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21 September 202120 September 2021

Shell to build one of Europe’s biggest biofuels facilities

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) announced a final investment decision to build an 820,000-tonnes-a-year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, the Netherlands, formerly known as the Pernis refinery

16 September 202113 September 2021

Total Corbion PLA marks 100kT Luminy® PLA production milestone

Luminy® PLA can be a more sustainable alternative to established oil-based plastics that might not have as many end-of- life avenues available to them and many producers are making the switch to bioplastics for this reason

15 September 202113 September 2021

Pertamina successfully tests Bioavtur J2.4 palm-based SAF

In line with the goal of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Number 7 ‘Clean and Affordable Energy’, Pertamina’s Bioavtur J2-4 production contributes to efforts to reduce carbon emissions

14 September 202113 September 2021

Blue Biofuels Files Two New Patents on the Production of Lignin and Nanocellulose from its CTS Technology

One filed patent pertains to the production of lignin from the CTS process; the second filed patent pertains to the production of nanocellulose from the CTS process

20 August 202119 August 2021

Study finds market potential for industrial and fuel ethanol in India

In Washington, D.C., conclusions of a new study commissioned by the U.S. Grains Council show growing ethanol use in India has been linked to increased demand for sanitation products during the COVID-19 pandemic

10 August 20215 August 2021

LG Chem mass produces and exports world’s first bio-balanced Super Absorbent Polymer

In South Korea, LG Chem announced it mass-produced the world’s first ‘Bio-balanced’ SAP (Super Absorbent Polymer) that received ISCC Plus international certification and shipped its first exports.

9 August 20215 August 2021

Eni and BASF launch joint R&D initiative to produce bio-propanol from biodiesel by-product

The technology under development involves the conversion of glycerin to propanol via an innovative, catalytic hydrotreatment process.

3 August 20219 September 2021

Aviation leaders say biofuels still too expensive

Cécile Michaut – Special to The Digest

23 July 20219 September 2021

Blue Biofuels Finds Additional High Value Market for its Sulfur-Free Lignin

CBC estimates a market price and intents to pay around $10 per kilogram for this high purity lignin, subject to due diligence, testing, and supply availability

21 July 20219 September 2021

Fit for 55 needs a biofuels boost

The Commission’s proposal leaves room for biofuels such as renewable ethanol to help achieve Green Deal, but should better maximise their potential for decarbonising transport

15 July 20219 September 2021

TotalEnergies and Veolia Join Forces to Develop CO2-based Microalgae Cultivation to Produce Next-generation Biofuels

A test platform will be set up to compare different innovative systems for growing microalgae and identify the most efficient ones

6 July 20219 September 2021

Researchers give yeast a boost to make biofuels from discarded plant matter

Breaking down these tough casings and disassembling the sugar chains results in a chemical mixture that is challenging for traditional fermentation microorganisms to digest

1 June 20219 September 2021

Transport biofuels production fell 8% in 2020, IEA reveals

The largest year-on-year drops in output were in Brazilian and US ethanol production, and in biodiesel production in Europe

26 April 20219 September 2021

Welche e-Kraftstoffe machen das Rennen?

Um die Erderwärmung zu stoppen und damit die Ziele des Pariser Klimaschutzabkommens zu erreichen, müssen Antriebssysteme und Energieanlagen klimaneutral werden

Alternativen zu fossilen Treibstoffen

Mit dem Projekt „reFuels – Kraftstoffe neu denken“ wollen die Landesregierung, das Karlsruher Institut für Technologie und die Industrie Alternativen zu fossilen Treibstoffen etablieren

21 April 20219 September 2021

Separating beer waste into proteins for foods, and fiber for biofuels

Scientists report a new way to extract the protein and fiber from brewer’s spent grain and use it to create new types of protein sources, biofuels and more

26 March 20219 September 2021

HELM U.S. Corporation and Viridis Chemical Announce Global Marketing Partnership

HELM will immediately assume the exclusive responsibility for global sales, marketing and logistics management for both of Viridis Chemical’s products

24 February 20219 September 2021

E20 plan put on hold due to higher biofuel prices

Permanent energy secretary Kulit Sombatsiri said biofuels have lost their competitiveness in terms of production costs

11 February 20219 September 2021

More bio-based naphtha production ahead

The mass balance approach seems to be more popular in Europe at this time but it will probably catch up in the USA and Asia as well

9 February 20219 September 2021

UPM’s growth plans in biofuels progress to the next stage

UPM’s solid wood biomass-based residues and side streams would play a substantial role in the feedstock pool

1 February 20219 September 2021

Bilfinger Tebodin supports Clariant in building first-of-a-kind advanced biofuels plant

Construction continues with over 650 workers on site operating in full compliancewith all COVID-19 pandemic precautionary measures

7 January 20219 September 2021

Carbon Clean and Veolia team up to fund green projects in India through a joint venture

This partnership between Veolia and Carbon Clean is an important step in the right direction

30 November 202027 November 2020

German industry against multipliers in biofuels law

German government outlined its plans to toughen the country's biofuels legislation in a draft law, proposes lowering the cap of the energy share of crop-based biofuels

19 November 20209 September 2021

NREL recycles biorefinery waste streams to create high-value chemical products

Thermochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass is a promising route to produce renewable biofuels and oxygenated biochemicals while enabling the reuse, recovery, and recycling of materials containing carbon

15 October 202012 October 2020

Cargill and Virent collaborate to study Virent’s BioForming® technology to produce biobased fuels and chemicals

Corn dextrose as a feedstock to Virent’s innovative technology for the production of “drop-in” low-carbon biofuels and biochemicals

17 July 20209 September 2021

Volle Auftragsbücher: Electrochaea stärkt Management-Team mit Harald Beschid als Chief Operations Officer

Das Interesse für kommerzielle Power-to-Gas-Projekte ist in den letzten Monaten enorm gestiegen

15 July 20207 July 2020

Without advanced renewable fuels, EU will not meet climate objectives

Long-term policy support is crucial to the market rollout of RESfuels to remedy transport’s reliance on fossil fuels, leading European research institutes confirm

10 July 20202 July 2020

Quantafuel: Investor Kirkbi steigt mit rund 23 Mio. Euro ein

Das in Oslo ansässige Technologieunternehmen wandelt Kunststoffabfälle in kohlenstoffarme synthetische Ölprodukte und neue hochwertige Materialien

6 July 202029 June 2020

EU lacks ‘complete overview’ about used cooking oil origins

Used Cooking Oils (UCO) are double-counted under the EU’s renewable energy directive because they can help decarbonise Europe’s transport sector

26 June 202025 June 2020

Biodiesel industry worried about Commission’s aviation fuel plans

In a letter sent to three EU Commissioners, including Vice-President Frans Timmermans, the European waste-based biodiesel industry has voiced its concerns about alleged plans by the European Commission to promote sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

25 March 202022 March 2020

Sekab and Vertoro to build large-scale demonstration plant to produce a new platform for sustainable fuels, chemicals, and materials

Production is expected to start in about a year and deliver biofuel to the shipping sector as a first off take for this lignin ethanol oil product

20 March 20209 September 2021

Your Chance to Join: nova-Institute’s 3-Day Online Conference on Aviation Fuels and Carbon Capture and Utilisation

50 Speakers Present the Future of Aviation Fuels and Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock online on 23-25 March 2020, 10:00 to 18:00 at least 200 to 300 Online Participants Expected

11 March 20209 September 2021

Thermal Catalytic Biomass Conversion and Catalytic Pyrolysis

The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Anellotech’s Plastics Chemical Recycling

4 March 20202 March 2020

USDA Rural Development, BioPreferred Program and more: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to USDA’s Bioproducts to Market Efforts

Check out William Orts, Research Leader of Bioproducts at USDA, presentation from ABLC NEXT in San Francisco

28 February 202026 February 2020

IEA Bioenergy publishes a new report on the potential for advanced biofuels cost reduction

Based on information gathered from industry and other sources the report confirms that there is a gap between the cost of the advanced biofuels and current fuel prices

9 January 20204 January 2020

Renewable Natural Gas Dominates Cellulosic Biofuels: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Iogen’s Cellulosic Biofuels

Check out this Slide-Guide from Brian Foody’s Iogen presentation at ABLC NEXT in San Francisco

10 December 20195 December 2019

How Policy Can Boost the Market Roll-Out of Renewable Fuels

Innovation project ADVANCEFUEL aims to reaching the target of 3.5% for advanced renewable fuels mentioned in the REDII

18 September 201915 September 2019

Biotech to Biochem: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Versalis’ Chemistry from Renewables

The Licensing Green Chemistry Manager from Versalis, gave this illuminating overview of their recent acquisitions of M&G bio activities at ABLC 2019 in Washington, D.C

12 September 20199 September 2021

Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) is picking up speed. Leading conference on carbon dioxide as feedstock for fuels, chemicals and polymers calls for presentations

8^th Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers”, 24-25 March 2020

16 August 201912 August 2019

BP, Rosneft join German sustainable aviation fuels initiative

Founded in 2011, the German initiative aims to promote the research, production and usage of sustainable aviation fuels in Germany

31 July 201926 July 2019

Ayas Renewables Completes Definitive Engineering for Glycerin to Bio-Renewable Propylene Glycol Plant

New Facility To Showcase US Presidential Green Chemistry Award-Winning Process That Provides 99.9% Pure, Bio-Renewable Propylene Glycol At Competitive Price

30 July 201925 July 2019

New coalition working on SAF: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to AFCC

AFCC’s current focus, the appropriations process, and what they are trying to do for the growth of jet biofuels and renewable chemicals

26 July 201924 July 2019

New University and Government Reports Set the Record Straight on Ethanol’s GHG Benefits

These studies add to a large body of existing literature that debunks falsities spread by well-funded opponents about the role ethanol plays in protecting the environment

2 July 20191 July 2019

Maine Takes Big Step Towards Reducing Carbon Footprint and Creating Green Jobs

The bill establishes a tax credit for creating renewable products from forest, farm, sea, or solid waste biomass

24 April 201923 April 2019

The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of April 12th

Coffee without the coffee bean, bioplastic burial pods, fruit and algae clothing, soy straws, and more

27 February 20199 September 2021

The “Top 6” candidates are nominated for the first innovation award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2019”

The leaders of the CCU industry meet in Cologne

14 February 201911 February 2019

Biofuel sustainability criteria ‘blocked’ in EU Commission

Proposed low-risk certification scheme criteria seemed “too light” to some commissioners, as it would pave the way for an easier entering of palm oil in the EU-market

Biofuel production in sub-Saharan Africa could be prioritized for aviation

WWF report: "Taking off: Understanding the sustainable aviation biofuel potential in sub-Saharan Africa"

12 December 20187 December 2018

UPM and LSB speak out over finalised REDll policy

Advanced biofuels are now definitely recognised as a fast-track route to decarbonisation of transport across the EU

31 October 201828 October 2018

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