The new Bioeconomy Risk Indexes are out from the Daily Digest, they are free and here. https://bit.ly/4dqr58U. This week we are reporting notable shifts in risk relating to hydrogen, SAF, ammonia, RNG, FOG, food waste and MSW. The risk picture. President Lula in Brazil sanctioned legal frameworks and the Special Incentive Regime for Low Carbon […]
In Brazil, Air Liquide will design, build and deliver its first unit in Latin America for purifying biomethane produced from solid waste, at the Cariacica (ES) landfill. The site, owned and operated by Marca Ambiental, receives half of all waste produced in Espírito Santo, Brazil. The new facility will be capable of transforming this waste […]
In Kentucky, the University of Kentucky has launched a pioneering research initiative that seeks to turn everyday trash into high-quality sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). Titled “Surface Enhanced Smart Preprocessing of Municipal Solid Wastes for Year-Round Supply of Conversion-Ready Feedstocks,” the study aims to address excessive landfill waste. The project is a collaborative effort involving a […]
The Biomass Feedstock National User Facility (BFNUF) offers technology and expertise to help the U.S. bioenergy industry overcome biomass challenges during scale up and integration of biomass preprocessing facilities. The BFNUF is a congressionally designated, national asset designed to help de-risk the scale up of bioeconomy. A reconfigurable preprocessing testbed that is utilized by both […]
In Australia, Greenhill Energy has launched their A$425 million plans to build Australia’s first full integrated processing facility to convert landfill waste and sustainable biomass into high value products such as fertilizers and synthetic fuels, and into low-cost clean hydrogen for use in emission free power and transport. Following recent positive trials and ongoing research […]
Wastewater/water island costs are up to 2-8% of the overall CapEx of bioeconomy projects. Plus, Long design studies are necessary to optimize the total cost of both investment and operations. New strategies from Aquatech are addressing these challenges. Aquatech is a global leader in water purification technology for industrial and infrastructure markets with a focus […]
In Belize, Reuters reports the country will together with German company Variodin will invest $50 million to produce biofuels from sargassum seaweed that is clogging up Caribbean beaches together with municipal solid waste. With more financing, the project could be scaled up further to export electricity to the national grid through a Power Purchase Agreement. […]
In Belgium, the first phase of the four-year Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) Project LUCRA kicked-off in Ghent, Belgium in July. LUCRA aims to demonstrate a unique process to convert underutilized organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) and wood waste into bio-based succinic acid. The project is set to provide the bio-based […]
In California, Astra Energy California Inc. has finalized an agreement with Phambili, USA who solidifies municipal solid waste and organic waste processing to a non-waste material and refinement to valuable market commodities, such as sustainable aviation fuel. The strategic partnership is intended to combine total waste processing utilizing Regreen Technologies Inc.’s energy pellets with the […]
From Nevada comes the long-awaited news that Fulcrum BioEnergy has successfully produced a low-carbon synthetic crude oil using landfill waste as a feedstock at its commercial-scale Sierra BioFuels Plant. Sierra is the first and at present the largest landfill waste-to-fuels plant. Whew. They made it by Christmas. In fact, they saved Christmas, for so many […]
