2 May 201828 April 2018 UPM Biofuels gains the world’s first RSB low indirect land use change (ILUC) risk certification for its feedstocks RSB is one of the world's most trusted, valued and peer-reviewed standards for biomaterials, one of the European Commission's approved voluntary schemes
17 April 201813 April 2018 VIDEO: Audi test drives renewable gasoline derived from bio-isobutene Audi and Global Bioenergies recently announced a milestone test for a renewable gasoline blend called “e-benzin”
22 March 201820 March 2018 Better solvents = better biomass conversion for biofuels and bioproducts Better use of solvents could improve the economics of biorefineries
6 March 201829 April 2019 Breakthrough technologies for a sustainable mushroom industry New biorefinery project to recover used mushroom compost is now halfway to success
1 March 201827 February 2018 Butanol from forest waste: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to advanced fermentation of AVAP sugars American Process CEO Theodora Retsina gave this illuminating overview of the project’s promise and progress at the DOE Peer Review Meetings
28 February 201823 February 2018 Former Ineos Bio site purchased for conversion into eco-district The projection of renewable fuels and electricity from biogas may be part of the planned eco-district in the future
16 February 201814 February 2018 Biorefineries: Our Synthetic Biology Future Bob Kodrzycki from Lee Enterprises Consulting – Special to The Digest
15 February 201815 February 2018 Bioeconomy: A global trend? More work is needed to realize bioeconomy's potential as a climate solution
9 February 20189 February 2018 UPM to build the world’s first biorefinery producing wood-based biodiesel New facility to produce annually approximately 100,000 tonnes of advanced second generation biodiesel for transport
8 February 20186 February 2018 Advanced Biofuels: Now? Later? Never? By Terry J. Mazanec, PhD, Lee Enterprises Consulting - Special to The Digest
2 February 20181 February 2018 Glanbia Ingredients to spearhead €30m European whey research project AgriChemWhey project will build a first-of-a-kind industrial-scale biorefinery with integrated symbiotic industrial and agricultural value chains
29 January 201825 January 2018 Seaweed biorefinery: much work, high hopes The aim is to find fractionation methods that are sufficiently effective, yet gentle too – as seaweed biorefinery opportunities keep on expanding
26 January 201819 January 2018 Alkol BioTech to supply cane feedstock to BRD The first crop it is developing is EUnergyCane, a sugarcane variety
19 January 201817 January 2018 Is energy from woody biomass positive for the climate? Primary forest sector aim is to produce high value products, such as sawnwood and wood panels, or pulp and paper
18 January 20189 September 2021 Affordable, green hydrogen — it is here, near, or nowhere in sight (again)? 20MW water electrolysis unit in Delfzijl, Netherlands, to convert sustainably produced electricity into 3,000 tons of green hydrogen a year
16 January 201812 January 2018 Alkol Biotech agrees to supply 500,000 tonnes of biomass to Europe’s ‘largest’ biorefinery Reliable and competitive biomass source will mean less costs in pre- and post-processing, and thus cost-effective renewable chemical building blocks
11 January 20189 January 2018 Enabling Commercial Scale Biorefineries in Europe Lignocellulosic feedstock will soon become a key strategic resource for chemical intermediates
10 January 20188 January 2018 Irish Bioeconomy Foundation Receives Enterprise Ireland Funding to Develop a New Bioeconomy Innovation and Piloting Facility New plant to enable industry, entrepreneurs and researchers to scale technologies for converting Ireland’s natural resources to high value products
8 January 20187 January 2018 Alkol Biotech and BRD, the commercialization partner in the BIOFOREVER Consortium, sign a LOI for sustainable biomass sourcing in Europe UK based company is able to provide European-grown canes to any biotechnology project in the continent
Notes from Scaleville: the Global Bioenergies, Gevo and Siluria stories New applications for biotechnology in some ancient and ossified markets such as jet fuel, C3 chemicals and gasoline
19 December 201715 December 2017 Neste to boost biofuel production by 1m tonnes with opening of Singapore refinery Company to increase its capacity for renewable diesel, aviation fuel and raw materials for various biochemical uses
5 December 20171 December 2017 Natural oil metathesis: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Elevance Renewable Sciences Elevance’s Frederyk Ngantung gave this illuminating update on Elevance’s progress and promise at ABLC Next in San Francisco
1 December 201729 November 2017 UTIA awarded FAA grant to analyze biorefinery supply chains Alternative jet fuels could grow opportunities in the southeast
14 November 201710 November 2017 DowDuPont to exit cellulosic biofuels business Company annonces long-term interest to find a strategic buyer for their technology including the Nevada, IA biorefinery
6 November 201730 October 2017 Positive result from feasibility study ”Flagship Biorefinery” Pöyry presented a feasibility study which shows, that an investment in the proposed biorefinery can be profitable and provide positive contributions to a future bioeconomy
3 November 201715 February 2018 Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill inaugurated in Äänekoski With a cost of EUR 1.2 billion, mill is the largest investment in the history of the Finnish forest industry
2 November 201727 October 2017 UPM moves forward in sustainable biochemicals business New, planned industrial scale biorefinery would convert wood into bio-monoethylene glycol (bMEG), bio-monopropylene glycol (bMPG) and lignin up to 150,000 metric tons per year
30 October 201726 October 2017 Novel and Bio-based Chemicals: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Elevance Here’s a recent slide deck from Elevance on Novel and Bio-based Chemicals Enabled by Natural Oil Metathesis
6 September 20174 September 2017 Kempen Insect Valley officially launched The ‘Insect Pilot Plant’ aims to upscale from lab to a pilot plant for rearing, processing and biorefinery of insects to make the transition to industrial production
25 August 201715 February 2018 Metsä Group started up its bioproduct mill Pulp deliveries from the new mill to customers will begin in early September 2017
23 August 201721 August 2017 Let’s talk sugar: Advanced enzymes increase ethanol yields, plant profits Trehalase products, developed from proven technology and easily implementable, convert sugar that would otherwise be wasted
16 August 201714 August 2017 The electrochemical approach: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Upgrading Biorefinery Waste to Industrial Chemicals and Hydrogen Staser’s team prepared these slides for DOE’s 2017 Project Peer Review meeting
4 August 20172 August 2017 Bio-based xylitol lowers production costs New process from S2G BioChem aims to produce xylitol utilizing byproducts from pulp-and-paper plants and biorefineries as feedstock
24 July 201727 July 2017 Avantium takes next step and signs contract with AkzoNobel for pilot biorefinery in Delfzijl Avantium and AkzoNobel have signed a contract for the pilot plant accommodation and the supply of various facilities and services
11 July 20174 July 2017 UPM tests Carinata sequential cropping concept as part of Biofuels future development The Carinata crop produces non-edible oil suitable for biofuels' feedstock and protein for animal feed
5 July 201729 June 2017 Things to do with lignin: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Upgrading Biorefinery Waste to chemicals and hydrogen The hope? To generate additional biorefinery revenue stream and reduce the cost of biofuels to be competitive with petroleum fuels
4 July 201729 June 2017 S2G BioChem Announces Build of Advanced BioRefinery in Sarnia, Ontario Production of Xylitol to Begin in 2018
30 June 201727 June 2017 Ecofys study on Crude Tall Oil markets and availability: sufficient supply for advanced biofuels, biomaterials and energy usage The study brings necessary information into the debate concerning raw material availability for various end-uses such as advanced biofuels and biomaterials
29 June 201727 June 2017 This Startup Wants To Turn America’s Yard Waste Into A Petroleum Substitute Alliance Bio-Products plans to open a new plant that will turn yard waste into a replacement for petroleum
27 June 201723 June 2017 Innovation in the European Bioeconomy: 15 million euro project optimizes value chains for miscanthus and hemp EU project with 22 partners from science, agriculture, and industry - new varieties, cultivation on unused areas, biomass value chains, life cycle assessment, and knowledge transfer
20 June 201714 June 2017 Newsflash BioProcess Pilot Facility (June 2017) BPF considering expansion of the pilot plant with a 8m3 bubble column fermentor
Anellotech starts Bio-BTX pilot production tests The objective is to demonstrate steady control and operation of the reactor, stripper and regenerator fluid bed systems with continuous catalyst circulation
14 June 201713 June 2017 KaiCell Fibers will take sustainability all the way from stumpage to market An increase of wood haulage distance from 100 to 300 kilometres grows the carbon footprint by 200 %
13 June 20179 June 2017 KaiCell Fibers biorefinery venture in Paltamo New innovative concept on several levels
2 June 201731 May 2017 Finnish circular economy — wood turns to diesel and perfume Company's goal is to reach a stage where no waste from its sites must be taken to landfills or has to be burned
1 June 201730 May 2017 UMaine to launch 100-hour continuous operation campaign of new Biomass to Bioproducts Pilot Plant Partnership between UMaine and Biofine Technology to creating diesel and jet fuels entirely from biomass
Global Bioenergies inaugurates bio-isobutene demo plant Global Bioenergies is now preparing its first full-scale plant through a joint venture with Cristal Union
23 May 201719 May 2017 Inés del Campo – Developing a circular economy concept for agricultural residues At CENER, researchers are currently testing different processes to extract high value added components contained in mushroom compost
17 May 201715 May 2017 Bacterial boost for bio-based fuels Lab-scale technology recycles wastewater into hydrogen for use in fuel production
3 May 201727 April 2017 Opportunities to Transition Ethanol Facilities to Biochemical Refineries As technology advances, market demands shift, and the industry shifts with it
