
December 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels Policies and Market in Norway
by Odd Jarle Skjelhaugen, Mats Nordum, Einar Svein, Jarle Horn and Duncan Akporiaye (Norwegian University of Life Sciences/Norwegian Environment Agency/Drivkraft
December 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Decoupling Carbon from Commercial Flight Fact Sheet
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) empowers energy companies and aviation stakeholders by supporting advances in
December 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Enabling Sustainable Transportation with Hydrogen: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Linde
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What does the era of clean hydrogen look like? How can we decarbonize the world
December 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Fulcrum BioEnergy Completes $375 Million Offering of Indiana Finance Authority Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds
(Fulcrum Bioenergy) Represents a significant milestone for Fulcrum’s second zero-carbon transportation fuels project -- Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc., a pioneer in
December 22, 2021 Read Full Article
SK Inc. Invests in Fulcrum BioEnergy to Accelerate Production of Low-Carbon Fuel from Waste
(SK/PR Newswire/Yahoo!) - SK Inc. and private equity partner invest $50 million in Fulcrum to enhance global ESG portfolio; - Fulcrum
December 18, 2021 Read Full Article
The USDA and Blue Biofuels Collaborate to Optimize Yields of King Grass for Cellulosic Ethanol Production
(Blue Biofuels/Globe Newswire) Blue Biofuels, Inc. (PINK: BIOF) Blue Biofuels, Inc. (the “Company” or “BIOF”) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural
December 17, 2021 Read Full Article
King County, Port of Seattle to Study Waste-to-Fuel Feasibility
(Port of Seattle/Biobased Diesel Daily) King County, Washington, and the Port of Seattle agreed mid-November to jointly study the potential for
December 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Arlington, OR Awarded Third BDO Zone Designation in North America
(BDO Zone) Port of Portland, SkyNRG Americas and Ecostrat are pleased to announce the issuance of a new Bioeconomy Development Opportunity
December 06, 2021 Read Full Article
It’s All a Bunch of Garbage! You Mean, Valuable Fuel: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Cielo Waste Solutions
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) What’s new with Cielo’s Aldersyde demonstration facility? How about the latest progress on the
December 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Advancing the Bioeconomy in TX, CA, and OH: Comprehensive Geospatial Biomass Feedstock Inventories for Potential Conversion to Biofuels, Biochar, Co-products
by : Richard J. Brenner, Wes Jurey and Todd Campbell (Agricultural Technology Innovation Partnership) Introduction. The ATIP Foundation (Agricultural Technology Innovation
December 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Auburn Projects Receive $1.6 Million in Latest Round of State Research Development Funding
by Mitch Emmons (Auburn University) Auburn University has been awarded $1.6 million in research grants from the state of Alabama through
December 02, 2021 Read Full Article
How Close Are Hydrogen Planes, Really?
by Sabri Ben-Achour (MarketPlace.org) ... These days, there are two ways one can use hydrogen to fly planes. First, you can
December 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Pratt & Whitney and Embraer Partner on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel Flight Demonstration Program
(Pratt & Whitney/Public Now) Pratt & Whitney today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Embraer to
December 01, 2021 Read Full Article
The Ecoplanta Project, the Only Spanish Candidacy Pre-selected by the European Commission Innovation Fund
(Enerkem) • The waste recovery project in El Morell, Ecoplanta Molecular Solutions, the result of the joint venture between Enerkem,
November 30, 2021 Read Full Article
State of Advanced Biofuels & Biorefining
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Check out remarks from Jim Lane, Editor & Publisher of The Digest on rationale,
November 30, 2021 Read Full Article
New Report Highlights Biomethane Ramp-up and Best Pathways for Full Renewable Gas Deployment
(European Biogas Association) By 2050, 30 to 40 % of Europe’s total gas consumption could be made up of sustainable biomethane,
November 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Decarbonizing Transport with Cellulosic Ethanol: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed the ABLC presentation by Andreas Reindl, Clariant’s Business Line Biofuels & Derivatives,
November 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Trends of Bioenergy in the Member Countries of IEA Bioenergy
(IEA Bioenergy/Electric Energy Online) IEA Bioenergy has just released its updated Country Reports, showing the trends of bioenergy in the IEA
November 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Evaluating Opportunities for Resource Recovery in Waste Management
by Brooke Marten (Waste360) Recent organic waste diversion regulations aim to reduce the environmental burden associated with landfilling this waste
November 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Airlines Want to Make Flight More Sustainable. How Will They Do It?
by Leigh Krietsch Boerner (Chemical & Engineering News) Air travel produces millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide each year.
November 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Enerkem Produces SAF from Forest Biomass
(Enerkem/Biomass Magazine) Enerkem, a world leader in the production of biofuels from waste materials, is proud to have achieved a major
November 17, 2021 Read Full Article
ABSL and Greenergy Sign Agreement to Produce Advanced Biofuels from Municipal Waste in the UK
(Greenergy) Today (November 11, 2021), Advanced Biofuel Solutions Ltd (‘ABSL’), a developer and producer of advanced biofuels, and Greenergy, a leading
November 12, 2021 Read Full Article
The Competitive Edge: Emerging Fuels Technology
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) was founded in late 2007 to address the need to
November 12, 2021 Read Full Article
To What Extent Can Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Mitigate the Environmental Impact of Flying?
by Mike McCurdy and Angus Reid-Kay (ICF) ... Since SAF is operationally identical and certified as “Jet-A1” fuel, no changes
November 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Garamendi Introduces Bill Requiring EPA to Process eRIN Pathways
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., on Nov. 5 introduced the Biomass and Biogas for Electric Vehicles
November 10, 2021 Read Full Article
DOE to Issue Additional FOA to Support Scale-up of Biorefineries
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has announced
November 09, 2021 Read Full Article
With NREL’s Feedstock Research, Algae and Garbage Could Be Ingredients for Zero-Emissions Fuels of the Future
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory) In theory, over 1 billion tons of biomass could be sustainably collected and processed into biofuels by
October 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Crops, Genetics, Feedstocks, Supply Chains: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to State of the Sector
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Whether you are using novel crops, residues, developing supply-chains, or developing new feedstocks for the
October 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Emerging Fuels Technology Announces Regulation A+ Offering to Commercialize Breakthrough Tech that Converts Waste Sources into Fuels that Greatly Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
(Emerging Fuels Technology/Globe Newswire) With its small, BioGTL and FlareBuster™ plant technology, EFT is addressing the immediate need for more
October 15, 2021 Read Full Article
4AIR Launches First Interactive Sustainable Aviation Fuel Map for Business Jets
(4AIR/Business Wire) New interactive map developed and maintained by 4AIR shows where to find Sustainable Aviation Fuel regardless of who
October 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Potential Future Regulation Addressing Pyrolysis and Gasification Units Public Comments DEADLINE: November 8, 2021
(Federal Register) A Proposed Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting information and requesting
October 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Waste to Hydrogen: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Ways2H
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Ways2H has overcome issues associated with conventional gasification and are creating value out of waste
October 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Proposed Catskills Biofuel Plant Scrutinized: Environmental Groups Urge More Time for Public Comment
(Times Union) Environmental groups urge more time for public comment Hughes Energy Group has proposed a biofuel production facility for Prattsville,
October 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Hong Kong and China Gas to Produce Biofuel for Jet Planes as Cathay, Global Airlines Aim to Reduce Carbon Footprint
by Danny Lee (South China Morning Post) Cathay Pacific secures some jet biofuel supply from US, but needs more to
October 06, 2021 Read Full Article
HSSMI Recognised in Award Nomination for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project
(HSSMI) A trailblazing circular economy project to advance the development of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) has secured a finalist place at
October 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Repsol Produces Renewable Hydrogen with Biomethane for the First Time
(Repsol) • Renewable hydrogen has been used to manufacture fuels with a low carbon footprint, such as gasoline, diesel, and
October 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Formula 1 Plans for 100% Sustainably Fuelled Hybrid Engine
(Formula 1) Formula 1 is aiming to field a generation of new power unit by 2025 – and the championship
October 06, 2021 Read Full Article
New Waste-to-Hydrogen LOI between Ways2H and Valecom Positions Island of Martinique as a Blueprint for Caribbean
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) From California came news that Ways2H Inc., a global supplier of renewable hydrogen systems, and
October 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Government Funding for Zero Emission Aviation Projects Announced as UK Plans for COP26 SAF Flights
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) As the UK prepares to host COP26, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the
September 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Pennsylvania Climate Action Plan 2021 Addresses Biogas, LCFS
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producers Magazine) The implementation of a low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) and expanded production and use of
September 30, 2021 Read Full Article
AI to Pave the Way to Increased Waste-to-Energy Production
by Lori Friedman (Lehigh University) ... "... One is to take it to a landfill, another is burning it to
September 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Neste’s Transformation Journey Into Renewables: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) SAF agreements with airlines and airports, renewable polymers and chemicals sales and partnerships going up
September 27, 2021 Read Full Article
The Climate Can't Wait for Electric Planes. Sustainable Fuel May Be the Answer
by Hanna Ziady (CNN Business) More than 50 airlines, oil companies and other companies, including Delta (DAL), BP (BP) and Boeing (BA), pledged on Wednesday
September 24, 2021 Read Full Article
US Company Will Export Biodiesel to the UK from the Country
by Candida Acosta (Listin Dario (Google Translation)) The ambassador of the Dominican Republic in Washington, Sonia Guzmán, revealed that the American
September 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Clean Skies for Tomorrow Leaders: 10% Sustainable Aviation Fuel by 2030
(World Economic Forum) 60 companies are accelerating the supply and use of sustainable aviation fuel to reach 10% of global
September 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels, Solid to Liquid Tech, Biocrudes: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Haldor Topsoe
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed this slide guide from ABLC Digital on what it will take for
September 21, 2021 Read Full Article
The Competitive Edge: Observing I Ecotech
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The reason for founding the company Observing I Ecotech was to provide Solutions to Pollution.
September 17, 2021 Read Full Article
EPA Opens Comment Period Related to Pyrolysis, Gasification Regs DEADLINE: November 8, 2021
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Sept. 8 issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public
September 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Getting 35B SAF gallons by 2050: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to NREL’s SAF Approach
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Digest reported a few days ago on the Biden administration’s goal of reaching 3
September 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Energy Recovery Technology: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Observing I Ecotech
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The waste treatment technology ERT (Energy Recovery Technology) highlighted by Observing I Ecotech is worth
September 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Dig Their Big Rig: Licella Commissions World’s Largest Operating Hydrothermal Liquefaction Facility
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Licella commissions world’s largest operating hydrothermal liquefaction facility -- In Australia, Licella has completed initial commissioning
September 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Advances the Future of Sustainable Fuels in American Aviation
(White House) New Actions Aim to Produce Three Billion Gallons of Sustainable Fuel, Reduce Aviation Emissions by 20% by 2030,
September 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Maersk Invests in WasteFuel to Develop Green Bio-Methanol Production in the Americas and Asia
(Maersk) Three weeks after the announcement of an e-methanol sourcing agreement in Europe, A.P. Moller – Maersk invests in California-based
September 09, 2021 Read Full Article
A Biofuel Plant in the Catskills? Hughes Energy Says Plant Will Fight Climate Change
by Roger Hannigan Gilson (Times Union) Concerned residents spoke out against the project at public information sessions -- A Yonkers-based
September 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Big Changes in Renewable Diesel & SAF Feedstock Partnerships
by Will Thurmond (Emerging Markets Online/Biofuels Digest) A new study titled Renewable Diesel and Sustainable Aviation 2030, Vol 2 (September, 2021) has
September 08, 2021 Read Full Article
UMD Researcher Awarded $6 Million from the U.S. Department of Energy to Create Value-Added Biofuels and Bioplastics from Food Waste
by Samantha Watters (University of Maryland) Stephanie Lansing will serve as principal investigator, establishing a consortium of scientists and industry
September 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuels 2030, Vol 2
(Emerging Markets Online) New study! Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuels 2030, Vol 2. (249 pages, August 2021) focuses on low-carbon
August 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Airlines Commit to Reducing Carbon Emissions, but Challenges Stand in the Way
by Bailey Berg (Washington Post) ... One promising method is boosting access to and the use of more-sustainable fuels. Fuels
August 24, 2021 Read Full Article
A Cue from Kitty Hawk: What the Wright Brothers Teach Us about Decarbonizing Flight
by Adam Bratis (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) ... I recount that moment at Kitty Hawk because I believe we stand
August 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Faster and Cheaper Ethanol-to-Jet-fuel on the Horizon
(Pacific Northwest National Laboratory/Phys.Org) A patented process for converting alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gasses into jet or diesel
August 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Oman to Regulate 11 Waste Streams to Support Circular Economy
by Conrad Prabhu (Oman Daily Observer) Value creation: Used cooking oil, wood waste, glass waste and end-of-life tyres added to list
August 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Egypt, US Discuss Partnership to Launch Waste-to-Biofuel Project in Fayoum
(Daily News Egypt/Zawya) Egypt is currently implementing a new system for solid waste management -- Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine
August 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Tech, Feedstock Winners Still to Be Declared as Biofuels Sector Develops
by Tom Brown (ICIS/Biofuels Digest) ... A factor that could stand to drive wider deployment of biofuels could be its relative
August 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Faculty Team Aims to Reduce Greenhouse Gas with Hydrogen Energy Research
by Virginia Speirs (Auburn University College of Engineering) ... Sushil Adhikari, professor and director of the Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts,
August 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Unlock the Power to Predict: NREL Model Benefits Biomass-to-Fuel Reactor Design
by Zia Abdullah (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers can accurately predict reaction rates and optimal
August 09, 2021 Read Full Article
TotalEnergies: The Coalition for the Energy of the Future Launches the Feasibility Study of Its First Major Project and Welcomes Three New Members
(TotalEnergies/Business Wire) Launch of the feasibility study of the first French project of BioLNG production within a large maritime port.
August 06, 2021 Read Full Article
DOE Announces Nearly $34 Million to Advance Waste and Algae Bioenergy Technology
(U.S. Department of Energy) 11 University- and Industry-Led Projects will Develop Biomass Resources to Convert to Low-Carbon Fuel for Planes
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
RNG as a Decarbonization Strategy: ‘The Energy Transition’ Has Begun
by Kathy MacBeth (EcoEngineers) The year 2020 saw a huge push to decarbonize the U.S. energy system — from the well
August 02, 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
What to Do with Food Waste? Well, That Depends. NREL Researchers Examine Disposal Methods as More Landfills Prepare to Shut Down
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory) The expected decline in the number of landfills across the United States coupled with bans on disposing
July 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Going Global: Expanding the Reach and Impact of GTI’s Cool LPG Technology as a Clean Fuel Alternative
(GTI) GTI is pleased to announce it has recently entered into licensing agreements with the Global LPG Partnership (GLPGP) and
July 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Household Waste and Sewage to Be Used in Jet Fuel Production as Government Makes World-Leading Sustainable Aviation Fuel Commitments
(U.K. Department for Transport and The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP) Companies receive funding for sustainable fuel production while sustainable
July 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Hydrocarbon Fuels from Industrial Off Gas: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) LanzaTech’s Dr. Laurel Harmon shared this illuminating slide guide at the BETO Peer Review on
July 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Blue Biofuels Files 3 Additional Patents on Its CTS Technology
(Blue Biofuels) Alliance BioEnergy Plus Inc., DBA Blue Biofuels, (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it filed 3 additional patents
July 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: Bio2oil
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Bio2oil was founded with the aim of commercializing the Hydrothermal Liquefaction technology (HTL). It’s a
July 16, 2021 Read Full Article
LanzaTech and lululemon Partner to Create the First Fabric Using Recycled Carbon Emissions
(LanzaTech) Partnership includes India Glycols Limited and Far Eastern New Century -- Biotechnology company LanzaTech today announced it has partnered with
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Saskatchewan Based Startup NULIFE GreenTech Receives Global Recognition.
(NULIFE GreenTech) NULIFE GreenTech is 1 of only 7 companies selected from over 750 global applicants for Repsol Foundation (Spain)
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Fulcrum BioEnergy Completes Construction of the Sierra BioFuels Plant
(Fulcrum BioEnergy/PR Newswire) World's First Garbage to Zero-Carbon Transportation Fuels Plant Has Begun Start-up and Commissioning -- Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc., a
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Total, Engie and CMA CGM Plan First Bio-LNG Production Unit in France
(TotalEnergies/Elengy/NGV Journal) EveRé, operator of the multi-process household waste treatment plant commissioned by Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence; the CMA CGM Group, a world
July 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Environmental Assessment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as a Post-Treatment Technology in Waste Incineration
by Valentina Bisinella, Tore Hulgaard, Christian Riber, Anders Damgaard, and Thomas H. Christensen (Waste Management) - Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
July 06, 2021 Read Full Article
E-Fuels Development for Aviation Gets a Boost with Germany’s New PtL Roadmap
by Susan van Dyk (GreenAir Online) Germany’s federal and state governments, with backing from industry, have agreed a roadmap that commits
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Minister O’Regan Launches Call for Proposals under $1.5-Billion Clean Fuels Fund to Grow Clean Fuels Market across Canada DEADLINE: September 29, 2021
(Natural Resources Canada) The Government of Canada is building a low-emissions energy future to strengthen the economy, create good, middle-class
June 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Bioenergy: How Sustainable, How Needed?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A new report from CCNY and a Bechtel/Drax partnership on biomass-to-energy but power from biomass into
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Going Biofuel Will Help Fight Climate Change, Secure Energy Supply-Swestep Boss
by Hassan Muaz (The Eagle Online) ... Well, some years ago in Rivers State, the National Association of Anatomy Students organised
June 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Trash to Treasure, Waste to Fuels: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Cielo
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What to do with the world’s most available and inexpensive feedstock – garbage? Cielo’s tech is
June 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Waste-To-Energy Biofuels: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Biofuels Production Potential
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Check out this NREL slide guide covering their latest work on waste-to-energy resources, municipal solid
June 10, 2021 Read Full Article
The Pathways, Projects, Players: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Renewable Diesel and SAF
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There’s nothing hotter right now than renewable diesel and SAF – what are the pathways,
June 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Top Biofuel Maker Eyes Garbage in Widening Feedstock Hunt
by Robert Tuttle and Kim Chipman (Bloomberg/Yahoo! Finance) Top Biofuel Maker Eyes Garbage in Widening Feedstock Hunt -- The world’s biggest
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
New Joint Venture: Advanced Thermal Conversion Technology for Renewable DME
(SHV Energy) SHV Energy and KEW Technology, a pioneering UK sustainable energy solutions company, will form a joint venture. The
June 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Repsol Joins Enerkem, Agbar to Build Waste-to-Methanol Plant in Tarragona, Spain
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Spanish energy company Repsol is joining forces with Canadian firm Enerkem and Grupo Agbar,
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Velocys Provides Update on US, UK Biorefinery Rrojects
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Velocys provided an update on its proposed commercial-scale U.K. and U.S. biorefinery projects in its 2020
May 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Is SAF Finally Taking Flight? Slides from ICF Presented at the DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office “Accelerating SAF” session at ABLC Digital.
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ICF’s managing director for Fuels & Power, Mike McCurdy, prepared one of the most compact
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Savage Leads Buildout of Renewable Fuels Infrastructure and Supply Chain
(Savage/Globe Newswire) Savage, a global industry infrastructure and supply chain services company, in business for 75 years, announced today the formation of
May 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Ethanol Center Working on Converting Municipal Waste to Biofuel
(Advantage News) The NCERC at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is leading the way in converting municipal solid waste to biofuel through
April 27, 2021 Read Full Article
IAG to Operate 10 Per Cent of Flights with Sustainable Aviation Fuel by 2030
by Mark Caswell (Business Traveler) International Airlines Group has announced a commitment to operate 10 per cent of its flights
April 23, 2021 Read Full Article
The BDO Zone Investment Coalition Announces $1 Billion of Deployable Capital for Biobased Projects Located in BDO Zones
(BDO Zone Investment Coalition) The BDO Zone Investment Coalition today announces the mobilization of $1BB of capital for deployment into biobased
April 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Potential Biofuel Production Pathways in Indonesia: Overview of Processes, Feedstocks, and Types of Fuel
by Tenny Kristiana and Chelsea Baldino (International Council on Clean Transportation) Because of its abundant biofuel feedstocks, Indonesia has the potential to
April 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Bolivia Pilots Production of Biodiesel from Waste
(La Prensa Latina) Bolivia is watching with interest a pilot project that is producing biodiesel from waste at a small
April 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Algae Oil, Lignin, Plastics, Waste: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Conventional Fuels from Unconventional Sources
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Southwest Research Institute’sEloy Flores, Assistant Director R&D in Chemical Engineering, shared this illuminating slide guide
April 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Waste-to-Hydrogen Tokyo Facility Ready to Rock – Is 2021 the Year of Hydrogen?
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) News comes from the Land of the Rising Sun that a first-of-its-kind Tokyo facility will
April 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Ryanair to Push for Greater SAF Usage
(Biofuels International) Irish low-cost giant Ryanair has vowed to support the development of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) to promote a
March 29, 2021 Read Full Article
“Best CO2 Utilisation 2021″:The Three Winners of the Innovation Award Are Turning CO2 into Methanol, Cleaners, Plastic Packaging or Surfactants
(Bio-based News/nova Institute) CO2 has become famous in a sad way. Carbon Recycling International from Iceland, LanzaTech from USA and
March 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Eni: Biomass Treatment Plant Launches in Gela
(ENI) 18 months after the bio-refinery was opened, the new BTU plant begins production, allowing up to 100% of raw
March 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Jet Zero Takes off with £15m Competition to Reduce Aviation Emissions with Fuel Made from Household Waste
(U.K. Department for Transport) £15 million “Green Fuels, Green Skies” competition launches to turn materials such as everyday wastes into sustainable aviation
March 17, 2021 Read Full Article
5 Key Tech Takeaways: Highlights from Tech Presented at ABLC 2020
by Iacovos Vasalos (Center for Research and Technology-Hellas/Biofuels Digest) This report summarizes highlights from the ABLC 2020 Biofuels Digest Virtual Conference,
March 10, 2021 Read Full Article
RNG: Zero Scope 1 Emissions and Negative Carbon Intensity -- RNG Recycles Carbon and Reduces Our Dependence on Fossil Natural Gas
by Shashi Menon (EcoEngineers) However, recycling the carbon already in the atmosphere prevents the extraction and combustion of fossilized carbon sources. Think
March 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Ecostrat Submits “The Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zone Initiative” Proposal to CLEEN Project
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Ecostrat has submitted a proposal, to be included in the CLEEN Project database. The
March 02, 2021 Read Full Article
How to Utilise CO2? The Nominees for the Innovation Award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2021” Have the Answers!
(nova-Institute) Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) is one of the most obvious solutions to further reduce CO2 emissions, but it is
February 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Fulcrum Announces Plans to Develop SAF Biorefinery in the UK
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Fulcrum BioEnergy Ltd. on Feb. 16 announced plans to develop a 30 MMgy sustainable aviation fuel
February 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuels and the Technologies, Constraints and Burgeoning Demand
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It's been a rough 2020 for aviation with COVID-19's impact on travel. Yet, climate goals remain in
February 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Plant Set for Take off at Stanlow
(Essar) Essar Oil (UK) Limited (Essar) is delighted to join forces with Fulcrum BioEnergy Limited (Fulcrum) and Essar’s subsidiary company Stanlow
February 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Velocys
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Going beyond the utilization of difficult to process solid waste feedstocks to produce advanced, sustainable
February 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Advancing the Bioeconomy: From Waste to Conversion-Ready Feedstocks Workshop Summary Report
(U.S. Deprtment of Energy) The Advancing the Bioeconomy: From Waste to Conversion-Ready Feedstocks Workshop, coordinated by the Bioenergy Technologies Office,
February 16, 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
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
NetJets Invests in WasteFuel, Commits to Purchase 100 Million Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Over the Next Decade
(NetJets/Globe Newswire) The World’s Largest Private Jet Company Buys a Stake in the Production of SAF -- NetJets today (February 4, 2021)
February 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Future Fuels Change the Balance of Power
by Chris Edwards (Engineering and Technology) Renewables may actually keep carbon fuels going for decades to come, but a new
February 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Hydrogen Is Hot! 584 Hydrogen Fueling Stations in 33 Countries, Ways2H Expansion, Preem, Siemens and More
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... What is making hydrogen so hot right now is the news that hydrogen
February 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Shell Pulls out of Velocys/British Airways Project to Build the UK’s First Commercial SAF Production Plant
(GreenAir Online) Shell has pulled its support for the Velocys/British Airways Altalto project, which plans to produce sustainable aviation fuel
January 29, 2021 Read Full Article
European Biogas Production Could Double by 2030
(EnergyMarketPrice) Biogas and biomethane production in Europe could double by 2030 and more than quadruple by 2050, according to the European
January 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Boeing Planning to Debut 100% Biofuel Planes by 2030
by Sarah George (edie.net/Eurative) Boeing has already completed one commercial flight using 100% biofuel in 2018 --Boeing Co has unveiled
January 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Quebec Inks Contract for One of the World’s Biggest Green Hydrogen Plants
by Jeff Lagerquist (Yahoo! Finance) Investment in green hydrogen production is expected to exceed US$1 billion annually by 2023. --