In Illinois, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations has committed up to $200 million in federal funding and authorized the initiation of Phase 1 of Technip Energies and LanzaTech’s Project SECURE. The project aims to provide an integrated commercial process which takes captured carbon dioxide from ethylene production and recycles it […]
This presentation deck outlines the USDA Rural Development (RD) initiatives to bolster the bioeconomy. It highlights RD’s key priorities, including promoting equity, combating climate change, and expanding markets for rural communities. The presentation deck details how these priorities will be implemented through a variety of programs, specifically Rural Energy Loans & Grants (REAP), Business & […]
In South Korea, researchers at Chungnam National University, South Korea, have discovered how copper-zinc electrodes adapt and stabilize during electrochemical CO₂ reduction. This groundbreaking study led by Professor Youngku Sohn reveals that CuZn electrodes outperform single-metal alternatives, producing valuable hydrocarbons while maintaining efficiency over multiple recycling cycles. These insights could revolutionize carbon capture and conversion […]
In Washington, Growth Energy responded to a request for information from the House Ways and Means Committee about the 45Z clean fuel production credit. In a letter to the Committee Members who issued the RFI—Reps. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.), Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa), Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.), Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), Carol Miller (R-W. Va.), and Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.)—Growth […]
In Missouri, Catalyxx and Godavari Biorefineries Limited signed a strategic international license agreement. This partnership grants GBL exclusive rights in India to leverage Catalyxx’s proprietary technology for the conversion of ethanol into up to 30,000 metric tons of biobutanol and other higher alcohols. In the first phase, Godavari Biorefineries will construct and operate a state-of-the-art […]
In Germany, EnviTec Biogas AG has completed its second solar park in Buckow, Brandenburg, where Niederer Fläming is producing green energy together with its existing biogas plant and the 65 MW PV park. With the start of operation in early October, it will be purchased at a fixed rate by the energy trading company Axpo […]
In California, the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas announced the findings of its 2024 Renewable Natural Gas Economic Impact Analysis, underscoring the renewable natural gas (RNG) industry’s remarkable contributions to the U.S. economy. The 2024 Economic Impact Analysis, prepared by Guidehouse, highlights the broad benefits of RNG across the energy, environmental, and economic sectors. Released […]
In British Columbia, Hydron Energy has signed a collaboration agreement with FortisBC to evaluate the feasibility of using Hydron Energy’s biogas upgrading equipment at locations in British Columbia, Canada—potentially improving costs related to the purification of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) production and further reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The INTRUPTor operates in ambient conditions and therefore […]
Aiming for 15 RNG projects to be operational by 2027, the organization also adds a VP of Commercial to its executive leadership team In Texas, LF Bioenergy said it is expanding its RNG project footprint with four operating facilities and two under construction across the U.S., and set a 2027 goal of 16 projects for its […]
In Finland, Neste and BMW announced a collaboration for the supply of renewable diesel. BMW will purchase Neste MY Renewable Diesel and use the fuel for the initial fill of diesel vehicles leaving their manufacturing plants in Germany. This will see Neste’s renewable diesel being used in the BMW plants in Munich, Dingolfing, Leipzig, and […]
