In California, Phillips 66 is teaming up with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC to power Phillips 66’s Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex with a 30.2 megawatt (MW) solar facility. The solar facility will reduce the complex’s grid power demand by 50% and is expected to avoid approximately 33,000 metric tons a year of carbon […]
In California, Acies Bio and LG Chem have partnered to develop biobased chemicals by leveraging LG Chem’s large-scale manufacturing expertise and market access with Acies Bio’s microbial strain engineering and synthetic biology know-how. Specifically, the collaboration will utilize Acies Bio’s innovative OneCarbonBio™ microbial platform, which focuses on transforming renewable and recycled one-carbon feedstocks—such as captured […]
In California, Aemetis announced that the Universal Biofuels subsidiary of Aemetis in India successfully completed delivery of $103 million of biodiesel to the three government-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) under cost-plus supply agreements for the one-year marketing period ending September 30, 2024. Aemetis recently received an initial $58 million of new allocations from OMCs for […]
In California, 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. This discovery has the potential to make the alternative fuel source much more appealing to the massive industrial sectors that are the backbone of the nation’s economy. In […]
In Florida, EnergyAgwired.com reported that The Renewable Fuels Association provided comments this week in response to a request for information from the California Air Resources Board, urging them 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 […]
In California, seaweed technology startups Umaro and Sway have been awarded a $1.5 million Department of Energy grant to jointly develop new processing techniques to convert alginate sidestreams from Umaro’s seaweed protein production into Sway’s seaweed-based bioplastics. The collaboration aims to produce both biobased plastics and protein from a single regenerative resource. Umaro’s products include […]
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 […]
