(North Carolina State University Campaign News) Professor Sunkyu Park, who has deep NC State roots, is working to turn waste
waste-to-fuel
Back TO HOMETotal Begins Producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel in France
(Total) Total has begun producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its La Mède biorefinery in southern France and its Oudalle facility
April 09, 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
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
Georgii Geletukha: Heat Supply on Biomass, Biogas and Biomethane, Bioethanol, and Landfill Gas Production as Ways to Decarbonization and Creation of New Jobs
(UABIO) The second part of the interview of UABIO Head of the Board Georgii Geletukha for the online media Ekopolityka. Topics covered
April 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Canada Invests in Innovative Clean Technology at the University of Alberta
(Natural Resources Canada) ... Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, today announced a $2,890,000 investment in the University of Alberta’s biojet
April 06, 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
New Report -- Biogas: Pathways to 2030
(World Biogas Association) Humans directly or indirectly generate over 105 billion tonnes of organic wastes globally each year, all of which
April 05, 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
Commentary: The Global Governance of Aviation’s Emissions – Time to Revisit the ICAO/UNFCCC Relationship
by Chris Lyle (GreenAir Online/Air Transport Economics) In 1997, the UNFCCC’s COP3 decided, via the Kyoto Protocol, to treat international aviation
April 01, 2021 Read Full Article
SAF Could Make up 5.5% of 2030 EU Jet Fuel Demand with Targeted Support, Estimates ICCT Feedstock Study
(GreenAir Online) Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) shows there are sufficient sources of sustainable feedstock to support
April 01, 2021 Read Full Article
UK Government to Provide £15 Million in Funding to Support Early-Stage Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Projects DEADLINE: May 31, 2021
(GreenAir Online) The UK government has launched a £15 million ($21m) ‘Green Fuels, Green Skies’ competition to support early-stage development of
April 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Researchers Are Turning Kitchen Waste into Biofuels
by Steven Ashby (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) ... As part of advancing sustainable energy solutions, scientists at the Department of
March 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Epichem Licenses Thermaquatica Technology to Develop Waste-to-Fuels
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Australia, Epichem Pty Ltd, through its subsidiary Epichem OHD Pty Ltd, has entered into a licensing
March 24, 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
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
MOL Group Starts Innovative Biofuel Production
(TradeArabia News Service) Following several years of research and development MOL has stepped up the value chain and has become a
March 17, 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
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
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
Climate Change: Jet Fuel from Waste 'Dramatically Lowers' Emissions
by Matt McGrath (BBC) A new approach to making jet fuel from food waste has the potential to massively reduce
March 16, 2021 Read Full Article
In World First, ENGIE Produces Renewable Gas from Solid Non-Recyclable Waste
by Helena Taveres Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In France, a year after successfully producing biomethane from forest biomass, the GAYA platform achieved a
March 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Legislative Odyssey for the EU Biofuels Sector
(Biofuels International) Angel Alvarez Alberdi, the secretary general, EWABA, a leading biofuel industry figure discusses the opportunities and challenges for
March 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Advancing Synergistic Waste Utilization as Biofuels Feedstocks: Preprocessing, Co-products, and Sustainability Workshop --- April 14-15, 2021 --- ONLINE
On April 14–15, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) will host a workshop to discuss municipal
March 09, 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
Every 10% of Bio-LNG Drop-In Gives Another Two Years ‘Runway Extension’ for GHG Reduction Compliance
(SEA_LNG) New analysis from SEA-LNG, the coalition for accelerating LNG as a marine fuel, has determined that for every 10% of
February 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Researchers Are Turning Kitchen Waste into Biofuels
by Steven Ashby (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory/Phys.Org) When we eat, our bodies convert food into energy that fuels our lives. But
February 24, 2021 Read Full Article
8 Key Federal Resources Supporting Anaerobic Digestion
by Bill Hagy (Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc./ Biofuels Digest) ... One of President Biden’s Clean Energy initiatives includes partnering with farmers, ranchers and
February 24, 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
Flint Hills Resources and Encina Announce Term Sheet to Develop a Facility to Produce Renewable Chemicals and Renewable Fuels from Waste Plastic
(Encina Development Group) Encina Development Group (“Encina”) is pleased to announce the signing of a non-binding term sheet with Flint
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
Fintoil, Partly Owned by Taaleri, Invests More than EUR 100 Million in a Biorefinery in Hamina
(Taaleri/Globe Newswire) Fintoil Ltd will build a crude tall oil refinery in Hamina. Fintoil and Port of HaminaKotka have today signed
February 11, 2021 Read Full Article
JAL Successfully Operates a Commercial Flight Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel Produced in Japan
(Japan Airlines) Japan Airlines (JAL), a recognized Eco-First company by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, reiterated its commitment
February 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Converting Waste Biomass to Biochem, Biofuels, Biopolymers: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Nova Pangaea Technologies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Circular economies need feasible circular technologies – and newer company from the UK, Nova Pangaea
February 09, 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
British Airways Fuels Its Future with Second Sustainable Aviation Fuel Partnership
(LanzaTech/LanzaJet) British Airways is investing in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology provider and SAF producer LanzaJet as the company builds its
February 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Thune, Shaheen Reintroduce Bill to Advance Renewable Fuel Technologies
(Office of Senator John Thune (R-SD)) Bill would require EPA to approve proven technologies, expedite review of others -- U.S. Sens.
February 05, 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
UPM’s Growth Plans in Biofuels Progress to the Next Stage
(UPM/Globe Newswire) UPM moves forward with biofuels growth plans and starts the basic engineering phase of a next generation biorefinery. The
February 02, 2021 Read Full Article
New Online Educational Series about Renewable Fuels—“30/30” Package Includes 30 Minute Online Presentation plus Materials for Directed Discussion about Renewable Fuels and the Circular Economy
(Advanced Biofuels USA) Need to learn or teach about renewable fuels and the circular economy? About biofuels? Find what you
February 02, 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
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. --
January 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Buyer Announced for Shuttered Trash Plant
by Anne Berleant (Ellsworth American) Delta Thermo Energy will be the new owner of Coastal Resources of Maine, the waste-to-biofuel facility
January 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Boost for the Global Deployment of Licella’s Innovative Cat-HTR™ Technology as Global Plastics Licensee Mura Technology Partners with Leading Engineering Firm KBR
(Licella) Licella Holdings (‘Licella’), Mura’s largest single shareholder, congratulate Mura Technology (‘Mura’), UK-based developer and licensee of their Cat-HTR™ platform, on announcing a
January 19, 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
Building Europe’s First of Its Kind Alcohol-to-Jet Production Plant
(SkyNRG) Sustainable aviation fuel produced from waste-based ethanol resources -- The FLITE consortium, led by SkyNRG and with LanzaTech as the
January 08, 2021 Read Full Article
The Digest’s Top 10 Advanced Bioeconomy Markets and Predictions for 2021
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A mere “The Year in Rewind” as we sail into 2021? Not the good ship
January 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Q&A: IEA Counts on Biofuels in Clean Energy Transition
by Sophie Barthel (Argus Media) The biofuels industry has been strongly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, but is expected to
January 05, 2021 Read Full Article
New Discovery Opens Novel Pathway for High-Titer Production of Drop-in Biofuels
(Aarhus University/EurekAlert!) Using an unusual, light-dependent enzyme and a newly discovered enzymatic mechanism, researchers from Aarhus University and MIT have
December 18, 2020 Read Full Article
DE-FOA-0002423 FY21 Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Feedstock Technologies and Algae FOA DEADLINE: February 1, 2021
(U.S. Department of Energy) DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) develops technologies that convert domestic biomass and waste resources into fuels,
December 17, 2020 Read Full Article
Formula 1 Tests Biofuels to Become Carbon Neutral in 2021, Net Zero by 2030
by Máté Petrány (The Drive) Second-generation biofuels are made from biowaste, not food crops. -- Formula 1 is speeding up
December 17, 2020 Read Full Article
ABSL Secures Grant for Biohydrogen Research
(Advanced Biofuel Solutions) Advanced Biofuel Solutions Ltd (ABSL), University College London (UCL) and Wood have been awarded a £250,000 grant
December 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Enel Green Power and Maire Tecnimont Group’s NextChem Sign MoU for a Green Hydrogen Production Plant in the United States
(Enel Green Power) The MoU is related to a project for the production of green hydrogen via electrolysis using renewable
December 10, 2020 Read Full Article
ADB to Help Improve Advanced Biofuel Production in India
(Asian Development Bank) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $2.5 million technical assistance (TA) to support advanced biofuel development
December 08, 2020 Read Full Article
Joint Letter on the Inclusion of Sustainable Renewable Fuels in the EU Mobility Legislation
(Advanced Biofuels Coalition) ... The signatories of this joint letter represent a crucial part of the automotive, fuel, energy industry
December 04, 2020 Read Full Article
Neste Invests in AFS Fuel Storage Company to Enable Supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
(Neste) Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, has acquired a minority stake in Aircraft Fuel
December 02, 2020 Read Full Article
Your Amazon Boxes Could Be Turned into Biofuel: A New Microorganism Munches on Cardboard to Create a Source of Energy.
by Mark Wilson (Fast Company) ... The problem is that recycling centers, with so much excess cardboard, just toss the
December 02, 2020 Read Full Article
Joint Policy Proposal to Accelerate the Deployment of Sustainable Aviation Fuels in Europe - A Clean Skies for Tomorrow Publication
(World Economic Forum) What is the World Economic Forum doing to help aviation meet net zero goals? Through the Forum’s
November 30, 2020 Read Full Article
Volkswagen Group Selects Marine Biofuel Leader GoodFuels to Run Fossil-Free Car Transport Operations
(GoodFuels) Sustainable 100% biofuel reduces carbon emissions by a minimum of 85% well-to-wake for Volkswagen Group’s shipments -- GoodFuels, the leading
November 27, 2020 Read Full Article
West Coast Company Supports B.C.’s Green Targets by Turning Waste into Biofuel
(BIV.com) West Coast Reduction Ltd. was recycling long before environmental sustainability was a consideration. The company is now instrumental in helping B.C.
November 27, 2020 Read Full Article
Cielo Announces Pre-Sale of Renewable Diesel and Provides Business Update
(Cielo/MarketWatch) Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. ("Cielo" or the "Company") announces it has received pre-payment in full for a 60,000 litres of
November 25, 2020 Read Full Article
Trash to Treasure, Waste to RNG and Biogas: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Greenlane Renewables
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Greenlane Renewables is “changing the nature of natural gas” via renewable natural gas to help
November 25, 2020 Read Full Article
Renewi, Nordsol, Shell to Produce Bio-LNG in Amsterdam Westpoort
(Bioenergy Insight) Renewi, Nordsol, and Shell have started construction on the first bio-LNG installation in Amsterdam Westpoort. The new bio-LNG
November 24, 2020 Read Full Article
Air Liquide to Build Two Biomethane Production Units in Italy
(Bioenergy Insight) Air Liquide will build its first two biomethane production units in collaboration with its local partner Dentro il
November 24, 2020 Read Full Article
IChemE Global Awards 2020 Highly Commends CPFD and TRI
(ThermoChem Recovery International) We are proud to announce that TRI‘s Dr. Ravi Chandran and our partners at CPFD were recognized
November 20, 2020 Read Full Article
U.S. Department of Energy Releases SBIR and STTR Funding Opportunities
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science announced a funding opportunity
November 18, 2020 Read Full Article
Waste to Fuels and Plastics: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Brightmark
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) W2X sounds like a new rock band name, but it’s what Brightmark’s CEO, Bob Powell,
November 17, 2020 Read Full Article
VIDEO: Producing Biogas from Olive Pomace
(Bioenergy Insight/Biogas Channel) Pomace is a by-product that can be used for the production of biogas, particularly in countries like
November 14, 2020 Read Full Article
Thermolysis – Pyrolysis, Gasification, Syngas, Methanol, Naphtha, Olefins: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to NexantECA
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Taking on the global plastic waste issue is not easy, but NexantECA is up for
November 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Ireland’s GBI Opens Dubai Office for Sourcing Biodiesel Feedstock
(Globally Today) Irish biodiesel manufacturer, Green BioFuels Ireland (GBI), has opened a new office in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA)
November 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Biofuels in Prime Position to Deliver on Short-Term Climate Goals: Goodfuels CEO
by Tom Washington (S&P Global) Could slash shipping's emissions over the decade; Biofuels' market share remains limited for now; Coronavirus has made biofuels
November 06, 2020 Read Full Article
Neutral Fuels Launches Mobile App to Better Control UCO for McDonald’s
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In the UAE, Neutral Fuels has created a bespoke mobile app to enable tighter control of
November 06, 2020 Read Full Article
Marine Biofuel Testing Set to Begin at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre
( gCaptain) As the marine industry races to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre
November 06, 2020 Read Full Article
Neste to Acquire Bunge's Refinery Plant in Rotterdam to Increase Raw Material Pretreatment Capacity for the Production of Renewable Products
(Neste) Neste, the world's leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel produced from waste and residue raw materials, has
November 04, 2020 Read Full Article
Hydrothermal Liquefaction Technology: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Steeper Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Hydrofaction is Hot! Don’t take our word for it – dive into this new slide
November 04, 2020 Read Full Article
Industrial Hemp Production (Part I): Cultivation and Management
by Susan Rupp (Land & Natural Resource Section at Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) ... However, producers continue to face challenges
November 03, 2020 Read Full Article
7 Big Deals, and Why They’re Big -- Microsoft, Cargill, ADM, Aemetis, Lygos, Alaska Airlines, SkyNRG, Biofine, and Ways2H
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) There's been a barrage of big deals this week and here's The Digest's exclusive take
October 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Cows and Cannabinoids: Aemetis’ Dairy Digestor Biogas, Hyasynth’s Yeast-Based Cannabinoids
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Things are heating up with Aemetis now producing dairy digester biogas from the first two
October 26, 2020 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation: ‘Research Confirms UK’s Ability to Lead’
(Biofuels International) New research by industry coalition Sustainable Aviation confirms that the UK could be home to up to 14
October 22, 2020 Read Full Article
How BETO is Developing the Next Generation of Biofuels: Insights from EERE Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation and BETO Acting Director, Michael Berube
by Michael Berube (U.S. Department of Energy) Every October, we celebrate Bioenergy Day by spreading awareness of how the efforts of
October 21, 2020 Read Full Article
ZeroAvia and Protium Sign Agreement to Develop Green Hydrogen Infrastructure at UK Airports
(GreenAir Online) Zero emissions flight pioneer ZeroAvia has signed a Heads of Terms collaboration with Protium to develop and expand green hydrogen infrastructure for decarbonising
October 20, 2020 Read Full Article
New Technology Turns Delivery Boxes into Biodiesel
(The Korea Bizwire) A newly developed technology is capable of producing biodiesel, an eco-friendly fuel for automobiles, using paper waste
October 20, 2020 Read Full Article
Europe's Biokraft Has Selected Andion as a Key Contractor for Construction of the Skogn II LBG Production Facility
(Globe Newswire) Andion Global Inc., a global leader in delivering proven and comprehensive waste-to-energy solutions, and Norway-based Biokraft AS, announced today
October 20, 2020 Read Full Article
California Bill Expands Definition of RNG
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Sept. 30 that significantly expands the definition of
October 16, 2020 Read Full Article
Neste, Recycling Technologies and Unilever Combine Expertise to Test and Validate Systems to Chemically Recycle Waste Plastics
(Neste) Recycling Technologies, a specialist plastic recycling technology provider; Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, and
October 16, 2020 Read Full Article
Process Systems Engineering for Biofuels Development
edited by Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet, Gade Pandu Rangaiah , Christian V. Stevens (Wiley) A comprehensive overview of current developments and applications in
October 15, 2020 Read Full Article
New Feedstock Options and Trends Boost Biodiesel Production
by Brian Levine (Greasezilla/Biofuels Digest) .. While vegetable oils, especially soybean oil, are the primary feedstocks for U.S. biodiesel production,
October 15, 2020 Read Full Article
Licella Enter into New Joint Venture with Canfor to Form Arbios Biotech
(Licella) Arbios Biotech creates a low-carbon circular economy by converting post-consumer biomass and residues into advanced biofuels -- Licella Holdings Ltd.
October 13, 2020 Read Full Article
Chevron, Brightmark Form Joint Venture to Enter Biomethane Market
by Matthew Mercure (NGT News) Brightmark LLC, a global waste solutions company, and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. have formed a joint venture, Brightmark RNG
October 08, 2020 Read Full Article
Emerald Biofuels Wins Millions in Texas Tax Incentives on Port Arthur Project
(Newsbreak/BizJournals) Chicago-based Emerald Biofuels LLC has won nearly $15 million in Texas tax incentives on a renewable diesel project in Port Arthur,
October 07, 2020 Read Full Article
Renewable Energy Is More than Renewable Electricity: Renewable Gas and Fuel Highlighted as Key Opportunities to Put Tasmania on the World
(BioEnergy Australia) - Consultation has recently closed on the Tasmanian Government draft Renewable Energy Action Plan, which identifies renewable energy
October 07, 2020 Read Full Article
Green Fuels to Receive €86,000 Grant in Support of COVID-19-Related Work
(Biofuels International) ... Green Fuels was chosen ... for the meaningful work. .. with the waste management sector in Mumbai,
October 01, 2020 Read Full Article
A Rare Bit of Good News for Oil Refiners: ‘Renewable Diesel’
by Tim Treadgold (Forbes) ... Until recently renewable diesel was very much a niche product which failed to attract mainstream
September 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Volvo Trucks Reports Increased Interest in LNG and Bio-LNG
(Bioenergy Insight) Volvo Trucks is seeing an increased interest in gas as an alternative to diesel for heavy-duty truck operations
September 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Signature Flight Support, Neste, and NetJets Establish Strategic Partnership to Accelerate the adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuel within Business Aviation
(Signature Flight Support) This pioneering collaboration combines Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production and distribution, establishing a permanent supply for private aviation
September 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Scotland’s Opportunity to Grow a New Clean, Sustainable Economy
by Mark Bustard (Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC)/Biofuels Digest) The idea of a net zero carbon emissions and zero waste economy
September 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Hydrothermal Liquefaction Waste to Fuel: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Bio2Oil
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Bio2Oil takes biomass to crude oil, like our planets process, just faster. Their technology can convert
September 28, 2020 Read Full Article
Air bp Delivers 210 Tonnes of Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Stockholm Arlanda Airport
(Air bp) 210 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel has been purchased by Swedavia and its partners - SOS Alarm, Systembolaget
September 24, 2020 Read Full Article
Suburban Propane Partners Acquires Stake in Oberon Fuels
by Michael Bates (NGT News) Suburban Propane Partners LP, a nationwide distributor of propane, fuel oil, and related products and services,
September 23, 2020 Read Full Article
Paths to a Capped Carbon Economy: 6 Ways We Can Really Make a Change
by Russ Freeman (Biofuels Digest) ... This vision of the future is one in which: Humans have multiple opportunities for a
September 23, 2020 Read Full Article
Neste: Sweden Becomes a Frontrunner in Sustainable Aviation
(Neste) Sweden has an ambitious target of being fossil-free by 2045. As a part of the initiative, the Swedish Government
September 21, 2020 Read Full Article
LanzaTech Eyes Two More Spin-off Companies
by Kirstin Korosec (TechCrunch) LanzaTech CEO Jennifer Holmgren said Tuesday on the Disrupt 2020 virtual stage that the carbon capture technology company
September 18, 2020 Read Full Article
Bestseller Foundation in Collaboration with Intellecap Africa Launches the First of Its Kind Accelerator for Waste Value Enterprises
(Intellecap) Based on the aspiration to support enterprises and build the waste sector in East Africa, BESTSELLER FOUNDATION in collaboration with
September 16, 2020 Read Full Article
2019 Project Peer Review Report Published
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) hosted the 2019 Project Peer Review on March
September 12, 2020 Read Full Article
Adding AD to Composting Facility Footprint
by Nora Goldstein (BioCycle Magazine) New municipal projects in Belgium are putting in high solids anaerobic digesters at their existing
September 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Turning Waste into Energy: How Banana Skins and Manure Are Being Re-Used to Help Power Homes
by Anmar Frangoul (CNBC) Blessed with a wide variety of landscapes, the African country of Uganda produces everything from bananas
September 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Grant Opportunity Could Help Tribes Develop Bioenergy Resources DEADLINE December 2, 2020
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs on Sept. 3 announced it is
September 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Review of Technical Pathways Report
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Review of Technical Pathways report provides an overview of commercial jet aviation fuel and
September 10, 2020 Read Full Article
Alliance BioEnergy Establishes Giant King Grass Test Plot
(Alliance BioEnergy Plus Inc.) Alliance BioEnergy Plus Inc., (“Alliance”) announces it has leased 18 acres of land in Southwest Florida
September 08, 2020 Read Full Article
WEBINAR: Trends and Drivers in Alternative Thermal Conversion of Waste --- September 16, 2020 --- ONLINE
IEA Bioenergy invites you to participate in a free international webinar entitled, “ Trends and Drivers in Alternative Thermal Conversion of
September 08, 2020 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuels Could Soon Take Flight
by Kathiann M. Kowalski (Energy News Network) The Midwest is ready for takeoff as a leader in cleaner aviation, thanks to
September 07, 2020 Read Full Article
Study Finds Wastewater Treatment Plants Could Profit by Processing Food Waste while Reducing Greenhouse Gases
(California Environmental Protection Agency) Upgraded plants could generate $255 million each year -- A new report issued today by the California Environmental Protection
September 06, 2020 Read Full Article
Australian JV Launched to Develop Novel Waste-to-Fuels Technology
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Australia, Epichem has entered into a partnership agreement with Obsidian Minerals to establish Perren to develop
September 06, 2020 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: Velocys
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... Velocys is delivering the next generation of sustainable fuels to decarbonize aviation. We were
September 04, 2020 Read Full Article
Are All Renewable Aviation Fuels Equally Sustainable?
by Michael Fiedler-Panajotopoulos (Renewable Energy Group Europe/European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association /EurActiv) A recent European Commission inception impact assessment on “ReFuelEU
September 01, 2020 Read Full Article
Hemp Farm in Ohio Shows Possible New Source of Low Cost, Easily Processed Biomass
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) “They seem to be serious,” said Atlantic Biomass’ Bob Kozak reflecting on a tour
September 01, 2020 Read Full Article
Neste and Air bp to Offer Increased Volume of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Europe
(Neste) Air bp and Neste agree to offer a five-fold increase in volume of sustainable aviation fuel. Deliveries due to
August 20, 2020 Read Full Article
17 Projects with 4 Billion Gallons, 9 Fast Emerging Players: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to California’s Green Rush
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At DigestConnect this past Thursday, we talked about the latest the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard,
August 19, 2020 Read Full Article
Circular Scale: T2C Finds a Path to Feedstock-Scaled Renewable Diesel from Biogas
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A new technology has arrived in South Florida for the conversion of biogas to diesel fuels.
August 18, 2020 Read Full Article
Neste to Supply Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Three Major U.S. Airlines
(Neste) Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from waste and residue raw materials,
August 14, 2020 Read Full Article
Two Renewable Fuel Producers Scale Up to Increase Productivity and Economic Growth in Rural Southwestern Ontario
(Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) Parliamentary Secretary Kate Young announces $10 million for two southwestern Ontario clean energy
August 13, 2020 Read Full Article
CAAFI Webinar Series: The State of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
(Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative) The State of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by Steve Csonka (CAAFI) Slide deck available here.
August 12, 2020 Read Full Article
Govt Looks at Mixing Biogas with Natural Gas
(PTI/Yahoo! Finance) The government is looking at blending biogas with natural gas to boost domestic availability of biofuels and cut reliance
August 12, 2020 Read Full Article
Grangemouth Biofuel Plant Gets Green Light after Altering Design Plans
by James Trimble (Falkirk Herald) A form of biofuel produced from Scotch Whisky will now be created in Grangemouth after
August 12, 2020 Read Full Article
Indian Lab Develops Technology to Convert Used Cooking Oil Into Biodiesel and Glycerine
Nair N.B. (Sputnik) India has been exploring alternatives to fossil fuels and trying to reduce its dependence on oil imports. One
August 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Brightmark Wants Your Plastic Waste . . . All of It
by Clare Goldsberry (Plastics Today) San Francisco–based Brightmark wants to procure 1.2 million tons per year of post-use plastic types
August 06, 2020 Read Full Article
Disposed PPE Could Be Turned into Biofuel, Study Shows
(Taylor & Francis/Phys.Org) Plastic from used personal protective equipment (PPE) can, and should, be transformed into renewable liquid fuels—according to
August 05, 2020 Read Full Article
Repsol Produces Airplane Biofuel for the First time in Spain
(Repsol) - Repsol produced the Spanish market's first batch of biojet at its Puertollano Industrial Complex, becoming the pioneering company
August 04, 2020 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: Ways2H, Inc.
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) We started Ways2H to improve the global environment by eliminating waste while producing carbon-negative renewable hydrogen.
July 31, 2020 Read Full Article
NextChem and LanzaTech Sign an Agreement to Promote Circular Ethanol Production
(NextChem) NextChem's #CircularDistrict model is enhanced with a new dimension: in addition to hydrogen and methanol derived from the chemical
July 28, 2020 Read Full Article
Letter to the Advanced Bioeconomy: Advance off the Beach
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There was always going to be a point when the advanced bioeconomy reached the end of
July 28, 2020 Read Full Article
ReCarbon, HYZON Collaborate to Commercialize Green Hydrogen
by Michael Bates (NGT News) ReCarbon Inc., the developer of the plasma carbon conversion unit (PCCU), a greenhouse gas utilization technology, has
July 28, 2020 Read Full Article
IBioIC Launches Bid to Increase Industrial Biotech Businesses by 100 in Three Years
(Insider.co.uk) Innovation body's Bioeconomy Cluster Builder aims to help firms unlock £8 million funding -- ... "We want to encourage companies,
July 24, 2020 Read Full Article
Lithium Ion Battery Waste Used in Biodiesel Production from Discarded Vegetable Oil
(Tech Xplore/American Institute of Physics) ... Brazilian researchers demonstrated a new chemical approach for producing biodiesel from domestic cooking oil waste by using
July 22, 2020 Read Full Article
"Just a Minute" Educational Series Presents Episode 2 about Making Chemicals from Waste CO2
(Advanced Biofuels USA) The second episode of "Just A Minute or So about Renewable Fuels" focuses on making chemicals from
July 22, 2020 Read Full Article
New Process Turns Carbon into Cleaner, High-Performance Diesel Biofuel Blendstock
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Phys.org) A new single-phase catalyst that enables the conversion of renewable and waste carbon into sustainable diesel fuels
July 17, 2020 Read Full Article
A ‘Made in Oman’ Biofuel
by Conrad Prabhu (Oman Observer) ... New research spearheaded by an Omani scientist and her team has uncovered the potential
July 17, 2020 Read Full Article
Morocco Looks at Energy Transition with Opportunities for Biomass but Not Crop-Based Biofuels
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Morocco, Eco Actu reports the Economic, Social and Environmental Council is calling for an energy
July 10, 2020 Read Full Article
Greening Your Beer with Brewery’s CO2 Eating Algae, Blockchain Tracing, Converting Brewery Waste into Detergents and More
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... In today’s Digest, how a brewery in Australia is utilizing algae that eats
July 06, 2020 Read Full Article
What is Carbon-Negative Fuel and How Can Fleets Procure It?
by Marc Rowe (ACT News/Trillium) One question we hear often from our customers is how can the use of renewable natural
July 02, 2020 Read Full Article
CSI’s 2040 Blueprint for Pacific Northwest: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Clean Materials from Waste
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This slide guide offers a vision and roadmap — a ‘blueprint’ — for the Pacific Northwest
June 30, 2020 Read Full Article
Digging into Dung and Anaerobic Digestion: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas and RNG from Manure
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) On last week’s DigestConnect webinar, Christopher Bush, Founder of Canada-based Catalyst Agri-Innovations Society shared this
June 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Without Advanced Renewable Fuels, EU Will Not Meet Climate Objectives
(Advance Fuel) Long-term policy support is crucial to the market rollout of RESfuels to remedy transport’s reliance on fossil fuels,
June 25, 2020 Read Full Article
New Leaflet Shows Present & Future of Biomethane to Clean up Mobility
(EBA/NGVA Europe/NGV Journal) EBA (European Biogas Association) and NGVA Europe have published a new leaflet, illustrating the current uptake of biomethane in
June 24, 2020 Read Full Article
Three New Biomethane Plants and BioCNG Fuelling Station “on track”, Says Cadent
(Bioenergy Insight) Three biomethane production plant projects involving Cadent Gas remain on track despite the disruption caused by the coronavirus
June 23, 2020 Read Full Article
Neste Develops New Solutions to Decrease the Use of Crude Oil and Increases Research and Development in Finland
(Neste) Neste launches a new research project which aims at developing sustainable and globally scalable raw materials and technology solutions