Topsoe has signed an agreement with Refinaria de Petróleo Riograndense SA to provide its HydroFlex and H2bridge technologies for SAF and renewable diesel production at Riograndense’s Rio Grande renewable fuels plant in Brazil.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Nov. 13 announced the release of its latest Pathways to Commercial Liftoff report, which underscores the near-term potential for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to meaningfully decarbonize the aviation sector.
ZeaKal on Oct. 30 announced that PhotoSeed has been validated as the first sustainability-embedded trait technology for agriculture. PhotoSeed enhances photosynthetic capacity, increasing soybean oil by 15%.
BioVeritas LLC has announced the launch of The BioVeritas Process for SAF. This breakthrough technology converts biomass via fermentation into volatile fatty acids (VFAs), a key precursor for a range of high-value products, most notably SAF.
Bridgestone Americas on Oct. 22 announced it received a grant from the DOE’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office to support the development of a pilot plant that will advance an innovative approach to obtaining butadiene from ethanol.
DOE Agile BioFoundry and ABPDU partner with industrial microbes to successfully scale up biobased process
By Gayle Bentley, Technology Manager, Conversion Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy
October 30, 2024
U.S. DOE researchers have scaled up a process that converts ethanol into a valuable precursor for consumer products, such as paints, coatings, and diapers. The researchers worked with industry partner Industrial Microbes to develop the process.
Universal Fuel Technologies (Unifuel) has closed $3 million in funding for its Flexiforming technology that cuts SAF production costs by up to 50%, and the related carbon emissions by up to 75%. The seed round was led by TO VC.
LoCI Controls on Oct. 11 announced the results of its project with Landfill Group, now in its sixth year, at the Hamm Sanitary Landfill in Lawrence, Kansas. The project achieved an average increase of 32% in gas capture over four years.
Honeywell on Oct. 15 announced that St1 has started using Honeywell’s Ecofining technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its biorefinery in Gothenburg, Sweden. The facility will produce 200,000 tons of renewable fuels annually.
Emvolon has announced an agreement with Montauk Renewables Inc. to produce carbon-negative fuels and chemicals. The companies plan to develop a commercial-scale demonstration project to convert biogas into methanol at a landfill site in Texas.
Lummus Technology and Next Wave Energy Partners LP announced the production of the world's first renewable alkylate. This renewable alkylate, derived from ethanol, is a biobased, low carbon intensity fuel blending component.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory scientists engineered a process for making β-ketoadipic acid from lignin for $2 per kilogram, approaching cost-competitiveness with petroleum-based chemicals used for making nylon today.
SPOTLIGHT Heyl Patterson Thermal Processing | From Concept to Reality: Led by Experience
By Biomass Magazine
October 03, 2024
Comstock Inc. has announced the execution of an exclusive license agreement and cooperative research and development agreement with NREL involving technologies developed by NREL and MIT for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into SAF.
Scientific breakthroughs are shaping the future of renewable energy and waste management.
Honeywell has signed an agreement with USA BioEnergy to implement its Experion PKS Distributed Control System and safety system at the Texas Renewable Fuels Bon Wier biorefinery, which is designed to convert wood waste into SAF.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management on Sept. 23 announced up to $15 million in funding to support hydrogen production from biomass, municipal solid waste (MSW) and other feedstocks.
Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the release of a SAF Grand Challenge fact sheet on Sept. 11 at the North American SAF Conference & Expo. The DOE also opened a $12 million funding opportunity to support integrated biorefineries.
Two new studies by biologists at Washington University in St. Louis highlight one potential source of game-changing materials: purple bacteria that, with a little encouragement, can act like microscopic factories for bioplastics.
PuriFire Energy has successfully closed a £2.7 million (US$3.5 million) seed round investment. The company is developing technology to convert anaerobic digestion liquid digestate and other wet feedstocks into green methanol.
The U.S. DOE has awarded Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Phase II funding to six bioenergy projects, including those focused on low-carbon liquid biofuels for aviation, marine and rail transportation.
SAF Magazine has announced the six companies selected to pitch to a group of investors at Pitch Day at the 2024 North American SAF Conference & Expo, taking place Sept. 11-13 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
MAIRE announces that NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions), through its subsidiary NextChem Tech, has signed an agreement to supply its NX CPO technology to a SAF pilot plant in Italy.
Topsoe has signed an agreement with HOLBORN Europa Raffinerie GmbH (HOLBORN), to provide its HydroFlex technology for the production of SAF and renewable diesel at its plant in Hamburg, Germany.
The 2024 North American SAF Conference & Expo will consist of panels that describe the newest developments in the SAF Industry. Topics such as biofuel crops, federal policies, the increase of SAF usage worldwide, and more will be presented.
KBR announced on Aug. 6 that Avina Clean Hydrogen Inc. has selected the sustainable aviation fuel technology, PureSAF, for its project in the US. Developed by Swedish Biofuels, PureSAF technology is exclusively licensed by KBR worldwide.
Cemvita, a climate tech company producing sustainable oil from waste, has unlocked new efficient technologies that allow for the production of up to 500 barrels per day of sustainable oil from its first commercial plant.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office, released the first two parts of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) State-of-Industry Report.
The DOE has announced its intent to fund partnerships between industry stakeholders and Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium researchers. The partnerships will address the cost and risk impacts of feedstock and process variability.
The U.S. DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office has released a RFI on renewable propane production technologies and uses to better understand the supply chains for production and uses of renewable propane and other renewable gaseous intermediates.
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