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iMicrobes achieves scale in 100% bio-based acrylic acid production
Industrial Microbes (iMicrobes), a leader in biotech, announced a major breakthrough. They successfully produced 100% biobased, high-purity acrylic acid at scale. The process uses advanced fermentation technology. Backed by BioMADE, this achievement marks a step toward reducing carbon in chemical…
Mast’s biomass burial efforts in Montana lead to durable CDR
Mast Reforestation announced the completion of biomass burial at its Mast Wood Preserve MT1 project in Montana. Just four months after starting, Mast has filled, capped, and begun monitoring for greenhouse gases. This is part of their MRV process—monitoring, reporting,…
Our Co-founder Paul MacDonald interviewed on Iowa Tech Podcast
In a new episode of the Iowa Tech Podcast, our very own co-founder and managing director, Paul MacDonald, took the spotlight. Host Kaylee Williams sat down with Paul to uncover the remarkable story behind the Bio Innovations Midwest conference. Paul…
FatHopes Energy and NTT DATA to scale SAF supply chain solutions
FatHopes Energy, a biofuels company, has signed an agreement with NTT DATA Corporation. The goal is to develop a waste cooking oil collection app in Japan. This will help increase the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The signing took…
Korea to launch first commercial biogas-based biomethanol plant
Biofriends Inc. and Cheongmyeong Co. signed an MOU to build Korea’s first commercial-scale biogas-based biomethanol plant. This marks a key step toward full-scale eco-friendly fuel production using domestically produced biogas. Biofriends had earlier studied the feasibility of producing 45,000 to…
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners invests in Finland’s largest biogas plant
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has finalized an investment in Finland’s largest biogas plant, Nivalan Biokaasu. This investment marks CIP’s third in its CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund I (CI ABF I), and its first outside Denmark. The project aligns with the…