In Belgium, Cargill is constructing a waste-based biodiesel plant at its existing integrated oilseeds crush and Bioro biodiesel site in Ghent, Belgium. The $150 million project will have a biodiesel production capacity of 115,000 metric tons per year. Construction will commence in October 2020, with the plant due to open in June 2022. The new […]
In Maine, Biofine Developments Northeast and Sprague Resources have signed a partnership to bring the next generation of advanced biofuel, ethyl levulinate to the market. Biofine will produce and Sprague will market EL, a product poised to revolutionize the heating oil market by transforming waste material into zero emission heating fuel. What’s happening now, and […]
In California, Pacific6 Enterprises has invested in Ways2H, developing technology to produce waste-based hydrogen fuel for mobility, microgrids and power generation. Pacific6 Enterprises, a Long Beach-based social benefit investment firm, holds interests in health care, local media, aquaculture and real estate. The firm supports the development of numerous projects and companies that have the potential […]
Lygos’s cannabinoids gambit In California, Lygos has launched Lygos CBx, a Lygos company and new website focused on delivering a wide range of high-quality, pure and sustainable non-plant-based cannabinoids. Lygos CBx is a result of the combination of Librede, the recently acquired NIH-funded biosynthetic company, and the integration of key Lygos technology advances. Recent […]
In Texas, Darling Ingredients’ Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) joint venture has received the necessary air permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), making construction one step closer on the proposed renewable diesel plant known as DGD III in Port Arthur, Texas. DGD continues to work through its gated project development process and a […]
In France, through their innovative partnership, LanzaTech, Total and L’Oréal have premiered the world’s first sustainable packaging made from captured and recycled carbon emissions. The successful conversion process takes place in three steps: – LanzaTech captures industrial carbon emissions and converts them into ethanol using a unique biological process. – Total, thanks to an innovative […]
In Scotland, Celtic Renewables has announced the launch of its Crowdcube funding campaign on the back of investor appetite to fund companies with environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. With commissioning of Celtic Renewables’ biorefinery in Scotland – the first of its kind in the UK – on track for Spring 2021, and on the […]
In California, Aemetis, Inc. is producing dairy biogas from the first two dairies in a 17 dairy digester biogas project. The below-zero carbon intensity gas is initially being utilized for the production of fuel ethanol at the Aemetis Advanced Fuels Keyes facility in Keyes, California. Aemetis also produces high-grade sanitizer alcohol and various feed products […]
In South Africa, businesses and individuals involved in bio-innovation are invited to register on the Bioeconomy SA Portal, a web-based platform that collects information from different sources and integrates it into a single, uniform and secure user interface. The portal, an initiative of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), is expected to become a […]
In Washington, in a nod to the biofuel’s industry’s concerns over current E15 labels deterring customers from choosing the fuel at the pump, Reuters reports the Environmental Protection Agency is looking to change the labels that currently warn of potential engine damage. With the presidential election just a week away and President Trump having a […]
