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Seaweed underpants, Trump straws, BASF renewable chelating agents, CBD extraction, biometric IDs for airlines, upcycling coffee waste, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of August 9th

August 8, 2019 | Jim Lane

SpongeBob SquarePants must be pretty darn excited today with Lidl’s announcement that they will soon sell seaweed-based underpants produced by Florida-based Nanonic. But that’s not all – with politics ramped up in the news comes “Trump straws”, airlines checking out your face with biometric identification so you can get onboard more quickly, BASF’s first renewables-based […]

The Paramount Deal: World Energy takes off with audacious $72M acquisition of AltAir and the Paramount oil refinery

March 19, 2018 | Jim Lane

In Massachusetts, World Energy has acquired renewable jet and diesel producer AltAir Paramount, and its Paramount Petroleum refinery assets, both collocated in Paramount, CA, as well an adjacent tank farm and most of Delek’s California pipeline assets, from Delek US Holdings, for $72 million in total consideration. It’s the first time ever that a biofuels […]

Canadian airlines see opportunity for country to be a global biojet powerhouse

July 26, 2017 | Meghan Sapp

In Canada, major domestic airlines believe the country can become a global leader in aviation biofuel thanks to an abundance of feedstock such as forestry residue and homegrown technologies that can be commercialized locally. Rather than looking to imports from long distances, they want to see a domestic industry grow. They encourage the government to […]

Aviation execs push support of global carbon scheme for air transport

May 15, 2016 | Jim Lane

In Canada, a High Level Meeting being convened by the International Civil Aviation Organization sector encouraged governments to progress their deliberations on a global carbon offsetting scheme for air transport. The ICAO discussions have been gathering pace since the UN specialised aviation agency agreed to the development of an economic mechanism at its Assembly in […]

The airlines: who’s doing what in aviation biofuels?

October 19, 2015 | Jim Lane

Who’s a Major Player, who’s a Pioneer, who’s committed, who’s monitoring the space as a stakeholder? We look at 45 airlines and their efforts in bringing low-carbon fuels to the marketplace. What are airlines and jet manufacturers doing to foster aviation biofuels? Quite a bit — in some cases, just about all they can given the rough shape […]

$500 million and no one to dance with? Canada and advanced biofuels

November 14, 2012 | Jim Lane

Canada’s $500 million NextGen Biofuels Fund, five years after formation, gets close to making its first investments just as Canada’s leaders consider pulling the plug It was the most amazing sovereign commitment to biofuels of its time, the $500 million NextGen Biofuels Fund that Canada established in 2007. As a percentage of GDP, it was […]

Aviation biofuels: which airlines are doing what, with whom?

June 5, 2012 | Jim Lane

Azul Airlines announces plans to test Amyris sugarcane-based jet fuel; more than 30 airlines now trialing, deploying biofuels – but who’s doing what, exactly? In Brazil, Azul Airlines announced that Amyris’s innovative renewable jet fuel sourced from Brazilian sugarcane has passed all required testing and will be used during a demonstration flight on an Azul […]

Epic Aviation, SkyNRG to supply sustainable biojet fuel in US, Canada

November 10, 2011 | admin

In Florida, Epic Aviation has teamed with Dutch SkyNRG to supply sustainable biojet fuel in the US and Canadian markets. The first collaboration is the supply of fuel for Alaska Airlines’ 75 regularly scheduled flights out of its Seattle hub in November that will run on 20% biofuel. “Partnering with SkyNRG and Epic on this […]

UK-NY in one hour in algae-powered rocket plane: Paris Air Show

June 21, 2011 | admin

Paris when it Sizzles: EADS announces algae-powered, Mach 4-hurtling ZEHST rocket plane at Paris Air Show; nine airlines sign garbage-to-biofuels fuel deals with Solena Airbus parent company EADS announced its “Zero Emission Hypersonic Transportation” (ZEHST) rocket plane it hopes will be able to fly from Melbourne to London in under 3.5 hours, or London – […]

Australian government aims to unlock path to SAF in 2024-25 budget announce

May 15, 2024 | Jim Lane

From Australia comes news via our friends at Bioenergy Australia of the Australian Federal Government’s Future Made in Australia initiative. An investment has been outlined of $1.7 billion over the next decade in the Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund, to support the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to commercialize net zero innovations including low-carbon liquid […]