WasteFuel and ITC team up for green methanol biorefinery development in Turkey
WasteFuel, a U.S.-based bioenergy firm, has partnered with ITC, a prominent Turkish waste management company. The collaboration will develop a green methanol biorefinery in Ankara, Türkiye. This facility will be…
Enzymes and metal unlock plant feedstock in Solugen’s Bioforge
Solugen’s major innovation is a manufacturing tool named Bioforge that blends metal catalysts with enzymes to produce industrial chemicals from plants. We profile the company from its beginnings.
UPM Biochemicals partners with Bilfinger for innovative biorefinery
UPM Biochemicals has selected Bilfinger as its maintenance partner for a new biorefinery in Leuna, Germany. This facility will produce biochemicals from sustainably sourced hardwood. The agreement between UPM and…
EIB approves €430 M loan for Galp’s Sines biorefinery projects
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a loan of €430 million for Galp’s Sines Refinery projects. The funding aims to support the decarbonization of heavy-duty road transport and aviation.…
Researchers find new enzyme that could transform biorefineries
A new type of enzyme discovered in Brazilian soil has the potential to change how we produce bioenergy and biochemicals. This enzyme speeds up the breakdown of cellulose, an important…
Godavari Biorefineries Limited Secures Exclusive License Agreement with Catalyxx Inc for manufacturing Biobutanol and Higher Alcohols in India
(Pioneering partnership sets the stage for sustainable innovation in the chemical industry through Catalyxx’s bio-based chemicals technology) Mumbai, December 02, 2024: Godavari Biorefineries Limited (GBL), a pioneer in renewable chemicals…
Air Liquide to construct renewable hydrogen facility at TotalEnergies biorefinery
Air Liquide has announced a project to build a renewable hydrogen production unit at TotalEnergies' biorefinery in La Mède, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France. Under a long-term contract, the facility will help…
Innovative CELF biorefinery tech boosts biofuel competitiveness with petroleum
A new innovative biomass pretreatment technology, co-solvent enhanced lignocellulosic fractionation (CELF), has been developed by researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) to improve biofuel competitiveness with petroleum. “Lignin…
California’s Imperial Valley to host new bioenergy campus producing SAF
A new bioenergy campus in California's Imperial Valley, called Sugar Valley Energy (SVE), is set to produce up to 61 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) annually, according to…