My old mate, the mysteriously well-informed Dr. Brian Westlake, called me from the mangy old desk he keeps on the verandah at his home and laboratory, Wambangalong, a large station along the Bindiwarra River in the west central of Queensland, by Ininagai country. On this occasion the semi-annual flooding of the local billabong had cut […]
Verbio has developed technology to 60 kta of biobased renewable carbon products to specialty chemicals industry, The VerBioChem venture starts in 2025, with main products 9-DAME and 1-DECENE, based on European RME with low CO2 footprint, and Mo/W and Ru based metathesis catalysts production at scale. Andreas Kohl, Head of Specialty Chemicals and Catalysts for […]
Terviva is a food and ag innovation company partnering with farmers to grow pongamia, a climate-resilient tree which produces abundant, protein- and oil-rich legumes. Pongamia is uniquely suited to meet today’s environmental challenges. Chief Business Officer Ashley Kleckner presented these slides on the company’s promise and progress at ABL:C Next 22023.
CleanJoule has a proprietary process for manufacturing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable bio-polymer. The basic building block of these carbon negative products are biologically derived intermediates, which are manufactured by an innovative process. This has the potential to reduce or eliminate CO2 emissions in aviation and introduce carbon negative consumer apparels. CEO Mukund Karanjikar […]
In Washington, the US Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office announced its notice of intent (NOI) to issue a funding opportunity announcement that will drive the research and development of low-carbon, purpose-grown energy crops leading to the deployment of clean energy technologies. The planned Regional Resource Hubs for Purpose-Grown Energy Crops funding opportunity will support […]
The Inflation Reduction Act provides nearly $40 billion for USDA over the next 10 years to improve life and livelihoods in rural communities. Specific investments include: $19.3 billion for climate-smart agriculture on farms, ranches, and forests; $13.4 billion to lower costs for families and support goodpaying clean energy jobs in rural communities; and $5 billion […]
Part 1 of a Digest series on India’s projects, progress and emerging bioeconomy leadership. By car, motorcycle, auto-rickshaw, truck, tractor, bus, train, camel, elephant, or on foot, India is on the move. From the effervescent hornblowing of the traffic that pours through its cities and interconnecting highways like a hot magma, to the trumpets of […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service released guidance on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Credit established by the Inflation Reduction Act, and said that pending further guidance from the Treasury Department, an updated GREET model will provide another methodology for SAF producers to determine the lifecycle GHG emissions rates of their […]
The Tule River Tribe’s subsidiary Redding Rancheria is building a facility to produce over 10,000 kg of hydrogen per day from completely renewable sources. The Tribe is licensing the technology from H2 Energy Group, an experienced hydrogen producer. RREDCO CEO Jeremy Hayward presented these slides at ABLC Next 2023 on the company’s projects and progress.
Whitefox has been active over the past couple of months highlighting the opportunity for ethanol in the global bioeconomy via their “Ethanol as a Building Block” campaign, which was kicked off at the ABLC in San Francisco this year through CEO Gillian Harrison’s presentation here, which was followed up a week later with a webinar […]
