In Illinois, Technip Energies and LanzaTech Global, Inc. announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) has committed up to $200 million in federal funding and authorized the initiation of Phase 1 of their Sustainable Ethylene from CO2 Utilization with Renewable Energy Project (Project SECURE). Project SECURE, led by […]
In Illinois, LanzaTech Global, Inc. and ArcelorMittal S.A. announced that ethanol from ArcelorMittal’s commercial flagship Steelanol facility in Ghent, Belgium, has achieved a production milestone whereby ethanol volumes have ramped to a significant enough level to support large-scale shipping by barge. LanzaTech took title to the first barge shipment earlier this month, and the ethanol […]
In Illinois, Nexus W2V announced the closing of an anchor $75 million structured equity commitment from Orion Infrastructure Capital (“OIC”) with additional investment from Nexus Holdings, Khasma Capital, along with debt financing from Ameris Bank. Nexus W2V has issued notice to proceed with the construction of its flagship facility, the Kingsbury Bioenergy Complex in La Porte, […]
In Illinois, a team of scientists have identified a gene in poplar trees that enhances photosynthesis and can boost tree height. The study, “An orphan gene BOOSTER enhances photosynthetic efficiency and plant productivity,” is published in Developmental Cell, and was a collaboration between the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation at the University of […]
In Illinois, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a groundbreaking technology that converts organic wastewater into cost-competitive sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 70%. Using methane arrested anaerobic digestion, this process transforms waste from sources like breweries and dairy farms into volatile fatty […]
In Missouri, Brownfield reported that the new president of the Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA), Garrett Hawkins said that farmer profitability is at the top of the organization’s priority list. He said the group plans to push for increased ethanol usage through the Next Generation Fuels Act in the next Congress. “We have a product […]
In Illinois, Synata Bio has been awarded a $4.5 million grant from China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) for its Sylonto project. Sylonto is a joint venture formed in early 2023 to deploy Synata Bio’s technology into a commercial waste carbon-to-ethanol facility integrated into the Henan Energy Group’s chemicals production site, Henan Longyu. The […]
In Illinois, LanzaTech Global announced plans to develop a commercial-scale Carbon Capture and Utilization facility at Herøya Industrial Park in Porsgrunn, Norway. The plant will produce ethanol and is expected to begin operations in 2028. Eramet will supply furnace gas as feedstock to the facility from the Porsgrunn Manganese Alloys smelter but will not participate […]
In Illinois, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a novel technology that creates a cost-competitive SAF that could reduce GHG emissions in the aviation industry by up to 70%. Argonne’s life cycle and techno-economic models were used to analyze environmental impacts and economic viability of the SAF. New […]
In Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker, Crysalis Biosciences Inc. and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced a Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois (REV Illinois) agreement for Crysalis’ $239.5 million investment to develop a first-of-its-kind sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant. The investment, which creates at least 35 new jobs in Sauget, will […]
