Edeniq utilizes analytical expertise to support ethanol producers in their pursuit of a lower-carbon gallon and elusive, lucrative cellulosic ethanol.
The Florida Senate Community Affairs Committee on March 17 voted 5 to 3 to advance a bill that supports efforts to develop a proposed 7.5 MMgy cellulosic ethanol plant in Fernandina Beach, Florida, by Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC.
The U.S. EPA on March 7 announced it will extend the compliance year 2024 Renewable Fuel Standard reporting deadline and signaled its intent to revise the 2024 RFS renewable volume obligation (RVO) for cellulosic biofuel.
A testing change adopted by EPA’s efficient producer pathway program is attracting producers with the means to generate D3 RINs from corn kernel fiber ethanol.
Comstock Inc. on Feb. 28 announced a new $14 million investment and strategic collaboration with Marathon Petroleum Corp. to advance its lignocellulosic biomass refining solutions to commercial maturity.
Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd., Sumitomo Corp., and Green Earth Institute Co. Ltd. have announced plans to form a JV, Morisora Bio Refinery LLC, which will focus on the production and sale of ethanol and chemicals from woody biomass.
Comstock Inc. on Jan. 30 announced the execution of definitive agreements between Comstock Fuels Corp. and SACL Pte. Limited, a Singapore-based renewable fuel project developer, related to projects in Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam and Malaysia.
New Energy Blue’s cellulosic ethanol refinery planned for Iowa is backed by Scandinavian technology partnerships, ongoing U.S. research into corn stover and a focus on front-end problem-solving.
Blue Biofuels has signed an agreement to acquire 35.5 acres of land in Frostproof, Florida. The company plans to develop a 3 MMgy facility on the site. Planned expansion projects would boost capacity to 100 MMgy of cellulosic ethanol and SAF.
Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, on Jan. 16 introduced a bill that aims to repeal the Section 45Z clean fuel production credit. The tax credit, established by the IRA, supports the production of various low-carbon transportation fuels.
Brazilian ethanol producer Raizen on Jan. 17 announced its pilot-scale second generation ethanol plant in Piracicaba, São Paulo, will discontinue recurring operations on April 1 and transition to a testing and R&D facility.
Growth Energy on Jan. 21 submitted a comment to the U.S. EPA urging the agency not to proceed with a proposal to partially waive the 2024 cellulosic biofuel volume requirement under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) on Jan. 8 announced it has approved R$1 billion ($165.48 million) in financing to support an 82 MMly (21.66 MMgy) cellulosic ethanol project under development by Raizen Energia S/A in Andradina, Sao Paulo.
The U.S. DOE and the U.S. EPA on Jan. 8 awarded $6 million to three companies that are working to scale up innovative biofuel production technologies, including those focused on SAF and cellulosic ethanol.
During a hearing held on Dec. 20, Growth Energy urged the U.S. EPA not to retroactively reduce renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for cellulosic biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard for compliance year 2024.
The U.S. EPA on Dec. 19 released data showing that 2.03 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in November, up from 2.01 billion generated during the same month of 2023. Nearly 22.9 billion RINs were generated during the first 11 months of 2024.
The U.S. EPA on Dec. 5 issued a proposed rule to partially waive the compliance year 2024 RVO for cellulosic biofuel. The rulemaking also proposes to extend the 2024 RFS compliance deadline and revise certain RFS biogas regulations.
NewEnergyBlue and Finland-based MetGen on Nov. 18 began integrating their renewable technologies and business units to vigorously compete with fossil-carbon products not just environmentally but economically.
Blue Biofuels has officially contracted with Global Management Partners to produce Front-End Loading (FEL-2) level engineering plans for a production facility capable of producing 3 million gallons of biofuel per year from cellulosic biomass.
Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, and Sharice Davids, D-Kan., on Nov. 8 introduced legislation that aims to extend the existing second generation biofuel producer tax credit for an additional year, through 2025.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory scientists engineered a process for making β-ketoadipic acid from lignin for $2 per kilogram, approaching cost-competitiveness with petroleum-based chemicals used for making nylon today.
Less than two weeks after Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. and affiliated companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the assets of Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels LLC and Fulcrum Bioenergy Inc. are being offered for sale at auction.
Comstock Inc. on Sept. 18 announced the execution of a binding agreement between Comstock Fuels Corp. and SACL Pte. Ltd. related to three biofuel sites under development in Australia to produce 300 MMgy of SAF and renewable fuels.
NewEnergyBlue, the clean-technology designer of biomass refineries that turn agricultural waste into highly decarbonized biofuels and biochemicals, has finalized its purchase of Inbicon biomass-conversion technology from Ørsted.
Blue Biofuels Inc. has been awarded a $1.15 million Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The funding will support the final stages of scaling the company’s patented cellulose-to-sugar (CTS) process.
Blue Biofuels Inc. has announced another significant advancement of its proprietary cellulose-to-sugar (CTS) technology. The company has successfully produced cellulosic ethanol in high yields from multiple biomass feedstocks.
LanzaTech Global Inc. has signed a master license agreement with SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO. LTD. to deploy, at commercial scale, a jointly developed platform that converts syngas derived from MSW and industrial solid waste into ethanol.
Raízen and Vertoro have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to enhance the value of lignin produced as a coproduct of cellulosic ethanol production by transforming it into advanced, sustainable biofuels, chemicals, and materials.
Researchers break down the potential of in-situ cellulosic ethanol production and their analytical solution to determining the amount of cellulosic ethanol produced in-situ.
SAFFiRE Renewables LLC broke ground on its pilot plant at Conestoga Energy’s Arkalon Energy facility in Liberal, Kansas, marking a significant step in SAFFiRE’s journey to transform corn stover into an abundant low carbon feedstock for SAF.
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