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BCL’s webinar SOILution Revolution: Funding the Transition, set for Tuesday April 19

BCL’s webinar SOILution Revolution: Funding the Transition, set for Tuesday April 19

April 15, 2022 |

In Washington, Business Climate Leaders confirmed a new webinar for:  Tuesday April 19th, 1-3ET:“The SOILution Revolution: Funding the Transition. The webinar features THE AMERICAN RESILIENCE PROJECT FILM, FARM FREE OR DIE. The April event focuses on the mobilization of finance & investment options to help farmers combat climate change through soil health practices. Business Climate […]

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Sustainable Resources Verifications Scheme gets green light from European Commission 

Sustainable Resources Verifications Scheme gets green light from European Commission 

April 15, 2022 |

    In Germany, the Sustainable Resources Verifications Scheme has been approved by the European Commission as voluntary scheme that enables economic operators within the bioenergy industry to show compliance with the legal requirements of RED II.  The final recognition was announced with a publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Under the revised […]

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Oceania Biofuels goes “Queensland!” for $500M renewable diesel project

Oceania Biofuels goes “Queensland!” for $500M renewable diesel project

April 15, 2022 |

In Queensland, Gladstone has been selected as the location for a new $500 million renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel biorefinery. Acting Premier Steven Miles said Oceania Biofuels selected a site within the Yarwun Industrial Precinct in the Gladstone State Development Area for their new biofuel refinery, which is now under contract with Economic Development […]

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Relement taps Solvay Research & Innovation Centre Lyon to scale-up bio MPA manufacturing

Relement taps Solvay Research & Innovation Centre Lyon to scale-up bio MPA manufacturing

April 15, 2022 |

In France and the Netherlands, Relement has selected Solvay Research & Innovation Centre with the help of Dutch impact investor Invest-NL, to carry out process optimization work. Solvay R&IC will assist Relement with the scale-up of its proprietary product 3-methylphthalic anhydride (bio MPA) which can be applied in e.g. coatings. Relement has received support from […]

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Ohmium closes $45M Series B financing for green hydrogen

Ohmium closes $45M Series B financing for green hydrogen

April 15, 2022 |

In California, Ohmium closed its $45 million Series B Financing. Existing investor Fenice Investment Group led the round, with participation from current major investors and new investor Energy Transition Ventures. The funds will support Ohmium’s rapid growth plan to quadruple hydrogen manufacturing capacity from 500 MW annually to approximately two GW annually by the end […]

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Amyris starts commissioning of new fermentation capacity in Barra Bonita, Brazil

Amyris starts commissioning of new fermentation capacity in Barra Bonita, Brazil

April 15, 2022 |

In California, Amyris has started the commissioning of its new fermentation plant in Barra Bonita, Brazil. The greenfield site at Barra Bonita is a strategic investment with which Amyris leads the biotechnology sector with manufacturing at industrial scale. The new plant is strategically located next to the Raizen sugar mill, which is the world’s second […]

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President Biden commits to year-round E15 ethanol and pledges $4.3 billion in support of sustainable aviation fuels.

President Biden commits to year-round E15 ethanol and pledges $4.3 billion in support of sustainable aviation fuels.

April 15, 2022 |

In Iowa, President Biden toured POET Bioprocessing-Menlo, where he announced that his administration will lift restrictions on E15 for the 2022 summer driving season. Available at more than 2,600 gas stations across 31 states, E15 is approved for more than 96 percent of light duty vehicles, which account for 98 percent of all vehicle miles traveled. […]

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Afyren Neoxy biochemicals project completes construction, starts commissioning

Afyren Neoxy biochemicals project completes construction, starts commissioning

April 15, 2022 |

In France, AFYREN  advises that plant construction finalized on time and within budget The AFYREN NEOXY plant in Carling-Saint Avold in the Grand Est region is a first-of-its-kind flagship biorefinery that will produce bio-based carboxylic acids from sugar beet co-products. Its industrial commissioning was announced at the end of March, and production will start in […]

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Rules Brittania: the UK’s new Energy Security Strategy, and the bioeconomy

Rules Brittania: the UK’s new Energy Security Strategy, and the bioeconomy

April 14, 2022 |

In the UK, the British Government announced its Energy Security Strategy to create a ‘flow of energy that is affordable, clean and above all secure. We need a power supply that’s made in Britain, for Britain – and that’s what this plan is all about.” Prime Minister Boris Johnson observed, “for most of the industrial […]

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BioMADE: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to the Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem.

BioMADE: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to the Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem.

April 14, 2022 |

BioMADE’s Clem Fortman gave this presentation at ABLC 2022 in Washington, DC examining the independent non-profit, public-private BioMADE partnership sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense. BioMADE is propelling new biotechnology products from the laboratory to the commercial market and bringing together a range of member organizations to bridge the gap between lab-scale research and at-scale […]

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