In Colorado, Cascade Bio has secured $6M to accelerate the shift from petrochemicals to biomanufacturing. The funding includes a $2.8M seed round led by Endurance28 with participation from Stray Dog Capital, 1Flourish, Range Ventures, 10VC, and Amplify plus $3.2M in nondilutive funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Advancing Cell-Free Systems Toward […]
In Ohio, adding an electrical jolt to fermentation of industrial food waste speeds up the process and increases the yield of platform chemicals that are valuable components in a wide range of products, new research shows. In developing the new system, researchers at The Ohio State University also discovered that combining two bacterial species in […]
In India, Business Today reports the government has approved the export of second generation ethanol now that consumption reached the E20 target in July, five years ahead of schedule. Ethanol for both fuel and non-fuel use are allowed for export immediately but only when it “is permitted for fuel and non-fuel purposes, subject to a […]
In the UK, to mark London International Shipping Week (LISW), Associated British Ports (ABP) is celebrating the success of ‘TURBO-METH’, a clean technology project, which has secured funding as part of the Department for Transport’s ‘Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) 6’. The project will involve working towards a trial of green methanol production technology pioneered […]
In Washington, the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) announced a new initiative to enable COP30 attendees to support the clean energy transition and address emissions from their air travel to and from the UN-hosted climate convening in Belém, Brazil in November 2025. The COP30 SAF platform empowers conference attendees to calculate and address their aviation-related […]
In Spain, Toysal and CycleØ have joined forces and announce the successful completion of an innovative project for the collection, management, and transportation of organic waste with the goal of generating biomethane. Using Toysal’s infrastructure and experience in waste collection and management, up to 22,000 tons of organic waste per year will be managed, and […]
In Texas, Frontier Infrastructure Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of Tailwater Capital and a leading developer of low-carbon infrastructure across the Mountain West and Texas, announced a strategic partnership with Gevo, Inc. and its Verity platform to deliver North America’s first fully integrated carbon management platform for ethanol producers. The collaboration provides end-to-end solutions from […]
In South Korea, Korean Air has expanded its use of domestically produced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), introducing a SAF blend on flights to Kobe and Osaka. The airline first trialed locally produced SAF on its Incheon-Haneda route from August 2024 to August 2025, successfully verifying the fuel’s safety and performance. SAF, which can reduce life-cycle […]
In Hong Kong, EcoCeres Inc. expressed its strong support for the Hong Kong Chief Executive’s 2025 Policy Address, which announced a strategic plan to develop a comprehensive sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry chain within Hong Kong and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). “We warmly welcome the Hong Kong Government’s visionary initiative to build […]
In Colorado, South Platte Renew (SPR) completed construction on the Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) System in October 2019, the first of its kind in Colorado. The system converts biogas from the water renewal process into pipeline-quality RNG that is injected into Xcel Energy’s natural gas pipeline. Since becoming operational, it has generated approximately $11 million […]
