fuels 9 - Renewable Carbon News

Renewable Carbon News
fuels

17 June 201912 June 2019

VIDEO: Anellotech explains Bio-TCat technology

Company achieved commercially-targeted yields ints its TCat-8 pilot plant in Silsbee, Texas, during six months of continuous process operations

Palm Oil: Fuelling Bioeconomy Controversy?

The EU has deemed palm oil to be too high-risk a feedstock for biofuels production, but what are the risks and benefits associated with it?

12 June 201912 June 2019

Genomatica Acquires REG Life Sciences’ Assets

Adds capabilities to meet increasing demand for sustainable products

CO2-Recycling: Treibstoff aus Kohlendioxid

Lanzatech betreibt eine Industrieanlage in den USA, die Bakterien zur Umwandlung von Klimagas in Biosprit nutzt

5 June 20199 September 2021

Engineered bacteria could be missing link in energy storage

Electrical energy to be converted into fuels or bioplastics by microbes

17 May 201914 May 2019

FAO vegetable oil price index at eleven-year low

UFOP Chart of the week (19 2019)

16 May 201913 May 2019

DowDuPont Inc. selling out on sustainability?

Company is currently in the process of breaking up into three independent publicly traded companies

15 May 20199 September 2021

Crowd Oil – Fuels From Airconditioning Systems

Researchers Want to Use Air-conditioning and Ventilation Systems for Decentralized Production of Carbon-neutral Synthetic Fuels

10 May 20199 September 2021

Harnessing sunlight to pull hydrogen from wastewater

New Princeton University hydrogen production process attractive for refineries and chemical industry

8 May 20193 May 2019

Renewable Diesel is a Game Changer for Sustainable Aviation and Low Carbon Fuel Markets in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Southeast Asia

Low Carbon Fuels for Air, Land and Sea finds a growing number of strategic investment partnerships arriving to build new biorefineries

2 May 201926 April 2019

Finnish bioethanol project worth millions – Swedish SEKAB provides technology

New biorefinery in Finland, Nordfuel, will open in 2021 using Sekab’s Celluapp technology

Ethanol CO2 by-product is critically important to merchant CO2 industry

CO₂ is an opportunity for more of the ethanol producers today, and all options should be considered

24 April 201918 April 2019

Shell to leave AFPM on climate change stance

Company has been increasingly pro-active in intending to cut its carbon emissions as it moves towards the goal of the Paris Agreement on climate change

4 April 20191 April 2019

Neste to open the first commercial fueling site in California offering Neste MY Renewable Diesel

First Neste-branded cardlock in San Leandro and other three sites will open in cooperation with local distributors this spring

28 March 201925 March 2019

The Search for a Better Biofuel: Can Biotech Deliver?

Innovative biotechnology has breathed new life into the development of advanced biofuels, but still much R&D is needed before these methods can be used on a large scale

26 March 201922 March 2019

Sugar set for ‘energycane’ reinvention

Australian scientist conducts gene-editing experiments on sugarcane in order to product bio-products

22 March 20199 September 2021

CCU, Carbon Capture and Utilization, even better than biomass as a feedstock

One of the most important objectives proposed by many CCU experts would be mandatory quota for CCU kerosene

27 February 201922 February 2019

The green revolution will be blue: Harvesting algae for the bio-economy

Use of algae for applications in the nutraceutical, chemicals and cosmetic markets is growing since companies are increasingly seeking alternatives to fossil fuel-based products

18 February 201913 February 2019

Neste describes 2018 as ‘outstanding’ for renewables

Renewable diesel delivered to end-users increased from 25% to 30% of total volumes

11 February 20196 February 2019

Gevo Announces Breakthrough Development of Renewable Isoprene, a Key Chemical Building Block for Producing Rubber and Rubber Products

Potentially price competitive with petroleum-based isoprene, made with 100% renewable carbon

4 February 201930 January 2019

Clariant partners with ExxonMobil and Renewable Energy Group to advance Cellulosic Biofuel Research

Objective is to combine technologies into a single, integrated biodiesel production process

30 January 201925 January 2019

VTT develops a new sustainable way to turn forestry waste into transport fuels and chemicals

New approach uses gasification to turn biomass into intermediate products like liquid hydrocarbons, methanol or methane

28 January 201923 January 2019

RED II – Small steps in the ongoing struggle to put bioenergy on a sustainable path

Final version of the Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (RED II) was published

24 January 201921 January 2019

Biohydrogen: the next green alternative fuel

Biohydrogen production using organic wastes and requires less energy input compared to thermochemical and electrolysis processes

23 January 201923 January 2019

Neste is not using palm oil as a raw material for renewable aviation fuel

Company utilises a diverse portfolio of raw materials with an ever expanding focus on waste and residue as sources of feedstock for their renewable products

22 January 20199 September 2021

Carbon, concrete, cotton – BASF has it covered

Four projects and commitment to R&D that furthers sustainability, lowers emissions, and improves efficiencies show they are serious about improving

14 January 20199 January 2019

More than 1,000 Hemp Industries Association® Members to Benefit from Official Designation of Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity

New bill redefines hemp as an agricultural commodity, paving the way for a massive expansion of economic opportunities across all sectors of the hemp industry

Happy Holidays for many thanks to 2018 Farm Bill

The happy new Farm Bill shows a lot of promise for a wide range of biobased markets in the U.S. and for that, we are happy

18 December 201813 December 2018

Report: Biofuels, bioproducts required to meet GHG goals

Regarding the U.S., the report finds that although the country is the most prominent producer and consumer of biofuels in the world, 80.1 percent of total primary energy consumption came from fossil fuels as of 2016

12 December 201812 December 2018

Team converts wet biological waste to diesel-compatible fuel

University of Illinois researchers using hydrothermal liquification

10 December 20186 December 2018

Don’t quibble with a gribble: why a curious crustacean could hold secret to making renewable energy from wood

Discovery brings researchers a step closer to identifying cheaper and more sustainable tools for converting wood into low carbon fuel

7 December 20184 December 2018

Biodiesel by-product helps fuel come clean

A compound made from the glycerol by-product of biodiesel production could promote cleaner burning in vehicle engines

5 December 201830 November 2018

Brightmark Energy Announces Major Investment in Nation’s First Commercial-Scale Plastics-to-Fuel Plant

RES Polyflow, Ohio-based energy technology company innovated the process for converting plastics directly into transportation fuel and other products

21 November 201819 November 2018

European Parliament approves REDII

AEBIOM and a group of other European organizations call on the EU to be more ambitious in its efforts to encourage the use of renewables in heating and cooling

16 November 20189 September 2021

Graphene takes a step towards renewable fuel

Swedish researchers developed a world-leading method to produce cubic silicon carbide to capture energy from the sun and create charge carriers

15 November 201812 November 2018

Why rewarding renewable fuels under the truck CO2 regulation would be a bad idea

Green groups are concerned about a push by the gas, oil, biofuel and truck industry to include a so-called ‘Carbon Correction Factor’ (CCF) for trucks and buses

29 October 20189 September 2021

PHYCO2 Algae Production and Carbon Emissions Reduction Pilot Program with MSU Reach New Milestones

Conversion process transforms CO₂ to algae, which then can be used for a multitude of products

22 October 201817 October 2018

Minister defends Finland’s push to clear forests for biofuels

Finland's Economic Affairs Minister says government's flagship programme to promote biofuels use is sustainable, despite IPCC statements to the contrary

1 October 20189 September 2021

3D Printing to Make Synthetic Fuels More Efficient and Cheaper

Co-electrolysis is a new and very efficient way of producing synthetic fuels and chemicals from CO₂ and water

6 September 20185 September 2018

Gevo discusses future expansion plans for Luverne plant site

Due to the company’s plans to become profitable, plant site will set the stage for low-carbon isobutanol, low-carbon jet fuel and low-carbon isooctane production

23 August 201820 August 2018

Companies join forces on waste plastic-to-fuel project

Collaboration to be one of the steps towards Neste’s goal to introduce liquefied waste plastic as a future raw material to fossil refining

6 August 20184 August 2018

Gevo & Butamax – Remind Me Why I Care

By Sam Nejame, Special to The Digest

18 July 201811 August 2020

Taming the Tasmanian Devil of Polymers: lignin, the orneriest, roughest, toughest, most un-cooperative and abundant natural polymer ever

Lignin, the second most abundant natural polymer in the world, has developed into a sustainable and very satisfactory alternative to fossil fuels

25 June 201821 June 2018

EPA Approves Registration of Isobutanol in 16% Blends in Gasoline

Gevo welcome the announcement, as it allows customers and partners a much better product performance

1 June 201829 May 2018

Finland shines a light on algae biofuel, as ExxonMobil also develops method

Joint algae biofuel research program could lead to the technical ability to produce 10,000 barrels of algae biofuel per day by 2025

15 May 201813 May 2018

Sweetwater and Graanul Announce First Commercial Biorefinery

Collaboration aiming to build a commercial-scale integrated biorefinery that will produce clean cellulosic sugars and highly pure lignin from local hardwood

8 May 20189 September 2021

To Meet Emission Reductions Objectives in Transport, Sustainable Renewable Fuels are an Important Part of the Solution

Methanol Institute appeals to the negotiating parties to recognise the importance of all sustainable renewable fuels in reducing emissions in transportation

3 May 20181 May 2018

Isobutanol: Now on the Radar for USA

Newly opened EPA comment period to allow the US consumers to choose oxygenates, as ethanol’s hygroscopic nature hosted a lot of problems

20 April 201818 April 2018

Global Bioenergies and SkyNRG announce their collaboration on ASTM-certification of a bio-isobutene feedstock and conversion process for the production of sustainable aviation fuel

Companies collaboration to accelerate the commercialization of Global Bioenergies’ approach to process isobutene into a jet fuel blending component

18 April 201817 April 2018

Sponsors

Events