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Ginkgo Automation to design anaerobic-enabled lab system for Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center

Ginkgo Automation to design anaerobic-enabled lab system for Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center

January 23, 2025 |

In Massachusetts, Ginkgo Bioworks announced that Ginkgo Automation will design and deploy a flexible, anaerobic-enabled laboratory automation system for the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), a U.S. Department of Energy-funded Bioenergy Research Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This new system is designed to support the diverse needs of multiple investigators and research teams […]

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Growth Energy asks EPA to rethink delay on cellulosic RFS volumes

Growth Energy asks EPA to rethink delay on cellulosic RFS volumes

January 23, 2025 |

In Washington, Growth Energy recently submitted a comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to EPA’s proposal to partially waive the 2024 cellulosic biofuel volume requirement under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).   The current proposal would delay the compliance deadline and grant a partial waiver to refiners for the 2024 renewable volume […]

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IAG invests in Wastefront for tire-to-SAF production

IAG invests in Wastefront for tire-to-SAF production

January 22, 2025 |

In the UK, IAG has invested in Wastefront who plan to turn used tires into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The SAF will be made by converting waste tires into tire derived oil, which is then refined into road fuels and SAF. The SAF produced is expected to give life cycle carbon emission savings of over […]

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Freija to make eMethane at scale in Finland

Freija to make eMethane at scale in Finland

January 22, 2025 |

In Finland, Freija will make eMethane at scale from clean hydrogen and biogenic CO2 based on a cost competitive, proprietary and modularized solution with an integrated electrolyser facility. Following site selection, the company has issued the EnvironmentalImpact Assessment (EIA) program report and has started front-end engineering and design studies based on a capex and opex […]

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LanzaTech Global to spin out LanzaX to focus on synthetic biology platform

LanzaTech Global to spin out LanzaX to focus on synthetic biology platform

January 22, 2025 |

In Illinois, LanzaTech Global announced its intent to form LanzaX, a business unit dedicated to its wholly-owned synthetic biology platform. LanzaTech intends to spin out LanzaX from its core biorefining business as a joint venture with Tharsis Capital LLC in the coming months. The Company also announced the appointment of Justin Pugh as Interim Chief […]

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Enilive commision’s first SAF plant in Sicily

Enilive commision’s first SAF plant in Sicily

January 22, 2025 |

In Italy, Enilive announces the commissioning of its first plant to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at the Gela biorefinery, in Sicily. Production has started at the plant, which has a capacity of 400,000 tons per year, representing almost a third of the expected European SAF demand in 2025, following the implementation of the ReFuelEU […]

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Verdagy to supply 320MW of electrolyzers to Petron Scientech’s SAF project

Verdagy to supply 320MW of electrolyzers to Petron Scientech’s SAF project

January 22, 2025 |

In California, Verdagy has entered into a strategic partnership with Petron Scientech to use over 320 MW of Verdagy’s eDynamic electrolyzers to produce green hydrogen for integration into its first Biorefinery project for production of SAF and e-Methanol. The two companies are collaborating on several biorefinery projects to produce SAF, e-methanol and Bio-chemicals and polymers. “Petron […]

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Topsoe to supply SAF and RD tech to Chuangui New Energy

Topsoe to supply SAF and RD tech to Chuangui New Energy

January 22, 2025 |

In Finland, Topsoe has signed an agreement with Chuangui New Energy company to provide technology and services to produce SAF and renewable diesel. Located in Qinzhou City of the Guangxi region, Southwest China, Chuangui New Energy company will use Topsoe’s licensing and engineering design services and technologies, including its HydroFlex® technology, proprietary equipment and catalysts […]

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LanzaJet selects site for Project Speedbird

LanzaJet selects site for Project Speedbird

January 22, 2025 |

In the UK, LanzaJet announced the selection of the site for their next production facility, Project Speedbird, in Teesside’s Wilton International. LanzaJet has partnered with Sembcorp Utilities (UK) Limited, a wholly-owned entity of Sembcorp Industries Ltd, to develop an ethanol-to-SAF facility at Wilton International in Teesside, UK. Through a collaboration with British Airways, Project Speedbird will produce over […]

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BETO hosting Project Peer Review in April in Virginia

BETO hosting Project Peer Review in April in Virginia

January 22, 2025 |

In Virginia, Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) will be hosting their next Project Peer Review from April 22-25, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency – Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. During the 2025 Project Peer Review, approximately 200 projects in BETO’s research, development, and demonstration portfolio will be presented to the public and systematically […]

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