Major Stories
Bright Renewables, Tekniska Verken partner up for Sweden’s First Biogas CCU project
From Sweden comes news that Bright Renewables has won the technical tender from Tekniska verken, a major Swedish multi-utility energy company, for the supply of CO2 liquefaction technology. The system will be installed at Tekniska verken’s biogas plant Svensk Biogas in Linköping to purify and liquefy carbon dioxide (CO2) from the biogas production. The facility, […]
Carbon to Value Initiative says 4th cohort is open for apps: Cohort I-III companies raised $410M in follow-on funding
From Massachusetts, New York and Texas, we received news that the Carbon to Value Initiative, a partnership of the Urban Future Lab at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (UFL), Greentown Labs, and Fraunhofer USA has opened the door for applications from startups developing carbontech solutions for the fourth cohort of the accelerator — now through […]
The Case for E-fuels Use in Aviation
By Pete Rocha, LEC Partners Special to The Digest The aviation industry produces 2-3% of all CO2 emissions globally. This percentage will likely grow over time as the developing world becomes richer and the demand for air transportation increases. In the graphic below, we see that in passenger travel demand is expected to increase by […]
Semi-Sweet on GREET Street: US decision on SAF tax credits is bold for residues; tepid for grains, oilseeds
In Washington, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service released guidance on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Credit established by the Inflation Reduction Act. The Treasury Department’s guidance provides important clarity around eligibility for the SAF Credit. The credit incentivizes the production of SAF that achieves a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction of […]
ABLC Next 2024 announced: themes, topics, dates, sectors
In Florida, the Daily Digest announced that the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference on Next-Gen Projects & Technologies, ABLC NEXT 2024, will take place at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, October 23-25, 2024, as the industry undertakes more Networking for Net Zero. More than 600 delegates and 100 speakers are expected from more than 400 […]
8-Slide Guides
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to meeting SAF demand with ethanol-to-jet technology
To achieve net zero by 2050, SAF production needs to increase quickly and substantially, says Omar Hamid, Group Manager, Low Carbon Fuels at Worley Consulting in presenting these slides at ABLC 2024 on technology transition. He notes that the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has set a decarbonization plan, and that announced SAF projects estimate […]
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo
Gevo addresses the market need of reducing greenhouse gas emissions with sustainable alternatives, and is commercializing the next generation of advanced, bio-based renewable fuels with sustainable aviation fuel, renewable premium gasoline, and renewable natural gas that have the potential to achieve zero carbon emissions over the lifecycle of the fuel. To make its energy-dense liquid […]
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to NEXT Renewables
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2021 sales of $31 billion (€26 billion). The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde’s industrial gases are used in countless applications such as hydrogen for clean fuels. Linde also […]
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Futuria Fuels
Futuria Fuels was founded by SHV Energy to lead the global advocacy of sustainable molecules, aiming to deliver viable sustainable fuel to off-grid customers. Through collaboration, we are building partnership and investment opportunities which will directly result in the defossilization of liquid gas for customers and suppliers. As a business unit of SHV Energy, Futuria […]
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Ensyn
Ensyn’s current focus is on low-carbon fuels, including low-carbon heating and cooling solutions for institutional and industrial customers and low-carbon feedstock solutions for petroleum refineries for the production of renewable transportation fuels. Ensyn Chairman Robert Graham presented these slides at ABLC 2024.
The Latest World News
Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical to start joint feasibility study on carbon neutrality of ethylene production facilities in Japan
In Japan, Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical have decided to perform a joint feasibility study on feedstock and fuel conversion at the three companies’ ethylene production facilities in western Japan in order to advance carbon neutrality and lead the decarbonization of society. In order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 in accordance with […]
Paprec Energies Binn starts works to construct energy from waste facility in Scotland
In the UK, Binn Group said it partnered with French firm Paprec to begin work on a new Energy from Waste (EfW) facility, which will provide low carbon energy to local industries. The construction of the plant will create 200 jobs. The new facility at the Binn Eco Park in Tayside, Scotland will be funded […]
Bunker Holding and SyntexNRG announce green methanol supply agreement
In Denmark, Bunker Holding A/S, a marine fuel suppliers, and SyntexNRG, a renewable fuels and technology development company, announced that they have entered into an agreement for the development and production of renewable methanol to supply the fuel at the ports where Bunker Holding has physical operations located around the world. Carlos Torres, Global Head […]
GCMD, NYK launch new project to test continuous use of biofuels
In The Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that he Global Center for Maritime Decarbonization (GCMD) has partnered with Japanese shipping company NYK Line to launch Project LOTUS aimed at testing the long-term impact of continuous use of biofuels on vessel operations. According to the report, the six-month project will trial the continuous use of a biofuels […]
Insempra completes $20 million financing to advance the development of bio-based ingredients.
In Germany, Insempra announced the successful completion of a $20 million Series A financing round. Following an initial $15m seed round conducted in 2021, this financing round will enable Insempra, to continue building a technology platform that delivers high-performance sustainable ingredients for a wide range of industries, while supporting the company in the scale up […]
R&D News
Russian researchers propose new method for hydrogen synthesis in natural gas reservoirs
In the UK, Green Car Congress reported that researchers from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Russia explored the conversion of methane into hydrogen in the gas reservoir with zero oil saturation via steam methane reforming initiated by in situ gas combustion. The report noted that a paper on their work is published […]
DOE researchers produce isoprenal as potential SAF blendstock
In California, sustainable aviation fuels made from renewable sources of carbon could reduce carbon dioxide emissions and help to mitigate climate change. Isoprenol is a chemical involved in the production of a jet biofuel blendstock called 1,4-dimethylcyclooctane (DMCO). Blendstocks are chemicals that are combined with other chemicals to create fuel. Department of Energy researchers have […]
Penn State researchers show how molecular roadblocks slow cellulose breakdown
In Pennsylvania, cellulose, which helps give plant cell walls their rigid structure, holds promise as a renewable raw material for biofuels—if researchers can accelerate the production process. Compared to the breakdown of other biofuel materials like corn, breaking down cellulose is slow and inefficient but could avoid concerns around using a food source while taking […]
University of Hawaiʻi researchers land grant to assess waste-based bioenergy sources
In Hawaiʻi, To help Hawaiʻi reach net-zero energy by 2045, two researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) received a $150,000 Sun Grant Western Region grant to assess how bioenergy generated from bioresources such as agricultural residues and animal manures, via anaerobic digestion, could significantly contribute […]
Purdue-USDA researchers create new web-based regulatory gene discovery tool for plants
In Indiana, researchers interested in improving a given trait in plants can now identify the genes that regulate the trait’s expression without doing any experiments. Purdue researchers and 10 co-authors published the details of the new web-based regulatory gene discovery tool in the April 23 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. A […]
Policy & Policymakers
Malaysian government identifies 18 locations for WTE plants
In Malaysia, The Sun reported that the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) has identified 18 locations for the development of solid Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plants throughout Malaysia as a new method of solid waste management to eradicate landfills. Minister Nga Kor Ming said the development of the plants will use the latest and advanced […]
EPA, FDA and USDA launch plan to better regulate biotechnology
In Washington, in response to President Biden’s Executive Order 14081, “Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed a plan to update, streamline, and clarify their regulations and […]
India aiming for E100 in passenger vehicles, followed by hydrogen
In India, the Press Trust of India reports the transportation minister believes says he wants all passenger vehicles to run on E100 in the next few years in preparation for the country’s transition later on to hydrogen. A key platform for the NDA government is to shift farmers away from being food producers and instead […]
US ethanol coalition seeks to intervene in legal challenge against ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation
In Washington, leaders of the U.S. ethanol industry are seeking to intervene in a legal challenge of the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation, which effectively bans the use of renewable, crop-based biofuels like corn ethanol as a feedstock for decarbonizing the aviation sector. Collaborating in the intervention are Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association, U.S. Grains Council, […]
Global Biofuel Alliance agrees workplan despite still not having charter
In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports the Global Biofuel Alliance agreed its workplan along the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Brazil last month despite being without a charter. The alliance plans to review the strategy in July when it next gathers. The worksteams include assessing country landscapes, drafting policy frameworks, and conducting biofuel […]
Other Recent Articles
Advancing distillers grains: two pathways to dewatering
By Gregory T. Benz, Benz Technology International, Inc. and Dr. Ling Du, Terrace International, Inc. Special to The Digest Whether used for beverage or fuel, facilities that produce ethanol from grains typically have a valuable co-product: distiller’s grains. And whether these are sold wet (WDG) or dry (DDG), it is desirable to remove as much […]
Waste-to-energy market projected to grow at 4.7% CAGR during 2023-2030
In Delaware, research firm Allied Market Research reported that the global waste to energy market size was valued at $35.6 billion in 2022, and is estimated to reach $56 billion by 2032. The report showed that the market is forecast to expand at a CAGR of 4.7% from 2023 to 2032. The report also revealed […]
Nova Pangaea Technology welcomes UK Government’s SAF mandate plans
In the UK, Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT) welcomed the UK Government’s announcement of its SAF mandate plans. The mandate becoming law is key to driving investment into a domestic SAF industry placing the UK at the forefront of aviation decarbonization, the firm said. Sarah Ellerby, CEO of NPT, said: “I am pleased by the UK […]
Vertex pausing its renewable fuels production in Q2
In Texas, during the second quarter of 2024, Vertex is pausing renewable fuels production and redirecting the hydrocracking unit to conventional fuels and products. The company had a previously planned catalyst and maintenance turnaround scheduled for 2024. It will use that planned turnaround to load conventional catalyst and bring the unit out of turnaround in […]
GCMD teams with NYK Line for six-month continuous biofuel use study
In Singapore, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has teamed up with NYK Line to launch Project LOTUS (long-term impact of continuous use of biofuels on vessel operations). This six-month project will trial the continuous use of a biofuels blend comprising of 24% Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) and very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) […]
Bio Capital Group acquires Scotish food waste transfer station to boost AD feedstock supplies
In the UK, Bio Capital Group, the UK’s leading commercial energy from food waste producer, has added a fourth asset to its portfolio in Scotland. The newly acquired Linwood food waste transfer station will significantly improve Bio Capital’s ability to process feedstock for its regional Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facilities. The company provides a treatment service […]
