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July 14, 2020
BY Susanne Retka Schill
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PurposeEnergy on Oct. 19 announced the commissioning of its industrial food waste and wastewater pre-treatment facility in Minster, Ohio. The facility converts organic waste into biogas, clean water and fertilizer.
Researchers at Penn State have found that mixing manure with plant biomass can increase methane production — which is necessary for biogas — and improve the economic feasibility of farm-scale anaerobic digestion.
XCF Global Inc. on Oct.13 announced September gross product sales of more than $12 million, driven by increasing production and expanding commercial contracts and shipments of 1.4 million gallons from the New Rise Renewables Reno facility.
ARC Bio, the Canadian joint venture between an affiliate of Bioénergie AECN and Alder Renewables, on Sept. 30 announced the successful demonstration of a pathway to produce SAF Canadian forest residues through refinery co-processing.
Verbio on Oct. 6 commissioned the world’s first large-scale ethenolysis plant based on rapeseed methyl ester at its Bitterfeld site. The new plant is capable of producing up to 60,000 metric tons of biobased chemicals annually.