Nova Pangaea Technologies, the UK cleantech company at the heart of the drive to Net Zero, started the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study for its first commercial plant in the UK. Aemetis, Gevo, USA BioEnergy, DG Fuels and others have also announced feedstock deals, loans, front-end engineering design, and projects that are ramping up and […]
While all eyes have been on Ukraine lately, there is some good news that came in from another former USSR republic and neighbor to Ukraine’s north above Belarus and Latvia – Estonia – a NATO country that borders Russia. U.S. based Sweetwater Energy received final acceptance of its first commercial Sunburst unit at the Sweetwoods […]
In Florida, Biofuels Digest announced that Sweetwater Energy CEO Arunas Chesonis and Proterro CEO Kef Kasdin will present addresses on ABLC 2014’s opening morning — addressing the topic of Hot Sugars – making industrial sugars into a commercial reality. “First comes the sugars, then comes the glory,” noted Biofuels Digest editor & publisher Jim Lane. […]
In New York, Sweetwater Energy and Pacific Ethanol announced a project to supply customized industrial sugars for the production of cellulosic ethanol. The agreement supports the construction of a cellulosic biorefinery, contingent upon Sweetwater Energy obtaining the necessary financing and permits, at the Pacific Ethanol Stockton facility capable of producing up to 3.6 million gallons […]
$4/gallon capex, low opex, $15 million upfront. Existing offtakers. Cellulosic RINs. Expandable. Product diversification. Operating next year. What’s not to like? So, you’re an ethanol producer, and you’d like to improve returns, create more certainty for your investors this year, or access higher-price markets. In so many ways, cellulosic ethanol sure looks like a good idea, […]
