In Belgium, StoneCycling and Circular Matters announced a collaborative product to accelerate the reach of bio-based building materials – the future of sustainable construction. Primarily made from corn waste, CornWall® is a sustainable alternative for interior wall cladding. CornWall is a wall finishing material crafted from plant-based biomass. It is sourced primarily from the cores […]
In Germany, utilizing impure CO2 from car exhaust, researchers at the University of Bayreuth, present in a paper, which was published in Nature Communications, a cost-effective synthetic route for γ-lactams. γ-Lactam is an organic chemical compound, which is an inhibitory neurotransmitter. This means that CO2, which is frequently produced anyway, can be put to good […]
In Washington, U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase biofuel production and drive down energy costs for working families. The Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity (Ag BIO) Act would increase funding for grants to support innovation in the biofuels and bioproducts industry, like the research done at the University of Illinois’ Integrated Bioprocessing […]
In Romania, Clariant announced its decision to shut down its sunliquid bioethanol production in Podari, Romania, and to downsize related activities of the business line Biofuels & Derivatives in Germany (Straubing, Planegg and Munich). After developing the sunliquid® technology, Clariant had taken the decision in 2017 to establish its own commercial sunliquid® plant in Podari, […]
In Switzerland, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced estimates for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production. In 2023, SAF volumes reached over 600 million liters (0.5Mt), double the 300 million liters (0.25 Mt) produced in 2022. SAF accounted for 3% of all renewable fuels produced, with 97% of renewable fuel production going to other sectors. […]
In Brazil, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) adds around R$230 million in two new financings for biomethane production. In the Essencis Biometano SA project, the Bank contracted financing of R$93.8 million for the construction of a biomethane plant in the largest landfill in Latin America and the 3rd largest in the […]
In the UK, Quadrise Plc confirmed the finalization of results from bioMSAR fuel testing completed in November 2023 further to the Company’s announcement of November 27, 2023. The ultimate objective of the Company’s bioMSAR program is to supply the marine and industrial fuel sectors with sustainable biofuels that are lower in cost, more efficient, safer […]
In Singapore, Keppel Corporation Limited (Keppel), through its Infrastructure Division, and GenZero, a Temasek-owned investment platform company that is focused on accelerating decarbonization globally, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP 28, to jointly pursue opportunities to accelerate the transition to […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association says U.S. ethanol exports decreased 3% to a still-healthy 117.1 million gallons (mg). Canada was our largest destination for the 31st consecutive month with exports of 64.6 mg (94% denatured) accounting for 55% of total sales on a 7% increase from September. This is the largest single-country purchase since Brazil’s offtake in March 2019. […]
In Pennsylvania, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation, has been awarded a $37 million multi-year contract by AFWERX, the Air Force’s innovation arm in conjunction with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), as part of its Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) program. The award will enable Piasecki to flight demonstrate its Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) tilt-duct vertical takeoff and […]
