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Blood buildings, mushroom mania, lab-grown coffee, ADM, LG Chem, Ginkgo Bioworks news, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of September 24th

Blood buildings, mushroom mania, lab-grown coffee, ADM, LG Chem, Ginkgo Bioworks news, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of September 24th

September 23, 2021 |

Using astronaut blood to build infrastructure on Mars sounds like part of a sci-fi movie but researchers are working on doing just that thanks to a protein in human blood and an acid in human urine that can bind to Mars dust to create a material strong enough to build infrastructure. In today’s Digest, there’s […]

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CIRCA, GazelEnergie to convert coal power plant to renewable chemicals project

CIRCA, GazelEnergie to convert coal power plant to renewable chemicals project

September 22, 2021 |

In Norway, Circa Group signed with energy producer GazelEnergie to repurpose a former coal-fired power plant site as part of Flagship EU project ReSolute. The project Circa is the recipient of an EU Horizon 2020 Flagship Grant, in part to fund the design, commissioning and operation of the ReSolute plant. Circa also leads the ReSolute […]

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DG Fuels: The Unusual Suspects are building big in Louisiana, as SAFtember continues

DG Fuels: The Unusual Suspects are building big in Louisiana, as SAFtember continues

September 21, 2021 |

There have been a number of ambitious projects for Sustainable Aviation Fuels announced in recent days, mostly from the Usual Suspects. But, an unusual suspect became more visible earlier this month when word arrived that DG Fuels was invited to submit a Part II Application for a loan guarantee under the U.S. Department of Energy […]

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Shell’s biojet bombshell: 600MGY by 2025, much more by 2030, as SAFtember keeps on rollin’

Shell’s biojet bombshell: 600MGY by 2025, much more by 2030, as SAFtember keeps on rollin’

September 20, 2021 |

In the Netherlands, Royal Dutch Shell said it will produce around 2 million tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel a year by 2025. That’s around 600 million gallons per year — dwarfing any other SAF production either in production or on the boards. Shell also aims to have at least 10% of its global aviation fuel […]

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Beat the Heat – Novozymes breaks through again on ethanol yield; yet, are organisms telling us to cool it?

Beat the Heat – Novozymes breaks through again on ethanol yield; yet, are organisms telling us to cool it?

September 20, 2021 |

As has been reported out of the Fuel Ethanol Workshops, Novozymes has introduced two advanced technologies, in yeast and fiber, of material significance in the here and now of ethanol, but also in how and how far optimization strategies can and will take us down the road in the broader world of fermentation science. So […]

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SCA and St1 form advanced biofuels JV, to build 60MGY project in Finland by 2023

SCA and St1 form advanced biofuels JV, to build 60MGY project in Finland by 2023

September 20, 2021 |

In Finland, SCA and St1 formed a joint venture to produce and sell advanced biofuels. The new biorefinery is under construction on the St1 refinery site in Gothenburg and will have a total capacity of 200,000 tonnes (approximately 60 million gallons) of liquid biofuels.  The project is designed to optimize production of renewable HVO diesel […]

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Air bp offers RSB certified book and claim solution for sustainable aviation fuel

Air bp offers RSB certified book and claim solution for sustainable aviation fuel

September 19, 2021 |

It’s another exciting day for sustainable aviation fuel with Air bp offering a book and claim solution, certified by RSB, to allow customers to access SAF carbon reductions without being physically connected to the supply site and provides customers with wider market access to SAF across a number of locations. In today’s Digest, how does […]

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The Competitive Edge: Observing I Ecotech

The Competitive Edge: Observing I Ecotech

September 16, 2021 |

Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity? The reason for founding the company Observing I Ecotech was to provide Solutions to Pollution. Waste to Wealth – is […]

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The Problem with Moisture Analysis in Biofuels – a New Solution?

The Problem with Moisture Analysis in Biofuels – a New Solution?

September 15, 2021 |

By Dr. Stephany McClements, Vice President of Business Development, Lantha Sensors Special to The Digest We know that the world is adapting to the effects of climate change, and biofuels are reaching a pivotal role in making those changes less impactful for future generations. However, problems in the industry still pose daunting challenges. One in […]

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Mycelium magic, Braskem, Spiber, DSM, Meatable bionews, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of September 16th

Mycelium magic, Braskem, Spiber, DSM, Meatable bionews, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of September 16th

September 15, 2021 |

Mycelium is hot this week with 2 new innovations – one more appealing than the other. First, a fireproof but edible BBQ grill made from fungal mycelium, which is handy if you don’t grill enough food for everyone at your BBQ. The other, a “living” coffin made of mycelium and moss that takes 45 days […]

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