Tag: Massachusetts

Lydian Labs lands $43M Series A for SAF tech platform

July 30, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Massachusetts, Lydian announced the close of a $43 million Series A financing led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures with participation from AP Ventures, Builders Vision, and continued support from existing investors including Congruent Ventures, Galvanize, Grok Ventures, Overture, Union Square Ventures, and Voyager Ventures. The financing supports the launch of PIVOT™, Lydian’s full-stack production platform that enables developers to build and operate […]

Clean Air Task Force report shows benefits of concentrating SAF in high impact airports

July 29, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Massachusetts, a new report from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) finds that directing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to a small number of high-impact airports, rather than spreading it across the aviation network, could significantly increase the fuel’s climate and public health benefits while global supply continues to build. The report, Maximizing the Climate Co-Benefits […]

Steamship Authority resumes renewable diesel pilot

July 29, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Massachusetts, the Martha’s Vineyard Times newspaper reports the Steamship Authority has restarted its pilot program using RD99 renewable diesel to fuel its largest ferry, the Island Home, after supply constraints delayed the project. The ferry operator approved an unbudgeted $165,000 purchase of 200,000 gallons of fuel for use through the end of 2026. While […]

Tufts researchers expand potential for bacterial spores as catalysts

July 16, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Massachusetts, a remarkable quality of bioengineering is the fact that scientists can take biological processes honed by millions of years of evolution and use them to efficiently create drugs, chemicals, and other products to improve our lives. Now Tufts researchers have found new ways to expand the potential for using bacterial spores as catalysts […]

Amherst team eyes sawdust as polystyrene replacement

June 29, 2026 | Rebecca Gendron

In Massachusetts, a team of researchers has combined sawdust, cellulose binders, and beeswax into an eco-friendly foam capable of replacing petroleum-based polystyrene. In the lab, Todd Emrick and Isha Farook, both polymer scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, together with colleagues blended sawdust with different combinations of cellulose binders and cross-linking ingredients. Then the […]

MIT Energy Initiative study looks at sustainable fuel for aviation and shipping

June 9, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Massachusetts, earlier this year, the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) launched a major study to examine the sustainable fuel options for aviation, international shipping, long-haul trucking, and freight rail. More than one-tenth of the world’s climate-warming greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to energy comes from these hard-to-decarbonize forms of transportation. And that fraction continues to […]

Foray Bioscience launches Pando platform to boost AI-native plant research tools

May 27, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Massachusetts, Foray Bioscience announced the launch of Pando, an intelligent workspace and operating system for plant culture. By combining the world’s largest structured in vitro plant knowledge base with AI-native research tools, protocol infrastructure and laboratory operations, Pando allows plant scientists to search, structure, manage, share and generate plant culture knowledge from a single platform. […]

CJ Biomaterials, Yuhan-Kimberly launch reusable, plant-based paper towel

May 11, 2026 | Rebecca Gendron

In Massachusetts, polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolymers producer CJ Biomaterials and South Korea’s Yuhan-Kimberly have launched the world’s first biodegradable and reusable nonwoven paper towel made with amorphous PHA. Now available in South Korea, the Kleenex® Biodegradable Reusable Dishtowel features CJ’s proprietary PHACT™ A1000P. The material is derived from sustainably grown, plant-based raw materials including sugarcane. Yuhan-Kimberly combined […]

Broco Energy’s Massport renewable diesel trial expands into 1.2M gallon contract

December 2, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Massachusetts, Broco Energy announced that its renewable diesel pilot with the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) has officially progressed into a fully executed long-term contract. The contract began December 1 and marks a major milestone as New England’s first renewable diesel supply agreement. Following a competitive bid process, Broco secured the contract over several larger […]

MBTA teams with STX Group to participate in RFSII program

October 1, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Bay Transport Authority announced that it has launched a partnership with STX Group to participate in the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFSII) program, an initiative that is expected to generate $4 million of revenue for the MBTA over the term of the contract. The RFSII program, administered by the Environmental […]

Free Subscription

The Biofuels Digest newsletter

The most widely-read biofuels daily — 20,000+ organizations subscribe — why not you too?