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MicroBioGen publishes peer review article on low carbon approach to food and fuel production

MicroBioGen publishes peer review article on low carbon approach to food and fuel production

August 17, 2023 |

In Australia, MicroBioGen has announced the publication of its peer-review article, ‘Reducing Carbon Intensity of Food and Fuel Production Whilst Lowering Land-Use Impacts of Biofuels’ in Fermentation, an international, scientific, peer-review journal on fermentation process and technology by leading open-access publisher MDPI. Co-authored by MicroBioGen Principal Scientist and co-founder Dr Paul Attfield, Head of Research and […]

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Four-year Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking project kicks off to valorize OFMSW

Four-year Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking project kicks off to valorize OFMSW

August 17, 2023 |

In Belgium, the first phase of the four-year Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) Project LUCRA kicked-off in Ghent, Belgium in July. LUCRA aims to demonstrate a unique process to convert underutilized organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) and wood waste into bio-based succinic acid. The project is set to provide the bio-based […]

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European Commission probes possible Indonesian biodiesel diversion through China and UK

European Commission probes possible Indonesian biodiesel diversion through China and UK

August 17, 2023 |

In Belgium, Reuters reports the European Commission has launched an investigation into Indonesia for allegedly circumventing anti-dumping duties on its biodiesel by shipping the fuel through China and the UK. The probe was originally requested by the European Biodiesel Board who blew the whistle on a significant increase of biodiesel imports coming in since 2022 […]

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Rondo Energy lands $60M for its heat battery technology

Rondo Energy lands $60M for its heat battery technology

August 16, 2023 |

In California, Rondo Energy, a leading provider of zero-carbon industrial heat and power, has raised $60 million in a new financing planned to speed the rollout of Rondo Heat Batteries (RHBs) worldwide and to transform the global energy storage market.  The financing brings together funding from current Rondo investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, […]

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Compass and Orizon to create JV for $90M landfill biomethane plant

Compass and Orizon to create JV for $90M landfill biomethane plant

August 16, 2023 |

In Brazil, Compass, a gas trader from the Cosan group, and Orizon Meio Ambiente, from Orizon Valorização de Residues, announced the formation of a joint venture for the construction of a biomethane plant at the landfill in Paulínia (SP). The unit will have an initial capacity to produce 180,000 m3/day, starting in 2025, but could […]

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Study shows role of low grade waste biofuels in UK glass production

Study shows role of low grade waste biofuels in UK glass production

August 16, 2023 |

In the UK, Glass Futures, a not-for-profit membership research technology organisation, has published its report for the Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) which reveals low grade waste biofuels have the potential to decarbonise glass and ceramics manufacturing furnaces and kilns across the UK. Having shown in a previous project, also funded under […]

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Ethanol production rises thanks to high crush margins

Ethanol production rises thanks to high crush margins

August 16, 2023 |

In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production rose last week to 1.069 million barrels a day, up 46,000 on the week and 86,000 compared to last year. Stocks reached 23.435 million barrels last week, the highest in 16 weeks, due to increased production and lower exports compared to last […]

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Brazilian ethanol stocks up 5% on year due to high gas prices

Brazilian ethanol stocks up 5% on year due to high gas prices

August 16, 2023 |

In Brazil, Bloomberg reports that drivers are choosing cheaper gasoline at the pump, leaving significant ethanol stocks that are weighing on prices. Raizen’s ethanol stocks doubled in Q2 vs. Q1, pushing the company to shift its ethanol production to sugar which is fetching much higher prices thanks to a global deficit. UNICA says E100 sales […]

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Malaysian Palm Oil Board and Petronas look at palm oil waste as SAF feedstock

Malaysian Palm Oil Board and Petronas look at palm oil waste as SAF feedstock

August 16, 2023 |

In Malaysia, The Star newspaper reports that the palm oil board has teamed up with Petronas to research the possibility of using used cooking oil and palm wastes including palm oil mill effluents (POME) as feedstocks for sustainable aviation fuels. POME volumes pose a challenge for the palm oil industry although some are already used […]

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UK’s Biorenewables Development Centre lands $6.4M for biohydrogen project

UK’s Biorenewables Development Centre lands $6.4M for biohydrogen project

August 16, 2023 |

In the UK, the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC), a subsidiary of the University of York, has secured £5 million in funding from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. This funding will support the BDC in leading the second phase of the H2-Boost project, focused on developing biohydrogen for the transport sector. The project […]

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