In Germany, Germany is the largest producer of biodiesel in Europe, with total production reaching about 3.6 million tonnes in 2024. Rapeseed remains the dominant feedstock, accounting for approximately 53.1% of German biodiesel output in 2024. Other feedstocks included used cooking oils and fats (24.1%), soybean oil (15.0%), and animal fats (2%). Palm oil has […]
In Europe, Pioneer Point Partners announced the final close of its second sustainable institutional fund, Pioneer Infrastructure Partners II SCSp (“Fund II”), having raised over €1.1 billion in commitments. This significantly exceeded the initial €800 million target and reached the increased hard cap, a notable achievement raised in just over twelve months. Fund II received […]
In New Hampshire, Itaconix plc provided an update on the expected impacts of recent US trade actions, confirming that trading for 2025 remains aligned with Board expectations. The tariffs are anticipated to increase production costs but also yield positive impacts on US and European revenues. To maintain profit margins, the company is implementing selective price […]
In Canada, Aduro Clean Technologies has partnered with Siemens Canada to supply advanced control and data systems for Aduro’s Next Generation Process Pilot Plant, expected to be commissioned in Q3 2025. Siemens will provide its SIMATIC PCS neo system, instrumentation, operator interfaces, and engineering services, collaborating with plant builder Zeton Inc.. Aduro CEO Ofer Vicus […]
Discover the synergistic thermo-microbial-electrochemical (T-MEC) approach for converting food waste to jet fuel blendstocks while treating HTL wastewater. This integrated system aims to improve carbon yield and reduce waste processing costs compared to anaerobic digestion. Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) recover hydrogen and treat wastewater, potentially providing hydrogen for biocrude upgrading. The optimized HTL/MEC process shows […]
This ABLC presentation deck highlights Haffner’s Hypergas technology for clean fuels and decarbonization solutions from residual biomass, backed by 31 years of experience. Presented by Nathalie Ionesco, Haffner Energy Inc COO, the guide details their proprietary biomass thermolysis producing syngas, biochar, and biogenic CO2, which can be converted to SAF and other clean fuels. The […]
This address by Gevo CEO Pat Gruber emphasizes the power of photosynthesis for food and fuels and their commitment to sustainability through a triple bottom line approach. They highlight their experience in integrating agricultural and chemical/fuels worlds, using fermentation for selective synthesis, and their pioneering work in alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel technologies. Gevo’s proprietary ATJ technologies […]
Ariel Green, a division of Ariel Re/Lloyd’s, offers Technology Performance Insurance (TPI) to de-risk bioeconomy and clean energy projects. Tad Dritz emphasized that bioeconomy projects are risky. TPI provides guarantee backstops, startup repair cover, and long-term output cover, validating technology risk at all project stages. They offer capacity up to USD$200 million per risk.
ProcessWerx is an engineering and technology firm for the bioeconomy, specializing in innovative process scaling, facility design, and project management. They have twenty years of experience in oils and fats processing, waste feedstock biodiesel, industrial hemp, FOG recovery, and wastewater pretreatment. Their expertise covers research and development, process engineering, fabrication, and regulatory compliance. ProcessWerx highlights […]
Oberon Fuels is focused on converting waste to renewable natural gas (RNG), methanol, and dimethyl ether (DME). They aim to produce over 200 million gallons per year by 2030. Their process involves anaerobic digestion of waste to biogas, which can then be upgraded to RNG or converted to renewable methanol and DME through catalytic distillation. […]
