Author Archive: Meghan Sapp

Geno and Sojitz team up on plant-based nylon-6 commercialization

Geno and Sojitz team up on plant-based nylon-6 commercialization

October 20, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In California, Genomatica has entered into a new partnership with Sojitz Corporation to significantly accelerate the commercialization of plant-based nylon-6 based on Geno’s underlying proprietary technology. Sojitz has made a strategic financial investment to accelerate time-to-market, while also contributing its commercial and business expertise. Nylon-6 is one of the most widely used materials in the world. Traditionally produced […]

Researchers develop strong bamboo-based plastic that biodegrades in 50 days

Researchers develop strong bamboo-based plastic that biodegrades in 50 days

October 20, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In China, international researchers have developed a method for making bamboo-based plastic which they say is strong enough to be used for industrial purposes but able to biodegrade in soil within 50 days. The researchers say organic-based plastics like these are often unable to handle tough conditions, making them unusable in areas such as infrastructure. […]

Leading Brazilian congressman wants 35% ethanol blending

Leading Brazilian congressman wants 35% ethanol blending

October 20, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Brazil, CNN Brasil reports president of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB), defended at an event in the city of São Paulo, on Monday the increase in the mixture of ethanol in gasoline, to 35%. The percentage was recently raised to 30%. The mandatory percentage of anhydrous ethanol mixed with ordinary gasoline in […]

Gas Networks Ireland signs agreement to connect to new $58.4M biomethane plant in Kildare

Gas Networks Ireland signs agreement to connect to new $58.4M biomethane plant in Kildare

October 16, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Ireland, Gas Networks Ireland has signed an agreement with Evergreen Agricultural Enterprises to connect a new €50 million biomethane production plant in Monasterevin, Co Kildare directly to the national gas network. This landmark anaerobic digestion facility will convert by products from Ireland’s distilling industry, such as spent grains and other residues, into renewable biomethane […]

KN Energies successfully completes first virtual liquefaction operation of biomethane

KN Energies successfully completes first virtual liquefaction operation of biomethane

October 16, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Lithuania, over the weekend, the first virtual liquefaction operation of biomethane was successfully completed at the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal operated by the international energy terminal operator KN Energies AB. The operation was conducted in cooperation with partners: bioLNG was loaded onto the Coral Energy vessel chartered by Nordic energy company Gasum […]

HutanBio’s HBx Energy Platform entering commercial deployment with three pilot trials

HutanBio’s HBx Energy Platform entering commercial deployment with three pilot trials

October 16, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In the UK, HutanBio’s HBx Energy Platform is entering its next phase — commercial deployment—accelerating the move from pilot-scale trials to large-scale installations, with the first-of-a-kind (FOAK) 3–5 hectare desert facility scheduled to break ground in 2026. This project will demonstrate how HutanBio’s innovative microalgal bio-oil can be produced at costs comparable to used cooking […]

Applied Atomics to develop atomic energy plant at USA BioEnergy e-fuel facility

Applied Atomics to develop atomic energy plant at USA BioEnergy e-fuel facility

October 16, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Arizona, Applied Atomics and USA BioEnergy announced a strategic partnership that will accelerate industrial manufacturing and e-fuel production at the Bon Wier Industrial Park. The 1,400-acre Industrial Park is poised to become an energy hub, with Applied Atomics’ initial construction of a 100-megawatt atomic electric power plant, offering sufficient space for expansion up to […]

FutureFuel may retart biodiesel production during Q4 2025

FutureFuel may retart biodiesel production during Q4 2025

October 16, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Arkansas, FutureFuel believes there has been a slight improvement in the input market for biodiesel, partially driven by record soybean crops and limited export demand for soybeans, which together with greater clarity around the support provided to Biodiesel producers under IRA 45Z, it has become a bit more optimistic that, subject to market conditions, […]

VSPARTICLE receives peer-reviewed validation of its nanoporous catalyst layer tech

VSPARTICLE receives peer-reviewed validation of its nanoporous catalyst layer tech

October 16, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In the Netherlands, VSPARTICLE announced the peer-reviewed validation of its nanoporous catalyst layer technology, confirming its potential to overcome the critical iridium bottleneck in proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers. The collaborative project with Plug Power Inc. and the Center for Clean Hydrogen, directed by Professor Yushan Yan at the University of Delaware, achieved outstanding performance […]

Bleriot Group producing SAF from croton seed oil in Kenya

Bleriot Group producing SAF from croton seed oil in Kenya

October 16, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Kenya, Bloomberg reports Bleriot Group is producing sustainable aviation fuel from croton seed oil grown on 6,000 acres formerly used by a mining company that depleted the ore and is no longer apt for growing food crops. It is producing 28 metric tons of fuel annually as part of its prototyping stage that it […]

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