What is the potential for cellulosic bioenergy crop production? Cellulosic bioenergy crop production is a nascent industry in the U.S. and has the potential to supply 5% of U.S. energy demand while achieving increased carbon reduction. The southeast U.S. is ideally suited for a cellulosic industry due to plentiful land, ample rainfall, and a pressing […]
In Spain, Enerkem and Technip Energies have signed a formal collaboration agreement to advance the Ecoplanta waste‑to‑methanol project in El Morell, near Tarragona. The facility will gasify up to 400,000 t/y of municipal solid waste into 240,000 t/y of sustainable methanol and downstream chemicals. Final investment decision (FID) was approved in July 2024, and the plant is expected online by 2029. The partnership focuses on technology […]
A team of researchers have designed a project to develop productive, cost-effective, and sustainable warm-season perennial bioenergy feedstock production systems on marginal croplands across geographic locations in the Midwest. They have found that there is limited data availability on field-scale research with high-yielding switchgrass cultivars., And, there is a need to demonstrate ecosystem service benefits […]
Låkril Technologies, founded in 2021, is a start-up that produces bio-based acrylic acid and acrylate derivatives using renewable feedstocks, specifically corn-derived lactic acid.The company aims to provide sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based acrylic acid, which is a key chemical building block used in adhesives and sealants, paints and coatings, textiles, plastics, paper and paperboard, and personal […]
Catalyxx is a technology company that uses a proprietary catalyst to convert bio-based ethanol feedstock into various chemicals and fuels, including biobutanol, as a substitute for petroleum-derived chemicals. The company’s initial focus involves upscaling the conversion of bioethanol into longer-chain linear alcohols. These alcohols (C4-C10: n-butanol, n-biohexanol, n-biooctanol, and n-biodecanol) can be used to generate […]
● Me Energy develops and sells off-grid, low-carbon, rapid charging stations for electric vehicles, which are fueled by biofuels, like bioethanol. The company seeks to promote electric vehicle adoption and help decarbonize transportation, which is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. ● The global electric vehicle (EV) charging market is expected to increase from […]
New Iridium is a company that is developing renewable, low-carbon chemicals using a novel photocatalytic technology platform. The company’s goal is to revolutionize chemical production using light instead of high heat. ● New Iridium’s process for producing bio-acetic acid is carbon negative (-0.14 kg carbon dioxide/kg AcOH).This is because it uses bio-ethanol as a feedstock. […]
Special to The Digest, via the DigestAI engine The Radicle Corn Value Chain Challenge aims to identify and invest in companies creating innovative uses for corn, driving sustainable demand and replacing fossil fuel-derived materials. This document analyzes the four finalists: Catalyxx, Låkril, me Energy, and New Iridium. Key Themes: Bio-based Chemical Production: All four companies […]
In California, Germany’s Me Energy took the million dollar first prize in the year-long Radicle Corn Value Chain Challenge. The finals were held in San Francisco as a part of ABLC Next. ME energy’s technology Me energy has developed unique technology enabling Rapid Chargers that generate climate-friendly electricity from low-cost ethanol. me energy’s portable, rapid chargers, powered […]
Agriculture contributes >9% of US total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Nitrous oxide, CO2, and methane from soil management is the biggest GHG contributor. There is a need to reduce the carbon intensity of biomass feedstocks. A team of researchers have launched a project tro answer questions such as, do cover crops let producers sustainably remove […]
