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Functional fungus, Amyris’s secret new nutritional ingredient, bioplastics for auto applications, first-ever hydrogen powered train and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of November 22nd

November 21, 2019 | Jim Lane

Christmas decorations are showing up in all the stores already so The Digest figures it’s not too early to talk about the holidays…so forget about the coal powered Polar Express this winter, as the first-ever contract in the U.S. to supply a hydrogen-powered train is actually happening! Also, what’s Packman got to do with this […]

Finnish and Swedish companies team on transporting biomass with biofuel-powered ships

September 3, 2019 | Meghan Sapp

In Finland, Meriaura and Stockholm Exergi have signed a contract for the sea transport of woodchips and woodpellets within the Baltic Sea by using climate friendly, 100% biofuel as power source. The contract is the first commercial contract based on Meriaura’s 2016 built, biofuel powered EcoCoaster vessels. When operated on waste-based or recycled second generation […]

The 40 Hottest Technologies of 2018 – as voting gets underway, the nominees in depth

October 11, 2018 | Jim Lane

All through this month, Digest subscribers have been voting on the 40 Hottest Transformative Technologies in the Advanced Bioeconomy. While the Hot 50 concentrates on organizations — this set of rankings could include a complete process, a component, subprocess, a metabolic pathway, a computational system, a sensor, a control, a high-performing organism, a protective technology, […]

Australia funds feasibility study for biorefinery to produce renewable fuels from sawmill residues

October 1, 2018 | Meghan Sapp

In Australia, Mid North Coast of New South Wales could become home to the world’s first biorefinery turning sawmill residues into renewable diesel and renewable bitumen. On behalf of the Australian government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency has announced up to A$500,000 in funding to Boral Timber, a subsidiary of Boral Ltd., to investigate the […]

Big Australia is back: Oz’s ARENA, China’s JTL go big with a cellulosic biofuels bet

November 21, 2017 | Jim Lane

This season in the United States, Outback Steakhouse has been running a series of promotions on the theme of “The Big Australia is Back”, but we think that a far better demonstration is the news that the Australian Renewable Energy Agency has made its single largest direct investment in second-generation biofuels via $11.9M in funding support […]

Australia’s ARENA makes its largest bet on advanced biofuels, as Ethtec taps Aussie waste for fuels

November 21, 2017 | Jim Lane

In Australia, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency has made its single largest direct investment in second-generation biofuels via $11.9M in funding support for Ethtec to complete the development and demonstration of its advanced biofuel production technology. The total project cost is $30M, and the ARENA funding of $11.9 million is being matched by Jiangsu Jintongling […]

Then and Now: 120 Bioeconomy Pioneers look at yesterday, today, inspirations and challenges

July 27, 2017 | Jim Lane

Four simple questions and such a variety of response as you might expect from the unusual collection of engineers, biologists, marketeers, customers, financiers, policy leaders, advanced R&D specialists, mathematicians, advocates and watchful critics that make up the advanced bioeconomy. Where were you on July 27, 2007? Where are you now? What inspires you? What do […]

The Zambezi 5: AkzoNobel, Chemport Europe, RWE and Staatsbosbeheer plan biobased chemicals project using Avantium’s Zambezi process

February 9, 2017 | Jim Lane

In the Netherlands, Avantium, AkzoNobel, Chemport Europe, RWE and Staatsbosbeheer have established a partnership for the development of a reference plant at the Chemie Park Delfzijl. The new project will be based on the Zambezi process that has been developed by Avantium. Zambezi. What’s that, exactly? Let’s explore. The Zambezi process The Zambezi process aims for a […]

Making silk purses from hog fuels: A Golden Opportunity to Add Value via new solid biofuels standards

October 9, 2016 | Jim Lane

CAN/CSA-ISO 17225 Solid Biofuels Standards for Forest Biomass By Patrick Olivier BSc. Forestry, MBA, Lee Enterprises Consulting Inc. Special to The Digest In 2015, the Canadian Standards Association adopted and published a series of CAN/CSA – ISO 17225 Solid Biofuels Standards based on the harmonization of European and ISO standards. The objective of the series, […]

Alliance BioEnergy Plus moves forward with seeking DOE funding for cellulosic JP-8

August 3, 2016 | Meghan Sapp

In California, Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc. announced that following discussions with the Department of Energy (DOE), it has submitted a full Application responsive to the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the design and construction of a Demonstration Scale Manufacturing Plant for the production of Aviation Biofuels […]