Editor’s Note: For quite a number of years, we have been pleased to collaborate with our friends at Ocean Park Advisors to bring you an annual report for Biofuels Mergers and Acquisition activity during the year — and the trends and takeaways therefrom. Here is this year’s edition. By Ocean Park Advisors Special to The […]
Every March, we look for a Cinderella. The underdog that survives the early rounds and suddenly finds itself under the brightest lights in the tournament. This year, energy has not one Cinderella story — but two sets of twins. The first pair are technological underdogs. On one side, containerized “fuel swarms” that can manufacture jet […]
By Alexander A. Koukoulas, A2K Consultants LLC Special to The Digest Forest biomass has long been positioned as a cornerstone of the U.S. bioeconomy. The logic is compelling: abundant working forests, a mature forest products industry, deep technical expertise, and increasing pressure to decarbonize materials, fuels, and energy. Yet despite decades of policy support, R&D […]
At 6:14 a.m., Susan Daniels’ alarm vibrates against the composite nightstand she ordered online last fall. The mattress foam beneath her shoulder was engineered by microbes. The carpet under her feet began life as plant sugars. The wrinkle-free blouse she pulls from the closet owes its finish to enzyme chemistry perfected in an industrial fermenter. […]
Atlantic Biomass has unveiled an integrated Dual Pathway system that simultaneously produces ethanol-derived and syngas-derived Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from non-food biomass. By combining simultaneous ball milling and enzyme hydrolysis, the technology eliminates expensive pretreatment steps. This vertical integration nearly doubles the biomass-to-SAF yield from 42% to 79% without adding significant processing costs. If deployed […]
This ICAO update establishes standardized emissions values for CORSIA eligible fuels, setting default Induced Land Use Change (ILUC) values to zero for wastes and residues. Core LCA values are specific, with municipal solid waste at 5.2 gCO2e/MJ and agricultural residues at 7.7 gCO2e/MJ. New applicability codes restrict certain values until December 2029. To qualify for […]
The halls of the 2026 National Ethanol Conference (NEC) were charged with a unique mix of triumphant optimism and palpable frustration at some delays, particuarly on nationwide all-year E15. By the numbers, the U.S. ethanol industry is a titan: a record 16.4 billion gallons of renewable fuel produced last year , with exports shattering records […]
With shipping accounting for 3% of global emissions, IEA Bioenergy Task 39 targets net-zero by 2050. To meet a projected 2030 demand of 18–28 million tonnes of biofuel, the sector requires €18 billion in investment across 180 new facilities. Current infrastructure relies on drop-in fuels like HVO, while methanol and ammonia emerge as future solutions. […]
This IEA Bioenergy Task 43 review analyzes global data on logging residue recovery, noting that while fuel-adapted harvesting can recover over 70% of residues, typical whole-tree harvesting averages 50-60%. Crucially, 100% removal on low-fertility sites can reduce tree growth by up to 30%, particularly in Norway spruce. However, Scots and Lodgepole pines show resilience. The […]
When Biology Becomes Form — and Form Becomes Programmable 6:00 a.m. A windowless room in an undisclosed location, sixty feet underground. Concrete, steel, filtered air, no windows and no exterior vents large enough for a sparrow—only a corridor of security checkpoints between this room and daylight. Six people sit around a matte-black table. High clearances. […]
