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IEA Bioenergy releases bioenergy country reports

IEA Bioenergy releases bioenergy country reports

December 5, 2021 |

In Ireland, IEA Bioenergy just released its updated Country Reports, showing the trends of bioenergy in the IEA Bioenergy member countries up to 2019, looking at the role of bioenergy in total energy supply (TES), in electricity use, total fuel/heat consumption, and in transport energy consumption. The individual country reports are available as separate reports. […]

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IBB Netzwerk GmbH will act as central contact point for bio-based nanomaterials in Europe

IBB Netzwerk GmbH will act as central contact point for bio-based nanomaterials in Europe

December 5, 2021 |

In Germany, the IBB Netzwerk GmbH will act as central contact point for bio-based nanomaterials in Europe. The “BIOMAC” – the European Sustainable BIO-based nanoMAterials Community – project promotes the formation of sustainable production and development processes. In the beginning of September 2021, IBB Netzwerk GmbH became an official partner in the European project “BIOMAC” […]

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Ethanol production 6.3% above last year, but 2.4% less than 2019

Ethanol production 6.3% above last year, but 2.4% less than 2019

December 5, 2021 |

In Washington, D.C., ethanol production slowed by 43,000 barrels per day (b/d), or 4.1%, to a seven-week low of 1.035 million b/d, equivalent to 43.47 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production was 6.3% above the same week last year, which was affected by the pandemic, but 2.4% […]

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ACE, RFA, others testify to EPA to get the RFS back on track

ACE, RFA, others testify to EPA to get the RFS back on track

December 5, 2021 |

In Washington, D.C., American Coalition for Ethanol Senior Vice President Ron Lamberty testified on Friday during a virtual public hearing on the Proposed Extension of Renewable Fuel Standard Compliance Deadlines the Environmental Protection Agency proposed in November and the Renewable Fuels Association strongly urged the EPA to move forward on enforcing the RFS. Lamberty’s testimony […]

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NREL’s SAF pilot program receives additional $350K funding for SAF research

NREL’s SAF pilot program receives additional $350K funding for SAF research

December 5, 2021 |

In Colorado, the Bioenergy Technologies Office has awarded an additional $350,000 in funding to scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop a pilot scale system for turning biomass into sustainable aviation fuel and is based on the NREL team’s latest research on using its fully integrated process to produce a fuel precursor, in […]

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It’s all a bunch of garbage! You mean, valuable fuel: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Cielo Waste Solutions

It’s all a bunch of garbage! You mean, valuable fuel: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Cielo Waste Solutions

December 5, 2021 |

What’s new with Cielo’s Aldersyde demonstration facility? How about the latest progress on the R&D facility in Fort Saskatchewan? What are Cielo’s plans for moving to commercialization and revenue generation? Find out the latest from this waste-to-fuel company.

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First study on in-flight use of pure SAF in a passenger jet shows early promise

First study on in-flight use of pure SAF in a passenger jet shows early promise

December 5, 2021 |

Today, a hot update from the pioneering ‘Emission and Climate Impact of Alternative Fuels’ (ECLIF3) project from Airbus, German research center DLR, Rolls-Royce and SAF producer Neste that looks into the effects of 100% SAF on aircraft emissions and performance. The initial findings from this world-first study of the impact of 100% sustainable aviation fuel […]

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Avantium’s bioasphalt road update, IKEA’s biopackaging, Shark Tank winning plant-based laundry sheets and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of December 2nd

Avantium’s bioasphalt road update, IKEA’s biopackaging, Shark Tank winning plant-based laundry sheets and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of December 2nd

December 1, 2021 |

Can you hear Willie Nelson singing “On the road again, Just can’t wait to get on the road again” with the latest news from the Netherlands on their heavily used biobased asphalt road holding up super well after 6 months since installation in Groningen? How about IKEA eyeing brewery waste and mushrooms in their mission […]

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State of Advanced Biofuels & Biorefining

State of Advanced Biofuels & Biorefining

November 29, 2021 |

Check out remarks from Jim Lane, Editor & Publisher of The Digest on rationale, forecast, the top news and storylines, feedstocks, genetics, crops, supply chain and more on the state of advanced biofuels and biorefining in this exclusive Digest-only State of the Industry.

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Commercializing Biobased Products: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to DMC

Commercializing Biobased Products: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to DMC

November 28, 2021 |

Getting identical performance from lab to commercial scale is tough, but DMC’s platform tech makes it happen with efficient development, scaling, and commercialization of biobased products. DMC’s Matt Lipscomb shared this illuminating slide guide at ABLC in San Francisco recently.

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