Tag: California

Berkeley Lab researchers successfully map out sugarcane’s genome

Berkeley Lab researchers successfully map out sugarcane’s genome

March 27, 2024 |

In California, until now, sugarcane’s complicated genetics made it the last major crop without a complete and highly accurate genome. Scientists have developed and combined multiple techniques to successfully map out sugarcane’s genetic code. With that map, they were able to verify the specific location that provides resistance to the impactful brown rust disease that, […]

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Buzzworthy: MeliBio taps Pow-Bio for AI-driven scaleup

Buzzworthy: MeliBio taps Pow-Bio for AI-driven scaleup

March 25, 2024 |

In Berkely, California, bee-free honey startup MeliBio has partnered with Pow-Bio to use artificial intelligence to scale its precision fermentation process. Founded in 2020, MeliBio already has several products on the market based on its bee-free honey and is hoping biomanufacturing startup Pow.Bio can help accelerate scale-up. “Working with cutting-edge science, particularly that aided by […]

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Backed by A-listers, waste-based packaging firm Cruz Foam boasts scale and eyes new products

Backed by A-listers, waste-based packaging firm Cruz Foam boasts scale and eyes new products

March 25, 2024 |

In Santa Cruz, California, a food waste upcycler backed by A-list investors such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Ashton Kutcher, is already mitigating 17,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually. Made from 70% food waste, Cruz Foam’s product is formulated for cold chain logistics.  By working with Atlantic Packaging, one of the largest private packaging companies in […]

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Aemetis lands $200M investment from by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Aemetis lands $200M investment from by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

March 21, 2024 |

In California, Aemetis, Inc. announced approval by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of $200 million of EB-5 program investment for the Riverbank sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant, the dairy renewable natural gas (RNG) project, the carbon sequestration project, and energy efficiency upgrades to the Keyes ethanol plant.  The Riverbank plant was recently granted Authority to Construct (ATC) air permits and is designed […]

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SoCalGas teams with Electrochaea and Livermore Lab to develop a single-stage electro-bioreactor

SoCalGas teams with Electrochaea and Livermore Lab to develop a single-stage electro-bioreactor

March 19, 2024 |

In California, Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) announced its collaboration with Electrochaea and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) on an innovative research project that aims to develop a single-stage electro-bioreactor to transform excess renewable electricity and biogas into carbon-neutral synthetic biomethane, also known as renewable natural gas (RNG). This approach could mark a significant advancement […]

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Marathon Petroleum’s Vinvale and East Hynes fleets switch to renewable diesel

Marathon Petroleum’s Vinvale and East Hynes fleets switch to renewable diesel

March 13, 2024 |

In California, Marathon Petroleum’s Vinvale and East Hynes fleets in California’s Los Angeles Basin have made a significant step toward reducing their carbon footprint and contributing to a cleaner future by transitioning both fleets entirely to renewable diesel. In 2023, two Marathon Petroleum Transport and Rail (T&R) fleets and two locomotives at the Marathon Petroleum […]

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Alto Ingredients signs LOI to develop CCS with Vault 44.01

Alto Ingredients signs LOI to develop CCS with Vault 44.01

March 12, 2024 |

In California, Alto Ingredients, Inc. has entered into an exclusive nonbinding letter of intent and is nearing the execution of definitive agreements to develop a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project with Vault 44.01 (Vault) at Alto’s Pekin campus in Pekin, IL. The letter of intent provides that Alto will install equipment to capture carbon […]

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CARB data shows E85 sales set new record in 2023

CARB data shows E85 sales set new record in 2023

March 12, 2024 |

In California, Growth Energy welcomed the release of new data from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) showing that sales of E85 set a new record in the state in 2023.   “Californians used more E85 than ever last year, a fact that demonstrates how enthusiastic consumers are about higher biofuel blends, and their need for […]

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West Biofuels negotiating up to $30M DOE for low carbon rural energy

West Biofuels negotiating up to $30M DOE for low carbon rural energy

March 6, 2024 |

In California, West Biofuels, LLC was selected for up to $30 million in award negotiations from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) to provide low-carbon, stable energy for the rural communities in Burney, Mariposa, and Mammoth Lakes, California. By developing a cluster of rural projects in the Sierra Nevada-Cascade, […]

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Sway scores $5M seed round for biopolymer resient from seaweed

Sway scores $5M seed round for biopolymer resient from seaweed

March 6, 2024 |

In California, Sway, for the first time, will enable seaweed to replace flexible plastics at scale. Representing an entirely new category of biopolymer resin, Sway’s patent-pending Thermoplastic Seaweed resin (TPSea) is a 100% biobased, home-compostable, microplastic-free ingredient made from a regenerative ocean crop that can replenish ecosystems and support coastal communities. Sway’s new technology is […]

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