In Germany, for the first time, the thermochemical production of kerosene using solar energy, water, and CO2 is demonstrated in a fully-integrated solar tower fuel plant. This work, realized within the framework of the EU Horizon 2020 project SUN-to-LIQUID, advances the technological readiness level of solar fuels production by demonstrating the technical feasibility of the […]
In New Zealand, a group of New Zealanders has launched a campaign urging the government to drop the proposed ‘biofuels obligation’ set to begin on April 1, 2023. The ‘Don’t Burn Our Future’ advocacy group says the Government’s plan to legally require fuel suppliers to add biofuel to petrol and diesel is at best naïve […]
In Canada, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced an investment of over C$1.8 million under the AgriAssurance Program to assist Bioindustrial Innovation Canada to further develop quality standards to accelerate growth of the bioeconomy in the agriculture sector. The bioeconomy, which is part of the green economy, is based on the production […]
In Spain, CPL Industries continued to expand its penetration in to hard-to-abate and energy-intensive industries, delivering the first commercial trial of Ecoke to Sidenor’s Electric Arc Furnace production site at Basauri. Ecoke, developed by CPL Industries during the final months of 2021, has already found considerable success in metals industries throughout Europe – in the […]
In Washington state, Alaska Airlines has finalized an agreement with biofuel company Gevo Inc., to purchase its most significant sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake commitment to date – 185 million gallons of SAF over five years starting in 2026. This agreement was developed alongside others in the oneworld alliance. In April 2021, Alaska announced the […]
In North Dakota, Tharaldson Ethanol Plant, Casselton, was awarded $250,000 from the Agricultural Diversification and Development (ADD) Fund to add a selective milling technology system to improve efficiencies and increase ethanol production per bushel of corn. The ADD Fund is administered by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture in association with the Bank of North […]
In Brazil, Raízen and ASR Group announced a partnership that sets the standard for sustainable raw cane sugar supply chains globally. The unprecedented multi-year agreement between the partners creates the world’s first fully physically traceable and 100 percent non-genetically modified (non-GM) certified supply chain. The partnership stretches from Raízen’s sustainably certified sugarcane farms and bioenergy […]
In Italy, NextChem has been awarded a contract by Storengy to carry out an Advanced Basic Engineering Study for a waste wood and solid recovered fuel conversion plant to produce biomethane. Once the project has reached the final investment decision targeted by the end of 2022 and is granted the related permitting, NextChem, in association […]
In California, Genomatica alongside longtime collaborator Aquafil successfully completed the first demonstration scale production runs for plant-based nylon-6. The material is intended to reshape the $22B nylon industry, enabling brands to meet demand from consumers for sustainable everyday materials from apparel to automotive parts to carpets. Geno and Aquafil have produced the first several tons […]
In Illinois, yeasts play a key role in converting (“fermenting”) sugars from plants into ethanol fuel. But not all yeasts are created equal. Some are better fermenters than others because they can tolerate the harsh conditions of the bioreactors in which they’re used. Clavispora NRRL Y-50464 is just such a yeast. A team of Agricultural […]
