In a rapidly evolving energy landscape, the 41st International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo will return June 9–11 to the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The event is recognized as the largest and longest-running ethanol conference in the world.
Jet Zero Australia Pty Ltd has announced a FEED contract with Technip Energies and continuation of the owner’s engineering services contract with Long Energy & Resources for an ethanol-to-SAF project that will use LanzaJet technology.
BDI-BioEnergy International has signed a contract with Ghent Renewables BV to begin the construction of a pioneering biofuel feedstock refinery plant. Construction is underway and the facility is expected to be operational by the end of 2025.
Aether Fuels on March 26 reported successful demonstration results for the electric Tri-Converter technology embedded in its proprietary Aether Aurora solution. The results represent a breakthrough for SAF production.
Universal Fuel Technologies (Unifuel) has completed a successful five-month SAF pilot project. The campaign demonstrated the effectiveness and viability of the company’s Flexiforming technology in producing SAF from various renewable feedstocks.
Ethanol Producer Magazine announced this week the preliminary agenda for the 2025 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) taking place June 9-11, 2025 at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
With the U.S.-established SAF Grand Challenge’s 2030 deadline quickly approaching, Comstock Fuels is ready to answer the call.
Honeywell on Feb. 26 announced that Taiyo Oil Co. Ltd. has chosen the Honeywell UOP Ethanol to Jet (ETJ) technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Okinawa Operations in Japan. The facility is expected to begin operations in 2029.
Biomass Magazine has announced the six companies selected to pitch to a group of angel investors and venture capital firms at the International Biomass Conference & Expo, taking place March 18-20, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Gevo Inc. and Axens have announced the formation of a new strategic alliance to accelerate development and commercialization of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using the ethanol-to-jet (ETJ) pathway.
At the FrontFuel SynFuels demonstration project in Foulum, Denmark, Topsoe and Sasol have successfully converted biogas and CO2 to a synthetic crude.
Ginkgo Bioworks on Jan. 23 announced that Ginkgo Automation will design and deploy a flexible, anaerobic-enabled laboratory automation system for the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, a U.S. DOE-funded facility at UW–Madison.
By Global Bioenergies
February 11, 2025
Global Bioenergies has signed a term sheet with a large international industrialist (undisclosed) to co-develop a process leading to sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) at a reduced cost and an improved CO2 reduction.
Haffner Energy, LanzaTech, and LanzaJet on Jan. 28 announced they are working together to explore joint biomass-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects covering the entire production value chain.
SAF Magazine, in collaboration with the CAAFI, has announced the 2025 North American SAF Conference & Expo will be held Sept. 22-24 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Speaker abstracts can be submitted through May 9.
Comstock Inc. on Jan. 21 announced that its subsidiary, Comstock Fuels Corp., has executed an agreement with Hexas Biomass Inc., securing exclusive rights to Hexas’ intellectual properties in liquid fuels applications.
Topsoe has signed an agreement with Chuangui New Energy company to provide technology and services to produce SAF and renewable diesel. Construction on the project has begun and the facility is expected to be operational in December 2026.
Pathway Energy, a developer of ultra carbon-negative fuels projects, debuted on Dec. 12 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexus Holdings, announcing the first in a series of commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facilities.
Ethanol Producer Magazine and BBI International are now accepting speaker presentation proposals for the 2025 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW). The event is scheduled for June 9-11, 2025, in Omaha, Nebraska.
Topsoe and Sasol have been selected to deliver technologies for German Aerospace Center’s (DLR) sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production demonstration plant. Construction on the e-fuels project began in October.
Sora Fuel, a venture-backed startup that produces SAF using only water, air, and renewable energy, and Emerging Fuels Technology Inc., a leader in converting renewable feedstocks into SAF, have signed a technology cooperation agreement.
Topsoe has signed an agreement with Refinaria de Petróleo Riograndense SA to provide its HydroFlex and H2bridge technologies for SAF and renewable diesel production at Riograndense’s Rio Grande renewable fuels plant in Brazil.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Nov. 13 announced the release of its latest Pathways to Commercial Liftoff report, which underscores the near-term potential for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to meaningfully decarbonize the aviation sector.
ZeaKal on Oct. 30 announced that PhotoSeed has been validated as the first sustainability-embedded trait technology for agriculture. PhotoSeed enhances photosynthetic capacity, increasing soybean oil by 15%.
BioVeritas LLC has announced the launch of The BioVeritas Process for SAF. This breakthrough technology converts biomass via fermentation into volatile fatty acids (VFAs), a key precursor for a range of high-value products, most notably SAF.
Universal Fuel Technologies (Unifuel) has closed $3 million in funding for its Flexiforming technology that cuts SAF production costs by up to 50%, and the related carbon emissions by up to 75%. The seed round was led by TO VC.
Honeywell on Oct. 15 announced that St1 has started using Honeywell’s Ecofining technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its biorefinery in Gothenburg, Sweden. The facility will produce 200,000 tons of renewable fuels annually.
Comstock Inc. has announced the execution of an exclusive license agreement and cooperative research and development agreement with NREL involving technologies developed by NREL and MIT for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into SAF.
Honeywell has signed an agreement with USA BioEnergy to implement its Experion PKS Distributed Control System and safety system at the Texas Renewable Fuels Bon Wier biorefinery, which is designed to convert wood waste into SAF.
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