
Researcher Teresa Martin assembles the motor on the DasBox bioreactor used for the yeast fermentation in the CABBI study. / SOURCE: Julie Wurth/CABBI
February 12, 2026
BY Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation
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Two University of Nebraska–Lincoln scientists, partnering with American Farmland Trust and four Nebraska farmers, have established a biochar on-farm research network. It is among the first and largest in the United States.
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advance Research Projects Agency on Feb. 13 announced plans to support research to develop novel catalysts to enable the conversion of biomass into chemicals.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin’s Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center are developing toolkits for investigating microbial DNA to identify and tweak genes that can boost production of biofuels and plant-based chemicals.
DevvStream Corp. has signed a term sheet with Southern Energy Renewables Inc. and Frontline BioEnergy that outlines an expanded collaboration to support the development and de-risking of Southern’s planned biomass-to-fuels and chemicals platform.
Kemvera on Jan. 21 announced it has completed the process design package for its planned 50,000 metric tons per year commercial-scale plant. The company’s technology can convert ethanol into drop-in chemicals.