Conversion, Energy, Renewable and Waste

Topsoe enters agreement with Steeper Energy to introduce complete waste-to-biofuel solution

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Topsoe and Steeper Energy , a developer of biomass conversion technologies, signed a global licensing agreement for a complete waste-to-fuel solution. The end-products include Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), marine biofuel, and renewable diesel from waste biomass.

Waste

Waste Energy Oil Conversion

DOE researchers investigate economic and environmental impacts of converting wet waste to renewable diesel

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JANUARY 3, 2022

Meanwhile, wet waste feedstocks, such as animal manure and fats, oils, and greases (FOG), represent another important category of resources that could be utilized to produce MCCI bioblendstocks due to its abundant availability. Skaggs et al. demand in 2016. Skaggs et al. demand in 2016.

Waste

Waste Diesel Renewable Convert

Waste gasification company Sierra Energy closes $33M Series A funding; FastOx

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AUGUST 5, 2019

Sierra Energy Corporation closed a $33-million Series A investment round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and joined by Cox Investment Holdings, Inc., Waste is fed into the top of the gasifier vessel through an airlock. At the lowest point of the gasifier, the waste is reduced to carbon char, inorganic materials, and metals.

Sierra

Sierra Waste Energy Companies

HF Sinclair selects Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology to produce renewable diesel at three facilities in US

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JULY 5, 2023

HF Sinclair selected Topsoe as a technology provider for the production of renewable fuels at three facilities: Sinclair, Wyoming; Cheyenne, Wyoming; and Artesia, New Mexico. All three facilities have now successfully been put into operation and deliver renewable diesel into the United States transportation market.

Renewable

Renewable Diesel Wyoming New Mexico

DOE to award $12M to support extraction and conversion of lithium from geothermal brines

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) issued a $12-million Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE?FOA?0002823 0002823 ) to support the extraction and conversion of lithium from geothermal brines to use in batteries for stationary storage and electric vehicles. Lithium hydroxide is used in the manufacture of lithium battery electrodes.

Conversion

Conversion Energy Storage Batteries Battery

GTI quantifies opportunity to produce low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) from wood wastes

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

GTI has released a site-specific engineering design titled “ Low-Carbon Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) from Wood Wastes ”. GTI led a team of engineers and scientists to produce a blueprint for converting an existing biomass facility into an RNG production site, using the wood waste feedstock and some of the existing infrastructure.

Waste

Waste Carbon Gas Renewable

Strategic Biofuels successfully tests carbon capture and storage for renewable diesel plant

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AUGUST 15, 2021

LGF is the first renewable diesel fuel project to achieve this milestone. Carbon capture and permanent geologic sequestration is no longer a hypothetical scenario for Louisiana Green Fuels—successful completion of the test well is a major milestone that’s not been achieved by any other renewable diesel project.

Renewable

Renewable Carbon Diesel Louisiana

Eni and Hera Group partner on conversion of used vegetable oil to renewable diesel for waste collection vehicles

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NOVEMBER 24, 2018

In Italy, Eni and Hera signed a partnership agreement with the aim of converting used vegetable oil into renewable diesel for Hera’s waste collection vehicles. The agreement revolves around household waste vegetable oil, such as that used for frying, collected by Hera in around 400 roadside containers and about 120 collection centres.

Waste

Waste Oil Renewable Diesel

Startup licenses ORNL technology for converting organic waste to hydrogen

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AUGUST 17, 2019

Electro-Active Technologies has exclusively licensed two biorefinery technologies invented and patented by the startup’s co-founders while working at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The technologies work as a system that converts organic waste into renewable hydrogen gas for use as a biofuel.

Waste

Waste Convert Hydrogen Tennessee

Dow and New Energy Blue partner on bio-based ethylene from corn stover

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MAY 31, 2023

Dow and New Energy Blue announced a long-term supply agreement in North America in which New Energy Blue will create bio-based ethylene from renewable agricultural residues. This is also Dow’s first agreement in North America to utilize agriculture residues for plastic production.

North America

North America Energy Iowa America

SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

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MAY 21, 2020

Energy company SGH2 is bringing the world’s biggest green hydrogen production facility to Lancaster, California. SGH2’s gasification process uses a plasma-enhanced thermal catalytic conversion process optimized with oxygen-enriched gas. The facility will process 42,000 tons of recycled waste annually.

Waste

Waste Hydrogen Green California

Pertamina and Eni to collaborate on low-carbon products and renewable energies; Indonesian bio-refinery

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The parties are willing to discuss collaboration opportunities in low-carbon products and renewable energies development. The Memorandum of Understanding also includes opportunities for collaboration in the research and technology development for waste valorization, CO 2 biofixaton and its re-use for sustainable mobility.

Renewable

Renewable Indonesia Carbon Production

LanzaTech, Northwestern, ORNL engineer microbe to convert industrial waste gases to acetone or isopropanol

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

A team of scientists from LanzaTech, Northwestern University and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have engineered a microbe to convert molecules of industrial waste gases, such as carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, into acetone and isopropanol (IPA). —Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech.

Waste

Waste Convert Industrial Industry

DOE awarding nearly $65M for biofuels research to reduce airplane and ship emissions

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

As part of a White House roundtable to launch the Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Grand Challenge to decarbonize the aviation sector by 2050 ( earlier post ), the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $64.7 Affordable, Clean Cellulosic Sugars for High Yield Conversion. Separations to Enable Biomass Conversion.

Emissions

Emissions Waste Conversion Gas-Electric

Gevo secures funding from Queensland Waste to Biofutures (W2B) Fund

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MARCH 1, 2020

has been awarded part of The Queensland Waste to Biofutures (W2B) Fund to support the development of waste to biofutures projects in Queensland, Australia. Queensland is rich in renewable biomass resources and has expressed the desire to invest in the future of biofuels. —Patrick Gruber, CEO of Gevo.

Waste

Waste Minnesota Australia Renewable

EU project HyFlexFuel converted sewage sludge and other biomasses into kerosene by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL); SAF

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JUNE 28, 2021

The EU-funded research project HyFlexFuel recently successfully produced biocrudes via hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) from a variety of biomasses, including sewage sludge, food waste, manure, wheat straw, corn stover, pine sawdust, miscanthus and microalgae in a pilot-scale continuous HTL plant at Aarhus University (Denmark).

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Convert Denmark Waste Conversion

NSF awards $2M to Rice U collaboration to explore direct conversion of CO2 into fuels

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The assistant professor and William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has proposed the development of a modular electrochemical system that will provide “a sustainable, negative-carbon, low-waste and point-source manufacturing path preferable to traditional large-scale chemical process plants.”.

Conversion

Conversion Fuel CO2 Polymer

DOE launches Clean Fuels & Products Shot

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MAY 25, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Clean Fuels & Products Shot , a new initiative that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from carbon-based fuels and products significantly. Biomass and waste conversion technologies designed to use green electricity and hydrogen to maximize carbon retention in products.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Fuel Production

KIT team produces synthetic natural gas from waste wood; used in natural gas vehicles

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have successfully produced renewable methane from a biomass-based synthesis gas mixture in their pilot plant for methanation using a new honeycomb catalyst. Chemical energy carriers have a high energy density and are particularly attractive for the mobility sector.

Kits

Kits Gas Waste Sweden

New simple, energy-efficient process for the direct production of renewable diesel from biomass waste

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Non-edible carbohydrates are converted to renewable diesel-range liquids via two consecutive catalytic steps. A team at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain) has designed a new simple, energy-efficient process (that also does not require any organic solvents) for the production of renewable diesel from biomass waste.

Waste

Waste Renewable Diesel Energy

DOE announces $14M to optimize production of affordable biofuels and biochemicals

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MARCH 23, 2023

The Department of Energy announced $14 million in funding ( DE-FOA-0002946 ) to support and to optimize the production of affordable biofuels and biochemicals while significantly reducing carbon emissions. R&D on microbial conversion of renewable resources into chemical products, with an emphasis on processes with commercialization potential.

Affordable

Affordable Production Conversion Renewable

Liquid Wind to partner with Sundsvall Energi on second electrofuel facility; eMethanol for shipping

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JUNE 28, 2022

Sundsvall Energi will partner with Liquid Wind to be the host and provide carbon dioxide for the second commercial-scale—100,000 t—electrofuel facility in Sweden. Biogenic carbon dioxide from the Sundsvall energy facility will be captured and combined with renewable hydrogen to generate green electrofuel, eMethanol.

Wind

Wind Energy Carbon Hydrogen

Waste Management Invests In Terrabon Waste-to-Renewable Gasoline Venture

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AUGUST 26, 2009

Terrabon’s pathway to renewable hydrocarbon fuel produces ketones, which are then processed using conventional refinery technology. Waste Management, Inc. has invested in waste-to-fuel company Terrabon, LLC. Waste Management is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management and environmental services in North America.

Waste

Waste Gasoline Renewable North America

DOE to award up to $19M to advance waste carbon utilization for algal biofuels and bioproducts

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FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Capturing this waste carbon then allows for algae to be cultivated into a variety of biofuels and bioproducts. The funding opportunity announcement ( DE-FOA-0002654 ) specifically aims to increase the capability of algal systems to capture CO 2 and put it to productive use.

Waste

Waste Carbon Coal Gas

Hydra Energy partners with Chemtrade to provide commercial truck fleets with green hydrogen below the cost of diesel

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Continuing to speed up the adoption of hydrogen in long-haul transportation, Hydra Energy —the first Hydrogen-as-a-Service provider for commercial fleets—announced a strategic partnership with Chemtrade. Hydra pays for the truck conversion and the on-site fueling infrastructure.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fleet Commercial Green

Petron Scientech and SBI Bioenergy partner on celluosic erhanol to green hydrogen and low-carbon biofuels

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

(PSI) and SBI Bioenergy (SBI) have entered into an alliance agreement to license differentiated, integrated, energy-efficient, and sustainable technologies for biomass to green hydrogen and low carbon biofuels production.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Carbon Green Waste

USDA and Blue Biofuels collaborate to optimize yields of king grass for cellulosic ethanol production

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

The knowledge gained from this agreement will be available to growers to allow them to efficiently supply the required biomass feedstock for production of sugars for cellulosic ethanol or further processed into renewable jet fuel. Both the USDA ARS and BIOF will supply resources needed for the project.

Production

Production Florida Waste United States

DOE to award $35M for bioenergy feedstock and algae R&D

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $35 million in funding for bioenergy feedstock technologies and algae research and development. ( The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $35 million in funding for bioenergy feedstock technologies and algae research and development. (

Conversion

Conversion Waste Carbon Concept

Air France KLM signs 210M gallon SAF offtake agreement with DG Fuels

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The basis of DGF’s integrated fuel and energy technology is the proven Fischer-Tropsch process. DGF’s SAF formula also has a higher energy density than conventional Jet A, providing airline customers with operational advantages in addition to the environmental benefits. Schematic of DGFuels Sustainable Aviation Fuel Process.

France

France Fuel Louisiana Water

Enerkem receives approval from EPA for municipal-waste-to-cellulosic-ethanol fuel

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Enerkem Inc has received approval from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to sell cellulosic ethanol produced at its Edmonton, AB, Canada facility under the US Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). Enerkem is now registered for D3 Renewable identification numbers (RINs) credits.

EPA

EPA Waste Fuel United States

Lufthansa, ETH Zürich, Climeworks & Synhelion to cooperate on Sustainable Aviation Fuels; CO2 capture & solar thermochemical conversion

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MAY 30, 2020

The integrated thermal energy storage enables continuous 24/7 fuel production. Climeworks direct air capture machines are powered solely by renewable energy or energy-from-waste. The focus is on sustainable fuels based on residual materials, woody biomass and renewable electrical energy (Power-to-Liquid).

Solar

Solar Conversion Fuel CO2

Researchers propose testing standards for particulate photocatalysts in solar fuel production

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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Utilization of renewable solar energy is crucial for addressing the global energy and environmental concerns and achieving sustainable development. In this regard, photocatalytic water splitting has attracted significant interest as a cost-effective means to convert sustainable solar energy into valuable chemicals.

Solar

Solar Standards Production Fuel

Commissioning of Westinghouse plasma biomass gasifier at waste to liquids facility in China

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JANUARY 29, 2013

The Westinghouse plasma gasification unit is designed to take approximately 100 tons per day of biomass waste and convert it into clean syngas. The demonstration facility is the first instance of a broader business plan being implemented by Kaidi to convert waste biomass in central China utilizing the Westinghouse Plasma technology.

Waste

Waste China Convert Clean

Enerkem proposes CAD$875-million biofuel plant in Varennes, Québec; 33 million gallons per year

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

Varennes Carbon Recycling (VCR) will produce biofuels and renewable chemicals made from non-recyclable residual materials as well as wood waste. Enerkem’s technology enables the recycling of the carbon and hydrogen contained in non-recyclable waste and wood waste currently landfilled and burned.

Waste

Waste Hydrogen Alternative Fuels Renewable

Enerkem plant becomes first ISCC-certified plant to convert municipal solid waste into biomethanol

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AUGUST 24, 2016

a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer, has obtained certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) system for the biomethanol production of its Enerkem Alberta Biofuels full-scale facility in Edmonton, Canada. Enerkem Inc., Click to enlarge.

Waste

Waste Convert North America Renewable

Honeywell UOP Technology Selected to Support Conversion of Biomass to Fuel at California Renewable Energy Facility

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

s Rialto Renewable Energy Center for the conversion of biomass to transportation fuels. The renewable energy center, to be built in Rialto, Calif., will convert biomass, such as yard and tree trimmings, into renewable diesel fuel and renewable electricity.

Conversion

Conversion Renewable Los Angeles Fuel

Neste Oil de-emphasizing microbial oil R&D for renewable diesel; seeking other uses for cellulosic biomass

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

Despite the decision to de-emphasize microbial oil, Neste Oil emphasized that cellulosic waste will continue to play an important role in its research strategy, adding that it remains committed to its goal of further extending its feedstock base and making greater use of waste and residues in this area in particular. Background.

Oil

Oil Renewable Diesel Waste

SoCalGas & UC Irvine show power-to-gas technology able to boost use of intermittent renewable energy significantly

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MARCH 31, 2017

SoCalGas) announced that new research on power-to-gas technology shows the technique holds the ability to significantly increase the use of intermittent renewable energy. The ability to increase the mix of renewables on campus by tenfold is truly significant. Southern California Gas Co.

Renewable

Renewable Gas Power Powered

Enel Green Power and NextChem sign MoU for green hydrogen production in US

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

Enel Green Power, through its North American renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, Inc. through its subsidiary dedicated to the deployment of technologies for the energy transition, NextChem , signed today a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the production of green hydrogen via electrolysis in the United States.

Green

Green Hydrogen Power Powered

US DOE releases roadmap to achieve SAF Grand Challenge objectives

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge Roadmap outlining a government-wide strategy for scaling up new technologies to produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) across the US airline industry. Conversion Technology Innovation. Building Supply Chains. Policy and Valuation Analysis.

United States

United States Waste Fuel Renewable

BASF produces methanol on basis of biomass balance approach; production with renewable raw materials reduces GHG at least 50%

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

BASF has introduced a product for the production of methanol on the basis of renewable raw materials according to the biomass balance approach. The company replaces fossil raw materials with second-generation renewable raw materials and uses waste as well as residual materials. The product name is EU-REDcert-methanol.

Renewable

Renewable Production Gas-Electric Waste

OriginOil and Idaho National Lab to develop direct conversion of algae into renewable crude oil for existing oil refineries

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JANUARY 15, 2012

the developer of a technology to extract oil from algae, plans to co-develop an integrated system with the US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for direct conversion of raw algae into a renewable crude oil that can be used by existing petroleum refineries. OriginOil, Inc., This may well support the U.S.

Idaho

Idaho Oil Conversion Renewable

DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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AUGUST 1, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $97 million in funding for 33 projects that will support high-impact technology research and development to accelerate the bioeconomy. Scale-Up of the Primary Conversion Reactor to Generate a Lignin-Derived Cyclohexane Jet Fuel. Earth Energy Renewables, LLC.

Waste

Waste Conversion Universal San Diego

Raven SR and Chart Industries to collaborate on hydrogen and carbon capture

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DECEMBER 23, 2022

Raven SR, a renewable fuels company, and Chart Industries will collaborate globally on the liquefaction, storage, and transportation of hydrogen as well as pure carbon dioxide produced from Raven SR’s non-combustion Steam/CO 2 Reformation process of converting waste to renewable fuel. —Matt Murdock, CEO of Raven SR.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Carbon Industrial Industry

Topsoe enters agreement with Steeper Energy to introduce complete waste-to-biofuel solution

DOE researchers investigate economic and environmental impacts of converting wet waste to renewable diesel

Waste gasification company Sierra Energy closes $33M Series A funding; FastOx

HF Sinclair selects Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology to produce renewable diesel at three facilities in US

DOE to award $12M to support extraction and conversion of lithium from geothermal brines

GTI quantifies opportunity to produce low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) from wood wastes

Strategic Biofuels successfully tests carbon capture and storage for renewable diesel plant

Eni and Hera Group partner on conversion of used vegetable oil to renewable diesel for waste collection vehicles

Startup licenses ORNL technology for converting organic waste to hydrogen

Dow and New Energy Blue partner on bio-based ethylene from corn stover

SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

Pertamina and Eni to collaborate on low-carbon products and renewable energies; Indonesian bio-refinery

LanzaTech, Northwestern, ORNL engineer microbe to convert industrial waste gases to acetone or isopropanol

DOE awarding nearly $65M for biofuels research to reduce airplane and ship emissions

Gevo secures funding from Queensland Waste to Biofutures (W2B) Fund

EU project HyFlexFuel converted sewage sludge and other biomasses into kerosene by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL); SAF

NSF awards $2M to Rice U collaboration to explore direct conversion of CO2 into fuels

DOE launches Clean Fuels & Products Shot

KIT team produces synthetic natural gas from waste wood; used in natural gas vehicles

New simple, energy-efficient process for the direct production of renewable diesel from biomass waste

DOE announces $14M to optimize production of affordable biofuels and biochemicals

Liquid Wind to partner with Sundsvall Energi on second electrofuel facility; eMethanol for shipping

Waste Management Invests In Terrabon Waste-to-Renewable Gasoline Venture

DOE to award up to $19M to advance waste carbon utilization for algal biofuels and bioproducts

Hydra Energy partners with Chemtrade to provide commercial truck fleets with green hydrogen below the cost of diesel

Petron Scientech and SBI Bioenergy partner on celluosic erhanol to green hydrogen and low-carbon biofuels

USDA and Blue Biofuels collaborate to optimize yields of king grass for cellulosic ethanol production

DOE to award $35M for bioenergy feedstock and algae R&D

Air France KLM signs 210M gallon SAF offtake agreement with DG Fuels

Enerkem receives approval from EPA for municipal-waste-to-cellulosic-ethanol fuel

Lufthansa, ETH Zürich, Climeworks & Synhelion to cooperate on Sustainable Aviation Fuels; CO2 capture & solar thermochemical conversion

Researchers propose testing standards for particulate photocatalysts in solar fuel production

Commissioning of Westinghouse plasma biomass gasifier at waste to liquids facility in China

Enerkem proposes CAD$875-million biofuel plant in Varennes, Québec; 33 million gallons per year

Enerkem plant becomes first ISCC-certified plant to convert municipal solid waste into biomethanol

Honeywell UOP Technology Selected to Support Conversion of Biomass to Fuel at California Renewable Energy Facility

Neste Oil de-emphasizing microbial oil R&D for renewable diesel; seeking other uses for cellulosic biomass

SoCalGas & UC Irvine show power-to-gas technology able to boost use of intermittent renewable energy significantly

Enel Green Power and NextChem sign MoU for green hydrogen production in US

US DOE releases roadmap to achieve SAF Grand Challenge objectives

BASF produces methanol on basis of biomass balance approach; production with renewable raw materials reduces GHG at least 50%

OriginOil and Idaho National Lab to develop direct conversion of algae into renewable crude oil for existing oil refineries

DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

Raven SR and Chart Industries to collaborate on hydrogen and carbon capture

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