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LDC builds world’s largest citrus biogas plant
Louis Dreyfus Company is building what it calls the world's largest plant for producing biogas from citrus effluent. The facility sits at the company's industrial site in Bebedouro, São Paulo state, Brazil. The project takes an unusual approach to one…
MOA Foodtech secures €3.3M to scale AI-driven fermentation
Spanish biotech MOA Foodtech has closed a €3.3 million ($3.8 million) funding round. The capital will help scale its AI-powered biomass fermentation platform. The platform grows non-GMO yeast strains. These convert agrifood waste streams into high-value biobased ingredients. The round…
Taiwan turns farm waste into bio-based products
Farmers in Taiwan produce mountains of waste every year. Husks, shells, branches, and manure pile up after harvest. Now the government wants to put that waste to work. Taiwan's Ministry of Agriculture says biowaste projects have already generated US$4.7 million…
Sunoil expands biodiesel sales into Belgium
Dutch biofuel company Sunoil Biodiesel has received regulatory clearance to sell its fuel products in Belgium. The approval opens another European market for the company, according to Biofuels International. Belgium now joins a growing list of European countries where Sunoil…
Japan issues first ClassNK SAF certificate
Japan's ClassNK has issued its first certificate under a new sustainable aviation fuel certification scheme. The move marks full-scale operations for the framework. ClassNK calls it Asia's first SAF certification scheme approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization. The certificate…
Low-dose treatment boosts biogas from banana waste
Researchers in Brazil have found that low concentrations of caustic soda work better than high doses for preparing organic waste for biogas production. The finding boosts methane output. It also cuts costs and reagent use in the bioprocess. The study…