In Minnesota, BioMADE announced Maple Grove as the Minnesota site in its national network of bioindustrial manufacturing infrastructure. The facility will further establish the U.S. as a leader in biotechnology and biomanufacturing, support national security initiatives, boost economic opportunity, increase markets for farmers, and bring well-paying manufacturing jobs to the region. Located at 7500 Meridian […]
In Brazil, the deconstruction of cellulose is essential for the conversion of biomass into fuels and chemicals. But cellulose, the most abundant renewable polymer on the planet, is extremely recalcitrant to biological depolymerization. Although composed entirely of glucose units, its crystalline microfibrillar structure and association with lignin and hemicelluloses in plant cell walls make it […]
In the UK, new measures to help the UK take off as a world leader in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), supporting the growth in the industry and jobs across the country, were introduced in Parliament on Wednesday. With decarbonization key to accelerating expansion plans, the government has also announced an additional £400,000 of funding for […]
In Malaysia, Sumitomo Corporation and reNIKOLA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the joint development of bioenergy (biogas and biomethane) projects in Malaysia and Indonesia. The signing ceremony took place at the Malaysia Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, witnessed by the Secretary General of Malaysia’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. This […]
In Canada, Nufarm is excited to announce its collaboration with ChrysaLabs to support the quantification of soil carbon sequestration benefits associated with Nufarm’s expansion of its Carinata production in South America. Carinata is a key crop in Nufarm’s bioenergy portfolio, delivering renewable biofuel feedstocks that enable the production of low-carbon fuels and materials for difficult-to-decarbonize […]
In California, Aemetis Biogas has signed a $27 million equipment agreement with Centuri Holdings, Inc. to build biogas cleanup systems for 15 dairy digesters. This signed agreement, and expected future agreements with Centuri, will enable Aemetis Biogas to rapidly scale up the construction of dairy digesters to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) for a total […]
In the UK, Solena Materials has raised $6.7 million (£5.1 million) in seed funding, following a $4.1 million (£3.1 million) pre-seed funding round in 2022, that it will use to produce protein fibers at scale. The company uses AI techniques to custom-design fibers at the molecular level which are then produced using engineered microbes. Its […]
In Texas, Marubeni Corporation and Exxon Mobil Corporation have signed a long-term offtake agreement for approximately 250,000 metric tons of low-carbon ammonia per year from ExxonMobil’s facility in Baytown, Texas, which is expected to produce virtually carbon-free hydrogen with approximately 98% of CO2 removed and low-carbon ammonia. Marubeni will supply the ammonia mainly to Kobe […]
In the UK, Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe) has successfully completed an industrial fuel switching trial to produce glass packaging using biofuel in the furnace at its Knottingley, UK facility. The £6 million industrial fuel switching trial, funded by the UK Government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio program and led by Glass Futures, the UK-based Global Centre […]
In the UK, Mission Zero recently opened its direct air capture plant in Norfolk, the world’s first fully integrated DAC-to-building materials production demonstration. This marks the completion of the second of its three systems, following the launch of the UK’s first commercial DAC plant in late 2023, and the beginning of its deployment alongside Deep […]
