Virent has two hot technology pathways for the bioeconomy — Sugars to Aromatics – S2A, which Virent, Marathon and Johnson Matthey (JM) are working together on commercializing globally. And, Ethanol to Aromatics – E2A, producing the same products as S2A, plus hydrogen and LPG, currently at demonstration scale. Virent CEO Dave Kettner presented these slides […]
In this presentation we looked at how Virent feedstock flexibility allows the use of commercially available sugars today, with the prospect of cellulosic sugars when commercially available and also the scalability of the technology, the opportunities in drop in fuels and also Virent biochemicals used in existing chemical manufacturing processes to produce sustainable plastics, fibers […]
In Wisconsin, Virentis Advisors announced several successful RNG tax credit transfer transactions that have recently closed, totaling over $55 million of Qualified Biogas Property ITC value. These include: · Food waste to RNG and fertilizer facility whose ITC was sold to an investment grade corporate buyer · Dairy manure to RNG facility whose ITC was […]
Marathon Petroleum subsidiary Virent developed its BioForming technology to create fuels and chemicals from a wide range of naturally occurring, renewable resources. And now they’ve teamed up with Johnson Matthey to bring to market Virent’s proprietary tech for the production of BioFormate, enabling production of bio-gasoline, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and bio-aromatic chemicals. How the […]
In the UK, Johnson Matthey reported that the BioForming Sugar to Aromatics (S2A) technology developed by Virent and Johnson Matthey has enabled the first-ever drop-in 100% SAF trans-Atlantic flight by a commercial airline. The firm noted that this was enabled through the inclusion of a new bio-based aromatic jet fuel blending component. Aromatics are an […]
There are some days in the SAF story where the newsflow is so fast and promising that I am reminded of those Hollywood movies with jet aircraft in the mix where the wing commander orders the cocky yet benign pilots on a mission against desperate odds to “light the afterburners” in a bid to increase […]
Virent, a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum developed its BioForming technology to create fuels and chemicals from a wide range of naturally occurring, renewable resources. And now they teamed up with Johnson Matthey to bring to market Virent’s proprietary tech for the production of BioFormate, enabling production of bio-gasoline, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and bio-aromatic chemicals. […]
Virent, a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum developed its BioForming technology to create fuels and chemicals from a wide range of naturally occurring, renewable resources. And now they teamed up with Johnson Matthey to bring to market Virent’s proprietary tech for the production of BioFormate, enabling production of bio-gasoline, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and bio-aromatic chemicals. […]
In California, the outdoor clothing and gear giant Patagonia has launched its SugarDown Hoody, the company’s first fully biobased jacket, manufactured using Virent’s 100% plant-based paraxylene-called BioForm PX. The SugarDown Hoody is available online now. Using U.S.-grown sugar from the sugarcane fields of Louisiana, Virent produced the paraxylene-a critical component of the SugarDown Hoody’s polyester […]
In Massachusetts, Virent’s plant-based synthesized aromatic kerosene helped power an Emirates Airline demonstration flight, the first in the Middle East and North Africa to use 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in one engine and traditional jet fuel in the other. Virent, a Marathon Petroleum Corp. subsidiary, used its BioForming® process to produce the synthesized aromatic […]
