In California, prebiotic Earth was a harsh and unstable environment, characterized by intense heat, active volcanoes and little atmosphere. How, then, did the molecular building blocks of life first form? Among chemists, it’s widely thought that one of these building blocks—a sugar known as ribose, which forms the backbone of RNA—was produced spontaneously. But a […]
In Iowa, the Gazette reports Iowa governor Kim Reynolds is meeting with a diverse group of stakeholders regarding the bill that has been passed by both chambers of the state’s legislature that would regulate hazardous liquid pipelines and other energy infrastructure projects and would restrict the use of eminent domain. The governor has until June […]
In Finland, following extended technical, commercial and strategic evaluations UPM plans to discontinue the development of its potential second biomass-to-fuels refinery at the Port of Rotterdam. As a result, UPM plans to halt all engineering work related to the CAPEX investment in Rotterdam and to withdraw from all site-related commitments associated with the Rotterdam investment. […]
In the UK, the Business Desk reports that Vivergo has notified its wheat suppliers about the risks of shutting down in response to the US-UK trade deal recently agreed to by the primer minister and President Trump. The company plans to already wind back purchases to meet only its contractual obligations in the face of […]
In Senegal, Intellinews reports that Jord AB’s African arm has secured the first 300 hectares of a planned 1,000 hectares in Senegal for a 50,000 metric ton biomass pellet project. The remaining land is expected to be allocated in the next few weeks and will allow the company to replicate its current project in the […]
In Scotland, ReFuels N.V has opened a new refuelling station at Livingston in West Lothian, Scotland. The public-access Bio-CNG station operated under the CNG Fuels brand will enable low-emission transport across large parts of Scotland. The Livingston station can refuel 14 trucks simultaneously, when at full utilisation, enabling more than 600 trucks to be refuelled […]
In Germany, Gerolsteiner Brunnen together with its partner E.ON has broken ground on a new biomass cogeneration plant. E.ON is responsible for the planning, construction, and process engineering of the plant, which, once commissioned, will make an important contribution to independence from fossil fuels. The major investment at the site is further evidence that Gerolsteiner […]
In Spain, RIC Energy and Siemens have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop innovative projects in the fields of renewable hydrogen, green ammonia, and e-fuels in Spain. The collaboration will especially boost the sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) plant that RIC Energy is promoting in Cubillos del Sil (León), known as the Compostilla […]
In Maryland, InventWood, creator of SUPERWOOD, recently announced it has secured $15 million in the first close of its Series A funding round. This investment marks a significant milestone as the company prepares to begin shipments from its first commercial manufacturing facility in Frederick, Maryland, in the third quarter of 2025. InventWood has now successfully […]
In California, the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has helped over 90 companies scale up innovative biotechnologies, advancing them from the lab to commercial relevance. Now, the ABPDU will be enhancing its efforts to rapidly bring biomanufacturing processes to scale, thanks to a $1.5 million gift […]
