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 […]
A team of researchers have designed a project to develop a triple-bottom line sustainability (social, environment, economic) assessment tool for local government to evaluate trade-offs of different organic waste streams and energy conversion strategies that help achieve local/regional policy objectives over the current and long-term. While there is intrinsic opportunity in carbon recovery/minimizing carbon intensity […]
In California, as ABLC convened, New Energy Risk and Ecostrat inked a partnership to develop Feedstock Supply Insurance — an insurance offering that aims to mitigate risk in biomass feedstock supply chains. It will do this by effectively capping feedstock costs and securing long-term project debt repayment obligations. Through the partnership between Ecostrat and NER, […]
In Indiana, Sustainea will build a $400 Bio-MEG (ethylene glycol) plant and will co-locate the project at the Primient facility in Lafayette, Indiana. The two companiues also announced a supply agreement for corn dextrose from the Primient plant, Groundbreaking is set to begin after conclusion of engineering and final investment decision, with production expected to […]
By Kyle Parkinson, Donald Glatz, and Brendan Cross, Koch Modular Special to The Digest The biochemical market is projected to experience significant growth in the coming years. According to the 2024 Biochemical Global Market Report, it is projected to reach $117 billion in 2028, with a compound annual growth rate of 8.6%. A growing global […]
