In California, biobased venture studio Ferment has launched a $20 million fund aimed at accelerating biotech solutions across vital industries such as energy, agriculture, materials, and health. The fund’s inaugural investment is a $2.5 million stake in Alchemyca, an innovative company leveraging enzymes, sensors, and AI to enhance the conversion of organic waste into renewable […]
In California, CalBioGas Hilmar LLC, a joint investment between Chevron U.S.A. Inc., and California Bioenergy LLC (CalBio), has completed the central processing facility for their dairy biomethane project in Merced County, California. CalBio brings technology and expertise to help local dairy farmers capture methane from dairy manure in anaerobic digesters on their farms. As part […]
In California, in response to a request for information from the California Air Resources Board, the Renewable Fuels Association urged the state agency to do more to ensure the integrity of imported used cooking oil (UCO) and tallow for biomass-based diesel production under the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. According to CARB data on fuel consumption […]
In California, Anaergia announced that its subsidiary, Anaergia Services has entered into a long-term Operations and Maintenance (“O&M”) contract with Rialto Bioenergy Solutions LLC (RBS), an affiliate of Sevana Bioenergy LLC. The RBS facility is the largest landfill diverted organic waste-to-renewable natural gas facility in North America, the firm said. Under the terms of the […]
In California, Ferment, a venture studio that creates bio-enabled product companies, has launched a new $20 million studio fund to rapidly translate biology into products that solve targeted problems across sectors including energy, agriculture, materials, and health. The new fund’s first creation and $2.5 million investment is Alchemyca, a company that uses enzymes, sensors, and […]
In California, Industrial Microbes (iMicrobes), a biomanufacturing company on a mission to accelerate the transition to sustainable materials, announced the successful completion of the first close of its seed round funding, bringing the company’s total investment to over $10M. The funding was led by First Bight Ventures, with participation from Universal Materials Incubator Co. (UMI). […]
In California, Invizyne Technologies, Inc. was awarded a $2 million project to enable enzyme production for cell-free biomanufacturing of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The project is a cost share grant from the U.S. Department of Defense’s BioMADE initiative, in partnership with the University of Georgia. It is one of 17 BioMADE projects announced on October […]
In California, UC Santa Cruz reported that UC Santa Cruz chemists have discovered a new way to produce biodiesel from waste oil that both simplifies the process and requires relatively mild heat. In their study, published on October 3 in the American Chemical Society journal Energy & Fuels, lead author Kevin Lofgren details a new […]
In California, Sevana Bioenergy LLC has completed over $5 million of capital and operational improvements for their Rialto Bioenergy Solutions (RBS) facility, which is North America’s largest RNG facility processing landfill-diverted organic waste. With these improvements, Sevana provides its customers with a reliable and flexible facility that can accept a wide variety of organic feedstocks. […]
In Norway, TradeWinds reports Switch Maritime announced plans to order the first US-built hydrogen-powered RoPax ferry, with a design approved in Norway. This 80-car, 300-passenger vessel, using liquefied hydrogen, is part of Switch’s commitment to zero-carbon marine transportation. “With rigorous planning, state-of-the-art engineering and support from leading industry partners and the US Coast Guard, we […]
