17 October 202212 October 2022 CO2 to Chemicals Startup RenewCO2, Spins out of Rutgers University with Seed Round from Energy Transition Ventures Founded by two immigrants out of one of the leading catalyst laboratories in the US, the startup has raised over $10 million in venture investment and grant funding
5 October 20224 October 2022 MetGen’s Acceleration: A hat-trick of deals put the lignin pioneer on a new trajectory From MetGen in Finland comes not one story but three, a hat-trick, and Biofuels Digest discusses them
27 September 202222 September 2022 Neste launches a strategic study on transitioning its Porvoo refinery to a renewable and circular site and ending crude oil refining in the mid-2030s Through co-processing and retrofitting of units, and benefiting from available refining assets, experience and know-how, Neste targets to significantly grow its renewables and circular production in Porvoo long term
14 September 202210 September 2022 IOCL’s 2G Ethanol Bio-Refinery based on Praj’s technology inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi This project is based on Praj’s proprietary technology processing Rice Straw as feedstock for production of Ethanol
12 September 20227 September 2022 Lignin processing – challenges and limits Lignin has a very interesting structure, inviting us to try and develop better applications from this feedstock
8 September 20225 September 2022 UPM and Dongsung Chemical announce strategic partnership to develop renewable products using bio-based raw materials UPM and Dongsung Chemical will accelerate the introduction of renewable, sustainable forest-sourced materials into the Asian market and reduce fossil resource consumption
Difficulties in lignin valorization Although this resource is in ample supply, its isolation technology and treatment pose formidable problems
7 September 20227 September 2022 NREL Study: Refineries Increase Revenue and Reduce Carbon Footprint with Renewable Propane Major refiners like Chevron see value in commercializing renewable propane
4 August 20221 August 2022 UAE’s NPCC And France’s Technip Energies To Set Up Joint Venture To Back Energy Transition Agreement to establish the Abu Dhabi-based company was signed on the sidelines of President Sheikh Mohamed's visit to Paris
3 August 20223 August 2022 The Navigator Company and P2X Europe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create a unique Joint Venture in Portugal to produce green, non-fossil synthetic eFuels When fully developed, the project will have a total net-zero synthetic PtL production capacity of 80,000 tons per year, allowing for a reduction in annual carbon emissions of up to 280,000 tons
27 July 202221 July 2022 Eni launches the first production of vegetable oil for biorefining in Kenya The initiative in Kenya represents the first integrated project in the world to bring Africa into the vertical bio-refinery supply chain by providing income opportunities and market access to thousands of farmers
Verbio Grand Opening First US-biorefinery in Iowa after completion of its second phase of construction next year, will produce both RNG and ethanol. The biogas is cellulosic, the alcohol will be corn derived
6 July 20221 July 2022 Chemical recycling of plastic: Neste acquires European rights to Alterra Energy’s thermochemical liquefaction technology The corporation plans together with Ravago to deploy the Alterra Energy technology in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, and to scale up processing capacities for liquefied waste plastic at its Porvoo refinery in Finland
30 June 202227 June 2022 Emerson and Neste Engineering Solutions to Optimize Fintoil Biorefinery Operations for More Efficient, Sustainable Production Automation software and advanced digital technologies to maximize performance at world’s third-largest crude tall oil biorefinery, accelerating transition to cleaner fuels
20 June 202213 June 2022 Red Rock Biofuels Holdings, Inc. Awarded U.S. Forest Service Wood Innovations Grant Award funds Red Rock Biofuels Holdings, Inc. (“Red Rock”) to Convert Post-Fire Charred Waste Woody Biomass to Sustainable Aviation Fuel & Renewable Diesel
15 June 202210 June 2022 World Bioproduct Day 7 July 2022 – a new digital biorefinery service published During the campaign any stakeholders of the circular bioeconomy can share their story of their favourite bioproduct via social media by using the hashtag #bioproductday2022 and/or #bioproductday
9 June 20224 June 2022 Veolia And Metsä Fibre Produce Bio-Methanol From Pulp Mill Waste Veolia will build a crude methanol refinery connected with Metsä Fibre’s Äänekoski bioproduct mill in a €50-million investment which is supported by from the Finnish ministry of economy and employment
30 May 202223 May 2022 Pertamina – Air Liquide Agree to Collaborate in Developing CCU Technology at the Balikpapan Refinery Cooperation agreement was realized through a Joint Study Agreement (JSA) on CO2 Syngas and Flue Gas capture technology application from Hydrogen production
25 May 202219 May 2022 VERBIO launches the first cellulosic RNG plant in the USA Inauguration of the new RNG production facility in Nevada (Iowa). Plant will achieve full-scale production in summer 2022. VERBIO technology sets new standards in the USA
20 May 202216 May 2022 Investing in biofuels from whisky by-products – Celtic Renewables Three Scottish companies have joined forces to accelerate what they believe to be a 'potentially world-beating' biofuel technology
17 May 202216 May 2022 KRAHN Chemie exclusively distributes UPM Biochemicals BioMotion™ RFF Portofolio KRAHN Chemie and UPM Biochemicals signed an exclusive distribution agreement to market UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
2 May 20223 May 2022 Zhang Wei, COO of Zhejiang Sugar Energy Technology (China), on the current development of the renewable carbon economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
29 April 202228 April 2022 Enerkem, Nova chart new path from waste plastic to Circularity Four storylines this month compel attention to the useful products now available from renewable syngas. Some are of everyday usefulness, some are stories of meeting urgent need
27 April 202221 April 2022 pre-start-up company Wheyfinery: Acid whey as a valuable raw material for platform chemicals and more Researchers at the University of Tübingen to make their scalable biorefinery concept marketable some time in the future
14 April 202211 April 2022 Veolia launches an innovative industrial solution to produce CO2-neutral biofuel from pulp production Developed in close cooperation with Metsä Fibre, a new refinery will be based on Veolia’s innovative industrial scale concept of commercial bioproduct-derived biomethanol production,
8 April 20221 June 2022 Metsä Fibre and Veolia conclude long-term partnership for biomethanol production at the Äänekoski bioproduct mill Biomethanol production adds value to methanol, and the resulting product can be used as traffic fuel, for example
1 April 202228 March 2022 Less fossil oil in CO2-reducing plastics The "carbonauten minus CO2 factory 1" will start production of 4,000 t of CO2-reducing plastic granules annually at favorable prices in summer 2022
16 March 202210 March 2022 A radical, carbon negative project in Turkey is turning algae into bio-jet fuel The country is hoping to use both microalgae and macroalgae to produce a variety of products including fuel, food supplements and fertilisers at its new biorefinery
2 February 202226 January 2022 Update in metathesis technology commercialisation Metathesis opened up opportunities to produce many new molecules including those that were developed by Elevance using plant oils
29 November 202124 November 2021 The SHIKIFACTORY100 – Modular cell factories for the production of 100 compounds from the shikimate pathway Cell metabolism includes hundreds of crosslinked metabolic pathways, such as glycolysis, the Krebs cycle and the shikimate route
26 November 202123 November 2021 Eni and BF: partnership for the development of research projects and agricultural production for bio-refining As of 2023, Eni will no longer use palm oil in its production processes and it is aimed to assess the ability to replicate production processes currently used in all countries in which Eni operates
16 November 202112 November 2021 Haldor Topsoe and Hyundai Oilbank sign Memorandum of Understanding to develop green energy solutions Under the MoU, the two parties will collaborate to mitigate climate change
11 November 20219 November 2021 Technical feasibility of sustainable fuels production demonstrated ETH Zurich researchers demonstrate a mini-solarrefinery on the roof of the Machine Laboratory in the centre of Zurich producing sustainable fuels
5 November 202130 October 2021 New refinery to turn used tyres into advanced biofuels The plant will be operational early next year and will be the first in Spain and the largest in Europe capable of transforming the product into advanced biofuel and other high-quality secondary raw materials
3 November 202127 October 2021 LyondellBasell offers CirculenRenew with measured and certified C14 content worldwide Polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) with certified renewable content
Pyrolysis Projects on a Hot Investment Streak Brief snapshot of some woody-biomass pyrolysis projects
13 October 202111 October 2021 Advanced Biofuels USA’s Online Free Library Passes 40,000 Indexed Items Milestone Offering topics from Aviation Fuel (Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)), BioChemicals/Renewable Chemicals and BioRefineries/Renewable Fuel Production to yeast, yellow grease, yields, Zambia, zeolites and Zimbabwe
21 September 202116 September 2021 United, Honeywell Invest in New Clean Tech Venture from Alder Fuels, Powering Biggest Sustainable Fuel Agreement in Aviation History United agrees to purchase 1.5 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over 20 years - which is one and a half times the size of the rest of the world's airlines' publicly announced SAF commitments combined
23 July 202120 July 2021 Exciting future prospects for biorefineries New EU study describes development paths and outlines strategic roadmap
21 July 202116 July 2021 Getting the maximum value out of biobased feedstock 6 July CBBD network meeting biorefinery
20 July 202115 July 2021 Shell starts up Europe’s largest PEM green hydrogen electrolyser The project, backed by a European consortium, will accelerate hydrogen production and contribute to Europe’s goal to achieve climate neutrality
13 July 20218 July 2021 Microphyt announces launch of SCALE, the world’s first fully-integrated microalgae biorefinery The 4-year 15 million Euro EU-project will address the ever-growing demand for safe and effective nutrition and wellness ingredients produced in a natural and highly sustainable way
9 July 20217 July 2021 Agrimax formally opens two new processing facilities to create value from crop and food processing waste Both pilot plants (biorefineries) – one in Spain and one in Italy – aim to develop and demonstrate the production of multiple, high-value bio-based products from food and farming waste
A ‘bio-refinery’: using the chemistry of willow trees to treat Canada’s municipal wastewater Millions of litres of primary municipal wastewater can be treated sustainably using fast-growing willow trees while also producing renewable bioenergy and ‘green’ chemicals, researchers find
6 July 202130 June 2021 German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits UPM Biochemicals Project in Leuna UPM will support the region's economic development and the generation of the green chemistry excellence cluster in Leuna
5 July 202130 June 2021 Siemens Energy to electrify first-of-its-kind biorefinery in Germany The biorefinery will be the first industrial-scale facility of its type ever built. It will apply novel process innovations to sustainably convert 100 percent wood into bio-based MEG, MPG as well as RFF
30 June 202125 June 2021 Taaleri’s associated company Fintoil secured EUR 80 million senior debt package and reached financial close of its biorefinery investment The proceeds from the SSGB will be used entirely on the biorefinery investment according to Fintoil’s Green Finance Framework
24 June 202117 March 2025 Covenant Energy chooses Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ and H2bridge™ solution to produce renewable diesel with low carbon footprint With HydroFlex™, customers can convert low value feedstocks to renewable fuels that qualify for the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit
21 June 202116 June 2021 Dan*na launches a pilot plant for biomaterials and bioplastics production in the Barcelona Science Park Company is among the 5 TOP startups in the world that develop sustainable plastics, in a recent report by StartUs Insights
18 June 202116 June 2021 OLEAF4VALUE: An Innovative Upcycling Project Three-year project to develop a complete valorisation system for the olive leaf