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World’s largest battery maker teams with CarbonScape for bio-based graphite materials

World’s largest battery maker teams with CarbonScape for bio-based graphite materials

July 29, 2026 |

In New Zealand, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), the world’s largest battery manufacturer, has entered into a strategic investment partnership with CarbonScape Ltd., a New Zealand-founded developer of sustainable bio-based graphite materials for battery applications. The collaboration combines CarbonScape’s innovative biographite technology with CATL’s extensive experience in industrialization, manufacturing excellence, and large-scale deployment. The […]

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Brookhaven lab researchers develop catalyst to dehydrate ethanol quicker with less waste

Brookhaven lab researchers develop catalyst to dehydrate ethanol quicker with less waste

July 29, 2026 |

In New York state, ethanol is an alcohol used in a vast number of industrial and household applications. When dehydrogenated—in this case, stripped of some of its hydrogen atoms—it yields another important compound: acetaldehyde, which is used to make resins, dyes, perfumes and synthetic flavors, among many other products. But currently available catalysts for ethanol […]

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Growth Energy applauds CARB for proposing rules to implement E15

Growth Energy applauds CARB for proposing rules to implement E15

July 29, 2026 |

In California, Growth Energy applauded the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for proposing regulations required to fully implement the state legislature’s approval of E15, a fuel made with 15% American ethanol that can be used in 96% of all cars on the road today. The proposed rule would establish the technical standards necessary to bring E15 to California’s fuel pumps, […]

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Lallemand and Braskem team up on bio-acetone production for US corn industry

Lallemand and Braskem team up on bio-acetone production for US corn industry

July 28, 2026 |

In Pennsylvania, Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits and Braskem announced an innovative bio-acetone production platform for the corn-ethanol industry that enables producers to generate a new coproduct alongside ethanol. Combining LBDS’ proprietary fermentation technology with Braskem’s bio-acetone recovery process, the solution creates a new revenue stream for biorefineries while maintaining ethanol production performance and providing […]

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Duc Giang Chemicals to sell Vietnam ethanol plant

Duc Giang Chemicals to sell Vietnam ethanol plant

July 28, 2026 |

In Vietnam, the Investor reports Duc Giang Chemicals Group plans to sell its 50,000-metric-ton-per-year ethanol plant in Lam Dong province, just two years after acquiring and reviving the facility. The company said the business has made only a limited contribution to revenue and authorized management to seek buyers and complete the sale in 2026. Duc […]

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Malaysia says higher biodiesel blends will reduce diesel use

Malaysia says higher biodiesel blends will reduce diesel use

July 28, 2026 |

In Malaysia, the Malaysian Reserve newspaper says the government estimates that increasing biodiesel blends from B10 to B12 or B15 in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah will reduce annual diesel consumption by about 334,139 metric tons, equivalent to nearly 386.7 million liters. The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities said the higher blends would extend the country’s […]

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Argentine biodiesel producers looking into supplying biomarine fuels

Argentine biodiesel producers looking into supplying biomarine fuels

July 28, 2026 |

In Argentina, Rosario 3 reports Essential Energy Holding has begun to develop advanced biodiesel formulas aimed at supplying maritime and river navigation. This initiative seeks to transform the consumption matrix of ships operating on the waterway. The technical development and elaboration operations are concentrated in two strategic units located in the productive heart of Santa […]

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Puro.earth certifies and issues CO2 removal certificats for Norwegian BECCS project

Puro.earth certifies and issues CO2 removal certificats for Norwegian BECCS project

July 28, 2026 |

In Finland, Puro.earth recently announced the certification and issuance of CO2 Removal Certificates (CORCs) for the VEAS wastewater treatment plant project in Norway, developed by Inherit Carbon Solutions. The project is the world’s first project in which biogenic CO2 released during biogas production is captured and permanently stored geologically – a new approach for bioenergy […]

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BNDES loans $29.3M for two biofuel expansion projexts

BNDES loans $29.3M for two biofuel expansion projexts

July 28, 2026 |

In Brazil, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved two credit operations that amount to R$ 150 million for the Cerradinho Group, focused on financing investments in technological innovation, industrial modernization and expansion of biofuel production in its units, located in Chapadão do Céu, in the Southwest of Goiás, and Maracaju, in […]

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Frontier’s ethanol BECCS carbon removal credits to be launched on global markets

Frontier’s ethanol BECCS carbon removal credits to be launched on global markets

July 28, 2026 |

In Texas, Frontier Infrastructure Holdings has entered into a multi-year commercial agreement to bring Frontier’s ethanol bioenergy carbon capture and sequestration (BECCS) carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits to buyers across global carbon markets. The partnership represents the largest ethanol BECCS carbon removal agreement announced to date, as corporate demand for durable, high-integrity removals continues to […]

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